Patents Issued in October 17, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190317366
    Abstract: An optical apparatus with a distance-to-height ratio, DHR, greater than 2, operable to emit light with a homogenized radiance distribution, the apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources, arranged in an array, a diffusor device at an exit surface of the apparatus, a transparent substrate, arranged between the plurality of light sources and the exit surface, the substrate comprising a plurality of freeform, FF, optical structures wherein the freeform structures are arranged on a bottom side of the transparent substrate facing the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Sommer, Claude Leiner
  • Publication number: 20190317367
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device including the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a light source; a mold frame configured to accommodate the light source and having a window frame shape with an opening therein; and a supporting member disposed on the mold frame and comprising an optical pattern, wherein the mold frame comprises a first sidewall, and an inclined surface protruding obliquely downward and inward from an inner side surface of the first sidewall, and wherein the supporting member is disposed on the inclined surface of the mold frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Seung Pyo HONG, Kyu Tae PARK, Jun Hee BAE, Byung Seo YOON
  • Publication number: 20190317368
    Abstract: A pattern of ink applied to a display region is stabilized, and unevenness in thickness of the ink in the display region is reduced. A substrate has a hole which causes ink to be drawn into the hole, the hole has a third taper which is formed in a stepwise shape having a plurality of steps and which extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the ink flows into the hole, and an angle of a tangential line connecting respective vertices of the plurality of steps of the third taper is shallower than (i) an angle of a first taper which is located on a side of the hole on which side the ink flows into the hole and (ii) an angle of a second taper which is located on a side of the hole on which side the ink is pushed out from the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: SHINICHI HIRATO, SHOHGO KAMADA, SHUJI WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190317369
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a driving circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes multiple liquid crystal display pixels disposed in a matrix. The liquid crystal display device is configured to display a same picture in two successive frames. The driving circuit is configured to apply pixel voltages to each of the multiple liquid crystal display pixels separately in the two successive frames so that liquid crystal molecules of each of the multiple liquid crystal display pixels are rotated. In each of the two successive frames, a voltage value of a pixel voltage of each liquid crystal display pixel is different from that of adjacent liquid crystal display pixels. Pixel voltages of a same liquid crystal display pixel in a preceding one frame and in a succeeding frame have a same polarity and different voltage values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicants: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20190317370
    Abstract: A curved display device including a display substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a light blocking layer. The display substrate includes pixel areas included in a display area, and is curved along a first direction. The opposite substrate faces the display substrate and is coupled to the display substrate to be curved together with the display substrate. Domains are defined in each pixel area and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Liquid crystal molecules in a first set of two domains, which are sequentially arranged and disposed adjacent to the light blocking layer, are aligned toward a first side of the display area, and liquid crystal molecules in a second set of two domains facing the first set of two domains are aligned toward the second side of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jeongman SON, Minwook Park, JinYoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20190317371
    Abstract: A liquid crystal grating and a fabrication method thereof, and a display device are provided. The liquid crystal grating comprises a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2) provided opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer (7); a plate-shaped transparent substrate (3) is provided on the first substrate (1), and a second transparent conductive layer (4), a transparent insulating layer (5) and a first transparent conductive layer (6) are sequentially provided on the second substrate (2); the first transparent conductive layer (6) includes first strip-shaped transparent electrodes (61) and second strip-shaped transparent electrodes (62) which are alternately provided, and there is a gap between the first strip-shaped transparent electrode (61) and the second strip-shaped transparent electrode (62) adjacent to each other; and the second transparent conductive layer (4) includes third strip-shaped transparent electrodes (41) provided at intervals. The liquid crystal grating reduces a black stripe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Yuqiong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190317372
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curved display panel including a bending axis parallel to a first direction. The curved display panel includes: a first substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the first substrate, wherein each of the sub-pixels includes a longer edge and a shorter edge, the shorter edge is parallel to the first direction, the longer edge is parallel to a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are not parallel; a plurality of first metal lines disposed on a surface of the first substrate and extending in the first direction, wherein each of the sub-pixels is disposed corresponding to one of the first metal lines; and a first black matrix layer disposed on the surface of the first substrate, the first black matrix layer overlapping the first metal lines in a normal direction of the surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Tsai, Ming-Jou Tai, Yi-Shiuan Cherng, Chang-Chiang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190317373
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area at which an image is displayed; and on the substrate in the display area thereof: a data line and a gate line on the substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; and a storage line which overlaps the pixel electrode. The storage line has a first hole at a position overlapping the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Hyeoncheol KANG
  • Publication number: 20190317374
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a high aperture ratio is provided. A liquid crystal display device with low power consumption is provided. The display device includes a display portion and a driver circuit portion. The display portion includes a liquid crystal element, a first transistor, a scan line, and a signal line. The driver circuit portion includes a second transistor. The liquid crystal element includes a pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer, and a common electrode. Each of the scan line and the signal line is electrically connected to the first transistor. The scan line and the signal line each include a metal layer. The structure of the first transistor is different from that of the second transistor. The first transistor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The first transistor includes a first region connected to the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode, the common electrode, and the first region have a function of transmitting visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yukinori SHIMA, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Natsuko TAKASE
  • Publication number: 20190317375
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device for which laser repair can be easily performed to correct a defect pixel, and/or a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing generation of contact failure and a short circuit. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate in the given order. The first substrate includes: an insulating substrate; a scanning line; a data line; a first insulating film disposed between the scanning line and the data line; a common line extending in an extension direction of the scanning line or the data line; a counter electrode facing the common line with the first insulating film in between; a switching element being connected to the scanning line and the data line; a second insulating film; a pixel electrode being connected to the switching element and the counter electrode; a third insulating film; and a common electrode being provided with an opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: JUNICHI MORINAGA, MITSUNORI HARADA, MASAHIRO YOSHIDA, TOMOO FURUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190317376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel having a predetermined size, containing a wiring film formed of a metal, an insulating film containing an inorganic substance and a substrate formed of a non-alkali glass, in which the metal has the product of a Young's modulus (E) and a thermal expansion coefficient (?) at room temperature falling within a predetermined range, ? of the inorganic substance is smaller than that of the non-alkali glass, the non-alkali glass has E of from 70 GPa to 95 GPa and ? of from 32×10?7 to 45×10?7 (1/° C.) in which E and ? satisfies a predetermined formula, and has a predetermined composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Kazutaka ONO, Yasumasa KATO, Masaya KUNIGITA
  • Publication number: 20190317377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving light on a photoconductive layer of an electrophoretic deposition (EPD) device, the EPD device having a chamber defined by a first sheet, a second sheet and a spacer between the first and second sheets, where the first sheet is nonopaque and includes the photoconductive layer, where the second sheet is nonopaque and spaced from the first sheet, where a fluidic solution having a plurality of particles is in the chamber. The particles in the solution are attracted from suspension to illuminated portions of the photoconductive layer in the absence of an external voltage applied to the first and second sheets. The particles become deposited on the illuminated portions of the photoconductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jeronimo Mora, Brian Giera, Jessica Katheryn Dudoff, Elaine Lee
  • Publication number: 20190317378
    Abstract: A system for modulating a terahertz beam includes a multiferroic nanoparticle heterostructure through which a terahertz beam can be propagated, and means for applying an external direct current (DC) magnetic field to the multiferroic nanoparticle heterostructure and the terahertz beam propagating through it, wherein application of the DC magnetic field modulates one or both of an amplitude and a phase of the terahertz beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Moumita Dutta, Ruyan Guo, Amar Bhalla, Soutik Betal
  • Publication number: 20190317379
    Abstract: A laser source apparatus (100) for generating temporal dissipative cavity solitons (1) comprises an input source-device (10), being configured for providing an input light field (2), and an optical resonator device (20) with a resonator (21) having a third order optical Kerr non-linearity and being coupled with the input source device (10) for generating the cavity solitons (1) by the driving input light field (2), wherein the input source device (10) is configured for providing the input light field (2) as a pulse train of laser pulses (3). Preferably, the pulse repetition rate of the input laser pulses (2) is adapted to the free spectral range of the resonator (21) and the carrier envelope offset frequency of the input laser pulses (2) is adapted to one of the resonant frequencies of the resonator (21). Furthermore, a method of generating temporal dissipative cavity solitons (1) is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias HERR, Steve LECOMTE, Ewelina OBRZUD
  • Publication number: 20190317380
    Abstract: The present embodiment relates to an optical device or the like that is high in non-linearity and resistance to UV light and includes a structure allowing stable wavelength conversion. The optical device is comprised of glass containing SiO2 and comprises a repetitive structure including first sections being crystallized regions in which a radial polarization-ordered structure is formed and second sections being non-crystallized regions alternately arranged along a center axis extending from a center of a light-incidence end face toward a center of a light-emission end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro NAGANO, Masato SUZUKI, Masato TANAKA, Manabu SHIOZAKI, Hiroo KANAMORI
  • Publication number: 20190317381
    Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus includes a fixed member, a lens, a movable member, a guide member, and first to third rolling members. At least one of the fixed member, the movable member, and the guide member includes a movement restrictor configured to restrict a moving range of a restricted rolling member as at least one of the first to third rolling members in a predetermined direction on the plane perpendicular to the optical axis. The movement restrictor is formed such that as the restricted rolling member approaches to an end portion of the moving range, a center of the restricted rolling member approaches to a centerline in a width direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction of the movement restrictor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Toma Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20190317382
    Abstract: A blade driving device having a base plate with an opening for an optical path; first and second blades, at different locations on the base plate, and each rotate to open/close the opening. A first magnet secured to the first blade; a second magnet secured to the second blade; a yoke secured on the base plate; and a first and second coil coiled on the yoke. The yoke has a first magnetic pole portion adjacent to the first magnet, a second magnetic pole portion adjacent to the second magnet, and connecting portions, connecting the first magnetic pole portion and the second magnetic pole portion. The first magnetic pole portion and the second magnetic pole portion have, respectively, adjacent pieces and adjacent to the corresponding magnets, and extending portions and continuous with the adjacent pieces and provided extending in a direction perpendicular to the blade supporting face of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryosuke USHIO
  • Publication number: 20190317383
    Abstract: Apparatus for capturing a still or moving image of an object (5) comprises a camera (2) pointed at the object, and at least one light source (22) illuminating the object. The apparatus includes means (19) for mounting the light source (22) such that it is capable of being moved around the object (5) in a non-linear path. The mounting means (19) includes an adjustment mechanism allowing the light source (22) to be mounted at a variety of different heights relative to the object (5). A motor (17) drives the light source (22) around the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Patrick David Llewelyn-Davies
  • Publication number: 20190317384
    Abstract: A track system, including at least one flat base with at least one cavity, at least one sliding path, at least one bolt, and at least one track nut. An end of a bolt is threadedly connected to an electronic device fixing apparatus, or a camera, or other accessory. At least one cavity is disposed on the flat base, and both sides of the flat base are provided with a side wall which functions as the slide path. The track nut is provided with a cavity, such as an internally threaded hole, and two sides of the track nut slide along the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Denisov Egor
  • Publication number: 20190317385
    Abstract: A gimbal frame comprises at least one guide rod; and a center of gravity adjusting and locking mechanism mounted at the at least one guide rod. The center of gravity adjusting and locking mechanism comprises: a sleeve coupled to the guide rod and capable of moving on the at least one guide rod so as to adjust a center of gravity of the gimbal frame, a moving member disposed at one side of the at least one guide rod and disposed inside the sleeve, and an operating member coupled to the sleeve and in transmission connection with the moving member. When the operating member is operated, the moving member is driven to move towards the at least one guide rod so as to tightly abut against the at least one guide rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yanchong ZHAO, Guoyao LIU
  • Publication number: 20190317386
    Abstract: A gimbal load mounting assembly includes a first seating body, a second seating body configured to slidably connect with the first seating body, and a fastener. The first seating body is configured to connect with a gimbal frame and slide in a first direction. The second seating body is configured to mount a load and is slidable on the first seating body in a second direction. The fastener is configured to connect with the first seating body and to lock a mounting location of the first seating body relative to the gimbal frame and a mounting location of the second seating body relative to the first seating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yanchong ZHAO, Guoyao LIU
  • Publication number: 20190317387
    Abstract: A projection optical system according to the present disclosure includes, in order from a side on which a light source is located to a projection side along an optical axis: a first lens group that includes one or more lenses, has a positive focal length, and condenses light from the light source on a primary image-forming point that is an image of the light source; a deflector that scans light from the first lens group; and a second lens group that includes one or more lenses, has a positive focal length, and forms an image of light from the deflector at a position of a secondary image-forming point that is an image of the primary image-forming point, and the first lens group forms the primary image-forming point between the first lens group and the second lens group along the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Fumihiko HANZAWA
  • Publication number: 20190317388
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a first exciting light source, a second exciting light source and a wavelength-converting wheel. The first exciting light source provides a first exciting beam. The second exciting light source provides a second exciting beam. The wavelength-converting wheel is disposed on a transmission path of the first exciting beam and the second exciting beam. The wavelength-converting wheel has a first annular irradiation portion and a second annular irradiation portion. The first annular irradiation portion has a first light reflecting region and a first light converting region. The second annular irradiation portion has a second light reflecting region and a second light converting region. The invention further provides a control unit and a projection apparatus. The invention can adjust the color proportion of the illumination beam projected by the illumination system, and reduce the volume of the illumination system and the number of optical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chang-Hsuan Chen, Chien-Chung Liao
  • Publication number: 20190317389
    Abstract: A projector and an illumination system are provided. A first light source module and at least one second light source module of the illumination system provide the first color beams and the second color beams respecctively. The first light source module includes a first integrating element, a second integrating element, a plurality of first light emitting elements for providing a plurality of first sub-beams, a plurality of second light emitting elements for providing a plurality of second sub-beams, and a plurality of third light emitting elements for providing a plurality of third sub-beams. Each integrating element has a plurality of light reflecting regions and a plurality of light transmitting regions. The light transmitting regions of each integrating element are alternately arranged between the light reflecting regions of the corresponding integrating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chang-Hsuan Chen, Chien-Chung Liao
  • Publication number: 20190317390
    Abstract: A structured light projection system including a substrate, a semiconductor laser chip, a first optical module, and a second optical module is provided. The semiconductor laser chip is electrically connected to the substrate. The first optical module is disposed on the substrate. The second optical module is disposed on the first optical module. The deviation rate between optical axes of the optical modules and the semiconductor laser chip and the calibration time thereof are reduced by the first optical module directly packaging the substrate through a primary optics design, so as to increase the yield of the structured light projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: LIGITEK ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Wen Lee, I-Hsin Tung
  • Publication number: 20190317391
    Abstract: A projector includes first through fourth light emitters defining a placement region for fifth light emitters. The placement region is rectangular defined by first through fourth sides. The light intensity of a sixth light emitter closest to the middle of the first side is smaller than the light intensities of the first and second light emitters. Fifth light emitters arranged in a first direction from the center of the first light emitter toward the middle of the first side have light intensities that decrease toward the positive side in the first direction between the first light emitter and the sixth light emitter, and fifth light emitters arranged in a second direction from the center of the second light emitter toward the middle of the first side have light intensities that decrease toward the positive side in the second direction between the second light emitter and the sixth light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshitaka ITOH
  • Publication number: 20190317392
    Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device using this illumination system are provided. The illumination system is adapted to provide an illumination light beam. The illumination system includes a plurality of light emitting element package structures and a light condensing element. The light emitting element package structures are adapted to provide a plurality of excitation light beams, respectively. The light condensing element is disposed on transmission paths of the excitation light beams. Each of the light emitting element package structures includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting chips, and a package lens. The light emitting chips are disposed on the substrate. The package lens is disposed on the substrate and covers the light emitting chips. Each of the package lenses includes a plurality of lens units, and the lens units in each of the package lenses are integrally connected to cover the light emitting chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: CHUN-JU WANG, CHIEN-CHUNG LIAO
  • Publication number: 20190317393
    Abstract: A mask includes a substrate, a main pattern, a first assist pattern, and a second assist pattern. The main pattern is disposed on the substrate. The main pattern includes a first pattern and second patterns. Two of the second patterns are disposed at two opposite sides of the first pattern in a first direction. The first assist pattern is disposed on the substrate and disposed in the main pattern. The second assist pattern is disposed on the substrate and disposed outside the main pattern. The first assist pattern disposed in the main pattern may be used to improve the pattern transferring performance in a photolithography process using the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Sun, Yu-Cheng Tung, Sheng-Yuan Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20190317394
    Abstract: This mask blank is provided with a light blocking film on a light transmitting substrate. The light blocking film has an optical density of 2.5 or more with respect to ArF excimer laser exposure light, and has a structure that comprises three or more multilayer structures, each of which is composed of a high nitride layer and a low nitride layer. The high nitride layer and the low nitride layer are formed from a material that is composed of silicon and nitrogen or a material that contains one or more elements selected from among semimetal elements and non-metal elements in addition to silicon and nitrogen. The high nitride layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atom % or more, and has a thickness of 10 nm or more. The low nitride layer has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atom %, and has a thickness that is not less than twice the thickness of the high nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki SHISHIDO, Yasutaka HORIGOME
  • Publication number: 20190317395
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for permanently repairing defects of absent material of a photolithographic mask, comprising the following steps: (a) providing at least one carbon-containing precursor gas and at least one oxidizing agent at a location to be repaired of the photolithographic mask; (b) initiating a reaction of the at least one carbon-containing precursor gas with the aid of at least one energy source at the location of absent material in order to deposit material at the location of absent material, wherein the deposited material comprises at least one reaction product of the reacted at least one carbon-containing precursor gas; and (c) controlling a gas volumetric flow rate of the at least one oxidizing agent in order to minimize a carbon proportion of the deposited material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jens Oster, Kinga Kornilov, Tristan Bret, Horst Schneider, Thorsten Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20190317396
    Abstract: An imprint device which minimizes the occurrence of pattern defects. The imprint device for forming a pattern made of an imprint material on a shot region formed on a substrate using a mold includes: a supply unit configured to discharge the imprint material through a discharge port and supply the imprint material onto the substrate, a substrate stage configured to hold and move the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the substrate stage. The control unit moves the substrate stage so that a shot region having the pattern formed thereon avoids a portion immediately below the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Youji Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20190317397
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molding apparatus that performs a molding process for molding a composition on a substrate using a mold, including a holding unit configured to hold the substrate, and a control unit configured to control the molding process, wherein the control unit starts a process for pressing the mold against the composition on the substrate while the substrate is held by the holding unit with a first holding force, causes the holding unit to hold the substrate with a second holding force smaller than the first holding force after the process is started, and maintains the holding of the substrate by the holding unit with the second holding force until completion of filling of the composition on the substrate into the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Takahiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20190317398
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus which is advantageous in view of reduction of consumption of a replacement gas. An apparatus for forming a pattern on a substrate using a mold includes a gas supply unit, a positioning unit and a controller. The controller controls a gas supply unit and a positioning unit and, causes second contact between a second shot region different from a first shot region and the mold after first contact between a first shot region having a material supplied thereon among the plurality of shot regions and the mold and controls the positioning unit so that a second gap which is the distance at the time of changing a relative position between the mold and the substrate in a surface direction from the first shot region to the second shot region is shorter than a first gap which is the distance at the time of gas supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke Murakami, Zenichi Hamaya
  • Publication number: 20190317399
    Abstract: An imprint lithography method of configuring an optical layer includes depositing a set of droplets atop a side of a substrate in a manner such that the set of droplets do not contact a functional pattern formed on the substrate. The imprint lithography method further includes curing the set of droplets to form a spacer layer associated with the side of the substrate and of a height selected such that the spacer layer can support a surface adjacent the substrate and spanning the set of droplets at a position spaced apart from the functional pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Vikramjit Singh, Michael N. Miller, Frank Y. Xu, Christopher Fleckenstein
  • Publication number: 20190317400
    Abstract: A method for functionalising a substrate intended for the self-assembly of a block copolymer, includes depositing on the surface of a substrate a layer of a first polymer material, the first polymer having a first chemical affinity with respect to the block copolymer; grafting one part only of the first polymer material layer onto the surface of the substrate; printing, using a mould, patterns in a sacrificial layer arranged above the grafted part of the first polymer material layer; transferring the patterns of the sacrificial layer into the grafted part of the first polymer material layer, until the substrate is reached; and removing at least one part of the sacrificial layer by wet etching, so as to uncover the grafted part of the first polymer material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan LANDIS, Raluca TIRON
  • Publication number: 20190317401
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for making an architected three-dimensional aerogel, comprising providing a photoresin comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and a precursor for graphene, metal oxide or metal chalcogenide; curing the photoresin using projection microstereolithography layer-by-layer to produce a wet gel having a pre-designed three dimensional structure; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and pyrolyzing the dry gel to produce an architected three-dimensional aerogel. Also disclosure is a photoresin for projection microstereolithography, comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and graphene oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Marcus A. Worsley, Patrick G. Campbell, Eric B. Duoss, James S. Oakdale, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Ryan Hensleigh
  • Publication number: 20190317402
    Abstract: A salt represented by formula (I): In formula (I), R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a halogen atom or a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5, R6 and R7 each independently represent a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH2— included in the alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, m5 represents an integer of 0 to 3, m6 represents an integer of 0 to 3, m7 represents an integer of 0 to 3, R8 and R9 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH2— included in the alkyl group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—, and Al? represents an organic anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukako ANRYU, Koji ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190317403
    Abstract: An organic layer composition includes an aromatic ring compound, an additive including perfluoroalkyl in the structure, and a solvent, wherein a fluoro (F) group included in the additive is included in an amount of greater than 0 wt % and less than or equal to 30 wt % based on a total weight, 100 wt % of the additive, and a surface tension decrease rate of the additive measured according to Condition 1 is 0.1% to 30%. The definition of Condition 1 is the same as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shinhyo BAE, Taeho KIM, Yushin PARK, Youjung PARK, Hyunji SONG, Hyunsoo LEE, Hyejin JANG
  • Publication number: 20190317404
    Abstract: A photopolymer composition comprising a polymer matrix or a precursor thereof including a reaction product between (i) a (meth)acrylate-based (co)polymer in which a silane-based functional group is located in a branched chain and an equivalent weight of the silane-based functional group is 300 g/eq to 2000 g/eq, and (ii) a linear silane crosslinking agent; a photoreactive monomer; and a photoinitiator, a hologram recording medium using the same, an optical element using the hologram recording medium, and a holographic recording method. The photopolymer composition can more easily provide a photopolymer layer having improved durability against temperature and humidity while having a large refractive index modulation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Hoon JANG, Heon KIM, Yongjoon HEO, Se Hyun KWON, Yeong Rae CHANG
  • Publication number: 20190317405
    Abstract: An additive for a resist underlayer film-forming composition, including a copolymer having structural units of the following Formulae (1) to (3): wherein R1s are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is a C1-3 alkylene group, A is a protecting group, R3 is an organic group having 4 to 7-membered ring lactone skeleton, adamantane skeleton, tricyclodecane skeleton, or norbornane skeleton, and R4 is a linear, branched, or cyclic organic group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 12, wherein at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a fluoro group and that optionally has at least one hydroxy group as a substituent. A resist underlayer film-forming composition for lithography including additive, a resin that is different from copolymer, organic acid, crosslinker, and solvent, wherein the copolymer's content is 3 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tokio NISHITA, Rikimaru SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190317406
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate treating composition. The substrate treating composition includes a first monomer, a second monomer and an acid. The first monomer is represented by Formula 1 and the second monomer is represented by Formula 7. The molecular weight of the solid content of the substrate treating composition including the first monomer, the second monomer and the acid is from about 1,000 g/mol to about 50,000 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: JU-YOUNG KIM, HYUNWOO KIM, MAKOTO NAKAJIMA, SATOSHI TAKEDA, SHUHEI SHIGAKI, WATARU SHIBAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190317407
    Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus, including: a film forming part configured to form a metal-containing film on a front surface of a substrate; a film cleaning part configured to clean the metal-containing film formed on a peripheral edge portion of the substrate; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the film forming part so as to form the metal-containing film on the front surface of the substrate, and control the film cleaning part so as to supply a first chemical liquid and a second chemical liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi MIZUNOURA, Yohei SANO, Shinichiro KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190317408
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a substrate processing method and apparatus for providing a plurality of gas layers and contamination prevention liquid layers in a nozzle after the nozzle dispenses photoresist onto a substrate, thereby preventing photoresist in the nozzle from making contact with air and thus preventing the photoresist in the nozzle from being solidified by a reaction of the photoresist with air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: HEEJAE GOO, KYO SANG YOON, BYOUNGDOO CHOI, SANGMO YANG
  • Publication number: 20190317409
    Abstract: Improved stripper solutions for removing photoresists from substrates are provided that exhibit improved compatibility with copper, leadfree solder, and epoxy-based molding compounds. The stripper solutions comprise a primary solvent, a secondary glycol ether solvent, potassium hydroxide, and an amine. The solutions also exhibit reduced potassium carbonate crystal formation compared to conventional formulations containing potassium hydroxide, and extended bath life compared to formulations containing tetramethylammonium hydroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Versum Materials US, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Dalton Peters, Yuanmei Cao
  • Publication number: 20190317410
    Abstract: A method including: obtaining a resist process dose sensitivity value for a patterning process; applying the resist process dose sensitivity value to a stochastic model providing values of a stochastic variable as a function of resist process dose sensitivity to obtain a value of the stochastic variable; and designing or modifying a parameter of the patterning process based on the stochastic variable value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Steven George HANSEN
  • Publication number: 20190317411
    Abstract: In immersion lithography after exposure of a substrate is complete, a detector is used to detect any residual liquid remaining on the substrate and/or substrate table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Bob STREEFKERK, Johannes Jacobus Matheus BASELMANS, Sjoerd Nicolaas Lambertus DONDERS, Christiaan Alexander HOOGENDAM, Jeroen Johannes Sophia Maria MERTENS, Johannes Catharinus Hubertus MULKENS
  • Publication number: 20190317412
    Abstract: A method for improving the yield of a lithographic process, the method including: determining a parameter fingerprint of a performance parameter across a substrate, the parameter fingerprint including information relating to uncertainty in the performance parameter; determining a process window fingerprint of the performance parameter across the substrate, the process window being associated with an allowable range of the performance parameter; and determining a probability metric associated with the probability of the performance parameter being outside an allowable range. Optionally a correction to the lithographic process is determined based on the probability metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Everhardus Cornelis MOS, Jochem Sebastiaan WILDENBERG, Erik Johannes Maria WALLERBOS, Maurits VAN DER SCHAAR, Frank STAALS, Franciscus Hendricus Arnoldus ELICH
  • Publication number: 20190317413
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of mitigating for a process dependent stray light artifact on a measurement a structure. The method comprises obtaining a calibration scaling factor for the process dependent stray light artifact based on a reference angle resolved measurement and target angle resolved measurement, and a correction of an image with the obtained calibration scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Su-Ting CHENG, Sergei Sokolov, Armand Eugene Albert Koolen
  • Publication number: 20190317414
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) is a single-layer photosensitive layer (3c) containing a charge generating material and an electron transport material. The electron transport material includes a compound represented by general formula (1) shown below. An amount of charge of calcium carbonate as measured by charging the calcium carbonate through friction with the photosensitive layer (3) is at least +7.0 ?C/g. In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of each other, a halogen atom, for example. Further, m, n, and Y are as described in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomofumi SHIMIZU, Hideki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190317415
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; a photosensitive layer provided on the conductive substrate; and an undercoating layer that is provided between the conductive substrate and the photosensitive layer and includes a charge transport material containing at least one of imide compounds represented by Formula (1) or (2): (in Formulas (1) and (2), R10, R11, R20, or R21 independently represents a group represented by Formula (3) or (4) where X represents a monovalent organic group having at least one of an alkyl group, an alkylene group, an ether group, an ester group, and a keto group, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group, Y represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, n represents an integer of 0 to 2, and when n represents 2, two X's may be the same or different), and an imide compound is represented by Formula (1A) where Ar represents an aromatic group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms except for a tetravalent perylene group, X1 and X2 each indepen
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro IWASAKI, Ryosuke FUJII, Kenji KAJIWARA, Wataru YAMADA