29th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150198801 | MIRROR DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR SAME - A mirror driving device is provided. A pair of piezoelectric actuator units are disposed at both sides of a mirror unit so as to sandwich the mirror unit, and each piezoelectric actuator unit is connected with an end portion of the mirror unit through a linking unit. The linking unit has a structure including one or more plate-shaped members whose longitudinal direction is a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis, and functions as a plate-shaped hinge unit in which a plate-shaped member is deformed so as to be deflected in the thickness direction by the drive of the piezoelectric actuator unit. The linking unit is provided with a sensor unit that detects the stress to be generated in the linking unit during the rotational drive of the mirror unit by a resonant vibration. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198802 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device including a screen member, a first generation portion, and a second generation portion is provided. The screen member is provided with multiple optical elements each of which has a curved surface portion and forms a scan surface by an array of the curved surface portions. The first generation portion generates a first laser beam that is irradiated to the scan surface to draw a display image. The second generation portion generates a second laser beam to draw a display image that is irradiated to the scan surface from a direction different from the first laser beam. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198803 | FOGLESS SHOWER MIRROR - A fogless mirror assembly includes a mirror enclosure and a water reservoir configured to be removably coupled to the mirror enclosure. The mirror enclosure includes a mirror and a frame defining an internal cavity having a water inlet and a water drain. The water reservoir defines a fluid cavity and includes a water outlet and an outlet valve configured to automatically open the water outlet when the water reservoir is coupled to the mirror enclosure such that a volume of water flows from the fluid cavity, into the internal cavity through the water inlet, and exits the internal cavity through the water drain to transfer thermal energy from the water to the mirror thereby increasing the temperature of the mirror from a starting temperature to at least approximately a dew point of water vapor proximate to mirror. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198804 | LIGHT INTEGRATION MODULE AND OPTICAL SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - An optical system comprises a light source and a light integration module, which comprises a light integration rod, an optical assembly and an anti-reflection coating. The light integration rod has an entrance, which is covered by the optical assembly. The optical assembly has a transparent surface, and a surface area of the transparent surface is greater than a cross-sectional area of the entrance of the light integration rod. The anti-reflection coating is formed on the transparent surface. After an incident light is transmitted through the anti-reflection coating, it is transmitted through the optical assembly along a light path, and then outputted to the entrance of the light integration rod. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198805 | OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A LIGHT TRANSMITTING SUBSTRATE WITH EXTERNAL LIGHT COUPLING MEANS - An optical device, includes a light-transmitting substrate having an input aperture and first and second major surfaces parallel to each other and edges, one partially reflecting surface located in the substrate which is non-parallel to the major surfaces of the substrate and an external optical arrangement having an output aperture optically attached to the input aperture of the substrate with the part of the substrate located next to the substrate input aperture, being substantially transparent. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198806 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention discloses a wearable electronic device, comprising a fixing component, at least one display component fixedly provided on the fixing component and a signal transceiver component provided on the display component; when a user wears the wearable electronic device, the fixing component maintains a relative positional relationship between the wearable electronic device and the user's head; the display component includes a transparent module whose light transmittance is greater than a first light transmittance; the signal transceiver component is for receiving and transmitting a signal, is of a slice shape, and has a hollow geometric pattern constituted by two or more lines. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198807 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL UNIT - Provided is a head-mounted display apparatus including a display panel portion including a display panel configured to display an image, an ocular optical portion having a lens integrally formed with an attaching part to which the display panel portion is attached, and configured to perform optical processing for a video displayed by the display panel, a video signal processing portion configured to process a video signal, and a display controlling portion configured to drive the display panel based on the video signal processed at the video signal processing portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198808 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - It is made possible to correct a positional gap between an optical system and an eye of an observer appropriately. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198809 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY MODULE AND OPTICAL LENS GROUP - A virtual image display module, disposed in front of at least one eye of a user, including an image displaying unit and an optical lens group is provided. The image displaying unit provides an image beam. The optical lens group includes a reflecting unit, a first lens, a second lens and a diffractive optical element, which are disposed on the transmission path of the image beam. The first lens is disposed between the image displaying unit and the reflecting unit. The reflecting unit is disposed between the first lens and the second lens. The second lens is disposed between the reflecting unit and the eye. The diffractive optical element, the reflecting unit, the first lens and the second lens are independent optical elements, respectively. The image beam is transmitted to the eye through the first lens, the reflecting unit, the second lens and the diffractive optical element. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198810 | WEARABLE DISPLAY - A wearable display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the wearable display device includes an image source configured to output an image and an optical housing at least a portion of which is configured to be placed in front of a user's eye. The optical housing includes a waveguide configured to receive the light from the image source and guide the output image, at least one inclined surface configured to reflect the guided image to the user's eye, and a first sensor formed on the waveguide and configured to sense contact between an object and the waveguide. The waveguide and the inclined surface are integrally formed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198811 | Head-Mounted Display Apparatus for Retaining a Portable Electronic Device with Display - Head-mounted display systems and methods of operation that allow users to couple and decouple a portable electronic device such as a handheld portable electronic device with a separate head-mounted device (e.g., temporarily integrates the separate devices into a single unit) are disclosed. The portable electronic may be physically coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device can be worn on the user's head. The portable electronic device may be operatively coupled to the head-mounted device such that the portable electronic device and head mounted device can communicate and operate with one another. Each device may be allowed to extend its features and/or services to the other device for the purpose of enhancing, increasing and/or eliminating redundant functions between the head-mounted device and the portable electronic device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198812 | Photo-Mask and Accessory Optical Components for Fabrication of Three-Dimensional Structures - Systems and methods for optical lithography using photo-masks and accessory optical components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a photo-mask with a body element, one or more diffractive elements, and one or more functional-element-producing features. The diffractive elements can be disposed on or within at least a portion of the body element and can be configured to produce, upon illumination of the photo-mask, multiple beams to form a three-dimensional periodic-optical-intensity pattern in a photosensitive material. The functional-element-producing features can be disposed on or within at least a portion of the body element and can be configured to produce, upon illumination of the photo-mask, a corresponding functional element pattern as an increased optical intensity pattern or decreased optical intensity pattern within the three-dimensional periodic-optical-intensity pattern in the photosensitive material. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198813 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device capable of displaying both a 3D image and a 2D image is provided. The display device includes a plurality of optical filter regions where light-blocking panels for producing binocular disparity are arranged in matrix. The light-blocking panel can select whether to transmit light emitted from a display panel in each of the plurality of optical filter regions. Thus, in the display device, some regions where binocular disparity is produced can be provided. Consequently, the display device can display both a 3D image and a 2D image. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198814 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY METHOD - A stereoscopic display method includes the following acts. A plurality of stereoscopic images are provided by providing a plurality of stereoscopic display panels. At least one border is disposed between two of the stereoscopic display panels adjacent to each other. At least one stripe segment is added in each of the stereoscopic images. The stripe segments are adjacent to the border, such that the stripe segments and the border form a floating frame when an observer observes the stripe segments and the border using both eyes of the observer. A width of each of the stripe segments is adjusted, such that a depth of field of the floating frame is substantially the same as a depth of field of the stereoscopic images adjacent to the floating frame. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198815 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PRINTER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus and method in which not only a partial image in a stereo image but also an image in a large range of near and far sides can be viewed are provided. First to twelfth viewpoint images are generated so that no disparity occurs in a portion specified as a principal object image. First to third viewpoint images viewed at a left end of viewing positions among the first to twelfth viewpoint images are shifted to set disparity of the object image specified as a sub target point at “0”. The tenth to twelfth viewpoint images viewed at a right end of the viewing positions are shifted to set disparity of the object image specified as a sub target point at “0”. The viewing positions are moved in a horizontal direction, to change an object distance of a stereo view image viewed on a lenticular sheet. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198816 | Lens driving device - Disclosed is a lens driving device for performing the function of anti-shaking. The device includes a shell having a base and a cover coupled with the base for forming a receiving space, a frame disposed in the receiving space, a moving unit disposed in the frame, a circuit board, a driving magnet unit having a first part and a second part, a driving coil, a anti-shaking coil disposed on the joining line of the first part and the second part, and a first position detecting unit for detecting the position of the frame. The area of the first part is greater than that of the second part. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198817 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS - A lens driving apparatus is disclosed in the present invention. The lens driving apparatus includes a stationary housing including a receiving space; a spring member connected to the stationary housing; a movable unit suspended in the receiving space by the spring member; a driving magnet set fixed in the stationary housing and surrounding the movable unit; an anti-shake coil set mounted on the stationary housing and including at least a pair of anti-shake coils having receiving holes, wound around an axis perpendicular to the optical axis and arranged opposite to each other along the axis; an anti-shake magnet set including at least a pair of anti-shake magnets mounted on the movable unit and corresponding to the anti-shake coils one by one with spacing; and at least a shake sensor received in one of receiving holes of the anti-shake coils and electrically connected to corresponding anti-shake coil. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198818 | IMAGE SHAKE CORRECTING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Provided is an image shake correcting apparatus including an angular velocity sensor. A frequency separating unit separates a shake detection signal into a low frequency signal and a high frequency signal by filtering. A first image shake correcting unit performs image shake correction based on one signal of the high frequency signal and the low frequency signal and a second image shake correcting unit performs image shake correction based on the other signal. A frequency separation control unit determines the image shake correcting units to which the low frequency signal and the high frequency signal are respectively applied depending on the zoom position of the optical system of an imaging apparatus. The frequency separation control unit prohibits a change of control of the frequency separating unit during a zoom position change operation but changes control of the frequency separating unit after completion of the zoom position change operation. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198819 | IMAGING WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS FOR USE WITH POLYCROMATIC LIGHT - An imaging lens unit is presented, comprising an imaging lens having a lens region defining an effective aperture, and a phase coder. The phase coder may be incorporated with or located close to the lens region. The phase coder defines a surface relief along the lens region formed by at least three phase patterns extending along the lens region. Each of the phase patterns differently affecting light components of one of at least three different wavelength ranges while substantially not affecting propagation of light components of other of said at least three wavelength ranges. The surface relief affects light propagation through the lens region to extend a depth of focus for at least one of said at least three wavelength ranges. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198820 | OCULAR LENS - According to embodiments of the present invention, an ocular lens is provided. The ocular lens includes an optical filter configured to change a chromaticity of light impinging on the ocular lens so as to transmit a filtered light to an eye of a viewer, wherein the filtered light comprises a first light having a first peak wavelength in a range of between about 460 nm and about 490 nm and a second peak wavelength in a range of between about 490 nm and about 550 nm. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198821 | OPTICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical component includes: a plastic base; and a multilayer film disposed on at least a rear surface of both surfaces of the plastic base, wherein the multilayer film has a maximum reflectivity of 3% to 50% in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm and has an average reflectivity of 20% or less in a wavelength range of 280 nm to 380 nm. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198822 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERES OF A PERSON WEARING GLASSES - The invention relates to a method for measuring the geometric morphometric parameters of a person wearing glasses ( | 2015-07-16 |
20150198823 | FARADAY ROTATOR FOR AN OPTICAL ISOLATOR - A Faraday rotator includes two magnet sub-assemblies assemblies spaced apart and aligned with each other with a gap therebetween. Each magnet sub-assembly includes a central magnet magnetized in direction parallel to the gap. The central magnet is sandwiched between two end magnets magnetized in a direction perpendicular to the gap. A magneto-optic crystal is located in the gap between the central magnets. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198824 | DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a display, comprising: a first substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an edge surface adjacent to the first surface and the second surface, and comprising a side face and a first chamfer portion, wherein the first chamfer portion is disposed between the side face and the first surface; and a protective layer disposed on the first chamfer portion, and exposing at least a part of the side face. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198825 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area disposed between the pixel areas, a tunnel-shaped cavity disposed on the substrate in each of the pixel areas, an image display layer disposed in the tunnel-shaped cavity, a roof layer disposed on the tunnel-shaped cavity and having an upper planarized surface, a black matrix disposed on the substrate in the non-pixel area, and a reflective electrode disposed under the tunnel-shaped cavity in a predetermined area of each of the pixel areas to reflect an external light. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198826 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of metal wires, a protection layer, a first alignment layer, and a plurality of agglomerates. The first substrate has at least a display area and a non-display area located outside the display area. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The thin film transistors and the metal wires are disposed on the first substrate, the protection layer overlaying at least a portion of the metal wires. The first alignment layer is disposed on the protection layer for exposing a first surface of the protection layer. The agglomerates are disposed on at least a portion of the first surface. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198827 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid crystal device including an element substrate, a counter substrate which is arranged to face the element substrate, a liquid crystal layer which is arranged between the element substrate and the counter substrate, and inorganic alignment films which are arranged between the element substrate and the liquid crystal layer and between the counter substrate and the liquid crystal layer. A silane compound film with which a fullerene is modified is arranged to cover the inorganic alignment film. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198828 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a switching element disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the switching element; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and alignment aids in at least one of the liquid crystal layer and the alignment layer. The pixel electrode includes a first cutout, the common electrode includes a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout are alternately arranged. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198829 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a number of pixels. Each pixel includes a substrate including a pixel area and a non-pixel area disposed between adjacent pixel areas, a first electrode disposed on the substrate in the pixel area, and a second electrode extending in a first direction and being spaced apart upward from the substrate by a predetermined distance in the pixel area defining a tunnel-shaped cavity, an image display layer disposed in the tunnel-shaped cavity and driven by an electric field formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a roof layer disposed on the second electrode, and a sealing layer extending in the first direction, having a black color, and being disposed in the non-pixel area between adjacent pixel areas in a second direction crossing the first direction to seal the tunnel-shaped cavity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198830 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICES USING DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF EFFECTIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURES - Variable liquid crystal devices for controlling the propagation of light through a liquid crystal layer use a frequency dependent material to dynamically reconfigure effective electrode structures in the device. The drive signal source uses pulse-width modulation to set a frequency and an amplitude of the drive signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198831 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DUAL-MONITOR SETTING METHOD - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a housing which is disposed to cover a rear surface of a display device, the housing comprising a top bezel and a bottom bezel which extends to wrap a portion of a top edge and a bottom edge, respectively, of a front surface of the display device, and a side bezel which extends to wrap a portion of a side edge of the display device; and a mounting portion which is disposed on a rear surface of the housing, wherein a black matrix area is exposed in a side surface opposite to one side surface of the display device which is wrapped by the side bezel of the housing. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198832 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A display device and a method for fabricating the display device are provided. The display device includes a transparent circuit substrate for use as a touch screen, the transparent circuit substrate includes a transparent substrate, a Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) coating layer formed on the transparent substrate, an electrode layer provided on the PDLC coating layer, for applying current to the PDLC coating layer, and an insulation layer provided on the electrode layer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198833 | IN-CELL POLARIZER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a light source unit, a first substrate provided on the light source unit, an electrode layer provided on the first substrate, a second substrate separate from the electrode layer, a polarizing plate provided on a surface of the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the electrode layer and the second substrate, a reflecting unit provided on a surface of the first substrate; and a wire grid polarizer provided on an opposite surface of the first substrate. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198834 | High Dynamic Range Liquid Crystal Display - A display may have a first stage such as a color liquid crystal display stage and a second stage such as a monochromatic liquid crystal display stage that are coupled in tandem so that light from a backlight passes through both stages. The dynamic range of the display may be enhanced by using the second stage to perform local dimming operations. The pixel pitch of the second stage may be greater than the pixel pitch of the first stage to ease alignment tolerances and reduce image processing complexity. The color stage and monochromatic stages may share a polarizer. A color filter in the color stage may have an array of red, green, and blue elements or an array of white, red, green, and blue elements. The color stage may be a fringe field display and the monochrome stage may be an in-plane switching display or a twisted nematic stage. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198835 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate which faces the first display substrate and is coupled to the first display substrate, first and second spacers disposed on one of the first and second display substrates, and a transparent electrode disposed between the one of the first and second display substrates and the first spacer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198837 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate including a first pixel electrode, the first pixel electrode having a planar shape; a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate, including a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a plurality of domains, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer disposed in different domains have different pretilt directions. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198838 | METHOD OF STRENGTHENING AN EDGE OF A GLASS SUBSTRATE - Methods of strengthening the edge surfaces of a glass substrate, and particularly glass substrates contained within a display panel, are disclosed. The methods include exposing edges of the display panel to an acid solution for a time and at a temperature effective to remove no more than about 20 micrometers of glass from edge surfaces, rinsing the acid solution from the edge and applying a polymer protective coating the rinsed edge to maintain the post-etching strength of the edge surfaces. Electronics on the display panel that may be exposed to the acid solution are masked with a terminal mask prior to the etching. The edge etching may be combined with etching of a surface of the display panel/cover glass substrate. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198839 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary embodiment provides a manufacturing method of a display device as follows. A thin film transistor is formed on a substrate. A pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor is formed. A first barrier layer is formed on the pixel electrode. A sacrificial layer is formed on the first barrier layer. A second barrier layer is formed on the sacrificial layer. A common electrode is formed on the sacrificial layer. A roof layer is formed on the common electrode. The common electrode and the roof layer are patterned to expose a portion of the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer is removed to form a microcavity between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are removed. A liquid crystal material is injected inside the microcavity to form a liquid crystal layer. An encapsulation layer is formed to cover a portion where the microcavity is exposed to seal the microcavity. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198840 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor; a pixel electrode; a roof layer; a plurality of microcavities; and a partition wall. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode is disposed on the thin film transistor. The roof layer faces the pixel electrode. The microcavities are between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, the microcavities include a liquid crystal material. The partition wall is between the microcavities, and the partition wall is perpendicular to the roof layer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198841 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To achieve a liquid crystal display device of a field sequential system with sufficient response speed and uniformity of viewing angle, the liquid crystal display device includes polarizing plates attached on front and back surfaces of a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight provided on the back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, and an anisotropic diffusion film provided on the front side of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel and the backlight are driven by the field sequential system. The distribution of the contrast of the liquid crystal display panel varies depending on the azimuth direction. Then, the azimuth direction in which the contrast of the liquid crystal display panel is small is equal to the azimuth direction in which the emission intensity when parallel light is incident on the anisotropic diffusion film is strong, to achieve uniform contrast in all azimuth directions. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198842 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An array substrate includes a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, a gate line extending in a first direction, a data line extending in a second direction crossing the gate line, a switching element electrically connected to the gate and data lines, a color filter pattern and a dummy color pattern in the display and peripheral areas, respectively, a pixel electrode on the color filter pattern, and a light blocking pattern including a black matrix pattern partially overlapping the color filter pattern and a black boundary pattern overlapping the dummy color pattern. The black boundary pattern covers the peripheral area and includes a first portion which overlaps the dummy color pattern and a second portion which does not overlap the dummy color pattern. A cross-sectional thickness of the first portion is smaller than that of the second portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198843 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes pixels. At least one of the pixels includes a pixel area, a first non-pixel area disposed adjacent to the pixel area and extending in a first direction, and a second non-pixel area extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pixel including a pixel area includes a pixel electrode disposed in the pixel area, a color filter extending in the second direction, and a shielding electrode extending in the second direction and disposed on the color filter in the second non-pixel area. A capping layer is disposed on the color filter. The capping layer covers the shielding electrode in an area except for a crossing area where the first and second non-pixel areas cross each other. A black matrix is disposed on the capping layer and the shielding electrode in the first non-pixel area. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198844 | Display with Column Spacer Structures - A display may have a layer of liquid crystal material between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Column spacer structures may be formed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer to maintain a desired separation between the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198845 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate, pixels, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer. The first base substrate includes light transmitting areas and a light blocking area surrounding each of the light transmitting areas. The pixels respectively overlap the light transmitting areas. The first and second polarizers are spaced apart from each other such that the pixels are disposed therebetween. At least one of the first and second polarizers includes a plurality of optical conversion layers, each of which comprises a plurality of lattice wires. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198846 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided, including a first insulating substrate; a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first insulating substrate; a common electrode disposed on the first insulating substrate or the second insulating substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the first insulating substrate; a second alignment layer disposed on the second insulating substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first insulating substrate and the second insulating substrate, in which at least one of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer include a main chain and a plurality of side chains which are connected to the main chain, and at least one of the plurality of side chains includes a reactive mesogen including a vertical expression group and at least two photoreactor groups connected to the vertical expression group. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198847 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer has a value of rotation viscosity (γl)/bending modulus of elasticity (K33) of about 6.0 to about 6.4 mPa*s/pN. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198848 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical device includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, a liquid crystal layer, and a driver. The first substrate unit includes first electrodes, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The second substrate unit includes an opposing electrode provided on a second surface opposing the first surface. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first substrate unit and the second substrate unit. The driver sets the first electrodes, the second electrode and the third electrode to a first potential, a second potential and a third potential respectively. A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is longer than a distance between the second electrode and the third electrode. A difference between the first potential and the second potential is larger than a difference between the second potential and the third potential. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198849 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode having a main pixel electrode arranged on the auxiliary capacitance line and extending in the first direction. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a main common electrode arranged above the gate line and extending in the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned in the first direction in a splay alignment state between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state where electric field is not formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198850 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively connected to a plurality of source bus lines are arranged along an extension direction of the source bus line, the pixel electrodes being alternately displaced to one side and then the other in an arrangement direction of the plurality of source bus lines. Thin film transistors each include a semiconductor layer containing a source portion, a channel portion and a drain portion, and a gate electrode formed using a portion of the gate bus line. The source portion, the channel portion and the drain portion are arranged so as to be adjacent to one another in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the plurality of source bus lines. The gate electrode extends in a direction parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of source bus lines and is arranged to oppose the channel portion. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198851 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A thin film transistor display panel includes: a substrate; a gate line and a storage electrode line on the substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; a data line, a drain electrode and a divided-voltage reference voltage line on the semiconductor layer; a passivation layer covering the data line, the drain electrode and the divided-voltage reference voltage line; and a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode through a contact hole defined in the passivation layer and including a plurality of pixel branch electrodes, where the divided-voltage reference voltage line divides a first or second sub-pixel area, which is defined by the first or second sub-pixel electrode, into two regions, and each of the two regions has three sides defined by the divided-voltage reference voltage line and an open side. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198852 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a gate line on the first substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line; a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; a data line and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer; a passivation layer covering the data line and the drain electrode; a common electrode on the passivation layer; an interlayer insulating layer on the common electrode; a pixel electrode on the interlayer insulating layer; an additional insulating layer on the pixel electrode; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a black matrix on the second substrate, and including a vertical portion covering the data line and a horizontal portion covering the gate line and the drain electrode, where an empty portion is defined through the additional insulating layer in a portion corresponding to the black matrix. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198853 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first substrate to be exposed to external light; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; a gate line arranged over the first substrate such that the gate line is located between the first and second substrates; and an anti-reflective layer. The anti-reflective layer is arranged between the first substrate and the gate line. The anti-reflective layer includes an organic layer and an inorganic layer, and the organic layer includes a light absorber configured to absorb light. The inorganic layer overlaps with the organic layer and has a refractive index smaller than that of the gate line. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198854 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING MINIMIZED BEZEL AREA - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including pixels arranged in m columns by n rows, n data lines disposed, m gate lines arranged substantially parallel to the data lines, n data distribution lines arranged to cross the m gate lines and electrically connected to the data lines, respectively, source driving chips disposed on a first portion of the first substrate, and a gate driver disposed on a second portion of the first substrate. Each of the data distribution lines is connected to a subset of the pixels arranged in a corresponding row, and each of the gate lines is connected to a subgroup of the pixels arranged in a corresponding column. The source driving chips apply data signals to the pixels through the first data lines and the data distribution lines, and the gate driver applies gate signals to the pixels through the gate lines. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198855 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal display device and a method for driving same. The liquid crystal display device comprises the liquid crystal display device in a PVA mode, an LVA mode, an FFS mode, and in an IPS mode. The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal layer, which comprises a negative nematic liquid crystal, a positive nematic liquid crystal, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal. The liquid crystal display device comprises a non-ferroelectric liquid crystal and the ferroelectric liquid crystal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198856 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an electrochromic device including an active layer in which a catalyst facilitating oxidation-reduction reaction is homogeneously dispersed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198857 | ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An electrochromic device, which contains: one support; a first electrode layer formed on the support; a second electrode layer provided to face the first electrode layer; an electrochromic layer provided to be in contact with the first electrode layer or the second electrode layer; a solid electrolyte layer containing inorganic particles, which is filled between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and is provided to be in contact with the electrochromic layer; and a protective layer provided on the second electrode layer. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198858 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a full color display device in which each pixel can display multiple high-quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises four types of particles, dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture and each pixel can display at least five different color states. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198859 | SIMPLIFIED EXTINCTION RATIO CONTROL FOR MULTIPLE MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER MODULATORS - Disclosed herein are methods, structures, apparatus and devices that improve the control and/or controllability of a group of Mach-Zehnder Interferometer modulators. Advantageously, such control may be implemented with optical tuning elements shared among all of the modulators, or with separate optical tuning elements operated through the effect of a set of common signals. Accordingly implementations according to one aspect of the present disclosure provides a significantly simplified configuration—where the extinction ratios of all modulators within the group are controlled jointly—in sharp contrast to those configuration(s) wherein all modulators are individually controlled. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198860 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL FILTERING METHOD - An optical filtering method that utilizes a Microchannel Plate (MCP) and an optical system that utilizes the optical filtering method. As an example, a XUV/SXR generation system that includes a MCP as a dispersionless, broadband IR pump filter. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198861 | LIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A light adjusting apparatus including first and second substrates that include openings and are disposed parallel to each other at a predetermined distance, a rotating shaft member rotatably attached to the first and second substrates, a drive section that rotates the rotating shaft member, an incident light adjusting section that has a light adjusting function and is joined to the rotating shaft member so as to rotate integrally therewith, and a ring-shaped protruding portion for increasing a junction area of a joint portion between the rotating shaft member and the incident light adjusting section, in which the incident light adjusting section is rotated by the drive section via the rotating shaft member to be displaced to an inserted position located in the optical path of the incident light that passes through the openings or a retracted position to thereby adjust the incident light. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198862 | OPTICAL APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH BARRIER MECHANISM - A barrier mechanism of an optical apparatus capable of preventing generation of a gap between barrier blades and an opening part in a closed state without complicating a configuration. Barrier blades are arranged overlapping in an optical axis direction, and are driven by a barrier driving ring to rotate in an opening-and-closing direction for opening and closing the opening part. A barrier barrel is arranged at the outer peripheral side of the barrier driving ring, and holds the barrier blades. The barrier blades includes a main barrier blade that is arranged at an image surface side and is rotatably supported by the barrier barrel with a first shaft, and auxiliary barrier blades that are rotatably supported by a second shaft that is provided on the subject side of the main barrier blade. The first shaft and the second shaft are arranged in parallel but are not coaxial. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198863 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING LIGHT EMITTING SECTION - A mechanism capable of preventing a movable member from being lifted up from an apparatus body when it is in its retracted position within the apparatus body. The movable member having a light emission unit is moved between a retracted position and a light emission position. A link member has one end pivotally supported by the apparatus body and the other end pivotally supporting the movable member. The link member is urged toward the apparatus body by a torsion spring, and the movable member is urged toward the link member by a tensile spring. A lock lever locks an engaging pawl of the movable member against urging forces of the respective springs when the light emission unit is in the retracted position, and a lock plate locks a restriction portion of the movable member against the urging forces of the respective springs. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198864 | SUSPENSION FOR CAMERA TRIM ENABLING THINNER CAMERA STACK - A camera assembly and a method for mounting it in a portable electronic device are provided. The assembly includes a camera module, and a camera trim coupled with the camera module. The camera assembly includes a first shock mount coupling the camera trim to an interior surface of the housing, and a second shock mount coupling the camera trim to an exterior surface of the housing. The first and second shock mounts cooperate to suspend an outer perimeter of the camera trim within an opening of the housing of the portable electronic device. A mobile telecommunications device including a camera assembly as above is also provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198865 | ROTATABLE CAMERA DEVICE - The present invention relates to a camera device, wherein the camera device comprising a base with a fillister; a body with a spherical unit and a neck; and a camera configured onto the body. The spherical unit fits the fillister to form a joint allowing a wide range of rotation in all direction. The base further comprises a first fixing unit and a second fixing unit. Therefore, the camera device is able to be easily mounted onto a targeted surface; and, the camera field of view is able to be rapidly optimized toward a specific direction. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198866 | ADJUSTING SEAT AND PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE USING THE SAME - An adjusting seat includes a base, an adjustment unit and a worm gear. The adjusting seat has two supporting portions. The adjustment unit includes an assembly portion, two extending portions and a teeth portion. The assembly portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The two extension portions protrude from the first surface of the assembly portion so as to form an accommodation space with the assembly portion. The two extension portions are pivoted on the two support portions, respectively. The teeth portion is located on the second surface. The worm gear is pivoted on the base and meshed with the teeth portion, when the worm gear is rotated relative to the base. The teeth portion is rotated according to a rotation of the worm gear so as to drive the adjustment unit to simultaneously rotate relative to the base. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198867 | ARTICULATING CAMERA ARM AND CAMERA ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME - An articulating camera arm permits a camera to be positioned includes multiple sections connected together in series at joints. At least one of the joints is movable, and each of the joints connects one of the sections to an immediately preceding one of the sections. The articulating arm may also be connected to one or both of a camera and a mounting plate via movable joints such as swivel joints. The arm's interior includes a wiring conduit that allows wiring for the camera to pass through it while being protected by the arm. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198868 | PROJECTOR SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A projector supporting apparatus includes an adjusting mechanism that adjusts the position of a projector. The adjusting mechanism includes three support portions rotatable about respective three central axes, and an adjusting portion that individually rotates the three support portions. The adjusting portion includes a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and a third extending portion respectively extending from the three support portions, and a first operating portion, a second operating portion, and a third operating portion capable of pushing and pulling the first extending portion, the second extending portion, and the third extending portion in directions intersecting the respective central axes. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198869 | PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection image display device includes an indoor unit to be located indoors and an outdoor unit to be located outdoors. The outdoor unit includes a second refrigerant piping that forms a loop refrigerant path in combination with a first refrigerant piping, a cooling device, and a cooling control circuit that controls cooling for R, G, B laser heat sinks by the cooling device. The indoor unit includes a main control circuit that communicates with the cooling control circuit to control the cooling by the cooling device. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198870 | Image Projection Apparatus - An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shift being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198871 | PROJECTOR ADAPTER PLATE - An adaptor plate to connect projectors to booms is provided. The plate is substantially flat and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface may face towards the boom and the lower surface may face towards the projector. Four substantially narrow slots are formed through the plate. The slots are positioned to receive and secure four legs protruding from the boom. The legs may lock into the corresponding slot. A boundary may be formed around the slots. The plate may further include a plurality of mounting holes in between the rim and the boundary. The plurality of mounting holes are each sized to receive a bolt connecting the plate to the projector. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198872 | PHASE SHIFT MASK, PATTERNING METHOD USING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A phase shift device includes a phase shift mask which includes a transparent substrate, and a phase shift pattern which is provided on the transparent substrate, and includes a first area having a first thickness, a second area having a second thickness which is less than the first thickness, a first opening having a first opening width and defined at the first area, and a second opening having a second opening width and defined at the second area. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198873 | MASK BLANK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHASE SHIFT MASK - A mask blank suitable for fabricating a phase shift mask having a thin film pattern composed of a material enabling dry etching with a fluorine-based gas and a substrate-engraved pattern. The mask blank | 2015-07-16 |
20150198874 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, REFLECTIVE MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography with a resist film, includes preparing a reflective mask blank provided with three or more concave or convex fiducial marks each formed by at least two lines placed to extend along any one of virtual lines that cross at an intersection point, at least one of the lines of the fiducial mark being placed to extend along each of the virtual lines; forming a resist film on the reflective mask blank; detecting fiducial positions corresponding to the intersection points of the fiducial marks by scanning with an electron beam or an ultraviolet light; and exposing specific areas of the resist film including circular areas centered at the fiducial positions of the respective fiducial marks with a radius of 1.5W, where W is the maximum value of a width of the line of the respective fiducial marks. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198875 | CLEANING MODULE, CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CLEANING PHOTOMASK - In a method of cleaning a photomask, a wiper tape is guided from a wiper tape supplying reel, over a cleaning head, and then onto a wiper tape collecting reel. A section of the wiper tape over the cleaning head is brought into contact with an adhesive residue on a surface of the photomask. A relative movement is caused between the photomask and the section of the wiper tape to remove the adhesive residue from the surface of the photomask. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198876 | ONIUM SALT, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The present invention provides the onium salt comprises the material represented by the following general formula (0-1), | 2015-07-16 |
20150198877 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - The present invention provides the chemically amplified negative resist composition comprises an onium salt represented by the following general formula (0-1), a resin which becomes alkali insoluble by an action of an acid and an acid generator, | 2015-07-16 |
20150198878 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND PLATE MAKING METHOD OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - By a lithographic printing plate precursor including a support having provided thereon an image-recording layer capable of forming an image by supplying at least any of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after image exposure to remove an unexposed area thereof, wherein the image-recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a polysaccharide having a sulfonic acid group or a group made by a salt thereof and a plate making method of a lithographic printing plate using the same, a lithographic printing plate precursor which exhibits good development property while maintaining printing durability of a lithographic printing plate after development and a plate making method of a lithographic printing plate using the same can be provided. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198879 | Fluorine-Containing Sulfonic Acid Salt, Fluorine-Containing Sulfonic Acid Salt Resin, Resist Composition, and Pattern Forming Method Using Same - Disclosed is a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid salt resin having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (3). In the formula, each A independently represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and n represents an integer of 1-10. W represents a bivalent linking group, R | 2015-07-16 |
20150198880 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A polymeric compound including a structural unit (a0) represented by general formula (a0-1) shown below and a polycyclic group-containing structural unit (a2m) other than the structural unit (a0), the structural unit (a2m) containing a lactone-containing polycyclic group, a —SO | 2015-07-16 |
20150198881 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, COMPOUND, AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A polymeric compound having a structural unit represented by general formula (a0-1), and a resist composition containing the same (in which R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Va | 2015-07-16 |
20150198882 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM AND RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING METHOD, AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A composition for forming a resist underlayer film includes a polymer having a structural unit represented by a formula (1). Ar | 2015-07-16 |
20150198883 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS USING SAME - A negative resist composition containing as base resin a novolak resin having repeating unit “a”, | 2015-07-16 |
20150198884 | COMPOSITION FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - The present invention has an objective of providing a composition for a lithographic printing plate, which provides an image-forming layer exhibiting superior ink receptivity and uniformity, and in which a coating solution containing the composition possesses a good defoaming property and can effectively form an image-forming layer at high speed. In addition, the present invention has another objective of providing a lithographic printing plate precursor or a dummy plate which can be produced at high speed with superior production efficacy. The present invention provides a composition for a lithographic printing plate containing a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer having a specific chemical structure, the lithographic printing plate precursor or a dummy plate containing a layer having the aforementioned composition. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198885 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND PLATE MAKING METHOD - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and an image-recording layer containing (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a sulfonium salt, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) a binder polymer, the sulfonium salt (B) has a triarylsulfonium structure having three or more electron-withdrawing groups as substituents, and at least one aryl group constituting the triarylsulfonium structure has at least one of the electron-withdrawing groups and at least one group selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, a group wherein a hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms is connected to an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and an ethylene oxide group having a repeating unit number of from 1 to 3. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198886 | GOLD NANO-PARTICLES COATED LARGE FILM GRAPHENE AND GRAPHENE FLAKES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A single-layer GNPs/graphene includes a carrier layer as a substrate; a graphene layer on the carrier layer; and a plurality of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) evenly distributed on the graphene layer, which formed as a GNP layer; and wherein the graphene layer and the GNP layer has the effect of UV absorption; and longitudinal sizes of the GNP layers will affect the absorbing wavelengths. For forming multi-layer GNPs/graphene, the above second and third steps can be repeated until the number of the GNP layer and graphene layer has achieved to a predetermined one. Moreover, the methods for forming above structures are provided in the present invention. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198887 | Multiple-Patterning Photolithographic Mask and Method - A composite mask suitable for multiple-patterning lithographic processes and a multiple-patterning photolithographic process utilizing the mask are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment includes receiving a mask having a plurality of sub-reticles and a substrate having one or more regions. A first sub-reticle of the plurality of sub-reticles is aligned with a first region of the one or more regions. A movement pattern is designated relative to the substrate. A first photolithographic process is performed including exposing the substrate using the mask to form a first exposed area on the substrate. An alignment of the mask relative to the substrate is shifted according to a first direction determined by the movement pattern. A second photolithographic process is performed including exposing the substrate using the mask to form a second exposed area on the substrate such that the second exposed area overlaps the first. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198888 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR PACKAGE - Embodiments of the invention provide a method for manufacturing a substrate for a package, in which the method includes forming a solder resist layer on an uncoated substrate having electrode pads formed thereon to cover the electrode pads, and exposing some regions by dividing the solder resist layer into regions including a first region covering some or all of the electrode pads and a second region formed out of the first region and exposing some of the regions. The method further includes developing the solder resist layer including an exposed region and an unexposed region with high energy light, so that a remaining height of the first region is lower than that of the second region and at least upper surfaces of the electrode pads in the first region are exposed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198889 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR PATTERN-FORMED STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a fabrication method for pattern-formed structure having a smooth three-dimensional structure through a fewer processes. To achieve the object, the present invention provides a fabrication method for pattern-formed structure comprising: a dot modulation pattern forming process of binarizing a shape of a targeted three-dimensional structure to form a dot modulation pattern, a writing process of using the dot modulation pattern to write directly by a writer on a photosensitive resin layer formed on a substrate, and a developing process of developing the photosensitive resin layer after the writing to form a resin layer with three-dimensional structure, wherein the writing process is performed by a writing energy supplying method in which writing energy is supplied to the photosensitive resin layer by an area larger than a minimum dot area in the dot modulation pattern. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198890 | METHOD FOR MICROWAVE PROCESSING OF PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYIMIDES - A method for curing photosensitive polyimide (PSPI) films includes the steps of: depositing a PSPI film on a selected substrate, and curing the film by microwave heating at a selected temperature from about 200 to 340° C. in a selected atmosphere containing an oxygen concentration from about 20 to 200,000 ppm. The process atmosphere may be static or flowing. The addition of oxygen improves the removal of acrylate residue and improves the T | 2015-07-16 |
20150198891 | METHOD FOR ASSIGNING A PUPIL FACET OF A PUPIL FACET MIRROR OF AN ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT OF A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS TO A FIELD FACET OF A FIELD FACET MIRROR OF THE ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT - Methods are disclosed for assigning a pupil facet of a pupil facet mirror of an illumination optical unit of a projection exposure apparatus to a field facet of a field facet mirror of the illumination optical unit for the definition of an illumination channel for a partial beam of illumination light. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198892 | ARRANGEMENT FOR ACTUATING AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL ELEMENT IN AN OPTICAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to an arrangement for actuating an element in an optical system, in particular an optical system of a projection exposure apparatus, wherein the optical element is tiltable about at least one tilting axis via at least one joint having a joint stiffness, comprising at least one actuator for exerting a force on the optical element, wherein the actuator has an actuator stiffness which at least partly compensates for the joint stiffness. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198893 | AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS, ANTI-VIBRATION APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is an amplification apparatus that outputs an output signal corresponding to an input signal via an amplifier, and comprises a detector that is installed separately from a main body, which includes the amplifier, and is configured to detect the output signal outputted from the main body, and to feed back the output signal to the input signal. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198894 | MONITOR SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ORIENTATIONS OF MIRROR ELEMENTS AND EUV LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - An EUV lithography system | 2015-07-16 |
20150198895 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WRITING NANOSCALE PATTERNS - A method of performing nanolithography is disclosed, comprising use of an optical printing head that enables a super-resolution lithographic exposures compatible with conventional optical lithographic processes. The super-resolution exposures are carried out using light directed onto a data recording medium using plasmonic structures, and in particular using plasmonic structures using specially designed super-resolution apertures, of which the “bow-tie” and “C-aperture” are examples. These specially designed apertures create small but bright images in the near-field transmission pattern. A printing head comprising an array of these apertures is held in close proximity to a data recording medium. A data processing system is provided to re-interpret the data to be patterned into a set of modulation signals used to drive the multiple individual channels and the multiple exposures. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198896 | EXPOSURE MASK FABRICATION METHOD, EXPOSURE MASK FABRICATION SYSTEM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - An exposure mask fabrication method includes measuring and storing defect position data, for each EUV exposure mask blank, that indicates the position of at least one defect in each of plural EUV exposure mask blanks, inputting pattern data defining a figure pattern to be written, searching, when the figure pattern is written, in plural EUV exposure mask blanks, an EUV exposure mask blank where the figure pattern can be arranged such that the number of defects not located in a light shielding region is less than or equal to a threshold value, based on the arrangement position of the figure pattern in the pattern data, using the defect position data for each EUV exposure mask blank, and writing the figure pattern on a searched EUV exposure mask blank such that the number of defects not located in the light shielding region is less than or equal to the threshold value. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198897 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus and method exposes a substrate via a projection optical system and a liquid supplied to an immersion area below the projection optical system. First and second movable members move below the projection optical system. The first movable member has a mount area that mounts a substrate located in a hole of an upper surface of the first movable member. The upper surface outside the hole can maintain at least a part of the immersion area outside the substrate mounted in the hole. A drive system drives the first and second movable members to move the first and second movable members below the projection optical system relative to the liquid immersion region to replace one member positioned below the projection optical system with the other member such that the liquid immersion area is maintained below the projection optical system. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198898 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Position information of a movable body within an XY plane is measured with high accuracy by an encoder system whose measurement values have favorable short-term stability, without being affected by air fluctuations, and also position information of the movable body in a Z-axis direction orthogonal to the XY plane is measured with high accuracy by a surface position measuring system, without being affected by air fluctuations. In this case, since both of the encoder system and the surface position measuring system directly measure the upper surface of the movable body, simple and direct position control of the movable body can be performed. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198899 | MARK DETECTING METHOD - A mark detecting method of detecting a notch as a mark formed on the outer circumference of a wafer held on a holding table. The mark detecting method includes the steps of index-rotating the holding table to image at least three points on the outer circumference of the wafer and to thereby detect the coordinates at the three points on the outer circumference of the wafer, calculating the center of the wafer from the coordinates at the three points, centering the wafer with respect to the holding table, and continuously rotating the holding table through 360° to image the whole of the outer circumference of the wafer by using a minimum imaging area corresponding to the outer circumference of the wafer and to thereby detect the angle where the notch is located. | 2015-07-16 |
20150198900 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electroconductive member of the present invention includes an electroconductive support layer and a surface layer formed on the circumference of the electroconductive support layer and having a network structure containing an electroconductive fiber, and the electroconductive fiber has ion conductivity, and has an arithmetic mean value of top 10% fiber diameters of 0.2 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less. The surface layer always satisfies specific conditions. | 2015-07-16 |