Combined In Integrated Structure Patents (Class 257/84)
  • Patent number: 11404002
    Abstract: A pixel unit, a compensation method of the pixel unit, a display device and a manufacturing method of the display device are disclosed. The pixel unit includes a light-emitting circuit configured to emit light under control of an external control circuit, a photosensitive element configured to sense a light intensity of light emitted by the light-emitting circuit and to output a sensed light intensity signal by a sensing output terminal, and a switch circuit configured to control an ON/OFF state between the sensing output terminal and the external control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Song, Guoying Wang
  • Patent number: 11378612
    Abstract: A device having at least one power semiconductor die coated with a metallization and at least one light guide having two opposite ends. The first end is able to be connected at least to a light source and to a light receiver. The second end is permanently fixed facing to a surface of the metallization such that to form a light path towards said surface and a light path from said surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicolas Degrenne, Stefan Mollov, Jeffrey Ewanchuk
  • Patent number: 11199935
    Abstract: An input sensing unit includes a first metal pattern layer including a plurality of first conductive lines extending in a first direction. A first insulating layer is disposed on the first metal pattern layer. A second metal pattern layer is positioned above the first insulating layer and includes a plurality of second conductive lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A second insulating layer is disposed on the second metal pattern layer. A sensing electrode is disposed on the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the second metal pattern layer through a contact hole defined in the second insulating layer. An anti-reflection pattern layer is disposed on the first and second metal pattern layers to overlap the first and second metal pattern layers along a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the anti-reflection pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyung Min Baek, Hyun Eok Shin, Ju Hyun Lee, Joon Yong Park, Sang Won Shin
  • Patent number: 11139338
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a substrate, first and second light emitting diodes disposed thereon and including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, a first upper electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and insulated from the second semiconductor layer of the first light emitting diode, a second upper electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer and insulated from the second semiconductor layer of the second light emitting diode, in which the first and second light emitting diodes are spaced apart from each other to expose the substrate, the first upper electrode has a protrusion electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer of the second light emitting diode and covering portions of the exposed substrate, the first light emitting diode, and the second light emitting diode, and the second upper electrode has a groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Min Jang, Jong Hyeon Chae, Joon Sup Lee, Daewoong Suh, Hyun A Kim, Won Young Roh, Min Woo Kang
  • Patent number: 11121196
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a light emitting device and a light receiving device. The light receiving device includes a first light receiving electrode and a light receiving layer. The light receiving device receives a second light reflected from an external object and generates current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Chang-Min Lee, Yujin Kang, Hyomin Ko, Daehyeon Kim, Juwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11105492
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. In one embodiment, a backlight module includes a back plate, a plastic frame, and a membrane provided between the back plate and the plastic frame. The back plate has a bearing surface for supporting a membrane, a back plate hanger being protruded from the bearing surface. The plastic frame has: a pressing surface for pressing the membrane against the back plate, and a support surface substantially perpendicular to the pressing surface. A membrane hanging hole for fitting the back plate hanger therein is formed at a margin of the membrane, and the back plate hanger is fitted in the membrane hanging hole. The back plate hanger has an outwardly convex arc-shaped surface facing towards the support surface, and the membrane hanging hole has an inwardly curved arc-shaped stressed surface that matches the outwardly convex arc-shaped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: K-TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianzhang Lin, Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11081535
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The display panel includes a power supply, and includes a display area and a non-display area. A solar cell is disposed in the non-display area and is configured to convert external light into electric energy when the external light is irradiated on the solar cell, and charge the power supply with the converted electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Li, Kairan Liu, Yingyi Li
  • Patent number: 11062205
    Abstract: A hybrid neuromorphic computing device is provided, in which artificial neurons include light-emitting devices that provide weighted sums of inputs as light output. The output is detected by a photodetector and converted to an electrical output. Each neuron may receive output from one or more other neurons as initial input, allowing for high degrees of fan-out and fan-in, including true broadcast-to-all functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Hack
  • Patent number: 11013123
    Abstract: Molded circuit substrates include a conductive layer surrounded by an insulating sidewall. The insulating sidewall further provides a structural component for an electronic module into which the molded circuit substrate is incorporated. Accordingly, the molded circuit substrates can permit better performance, reduce electronic module thickness, and reduce fabrication costs. Methods for fabricating molded circuit substrates can facilitate precise positioning of insulating sidewalls, insulating partitions, electrical contacts and other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bojan Tesanovic, Nicola Spring, Simon Gubser, Robert Lenart, Mario Cesana
  • Patent number: 11002926
    Abstract: Examples herein relate to optical modules. In particular, implementations herein relate to optical modules that include top-emitting VCSELs and/or top-entry photodetectors. The optical modules include a first interposer having opposing first and second sides and a second interposer having opposing first and second sides. The optical modules include a plurality of top-emitting vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) coupled to the second interposer and a plurality of electrical conductors forming electrical paths between electrical contacts of the top-emitting VCSELs and the second side of the second interposer. The VCSELs are configured to emit optical signals having different wavelengths. The optical signals are configured to be combined and transmitted over a single optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Sagi Varghese Mathai, Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Wayne Victor Sorin, Michael Renne Ty Tan
  • Patent number: 10991771
    Abstract: A display device including a window having a light shielding region and a transmission region, a display panel disposed under the window, and an input detection sensor disposed therebetween and including first electrodes, second electrodes, first signal lines connected to one ends of the first electrodes, second signal lines connected to one ends of the second electrodes, and third signal lines connected to the other ends of the second electrodes. Each of first to nth first signal lines includes bent parts bent multiple times, resistances of the bent parts decrease in a first direction, the first to nth first signal lines are connected to the first electrodes that are arranged farther away from the bent parts in the first direction, and the bent parts of the first to nth first signal lines overlap the light shielding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-hwa Kim, Kyungsu Lee, Jeongyun Han
  • Patent number: 10964256
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a driving method thereof, and a display device are provided. A driving sub-circuit of the pixel circuit is configured to provide a data signal from the data signal terminal to the driving node under the control of a driving signal from the driving signal terminal. A holding sub-circuit of the pixel circuit is configured to acquire a potential of the driving node under the control of a first switching signal from the first switching signal terminal, and maintain the potential of the driving node unchanged under the control of a first power signal from the first power signal terminal and a second power signal from the second power signal terminal. A light emitting sub-circuit of the pixel circuit is connected to the driving node and is configured to emit light under the driving of the driving node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minghua Xuan, Shengji Yang, Lei Wang, Li Xiao, Jie Fu, Pengcheng Lu, Dongni Liu, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10957248
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display panel and a terminal device. The display panel includes an array substrate, wherein the array substrate includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas, a sub-pixel driving circuit is disposed in the sub-pixel areas, and a plurality of light detecting areas are disposed between adjacent sub-pixel pixel areas; a plurality of photocurrent sensors, wherein the photocurrent sensors are disposed in the light detecting areas and are connected to the sub-pixel driving circuit; a display device layer, wherein the display device layer is disposed on the array substrate and the photocurrent sensors; and a first controller, wherein the first controller is connected to the sub-pixel driving circuit. The photocurrent sensors detect a brightness of ambient light entering the light detecting areas and convert photo signals into electrical signals. Then, a blocking area and a non-blocking area are recognized by the first controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Zheng, Mugyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 10910524
    Abstract: An optical wavelength conversion member and a light-emitting device including the optical wavelength conversion member. The light-emitting device (1) includes a container (3), a light-emitting element (5), and an optical wavelength conversion member (9). The optical wavelength conversion member (9) is composed of a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body containing, as main components, Al2O3 crystal grains and crystal grains of a component represented by formula A3B5O12:Ce. Specifically, A and B of the A3B5O12 individually represent at least one element selected from the following element groups: A: Sc, Y, and lanthanoids (except for Ce), and B: Al and Ga; the at least one element selected from the element groups is present in each crystal grain and the crystal grain boundary of the ceramic sintered body; and the element concentration of the crystal grain boundary is higher than the element concentration of the crystal grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Moteki, Shohei Takaku, Yusuke Katsu, Takeshi Mitsuoka, Tsuneyuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10892375
    Abstract: An energy storage capsule for storing energy in the form of photons. The body of the capsule may surround a sealed vacuum environment in which several layers of reactive material are contained, including an inner reflective coating, a first photovoltaic cell, an optical amplification medium, a second photovoltaic cell, and an outer reflective coating, provided in that order. The body of the capsule may also be reflective, for example polished aluminum. Light may be emitted from an LED wafer which may be integrated with the surface of the optical amplification medium, directed at the several layers of reactive material. Some photons may be reflected by the reflective material, storing them within the capsule, while others may be absorbed by the photovoltaic cells, powering the LEDs to transmit more photons. The thermal environment of the energy storage capsule may be maintained such that the LEDs can operate at over 100% efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Quantum Photonics Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Ryan Hankla
  • Patent number: 10840276
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes: forming a groove right above a gate electrode and a first through hole above a substrate on a photoresist layer by using a halftone photomask with multi-transmittance and dividing the photoresist layer into a first region and a second region through the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: En-Tsung Cho, Fengyun Yang
  • Patent number: 10833483
    Abstract: A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array may comprise a plurality of VCSELs, a plurality of structures extending from a surface of the VCSEL array, and one or more metallization layers electrically connecting to one or more VCSELs of the plurality of VCSELs. The one or more metallization layers may include portions over the plurality of structures. The portions over the plurality of structures may extend to a height that is greater than other features on the surface of the VCSEL array. When the VCSEL array is on a submount, the plurality of structures may mechanically support the VCSEL array and to prevent the other features on the surface of the VCSEL array from contacting the submount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventor: Albert Yuen
  • Patent number: 10810398
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display assembly, which includes a base substrate and a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on one side of the base substrate, where each of the plurality of light-emitting unit includes a reflective electrode; a fingerprint recognition assembly, which is disposed on one side of the reflective electrode facing away from a light emitting surface of the light-emitting unit, and includes at least one fingerprint recognition unit which is configured to perform fingerprint recognition; and a first reflecting layer, which is disposed on one side of the reflective electrode facing to the fingerprint recognition assembly and includes at least one first reflecting unit, where at least part of a vertical projection of the first reflecting unit on a film layer where the fingerprint recognition unit is located is in an area other than the fingerprint recognition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Liu, Lijing Han, Xian Chen, Yu Xin, Nannan Song, Zuhua Li
  • Patent number: 10684698
    Abstract: An input sensing unit includes a first metal pattern layer including a plurality of first conductive lines extending in a first direction. A first insulating layer is disposed on the first metal pattern layer. A second metal pattern layer is positioned above the first insulating layer and includes a plurality of second conductive lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A second insulating layer is disposed on the second metal pattern layer. A sensing electrode is disposed on the second insulating layer and is electrically connected to the second metal pattern layer through a contact hole defined in the second insulating layer. An anti-reflection pattern layer is disposed on the first and second metal pattern layers to overlap the first and second metal pattern layers along a direction orthogonal to an upper surface of the anti-reflection pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gyung Min Baek, Hyun Eok Shin, Ju Hyun Lee, Joon Yong Park, Sang Won Shin
  • Patent number: 10658815
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device can include a main cavity formed within an epitaxial structure that is configured to generate light in response to having an electrical current provided thereto. The light-emitting device can also include a plurality of feedback cavities also formed within the epitaxial structure, where each of the plurality of feedback cavities are transversely-coupled with the main cavity to receive light from the main cavity and reflect at least some feedback light back into the main cavity. The light-emitting device may provide enhanced modulation bandwidth or ultra-high speed communication capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Hamed Dalir, Moustafa Farghal Ahmed, Ray T. Chen
  • Patent number: 10608067
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display device includes a first substrate that includes a display region with a plurality of pixels and a non-display region in a periphery of the display region, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least one light sensing member disposed on a rear surface of the first substrate that overlaps the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Kyung Kim, Yun Mo Chung, Byoung Ki Kim, Young Jun Shin, Soo Ran Park, Kwang Sub Shin
  • Patent number: 10588184
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including a substrate, plural light-emitting units, and a sealing member is disclosed. The substrate includes plural electrode pads. The light-emitting units are disposed on the substrate and each include an LED chip. The LED chips are electrically connected with the electrode pads. The sealing member is disposed on the substrate, covers a side surface of each of the light-emitting units, and includes a surrounding portion surrounding the light-emitting units and a separating portion disposed between the light-emitting units. An LED package structure including the aforementioned substrate, light-emitting units, and sealing member is also disclosed. The light-emitting units can generate light of different colors or color temperatures and allow adjustment of the colors or color temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Te-Wei Tseng, Pyng Yu
  • Patent number: 10527786
    Abstract: A monolithic photonic integrated circuit includes a platform, a monolithic laser formed in/on the platform, and an electro-optic polymer modulator monolithically built onto the platform and optically coupled to the monolithic laser. The polymer modulator is optically coupled to the monolithic laser by waveguides including electro-optic polymer waveguides. The electro-optic polymer modulator and the electro-optic polymer waveguides including an electro-optic polymer core and top and bottom electro-optic polymer cladding layers. The electro-optic polymer core having an electro-optic coefficient (r33) greater than 250 pm/v, and a Tg 150° C. to 200° C., and the top and bottom electro-optic polymer cladding layers having a Tg approximately the same as the Tg of the electro-optic polymer core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lightwave Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J Leonberger, Michael Lebby, Richard Becker
  • Patent number: 10514793
    Abstract: A touch sensor panel has a touch sensor portion which is provided on a substrate and includes a detection portion and a peripheral wiring portion, an antenna, a transmission line portion connected to the antenna, and a control board connected to the touch sensor portion and the transmission line portion. The transmission wiring portion has a signal wire which is provided on one surface of the substrate and connected to the antenna and two ground wires which are provided on the other surface of the substrate across a disposition region corresponding to a region, in which the signal wire is provided, and electrically connected to each other at least at an end on the antenna side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tada, Akihiro Hashimoto, Yasushi Endo
  • Patent number: 10511146
    Abstract: A guide transition device including a light source designed to generate a light beam, a light input port on a first plane and coupled to receive the light beam from the light source, a light output port on a second plane different than the first plane, the light output port designed to couple a received light beam to output equipment and plane shifting apparatus coupled to receive the light beam from the light input port on the first plane and to shift or transfer the light beam to the second plane. The plane shifting apparatus including one or more digital gratings each designed to deflect the light beam approximately ninety degrees. The plane shifting apparatus is coupled to transfer the light beam to the light output port on the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Lightwave Logic Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lebby, Frederick J Leonberger
  • Patent number: 10479674
    Abstract: A MEMS sensor has at least a movable element designed to oscillate at an oscillation frequency, and an integrated measuring system coupled to the movable element to provide a measure of the oscillation frequency. The measuring system has a light source to emit a light beam towards the movable element and a light detector to receive the light beam reflected back from the movable element, including a semiconductor photodiode array. In particular, the light detector is an integrated photomultiplier having an array of single photon avalanche diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alfio Russo, Massimo Cataldo Mazzillo, Ferenc Nagy
  • Patent number: 10454057
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component is provided with a carrier; a zinc oxide layer arranged on the carrier and having the first and second regions, wherein the first region is a first electrode structure which is doped with aluminum so that the first region is transparent and electrically conductive; an organic optically functional layer structure arranged at least partially over the first electrode structure; and a second electrode structure arranged at least partially over the organic optically functional layer structure. The first and second electrode structures electrically contact the organic optically functional layer structure. The zinc oxide layer has a lower doping in the second region than the first electrode structure. The zinc oxide layer is configured in the second region as a varistor layer structure, which is arranged between the first and second electrode structures and contacts the two electrode structures. The varistor layer structure adjoins the optically transparent first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Popp, Philipp Schwamb, Richard Baisl, Johannes Rosenberger
  • Patent number: 10403854
    Abstract: An OLED is disclosed that includes an enhancement layer having optically active metamaterials, or hyperbolic metamaterials, which transfer radiative energy from the organic emissive material to a non-radiative mode, wherein the enhancement layer is disposed over the organic emissive layer opposite from the first electrode, and is positioned no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, wherein the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer, and the threshold distance is where the total non-radiative decay rate constant is equal to the total radiative decay rate constant; and an outcoupling layer disposed over the enhancement layer, wherein the outcoupling layer scatters radiative energy from the enhancement layer to free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Thompson, Marc A. Baldo, Michael S. Weaver, Vinod M. Menon
  • Patent number: 10401557
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes a wiring board including a mounting surface on which a first wiring electrode and a second wiring electrode are disposed; a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) chip including a first surface on which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed, the first surface facing the mounting surface, the semiconductor LED chip further including a second surface positioned opposite to the first surface, and side surfaces positioned between the first and second surfaces, the first and second electrodes being connected to the first and second wiring electrodes, respectively; and a reflective layer disposed on at least one of the second surface and the side surfaces of the semiconductor LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong In Kim, Ho Young Song, Yong Il Kim
  • Patent number: 10330859
    Abstract: A display device including a backlight module and a display panel is provided. The backlight module includes a frame, a light guide element, and a light source. The light guide element is connected to the frame and has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a back surface. The back surface is opposite to the light emitting surface and serves as an appearance surface of the display device. The light source is disposed in the frame and aligned with the light incident surface. The display panel is connected to the frame, and the light emitting surface faces the display panel. A backlight module is also provided. The display device and the backlight module provided in the invention are thinner and lighter, and have a desirable appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Bing-Han Tsai, Jeng-Bin Hsu
  • Patent number: 10306752
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate; a metal nanowire layer disposed on the transparent substrate and including a plurality of metal nanowires; a graphene oxide layer covering the metal nanowire layer; and an electrical insulating resin layer disposed in contact with the graphene oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Norihiro Yoshinaga, Tianyi Yang, Yoshihiro Akasaka
  • Patent number: 10295126
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a substrate having a side extending straight in a first direction and a first LED chip supported by the substrate and having a first anode terminal and a first cathode terminal. The lighting device includes a second LED chip and a third LED chip supported by the substrate, being electrically connected to the second cathode terminal, and being overlapped with the first LED chip when viewed in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The lighting device includes a connecting portion that connects the first cathode terminal and the second anode terminal with each other, at least a portion of the connecting portion angled at an acute angle with respect to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fujita, Toshio Watanabe, Yusaku Kawabata
  • Patent number: 10256220
    Abstract: An optical sensor that captures a heart rate and/or a blood oxygen content includes a light source including a light emitter that emits electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength range including green light, a second wavelength range including red light and a third wavelength range including infrared radiation, and three light detectors, each including a filter for electromagnetic radiation, wherein a first filter is transmissive for light of the first wavelength range and non-transmissive for light of the second wavelength range and the infrared radiation of the third wavelength range, a second filter is transmissive for light of the second wavelength range and non-transmissive for light of the first wavelength range and the infrared radiation of the third wavelength range and a third filter is transmissive for the infrared radiation of the third wavelength range and non-transmissive for light of the first and the second wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: David O'Brien, Tim Böscke, Sebastian Pielnhofer
  • Patent number: 10248272
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch substrate and a touch screen, which belongs to the field of touch technology. The touch substrate includes a touch region and a black matrix pattern surrounding the touch region, the touch substrate including a plurality of touch electrode patterns, wherein the touch electrode pattern includes a first portion overlapped on the black matrix pattern, and wherein in the first portion, if an included angle formed by a first edge and an extending line of a second edge is less than 120°, the first edge and the second edge are formed to be connected with at least one third edge, such that included angles between two edges adjacent to each other among the first edge, the second edge and the third edge are greater than 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingpu Wang, Ming Hu, Tsung Chieh Kuo, Lei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10217890
    Abstract: A measuring system comprises a substrate (IO), which has a quantum dot layer, which is arranged on the substrate and which comprises an emission segment having a first plurality of quantum dots, which first plurality has an average first energy gap, wherein the first plurality can emit radiation corresponding to the average first energy gap, wherein the quantum dot layer comprises at least one absorption segment having a laterally located second plurality of quantum dots and the second plurality has an average second energy gap that is less than the average first energy gap so that radiation emitted by the emission segment can be absorbed by the at least one absorption segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Gessner, Thomas Otto, Jörg Martin, Alexander Weiss
  • Patent number: 10134908
    Abstract: A MISFET is formed to include: a co-doped layer that is formed over a substrate and has an n-type semiconductor region and a p-type semiconductor region; and a gate electrode formed over the co-doped layer via a gate insulation film. The co-doped layer contains a larger amount of Mg, a p-type impurity, than that of Si, an n-type impurity. Accordingly, the carriers (electrons) resulting from the n-type impurities (herein, Si) in the co-doped layer are canceled by the carriers (holes) resulting from p-type impurities (herein, Mg), thereby allowing the co-doped layer to serve as the p-type semiconductor region. Mg can be inactivated by introducing hydrogen into, of the co-doped layer, a region where the n-type semiconductor region is to be formed, thereby allowing the region to serve as the n-type semiconductor region. By thus introducing hydrogen into the co-doped layer, the p-type semiconductor region and the n-type semiconductor region can be formed in the same layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nakayama, Hironobu Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10043959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a reflective coating to a substrate for a light-emitting device, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a first surface portion with a first surface material and a second surface portion with a second surface material different from the first surface material; applying a reflective compound configured to attach to said first surface material to form a bond with the substrate in the first surface portion that is stronger than a bond between the reflective compound and the substrate in the second surface portion; curing said reflective compound to form a reflective coating having said bond between the reflective coating and the substrate in the first surface portion; and subjecting said substrate to a mechanical treatment with such an intensity as to remove said reflective coating from said second surface portion while said reflective coating remains on said first surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Christian Kleijnen
  • Patent number: 10036802
    Abstract: Automotive vehicle equipment integrating a device for measuring distances of objects situated in the field of detection of the device, the device comprising: at least one light emitter configured to emit light rays according to an emission field, a light receiver disposed outside the emission field of the emitter and configured to receive light rays according to a reception field corresponding to the detection field of the device, a means for measuring the travel time of the light rays between the emitter and the receiver, the equipment comprising at least one element preventing the reflection of the light rays issuing from the light emitter on the exterior of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventor: Frédéric Autran
  • Patent number: 10032747
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The light emitting diode package structure includes a carrier substrate, a electrostatic protection component, and a light-emitting diode (LED). The carrier substrate has a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad. The electrostatic protection component is disposed on the carrier substrate and has a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad respectively. The LED is disposed on the electrostatic protection component and has a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are electrically connected to the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: GENESIS PHOTONICS INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Hua Hung, Yu-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10008155
    Abstract: Provided is a gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit includes an ith modulation circuit and an ith line selection circuit (where i is a natural number greater than 1). The ith modulation circuit outputs an ith modulation voltage to an ith line selection circuit based on received first to third control signals. The ith line selection circuit includes a memory transistor that is turned on or turned off according to a level of the received ith modulation voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIV
    Inventors: Chunwon Byun, Jong-Heon Yang, Sung-Min Yoon, Kyoung Ik Cho, Chi-Sun Hwang
  • Patent number: 9978907
    Abstract: A semiconductor ultraviolet light emitting device includes: a substrate; a buffer layer disposed on the substrate and comprising a plurality of nanorods between which a plurality of voids are formed; a first conductive nitride layer disposed on the buffer layer and having a first conductive AlGaN layer; an active layer disposed on the first conductive nitride layer and having a quantum well including AlxInyGa1-x-yN (0?x+y?1, 0?y<0.15); and a second conductive nitride layer disposed on the active layer and having a second conductive AlGaN layer, in which the plurality of nanorods satisfy 3.5?n(?)×D/??5.0, where ? represents a wavelength of light generated by the active layer, n(?) represents a refractive index of the plurality of nanorods at a wavelength of ?, and D represents diameters of the plurality of nanorods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jung Sub Kim, Dong Hyun Lee, Jin Sub Lee, Kyung Wook Hwang, In Su Shin, Eui Joon Yoon, Gun Do Lee, Jeong Hwan Jang
  • Patent number: 9934761
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device that includes pixels and a pixel control unit. Each pixel individually includes: a display element; a first switching unit configured to sample subframe data; a first signal holding unit configured to form a static random access memory to store the subframe data; a second switching unit configured to output the subframe data stored; and a second signal holding unit configured to form a dynamic random access memory to apply output data to the pixel electrode. The pixel control unit performs, for individual subframes, operations of: after writing into all of the plurality of pixels by repeatedly writing the subframe data to the first signal holding unit for the individual pixels in units of rows; turning on the second switching units; and rewriting stored content in the second signal holding units with the subframe data stored in the first signal holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Iwasa
  • Patent number: 9929311
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element with a design wavelength of ?, comprising a photonic crystal periodic structure having two structures with different refractive indices at each of one or more interfaces between layers that form the light emitting element. The period a and the radius R that are parameters of each of the one or more periodic structures and the design wavelength ? satisfy Bragg conditions. The ratio (R/a) between the period a and the radius R is a value determined so that a predetermined photonic band gap (PBG) for TE light becomes maximum for each periodic structure. The parameters of each periodic structure are determined so that light extraction efficiency of the entire semiconductor light emitting element with respect to light with the wavelength ? becomes maximum as a result of conducting a simulation analysis with a FDTD method using as variables the depth h of the periodic structure that is of greater than or equal to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: MARUBUN CORPORATION, TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, RIKEN, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ULVAC, INC., TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Kashima, Eriko Matsuura, Mitsunori Kokubo, Takaharu Tashiro, Takafumi Ookawa, Hideki Hirayama, Sung Won Youn, Hideki Takagi, Ryuichiro Kamimura, Yamato Osada, Satoshi Shimatani
  • Patent number: 9837053
    Abstract: A display method includes steps of: receiving, by the controller, a first frame and a second frame from an input data; up-converting, by the controller, a frame rate of the input data to produce a third frame based on the first frame and the second frame; identifying, by the controller, a static image content of the third frame according to a comparison of the first frame and the second frame; controlling, by the controller, the driver circuit not to update data of pixels within a static display area of the display panel corresponding to the static image content during the period of time that the third frame is displayed by the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Po-Hsiang Fang
  • Patent number: 9810834
    Abstract: Provided are an optical sheet holding structure capable of preventing an optical sheet from wrinkling and bending in a display apparatus, and from breakage during a vibration test, thereby preventing occurrence of problems such as uneven luminance, luminance degradation and the like, and a display apparatus including the optical sheet holding structure. A chassis for holding an optical sheet includes an engaging part for engaging the optical sheet. The engaging part includes a base provided to stand on a surface of a holding plate for the optical sheet orthogonally to the holding plate and in the thickness direction of the holding plate, and an engaging portion extending substantially parallel to a holding surface from the front edge of the base toward the outside of the frame of the chassis. A distance between the holding surface of the holding plate for the optical sheet and the surface of the engaging piece facing the holding surface is substantially equal to the thickness of the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Kawabata, Kouji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9806067
    Abstract: A semiconductor die is provided with an optical transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal to another die and an optical receiver configured to receive an optical signal from another die. Furthermore, a method of forming a semiconductor device is provided including forming a first semiconductor die with the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a transistor device at least partially over the semiconductor substrate, forming an optical receiver one of at least partially over and at least partially in the semiconductor substrate, forming a metallization layer over the transistor device, and forming an optical transmitter one of at least partially over the metallization layer and at least partially in the metallization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Sven Beyer, Jan Hoentschel, Alexander Ebermann
  • Patent number: 9763320
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transparent conductor includes a transparent substrate; a metal nanowire layer disposed on the transparent substrate and including a plurality of metal nanowires; a graphene oxide layer covering the metal nanowire layer; and an electrical insulating resin layer disposed in contact with the graphene oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Naito, Norihiro Yoshinaga, Tianyi Yang, Yoshihiro Akasaka
  • Patent number: 9742497
    Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement and a method of forming the same are described. A semiconductor arrangement includes a first layer including a first optical transceiver and a second layer including a second optical transceiver. A first serializer/deserializer (SerDes) is connected to the first optical transceiver and a second SerDes is connected to the second optical transceiver. The SerDes converts parallel data input into serial data output including a clock signal that the first transceiver transmits to the second transceiver. The semiconductor arrangement has a lower area penalty than traditional intra-layer communication arrangements that do not use optics for alignment, and mitigates alignment issues associated with conventional techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hung-Chang Yu, Kai-Chun Lin, Yu-Der Chih, Ying-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 9726329
    Abstract: A light source apparatus of the present invention has a plurality of semiconductor laser devices and a holding member; the semiconductor laser device includes: a semiconductor laser element; a placing body on which the semiconductor laser element is mounted; a substrate on which the placing body is biased to one side thereof; and a pair of terminals electrically connected to the semiconductor laser element, biased to the other side of the substrate and protruding from the substrate, and the holding member includes: holes aligned in at least a pair of rows; a thin-walled section on which the holes are arranged, the thin-walled section being formed by providing at least a pair of depressions on the other side; and a thick-walled section provided adjacent to the thin-walled section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori Matsuo, Takashi Sasamuro, Hideki Kondo
  • Patent number: RE47135
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a cover. The backlight includes optical sheets that are configured to be mounted to the cover using a plurality of holes provided on the optical sheet that material to corresponding protrusions provided on the cover. The holes and protrusions are configured to reduce damage or misalignment to the optical sheet that may be caused by heat generated inside the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangjeon Kim, Seonghwan Ryu