Device Characterized By Their Operation (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.044)
  • Patent number: 11962350
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a photonic integrated circuit having an optical phased array, where the optical phased array includes multiple unit cells. Each unit cell includes (i) at least one antenna element configured to transmit or receive optical signals and (ii) a modulator configured to phase-shift the optical signals transmitted or received by the antenna element. Each unit cell is configured to transmit or receive light having multiple polarizations in the optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Stephen P. Palese, Richard L. Kendrick
  • Patent number: 11658162
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) display. The display may include a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a plurality of solder pads, a micro LED package including a plurality of micro LED chips, and a plurality of solder electrodes which bond the micro LED chips onto the solder pads of the PCB. The micro LED package may be re-arranged in an Red Green Blue (RGB) state on a temporary fixing film by using a pickup device in accordance with a display pixel configuration, after the micro LED chips are attached to a carrier film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngchul Lee, Taesang Park, Kyoree Lee, Tackmo Lee, Gyun Heo, Youngjun Moon, Won Choi
  • Patent number: 11616086
    Abstract: A thin film transistor panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a first transistor disposed on the substrate and including a first semiconductor layer including a low temperature polysilicon and a first control electrode overlapping the first semiconductor layer; a second transistor disposed on the substrate and including a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor and a second control electrode overlapping the second semiconductor layer; a first gate insulation layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first control electrode of the first transistor and including a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer; and a second gate insulation layer disposed between the second semiconductor layer and the second control electrode of the second transistor and including the second insulation layer, wherein the density of the first insulation layer may be higher than the density of the second insulation layer, the first semiconductor layer of the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ADRC. CO. KR
    Inventors: Duk Young Jeong, Chae Yeon Hwang, Dong Gyu Eo
  • Patent number: 11569635
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting semiconductor component is disclosed. In an embodiment, a component includes a semiconductor layer sequence and a carrier on which the semiconductor layer sequence is arranged, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence comprises an active region configured for generating radiation, an n-conducting mirror region and a p-conducting mirror region, wherein the active region is arranged between the n-conducting mirror region and the p-conducting mirror region, and wherein the p-conducting mirror region is arranged closer to the carrier than the active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventor: Petrus Sundgren
  • Patent number: 11552112
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device comprising: a first thin film transistor including a first semiconductor pattern disposed on a substrate and comprising poly-silicon, and a first gate electrode; a middle layer on the first gate electrode; a second thin film transistor including a second semiconductor pattern disposed on the middle layer and comprising an oxide semiconductor, and a second gate electrode; and a storage capacitor including first to fourth storage electrodes overlapping with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyunsoo Lim
  • Patent number: 11387304
    Abstract: A display device includes two or more transistors in one pixel, and the two or more transistors include a first transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is polycrystalline silicon, and a second transistor of which a channel semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 10121932
    Abstract: A device includes a substrate with a tunnel barrier disposed on active region defined on the substrate, a monolayer of graphene disposed on the tunnel barrier, a dielectric material disposed on the graphene, and an electrode disposed over a region of the dielectric material. A first voltage is applied across the electrode and the graphene to adjust a Fermi level within the graphene to a Fermi level position within the valence band of the graphene based upon a predetermined emission wavelength. A current is injected into the graphene's conduction band to cause the graphene to emit a broadband hot electron luminescence (HEL) spectrum of photons peaked at the predetermined emission wavelength. The device may be configured as a vertical-tunneling light-emitting hot-electron transistor. The broadband HEL photon emission spectrum emanating from the graphene may be voltage-tunable within the electromagnetic spectrum from UV to THz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
    Inventors: Carlos M. Torres, Jr., James R. Adleman, Ryan P. Lu, Kang L. Wang
  • Patent number: 9005997
    Abstract: Provided are a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same, and in particular, a magneto resistive element and a method of manufacturing the same that may be applied to a digitizer sensing panel. The magneto resistive element includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a first hole transport layer disposed on the first electrode, a first magneto resistive layer disposed on the first hole transport layer, wherein the first magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first transport layer disposed on the first magneto resistive layer, a second magneto resistive layer disposed on the first transport layer, wherein the second magneto resistive layer comprises an organic material, a first electron transport layer disposed on the second magneto resistive layer, and a second electrode disposed on the first electron transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sung Bang, Won-Jong Kim, Ji-Young Choung, Joon-Gu Lee, Jin-Baek Choi, Yeon-Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 8803166
    Abstract: An arrangement of light emitting diodes including a first micro-die, a second micro-die, a first bridge, a second bridge and a substrate supporting the first micro-die and the second micro die. The first micro-die includes a first edge having a first end and a second end, a second edge opposite and not parallel to the first edge, a first connecting portion near the first end, and a second connecting portion near the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Te Lin, Fei-Chang Hwang, Chia-Tai Kuo
  • Patent number: 8697503
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film electronic device includes applying a plastic coating to a rigid carrier substrate using a wet casting process, the plastic coating forming a plastic substrate and include a transparent plastic material doped with a UV absorbing additive. Thin film electronic elements are formed over the plastic substrate, and the rigid carrier substrate is released from the plastic substrate. This method forms transparent substrate materials suitable for a laser release process, through doping of the plastic material of the substrate with a UV absorber. This UV absorber absorbs in the wavelength of the lift-off laser (for example 308-351 nm, or 355 nm) with a very high absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Eliav Itzhak Haskal, David James McCulloch, Dirk Jan Broer
  • Patent number: 8679866
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises: an LED chip having a quantum well structure and a light emitting layer made of a gallium nitride compound semiconductor; a first transparent material covering the LED chip; a second transparent material for protecting the LED chip and the first transparent material; and a phosphor for absorbing a part of the light from the LED chip and emitting a light having a wavelength different from the light from the LED chip; wherein the phosphor is included in second transparent material, and the light from the LED chip and the light from said phosphor are mixed to make a white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 8673702
    Abstract: A display device and method for fabricating includes patterning a field shield dielectric layer to expose conductors and form a cavity over the conductors. InkJet printing a semiconductor material fills a portion of the cavity in contact with the conductors. An insulation material is deposited on the semiconductor material. A pixel pad is formed over the insulation material and the field shield dielectric layer. A pixel is formed which includes a thin film transistor with an ink jet printed semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Fredericus Johannes Touwslager, Gerwin Hermanus Gelinck
  • Publication number: 20130335312
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods for thin film switching devices, such as thin film transistors and thin film diodes, which are integrated in a display apparatus. In one aspect, a thin film switching device is positioned on a rear side of an electromechanical systems (EMS) display element formed over a substrate and is in electrical communication with the EMS display element. In another aspect, the thin film switching device is positioned between the EMS display element and the substrate. A planar layer is disposed between the EMS display element and the thin film switching device, with the planar layer having a planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Teruo Sasagawa
  • Patent number: 8471260
    Abstract: A pixel structure disposed on a substrate having an array of pixel areas is provided. A common electrode is disposed on the substrate to surround each of the pixel areas. A capacitance storage electrode is disposed on the common electrode. A first passivation layer covers the capacitance storage electrode and the common electrode. A gate insulation layer covers the scan line and the gate electrode. A semiconductor layer is disposed on the gate insulation layer. A data line, a source and a drain are disposed in each of the pixel areas and the source and the drain are disposed on two sides of the semiconductor layer. A second passivation layer has a contact window and covers the data line, the source, and the drain. A pixel electrode is disposed in each of the pixel areas and is electrically connected with the drain through the contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Meng-Chi Liou
  • Publication number: 20130120338
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprises a substrate, a scanning line, a data line, a pixel circuit, and a first storage capacitor holding a first voltage corresponding to a data signal. The first storage capacitor includes a first portion and a second portion connected in parallel. The first portion and the second portion overlap when viewed from a direction orthogonal with respect to the first main surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8404528
    Abstract: A fabricating method of a pixel structure is provided. A substrate has an array of pixel areas. The common electrode wire is positioned only in a portion of the pixel area. A first capacitance storage electrode is formed in each of the pixel areas and electrically connected between two adjacent common electrode wires. A gate insulation layer covers the scan line, the gate electrode, the common electrode wire and the first capacitance storage electrode. A semiconductor layer is formed on the gate insulation layer above the gate electrode. The source and the drain is formed on two sides of the semiconductor layer. A passivation layer is formed on the substrate to cover the data line, the source and the drain. A pixel electrode is formed in each of the pixel areas, and the pixel electrode is electrically connected with the drain through the contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Meng-Chi Liou
  • Patent number: 8405087
    Abstract: A pixel structure disposed on a substrate having an array of pixel areas is provided. The common electrode wire is positioned only in a portion of the pixel area. A first capacitance storage electrode is disposed in each of the pixel areas and electrically connected between two adjacent common electrode wires. A gate insulation layer covers the scan line, the gate electrode, the common electrode wire and the first capacitance storage electrode. A semiconductor layer is disposed on the gate insulation layer above the gate electrode. The source and the drain are disposed on two sides of the semiconductor layer. A passivation layer is disposed on the substrate to cover the data line, the source and the drain. The passivation layer above the drain has a contact window. A pixel electrode is electrically connected with the drain through the contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Meng-Chi Liou
  • Publication number: 20120313121
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel electrode disposed on a first substrate, and including a first portion, a second portion and a connection portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, a capacitor line disposed on the first substrate and between the first substrate and the connection portion, a nonsymmetrical shaped capacitor electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping the pixel electrode and the capacitor line, and electrically connected to the pixel electrode through contact holes, and a common electrode disposed on a second substrate and including first and second opening patterns disposed overlapping the first portion and the second portion of the pixel electrode, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Gyu KIM
  • Patent number: 8309375
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device comprises: preparing a light emitting component having an active layer of a semiconductor, the active layer comprising a gallium nitride based semiconductor containing indium and being capable of emitting a blue color light; preparing a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the blue color light emitted from the light emitting component and emitting a yellow color light, wherein selection of the phosphor is controlled based on an emission wavelength of the light emitting component; and combining the light emitting component and the phosphor so that the blue color light from the light emitting component and the yellow color light from the phosphor are mixed to make a white color light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 8304771
    Abstract: A fabricating method of a pixel structure is provided. First, a substrate with a plurality of pixel areas is provided. A common electrode is formed on the substrate to surround each pixel area. Then, a capacitance storage electrode is formed on the common electrode, and a first passivation layer is formed to cover the capacitance storage electrode and the common electrode. Following that, a scan line and a gate electrode are formed within each pixel area. Next, a gate insulation layer and a semiconductor layer are formed. A data line, a source, and a drain are formed within each pixel area. After that, a second passivation layer is formed on the substrate, and a contact window is formed in the second passivation layer above the drain. Moreover, a pixel electrode is formed within each pixel area, and the pixel electrode is electrically connected with the drain through the contact window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Meng-Chi Liou
  • Patent number: 8304801
    Abstract: An illuminating means, including a radiation source for emitting electromagnetic radiation in the optical range, a support base, and an electrode arrangement with a first and at least a second electrode. The radiation source is disposed on the support base and connected by connecting wires to the electrode arrangement so as to be electrically conductive, and the radiation source is provided in the form of a first and at least a second semiconductor component. The first electrode is connected to the first semiconductor component via a first contact point, and the second electrode is connected to the second semiconductor component via a second contact point, so as to be electrically conductive. The distance of the first contact point from a center point or a line of symmetry of the support base is different from the distance of the second contact point from the center point or line of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Victorinox AG
    Inventor: Martin Kuster
  • Publication number: 20120268701
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device provided with a photosensor, which can improve sensor sensitivity without affecting display. The display device includes: a photosensor (FS) provided in a display region (1); a visible light blocking filter (18) that blocks visible light, which is disposed on an optical path of light that enters through an image display surface and that reaches the photosensor (FS); and a wavelength conversion layer (24) that is disposed between the visible light blocking filter (18) and the photosensor (FS) and that converts light in a specific wavelength range, which includes a range outside of the visible light range, into visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Nemoto, Hiromi Katoh, Christopher Brown
  • Patent number: 8294167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with high electrostatic discharge and a fabrication method thereof, and more specifically to a light emitting diode comprising a first electrode layer provided over a upper surface of a first semiconductor layer and a upper surface of a second semiconductor layer; a transparent electrode layer formed on the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, spaced from the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer provided on a upper surface of the transparent electrode layer. With the present invention, there is provided a light emitting diode element with resistance against electrostatic discharge and with high reliability being strong against electrical impact, by selecting a structure arranging a form of an electrode differently from a conventional electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Photonics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Jong-Hyeob Baek, Sang-Mook Kim, Sang-Hern Lee, Seung-Jae Lee, Jung-Geun Jhin, Yoon-Seok Kim, Hong-Seo Yom, Young-Moon Yu
  • Publication number: 20120241754
    Abstract: This invention directs to a light-emitting diode. The light-emitting diode includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer and an active layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of undulating structures. The active layer is conformably disposed on the semiconductor layer to have another plurality of undulating structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Teng Kuo, Jang-Ho Chen
  • Publication number: 20120236009
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a display with inactive dummy pixels. A display apparatus may include subpixels having a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer of an edge subpixel may include an opening, which may be made large enough to prevent the edge subpixel from actuating. The size of the openings also may be selected to attain a desired overall reflectivity for an array of edge subpixels. For example, the size of the openings may be selected to make the reflectivity of an edge pixel array similar to the reflectivity of a routing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koorosh Aflatooni, Farnaz Parhami, Suryaprakash Ganti
  • Patent number: 8269233
    Abstract: This application related to an opto-electrical device, comprising a first ACLED having a first n-type semiconductor layer, a first light emitting layer, a first p-type semiconductor layer, a first p-type electrode and a first n-type electrode; a second ACLED having a second n-type semiconductor layer, a second light emitting layer, a second p-type semiconductor layer, a second p-type electrode and a second n-type electrode, wherein each of the first ACLED and the second ACLED are vertical stack structure and is connected in anti-parallel manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yo Chen, Yen-Wen Chen, Shu-Ting Hsu, Tsung Xian Lee
  • Publication number: 20120146062
    Abstract: In a display panel, a first electron injection layer is formed between an anode and a light-emitting functional layer, and a hole injection layer is formed between the anode and the first electron injection layer. In other words, the hole injection layer, the first electron injection layer, and the light-emitting functional layer are configured to be laminated on the anode in this order. An electron injection material used for the first electron injection layer is diffused into the hole injection layer, and the diffused electron injection material inhibits or promotes hole transportation of the hole injection layer, so that the amount of holes transported to a light-emitting functional layer is adjusted. As a result, the carrier balance is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiro ODA
  • Patent number: 8188500
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one organic compound layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic compound layer includes a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting material and being configured to emit light toward the first electrode and the second electrode. The light emitted toward the first electrode is reflected from a reflection plane located at the first electrode to cause interference with the light emitted toward the second electrode. The interference provides an interference intensity distribution having a maximum peak at a wavelength ?1. The light-emitting material of the light-emitting layer exhibits a photoluminescence spectrum having a maximum peak at a wavelength ?2. The organic light-emitting element produces an electroluminescence spectrum having a maximum peak at a wavelength ?3. These wavelengths satisfy the relationships: ?2??3 and |?2??3|<|?2??1|.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshinori Hasegawa, Naoto Nakamura, Masato Yajima, Ryota Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120113417
    Abstract: A method of generating radiation comprises: manufacturing a structure comprising a substrate supporting a layer of InGaAs, InGaAsP, or InGaAlAs material doped with a dopant, said manufacturing comprising growing said layer such that said dopant is incorporated in said layer during growth of the layer; illuminating a portion of a surface of the structure with radiation having photon energies greater than or equal to a band gap of the doped InGaAs, InGaAsP, or InGaAlAs material so as to create electron-hole pairs in the layer of doped material; and accelerating the electrons and holes of said pairs with an electric field so as to generate radiation. In certain embodiments the dopant is Fe. Corresponding radiation detecting apparatus, spectroscopy systems, and antennas are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Edmund Linfield, John Cunningham, Alexander Giles Davies, Christopher Wood, Paul John Cannard, David Graham Moodie, Xin Chen, Michael James Robertson
  • Publication number: 20120098607
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a modular microwave source comprising a novel electromagnetic oscillator based on a modified Blumlein architecture with an integrated antenna. In one or more embodiments, the invention comprises a triplate Blumlein in which the plates are configured and arranged to act as a waveguide and antenna. In one or more embodiments, high-permittivity dielectric materials are disposed between the center plate and one or both of the top and bottom plates to increase the energy storage and lengthen the duration of a damped sinusoid output. In one or more embodiments, photo-conductive semiconductor switches are disposed between the center plate and one or both of the top and bottom plates to act as high-speed switches. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of the modular microwave sources of the invention are arranged in an array, creating a compact, tunable, high-power microwave source suitable for mobile applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: James Z. Tatoian, William Nunnally, Scott Tyo
  • Patent number: 8148177
    Abstract: A light emitting device containing a semiconductor light emitting component and a phosphor, the phosphor is capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, is provided. A straight line connecting a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the light emitting component and a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the phosphor is substantially along a black body radiation locus in a chromaticity diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20120068197
    Abstract: A light-emitting element is provided, including a first electrode and a second electrode, a first layer including first and second organic compounds, the first layer being formed between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first organic compound is capable of emitting a first light and the second organic compound has an electron transporting property, and a second layer including third and fourth organic compounds, the second layer being formed between the first layer and the second electrode wherein the third organic compound is capable of emitting a second light and has an electron trap property and the fourth organic compound has an electron transporting property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8129738
    Abstract: This invention relates to optoelectronic devices of improved efficiency. In particular it relates to light emitting diodes, photodiodes and photovoltaics. By careful design of periodic microstructures, e.g. gratings, associated with such devices more efficient light generation or detection is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: QinetiQ Limited
    Inventors: William L Barnes, John R Sambles, Ian R Hooper, Stephen Wedge
  • Patent number: 8114698
    Abstract: A III-nitride light emitting diode (LED) and method of fabricating the same, wherein at least one surface of a semipolar or nonpolar plane of a III-nitride layer of the LED is textured, thereby forming a textured surface in order to increase light extraction. The texturing may be performed by plasma assisted chemical etching, photolithography followed by etching, or nano-imprinting followed by etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Hong Zhong, Anurag Tyagi, Kenneth J. Vampola, James S. Speck, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110266564
    Abstract: A semiconductor display device using a light-emitting element, which can suppress luminance unevenness among pixels due to the potential drop of a wiring, is provided. Power supply lines to which a power supply potential is supplied are electrically connected to each other in a display region where a plurality of pixels are arranged. Further, an interlayer insulating film is formed over a wiring (an auxiliary power supply line) for electrically connecting the power supply lines to each other in the display region and a gate electrode of a transistor included in a pixel; and the power supply lines are formed over the interlayer insulating film which is formed over the auxiliary power supply line and the gate electrode. Furthermore, a wiring (an auxiliary wiring) formed over the interlayer insulating film is electrically or directly connected to the auxiliary power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Jun KOYAMA, Yoshifumi TANADA, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Kei TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7994522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting element and an organic light emitting device including the same. An impurity layer close to an electrode is doped with a small amount, and an impurity layer for a p-n junction is doped with a large amount, such that a high current may flow under a low voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Kook Ha, Chang-Woong Chu, Joo-Hyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 7989821
    Abstract: A sealed infrared radiation source includes an emitter membrane stimulated by an electrical current conducted through the membrane, which acts like an electrical conductor, wherein the membrane is mounted between first and second housing parts, at least one being transparent in the IR range, each housing part defining a cavity between the membrane and the respective housing part of each side of the membrane. The housing parts are at least partially electrical conductive, and a first of the housing parts is electrically coupled to a first end of the electrical conductor and insulated from the second end of the electrical conductor, the second housing part being electrically coupled to a second end of the electrical conductor and being insulated from the first end of the electrical conductor, thus allowing a current applied from the first housing part to the second housing part to pass through and heat the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sintef
    Inventors: Henrik Rogne, Dag Thorstein Wang, Trond Andreas Hansen, Sigurd Teodor Moe, Alain Ferber
  • Patent number: 7989822
    Abstract: This invention details how a low cost opto coupler can be made on Silicon On Insulator (SOI) using conventional integrated circuit processing methods. Specifically, metal and deposited insulating materials are use to realize a top reflector for directing light generated by a silicon PN junction diode to a silicon PN junction photo diode detector. The light generator or LED can be operated either in the avalanche mode or in the forward mode. Also, side reflectors are described as a means to contain the light to the LED-photo detector pair. Furthermore, a serpentine junction PN silicon LED is described for the avalanche mode of the silicon LED. For the forward mode, two LED structures are described in which hole and electrons combine in lightly doped regions away from heavily doped regions thereby increasing the LED conversion efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventor: Eugene Robert Worley
  • Publication number: 20110156075
    Abstract: A semiconductor element according to an embodiment of present application includes a first voltage drop portion providing a first voltage drop, a second voltage drop portion providing a second voltage drop, and a connecting material between the first voltage drop portion and the second voltage drop portion and having a physical dimension smaller than that of at least one of the first voltage drop portion and the second voltage drop portion. The semiconductor element can operate under a total bias voltage. The total bias voltage is greater than the second voltage drop, while the second voltage drop is greater than or equal to the first voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chou, Yung-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 7943484
    Abstract: A method for laterally dividing a semiconductor wafer (1) comprises the method steps of: providing a growth substrate (2); epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer sequence (3), which comprises a functional semiconductor layer (5), onto the growth substrate (2); applying a mask layer (10) to partial regions of the semiconductor layer sequence (3) in order to produce masked regions (11) and unmasked regions (12); implanting ions through the unmasked regions (12) in order to produce implantation regions (13) in the semiconductor wafer (1); and dividing the semiconductor wafer (1) along the implantation regions (13), wherein the growth substrate (2) or at least one part of the growth substrate (2) is separated from the semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eichler, Volker Härle
  • Publication number: 20110108860
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module includes a layer structure having a plurality of semiconductor layers including a substrate layer, a first layer arrangement and a second layer arrangement arrangement, wherein 1) the first layer arrangement has a light-emitting layer arranged on the substrate layer, 2) the second layer arrangement contains at least one circuit that controls an operating state of the light-emitting layer, and 3) the second layer arrangement is arranged on the substrate layer and/or surrounded by the substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Eissler, Siegfried Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20110079798
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a plurality of single crystal semiconductor thin films that emit light. The single crystal semiconductor thin films are secured in intimate contact to the surface of a substrate or a bonding layer formed on the substrate. A first conductive electrode is formed on the single crystal semiconductor thin film and is connected to a first conductive side metal layer. The first conductive side metal layer is closer to the surface of the substrate than a top surface of the single crystal semiconductor thin film. A second conductive electrode is formed on the single crystal semiconductor thin film. A second conductive side metal layer is connected to the second conductive electrode. The second conductive side metal layer is closer to the surface of the substrate than the top surface of the single crystal semiconductor thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuhiko Ogihara
  • Publication number: 20110057212
    Abstract: A display system includes a projection screen and a projector. The projection screen includes a retarder plate between a polarizer and a transparent screen. The projector projects an image through the polarizer and the retarder plate onto the transparent screen. The image is visible from a first side of the transparent screen but invisible from a second side of the transparent screen because any light passing twice through the retarder plate is blocked by the polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Cang V. Quach
  • Patent number: 7901959
    Abstract: A light emitting device containing a semiconductor light emitting component and a phosphor, the phosphor is capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the light emitting component and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, is provided. A straight line connecting a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the light emitting component and a point of chromaticity corresponding to a spectrum generated by the phosphor is substantially along a black body radiation locus in a chromaticity diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shimizu, Kensho Sakano, Yasunobu Noguchi, Toshio Moriguchi
  • Publication number: 20110049392
    Abstract: An LED-UV lamp that is easily interchangeable within a UV-curing process and scalable in length with a fine resolution so that it is easily customizable to any UV-curing application. The LED-UV lamp may incorporate multiple rows of LEDs and contain corresponding optics that effectively deliver radiant power to a substrate at distances of several inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron D. Martinez, Stephen J. Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20110044027
    Abstract: A backlight module including a circuit board, at least one first light emitting diode (LED) device, at least one second LED device, and a reflection device is provided. The first and second LED devices are disposed on a carrying surface of the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The brightness of the first LED device is greater than that of the second LED device. The reflection device is disposed on the circuit board and exposes the first and second LED devices. The reflection device has at least one first reflection region disposed around the first LED device and at least one second reflection region disposed around the second LED device. The reflection ratio of the first reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the first LED device is smaller than that of the second reflection region opposite to the light-emitting energy of the second LED device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AMTRAN TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventor: Chien-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20110024753
    Abstract: A fabricating method of a pixel structure is provided. First, a substrate with a plurality of pixel areas is provided. A common electrode is formed on the substrate to surround each pixel area. Then, a capacitance storage electrode is formed on the common electrode, and a first passivation layer is formed to cover the capacitance storage electrode and the common electrode. Following that, a scan line and a gate electrode are formed within each pixel area. Next, a gate insulation layer and a semiconductor layer are formed. A data line, a source, and a drain are formed within each pixel area. After that, a second passivation layer is formed on the substrate, and a contact window is formed in the second passivation layer above the drain. Moreover, a pixel electrode is formed within each pixel area, and the pixel electrode is electrically connected with the drain through the contact window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventor: Meng-Chi Liou
  • Publication number: 20110024774
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an imaging array includes providing a silicon tile having a first surface and a second, opposite surface. A buried dielectric layer is formed in the silicon tile between the first and second surfaces to define a bottom silicon layer between the first surface and the dielectric layer. A separation boundary is formed in the silicon tile between the second surface and the dielectric layer to define a top silicon layer between the dielectric layer and the separation boundary and a removable silicon layer between the separation boundary and the second surface. An oxide layer is formed on the first surface of the silicon tile and the silicon tile is bonded to a glass substrate at the oxide layer. The silicon tile is separated at the separation boundary to remove the removable silicon layer, exposing the top silicon layer. Semiconductive elements are formed using the exposed top silicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy J. Tredwell, Jackson Lai
  • Publication number: 20110012514
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical system having an array of light emitting semiconductor devices to performing an operation that have multiple characteristics associated with performing the operation. The array includes at least one detector located within the array to selectively monitor multiple characteristics of the light emitting semiconductor devices and is configured to generate a signal corresponding to the selected characteristic. A controller is configured to control the light emitting semiconductor devices in response to the signal from the at least one detector. At least one of the multiple characteristics may be concentrated at an area of the array and the at least one detector may be located within the array at the area of the array to selectively monitor characteristic that is concentrated at the area of the array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PHOSEON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Olson, Duwayne R. Anderson, Robert G. Culter, Mark D. Owen
  • Patent number: 7863626
    Abstract: A surface mountable device having a circuit device and a base section. The circuit device includes top and bottom layers having a top contact and a bottom contact, respectively. The base section includes a substrate having a top base surface and a bottom base surface. The top base surface includes a top electrode bonded to the bottom contact, and the bottom base surface includes first and second bottom electrodes that are electrically isolated from one another. The top electrode is connected to the first bottom electrode, and the second bottom electrode is connected to the top contact by a vertical conductor. An insulating layer is bonded to a surface of the circuit device and covers a portion of a vertical surface of the bottom layer. The vertical conductor includes a layer of metal bonded to the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank T. Shum