Electronic device and methods of providing and using electronic device

Abstract

Some embodiments include a method of providing an electronic device. The method can comprise: providing a first device substrate; providing one or more first active sections over a second side of the first device substrate at a first device portion of the first device substrate; and after providing the first active section(s) over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, folding a first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at a first side of the first device substrate so that a first edge portion remains to at least partially frame the first device portion. The first edge portion can comprise a first edge portion width dimension smaller than a first smallest cross dimension of one or more pixel(s) of one or more semiconductor device(s) of the first active section(s). Other embodiments of related methods and devices are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 ) A method of providing an electronic device, the method comprising:
 providing a first device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first device substrate comprising a first flexible substrate, a first device portion, and a first perimeter portion at least partially framing the first device portion;   providing one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, each first active section of the one or more first active sections comprising at least one first semiconductor device, each first semiconductor device of the at least one first semiconductor device comprising at least one first pixel, and each first pixel of the at least one first pixel comprising a first smallest cross dimension; and   after providing the one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate so that a first edge portion remains to at least partially frame the first device portion, the first edge portion comprising a first edge portion width dimension smaller than the first smallest cross dimension.   
     
     
         2 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 the at least one first pixel comprises at least one of a detector pixel or an emitter pixel. 
 
     
     
         3 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate so that the first edge portion remains to at least partially frame the first device portion comprises folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate such that at least part of the first perimeter portion forms an angle with the first device portion; and 
 the angle is less than or equal to approximately 90 degrees. 
 
     
     
         4 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 the one or more first active sections comprise multiple first active sections spatially separated from each other. 
 
     
     
         5 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 providing the one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion comprises:
 providing one or more semiconductor device layers over the second side of the first device substrate, the semiconductor device layers comprising a first portion and a second portion; and 
 removing part or all of the first portion of the one or more semiconductor device layers from over the second side of the first device substrate and leaving the second portion of the one or more semiconductor device layers remaining over the second side of the first device substrate such that the one or more first active sections comprise the second portion of the one or more semiconductor device layers. 
 
 
     
     
         6 ) The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 providing one or more wavy metal interconnects over the second side of the first device substrate. 
 
     
     
         7 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first perimeter portion entirely frames the first device portion; and 
 the first edge portion entirely frames the first device portion after the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate is folded toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate. 
 
     
     
         8 ) The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 after providing the one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, supporting the first device substrate. 
 
     
     
         9 ) The method of  claim 8  wherein:
 supporting the first device substrate comprises:
 providing a support structure; and 
 supporting the first device substrate with the support structure. 
 
 
     
     
         10 ) The method of  claim 9  wherein:
 the support structure comprises a support layer; and 
 folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate so that the first edge portion remains to at least partially frame the first device portion comprises folding the first perimeter portion around the support layer. 
 
     
     
         11 ) The method of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first device substrate comprises a rectangular shape. 
 
     
     
         12 ) The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 providing a second device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second device substrate comprising a second flexible substrate, a second device portion, and a second perimeter portion at least partially framing the second device portion; 
 providing one or more second active sections over the second side of the second device substrate at the second device portion, each second active section of the one or more second active sections comprising at least one second semiconductor device, each second semiconductor device of the at least one second semiconductor device comprising at least one second pixel, and each second pixel of the at least one second pixel comprising a second smallest cross dimension; 
 after providing the one or more second active sections over the second side of the second device substrate at the second device portion, folding the second perimeter portion of the second device substrate toward the second device portion at the first side of the second device substrate so that a second edge portion remains to at least partially frame the second device portion, the second edge portion comprising a second edge portion width dimension smaller than the second smallest cross dimension; and 
 after folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate and after folding the second perimeter portion of the second device substrate toward the second device portion at the first side of the second device substrate, arranging the first device substrate adjacent to the second device substrate in an array grid. 
 
     
     
         13 ) The method of  claim 12  wherein:
 arranging the first device substrate adjacent to the second device substrate in the array grid comprises coupling the first device substrate to the second device substrate. 
 
     
     
         14 ) The method of  claim 12  further comprising:
 providing one or more first wavy metal interconnects over the second side of the first device substrate; 
 providing one or more second wavy metal interconnects over the second side of the second device substrate; and 
 electrically coupling the first wavy metal interconnects to the second wave metal interconnects. 
 
     
     
         15 ) The method of  claim 12  wherein at least one of:
 the first edge portion width dimension is approximately equal to the second edge portion width dimension; 
 the second edge portion width dimension is smaller than the first smallest cross dimension; or 
 the first smallest cross dimension is approximately equal to the second smallest cross dimension. 
 
     
     
         16 ) The method of  claim 12  further comprising:
 providing a third device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the third device substrate comprising a third flexible substrate, a third device portion, and a third perimeter portion at least partially framing the third device portion; 
 providing one or more third active sections over the second side of the third device substrate at the third device portion, each third active section of the one or more third active sections comprising at least one third semiconductor device, each third semiconductor device of the at least one third semiconductor device comprising at least one third pixel, and each third pixel of the at least one third pixel comprising a third smallest cross dimension; 
 after providing the one or more third active sections over the second side of the third device substrate at the third device portion, folding the third perimeter portion of the third device substrate toward the third device portion at the first side of the third device substrate so that a third edge portion remains to at least partially frame the third device portion, the third edge portion comprising a third edge portion width dimension smaller than the third smallest cross dimension; and 
 after folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate, after folding the second perimeter portion of the second device substrate toward the second device portion at the first side of the second device substrate, and after folding the third perimeter portion of the third device substrate toward the third device portion at the first side of the third device substrate, arranging the third device substrate adjacent to at least one of the first device substrate or the second device substrate in the array grid. 
 
     
     
         17 ) A method of providing an electronic device, the method comprising:
 providing a first device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first device substrate comprising a first flexible substrate, a first device portion, and a first perimeter portion at least partially framing the first device portion;   providing one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, each first active section of the one or more first active sections comprising at least one first semiconductor device, each first semiconductor device of the at least one first semiconductor device comprising at least one first pixel, and each first pixel of the at least one first pixel comprising a first smallest cross dimension; and   after providing the one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate so that a first edge portion remains to at least partially frame the first device portion, the first edge portion comprising a first edge portion width dimension smaller than the first smallest cross dimension;   providing a second device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second device substrate comprising a second flexible substrate, a second device portion, and a second perimeter portion at least partially framing the second device portion;   providing one or more second active sections over the second side of the second device substrate at the second device portion, each second active section of the one or more second active sections comprising at least one second semiconductor device, each second semiconductor device of the at least one second semiconductor device comprising at least one second pixel, and each second pixel of the at least one second pixel comprising a second smallest cross dimension;   after providing the one or more second active sections over the second side of the second device substrate at the second device portion, folding the second perimeter portion of the second device substrate toward the second device portion at the first side of the second device substrate so that a second edge portion remains to at least partially frame the second device portion, the second edge portion comprising a second edge portion width dimension smaller than the second smallest cross dimension;   after folding the first perimeter portion of the first device substrate toward the first device portion at the first side of the first device substrate and after folding the second perimeter portion of the second device substrate toward the second device portion at the first side of the second device substrate, arranging the first device substrate adjacent to the second device substrate in an array grid;   after providing the one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, supporting the first device substrate;   after providing the one or more second active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, supporting the second device substrate;   the first edge portion width dimension is less than or equal to approximately 20 micrometers; and   the second edge portion width dimension is less than or equal to approximately 20 micrometers.   
     
     
         18 ) An electronic device comprising:
 a first device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first device substrate comprising a first flexible substrate, a first device portion, and a first perimeter portion at least partially framing the first device portion; and   one or more first active sections over the second side of the first device substrate at the first device portion, each first active section of the one or more first active sections comprising at least one first semiconductor device, each first semiconductor device of the at least one first semiconductor device comprising at least one first pixel, and each first pixel of the at least one first pixel comprising a first smallest cross dimension;   wherein:
 the first perimeter portion comprises a first edge portion that at least partially frames the first device portion; 
 at least part of the first perimeter portion forms a first angle with the first device portion; 
 the first angle is less than or equal to approximately 90 degrees; and 
 the first edge portion comprises a first edge portion width dimension smaller than the first smallest cross dimension. 
   
     
     
         19 ) The electronic device of  claim 18  further comprising:
 a second device substrate comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the second device substrate comprising a second flexible substrate, a second device portion, and a second perimeter portion at least partially framing the second device portion; and 
 one or more second active sections over the second side of the second device substrate at the second device portion, each second active section of the one or more second active sections comprising at least one second semiconductor device, each second semiconductor device of the at least one second semiconductor device comprising at least one second pixel, and each second pixel of the at least one second pixel comprising a second smallest cross dimension; 
 wherein:
 the second perimeter portion comprises a second edge portion that at least partially frames the second device portion; 
 at least part of the second perimeter portion forms a second angle with the second device portion; 
 the second angle is less than or equal to approximately 90 degrees; 
 the second edge portion comprises a second edge portion width dimension smaller than the second smallest cross dimension; and 
 the first device substrate is arranged adjacent to the second device substrate in an array grid. 
 
 
     
     
         20 ) The electronic device of  claim 19  further comprising:
 a first support structure supporting the first device substrate; and 
 a second support structure supporting the second device substrate.