| abstract |
An organic device package (10) that provides full fault tolerance against both electrical shorts and electrical opens is presented. An organic device package (10) comprising a plurality of groups (12, 14, 16) of organic electronic elements electrically coupled in series, where at least one of the plurality of groups (12, 14, 16) of organic electronic elements comprises a plurality of sub-groups (20, 22) of organic electronic elements electrically coupled in parallel, and where at least one of the plurality of sub-groups (20, 22) of organic electronic elements comprises a plurality of organic electronic elements (24) electrically coupled in series. A plurality of organic electronic elements (24) may be electrically connected in a series arrangement to form series blocks. Likewise, a plurality of organic electronic elements may be electrically connected in a parallel arrangement to form parallel blocks. Further, various embodiments are contemplated where a plurality of series blocks and parallel blocks may be nested to provide a grid network having increased flexibility and fault tolerance. In addition, employing the various embodiments of the organic device package (10), full fault tolerance against electrical shorts and electrical opens without the use of a fuse that advantageously circumvents the limitations of current techniques may be achieved. |