With Particular Gate Electrode Structure Patents (Class 349/46)
  • Patent number: 11984460
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insulation unit based on an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display mechanism. The method for manufacturing the insulation unit based on the array substrate includes: providing an aluminum layer on a substrate; and anodizing the aluminum layer to oxidize the aluminum layer to form the insulation unit. The method for manufacturing the insulation unit based on the array substrate can manufacture an insulation unit with a better corrosion resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: BEIHAI HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuming Xia, En-Tsung Cho, Haijiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 11978405
    Abstract: [Object] It is possible to further improve reliability. [Solution] There is provided a display device including: a pixel unit which is configured with a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix, each of the pixel circuits including a light emitting element and a driving circuit for driving the light emitting element; scanning lines which are interconnections connected to the respective pixel circuits and are provided to extend in a first direction and correspond to respective rows of a plurality of the pixel circuits; and signal lines which are interconnections connected to the respective pixel circuits and are provided to extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and correspond to respective columns of a plurality of the pixel circuits. One of the scanning lines and the signal lines, provided for the one pixel circuit, which is larger in number is positioned in a lower-level interconnection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Fujii, Naobumi Toyomura
  • Patent number: 11835830
    Abstract: A display device according to an aspect includes: an array substrate including a plurality of first light-transmitting electrodes each disposed in a corresponding one of pixels; a counter substrate including positions that overlap the first light-transmitting electrodes in a plan view and are provided with a second light-transmitting electrode; a liquid crystal layer including polymer-dispersed liquid crystals filled between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and at least one light emitter configured to emit light toward a side surface of the counter substrate. The array substrate includes, in each of the pixels, a third light-transmitting electrode and a conductive metal layer. The third light-transmitting electrode at least partially overlaps the first light-transmitting electrode in the plan view with an inorganic insulating layer interposed therebetween, and the conductive metal layer is stacked on the third light-transmitting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Yoshihide Ohue, Manabu Mizuno, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11809048
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode located in a region defined by intersection of two adjacent data lines, a gate line and a common electrode signal line, where the second electrode is located on a side of the first electrode facing away from the base substrate; the first electrode is in a block shape; the second electrode has a symmetry axis perpendicular to the gate line and passing through the center of the second electrode; the second electrode includes: a frame with an opening in a side; an opening side of the frame faces a first type of signal lines; the first type of signal lines are other signal lines than the data lines and signal lines parallel to the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyunsic Choi
  • Patent number: 11804160
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an integral integrated circuit and a display panel. The integral integrated circuit includes a gate channel which outputs a gate primitive signal and a data channel which outputs a data voltage. The display panel includes a level shifter which amplifies the gate primitive signal to generate a gate signal. The display panel is configured to display an image based on the gate signal and the data voltage. The display panel includes a first gate line extending in a first direction and a second gate line extending in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. The second gate line is connected to the first gate line. The level shifter is connected to the second gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyong Song, Chaehee Park, Sanghyun Heo, Bonghyun You
  • Patent number: 11698547
    Abstract: An increase in fabricating cost of a display module including a touch sensor is suppressed. A display device which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate includes a display portion. The display portion includes a sensor unit and a pixel. The sensor unit includes a first transistor, a first conductive film electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second conductive film. At least part of the first conductive film overlaps with at least part of the second conductive film. The pixel includes a second transistor, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the second transistor. At least part of the pixel electrode overlaps with at least part of the first conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Hatsumi, Tetsuji Ishitani
  • Patent number: 11635652
    Abstract: An optical substrate includes a first substrate, a light-transmitting layer disposed at the first substrate, concave portions provided in the light-transmitting layer, and a lens layer disposed so as to fill the concave portions. The light-transmitting layer is constituted by a plurality of light-transmitting layers, and an edge of the concave portion is in contact with an edge of an adjacent concave portion adjacent to the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shotaro Izawa, Satoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 11543716
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line extending along a first direction and having a light shielding property, a transistor having a semiconductor layer extending along the first direction so as to overlap with the scanning line, a contact hole electrically coupled to the scanning line at a side of a channel region of the semiconductor layer, and an opening provided at a side of a first LDD region and a second LDD region of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsutaka Ohori
  • Patent number: 11488509
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an integral integrated circuit and a display panel. The integral integrated circuit includes a gate channel which outputs a gate primitive signal and a data channel which outputs a data voltage. The display panel includes a level shifter which amplifies the gate primitive signal to generate a gate signal. The display panel is configured to display an image based on the gate signal and the data voltage. The display panel includes a first gate line extending in a first direction and a second gate line extending in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. The second gate line is connected to the first gate line. The level shifter is connected to the second gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyong Song, Chaehee Park, Sanghyun Heo, Bonghyun You
  • Patent number: 11460744
    Abstract: A display device includes a base layer, a pixel disposed on the base layer and including a thin film transistor, and a signal line connected to the pixel. The signal line includes a metal layer and a capping layer disposed on the metal layer, including molybdenum and tantalum. The metal layer has a first light reflectance, and the capping layer has a second light reflectance that is lower than the first light reflectance of the metal layer. The capping layer includes a tip protruding from a sidewall of the metal layer, and the tip protrudes more than a contact point at which the sidewall of the metal layer contacts with the base layer when viewed in a plane. The display device has an improved external light reflection characteristic and an enhanced display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Gyungmin Baek, Hyuneok Shin, Juhyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11454838
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal panel; and a control circuit, the liquid crystal panel sequentially including an active matrix substrate, a first alignment film, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment film, and a counter substrate, the active matrix substrate sequentially including a first substrate, a first electrode, a first insulating layer, and a second electrode including a linear electrode portion, the counter substrate including a second substrate and a third electrode, the third electrode extending in a longitudinal direction of the sub-pixel at a right or left end of the sub-pixel, a ratio of a width of the third electrode to a width of the first electrode in a widthwise direction being 0.14 or greater and 0.25 or smaller, the control circuit being configured to switch between application of an alternating voltage and application of a constant voltage to the third electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Murata, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Shinji Shimada, Kiyoshi Minoura
  • Patent number: 11456320
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal element, a transistor, a scan line, and a signal line. The liquid crystal element includes a pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer, and a common electrode. The scan line and the signal line are each electrically connected to the transistor. The scan line and the signal line each include a metal layer. The transistor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. A semiconductor layer of the transistor includes a stack of a first metal oxide layer and a second metal oxide layer. The first metal oxide layer includes a region with lower crystallinity than the second metal oxide layer. The transistor includes a first region connected to the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode, the common electrode, and the first region are each configured to transmit visible light. Visible light passes through the first region and the liquid crystal element and exits from the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kenichi Okazaki, Daisuke Kurosaki, Yasutaka Nakazawa, Kazunori Watanabe, Koji Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 11448929
    Abstract: An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of gate lines on a side of the base substrate; a plurality of data lines on a side of the plurality of gate lines away from the base substrate and intersecting with the plurality of gate lines; and a plurality of light shielding metal portions between the base substrate and each of the plurality of gate lines; respective one of the gate lines includes a plurality of gate line sub-segments separated by the plurality of data lines, respectively, every two adjacent gate line sub-segments in the respective one of the gate lines correspond to one of the light shielding metal portions, and the every two adjacent gate line sub-segments are connected in series through the one of the light shielding metal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Yao, Dawei Shi, Wentao Wang, Lu Yang, Haifeng Xu, Lei Yan, Jinfeng Wang, Jinjin Xue, Fang Yan, Xiaowen Si, Lin Hou, Zhixuan Guo, Yuanbo Li, Xiaofang Li
  • Patent number: 11402902
    Abstract: User interaction concepts, principles and algorithms for gestures involving facial expressions, motion or orientation of body parts, eye gaze, tightening muscles, mental activity, and other user actions are disclosed. User interaction concepts, principles and algorithms for enabling hands-free and voice-free interaction with electronic devices are disclosed. Apparatuses, systems, computer implementable methods, and non-transient computer storage media storing instructions, implementing the disclosed concepts, principles and algorithms are disclosed. Gestures for systems using eye gaze and head tracking that can be used with augmented, mixed or virtual reality, mobile or desktop computing are disclosed. Use of periods of limited activity and consecutive user actions in orthogonal axes is disclosed. Generation of command signals based on start and end triggers is disclosed. Methods for coarse as well as fine modification of objects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Perceptive Devices LLC
    Inventor: Uday Parshionikar
  • Patent number: 11367399
    Abstract: A display panel can include a first plate; a second plate disposed on the first plate; a first layer stack disposed between the first plate and the second plate; a first transistor disposed within the first layer stack; a second layer stack disposed on the second plate; and a second transistor disposed within the second layer stack, in which the first transistor is disposed in a location overlapping with an active area corresponding to an image display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Insang Jung, KumMi Oh
  • Patent number: 11362163
    Abstract: A display panel, a method for preparing a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes a substrate layer; a light shielding metal layer and a first electrode plate of a storage capacitor on the substrate layer; a buffer layer covering the light shielding metal layer and the first electrode plate on the substrate layer; an active layer and a second electrode plate of the storage capacitor on the buffer layer; a gate insulating layer on the buffer layer and the active layer, and a source, a gate and a drain on the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconduetor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jia Tang
  • Patent number: 11353760
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a first sub-pixel that includes a first thin film transistor (T1), a first common electrode (C1), and a first pixel electrode (Pix1) that is coupled to the first thin film transistor (T1); a second sub-pixel that includes a second thin film transistor (T2), a second common electrode (C2), and a second pixel electrode (Pix2) that is coupled to the second thin film transistor (T2); a discharge device that includes a control terminal, an input terminal, and an output terminal; and a gate line (GATE). The first thin film transistor (T1), the second thin film transistor (T2), and the control terminal of the discharge device are coupled to the gate line (GATE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongfei Cheng
  • Patent number: 11302237
    Abstract: A display device, a data driving circuit and a display panel capable of displaying YCbCr image data as WRGB image data while simplifying the structure of the data driving circuit and the display panel are discussed. The display device includes a display panel in which pixels including a white subpixel and a colored subpixel are arranged in a matrix form, and subpixels are disposed in a region where gate lines extending in a first direction and data lines extending in a second direction intersect, a gate driving circuit driving the gate lines, a data driving circuit driving the data lines, and a timing controller for controlling the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit. In the display panel, a luminance data voltage is applied to the white subpixel, and a same data voltage is applied to two colored subpixels adjacent in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jihun Kim
  • Patent number: 11289044
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. The data lines respectively have a first segment that overlaps one of the scan lines and a second segment that is located between adjacent two of the scan lines. A first segment of a first data line and a first segment of a second data line are separated by a distance Wa. A first segment of a third data line and a first segment of a fourth data line are separated by a distance Wc. A second segment of the first data line and a second segment of the second data line are separated by a distance W1. A second segment of the third data line and a second segment of the fourth data line are separated by a distance W3. The distances Wa, Wc, W1 and W3 have a relationship (W1/Wa)?(W3/Wc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Min Yeh, Hui-Min Huang, Hsieh-Li Chou, Cheng-Tso Chen, Yu-Chien Kao, Li-Wei Sung
  • Patent number: 11226550
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mask plate, a method for forming a via-hole, a method for forming a display substrate, the display substrate, and a display device. The mask plate is configured to form the via-hole in a layer, and includes a transparent pattern for the formation of the via-hole. The transparent pattern includes one or more curved edge, so the via-hole formed using the mask plate is provided with one or more curved edges at its bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Wang, Ni Yang, Yan Fang, Zhijian Qi, Yunze Li, Hengyi Xu
  • Patent number: 11227915
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer on a semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer is between the second semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate in a first direction. A first conductive layer is on the second semiconductor layer and contacting the second semiconductor layer. A third semiconductor layer is spaced from the second semiconductor layer in a second direction and connected to the first semiconductor layer. A second conductive layer is spaced from the first conductive layer in the second direction and connected to the third semiconductor layer. Each of the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the third semiconductor layer extends lengthwise in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Tezuka, Mitsuhiro Noguchi, Tomoaki Shino
  • Patent number: 11217723
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a flexible display device, and belongs to the technical field of display. Among them, the method for manufacturing a flexible display substrate includes: providing a carrier substrate; forming a flexible display substrate including a plurality of pre-cuts on the carrier substrate, with the plurality of pre-cuts exposing the carrier substrate; forming an inverted frustum structure on the carrier substrate at the plurality of pre-cuts, an orthogonal projection of a lower end surface of the inverted frustum structure on the carrier substrate is located within an orthogonal projection of an upper end surface of the inverted frustum structure on the carrier substrate; packaging the flexible display substrate; and peeling the flexible display substrate packaged from the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pinfan Wang, Shantao Chen, Shuai Zhang, Ming Liu, Qiuhua Meng
  • Patent number: 11177290
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a circuit which does not easily deteriorate is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch. A first terminal of the first transistor is connected to a first wiring. A second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a second wiring. A gate and a first terminal of the second transistor are connected to the first wiring. A second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a gate of the first transistor. The first switch is connected between the second wiring and a third wiring. The second switch is connected between the second wiring and the third wiring. The third switch is connected between the gate of the first transistor and the third wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Atsushi Umezaki
  • Patent number: 11175553
    Abstract: A circuit substrate has a first area and a second area. The second area includes a rounded corner region and a first rectangular region connected to the rounded corner region. The first rectangular region extends along a second direction. The circuit substrate includes: a plurality of gate lines disposed in the first area, and a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit disposed in the second area. The GOA circuit including at least one GOA unit disposed in the rounded corner region and a GOA unit disposed in the first rectangular region. Along the first direction, a length of a GOA unit in the rounded corner region is less than a length of the GOA unit in the first rectangular region; and along the second direction, a width of the GOA unit in the rounded corner region is greater than a width of the GOA unit in the first rectangular region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangqi Yu, Zhifu Dong, Xiaolin Wang, Jungho Park, Shouqiang Zhang, Pengyue Zhang
  • Patent number: 11119365
    Abstract: To improve the appearance of a light distribution pattern. A liquid crystal element including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and columnar bodies; where the first substrate has a counter electrode provided on its one surface side; where the second substrate is configured to include wiring parts provided on its one surface side, an insulating layer provided on the upper side of the wiring parts, and pixel electrodes provided on the upper side of the insulating layer; where the pixel electrodes are arranged along a first direction; where each wiring part is connected to one of the pixel electrodes, arranged on the lower layer side of the pixel electrodes, and has a connection region that passes through a gap between the pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction; and where the columnar bodies is provided at a position overlapping the connection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuo Toko
  • Patent number: 11099418
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate; a sealing member surrounding a part of a transmission area of the substrate; a plurality of pixels in a display area of the substrate; an encapsulation substrate facing the substrate with the sealing member between the encapsulation substrate and the substrate; a transparent material layer between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate and corresponding to the transmission area; and a light-shielding portion on the encapsulation substrate and corresponding to the sealing member. A width of the light-shielding portion is greater than a width of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunmin Hwang, Jaekyung Go, Dongjo Kim, Youngmin Kim, Chanyoung Park, Dongwon Han
  • Patent number: 11070791
    Abstract: A privacy display comprises a luminance-privacy arrangement and a contrast-privacy arrangement. In a privacy mode of operation, ambient light levels are detected and a visual security level is calculated. At and above a visual security level threshold the luminance-privacy arrangement is operable and below the threshold both the luminance-privacy and contrast-privacy arrangements are operable. Image quality for on-axis users is optimised and high levels of visual security are achieved for off-axis snoopers over a wide range of display illuminance conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson
  • Patent number: 11037962
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin-film transistor array substrate that prevents semiconductor layers of thin-film transistor elements from having step disconnection even when the frame width is reduced. The thin-film transistor array substrate of the present invention includes a thin-film transistor element in a pixel region and a terminal in a terminal region. The thin-film transistor array substrate sequentially includes a support, an insulating layer, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer in a cross-sectional view of the pixel region. A region with the insulating layer encompasses a region with the semiconductor layer in a plan view of the pixel region. The thin-film transistor array substrate sequentially includes the support, a lead line extending from the terminal, and the insulating layer in a cross-sectional view of the terminal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kawasaki, Hideki Kitagawa, Yoshihito Hara, Masaki Maeda, Toshikatsu Itoh, Hajime Imai, Tohru Daitoh
  • Patent number: 11024691
    Abstract: Discussed is an electroluminescent display device, wherein a first electrode of a first sub pixel includes a first lower electrode and a first upper electrode, a first electrode of a second sub pixel includes a second lower electrode and a second upper electrode, a first electrode of a third sub pixel includes a third lower electrode and a third upper electrode, a distance between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode, a distance between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode, and a distance between the third lower electrode and the third upper electrode are different from one another, the third upper electrode includes a third lower layer and a third upper layer, and the third lower layer is formed in the same pattern as that of the third lower electrode in an upper surface of the third lower electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyungmin Kim, HyeSeon Eom, DooHyun Yoon
  • Patent number: 11003036
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including pixel units is provided. Each of the pixel units includes a thin film transistor, a first insulating layer disposed on the thin film transistor, a common electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer covering the common electrode, and a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer. The first insulating layer includes a first via. The common electrode includes an opening and connects to the first via. The second insulating layer includes a second via and connects to the opening and the first via. The pixel electrode connects to the thin film transistor through the second via, the opening and the first via. The first via has two first sides opposite to each other and the opening has two third sides opposite to each other are aligned. A fourth side of the opening is not connected to the first via and the second via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Shun Lin, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 10963105
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The in-cell touch display panel includes a base substrate, a touch electrode, and a touch driver chip. The touch electrode includes a plurality of sub-electrodes that are independent from each other. The display panel further includes a plurality of touch leads that are in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-electrodes. Each of the sub-electrodes is connected to the touch driver chip through a corresponding touch lead. At least one sub-electrode has at least one non-conductive region, and an orthographic projection of the non-conductive region of the sub-electrode and that of the touch lead corresponding to the sub-electrode on the base substrate at least partially overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Lu, Shengji Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Minghua Xuan, Lei Wang, Jie Fu, Li Xiao, Jian Gao, Changfeng Li
  • Patent number: 10962854
    Abstract: The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Yu-Tsung Liu, Chao-Hsiang Wang, Te-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 10916177
    Abstract: A display apparatus in which each unit pixel includes four sub-pixels is provided. The four sub-pixels of each unit pixel may sequentially receive a data line through single data line. Two sub-pixels disposed on a side of the data line may be connected to a reference voltage supply line by a reference connecting line intersecting the data line. Two sub-pixels disposed another side of the data line may be connected to the data line by a data connection line intersecting the reference voltage supply line. An intersection region of the reference connection line and the data line may have the same area as an intersection region of the data connection line and the reference voltage supply line. Thus, in the display apparatus, the variation in the charging rate due to the parasitic capacitance difference of the data connection line and the reference connection line may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ho Kim, Il-Gi Jeong, Ung-Gi Lee, In-Cheol Park, Ha-Na Jung, Dong-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 10884493
    Abstract: User interaction concepts, principles and algorithms for gestures involving facial expressions, motion or orientation of body parts, eye gaze, tightening muscles, mental activity, and other user actions are disclosed. User interaction concepts, principles and algorithms for enabling hands-free and voice-free interaction with electronic devices are disclosed. Apparatuses, systems, computer implementable methods, and non-transient computer storage media storing instructions, implementing the disclosed concepts, principles and algorithms are disclosed. Gestures for systems using eye gaze and head tracking that can be used with augmented, mixed or virtual reality, mobile or desktop computing are disclosed. Use of periods of limited activity and consecutive user actions in orthogonal axes is disclosed. Generation of command signals based on start and end triggers is disclosed. Methods for coarse as well as fine modification of objects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Uday Parshionikar
  • Patent number: 10877343
    Abstract: An array substrate includes electrodes, capacitance forming portions, a first capacitance line, and a second capacitance line. The electrodes are arranged in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction. The capacitance forming portions are arranged in the first direction and the second direction to overlap the electrodes via an insulator. The first capacitance line includes a section of a conductive film including sections configured as the capacitance forming portions and extends in the first direction. The first capacitance line is coupled to the capacitance forming portions adjacent to each other in the first direction, respectively. The second capacitance line includes a section of the conductive film including sections configured as the capacitance forming portions and extends in the second direction. The second capacitance line is coupled to the capacitance forming portions adjacent to each other in the second direction, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10852607
    Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shin-Hung Yeh, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Chien-Ya Lee, Lun Tsai
  • Patent number: 10824035
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes providing a first substrate and a second substrate; forming a color filter layer on the second substrate; forming a protective layer on the color filter layer; removing a portion of the protective layer; installing a first photo spacer and a second photo spacer on the protective layer, where the first photo spacer is disposed on a partial region of removing the protective layer; forming a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first distance between a top of the first photo spacer and the first substrate is less than a second distance between a to of the second photo spacer and the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10818701
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate and a first layer of wires. The first layer of wires are disposed on the substrate. A lower portion of the first layer of wires includes a first high attachment metal layer, an upper portion of the first layer of wires includes a second high attachment metal layer, and a middle of the first layer of wires includes an intermediate electroconductive layer. The first layer of wires are connected to a column scan driver of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10804299
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a first blocking layer disposed on a substrate, and an active pattern disposed on the first blocking layer. The active pattern includes a source region, a drain region, and a channel region disposed between the source region and the drain region. The thin film transistor further includes a gate electrode disposed on the active pattern. The channel region corresponds to a portion of the active pattern overlapped by the gate electrode. The thin film transistor additionally includes a source electrode connected to the source region, and a drain electrode connected to the drain region. The active pattern includes a first part and a second part. The first part partially overlaps with the first blocking layer, and the first part and the second part have different thicknesses from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Lee, In Jun Bae
  • Patent number: 10748491
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junk Sik Park, Jae Young Shin, Woon Geun Kwak
  • Patent number: 10741787
    Abstract: A display back plate, a fabricating method for the same, and a display device are provided. The display back plate includes a substrate, a transparent heat conduction layer disposed on the substrate, and an array structure layer disposed on the heat conduction layer. The array structure layer includes a light shielding layer, a first thin film transistor, and a second thin film transistor, where the light shielding layer is disposed between the transparent heat conduction layer and the first thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tongshang Su, Dongfang Wang, Qinghe Wang, Ce Zhao, Bin Zhou, Liangchen Yan
  • Patent number: 10718985
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including pixel units is provided. Each of the pixel units includes a thin film transistor, a first insulating layer disposed on the thin film transistor, a common electrode disposed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer covering the common electrode, and a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer. The first insulating layer includes a first via. The common electrode includes an opening and connects to the first via. The second insulating layer includes a second via and connects to the opening and the first via. The pixel electrode connects to the thin film transistor through the second via, the opening and the first via. The first via has two first sides opposite to each other and the opening has two third sides opposite to each other are aligned. A fourth side of the opening is not connected to the first via and the second via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Shun Lin, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 10713464
    Abstract: A fingerprint identification substrate and a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The fingerprint identification substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of fingerprint identification units on the base substrate. Each fingerprint identification unit includes a photosensitive sense electrode and a thin film transistor which are positioned on the base substrate, the photosensitive sense electrode is positioned between the base substrate and the thin film transistor, and the photosensitive sense electrode is electrically connected with a source electrode or a drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanling Han, Xue Dong, Jing LV, Haisheng Wang, Chun Wei Wu, Xiaoliang Ding, Yingming Liu, Pengpeng Wang, Wei Liu, Xueyou Cao, Yanan Jia, Lijun Zhao, Changfeng Li, Rui Xu, Yuzhen Guo
  • Patent number: 10651426
    Abstract: An OLED display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of sub-pixels each including an emission area and a non-emission area; organic light emitting diodes on the first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a black matrix and a color filter layer on one side of the second substrate; a spacer on the black matrix and overlapping or parallel to one of the plurality of the gate lines and the plurality of data lines; and a film layer on the spacer, wherein an air gap is provided between the second substrate and the film layer, and a part of the film layer is exposed by the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Sun Park, Won-Hoe Koo, Ji-Hyang Jang
  • Patent number: 10629633
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an array substrate is disclosed. The manufacturing method includes a step of forming a pattern including a pixel electrode; and the manufacturing method further includes a step of forming a pattern including an active layer after the step of forming the pattern including the pixel electrode. Accordingly, an array substrate and a display device are also disclosed. In the manufacturing process of the array substrate, conductive material remained on the active layer is less, thereby producing less leak current, which in turn improves quality of the array substrate and display performance of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hepan Zhang, Qingnan Ai, Yue Li
  • Patent number: 10527892
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a base unit, a gate line disposed on the base unit, a data line disposed on the base unit and crossing the gate line while being insulated from the gate line, a shielding electrode disposed on the data line and overlapping the data line and isolated from the pixel electrode and a conductive bar, the conductive bar disposed on the same layer as that on which the shielding electrode is disposed, isolated from the shielding electrode, and extending in parallel to the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hak Sun Chang, Cheol Shin, Ki Chul Shin, Se Hyun Lee, Yun Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 10520775
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and a plurality of rectangular pixel inlays including at least two main photo spacers, the plurality of rectangular pixel arrays being disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaegeon You, Xinxing Wang
  • Patent number: 10509270
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display region including a plurality of display pixels arrayed in a matrix, an array substrate including a plurality of first electrodes which are arrayed in a matrix, second electrodes which are arranged on the same layer as a layer of the first electrodes and connect the first electrodes to each other, and third electrodes which are arrayed in a matrix on the first electrodes and the second electrodes, a countersubstrate which is arranged to face the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the array substrate and the countersubstrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Doi, Toshihiro Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 10481453
    Abstract: A method includes a pixel electrode forming process of forming a pixel electrode formed from a transparent electrode film on a gate insulation film that covers a gate electrode, a semiconductor film forming process being performed after the pixel electrode forming process and forming a semiconductor film on the gate insulation film such that a part of the semiconductor film covers the pixel electrode, an annealing process being performed after the semiconductor film forming process and processing the semiconductor film with annealing, and an etching process being performed after the annealing process and processing the semiconductor film with etching such that a channel section overlapping the gate electrode is formed in a same layer as the pixel electrode. The etching and the annealing performed on one of the transparent electrode film and the semiconductor film is less likely to adversely affect another one of the films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihito Hara, Tohru Daitoh, Hajime Imai, Masaki Maeda, Hideki Kitagawa, Toshikatsu Itoh, Tatsuya Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10453405
    Abstract: In a GOA circuit and a liquid crystal display panel provided by the present disclosure, by dividing GOA units in a GOA circuit into groups and cascading the GOA units in each group, and by successively outputting an enable signal to the first to kth GOA units at preset time intervals by an enable signal output unit so that the GOA circuit successively outputs a scanning signal from a first group to a kth group of GOA units, the number of cascades of GOA units is reduced, the signal attenuation is decreased, and the display effect of a liquid crystal display panel is thus improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenying Li