Patents by Inventor Hongru ZHOU

Hongru ZHOU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11843005
    Abstract: A half via hole structure, a method for manufacturing the same, an array substrate, and a display panel are provided. The half via hole structure includes: a spacer layer arranged on an underlaying substrate; a passivation layer arranged on the spacer layer and provided with a first via hole, an orthographic projection of the first via hole on the underlaying substrate being within that of the spacer layer on the underlaying substrate; a first conductive layer arranged on the spacer layer and having a width smaller than a diameter of the first via hole; an insulating layer arranged between the spacer layer and the passivation layer and provided with a second via hole; and a second conductive layer arranged on the passivation layer and overlapped with the first conductive layer through the first via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Ning, Zhonghao Huang, Chao Zhang, Zhaojun Wang, Hongru Zhou, Yutong Yang, Rui Wang, Xu Wu, Kunkun Gao
  • Publication number: 20220344377
    Abstract: A half via hole structure, a method for manufacturing the same, an array substrate, and a display panel are provided. The half via hole structure includes: a spacer layer arranged on an underlaying substrate; a passivation layer arranged on the spacer layer and provided with a first via hole, an orthographic projection of the first via hole on the underlaying substrate being within that of the spacer layer on the underlaying substrate; a first conductive layer arranged on the spacer layer and having a width smaller than a diameter of the first via hole; an insulating layer arranged between the spacer layer and the passivation layer and provided with a second via hole; and a second conductive layer arranged on the passivation layer and overlapped with the first conductive layer through the first via hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiyong NING, Zhonghao HUANG, Chao ZHANG, Zhaojun WANG, Hongru ZHOU, Yutong YANG, Rui WANG, Xu WU, Kunkun GAO
  • Patent number: 11222904
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The thin film transistor is provided on a base substrate and includes: an active layer including a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, in which the second surface is closer to the base substrate than the first surface; and a source-drain electrode layer including a source electrode and a drain electrode which are separated from each other and are respectively connected with the active layer; each of the first surface and the second surface is a non-flat surface, and the non-flat surface includes a plurality of depressions and a plurality of protrusions which are alternately arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hongru Zhou, Zhonghao Huang, Xu Wu, Chao Zhang, Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 11081587
    Abstract: There is provided a thin film transistor including: a substrate; a gate electrode and a first electrode in a single layer on the substrate; an active layer above the first electrode, an orthographic projection of the active layer on the substrate at least partially covers an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the substrate; a first insulation layer covering the gate electrode, the first electrode, the active layer, a portion of the substrate exposed between the gate electrode and the active layer, and another portion of the substrate exposed between the gate electrode and the first electrode; and a second electrode above the first insulation layer, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the substrate at least partially covers the orthographic projection of the active layer on the substrate, and the second electrode is connected to the active layer through a via-hole in the first insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongru Zhou, Kai Wang, Kunkun Gao, Xiaonan Dong, Zhaojun Wang
  • Patent number: 11004874
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a thin film transistor, a method for fabricating the same, an array substrate, and a display panel. The thin film transistor includes: a first conductive layer on a base substrate, a first insulation layer on a side of the first conductive layer facing away from the base substrate, and a second conductive layer on a side of the first insulation layer facing away from the first conductive layer, wherein an active layer is arranged on a side of the first insulation layer facing the first conductive layer, and/or a side thereof facing the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongru Zhou, Yongliang Zhao, Zhonghao Huang, Zhaojun Wang, Chao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210074735
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The thin film transistor is provided on a base substrate and includes: an active layer including a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, in which the second surface is closer to the base substrate than the first surface; and a source-drain electrode layer including a source electrode and a drain electrode which are separated from each other and are respectively connected with the active layer; each of the first surface and the second surface is a non-flat surface, and the non-flat surface includes a plurality of depressions and a plurality of protrusions which are alternately arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hongru ZHOU, Zhonghao HUANG, Xu WU, Chao ZHANG, Kai WANG
  • Publication number: 20200105801
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a thin film transistor, a method for fabricating the same, an array substrate, and a display panel. The thin film transistor includes: a first conductive layer on a base substrate, a first insulation layer on a side of the first conductive layer facing away from the base substrate, and a second conductive layer on a side of the first insulation layer facing away from the first conductive layer, wherein an active layer is arranged on a side of the first insulation layer facing the first conductive layer, and/or a side thereof facing the second conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hongru ZHOU, Yongliang ZHAO, Zhonghao HUANG, Zhaojun WANG, Chao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200035835
    Abstract: There is provided a thin film transistor including: a substrate; a gate electrode and a first electrode in a single layer on the substrate; an active layer above the first electrode, an orthographic projection of the active layer on the substrate at least partially covers an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the substrate; a first insulation layer covering the gate electrode, the first electrode, the active layer, a portion of the substrate exposed between the gate electrode and the active layer, and another portion of the substrate exposed between the gate electrode and the first electrode; and a second electrode above the first insulation layer, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the substrate at least partially covers the orthographic projection of the active layer on the substrate, and the second electrode is connected to the active layer through a via-hole in the first insulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hongru ZHOU, Kai WANG, Kunkun GAO, Xiaonan DONG, Zhaojun WANG
  • Patent number: 10276608
    Abstract: A patterning method employing a half tone mask includes the steps of: successively forming a first thin film layer, a second thin film layer and a photoresist thin film layer on a substrate; exposing and developing the photoresist thin film layer by using a half tone mask plate; performing a first etching on the substrate that is exposed and developed; performing a second etching on the substrate that has been subject to the first etching; passivating the substrate that has been subject to the first etching; ashing the substrate that has been passivated; performing a third etching on the substrate that has been subject to the ashing and the second etching; and, stripping the substrate that has been subject to the third etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhonghao Huang, Yongliang Zhao, Houfeng Zhou, Zhiyong Ning, Hongru Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180254289
    Abstract: A patterning method employing a half tone mask includes the steps of: successively forming a first thin film layer, a second thin film layer and a photoresist thin film layer on a substrate; exposing and developing the photoresist thin film layer by using a half tone mask plate; performing a first etching on the substrate that is exposed and developed; performing a second etching on the substrate that has been subject to the first etching; passivating the substrate that has been subject to the first etching; ashing the substrate that has been passivated; performing a third etching on the substrate that has been subject to the ashing and the second etching; and, stripping the substrate that has been subject to the third etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Zhonghao HUANG, Yongliang ZHAO, Houfeng ZHOU, Zhiyong NING, Hongru ZHOU