Abstract: A color filter having a colored portion placed in each of a plurality of areas on a substrate, wherein the plurality of areas each have a light reflecting areas in which light entering the colored portion is reflected, and a light transmitting areas through which light entering the colored portion passes, and the light transmitting areas includes a recessed portions for adjusting an optical path length in the colored portion.

Abstract: A droplet discharge apparatus is used in a multilayer structure forming method of the invention.

Abstract: In a method of forming a wiring pattern, a plurality of electrical wirings deposited to be multilayered are conductively connected to one another through a conducting post. The method has forming the electrical wiring by discharging a first droplet including a material for forming the electrical wiring, and forming the conducting post by discharging a second droplet including a material for forming the conducting post, wherein a volume of the second droplet is greater than a volume of the first droplet.

Abstract: A method for forming a wiring pattern in which a plurality of electrical wirings deposited onto a substrate is conductively connected with each other through a plurality of conductive posts, the method including relatively moving a discharge head having a plurality of nozzles and a substrate in a predetermined direction while discharging droplets from predetermined nozzles among the plural nozzles to form the plural conductive posts, wherein, in the orthogonal direction of the above-referenced predetermined direction, the interval among the plural nozzles “a” and the interval among the plural conductive posts “b” satisfy an equation “b=m×a” (“m” may be any positive integer).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate having a wiring layer formation step that includes: a first surface processing step in which surface processing is performed on a film formation area of a substrate; a wiring formation step in which a wiring pattern is formed by placing a first liquid material on the film formation area; a second surface processing step in which surface processing is once again performed on the film formation area; and an insulating film formation step in which an insulating film is formed by placing a second liquid material in gaps in the wiring pattern, wherein an affinity between the second liquid material and the film formation area in the insulating film formation step is greater than an affinity between the first liquid material and the film formation area in the wiring formation step.

Abstract: A method for forming a multi-layered structure using a droplet-discharging device; the method comprises: (A) forming a first insulating-material layer covering the material-body surface by discharging a droplet of a first insulating material including a first photosensitive resin to a material-body surface; (B) obtaining a first insulating layer by curing in the first insulating-material layer; (C) forming a pattern of an electric conductive material layer on the first insulating layer by discharging a droplet of an electric conductive material to the first insulating layer; and (D) forming a wiring pattern on the first insulating layer by activating the pattern of the electric conductive material layer.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-layered structure forming method comprising: (A) forming a first insulating material layer containing a first photo-curing material on a substrate; (B) semi-hardening the first insulating material layer by radiating light having a first wavelength to the first insulating material layer; (C) forming a conductive material layer on the semi-hardened first insulating material layer by ejecting droplets of a conductive material to the semi-hardened first insulating material layer from a nozzle of a liquid droplet ejecting apparatus; (D) forming a second insulating material layer containing a second photo-curing material so as to cover the semi-hardened first insulating material layer and the conductive material layer; and (E) forming a first insulating layer, a conductive layer positioned on the first insulating material, and a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layer and the conductive layer by simultaneously heating the first insulating material layer, the conductive

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wiring board includes steps of: providing a substrate; forming a first wiring layer on the substrate by photolithography; forming a first insulating layer by ink jetting so as to cover a part of the first wiring layer and expose an exposed section of the first wiring layer; and forming a second wiring layer by ink jetting partly over the first wiring layer, with the first insulating layer being between the part of the first wiring layer and a part of the second wiring layer. A wider variety of conductive material and insulating material can be used for forming the wiring layers and the insulating layers on the substrate by ink jetting, while the wiring board has a first wiring layer having high density.

Abstract: A pattern forming method includes the step of forming a partition wall, at least a portion of a boundary betweeen a pattern formation area and other areas, by coating droplets usng a droplet discharge method.

Abstract: A pattern formation method, a pattern formation system, and an electronic device are proposed, with which manufacture of a wiring pattern or an electronic circuit or the like can be accomplished at good efficiency and in high volume. A pattern is formed upon a reel to reel substrate, which is a tape shaped substrate, and of which the end portions are wound up upon a first reel and a second reel, by using, at least, a liquid drop ejection method in which a mass of liquid material is applied by being ejected in the form of liquid drops.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a color filter for display devices having a plurality of pixels on a substrate, each pixel includes a reflective layer and a color layer, the method of manufacture includes forming partitions which separate each pixel area from the other pixel areas to comprise the pixel in each pixel area; forming the reflective layer by discharging a first liquid material into each of the pixel areas by a droplet discharge method; and forming the color layer within each of the pixel areas. By this method, color filters can be manufactured without requiring photolithography or other complicated processes, in a short time, using little energy, and at low cost.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a color filter for display devices having a plurality of pixels on a substrate, each pixel comprises a reflective layer and a color layer, the method of manufacture comprises a step of forming partitions which separate each pixel area from the other pixel areas to comprise the pixel in each pixel area; a step of forming the reflective layer by discharging a first liquid material into each of the pixel areas by means of a droplet discharge method; and a step of forming the color layer within each of the pixel areas. By this method, color filters can be manufactured without requiring photolithography or other complicated processes, in a short time, using little energy, and at low cost.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device enables decreasing the fraction defective of a liquid crystal panel upon manufacturing the liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal dropping model in a large-sized board. The manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device includes a preliminary liquid crystal coating process, a film thickness measurement process, a liquid crystal discharge condition calculation process, and a liquid crystal coating process. The preliminary liquid crystal coating process scans a plurality of the cell forming areas of the sample board with a droplet discharge head in a predetermined scanning direction, and coats the liquid crystal with a predetermined discharge condition. The film thickness measurement process respectively measures the film thickness of the liquid crystal coated onto the plurality of the cell forming areas.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electro-optical panel has a filter formation step, a surface modification step, a protective film material application step, and a protective film formation step. A color filter is formed on a substrate in the filter formation step. The surface of the color filter is modified in the surface modification step. Droplets of protective film material containing a resin and a solvent are discharged and applied to the color filter in the protective film material application step. The viscosity of the protective film material used is 1 to 20 mPa.s at 20° C., and the surface tension is 20 to 70 mN/m at 20° C. The solvent is dried and a color filter protective film for protecting the color filter is formed in the protective film formation step.

Abstract: A color filter substrate has a base, a first bank for partitioning off a plurality of display dots on the base, a reflective film partially provided on the base such that a reflective portion and a transmissive portion are formed in each of the display dots, a second bank provided between the reflective portion and the transmissive portion, and coloring elements provided in areas divided by the first bank and second bank. The coloring elements that are disposed in the reflective portion and the transmissive portion of one display dot have the same color but different light transmittance rates and thicknesses. With this invention, coloring elements and other elements of the color filter substrate can be set to have different attributes in the reflective portion and the transmissive portion.

Abstract: There is provided a thin film fabrication apparatus that has a substrate stage, a droplet discharge head, a tank, and a tube. The substrate stage holds a substrate. The droplet discharge head is disposed above the substrate stage and discharges liquid crystal on the substrate. The tank contains the liquid crystal. The tube connects the tank and the discharge head to supply the liquid crystal from the tank to the discharge head. The tube and the tank are configured from antistatic material. The droplet discharge head is a piezojet type, and at least a part of the area in contact with the liquid crystal is configured from antistatic material.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a manufacturing method enabling a fine layer pattern to form it precisely and stably. An exemplary method for manufacturing a layer pattern can include a step (a) of forming a region defined by a first layer and a second layer on a substrate and a step (b) of ejecting a liquid like material to the region from an ejecting part of an ejecting device. Here, the first layer can be formed on the substrate and the second layer can be located on the first layer. A lyophobicity of the first layer to the liquid like material is lower than the lyophobicity of the second layer to the liquid like material.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal device that is capable of controlling a wetting/spreading of a liquid crystal that is applied on and wets on a substrate. The invention can include a unit for ejecting liquid drops that applies a liquid crystal on a substrate, a multi-stage oven that preheats the substrate on which the liquid crystal is to be applied, and a cooling plate that cools down the substrate on which the liquid crystal has been applied are provided. Further, a first robot arm that automatically transfers the substrate to the unit for ejecting liquid drops from the multi-stage oven and a second robot arm that automatically transfers the substrate to the cooling plate from the unit for ejecting liquid drops can be provided.

Abstract: A functional film fabrication method for fabricating a functional film on a base having a flat surface includes an installation step and an application step. In the installation step, a base is installed so that the flat surface is on top, and a droplet discharge head with a plurality of nozzles aligned in a first direction is arranged above the flat surface. In the application step, a functional film is fabricated on the flat surface by repeating a discharge step and a nozzle movement step. In the discharge step, droplets of a functional liquid are discharged from the nozzles onto the base. In the nozzle movement step, the nozzles are moved relative to the base in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction over a distance shorter than the distance between the nozzles in the first direction.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a color filter for display devices having a plurality of pixels on a substrate, each pixel comprises a reflective layer and a color layer, the method of manufacture comprises a step of forming partitions which separate each pixel area from the other pixel areas to comprise the pixel in each pixel area; a step of forming the reflective layer by discharging a first liquid material into each of the pixel areas by means of a droplet discharge method; and a step of forming the color layer within each of the pixel areas. By this method, color filters can be manufactured without requiring photolithography or other complicated processes, in a short time, using little energy, and at low cost.