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Flexible micro-LED displays face significant mechanical and electrical challenges when subjected to repeated bending. Current designs must maintain stable electrical connections and uniform light emission while accommodating bend radii as small as 1-2mm, with typical micro-LED sizes ranging from 3-10 micrometers and interconnect traces measuring just 5-15 micrometers in width.

The fundamental challenge lies in preserving electrical connectivity and LED performance while allowing for substrate deformation that can strain both the semiconductor junctions and their interconnecting traces.

This page brings together solutions from recent research—including stacked substrate architectures with protected wiring layers, stretchable conductive interfaces between LED modules and substrates, integrated driver IC approaches, and elastomeric transfer techniques. These and other approaches focus on achieving reliable flexible displays while maintaining manufacturing yield and display performance.

1. Direct-Bonded MicroLED Displays with Coplanar Contacts on III-V Semiconductor and Silicon Driver Chips

ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, 2025

Direct-bonded microLED (μLED) displays that enable mass production of high resolution, transparent, and flexible displays using III-V compound semiconductor microLEDs bonded to silicon driver chips. The process involves fabricating microLED structures on a wafer with coplanar electrical contacts on the bonding interface. These contacts are direct-bonded to electrical contacts on a separate driver chip wafer. This allows the microLEDs to be driven individually by the silicon driver circuits, enabling active matrix display functionality. The direct bonding eliminates the need for interconnects and substrate alignment, simplifying the manufacturing process for mass production of microLED displays.

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2. Flexible MicroLED Display with Transferred MicroLEDs on Flexible Substrate and Integrated Touch Sensing

KONKA GROUP CO LTD, 2023

Flexible MicroLED display for wearable devices that provides thin, lightweight, and conformable displays for wearables. The display uses microLED technology to pack many LEDs on a chip. The display is made by transferring microLEDs onto a flexible substrate with pixel circuitry. This allows bending and conforming the display to fit the wearer's body. The flexible display can have touch sensing integrated on the flexible substrate. It improves wearability and comfort of wearable devices by reducing thickness and weight compared to rigid displays.

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3. Stacked Structure Flexible Display Substrate with Sandwiched Wiring Layer and Via Hole Connectivity

Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., 2023

Flexible display substrate that has improved durability for bending and reducing the likelihood of wire breakage when flexed. The substrate uses a stacked structure with a wiring layer sandwiched between two sub-substrates. The pixel array layer is electrically connected to the wiring layer through via holes in the second sub-substrate. This avoids having the pixel array layer directly extend into the bending region.

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4. Flexible Micro-LED Lighting Device with Overlapping Circuit Board Interconnections

LUMENS CO., LTD., 2022

A flexible LED lighting device that can be shaped to fit curved surfaces and objects. The device uses small, unpackaged micro-LED chips mounted on flexible circuit boards covered with a flexible light-transmitting resin. The circuit boards are arranged in overlapping configurations that can expand and contract. This allows the device to flex and bend while still maintaining electrical connections between boards. The overlapping interconnections prevent gaps or dark spots when the device is flexed. The flexible micro-LED panel can be covered with a light-transmitting sheet and used as a flexible surface lighting device or display panel.

5. Flexible Micro-LED Display Panel with CPI Substrates and Polymer Encapsulation

Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd., 2022

A flexible micro-LED display panel that is easy to bend and has a reduced risk of wire disconnection. The panel is made using flexible materials like CPI substrates and polymer encapsulation. The flexible materials allow the panel to bend without damaging the micro-LEDs or connections. The use of flexible materials improves yield compared to previous methods using rigid materials.

6. Stretchable Display Device with Integrated MicroLED Modules and Conductive Material

GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LTD, INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS CO LTD, INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS SHENZHEN CO LTD, 2022

Display device with stretchable microLED modules that can be applied to non-planar electronic devices like flexible displays without risk of component damage during stretching. The display has a flexible substrate with microLED modules arranged using stretchable conductive material. Each module integrates a microLED, driving IC, and circuitry on a substrate. This allows the entire display to be stretched without breaking connections. The stretchable conductive material connects the modules to the substrate and each other.

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7. Integrated Micro-LED and Driver IC Module on Flexible Substrate with Stretchable Conductive Interconnects for Non-Planar Displays

INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY (CHENGDU) CO., LTD., INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITED, 2022

Display devise for non-planar displays that integrates driver ICs and micro-LEDs into micro-LED modules on a flexible substrate. The micro-LEDs are mounted on the driver ICs to form an integrated module that can be attached to a flexible substrate using a stretchable conductive material. This allows the display to be stretched without damaging the delicate micro-LED connections. The integrated micro-LED/driver modules provide a flexible display suitable for non-planar devices like curved displays.

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8. Flexible Display Screen with Grooved Substrate and Disconnected Protective Films for LED Stabilization

HUNAN YINPENG SCIENCE AND TECH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED CO, HUNAN YINPENG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED CO, 2022

Flexible display screen that prevents LEDs from loosening when the display is bent. The screen has an array of LEDs on a flexible transparent substrate. Between adjacent LED array units, the substrate has grooves. Above the arrays, disconnected transparent protective films cover the LEDs. This prevents tension on the substrate and protective film from pulling on the LEDs when the display bends. The LEDs are separately connected to the substrate through optical adhesive layers between the protective films.

9. Layering and Patterning Method for Inorganic and Flexible Substrate Assemblies

Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., 2022

Manufacturing method for a flexible substrate with improved yield and avoiding process defects during fabrication of flexible displays. The method involves layering and patterning inorganic and flexible substrate layers in a specific order and projection arrangement. The inorganic layers are sandwiched between flexible substrate layers, and their projections are contained within the adjacent flexible layer. This prevents the flexible layer from sticking to the rigid substrate during detachment, avoiding damage and defects.

10. Multi-Layer Transparent LED Display Film with Integrated Heat Dissipation Holes and Nano Silver Wire Conductors

ZHEJIANG SMTTING INFORMATION TECH CO LTD, ZHEJIANG SMTTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, 2021

Flexible transparent LED display film with improved heat dissipation and flexibility compared to traditional displays. The display film has a multi-layer structure with an upper packaging film, LED layer, circuit layer, bottom layer, and lower packaging film. The layers are connected in sequence. This allows the display to be cut and shaped flexibly. The design includes heat dissipation holes to prevent internal temperature buildup. The display uses transparent nano silver wires for high transparency and brightness. The layered structure and heat dissipation holes enable flexible, transparent, high-performance LED displays.

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11. Flexible Microdisplay Panel with Dual-Path Trace Configuration and Conductive Via Interconnection

Kuan-Yung LIAO, Ying-Tsang LIU, 2021

Flexible microdisplay panel design that reduces the risk of damage to internal traces when bending the panel, improving yield. The panel has a display region with bending and non-bending areas. A primary trace line passes through the bending area. It is backed up by a secondary trace line that follows a different path through the non-bending area. A conductive via connects the two traces in the bending area. If the primary trace breaks when flexed, the signal can still be transmitted along the backup trace through the non-bending area. A flexible display that reduces the risk of internal conductor breakage when bending the panel.

12. Notched Flexible Substrate with Controlled Deformation for Display Elements

BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., 2021

Flexible display technology with improved resolution and reliability. The flexible substrate has notches that expand and crack when stretched, providing deformation while preventing strain on display elements. The notches are arranged in groups that crack between notches to form holes when stretched. This allows controlled stretching without affecting functional elements.

13. Curved Support Board for Seamless Splicing of Flexible Micro-LED Display Panels

SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., 2021

Flexible micro-LED display assembly that allows seamless splicing of multiple small display panels to create a larger display with foldable screens. The assembly involves mounting flexible micro-LED display panels on a curved supporting board that matches the curvature of the folded display. This allows the panels to be folded and spliced together without any gaps or misalignment.

14. Micro-LED Display Panel with Flexible Circuit Board and Support Plate Integration

SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., 2021

A micro-LED display panel, module, and device design that overcomes the size limitations of micro-LEDs to enable large and flexible micro-LED displays. It involves removing the glass substrate from a micro-LED display panel, attaching a support plate to the flexible circuit board within the display region, bending the circuit board and attaching it to the support plate, and joining multiple modules together with narrow gaps between them.

15. Flexible Lighting Device with Bare Micro-LED Chips on Deformable Substrate

LUMENS CO., LTD., 2021

A flexible lighting device that is deformable into various shapes and can be used on non-planar surfaces. The device uses bare micro-LED chips mounted on flexible substrates. The micro-LEDs are arranged on the substrate in a pattern that allows the substrate to flex without breaking the LED connections. A light-transmitting cover over the micro-LEDs provides protection. This arrangement makes the lighting device flexible and conforms to non-planar surfaces.

16. Batch Process for Fabricating Flexible Micro-LED Display Substrates Using Process Film

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., 2021

Manufacturing flexible micro-LED display substrates improves process convenience and substrate reliability. The method involves using a process film to make multiple flexible display substrates in a single batch. A base layer is prepared on a glass substrate, and cells are formed on it. The process film is then adhered over the base layer. After separating the base layer from the glass, it is cut into individual substrates along the cells.

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17. Stretchable Display with Protrusion-Mounted LEDs on Inclined Surfaces and Light Crosstalk Barriers

SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., 2020

A stretchable display that can maintain consistent brightness when stretched. The display uses LEDs mounted on protrusions on a stretchable substrate instead of being directly on the flat surface. This allows the LEDs to move and deform with the substrate as it's stretched without causing large luminance variations. The protrusions have inclined surfaces and the LEDs are mounted on those surfaces. Barriers can be placed between LEDs to prevent light crosstalk.

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18. Flexible Micro-LED Display Panel with Direct Bonding on Flexible Substrate

SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECH CO LTD, SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, 2020

Flexible Micro-LED display panel and manufacturing method that allows bending without breakage to improve yield. The display panel has a flexible substrate with micro-LEDs directly bonded to it instead of transferring the micro-LEDs onto the display. This eliminates the need for large-scale micro-LED transfer which is prone to disconnection and yield loss. The micro-LEDs are manufactured separately and then transferred to the flexible substrate for bonding. This allows bending the display without risk of micro-LED detachment.

19. Micro LED Display Apparatus with Modular Thin Film Transistor Substrates and Integrated Driver Chips

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., 2020

Display apparatus using micro LED modules to simplify manufacturing compared to traditional micro LED displays while still achieving high resolution and brightness. The display has a printed circuit board with multiple display modules arranged adjacent to each other. Each module contains a thin film transistor substrate with micro LEDs, a flexible circuit board connecting it to the main PCB, and a driver chip on the flexible board.

20. Flexible LED Display with Conformable Circuit Board and Micro-LED Modules for Vehicle Exterior Attachment

LUMENS CO., LTD., 2020

A flexible LED display that can be attached to a vehicle exterior to provide advertising or other information display capabilities. The display uses flexible LED modules that are themselves attached to a flexible circuit board. This allows the display to conform to the curved surface of a vehicle panel. The LED modules use micro-LED chips connected to the flexible circuitry to provide high-resolution images. The flexible display can be attached using adhesive and can be easily replaced or updated.

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21. Micro-LED Display with Enhanced Pixel Density and Encapsulated Trenched Structure for Flexibility

22. Flexible Micro LED Display with Blue Light Conversion and Angular Color Filtering Layers

23. Method for Embedding Singulated Micro-LED Structures in Flexible Polymer Layers

24. Flexible 3D Display Incorporating Light-Emitting Fibers with Aligned LED Chips and Conductive Elements

25. Flexible Transparent Micro LED Display Panel with Dual-Sided Emission on PET Substrate

Flexible micro-LEDs are now possible thanks to innovative technology, which also includes stress-reducing multi-layer wire designs, perfect substrates, and laser lift-off durability. This makes micro-LED displays incredibly versatile and has enormous potential, which will drive greater use of this technology. ⁤

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