Patents by Inventor Hou T. Ng

Hou T. Ng 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).

  • Publication number: 20220302339
    Abstract: Exemplary processing methods of forming an LED structure on a backplane may include coupling a first transfer substrate with an LED source substrate. The LED source substrate may include a plurality of fabricated LEDs. The coupling of the first transfer substrate may be produced with a first coupling material extending between the first transfer substrate and each LED of the plurality of fabricated LEDs. The methods may include separating the LED source substrate from the LEDs. The methods may include coupling a second transfer substrate with the first transfer substrate. The coupling of the first transfer substrate may be produced with a second coupling material extending between the second transfer substrate and each LED of the plurality of fabricated LEDs. The methods may include separating the first transfer substrate from the second transfer substrate. The methods may include bonding the plurality of fabricated LEDs with a display backplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Nag Patibandla, Uma Sridhar, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Mingwei Zhu
  • Patent number: 11446740
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes a platen to support an object to be fabricated, a dispenser assembly positioned above the platen, and an energy source configured to selectively fuse a layer of powder. The dispenser assembly includes a first dispenser, a second dispenser, and a drive system. The first dispenser delivers a first powder in a first linear region that extends along a first axis, and the second dispenser delivers a second powder in a second linear region that extends parallel to the first linear region and is offset from the first linear region along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The drive system a drive system moves the support with the first dispenser and second dispenser together along the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Rowland, Anantha K. Subramani, Kasiraman Krishnan, Kartik Ramaswamy, Thomas B. Brezoczky, Swaminathan Srinivasan, Jennifer Y. Sun, Simon Yavelberg, Srinivas D. Nemani, Nag B. Patibandla, Hou T. Ng
  • Publication number: 20220293435
    Abstract: A LED display fabrication tool includes first and second dispensing chambers to deliver first and second color conversion precursors onto a workpiece for fabrication of a light emitting diode (LED) displays, first and second curing stations to cure the workpiece to form first and second color conversion layers over a first and second set of LEDs on the workpiece, and first and second washing/drying chambers to remove uncured portions of the first and second color conversion precursors from the workpiece and then dry the workpiece. Each of the chambers is independently sealable. A controller controls a workpiece transport system to move the workpiece sequentially between the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Daihua Zhang, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20220293826
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a multi-color display includes forming a host matrix over a display having an array of light emitting diodes. The host matrix is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A first plurality of light emitting diodes in a first plurality of wells are activated to illuminate a portion of the host matrix to cause the portion of the host matrix to develop internal porous structures. A first photo-curable fluid including a first color conversion agent is dispensed. The first plurality of light emitting diodes in the first plurality of wells are activated to illuminate and cure the first photo-curable fluid to form a first color conversion layer over each of the first plurality of light emitting diodes, and an uncured remainder of the first photo-curable fluid is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Giorgio Cellere, Daihua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220288878
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a multi-color display includes dispensing a first photo-curable fluid through apertures in a first mask into a first plurality of wells in a display. A first plurality of light emitting diodes are activated to illuminate and cure the first photo-curable fluid to form a first color conversion layer over each of the first plurality of light emitting diodes, and an uncured remainder of the first photo-curable fluid is removed. A second photo-curable fluid is dispensed through apertures in a second mask into a second plurality of wells in the display. A second plurality of light emitting diodes are activated to illuminate and cure the second photo-curable fluid to form a second color conversion layer over each of the second plurality of light emitting diodes. An uncured remainder of the second photo-curable fluid is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Giorgio Cellere, Daihua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220293816
    Abstract: An LED display fabrication tool includes a plurality of process chambers and a plurality of transfer chambers. The plurality of process chambers include first and second dispensing chambers to deliver first and second color conversion precursors onto a workpiece for fabrication of a light emitting diode (LED) displays, and first and second washing/drying chambers to remove uncured portions of the first and second color conversion precursors from the workpiece and then dries the workpiece. The plurality of transfer chambers are coupled to two process chambers by two respective sealable ports. First and second curing stations cure the precursors to form the first and second color conversion layers over a first set of LEDs on the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Daihua Zhang, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20220293441
    Abstract: A LED display fabrication tool includes a plurality of chambers including an initial chamber, a final chamber, and a plurality of intermediate chambers, and the plurality of chambers are arranged to form a transfer line from the initial chamber to the final chamber with each intermediate chamber coupled by a first sealable port to a prior chamber in the transfer line and by a second sealable port to a subsequent chamber in the transfer line. The plurality of chambers include first and second dispensing chambers to deliver first and second color conversion precursors onto a workpiece for fabrication of a light emitting diode (LED) displays, and first and second washing/drying chambers to remove uncured portions of the first and second color conversion precursors. First and second curing stations cure the precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hou T. Ng, Daihua Zhang, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Patent number: 11404612
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a first cured composition over a first subset of the light-emitting diodes, and a second cured composition over a second subset of light-emitting diodes. The first cured composition includes a first photopolymer and a blue photoluminescent material that is an organic, organometallic, or polymeric material, embedded in the first photopolymer. The second cured composition includes a second photopolymer and a nanomaterial embedded in the second photopolymer. The nanomaterial is selected to emit red or green light in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingdong Luo, Lisong Xu, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Hou T. Ng, Byung Sung Kwak, Mingwei Zhu, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Patent number: 11383432
    Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of printing a multi-structured three-dimensional (3D) object includes forming a layer of sinterable material. The method includes processing a first portion of the sinterable material using a first set of processing parameters and processing a second portion of the sinterable material using a second set of processing parameters. The processed first and second portions form, respectively, parts of a first and second structure of a multi-structured 3D object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Yan Zhao, Hou T. Ng
  • Patent number: 11367643
    Abstract: A method for printing on a substrate includes printing a support structure by printing a liquid precursor material and curing the liquid precursor material, printing one or more alignment markers by printing the liquid precursor material outside the support structure and curing the liquid precursor material, positioning a substrate within the support structure, performing a registration of the substrate using the one or more alignment markers, and printing one or more device structures on the substrate while registered by printing and curing the liquid precursor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daihua Zhang, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Yingdong Luo, Kyuil Cho, Han-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20220189933
    Abstract: A multi-color display includes a backplane having backplane circuitry, an array of micro-LEDs electrically integrated with backplane circuitry of the backplane, a cover layer spanning the LEDs and having a plurality of recesses, and first and second color conversion layers. Each recess of the plurality of recesses positioned over a corresponding micro-LED from the plurality of micro-LEDs, the first color conversion layer is in each recess over a first plurality of LEDs to convert the illumination from the first plurality of LEDs to light of a first color, and the second color conversion layer is in each recess over a second plurality of LEDs to convert the illumination from the second plurality of LEDs to light of a different second color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Daihua Zhang, Yingdong Luo, Mingwei Zhu, Hou T. Ng, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20220165789
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning micro-devices on a substrate includes one or more supports to hold a donor substrate and a destination substrate, an adhesive dispenser to deliver adhesive on micro-devices on the donor substrate, a transfer device including a transfer surface to transfer the micro-devices from the donor substrate to the destination substrate, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the adhesive dispenser to selectively dispense the adhesive onto selected micro-devices on the donor substrate based on a desired spacing of the selected micro-devices on the destination substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Mingwei Zhu, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Boyi Fu, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Patent number: 11338507
    Abstract: In some examples, at least one agent distributor may be to selectively deliver mixtures of coalescing agent and carrier onto portions of a layer of build material at variable coalescing agent concentrations and variable contone densities. A controller may be to control the at least one agent distributor to selectively deliver the mixture to a portion of the layer at a selected coalescing agent concentration and a selected contone density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Lihua Zhao, Yan Zhao, Hou T. Ng
  • Publication number: 20220149250
    Abstract: Exemplary pixel structures may include a pixel structure of a display device panel stack. The structures may include a first panel. The first panel may include a plurality of ultraviolet light sources disposed on a backplane. The structures may also include a second panel. The second panel may be coupled with the first panel. The second panel may have an inner surface facing the ultraviolet light sources. The second panel may include a transparent substrate and a down-conversion layer. The down-conversion layer may be disposed overlying the transparent substrate. The down-conversion layer may be configured to down-convert ultraviolet light into visible light. The plurality of ultraviolet light sources and the inner surface of the second panel may be separated by a distance of at least 2 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Anthony Nordsell, Mingwei Zhu, Nag Patibandla, John D. Busch, Moon Young Shin, Asha Parekh, Hou T. Ng
  • Patent number: 11329003
    Abstract: A method of printing structures on a reconstructed wafer includes positioning a plurality of semiconductor dies on a support substrate, anchoring the plurality of semiconductor dies to the support substrate by printing a plurality of anchors that extend across edges of the semiconductor dies onto the support substrate and thus form a reconstructed wafer, and printing one or more device structures on the pluralities of semiconductor dies while anchored on the support substrate. The printing operations include ejecting droplets of a liquid precursor material and curing the liquid precursor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daihua Zhang, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Yingdong Luo, Kyuil Cho, Han-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 11322381
    Abstract: A method for printing on a substrate includes printing a support structure by printing a liquid precursor material and curing the liquid precursor material, positioning a substrate within the support structure, printing one or more anchors on the substrate and the support structure by printing and curing the liquid precursor material to secure the substrate to the support structure, and printing one or more device structures on the substrate while anchored by printing and curing the liquid precursor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Daihua Zhang, Hou T. Ng, Nag B. Patibandla, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Yingdong Luo, Kyuil Cho, Han-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20220111579
    Abstract: A method of forming a three dimensional object includes dispensing droplets of an electromagnetic energy curable liquid onto a surface to form a plurality of layers of the three dimensional object in liquid form, wherein each droplet forms a layer of liquid on the surface which is larger than a minimum feature size of a structure to be formed by curing the curable liquid, and directing electromagnetic energy capable of curing the liquid and having a beam width intersecting the layer of liquid which is at least as small as the smallest feature of a structure to be formed in the curable liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Daihua ZHANG, Uma SRIDHAR, Hou T. NG, Sivapackia GANAPATHIAPPAN, Nag B. PATIBANDLA
  • Publication number: 20220069174
    Abstract: A photocurable composition includes a blue photoluminescent material, one or more monomers, and a photoinitiator that initiates polymerization of the one or more monomers in response to absorption of the ultraviolet light. The blue photoluminescent material is selected to absorb ultraviolet light with a maximum wavelength in a range of about 300 nm to about 430 nm and to emit blue light. The blue photoluminescent material also has an emission peak in a range of about 420 nm to about 480 nm. The full width at half maximum of the emission peak is less than 100 nm, and the photoluminescence quantum yield is in a range of 5% to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yingdong Luo, Lisong Xu, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Hou T. Ng, Byung Sung Kwak, Mingwei Zhu, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20220069175
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, a first cured composition over a first subset of the light-emitting diodes, and a second cured composition over a second subset of light-emitting diodes. The first cured composition includes a first photopolymer and a blue photoluminescent material that is an organic, organometallic, or polymeric material, embedded in the first photopolymer. The second cured composition includes a second photopolymer and a nanomaterial embedded in the second photopolymer. The nanomaterial is selected to emit red or green light in response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yingdong Luo, Lisong Xu, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Hou T. Ng, Byung Sung Kwak, Mingwei Zhu, Nag B. Patibandla
  • Publication number: 20220069173
    Abstract: A photocurable composition includes quantum dots, quantum dot precursor materials, a chelating agent, one or more monomers, and a photoinitiator. The quantum dots are selected to emit radiation in a first wavelength band in the visible light range in response to absorption of radiation in a second wavelength band in the UV or visible light range. The second wavelength band is different than the first wavelength band. The quantum dot precursor materials include metal atoms or metal ions corresponding to metal components present in the quantum dots. The chelating agent is configured to chelate the quantum dot precursor materials. The photoinitiator initiates polymerization of the one or more monomers in response to absorption of radiation in the second wavelength band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yingdong Luo, Daihua Zhang, Hou T. Ng, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Nag B. Patibandla