Conductive Mask Patents (Class 349/111)
  • Patent number: 11934057
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer including polymers and liquid crystal molecules, and a light-emitting element. The first substrate includes a transparent substrate, a scanning line, a signal line crossing the scanning line, a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line and the signal line, an organic insulating film overlapping the switching element, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. A thickness of the organic insulating film located between the transparent substrate and the pixel electrode is less than a thickness of the organic insulating film overlapping the switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Yoshihide Ohue, Hiroki Sugiyama, Tomoyuki Tada
  • Patent number: 11908813
    Abstract: A display device having a non-display region is provided. The display device includes a first conductive line to which a voltage is applied and a second conductive line which is at least partially overlapped with the first conductive line. There is a distance between the first conductive line and the second conductive line in a normal direction of the display device is greater than or equal to 3500 angstroms, and less than or equal to 4500 angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Lun Tsai, Bo-Yuan Hou
  • Patent number: 11889729
    Abstract: A display device includes a short ring TFT, wherein the short ring TFT includes a semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, a first gate insulating film provided between the semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, and a second gate insulating film provided between the semiconductor layer and the second gate electrode, one of a pair of adjacent lead-out wiring lines is electrically connected to a source region of the semiconductor layer, the other of the pair of adjacent lead-out wiring lines is electrically connected to a drain region of the semiconductor layer, one of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is electrically connected to the source region or the drain region, and the other of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode is electrically connected to a threshold value control wiring line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Patent number: 11880531
    Abstract: A display device with a touch sensor having a display function and a touch sensor function is provided. The display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode; a first electrode along a first direction; and a second substrate including a second electrode that includes patterns of electrodes along a second direction crossing the first direction and that faces the first electrode and the pixel electrode, wherein upon the display function being activated, the pixel electrode is supplied with a pixel signal, and the second electrode is supplied with common voltage, and upon the touch sensor function being activated, the first electrode is applied with a first signal and the second electrode is configured to receive the first signal to be a second signal as a touch detecting signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Naosuke Furutani, Hayato Kurasawa, Makoto Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11856803
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a pixel circuit layer on the substrate and including a thin-film transistor; a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer and including a display element electrically connected to the thin-film transistor; a color filter layer on the display element layer and including a color filter overlapping the display element and a black matrix having a first side contacting the color filter and a second side extending in an edge direction of the substrate; and a blocking layer between the black matrix and the substrate, wherein a tip end of the blocking layer has no step difference with an end of the black matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Woo Lim, Bon-Yong Koo, Hyungjune Kim, Eunje Jang, Jang-Bog Ju
  • Patent number: 11841596
    Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scanning lines, a pixel array, first common electrode lines, and second common electrode lines; the HSD design is applied to the array substrate, and the array substrate is provided with first common electrode lines and second common electrode lines, and the second common electrode lines are provided on the data lines and connected to each other to form a meshed structure of the common electrodes, which ensures the stability of the voltage signals of the common electrodes and effectively improves the display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Yanna Yang
  • Patent number: 11835828
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and liquid crystal. The first substrate includes pixel electrodes, a peripheral circuit and a dummy wiring. The peripheral circuit and the dummy wiring are provided outside a pixel area in which the pixel electrodes are arranged. The second substrate is opposed to the first substrate through the liquid crystal. The second substrate includes a translucent conductive film that is provided on an opposite side of the second substrate to a side where the liquid crystal is present. The dummy wiring is located on an outer peripheral side of the substrates than the peripheral circuit and is provided independently of the peripheral circuit in terms of circuit. The dummy wiring is grounded outside the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Segawa, Masaaki Aota, Tomohide Onogi, Hiroshi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11824068
    Abstract: A display device in which a peripheral circuit portion has high operation stability is provided. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A first insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the first substrate. A second insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the second substrate. The first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate face each other. An adhesive layer is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A protective film in contact with the first substrate, the first insulating layer, the adhesive layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate is formed in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takashi Hamada, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tetsuji Ishitani, Daisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 11796874
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel. The display panel includes a data line; a transistor electrically connected to the data line, wherein the transistor includes a patterned active layer disposed in an area corresponding to the data line; and a shielding layer disposed between the patterned active layer and the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenqiang Yu, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11587965
    Abstract: A color filter (CF) substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel, a display device and an operation method thereof are provided. The CF substrate includes: a base substrate, a CF pixel array and image sensors. The CF pixel array is provided on the base substrate and includes CF pixel units in an array. The image sensors are provided on the CF pixel array, correspond to the CF pixel units, and are configured to receive light travelling through the CF pixel units for imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengguang Ban, Zhanfeng Cao
  • Patent number: 11561423
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer including polymers and liquid crystal molecules, and a light-emitting element. The first substrate includes a transparent substrate, a scanning line, a signal line crossing the scanning line, a switching element electrically connected to the scanning line and the signal line, an organic insulating film overlapping the switching element, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. A thickness of the organic insulating film located between the transparent substrate and the pixel electrode is less than a thickness of the organic insulating film overlapping the switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Yoshihide Ohue, Hiroki Sugiyama, Tomoyuki Tada
  • Patent number: 11556025
    Abstract: A display substrate including a scan driving circuit, a scan line, and an insulating pattern. The scan driving circuit includes a connection electrode disposed on a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of signal lines, and a stage circuit connected to the signal lines and overlaps a non-display area. The scan line overlaps a display area and is connected to the scan driving circuit. The insulating pattern is disposed on the insulating layers, covers the connection electrode, and makes contact with a sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-seung Kim, Kyongsub Kim, Tae Seop Kim, Taehoon Kim
  • Patent number: 11538881
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a thin film transistor on the substrate, the thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode overlapping the first semiconductor layer wherein a first gate insulating layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, and a storage capacitor including a lower electrode including a first lower layer and a first upper layer stacked each other and an upper electrode including a second lower layer and a second upper layer stacked each other, wherein the upper electrode overlaps the lower electrode, and a second gate insulating layer is disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, a display element electrically connected to the thin film transistor, wherein the second upper layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of the first upper layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongmin Lee, Sukyoung Yang, Dokeun Song, Hyuneok Shin
  • Patent number: 11521942
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a panel. The panel includes a display region and a non-display region and has a normal direction in which the non-display region is adjacent to the display region. The non-display region includes a first conductive line and a second conductive line. A common voltage is applied to the first conductive line. The second conductive line is at least partially overlapped with the first conductive line. There is a distance between the first conductive line and the second conductive line in the normal direction. The distance is greater than or equal to 3500 ?, and less than or equal to 4500 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Lun Tsai, Bo-Yuan Hou
  • Patent number: 11476317
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels that is arrayed in a first direction and a second direction. Each pixel includes; a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel that is disposed to be adjacent to the first sub-pixel in the first direction, a third sub-pixel that is disposed to be adjacent to at least one of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel in the second direction, and a light shielding portion that is disposed corresponding to the position on which the third sub-pixel is disposed, so as to limit a viewing angle of the third sub-pixel in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Motoyama, Reo Asaki, Shingo Makimura
  • Patent number: 11335721
    Abstract: A backside illuminated image sensor device with a shielding layer and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the backside illuminated image senor device, a patterned conductive shielding layer is formed on a dielectric layer on a backside surface of a semiconductor substrate and surrounding a pixel array on a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Volume Chien, Su-Hua Chang, Chia-Yu Wei, Zen-Fong Huang, Chi-Cherng Jeng
  • Patent number: 11281062
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a base substrate, an active pattern, a first electrode, a second electrode, a control electrode, and a display element. The active pattern may be disposed on the base substrate. The first electrode may be disposed between the base substrate and the active pattern and connected to a first end of the active pattern. The second electrode may be disposed on the active pattern and connected to a second end of the active pattern. The control electrode may overlap the active pattern and be insulated from the active pattern. The display element may be disposed on the second electrode and connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Chul Shin, Kang Young Lee, Hyun Sup Lee, Gye Hwan Lim
  • Patent number: 11243445
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a gate line that is disposed on the substrate in a first direction; a data line that is disposed in a second direction, while crossing the gate line; a semiconductor layer that is disposed between the gate line and the data line, a transistor formed by the semiconductor, a part of the gate line, and a part of the data line; a pixel electrode connected with the transistor; and a light blocking member that is disposed on the pixel electrode, wherein the light blocking member is disposed in the second direction while overlapping the data line, the light blocking member includes a first region and a second region, each having a different width in the first direction, and a width of the second region is narrower than a width of the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hwan Hong, Jae Bok Chang, Jun Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11037889
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a panel. The panel includes a display region and a non-display region and has a normal direction in which the non-display region is adjacent to the display region. The non-display region includes a conductive line which includes a first section and a second section. The first section has a first extension direction and the second section has a second extension direction that is different from the first extension direction. A first conductive layer is disposed on the first section a first distance away from the first section in the normal direction. A second conductive layer is disposed on the second section a second distance away from the second section in the normal direction which is different than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Lun Tsai, Bo-Yuan Hou
  • Patent number: 11022850
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a glass substrate, a black matrix and a common electrode which are sequentially stacked. The common electrode completely covers the black matrix. The black matrix comprises a plurality of rows of first shading lines and a plurality of rows of second shading lines. The first shading lines and the second shading lines are perpendicular to and intersect with each other. The glass substrate is further provided with a first signal source located on one side of the black matrix and a plurality of rows of first metal lines disposed on one side facing away from the glass substrate to connect the first signal source and the first metal lines of the common electrode. The first metal lines covering the first shading lines replace common lines located outside the display area of the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenying Li
  • Patent number: 10985068
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device comprises a driving thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer formed on the first semiconductor layer. The device further includes a storage capacitor including a first capacitor electrode electrically coupled to a drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, a buffer layer formed on the first capacitor electrode, a second semiconductor layer formed on the buffer layer, and a second capacitor electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically coupled to a gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor. The device also includes an organic light emitting diode connected to the drain electrode of the driving transistor. The gate insulating layer has at least one hole in a region where the gate insulating layer overlaps the second semiconductor layer, thereby exposing the second semiconductor layer to the second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jang Lee, Ho-Young Jeong
  • Patent number: 10955714
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first insulating substrate, a scanning line, a signal line, a switching, and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes a polymer in a shape of a streak and a liquid crystal molecule. The scanning line includes a conductive layer located between the first insulating substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a first reflective layer located between the first insulating substrate and the conductive layer and having a reflectance higher than a reflectance of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Okuyama, Yudai Numata
  • Patent number: 10825840
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a thin-film transistor (TFT) panel structured to prevent the deterioration of image quality due to the luminance change of backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventors: Byoung-Sun Na, Ju-Hee Lee, Won-Hee Lee, Ho-Kyoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10795229
    Abstract: An element substrate of an electro-optical device includes, in a peripheral area surrounding a pixel area, a metal wiring provided at one surface side of a first substrate that is a substrate body, and a plurality of second light-shielding layers overlapping with the metal wiring between the first substrate and the metal wiring. A second light-shielding interlayer area overlapping with the metal wiring is present between the plurality of second light-shielding layers. A third light-shielding layer is formed in a manner overlapping in a plan view with the second light-shielding interlayer area between the first substrate and the metal wiring. Surfaces of the second light-shielding layer and the third light-shielding layer at the first substrate side have lower reflectance than a surface of the metal wiring at the first substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Masui
  • Patent number: 10747048
    Abstract: This application relates to a color filter (CF) substrate and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10739681
    Abstract: An image exposure device (10) includes an image display device (20) having a pixel (21), a photosensitive recording medium support portion that supports a photosensitive recording medium (40) in which an image of the image display device (20) is recorded in a state in which an exposure surface (40A) of the photosensitive recording medium (40) faces the image display device (20), a collimation portion (50) that is provided between the image display device (20) and the photosensitive recording medium (40) and makes light from the pixel (21) into parallel light, and an absorption layer (60) that is provided between the image display device (20) and the photosensitive recording medium (40) and has a light transmittance for the light from the pixel (21) of 50% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Usami, Shinichiro Sonoda, Hirotoshi Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 10606115
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a gate line disposed on the second substrate, an electrode layer disposed on the second substrate, and a light shielding portion disposed at a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate. The electrode layer includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. The gate line is disposed between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion. A projection area of the light shielding portion projected on the second substrate is overlapped with the gate line, and the projection area has a first side and a second side. The first electrode portion has a third side and a fourth side. The third side is disposed away from the gate line, and the first side is disposed between the third side and the fourth side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Che Yang, Mao-Shiang Lin
  • Patent number: 10558073
    Abstract: The present application discloses a liquid crystal display panel including an array substrate having a data line layer including a plurality of columns of data lines; a counter substrate facing the array substrate, including a base substrate and a conductive material layer on the base substrate having a plurality of conductive material columns for preventing light leakage; and a black matrix layer having a plurality of black matrix columns corresponding to the plurality of conductive material columns and the plurality of columns of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Li, Hyunsic Choi, Jing Lv, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 10451946
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first metal layer including a gate electrode; a first insulating layer provided on the first metal layer; an oxide semiconductor layer provided on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer provided on the oxide semiconductor layer; a second metal layer provided on the oxide semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer, the second metal layer including a source electrode; a third insulating layer provided on the second metal layer; and a first transparent electrode layer provided on the third insulating layer. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a first portion lying above the gate electrode and a second portion extending from the first portion so as to lie across an edge of the gate electrode on the drain electrode side. The third insulating layer does not include an organic insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sumio Katoh, Naoki Ueda
  • Patent number: 10359677
    Abstract: Provided is an LTPS array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel, wherein the LTPS array substrate comprises: a first common electrode layer; a passivation layer, which is formed on the first common electrode layer, and has a first via hole formed therein; a pixel electrode layer, which is formed on the passivation layer; and a second common electrode layer, which is formed on the passivation layer, located between pixel electrodes corresponding to two adjacent sub-pixels in the pixel electrode layer, electrically isolated from the pixel electrode layer, and electrically connected to the first common electrode layer through the first via hole. The array substrate is capable of significantly enhancing the intensity of an electric field at an edge region of the adjacent sub-pixels, thereby increasing the transmittance at this region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Du, Lixuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10209508
    Abstract: A display device includes a first support plate and a second support plate. A pixel region between the first support plate and the second support plate includes a plurality of pixel wall portions over the first support plate forming a perimeter of the pixel region. A first liquid and a second liquid that is immiscible with the first liquid are disposed in the pixel region. A light-blocking portion is disposed on an inner surface of the second support plate and over a first pixel wall portion of the plurality of pixel wall portions. A recessed region is aligned with the light-blocking portion. An electrically conductive layer is disposed within the recessed region and disposed on a portion of the light-blocking portion. The electrically conductive layer has a first surface contacting the second liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Toru Sakai, Jeroen Cornelis van der Gaag
  • Patent number: 10199399
    Abstract: A display substrate, a display apparatus and a production method of the display substrate are provided. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. Each of the pixel units includes: a first electrode; a first connection portion connected with the first electrode; and a first connection line, the first connection portion being connected to the first connection line through a first via hole. The first connection line of at least one of the pixel units is connected with the first connection line of the pixel unit positioned on an upper side of the at least one of the pixel units and the first connection line of the pixel unit positioned on a lower side of the at least one of the pixel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Wang, Haijun Qiu, Fei Shang, Jaikwang Kim, Shaoru Li
  • Patent number: 10199443
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate, an organic light emitting layer on the first substrate and including a protrusion, and a pixel circuit including a passivation film having a recess engaged with the protrusion, wherein the protrusion is located at a position corresponding to the recess and adhered to the pixel circuit in the recess by a conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Sun Lee, Mu Gyeom Kim, Young Gug Seol
  • Patent number: 10146095
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided with a thin film transistor which includes a gate electrode film that is provided in a first electrode layer located over a first insulating layer, a semiconductor film that is disposed over the gate electrode film via a second insulating layer, a drain electrode and a source electrode that are provided in a second electrode layer located over the semiconductor film and are in contact with an upper surface of the semiconductor film, and a light blocking film that is disposed under the first insulating layer. At least a part thereof overlaps the semiconductor film and the gate electrode film in a plan view. One of the drain electrode and the source electrode is connected to a gate line, and the light blocking film is electrically connected to the source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Motoharu Miyamoto, Masahiro Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 10139294
    Abstract: One or more strain sensors can be included in an electronic device. Each strain sensor includes a strain sensitive element and one or more strain signal lines connected directly to the strain sensitive element. The strain sensor(s) are used to detect a force that is applied to the electronic device, to a component in the electronic device, and/or to an input region or surface of the electronic device. A strain sensitive element is formed or processed to have a first gauge factor and the strain signal line(s) is formed or processed to have a different second gauge factor. Additionally or alternatively, a strain sensitive element is formed or processed to have a first conductance and the strain signal line(s) is formed or processed to have a different second conductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Vosgueritchian, John Stephen Smith, Sinan Filiz, James E. Pedder, Tingjun Xu, Xiaonan Wen
  • Patent number: 10108041
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device that a high quality image with suppressed display unevenness can be obtained. A liquid crystal display device includes a first metal electrode, a black matrix disposed at regular spacings, and a liquid crystal. The first metal electrode is disposed to overlap the black matrix when seen perpendicularly from above, and a second metal electrode is disposed at a place at which the first metal is not disposed at a position at which the second metal electrode overlaps the black matrix between different color sub pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Higano, Emi Higano
  • Patent number: 10042218
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device, including: a first data line and a second data line each lengthwise extended in a first direction and spaced apart from each other, a gate line lengthwise extended in a second direction different from the first direction, the gate line defining: a first region thereof overlapping the first data line, a second region thereof overlapping the second data line and a third region thereof extended between the first region and the second region, and a pixel including a switching element, a first electrode of the switching element being connected to the first data line and a second electrode of the switching element overlapping each of the first to third regions. In the first direction, a width of the third region is smaller than a width of each of the first and second regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 9964820
    Abstract: A display may have a thin-film transistor layer and a color filter layer. The display may include light blocking structures formed on a transparent substrate. In one arrangement, a clear planarization layer may be formed over the light blocking structures. The thin-film transistor layer may be formed over the planarization layer. The color filter layer may be integrated with the thin-film transistor layer. At least light blocking structures and the planarization layer should be formed from high temperature resistance material. In another arrangement, the color filter layer may be formed on the light blocking structures. A clear planarization layer may then be formed over the color filter layer. The thin-film transistor layer may be formed on the planarization layer. In this arrangement, the color filter layer also needs to be formed from thermal resistance material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Duk Yang, Kyung-Wook Kim, Shih-Chang Chang, Hiroshi Osawa, John Z. Zhong
  • Patent number: 9921444
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel, in which a black matrix is formed on a TFT substrate and the black matrix includes a plurality of black light shielding frames respectively located in a plurality of pixel zones and arranged in the form of a matrix. The black light shielding frames are each set at a gap between a light blocking frame and data lines and scan lines along a periphery of an opening area of each of the pixel zones so that the liquid crystal panel of the present invention eliminates the occurrence of defect situations of light leaking and color shifting resulting from positional deviation of the black matrix caused by positional shift between upper and lower substrates and also provides a relatively high aperture ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9905590
    Abstract: The present invention provides a LTPS array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a substrate, forming polysilicon layers of a first region and a second region on the substrate including the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the thickness of the polysilicon layer of the first region is greater than the one of the second region, the polysilicon layer of the first region partially covers the source electrode and the drain electrode; passivating the surface of the polysilicon layer in order to turn the part of the adjacent surface of the polysilicon layer of the second region and the first region into an insulating layer; forming a gate electrode on the insulating layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The present invention can simplify the LTPS technical process and reduce the producing costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cong Wang, Peng Du, Xiaoxiao Wang
  • Patent number: 9904114
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel having at least one pixel area is provided. The LCD panel includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a liquid crystal layer. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are disposed in the pixel area. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer disposed adjacent to the first electrode layer have a first pre-tilt angle, and the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer disposed adjacent to the second electrode layer have a second pre-tilt angle different from the first pre-tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Che Yang, Chen-Kuan Kao
  • Patent number: 9880430
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first gate line and a second gate line extending in a first direction, respectively. A first source line and a second source line extend in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. A pixel electrode includes a first main pixel electrode in the shape of a belt located on an edge of the first source line and extending in the second direction, and a second main pixel electrode in the shape of a belt located on an edge of the second source line and extending in the second direction. A second substrate includes a main common electrode located between the first main pixel electrode and the second main pixel electrode and extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Arihiro Takeda, Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 9882560
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a transparent dielectric substrate having a generally rectangular shape, a first conductive film formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, a second conductive film formed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, four electrodes formed at four respective corners of the first conductive film, four current detecting units coupled to the four electrodes, respectively, and an alternating-current power supply configured to apply alternating-current voltage between the first conductive film and the second conductive film, wherein the alternating-current power supply is electrically coupled to the first conductive film through the four current detecting units and the four electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventor: Yutaka Ueno
  • Patent number: 9867273
    Abstract: A printed circuit, a thin film transistor and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The printed circuit includes a plurality of metal nanostructures and a metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is disposed on a surface of the metal nanostructures and fills a space at an intersection of the metal nanostructures. The metal oxide layer disposed on the surface of the metal nanostructures has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 10 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Winbond Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Ho
  • Patent number: 9865662
    Abstract: A transparent organic light emitting display apparatus include a base substrate, a first electrode disposed on the base substrate, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode including a first portion disposed on the first electrode and a second portion which is disposed adjacent to the first portion, an oxygen content of the second portion being different from that of the first portion, and a light emitting structure disposed between the first portion of the second electrode and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 9835900
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a display area including a plurality of pixels, and a light-shielding layer. Each of the pixels includes first and second pixel electrodes having have different pixel areas, a first semiconductor element, a second semiconductor element, a first capacitance electrode connected to the first semiconductor element and forming a first auxiliary capacitance, and a second capacitance electrode connected to the second semiconductor element, forming a second auxiliary capacitance, and having an electrode area different from that of the first capacitance electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhide Mochizuki, Hirotaka Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9829729
    Abstract: A display panel and a detection method thereof are provided. Wireless signals are transmitted to a gate-line wireless sensing electrode connected to gate lines and a data-line wireless sensing electrode connected to data lines that are preset at a dummy zone of the display panel (1, 1?), respectively, through wireless signal transmitting electrodes (6) connected to a transmitter, so as to generate a gate-line detection signal and a data-line detections signal, thereby realizing detection of the display panel. The gate-line wireless sensing electrode and the data-line wireless sensing electrode are formed at the dummy zone on the array substrate (1, 1?) in the technological process of producing the gate lines and the data lines of the array substrate of the display panel, respectively. Therefore, poorness of a display can be detected without cutting of a display panel (1, 1?), poorness is detected early, and repair is made timely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Li, Yong Sub Kim, Xiaotao Liu
  • Patent number: 9831276
    Abstract: A display panel is disclosed, which comprises a first substrate including: a base substrate; a semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer; a first scan line and a second scan line extended along a first direction respectively and portions of the first scan line and the second scan line overlapping with the semiconductor layer; a second insulating layer; a data line extended along a second direction and electrically connecting to the semiconductor layer through a first contact via, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction; and a first metal pad and a second metal pad electrically connecting to the semiconductor layer through two second contact vias respectively; wherein the first contact via and the two second contact vias are disposed between the first scan line and the second scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Tsung Liu, Te-Yu Lee, Chien-Ta Huang, Minoru Shibazaki
  • Patent number: 9799634
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device using a semiconductor light emitting device. Such a display device using a semiconductor light emitting device may include a first substrate comprising an electrode portion, a conductive adhesive layer located on the first substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices at least part of which are buried in an upper region of the conductive adhesive layer to constitute individual pixels electrically connected to the electrode portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Byungjoon Rhee
  • Patent number: 9791730
    Abstract: An LCD device according to a group of embodiments comprises array and counter substrates, a liquid-crystal layer and a liquid-crystal alignment layer, where the array substrate or the counter substrate further comprises: a pattern of color filter layer, formed of a plurality of color regions; a pattern of light-shielding film, comprising band-shaped portions that run along boundaries of the color regions; and protrusions formed by the color filter layer and run along boundaries of the color regions; and boundaries between the color regions being respectively deviated from centerlines of the band-shaped portions by 1 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Akihiko Miyoshi