In accordance with certain embodiments, a semiconductor die is adhered directly to a yielding substrate with a pressure-activated adhesive notwithstanding any nonplanarity of the surface of the semiconductor die or non-coplanarity of the semiconductor die contacts.
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1. An electronic device comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) having first and second spaced-apart contacts; anda flexible substrate having first and second conductive traces on a first surface thereof, the first and second conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween,
1. An electronic device comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) having first and second spaced-apart contacts; anda flexible substrate having first and second conductive traces on a first surface thereof, the first and second conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween,wherein the first and second contacts are adhered to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the first and second conductive traces with an adhesive material without electrically bridging the traces or the contacts. 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a local flexing or a local deformation for maintaining electrical contact between the contacts and traces during operation of the LED. 3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second spaced-apart contacts are disposed on a first surface of the LED, and further comprising a reflective material over at least a portion of the first surface of the LED. 4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second spaced-apart contacts are substantially coplanar. 5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second spaced-apart contacts are non-coplanar and the first and second contacts are adhered to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the first and second conductive traces notwithstanding the non-coplanarity of the first and second contacts. 6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED comprises a semiconductor material comprising at least one of GaN, AlN, InN, or an alloy or mixture thereof. 7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the adhesive material comprises a heat- and pressure-activated adhesive material. 8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a localized deformation between the first and second traces, whereby a distance between the first contact and the substrate is substantially equal to a distance between the second contact and the substrate. 9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED extends across the gap between the first and second traces, and further comprising a second LED, proximate the LED, extending across the gap between the first and second traces. 10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the substrate is flexible and deformable. 11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a reflectivity of the substrate for a wavelength emitted by the LED is greater than 80%. 12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a transmittance of the substrate for a wavelength emitted by the LED is greater than 80%. 13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the gap between the first and second traces ranges between approximately 25 μm and approximately 1000 μm. 14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second conductive traces comprise a conductive ink. 15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first and second conductive traces comprise at least one of silver, gold, aluminum, chromium, copper, or carbon. 16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises at least one of polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyethersulfone, polyester, polyimide, polyethylene, or paper. 17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED emits white light having a color temperature in the range of 2000K to 7000K. 18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED is a bare LED die. 19. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED is a bare inorganic LED die. 20. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a power supply electrically connected to the LED. 21. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising third and fourth conductive traces on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, the third and fourth conductive traces being separated on the substrate by a gap therebetween, a second LED having third and fourth spaced-apart contacts;wherein the third and fourth contacts are adhered to and in electrical contact with, respectively, the third and fourth conductive traces with an adhesive material without electrically bridging the third and fourth traces or the third and fourth contacts. 22. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of additional LEDs disposed on the substrate; anda housing (i) in which the substrate is at least partially disposed and (ii) configured to transmit light emitted from the LED and the plurality of additional LEDs. 23. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein there is no heat sink in thermal communication with the LED. 24. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a junction temperature of the LED does not exceed 100° C. during operation. 25. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein (i) the LED comprises a p-n junction and (ii) a thermal resistance from the p-n junction to ambient through the substrate is at least 500° C./W. 26. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of additional LEDs each having first and second spaced-apart contacts, the LED and the additional LEDs being arranged in a two-dimensional array on the substrate,wherein a heat density generated by the two-dimensional array during operation is less than approximately 0.01 W/cm2. 27. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising, disposed over the LED, a reflective surface for reflecting converted light toward the flexible substrate. 28. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein (i) the LED comprises a quantum well, and (ii) a distance between the quantum well and the first surface of the substrate is less than 100 μm. 29. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a side length or diameter of each of the first and second contacts is less than 70 μm. 30. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a total area of the first surface is at least 15 times an area of the first contact. 31. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the adhesive material is activatable via application of at least one of pressure, heat, or a magnetic field. 32. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a transparent film disposed over the LED and at least a portion of the substrate. 33. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the adhesive material comprises an anisotropic conductive adhesive (ACA) electrically connecting the first contact only to the first trace and the second contact only to the second trace. 34. The electronic device of claim 33, wherein a portion of the ACA is disposed in the gap and substantially isolates the first contact from the second contact. 35. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the adhesive material comprises a substantially isotropic conductive adhesive electrically connecting the first contact only to the first trace and the second contact only to the second trace. 36. The electronic device of claim 35, further comprising a non-conductive adhesive material disposed in the gap. 37. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the LED is a packaged LED. 38. The electronic device of claim 37, wherein the LED is a packaged inorganic LED. 39. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an optical element arranged to transmit light emitted by the LED. 40. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the optical element is disposed above and optically coupled to the LED, the LED being disposed between the optical element and the substrate. 41. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the optical element is disposed in contact with at least one of the substrate or the traces so as to enclose the LED between the substrate and the optical element. 42. The electronic device of claim 39, further comprising: a plurality of additional LEDs each having first and second spaced-apart contacts, the LED and the additional LEDs being arranged in a two-dimensional array on the substrate; anda plurality of additional optical elements each disposed over and optically coupled to one of the additional LEDs,wherein (i) the optical element is optically coupled to the LED, and (ii) each additional optical element is optically coupled to one of the additional LEDs. 43. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the optical element comprises a diffusive optical element. 44. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the optical element comprises an optically transparent plate or an optically transparent film. 45. The electronic device of claim 39, wherein the optical element is flexible. 46. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising, disposed on the substrate, a control circuit electrically connected to the LED. 47. The electronic device of claim 46, wherein the control circuit is configured to control dimming of the LED. 48. The electronic device of claim 46, further comprising: a plurality of additional LEDs disposed on the substrate; anda housing (i) in which the substrate is at least partially disposed, (ii) in which the control circuitry is disposed, and (iii) configured to transmit light emitted from the LED and the plurality of additional LEDs. 49. The electronic device of claim 46, wherein the control circuit is configured to control a color temperature of light emitted by the electronic device. 50. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising, disposed over at least a portion of the LED, a phosphor material for converting at least a portion of light emitted by the LED to light of a different wavelength. 51. The electronic device of claim 50, further comprising an optically transparent material disposed between the LED and the phosphor material. 52. The electronic device of claim 50, further comprising, disposed over the phosphor material, a reflective surface for reflecting converted light toward the flexible substrate. 53. The electronic device of claim 50, further comprising a second substrate disposed over the flexible substrate and the first and second conductive traces, the second substrate comprising an opening defined thereby, the LED and the phosphor material being disposed in the opening. 54. The electronic device of claim 53, further comprising a transparent film disposed over the opening in the second substrate. 55. The electronic device of claim 53, wherein the second substrate is flexible.
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