Patents Examined by Candice Chan
  • Patent number: 10964727
    Abstract: A flexible array substrate includes an active area and a bending area. The bending area is adjacent to the active area. The bending area includes a protection layer and at least one signal line disposed on the base substrate. The protection layer is located on the at least one signal line at a side away from the base substrate. An orthographic projection of the protection layer on the base substrate has an overlapping region with an orthographic projection of the at least one signal line on the base substrate, the Young modulus of the protection layer is larger than or equal to the Young modulus of the at least one signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Huang, Shuquan Yang, Song Wang, Yanxin Wang
  • Patent number: 10964525
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to sublimation in forming a semiconductor. In an example, a method may include forming a sacrificial material in an opening of a structure, wherein the sacrificial material displaces a solvent used in a wet clean operation and removing the sacrificial material via sublimation by exposing the sacrificial material to sub-atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew S. Thorum
  • Patent number: 10957623
    Abstract: Forming a thermal interface material structure includes forming an assembly that includes a thermal interface material disposed between a first mating surface and a second mating surface. The first mating surface is associated with a module lid, and the second mating surface is associated with a heat sink. Protruding surface features are incorporated onto the first mating surface or the second mating surface. The process also includes compressing the assembly to form a thermal interface material structure. The thermal interface material structure includes the thermal interface material disposed within an interface defined by the first mating surface and the second mating surface. The protruding surface features protrude from the first mating surface or the second mating surface into selected areas of the interface to limit relative movement of the mating surfaces into the selected areas during thermal cycling to reduce thermal interface material migration out of the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Campbell, Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Elin F. LaBreck, Jennifer I. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10950673
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including an organic insulating layer; a pixel electrode on the organic insulating layer; a pixel defining layer configured to cover an edge of the pixel electrode, having an opening corresponding to the pixel electrode, the pixel defining layer including a first layer including an inorganic insulating material and a second layer having less light transmittance in a first wavelength band than the first layer; an intermediate layer on a portion of the pixel electrode exposed via the opening, and including an emission layer; and an opposite electrode on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chulmin Bae, Changok Kim, Jihye Han
  • Patent number: 10937666
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lead frame including: punching a metal plate disposed on a die with a punch in a direction from the metal plate toward a die side to form a punched metal, the punched metal including at least one electrode, at least one hanger lead separated from the at least one electrode, and an outer frame connected to the at least one electrode and the at least one hanger lead; and stamping at least part of a corner of an end of the at least one hanger lead, the corner being on a side corresponding to the die side, with a vertically split mold to form at least one chamfered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mayumi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 10916608
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes a substrate having a display region and a peripheral region at least partially surrounding the display region. An insulating layer structure is disposed on the substrate within both the display region and the peripheral region. The insulating layer structure includes a groove in the peripheral region. A plurality of pixel structures is disposed in the display region on the insulating layer structure. A block structure is disposed in the peripheral region so as to at least partially overlap the groove of the insulating layer structure. The block structure at least partially fills the groove of the insulating layer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Namjin Kim
  • Patent number: 10910519
    Abstract: An embodiment discloses a semiconductor device including a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected with the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second electrode electrically connected with the second conductive semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor device package including the same. The second conductive semiconductor layer includes a first surface on which the second electrode is disposed. The second conductive semiconductor layer has a ratio of a second shortest distance W2, which is a distance from the first surface to a second point, to a first shortest distance W1, which is a distance from the first surface to a first point, (W2:W1) ranging from 1:1.25 to 1:100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rak Jun Choi, Byeoung Jo Kim, Hyun Jee Oh, Sung Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 10910585
    Abstract: Discussed is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting apparatus including a substrate; an auxiliary wiring disposed on the substrate; a protective layer configured to cover the auxiliary wiring; a first electrode disposed between the auxiliary wiring and the protective layer to be in direct contact with the auxiliary wiring, the first electrode including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having a first resistance, and the second layer being configured to cover the first layer and the protective layer and having a second resistance higher than the first resistance; an organic light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongmin Kim, Taejoon Song
  • Patent number: 10903406
    Abstract: A method for producing a component having a semiconductor body includes providing the semiconductor body including a radiation passage surface and a rear side facing away from the radiation passage surface, wherein the semiconductor body comprises on the rear side a connection location for the electrical contacting of the semiconductor body, providing a composite carrier including a carrier layer and a partly cured connecting layer, applying the semiconductor body on the composite carrier, such that the connection location penetrates into the partly cured connecting layer, curing the connecting layer to form a solid composite, applying a molded body material on the composite carrier after curing the connecting layer, wherein the molded body covers side surfaces of the semiconductor body, forming a cutout through the carrier layer and the connecting layer in order to expose the connection location, and filling the cutout with an electrically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Unterburger
  • Patent number: 10896921
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display panel is provided and includes providing a substrate; and forming a buffer layer, a polysilicon layer, a gate electrode, an interlayer insulating layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a source electrode and drain electrode line, and a touch control line on the substrate in sequence. A masking process is omitted using a planarization layer as a photoresist layer of the interlayer insulating layer. One more masking process is omitted by forming the pixel electrode, the source electrode and drain electrode line and the touch control line in a same masking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guanghui Liu, Xin Zhang, Yuan Yan
  • Patent number: 10879065
    Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit structure includes forming an insulation layer over at least a portion of a substrate; forming a plurality of semiconductor pillars over a top surface of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is horizontally spaced apart by portions of the insulation layer. The plurality of semiconductor pillars is allocated in a periodic pattern. The method further includes epitaxially growing a III-V compound semiconductor film from top surfaces and sidewalls of the semiconductor pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsin Ko, Cheng-Hsien Wu, Clement Hsingjen Wann
  • Patent number: 10872984
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor (TFT), an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The TFT includes an active layer, a gate electrode, a first source/drain electrode and a second source/drain electrode. The active layer includes a first channel region and a second channel region, a first source/drain area between the first channel region and the second channel region, and a second source/drain area opposite to the first source/drain area through the first channel region or the second channel region. The gate electrode includes a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode which are respectively overlapped with the first channel region and the second channel region. The first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode are respectively electrically connected with the first source/drain area and the second source/drain area of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinjin Xue, Dawei Shi, Haifeng Xu, Lu Yang, Wentao Wang, Lei Yan, Lei Yao, Fang Yan, Xiaowen Si
  • Patent number: 10861700
    Abstract: An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a diode; and a phase change element over and electrically connected to the diode. The diode includes a first doped semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, wherein the first doped semiconductor region is embedded in the semiconductor substrate; and a second doped semiconductor region over and adjoining the first doped semiconductor region, wherein the second doped semiconductor region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Shi Jordan Lai, ChiaHua Ho, Fu-Liang Yang
  • Patent number: 10847555
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface; a microlens located above the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; and one or more photoelectric converters located between the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and the microlens, each of the one or more photoelectric converters including a first electrode, a second electrode located closer to the microlens than the first electrode is, and a photoelectric conversion layer that is located between the first electrode and the second electrode and that converts light into electric charges, wherein a focal point of the microlens is located below a lowermost surface of the photoelectric conversion layer of a first photoelectric converter, the first photoelectric converter being located closest to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate among the one or more photoelectric converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akio Nakajun, Shota Yamada
  • Patent number: 10825888
    Abstract: Integrated circuits (ICs) and method for forming IC devices are presented. In one embodiment, a method of forming a device with an integrated magnetic component using 3-dimensional (3-D) printing is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate with a base dielectric layer, the base dielectric layer serves as a base for the integrated magnetic component. A first metal layer is formed on the substrate by spray coating metal powder over the substrate and performing selective laser melting on the metal powder. A magnetic core is formed on the substrate by spray coating magnet powder over the substrate and performing selective laser sintering on the magnet powder. A second metal layer is formed on the substrate by spray coating metal powder over the substrate and performing selective laser melting on the metal powder. A patterned dielectric layer separates the first and second metal layers and the magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Lulu Peng, Donald Ray Disney, Lawrence Selvaraj Susai, Rajesh Sankaranarayanan Nair
  • Patent number: 10825916
    Abstract: A vertical transport field-effect transistor includes a top source/drain region separated from an underlying gate stack by a multi-layer top spacer that includes an oxygen barrier layer beneath a top dielectric layer. Techniques for fabricating the transistor include depositing the oxygen barrier layer over the gate stack prior to depositing the top dielectric layer. The oxygen barrier layer blocks oxygen diffusion during deposition of the top dielectric layer, thereby avoiding damage to underlying interfacial and gate dielectric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hemanth Jagannathan, Choonghyun Lee, Alexander Reznicek, Christopher Waskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10818554
    Abstract: A laser processing method for a wafer that is segmented by plural planned dividing lines set on a surface in a lattice manner uses a laser processing apparatus including a laser beam irradiation unit that irradiates, through a collecting lens, the wafer held by a chuck table, with plural laser beams formed by being oscillated by a laser beam oscillator and being split by a laser beam splitting unit. The method includes a processed groove forming step of irradiating the wafer with the plural laser beams along the planned dividing lines and forming a processed groove along the planned dividing lines. The plural laser beams split by the laser beam splitting unit are arranged in a line manner along a direction that is non-parallel to an extension direction of the planned dividing line irradiated with the plural laser beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: DISCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuri Ban
  • Patent number: 10818754
    Abstract: A method comprises providing a semiconductor alloy layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate structure on the semiconductor alloy layer, forming source and drain regions in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate structure, removing at least a portion of the semiconductor alloy layer overlying the source and drain regions, and forming a metal silicide region over the source and drain regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Chao Huang, Yee-Chia Yeo, Chao-Hsiung Wang, Chun-Chieh Lin, Chenming Hu
  • Patent number: 10811437
    Abstract: A display device including a gate line, first and second data lines adjacent to each other in a first direction and crossing the gate line, a first transistor electrically connected to the gate line and the first data line, and a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first transistor, in which the first pixel electrode includes a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode adjacent to each other in the first direction, the first sub-electrode includes a first longitudinal stem extending in a direction substantially parallel to the first data line and overlapping the first data line and a plurality of first branches connected to the first longitudinal stem, and the second sub-electrode includes a second longitudinal stem extending in a direction substantially parallel to the second data line and overlapping the second data line and a plurality of second branches connected to the second longitudinal stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Lee, Hak Sun Chang, Byoung Sun Na, Seung Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10807863
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing recessed micromechanical structures in a MEMS device wafer. First vertical trenches in the device wafer define the horizontal dimensions of both level and recessed structures. The horizontal face of the device wafer and the vertical sidewalls of the first vertical trenches are then covered with a self-supporting etching mask which is made of a self-supporting mask material, which is sufficiently rigid to remain standing vertically in the location where it was deposited even as the sidewall upon which it was deposited is etched away. Recess trenches are then etched under the protection of the self-supporting mask. The method allows a spike-preventing aggressive etch to be used for forming the recess trenches, without harming the sidewalls in the first vertical trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Fujii