Patent 7259823 was granted and assigned to AU Optronics on August, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A display module includes components of a display panel having an outward first FPC for connecting to a system, wherein the first FPC has a foldable part on which a welding area is defined, and a backlight unit opposite to the display panel for providing illumination for the display panel. The backlight unit has an outward second FPC which is welded with the welding area of the foldable part. Both the foldable part and second FPC are folded and turned around to keep the welding area attach to the backside of the backlight unit.