51st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210397015 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BIAS CURRENT TO HALL SENSOR - An apparatus for providing a bias current to a hall sensor includes: a bias provider configured to provide the bias current to the hall sensor; and a processor configured to produce a bias current control value based on a node voltage between the hall sensor and the bias provider, wherein the bias provider is configured to vary the bias current based on the bias current control value. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397016 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM - An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed part, a movable part, a first driving assembly and a first supporting assembly. The movable part is connected to an optical element, and is movable relative to the fixed part. The first driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The movable part is movable relative to the fixed part within a first limit range in a first dimension via the first supporting assembly. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397017 | A CAMERA ACTUATOR AND A CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - The embodiment relates to a camera actuator and a camera module including the same. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397018 | OPTICAL UNIT WITH SHAKE CORRECTION FUNCTION - An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a fixed body, a movable body having an optical element, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a magnetic drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body, and a magnetic spring structured to return the movable body to a home position where a predetermined axial line and an optical axis of the optical element are coincided with each other. The magnetic spring includes a home position returning magnet disposed in one of the movable body and the fixed body, and an attracted member disposed in the other of the movable body and the fixed body so that a magnetic attraction force acts between the attracted member and the home position returning magnet. The attracted member and the home position returning magnet are disposed on the optical axis and face each other in a direction of the optical axis. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397019 | OPTICAL UNIT WITH SHAKE CORRECTION FUNCTION - An optical unit with a shake correction function includes a movable body having an optical element, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a fixed body supporting the movable body through the swing support mechanism, and a magnetic drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body. The magnetic drive mechanism includes a coil fixed to one of the movable body and the fixed body, and a magnet fixed to the other of the movable body and the fixed body. The swing support mechanism includes a first plate spring connecting an end part of the movable body on one side in an optical axis direction with the fixed body, and a second plate spring connecting the other end part of the movable body in the optical axis direction with the fixed body. The magnet and the coil are disposed between the first plate spring and the second plate spring. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397020 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER AND OPTICAL MEMBER - A film forming step of forming a thin film on an optical surface of an optical substrate, the optical surface having a curved surface shape, and a removal step of partially removing the thin film on the optical surface to perform patterning of the thin film. In the removal step, the thin film is removed by being irradiated with a laser beam. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397021 | SPECTACLE LENS - Provided is a spectacle lens including multilayer films on both surfaces of a lens substrate, in which the sum of mean reflectances on both surfaces of the spectacle lens in a wavelength band of 400 to 440 nm is 20.0% or more, the reflectance on each surface of the spectacle lens has at least one maximum value in the wavelength band, and there is a difference between the mean reflectance on one surface of the spectacle lens and the mean reflectance on the other surface in the wavelength band. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397022 | SPECTACLE LENS - Provided is a spectacle lens including multilayer films on an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface of a lens substrate, in which a reduction ratio of light in a wavelength band of 800 to 1400 nm in the spectacle lens is 45.0% or more, a ratio of a mean reflectance on the eyeball-side surface of the spectacle lens to a mean reflectance on the object-side surface of the spectacle lens is 0.2 to 0.8 in the wavelength band, and a mean reflectance on the eyeball-side surface in a wavelength band of 315 to 400 nm is 5.0% or less. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397023 | OPTICAL FILTER FOR SNOW CONDITIONS - This invention relates to an optical filter for use in eyewear such as ski googles, as well as eyewear using the filter. For improving visibility in snow dominated locations, the filter has a transmission spectrum having a first transmission peak in the wavelength range of 620 nm-670, with a maximum at approximately 650 nm. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397024 | SPECTACLE LENS - Provided is a spectacle lens including multilayer films on both surfaces of a lens substrate, in which a sum of mean reflectances on both surfaces of the spectacle lens in a wavelength band of 360 to 400 nm is 6.0% or less, a sum of the mean reflectances on both surfaces of the spectacle lens in a wavelength band 400 to 440 nm is 20.0% or more, and a sum of the mean reflectances on both surfaces of the spectacle lens in a wavelength band 480 to 680 nm is 2.0% or less. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397025 | Optical Article Having an Interferential Coating with an Improved Abrasion-Resistance - The invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate having at least one main face successively coated with a layer comprising chromium, silicon and oxygen, a monolayer sub-layer having a thickness higher than or equal to 100 nm, a multilayer interferential coating comprising a stack of at least one high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than 1.55 and at least one low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.55 or less, wherein the ratio (I) is higher than or equal to 1.5, and the optical article has a Bayer value determined in accordance with the ASTM F735-81 standard higher than or equal to 7. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397026 | Optical Insert for Eyewear - There is provided an optical insert for transforming conventional eyewear into eyewear having an additional purpose. The optical insert comprises an extender portion which holds a lens on a first end and a mounting assembly on a second end opposite the first end. The mounting assembly comprises a profile which matches the profile of the conventional eyewear lens retainer. The lens of the conventional eyewear is configured to be removed and replaced with the optical insert. In one embodiment, the lens of the optical insert can comprise dark lenses which can be useful, for example, to transform conventional eyeglasses into prescription sunglasses. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397027 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A phase modulator for a light beam comprising a waveguide having a longitudinal axis, and a piezoelectric actuator to apply a mechanical stress within said waveguide in response to an electrical bias, said actuator comprising a first part covering a first side of the waveguide and having a first axis of symmetry essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The actuator comprises a second part covering a second side of the waveguide, said second part having a second axis of symmetry essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397028 | SUBSTRATE OF DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application discloses a substrate of a display panel, a manufacturing method therefor and a display device. The substrate of the display panel includes a substratum, a shading layer and a plurality of retaining walls with different heights, where the shading layer is located in a non-display area of the substratum, the retaining walls are arranged on the shading layer in a direction parallel to a sealant coating direction of the display panel, and the plurality of retaining walls are connected in a laminated manner. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397029 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397030 | Portable Device and Method of Manufacturing A Display Device - A portable device and method of manufacturing a display device includes a display panel having a glass substrate and a polarizer adhered to the glass substrate, a touch panel which is made of resin material and adhered to the polarizer of the display panel by a first adhesive material, and a front window which is made of glass and adhered to the touch panel by a second adhesive material. One of the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material is an adhesive sheet, and an other of the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material is an ultraviolet-curing adhesive material. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397031 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first spacer, and a second spacer. The first spacer is on the first substrate, and the second spacer is on the second substrate and between the first spacer and the second substrate. Part of the first spacer is not overlapped with the second spacer, and the first spacer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion overlaps with the second spacer in a normal direction of the first substrate. The first portion connects between the second portion and the third portion. The first portion has a first length, the second portion has a second length, and the third portion has a third length. The second length is greater than or equal to the first length, and the third length is greater than or equal to the first length. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397032 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DETECTING POST SPACER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POST SPACER - A display substrate is provided, including: a base substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels arranged on the base substrate in an array in a row direction and a column direction; a plurality of post spacers arranged at intervals on the base substrate, wherein the plurality of post spacers include at least one main post spacer and a plurality of sub post spacers, and each main post spacer has a height greater than that of each sub post spacer. Each sub-pixel has at most one post spacer provided therein, the plurality of sub-pixels include a main sub-pixel provided with the main post spacer and a sub sub-pixel provided with the sub post spacer, and the plurality of sub-pixels further include at least one mark sub-pixel adjacent to the main sub-pixel in the row direction or the column direction, the at least one mark sub-pixel is provided with no post spacer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397033 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including a pixel layer displaying an image, and a pad part electrically connected to the pixel layer. The display device includes a flexible circuit film combined with the pad part of the display panel. The flexible circuit film includes a base film, a first conductive line disposed on a first surface of the base film, a first conductive pad extending from the first conductive line and electrically connected to the pad part of the display panel, a cover layer covering the first conductive line and exposing the first conductive pad, and a protrusion pattern disposed on the cover layer, adjacent to the first conductive pad, and facing a side surface of the display panel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397034 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH VARIABLE PIXELATED TRANSMISSION - Disclosed is an optical assembly having a first variable transmission layer comprising a first electro-optically active material between a first pair of substrates, a second variable transmission layer comprising a second electro-optically active material between a second pair of substrates, and an electronically switchable birefringent layer, that is capable of altering the phase of incident light, situated between the first and second variable transmission layers. The layers are arranged such that light passing through the optical assembly can be altered based on the voltage applied to each layer. The light transmission levels can be altered between maximally transmissive, minimally transmissive, and semi-transparent levels between the maximally and minimally transmissive levels. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397035 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight device is provided and include frame formed of sheet material including at least four bars; first adhesive layer provided on one surface of the bars; reflective sheet attached to frame with first adhesive layer; second adhesive layer is provided on another surface opposed to the one surface of the bars; optical member including lightguide plate disposed on reflective sheet in frame; and light source disposed in frame and configured to emit light to optical member, wherein thickness of second adhesive layer provided on three successive bars of frame along three sides of lightguide plate is greater than thickness of first adhesive layer provided on four bars of frame. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397036 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A display device includes: a back plate, wherein the back plate is provided with an L-shaped bent portion, the bent portion including a bottom plate and a side plate; a display panel, wherein the display panel is disposed on one side of the side plate distal from the bottom plate, an orthographic projection of the display panel on the bottom plate is partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the side plate on the bottom plate; and an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is configured to bond a non-light-emitting surface of the display panel to a surface of the side plate distal from the bottom plate, and the adhesive layer is further configured to bond to a side surface of the display panel, wherein the side surface is configured to connect a light-emitting surface and the non-light-emitting surface of the display panel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397037 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A display assembly includes: a frame; a liquid crystal panel installed in the frame; a glass diffusion plate attached to a light incident surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a film structure including one or more optical films and attached between the liquid crystal panel and the glass diffusion plate, wherein a light incident surface of the film structure faces the glass diffusion plate, a light exiting surface of the film structure faces the light incident surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal panel, the glass diffusion plate, and the film structure are attached together to form an integrated structure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397038 | CURVED DISPLAY PANEL - A curved display panel including a display surface curving at least around a curve axis and displaying an image, the curved display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate spaced apart from, and facing, the first substrate; a plurality of pixels provided to the first substrate, and arranged in a matrix inside the display surface; a light shield provided to the second substrate, extending in a curve direction of the display surface, and dividing the pixels adjacent to each other in an orthogonal-to-curve direction extending along the display surface and orthogonal to the curve direction; and an indicator provided to the second substrate, and serving as a position indicator of each of the pixels in the curve direction. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397039 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a panel, a circuit board, and a light shielding element. The panel includes a side surface, and the side surface has a first region and a second region. The circuit board is attached to the first region of the side surface, and includes a top surface. The shielding element is attached to the second region of the side surface and the top surface of the circuit board. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397040 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PREVENTING LIGHT LEAKAGE - A touch display device for preventing light leakage is provided, including a display module, a first adhesive layer, a touch sensing film, and at least one protective layer. The display module includes an upper surface, a side surface, and a lower surface. The first adhesive layer is disposed on the upper surface of the display module and is bent and extends along the side surface to the lower surface, and the touch sensing film is disposed on the first adhesive layer. The at least one protective layer is disposed on one side of the touch sensing film relative to the side surface and the lower surface of the display module. At least one of the first adhesive layer disposed on the side surface of the display module or the protective layer is an opaque material, so the thickness of the device can be reduced. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397041 | OPTICAL SHEET, LIGHT CONTROLLING MEMBER, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, IMAGE SOURCE UNIT, AND DISPLAY - To provide an optical sheet that makes it possible to efficiently control a light exiting angle as desired, an optical functional layer has a plurality of light transmissive portions extending in one direction, the light transmissive portions being arranged at intervals in a direction different from the one direction, and a light absorbing portion that is arranged between respective adjacent light transmissive portions, and the optical element layer extends so as to be offset from the one direction at an angle of 0° to 45° in a front view of the optical sheet, the optical element layer having a plurality of unit optical elements that are ridges aligned in a direction different from a direction in which the optical element layer extends. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397042 | DISPLAY EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY EQUIPMENT - The display equipment includes: a housing, including a backplane and a side wall perpendicular to the backplane; a display component, placed parallel to the backplane, and covering the backplane and the side wall of the housing; and a fixing component, located between the backplane and the display component, and fixing the housing to the display component. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397043 | POLARIZING PLATE FOR IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE AND OPTICAL DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A polarizing plate for IPS mode and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; a first protective layer on an upper surface of the polarizer; and a second protective layer on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein, assuming an axis of the polarizer having a high index of refraction in an in-plane direction of the polarizer is a reference axis (0°), an angle of an axis of the first protective layer having a low index of refraction in the in-plane direction thereof is in a range of about −5° to +5°, the first protective layer has an in-plane retardation Re of about 5,000 nm or more at a wavelength of 550 nm, the second protective layer includes a positive C plate layer, and the second protective layer satisfies at least one of Relations 1 and 2. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397044 | DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a display module and a display device. The display module includes a first display sub-panel, where the first display sub-panel includes: a first display sub-panel including a plurality of first pixel units; and a second display sub-panel arranged at a light-entering side of the first display sub-panel and including a plurality of second pixel units. Each second pixel unit corresponds to at least one first pixel unit, an orthogonal projection of each second pixel unit onto the first display sub-panel coincides with the corresponding first pixel unit, and the second display sub-panel is a vertical-electric-field-type liquid crystal display panel. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397045 | BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a backlight unit configured to emit light to a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels, the backlight unit including a substrate including a driving circuit, and a light source array including a plurality of micro light-emitting elements provided on the substrate, wherein a number of micro light-emitting elements is equal to or greater than a number of the plurality of pixels. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397046 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND METHOD OF REGULATING TRANSMITTANCE THEREOF - The present invention provides a backlight module and a method of regulating transmittance thereof. The backlight module includes: a substrate; a plurality of miniature light emitting diodes (mini-LEDs) disposed on the substrate at intervals; a polymer network liquid crystal layer disposed above the plurality of mini-LEDs, wherein the polymer network liquid crystal layer is a multilayered structure or a single-layered structure; and an optical functional layer disposed above the polymer network liquid crystal layer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397047 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a substrate, mini LEDs, and at least one conductive reflective layer. The substrate includes a light-emitting area and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area. The mini LEDs are disposed in the light-emitting area of the substrate. The conductive reflective layer covers the whole non-light-emitting area, and the mini LEDs are electrically connected to one conductive reflective layer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397048 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - This light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incident surface, an emission surface, a back surface, a protruding portion and a scattering portion. In a cross section including a central axis, an angle formed by two beams, which are emitted from the light emitting device and have a maximum luminous intensity, is 150° or more. In a cross section including a central axis, predetermined light is made incident at an incident angle of 60° and an average angle, which is formed by, among the light reflected by the scattering portion, a light ray having a maximum light amount and a light ray having a light amount of 50% of the maximum light amount, is 5° or more. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397049 | BACKLIGHT INCLUDING PATTERNED REFLECTORS, DIFFUSER PLATE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE BACKLIGHT - A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a light guide plate, a pattern of light extractors, a plurality of patterned reflectors, and a diffusive layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is on the substrate. The light guide plate is proximate the plurality of light sources. The pattern of light extractors is on the light guide plate. The plurality of patterned reflectors are on the light guide plate. Each patterned reflector is aligned with a corresponding light source. The diffusive layer is on the light guide plate. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397050 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight device including a combination of light-emitting elements and a wavelength conversion substance is provided at low cost. The backlight device includes: a plurality of light-emitting bodies arranged in a planar manner, the light-emitting bodies being configured to emit first light upwards; and a transparent plate above the light-emitting bodies. The plate includes a plurality of wavelength conversion sections arranged next to each other in a lateral direction, the wavelength conversion sections being configured to convert the first light to second light. Each of the wavelength conversion sections at least partially overlaps at least one of the light-emitting bodies when viewed from above. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397051 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate having a first transparent substrate and a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second transparent substrate, a first common electrode, a second common electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first common electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the insulating film, and includes a first opening and a first electrode portion. The second common electrode is disposed between the insulating film and the second transparent substrate, and includes a second electrode portion overlapping the first opening. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397052 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device. The electro-optical device includes an pixel electrode that applies the electric field to the electro-optical layer, a transistor that includes a semiconductor layer including a drain region, a capacitance element that includes a first capacitance electrode and a second capacitance electrode, an electrode contact coupled to the pixel electrode, and a drain relay electrode electrically coupled to the drain region. The pixel electrode contact is coupled to the second capacitance electrode and the drain relay electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397053 | DISPLAY PANEL STATIC ELECTRICITY PROTECTION DEVICE, STATIC ELECTRICITY PROTECTION METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a display panel static electricity protection device ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210397054 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first pixel area and a second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color film substrate arranged oppositely to the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color film substrate, and a backlight module positioned at a side of the color film substrate, which is back on to the array substrate. The display panel comprises a plurality of micro light emitting diode (micro LED) lighting units. A transparent area is placed among the micro LED lighting units, and the color film substrate includes a color filter in the second pixel area. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397055 | DISPLAY PANEL, REPAIR METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application discloses a display panel, a repair method for the display panel and a display device, where a repair line includes a first repair point, a second repair point and a third repair point which overlap with a data line, the first repair point is located on a side of a first overlapping area away from the second repair point, the second repair point is located between the first overlapping area and a second overlapping area, and the third repair point is located on a side of the second overlapping area away from the second repair point. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397056 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate, a scan line disposed on the substrate, a storage line parallel to the scan line and a data line intersecting the scan line and the storage line. First and second transistors are electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. A first pixel electrode is disposed on the first transistor and includes a first stem portion, a first contact portion and a first branch portion. The first branch portion electrically connects the first contact portion to the first stem portion, a second pixel electrode is disposed on the second transistor and includes a second stem portion, a second contact portion and a second branch portion. The second branch portion electrically connects the second contact portion to the second stem portion. A first pattern is disposed between the substrate and the second pixel electrode. The first pattern overlaps the second branch portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397057 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Some of a plurality of image signal lines of a display apparatus according to one embodiment includes: a plurality of bypass wiring portions (bypass wirings) arranged in a frame region so as to have both ends being connected to a plurality of extension wiring portions (extension wirings). The plurality of bypass wiring portions of the plurality of image signal lines include: a plurality of second-layer bypass wirings arranged in a second conductive layer; and a plurality of third-layer bypass wirings arranged in a third conductive layer that is different from a first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. Each of an arrangement pitch between the plurality of second-layer bypass wirings and an arrangement pitch between the plurality of third-layer bypass wirings is smaller than an arrangement pitch between the plurality of image signal lines in a display region. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397058 | POLARIZED WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A window assembly includes an electro-optic element which has a first substantially transparent substrate defining first and second surfaces. The second surface includes a first electrically conductive layer. A second substantially transparent substrate defines third and fourth surfaces. The third surface includes a second electrically conductive layer. A primary seal is disposed between the first and second substrates. The seal and the first and second substrates define a cavity therebetween. An electro-optic medium is disposed in the cavity. The electro-optic medium is switchable such that the electro-optic element is operable between substantially clear and darkened states. An absorptive layer is positioned on the fourth surface of the electro-optic element and a reflective layer is positioned on the absorptive layer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397059 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY STRUCTURE AND TRANSPARENT WINDOW HAVING DISPLAY FUNCTION - A transparent display structure and a transparent window having a display function are provided. The transparent display structure includes a first transparent base layer, a transparent display component layer, a first electrode layer, an electrochromic layer, a second electrode layer, and a semiconductor layer which are sequentially stacked. The semiconductor layer is configured to generate current under irradiation of light, the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are configured to generate an electric field between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer under an effect of the current, the electrochromic layer is configured that a color of the electrochromic layer changes under a control of the electric field, and the transparent display component layer has a function of displaying image. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397060 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling transitions in an optically switchable device. In one aspect, a controller for a tintable window may include a processor, an input for receiving output signals from sensors, and instructions for causing the processor to determine a level of tint of the tintable window, and an output for controlling the level of tint in the tintable window. The instructions may include a relationship between the received output signals and the level of tint, with the relationship employing output signals from an exterior photosensor, an interior photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor, and a transmissivity sensor. In some instances, the controller may receive output signals over a network and/or be interfaced with a network, and in some instances, the controller may be a standalone controller that is not interfaced with a network. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397061 | Light Shutter Panel and Transparent Display Apparatus Having the Same - The present disclosure relates to a light shutter panel and a transparent display apparatus having the same. The light shutter panel according to the present disclosure comprises: a lower electrode plate; a upper electrode plate facing with the lower electrode plate; a shutter layer disposed between the lower electrode plate and the upper electrode plate, the shutter layer including a first ink storage portion disposed at a lower part, a second ink storage portion disposed at a upper part and overlapped with the first ink storage portion, and a first electric field guide disposed between the first ink storage portion and the second ink storage portion; a first black ink filled into the first ink storage portion; and a second black ink filled into the second ink storage portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397062 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a display unit and a shading unit, and at least a portion of the shading unit is disposed on the display unit. The display unit includes a pixel switch element and a self-illuminating element, and the self-illuminating element is electrically connected to the pixel switch element. The shading unit includes a shading electrode and a shading layer, and the shading layer is disposed on the self-illuminating element and electrically connected to the shading layer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397063 | PLUGGABLE OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A drive unit outputs a modulation signal based on a data signal input from an optical communication apparatus through a pluggable electric connector. An optical modulator outputs an optical signal generated by modulating a light output from a light source based on the modulation signal. A control unit controls a modulation operation of the optical modulator. The control unit outputs a driver signal instructing to start a setting operation to the optical communication apparatus. The optical communication apparatus monitors the modulation operation of the optical modulator in response to the driver signal and performs an operation of correcting the data signal and/or an operation of outputting a control signal representing a control setting for the modulation operation to the control unit based on a monitoring result. The control unit controls the modulation operation of the optical modulator based on the control signal when receiving the control signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397064 | ACTIVE PHOTONIC DEVICES INCORPORATING HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIALS - An optical switch structure includes a substrate, a first electrical contact, a first material having a first conductivity type electrically connected to the first electrical contact, a second material having a second conductivity type coupled to the first material, and a second electrical contact electrically connected to the second material. The optical switch structure also includes a waveguide structure disposed between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact and comprising a waveguide core coupled to the substrate and including a first material characterized by a first index of refraction and a first electro-optic coefficient and a waveguide cladding at least partially surrounding the waveguide core and including a second material characterized by a second index of refraction and a second electro-optic. The first index of refraction is greater than the second index of refraction the first electro-optic coefficient is less than the second electro-optic coefficient | 2021-12-23 |
20210397065 | Optical Module - The positions at which electrode pads are arranged can be made more flexible, and electrical interconnects to be installed can be reduced. In addition, the degree of integration of a chip increases, making it possible to realize a large-scale device (optical switch etc.). In an optical module of the present invention, an interposer (an electrical connection intermediary component with electrode pins attached onto upper and lower faces in an array) is laid over a chip that includes a device configured by using a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) fixed onto a fixing metal plate, and a control substrate for driving the device is laid over the interposer. These components are mechanically fixed by a fixing screw or the like, and the electrode pads of the chip and the control substrate are connected to each other via the interposer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397066 | REDUCING IMPACT OF CROSS-TALK BETWEEN MODULATORS THAT DRIVE A MULTI-CHANNEL AOM - The disclosed technology teaches a method of reducing the impact of cross-talk between transducers that drive an acousto-optic modulator. The method includes operating the transducers, which are mechanically coupled to an acousto-optic modulator medium, with different frequencies applied to adjoining transducers and producing a time-varying phase relationship between carriers on spatially adjoining modulation channels emanating from the adjoining transducers, with a frequency separation between carriers on the adjoining channels of 400 KHz to 20 MHz. The disclosed technology also includes operating 5 to 32 modulators, which are mechanically coupled to the acousto-optic modulator crystal, and varying the different frequencies applied to the modulators in a sawtooth pattern, varying the different frequencies over a range and then repeating variation over the range. Also included is varying the frequencies applied to the modulators in a rising or falling pattern applied progressively to the spatially adjoining transducers. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397067 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING MECHANISM - An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and a support assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is used for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion through the support assembly. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397068 | LENS ASSEMBLY FOR A MOBILE DEVICE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE DIAPHRAGM DEVICE - A lens assembly for a mobile device includes an adjustable diaphragm device capable of being combined to a first lens unit, or between the first lens unit and a second lens unit. The adjustable diaphragm device includes a case having a light transmission hole being communicated with an inner space of the case, a diaphragm sheet with an aperture, and a driving mechanism disposed in the inner space of the case. The driving mechanism includes a driving member and a swing arm. One end of the swing arm is movably connected to the case and the opposite end thereof is fixedly connected to the diaphragm sheet. The driving member is movably connected to a position between two ends of the swing arm. The driving member is controlled by a control unit to move the swing arm and thus the diaphragm sheet, in order to control the amount of light. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397069 | SLIM POP-OUT CAMERAS AND LENSES FOR SUCH CAMERAS - Digital cameras comprising a lens assembly comprising N lens elements L | 2021-12-23 |
20210397070 | REMOVABLE LENS ACCESSORIES FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES - An image capture device is described that includes a body; a mounting structure that is connected to the body; an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that defines an optical axis and extends through the body and the mounting structure; and an accessory that is releasably connectable to the mounting structure via rotation through a range of motion less than approximately | 2021-12-23 |
20210397071 | OPTICAL ILLUMINATION FOR STATUS INDICATION - An illumination system is provided for an optical system that includes an imaging device for acquiring an image of a target, for decoding of a symbol or other analysis. The illumination system can include a first light source configured to provide illumination of a first wavelength, a second light source configured to provide illumination of a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength. The light sources can be controlled for operations that include: illuminating the target with the first and second light sources simultaneously for acquisition of the image of the target; and altering an illumination output of at least one of the first light source or the second light source, while maintaining non-zero illumination output for at least one of the first light source or the second light source, to indicate a status of the optical system. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397072 | CAMERA MODULE WITH IMPROVED HEAT DISSIPATION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The camera module with improved heat dissipation function include a base, a photosensitive chip, a circuit board; and a heat conducting sheet. Wherein the base comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A portion of the first surface is recessed to form a third surface between the first surface and the second surface, and to form a plurality of sidewalls connecting the first surface and the third surface, the third surface and the plurality of sidewalls cooperatively define a slot. Wherein the photosensitive chip is fixed on the third surface and accommodated in the slot; the circuit board is fixed on the first surface. A gap is defined between the circuit board and the photosensitive chip; the heat conducting sheet is disposed in the gap. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397073 | PROJECTOR AND LENS ADJUSTMENT MODULE - A projector, including a body, a light source, a light valve, a projection lens, and a lens adjustment module, is provided. The light source and the light valve are disposed in the body, and the projection lens is movably disposed on the body. The lens adjustment module includes a driven structure connected to the projection lens, a guiding member and a rotating member connected to the guiding member. The guiding member is disposed on the body to be rotatable along an axis of rotation and has a closed ring guiding rail. The driven structure is slidably disposed at the closed ring guiding rail and is configured to move relative to the guiding member along a closed ring path defined by the closed ring guiding rail. A normal direction of a surface where the closed ring path is located is not parallel to the axis of rotation. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397074 | PROJECTION MODULE, IMAGING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A projection module includes a light source, a reflective structure, and an optical structure. The light source emits laser light. The reflective structure includes a first reflective element and a second reflective element. The optical structure includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The reflective structure is disposed between the laser source and the optical structure. The first reflective element reflects a portion of the laser light towards the second reflective element, and transmits a remaining portion of the laser light towards the second optical element. The second reflective element reflects the laser light from the first reflective element towards the first optical element. The first optical element and the second optical element cooperatively project the laser beam towards an object. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397075 | EUV PHOTO MASKS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A reflective mask includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer disposed over the substrate, a capping layer disposed over the reflective multilayer, an intermediate layer disposed over the capping layer, an absorber layer disposed over the intermediate layer, and a cover layer disposed over the absorber layer. The absorber layer includes one or more layers of an Ir based material, a Pt based material or a Ru based material. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397076 | RETICLE IN AN APPARATUS FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE - A reticle in an apparatus for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure includes a substrate having an image area and a black border area surrounding the image area, a multi-layer structure on the image area and the black border area of the substrate, the multi-layer structure to reflect EUV light, a capping layer covering the multi-layer structure, first absorber layer patterns on the capping layer in the image area and the black border area, and an absorber structure on the capping layer in the black border area, the absorber structure including one of the first absorber layer patterns, a hard mask pattern, and a second absorber layer pattern sequentially stacked, the absorber structure covering an entire upper surface of the capping layer in the black border area. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397077 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK AND REFLECTIVE MASK - A reflective mask blank includes, on/above a substrate in the following order from the substrate side a multilayer reflective film which reflects EUV light and an absorber film which absorbs EUV light. The absorber film is a tantalum-based material film containing a tantalum-based material. The absorber film provides a peak derived from the tantalum-based material in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the peak having a peak diffraction angle (2θ) of 36.8 degrees or more and a full width at half maximum of 1.5 degrees or more. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397078 | MASK FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A mask for extreme ultraviolet lithography is provided. The mask for extreme ultraviolet lithography comprises: a reflective structure comprising a plurality of unit layers laminated on a substrate and an etch stop layer placed between one pair of adjoining unit layers among the plurality of unit layers and having a trench through which the etch stop layer is exposed; and an absorption pattern placed on the bottom surface of the trench, wherein each of the unit layers comprises a first material layer and a second material layer on the first material layer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397079 | EUV EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND OVERLAY CORRECTION METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure apparatus for improving an overlay error in a EUV exposure process, and an overlay correction method and a semiconductor device fabricating method using the exposure apparatus. The EUV exposure apparatus includes an EUV light source; a first optical system configured to emit EUV light from the EUV light source to an EUV mask; a second optical system configured to emit EUV light reflected from the EUV mask to a wafer; a mask stage; a wafer stage; and a control unit configured to control the mask stage and the wafer stage, wherein, based on a correlation between a first overlay parameter, which is one of parameters of overlay errors between layers on the wafer, and a second overlay parameter, which is another parameter, the first overlay parameter is corrected through correction of the second overlay parameter. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397080 | METHODS FOR OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A semiconductor device fabrication method includes providing a layout; performing an optical proximity correction on the layout to generate a corrected layout; and forming a photoresist pattern on a substrate by using a photomask fabricated with the corrected layout. The OPC may include: extracting edges of a pattern, the edges including a first edge and a second edge that converge to define a corner; generating a thin mask image by applying a thin mask approximation to the pattern; changing the first edge and the second edge into a first stepped edge and a second stepped edge; and applying a three-dimensional filter to the first and second stepped edges to generate an optical image including the corrected layout of the pattern to which the 3D filter is applied from the thin mask image. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397081 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRATING REFERENCE MATERIALS HAVING A SELF-TRACEABILITY - A method for manufacturing grating reference materials having a self-traceability includes: acquiring a mask substrate including a window region and a non-window region; fabricating, a self-traceability mask on the mask substrate by using a laser-focused atomic deposition technique; acquiring a photoresist sample including an extreme ultraviolet photoresist and a second substrate; exposing the extreme ultraviolet photoresist by combining the self-traceability mask with the soft x-ray interference lithography, and then performing a development process after exposing to obtain a photoresist grating structure; and transferring the photoresist grating structure to the second substrate to obtain the grating reference materials. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DROP PATTERNS - Devices, systems, and methods (a) receive a predetermined fluid drop volume and an array of cells, wherein each cell in the array is associated with a respective predetermined fluid volume; (b) scan the array of cells according to a scanning sequence for a next unassigned cell and add the next unassigned cell to a respective fill set; (c) add unassigned cells neighboring the next unassigned cell to the respective fill set until an aggregate of the respective predetermined fluid volumes of the cells in the respective fill set equals or exceeds the predetermined fluid drop volume; (d) place a fluid drop in the drop pattern within an area associated with the respective fill set and mark all cells in the respective fill set as assigned; and (e) repeat (b)-(d) until all cells in the array of cells have been assigned and the drop pattern has been generated. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397083 | FLEXIBLE STAMP WITH TUNABLE HIGH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY - A flexible stamp comprising at least three layers, an upper layer as a texturing layer ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210397084 | LINED PHOTOBUCKET STRUCTURE FOR BACK END OF LINE (BEOL) INTERCONNECT FORMATION - Lined photoresist structures to facilitate fabricating back end of line (BEOL) interconnects are described. In an embodiment, a hard mask has recesses formed therein, wherein liner structures are variously disposed each on a sidewall of a respective recess. Photobuckets comprising photoresist material are also variously disposed in the recesses. The liner structures variously serve as marginal buffers to mitigate possible effects of misalignment in the exposure of photoresist material to photons or an electron beam. In another embodiment, a recess has disposed therein a liner structure and a photobucket that are both formed by self-assembly of a photoresist-based block-copolymer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397085 | METHODS FOR MAKING HARD MASKS USEFUL IN NEXT-GENERATION LITHOGRAPHY - Imaging layers on the surface of a substrate may be patterned using next generation lithographic techniques, and the resulting patterned film may be used as a lithographic mask, for example, for production of a semiconductor device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397086 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A resist composition including a base material component (A), an acid generator component (B), and a mixed solvent (S) in which an organic solvent (S1) represented by Formula (s1) is mixed, in which the acid generator component (B) contains a compound (B1) represented by Formula (b1). In the formula, R | 2021-12-23 |
20210397087 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CROSSLINKER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING THE SAME - The inventive concept relates to a three-dimensional crosslinker composition and a method of manufacturing an electronic device using the same. According to the inventive concept, the three-dimensional crosslinker composition may be represented by Formula 1 below. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397088 | PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CURED FILM, OPTICAL COMPONENT, CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND REPLICA MOLD USING THE SAME - An object is to provide a photo-curable composition having high dry etching resistance and high thermal stability. A photo-curable composition includes at least a polymerizable compound (A) and a photopolymerization initiator (B), and further includes at least one of a flame retarder (E) and a flame-retardant polymerizable compound (F). | 2021-12-23 |
20210397089 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - Method of forming pattern in photoresist layer includes forming photoresist layer over substrate, selectively exposing photoresist layer to actinic radiation forming latent pattern. Latent pattern is developed by applying developer to form pattern. Photoresist layer includes photoresist composition including polymer: | 2021-12-23 |
20210397090 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN USING THE SAME - A composition for forming a resist underlayer film enables the formation of a desired resist pattern; and a method for forming a resist pattern using this resist underlayer film forming composition. A resist underlayer film forming composition contains an organic solvent and a polymer that has a structure represented by formula (1) or (2) at an end of the polymer chain. (In formula (1) and formula (2), X represents a divalent organic group; A represents an aryl group having 6-40 carbon atoms; R1 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-40 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1-40 carbon atoms; each of R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-40 carbon atoms or a halogen atom; each of n1 and n3 independently represents an integer of 1-12; and n2 represents an integer of 0-11.) | 2021-12-23 |
20210397091 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION FOR LITHOGRAPHY - A method for producing a coating film-forming composition for lithography, including a step for passing a liquid through a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge is obtained by layering more than one type of filtration base fabrics or winding same around a hollow inner tube, wherein: the fabrics are non-woven fabrics in which metal-adsorbing groups are chemically bonded to polyolefin fibers; the fabrics contain non-woven fabric layers A and B; layer A is configured from polyolefin fibers to which sulfonic acid groups are chemically bonded as metal-adsorbing groups; and layer B is configured from polyolefin fibers to which at least one type selected from among amino groups, N-methyl-D-glucamine groups, iminodiacetic acid groups, iminodiethanol groups, amidoxime groups, phosphoric acid groups, carboxylic acid groups and ethylenediamine triacetic acid groups chemically bonded as metal-adsorbing groups. Thus, the amount of metal impurities that are the cause of minute defects on a wafer can be reduced. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397092 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM MATERIAL, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM - A resist underlayer film material used in multilayer resist method contains (A) compound shown by following general formula (1), and (B) organic solvent, where X independently represents monovalent organic group shown by following general formula (2); W contains an “m” number of partial structures each independently shown by following formula (3); “m” and “n” each represent an integer of 1 to 10; broken lines represent bonding arms; Z represents aromatic group; A represents single bond or —O—(CH | 2021-12-23 |
20210397093 | SILICON-CONTAINING UNDERLAYERS - Methods of manufacturing electronic devices employing wet-strippable underlayer compositions comprising a condensate and/or hydrolyzate of a polymer comprising as polymerized units one or more first unsaturated monomers having a condensable silicon-containing moiety, wherein the condensable silicon-containing moiety is pendent to the polymer backbone, and one or more condensable silicon monomers are provided. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397094 | Systems and Methods that Utilize Angled Photolithography for Manufacturing Light Guide Elements - Systems and methods described herein relate to the manufacture of optical elements and optical systems. An example system may include an optical component configured to direct light from a light source to illuminate a photoresist material at a desired angle and to expose at least a portion of an angled structure in the photoresist material, where the photoresist material overlays at least a portion of a top surface of a substrate. The optical component includes a container containing an light-coupling material that is selected based in part on the desired angle. The optical component also includes a mirror arranged to reflect at least a portion of the light to illuminate the photoresist material at the desired angle. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397095 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING WITH REPEATING TILE OF RANDOMNLY-POSITIONED FEATURE SHAPES - A method for fabricating a flexographic printing plate for printing image patterns including one or more uniform image regions includes defining a repeating tile having a pattern of feature shapes positioned at pseudo-random feature locations. A plate formation pattern corresponding to the image pattern is determined wherein the repeating tile is applied in a tiled arrangement to the uniform image regions. The plate formation pattern is used to form a flexographic printing plate, wherein regions of the flexographic printing plate corresponding to the uniform image regions of the image pattern include a pattern of raised features in positions corresponding to the feature positions in the repeating tile. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397096 | FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING WITH REPEATING TILE INCLUDING DIFFERENT RANDOMNLY-POSITIONED FEATURE SHAPES - A method for fabricating a flexographic printing plate for printing image patterns including one or more uniform image regions includes defining a repeating tile having a plurality of different feature shapes positioned in a pattern of pseudo-random feature locations. A plate formation pattern corresponding to the image pattern is determined wherein the repeating tile is applied in a tiled arrangement to the uniform image regions. The plate formation pattern is used to form a flexographic printing plate, wherein regions of the flexographic printing plate corresponding to the uniform image regions of the image pattern include a pattern of raised features in positions corresponding to the feature positions in the repeating tile. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397097 | METHOD OF PRODUCING MOLDED PRODUCT, RESIST FOR COLLECTIVE MOLDING WITH IMPRINT-ELECTRONIC LITHOGRAPHY, METHOD OF PRODUCING REPLICA MOLD, METHOD OF PRODUCING DEVICE, AND IMPRINT MATERIAL - A method of producing a molded product, the method including: pressing a mold having a surface including at least one of a concave part or a convex part against a photocurable positive electron beam resist; obtaining a molded product of the positive electron beam resist having a surface including a concave part and a convex part by irradiating the photocurable positive electron beam resist pressed against the resist with light to cure the resist; and partially decomposing the molded product of the positive electron beam resist in a region subjected to irradiation with an electron beam by irradiating the surface of the molded product of the positive electron beam resist with the electron beam. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397098 | CHEMICAL LIQUID, RINSING SOLUTION, AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a chemical liquid having excellent residue removal performance, a rinsing solution, and a resist pattern forming method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing an alcohol-based solvent having a C log P value of more than −1.00 and 3.00 or less and a specific compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2), in which a content of the specific compound is 0.0010 to 10 ppb by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC MASK - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for characterizing a microlithographic mask. According to one aspect, an apparatus according to the invention comprises at least one light source which emits coherent light, an illumination optical unit which produces a diffraction-limited light spot on the mask from the coherent light of the at least one light source, a scanning device, by use of which it is possible to implement a scanning movement of the diffraction-limited light spot relative to the mask, a sensor unit, and an evaluation unit for evaluating the light that is incident on the sensor unit and has come from the mask, an output coupling element for coupling out a portion of the coherent light emitted by the at least one light source, and an intensity sensor for capturing the intensity of this output coupled portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397100 | AN OBJECT IN A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An object, such as a sensor for an immersion lithographic apparatus, has an outer layer which comes in contact with immersion liquid and wherein the outer layer has a composition including a rare earth element. There is also provided an immersion lithographic apparatus having such an object and a method for manufacturing such an object. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397101 | OVERLAY COMPENSATION METHOD, EXPOSURE SYSTEM, SERVER AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An overlay compensation method can be applied to a wafer, and include: acquiring overlays of an exposed wafer; dividing the exposed wafer into a plurality of regions; calculating compensation values corresponding to the regions respectively according to the overlays corresponding to the regions; and compensating corresponding regions of a to-be-exposed wafer respectively by using the compensation values. The overlay compensation method, the exposure system, the server and the computer-readable storage medium can improve the accuracy of overlay compensation for a wafer and improve a product yield. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397102 | LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A method comprises loading a wafer onto a wafer chuck of a lithography apparatus, projecting an extreme ultraviolet light through an opening of a frame structure of the lithography apparatus, onto the wafer, and introducing an airflow from an air curtain module on the wafer chuck toward the frame structure, wherein the air curtain module surrounds the wafer. The airflow forms an air curtain around the wafer, and shields the wafer from contaminants from the frame structure or a wafer stage. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397103 | ADAPTIVE ALIGNMENT - A method of applying a measurement correction includes determining an orthogonal subspace used to characterize a first principal component of the measurement and a second principal component of the measurement, and rotating the orthogonal subspace by a first angle such that the first principle component rotates to become a first factor vector and the second principle component rotates to become a second factor vector. An asymmetry vector is generated by rotating the second factor vector by a second angle, where the asymmetry vector and the first factor vector define a non-orthogonal subspace. An asymmetry contribution is determined in the measurement based on the projection of the measurement onto the first factor vector in the non-orthogonal subspace. The method also includes subtracting the asymmetry contribution from the measurement. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397104 | TONER CLASSIFICATION APPARATUS AND TONER PRODUCTION METHOD - Toner classification apparatus comprising classification rotor comprising a plurality of vanes extending from rotation center side of classification rotor to outer circumference side of classification rotor; the plurality of vanes are disposed with prescribed gaps established between vanes; gaps form opening facing rotation center region of classification rotor; each of vanes is disposed such that portion of vane away from of center of rotation of classification rotor is located on more upstream side in a direction of rotation of classification rotor than portion of vane closer to center of rotation of classification rotor; each of vanes has elbow; and in a horizontal cross section provided by sectioning classification rotor in a rotational axis perpendicular direction of classification rotor, shape of vane satisfies prescribed formulae, as well as toner production method comprising classification step of carrying out classification process on particles to be classified by using toner classification apparatus. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397105 | CYAN TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A cyan toner is provided. The cyan toner comprises toner particles each comprising a binder resin and a colorant. From 1.0% to 20.0% by number of the toner particles have a CH rate of 7.0% or more in absolute value. The CH rate is calculated from the following formula (1): | 2021-12-23 |
20210397106 | TONER - A toner comprising a toner particle comprising a binder resin including a polyester resin, and a polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group, wherein the polyolefin resin having a sulfonic acid group is a polymer in which a vinyl polymer is bonded to a polyolefin, a content ratio of a monomer unit containing a sulfonic acid group in the vinyl polymer is from 1.0 mass % to 20.0 mass %, in a FT-IR spectrum obtained through measurement of a large particle size toner and a small particle size toner resulting from dividing, on a number basis, the toner into two substantially equal parts, a ratio of an intensity of a maximum absorption peak in a range from 1130 cm | 2021-12-23 |
20210397107 | TONER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner according to an embodiment includes toner base particles and an external additive. The external additive contains silica particles having a D | 2021-12-23 |
20210397108 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - Provided is an image forming method, wherein after image formation with a printing material containing a release agent, a specific active ray-curable liquid substance is applied with a roll coating method, and when a coordinate (A, V) of a point indicating a contact angle A (°) and a viscosity V (mPa·s) corresponding to the contact angle Av (°) is plotted in a coordinate system having a contact angle A (°) on a horizontal axis and a viscosity V (mPa·s) on a vertical axis, the coordinate is included in a coordinate region R (A, V) on an upper side of a contact angle-viscosity curve represented by a formula on a right side of a specific expression. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397109 | TONER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner according to an embodiment includes toner base particles containing a crystalline polyester resin, and an external additive containing silica particles. The silica particles have a D | 2021-12-23 |
20210397110 | TONER - A toner comprising a toner particle and an external additive, wherein the external additive comprises a composite particle comprising an organosilicon polymer fine particle covering a surface of an alumina particle, a coverage ratio of the surface of the alumina particle with the organosilicon polymer fine particle is 1 to 50 area %, and given A (nm) as a number-average particle diameter of primary particles of the organosilicon polymer fine particle and B (nm) as a number-average particle diameter of primary particles of the alumina particle, following formulae (I) and (II) are satisfied: | 2021-12-23 |
20210397111 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an image forming portion, an endless belt, a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller, an outer roller, a position changing mechanism capable of changing a position of the inner roller to a first position and a second position positioned downstream of the first position with respect to a rotational direction of the endless belt, a feeding member, a feeding member driving portion, and a controller. A feeding start timing of a recording material by the feeding member depends on the position of the inner roller during transfer of a toner image onto the recording material. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397112 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a belt, a plurality of stretching rollers including an inner roller and an upstream roller, an outer member, an urging member, a first position changing mechanism, a storing portion, a controller, and an operating portion. The controller controls the first position changing mechanism on the basis of a kind of a recording material on which an image is formed, first set information stored in the storing portion, and first input information for changing setting of a position of the urging member inputted to the controller through the operating portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397113 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a belt, an inner roller, an outer member, an inner roller position changing mechanism, an acquiring portion, and a controller. In a case that second information acquired by the acquiring portion shows that first and second recording materials are coated paper, the controller controls a position changing mechanism so that a position of the inner roller when a toner image is transferred onto the second recording material is changed to a second position. In a case that the second information acquired by the acquiring portion shows that the first and second recording materials are plain paper, the controller controls the position changing mechanism so that the position of the inner roller when the toner image is transferred onto the second recording material is maintained at a first position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210397114 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CONTROLS PRIMARY FIXING TEMPERATURE AND SECONDARY FIXING TEMPERATURE - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device, and a controller. The controller acts as a print controller, a drawing controller, and an engine controller. The print controller receives a printing request. The drawing controller identifies an image to be drawn, through image processing of a page image designated by the printing request with respect to each page, and identifies a use amount of toner required for the image to be drawn. The engine controller executes a primary fixing temperature control including controlling the fixing temperature according to color information designated by the printing request with respect to each page, and executes, after executing the primary fixing temperature control, a secondary fixing temperature control including controlling the fixing temperature according to the use amount of toner identified by the drawing controller. | 2021-12-23 |