公开(公告)号：US20240377681A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18660333

申请日：2024-05-10

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  OSAKA UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Koichi IGETA ,  Ayaka HIGUCHI ,  Junji KOBASHI ,  Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Shinichiro OKA ,  Hiroyuki YOSHIDA

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an alignment processing device includes a light source, a polarizing beam splitter, a first optical system, a second optical system, a first retardation film, a second retardation film, a moving mechanism configured to move a processing substrate in which a thin film is formed, and a controller. Interfering light is formed in an exposure area by first circularly polarized light and second circularly polarized light. The controller performs control so as to repeat a process of exposing part of an area of the thin film by the interfering light and a process of moving the processing substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20240192417A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18431331

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  OSAKA UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Koichi IGETA ,  Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Shinichiro OKA ,  Junji KOBASHI ,  Hiroyuki YOSHIDA

IPC: G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G02B5/3016

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes an optical waveguide including a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface, an alignment film disposed on the second main surface, a liquid crystal layer which overlaps the alignment film, which includes cholesteric liquid crystals, and which reflects at least part of light incident through the optical waveguide toward the optical waveguide, and a transparent first cover member opposed to the liquid crystal layer with a first low-refractive-index layer interposed between the first cover member and the liquid crystal layer, the first low-refractive-index layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the liquid crystal layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240176074A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18430928

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  OSAKA UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Koichi IGETA ,  Shinichiro OKA ,  Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Junji KOBASHI ,  Hiroyuki YOSHIDA

IPC: G02B6/27

CPC classification number: G02B6/2726

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes an optical waveguide including a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface, an alignment film disposed on the second main surface, a liquid crystal layer which overlaps the alignment film, which includes cholesteric liquid crystals, and which reflects at least part of light incident through the optical waveguide toward the optical waveguide, and a transparent first protective layer which overlaps the liquid crystal layer, and which is formed of a water-soluble polymer or a fluorine-based resin.

公开(公告)号：US20240045273A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18363134

申请日：2023-08-01

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Shinichiro OKA ,  Koichi IGETA ,  Junji KOBASHI ,  Ayaka HIGUCHI

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1347 ,  H01L31/054

CPC classification number: G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/133726 ,  G02F1/13478 ,  H01L31/054

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes a substrate, a first alignment control layer disposed on the substrate and comprising projections arranged at a predetermined pitch, and a first liquid crystal layer disposed on the first alignment control layer. The first liquid crystal layer comprises liquid crystal molecules which are aligned such that major axes of the liquid crystal molecules extend along the projections, respectively, and cured in a state where alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules are fixed. The first alignment control layer is formed of a crosslinkable liquid crystal polymer.

公开(公告)号：US20230408743A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18331389

申请日：2023-06-08

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  OSAKA UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Ayaka HIGUCHI ,  Koichi IGETA ,  Shinichiro OKA ,  Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Hiroyuki YOSHIDA

IPC: G02B5/30

CPC classification number: G02B5/3016

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical element includes a first liquid crystal layer including a first cholesteric liquid crystal and a second liquid crystal layer including a second cholesteric liquid crystal, a helical pitch of each of the first cholesteric liquid crystal and the second cholesteric liquid crystal changing continuously. The first cholesteric liquid crystal including a first portion having a first helical pitch and a second portion having a second helical pitch different from the first helical pitch. The second cholesteric liquid crystal including a third portion having a third helical pitch and a fourth portion having a fourth helical pitch different from the third helical pitch.

公开(公告)号：US20230261129A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18304968

申请日：2023-04-21

Applicant: Japan Display Inc. ,  OSAKA UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Shinichiro OKA ,  Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Junji KOBASHI ,  Hiroyuki YOSHIDA

IPC: H01L31/054 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B6/42

CPC classification number: H01L31/0547 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B5/208 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/4214

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a photovoltaic cell device includes an optical waveguide including a first main surface, a second main surface opposed to the first main surface, and a side surface, an optical element opposed to the second main surface, containing cholesteric liquid crystal, and reflecting at least a part of incident light via the optical waveguide toward the optical waveguide, a photovoltaic cell opposed to the side surface, and a protective film, and the protective film is provided to be in contact with the first main surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230236463A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18127035

申请日：2023-03-28

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Toshimasa Ishigaki ,  Hidehiro Sonoda ,  Sumito Ueta

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/136227 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/133345 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/133357 ,  G02F2201/121 ,  G02F2201/123

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a TFT substrate having pixels each including a common electrode formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film formed so as to cover the common electrode, a pixel electrode having a slit and formed on the interlayer insulating film, a through-hole formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, and a source electrode electrically conducted to the pixel electrode via the through-hole. A taper angle at a depth of D/2 of the through-hole is equal to or more than 50 degrees. The pixel electrode covers part of a side wall of the through-hole but does not cover the remaining part of the side wall of the through-hole. This configuration facilitates the alignment film material to flow into the through-hole, thereby solving a thickness unevenness of the alignment film in vicinity of the through-hole.

公开(公告)号：US20230186674A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18102158

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Kazuki MATSUNAGA ,  Toshiyuki HIGANO ,  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA

IPC: G06V40/13 ,  H01L27/146

CPC classification number: G06V40/1318 ,  G06V40/1329 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14685

Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a plurality of light-receiving elements configured to receive light; and a light guide portion one surface of which faces the light-receiving elements. The light guide portion includes a plurality of light guide paths provided throughout from the one surface to the other surface of the light guide portion, and a light-absorbing portion having higher absorbance of the light than that of the light guide paths. When viewed from a direction in which the light-receiving elements and the light guide portion are stacked, more than one of the light guide paths overlap one of the light-receiving elements.

公开(公告)号：US20230020723A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17946602

申请日：2022-09-16

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Yosuke HYODO ,  Hidehiro SONODA ,  Noboru KUNIMATSU

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1337

Abstract: In a liquid Crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source to electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the dimeter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.

公开(公告)号：US20220026753A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17499952

申请日：2021-10-13

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Yasushi TOMIOKA ,  Toshimasa ISHIGAKI ,  Hidehiro SONODA ,  Sumito UETA

IPC: G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1362

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a TFT substrate having pixels each including a common electrode formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film formed so as to cover the common electrode, a pixel electrode having a slit and formed on the interlayer insulating film, a through-hole formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, and a source electrode electrically conducted to the pixel electrode via the through-hole. A taper angle at a depth of D/2 of the through-hole is equal to or more than 50 degrees. The pixel electrode covers part of a side wall of the through-hole but does not cover the remaining part of the side wall of the through-hole. This configuration facilitates the alignment film material to flow into the through-hole, thereby solving a thickness unevenness of the alignment film in vicinity of the through-hole.