SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR VARIOUS APPARATUSES INCLUDING OPTO-ELECTRICAL APPARATUSES

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120015163A1
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13012741

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Present embodiments generally relate to support structures for thin film components and methods for fabricating the support structures. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a device structure including portions of an electronic device; a support structure coupled to the device structure; wherein the support structure supplements features of the device structure and the support structure includes: a metal component coupled to the device structure; and a non-metal component coupled to the metal component. The support component can supplement structural and mechanical integrity of the device structure and functional operations of the device structure. In one embodiment, the metal component includes at least one layer of metal material and the non-metal component includes at least one layer of non metal material (e.g., polymeric material, etc.). The metal component can have greater stiffness characteristics with respect to the device structure and the non-metal component can have greater flexibility characteristics with respect to the metal layer component. The support structure can be configured to reflect light towards the device structure. The support structure can also be configured to conduct electricity from the device structure.

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ALTA DEVICES INC3260 SCOTT BLVD SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
ARCHER, Melissa San Jose, US 26 346
GMITTER, Thomas J Sunnyvale, US 25 709
HE, Gang Cupertino, US 333 3799

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