Patents Examined by Vongsavanh Sengdara
  • Patent number: 11522010
    Abstract: A method of integrating a phase change switch (PCS) into a Bipolar (Bi)/Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) (BiCMOS) process, comprises providing a base structure including BiCMOS circuitry on a semiconductor substrate, and forming on the base structure a dielectric contact window layer having metal through-plugs that contact the BiCMOS circuitry. The method includes constructing the PCS on the contact window layer. The PCS includes: a phase change region, between ohmic contacts on the phase change region, to operate as a switch controlled by heat. The method further includes forming, on the contact window layer and the PCS, a stack of alternating patterned metal layers and dielectric layers that interconnect the patterned metal layers, such that the stack connects a first of the ohmic contacts to the BiCMOS circuitry and provides connections to a second of the ohmic contacts and to the resistive heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick B. Shea, Robert M. Young, Keith H. Chung, Andris Ezis, Ishan Wathuthanthri
  • Patent number: 11522144
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a stretch display device and a preparation method. The method includes providing a substrate on which a flexible substrate is disposed, and a film layer constituting a thin film transistor disposed on a side of the flexible substrate away from the substrate, the film layer being away from the flexible substrate. One side defines a plurality of pixel regions; a hollow portion is formed between adjacent two of the pixel regions, the hollow portion penetrates through the film layer and the flexible substrate; and thermal separation is provided in the hollow portion via a gel; a light-emitting element is disposed in the pixel region, and an encapsulating film layer is disposed on a side of the light-emitting element and the thermal separation gel away from the flexible substrate; heating the thermal separation gel, and the flexible liner. The bottom and the substrate are peeled off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Li, Jinxiang Xue, Zhiqiang Jiao
  • Patent number: 11515365
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes an array substrate, a photo spacer layer, and a light-emitting function layer. The photo spacer layer and the light-emitting function layer are sequentially disposed on the array substrate. The display panel includes a display area and a sensor light-receiving area, The light-emitting function layer is disposed in the display area and the sensor light-receiving area. The photo spacer layer includes a plurality of first photo spacers disposed in the display area and a plurality of second photo spacers disposed in the sensor light-receiving area. A distribution density of the second photo spacers is less than a distribution density of the first photo spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wanghui Guo
  • Patent number: 11515205
    Abstract: One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming at least one first layer of insulating material above an upper surface of a top electrode of a memory cell, forming a patterned etch stop layer above the at least one first layer of insulating material, wherein the patterned etch stop layer has an opening that is positioned vertically above at least a portion of the upper surface of the top electrode and forming at least one second layer of insulating material above an upper surface of the etch stop layer. The method also includes forming a conductive contact opening that extends through the etch stop layer to expose at least a portion of the upper surface of the top electrode and forming a conductive contact structure in the conductive contact opening, wherein the conductive contact structure is conductively coupled to the upper surface of the top electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
    Inventors: Eswar Ramanathan, Sunil Kumar Singh, Xuan Anh Tran, Suryanarayana Kalaga, Juan Boon Tan
  • Patent number: 11508779
    Abstract: A light emitting element includes: a Si substrate including: a first semiconductor layer, a plurality of light emitting layers arranged in a matrix on part of an upper surface of the first semiconductor layer, and a plurality of second semiconductor layers respectively disposed on upper surfaces of the light emitting layers; a first external connection part disposed on the Si substrate at a first end of the Si substrate in a longitudinal direction; a second external connection part disposed on the Si substrate at a second end of the Si substrate opposite to the first end in the longitudinal direction; and a plurality of wiring electrodes disposed on the Si substrate, the plurality of wiring electrodes including a first wiring electrode electrically connected to the first external connection part, and a second wiring electrode electrically connected to the second external connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11508934
    Abstract: A display device includes, a display region, and a peripheral region arranged outside of the display region, the peripheral region includes, a first inorganic insulating layer, a first organic insulating layer arranged on the first inorganic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged on the first organic insulating layer, wherein a part of the first inorganic insulating layer in the display region side from a slope of the first inorganic insulating layer is in contact with the second inorganic insulating layer, the slope of the first inorganic insulating layer is exposed at the end part of the periphery region, and includes a bottomed hole with a concave and convex part, and the density of a fluorine ions in the concave and convex part is more than 100 times greater than the density of the fluorine ions in the first inorganic insulating layer arranged in the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Kyuri Motokawa
  • Patent number: 11502154
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The display apparatus comprises: a multi-buffer layer; a pixel array layer formed on the multi-buffer layer and including a plurality of pixels respectively formed as the intersections of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines; an encapsulation layer formed on the pixel array layer; and an encapsulation substrate formed on the encapsulation layer and including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, wherein, the encapsulation substrate is for supporting the display area and the non-display area such that there is no base substrate in the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoiyong Kwon, MiReum Lee
  • Patent number: 11502116
    Abstract: An imaging sensor includes a pixel array containing photodiodes, the photodiodes being isolated from one another by full thickness deep trench isolations. Row control circuitry controls which rows of the pixel array operate in an imaging mode and which rows of the pixel array operate in an energy harvesting mode, on a row by row basis. Switch circuitry selectively connects different groups of photodiodes in rows operating in the energy harvesting mode into forward biased series configurations between a voltage output line and a ground line, or into forward biased parallel configurations between the voltage output line and the ground line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventors: Filip Kaklin, Jeffrey M. Raynor
  • Patent number: 11488911
    Abstract: A flip-chip package substrate is provided. A strengthening structure is provided on one side of a circuit structure to increase the rigidity of the flip-chip package substrate. When the flip-chip package substrate is used in large-scale packaging, the flip-chip package substrate can have good rigidity, so that the electronic package can be prevented from warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chu-Chin Hu, Shih-Ping Hsu
  • Patent number: 11482589
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first power supply voltage line in a non-display area and including a first conductive layer, a first organic layer on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer on the first organic layer, a second power supply voltage line in the non-display area and including a third conductive layer spaced apart from the first conductive layer, and a fourth conductive layer on the first organic layer which is on the third conductive layer, a first dam portion adjacent to the first power supply voltage line, a second dam portion adjacent to the first dam portion, and a third dam portion between the first power supply voltage line and the first dam portion. The fourth conductive layer includes an opening exposing an upper surface of the first organic layer between the first power supply voltage line and the second dam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiho Bang, Eunhye Kim, Youngwoo Park, Yonghwan Park, Saebom Ahn, Seongjun Lee, Sanghyun Jun
  • Patent number: 11476442
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display area disposed on the substrate and including pixels, a non-display area disposed outside the display area, a first power supply voltage line including a first conductive layer disposed in the non-display area and a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, a second power supply voltage line disposed in the non-display area and including a third conductive layer spaced apart from the first conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer disposed on the third conductive layer, a first dam portion surrounding the display area and overlapping the second power supply voltage line, a second dam portion disposed adjacent to the first dam portion, and a cladding layer covering a first end portion of the fourth conductive layer formed in a direction intersecting a direction in which the first and second dam portions extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiho Bang, Eunhye Kim, Youngwoo Park, Saebom Ahn, Sanghyun Jun
  • Patent number: 11462572
    Abstract: An array substrate comprises a display area and a periphery area; a common electrode is arranged at the display area, and an electrode bus is arranged at a periphery area and is close to the display area. The array substrate further comprises a first electrode pad, a first conductive portion, a second electrode pad, and a second conductive portion. The first electrode pad is arranged at the side, far away from the display area of the periphery area; the first conductive portion is connected with the first electrode pad and the common electrode; the second electrode pad is arranged at the side, far away from the display area of the periphery area; and the second conductive portion is connected to the second electrode pad, and extends to connect with the electrode bus along the direction far away from the first conductive portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Zhang, Tingliang Liu
  • Patent number: 11456340
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electroluminescent display panel and a brightness compensation method therefor. The electroluminescent display panel is provided with photoelectric detectors corresponding to at least a portion of light-emitting structures. The photoelectric detector is used to convert, under control of a sample control line, light emitted when the corresponding light-emitting structure is turned on into an electric signal, and to output the same to a detection output line. The display panel employs a photoelectric detector to detect a change in display brightness of a corresponding light-emitting structure, such that voltage compensation can be performed on the light-emitting structure according to the detected brightness change, thereby ensuring good display performance of the entire display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guoqiang Tang
  • Patent number: 11450725
    Abstract: A display panel includes two or more gate layers including a plurality of gate patterns extending in a first direction and one or more source-drain layers including a plurality of source-drain patterns extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The gate patterns of the two or more gate layers are curved or bent along a hole surrounding area corresponding to a periphery of a hole in an active area. The source-drain patterns of the one or more source-drain layers are curved or bent along the hole surrounding area. The gate patterns of at least one of the two or more gate layers overlap the source-drain patterns of at least one of the one or more source-drain layers in a thickness direction of the display panel in the hole surrounding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyunghyun Baek, Seok Je Seong, Hyeonsik Kim, Yoonjee Shin, Jae Hyun Lee, Woo Ho Jeong, Yoon-Jong Cho
  • Patent number: 11450714
    Abstract: A display panel includes a display element layer configured to output first color light, an encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, a light control layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and including a first conversion part configured to output second color light, a second conversion part configured to output third color light, and a transmission part configured to transmit the first color light, a light absorbing layer disposed on the encapsulation layer to cover the first and second conversion parts and expose at least a portion of a top surface of the transmission part, and a color filter layer disposed on the light absorbing layer. The light absorbing layer is configured to absorb the first color light and to transmit the second color light and the third color light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Kyu Joo, Keunchan Oh
  • Patent number: 11398530
    Abstract: A display panel has pixel regions each includes sub-pixel regions, one of the sub-pixel regions is a white sub-pixel region, and remaining sub-pixel regions are color sub-pixel regions. The display panel includes signal lines and at least one filter group. The signal lines include two signal lines, a portion of each of the two signal lines is disposed between one white sub-pixel region and an adjacent color sub-pixel region, and there is a space between the two signal lines. Each filter group includes a first filter block and a second filter block, and a light transmission wavelength range of the first filter block does not overlap with that of the second filter block. An overlapping portion of the first filter block and the second filter block that are in one filter group covers a portion of the space disposed between the white sub-pixel region and the adjacent color sub-pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongchao Huang, Jun Cheng, Jun Liu
  • Patent number: 11398546
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a channel layer disposed over a substrate, a barrier layer disposed over the channel layer, a compound semiconductor layer disposed over the barrier layer, a gate electrode disposed over the compound semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on opposite sides of the gate electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode penetrate through at least a portion of the barrier layer. The semiconductor device also includes a source field plate connected to the source electrode through a source contact. The semiconductor device further includes a first electric field redistribution pattern disposed on the barrier layer and directly under the edge of the source field plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Wu, Chih-Yen Chen, Chang-Xiang Hung, Chia-Ching Huang
  • Patent number: 11398493
    Abstract: Arrays of memory cells including pairs of memory cells having respective control gates connected to respective access lines, and having respective charge storage nodes between the respective access lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore T. Pekny
  • Patent number: 11394007
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display panel is provided and includes a display region and a through hole configured to receive an electronic element. The display region is disposed around a periphery of the through hole and includes a barrier structure and an encapsulation structure layer covering the barrier structure. The barrier structure is disposed on a side of a periphery of the through hole. The present invention, by extending the encapsulation structure layer from the display region to the barrier structure to cover the barrier structure, prevents water from invading an organic light emitting layer of the display region through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11393782
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a semiconductor substrate, an interconnect layer, an inductor and conductive pads (first pads). The interconnect layer is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect layer includes the inductor. The pads are provided on the interconnect layer. The pads are provided in a region within a circuit forming region of the semiconductor chip, which does not overlap the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasutaka Nakashiba