US5499124A
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Polysilicon transistors formed on an insulation layer which is adjacent to a liquid crystal material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-05-08
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2015-05-08
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to the formation of arrays of thin film transistors (TFT's) on silicon substrates and the dicing and tiling of such substrates for transfer to a common module body. TFT's activate display electrodes formed adjacent the transistors after the tiles have been transferred.
Inventors
- 👤 Duy-Phach Vu
- 👤 Brenda D. Dingle
- 👤 Jason E. Dingle
- 👤 Ngwe Cheong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:16
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0214; A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/113; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/0093; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/133526; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136209; G02F1/136277; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/30; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7416; H04N5/7441; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/673; H10D30/6733; H10D30/6734; H10D30/6758; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D86/40; H10D86/60; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; H10H; H10H29/00; H10H29/10; H10H29/14; H10H29/142; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W90/00; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0138; G02B27/0179; G02B2027/0187; G02B2027/0192; G02B2027/0198; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02F1/13336; G02F1/1347; G02F1/13471; G02F1/13473; G02F1/13613; G02F2202/00; G02F2202/10; G02F2202/105; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0233; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/041; G09G2320/043; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0464; G09G2370/00; G09G2370/04; G09G2370/042; G09G3/32; G09G3/3607; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3614; G09G3/3648; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/0206; H01S5/0217; H01S5/40; H01S5/42; H01S5/423; H04N5/66; H04N5/70; H04N5/7475; H04N5/7491; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/743; H10P72/7432
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising; an array of transistor circuits formed with a layer of polycrystalline silicon over an insulating layer, the insulating layer being positioned on a first side of the polycrystalline layer; an optically transmissive substrate bonded to the array of transistor circuits on a second side of the polycrystalline layer with an adhesive; a light source that is optically coupled to the optically transmissive substrate such that light from the source is directed through the adhesive; and a liquid crystal material positioned between the insulating layer and a counterelectrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising; an array of transistor circuits formed with a layer of polycrystalline silicon over an insulating layer, the insulating layer being positioned on a first side of the polycrystalline layer; an optically transmissive substrate bonded to the array of transistor circuits on a second side of the polycrystalline layer with an adhesive; a light source that is optically coupled to the optically transmissive substrate such that light from the source is directed through the adhesive; and a liquid crystal material positioned between the insulating layer and a counterelectrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 1 further comprising an array of color filter elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 1 further comprising a light shield positioned between each transistor circuit and the light source.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the adhesive comprises a cycloaliphatic anhydride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 1 wherein the array of transistor circuits comprises a plurality of tiles that are electrically connected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The active matrix display of claim 1 further comprising an array of pixel electrodes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The active matrix display of claim 6 wherein the pixel electrodes further comprise indium tin oxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The active matrix display of claim 6 wherein the pixel electrodes are positioned between the adhesive and the liquid crystal material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The active matrix display of claim 6 wherein the pixel electrodes are positioned between the insulating layer and the liquid crystal material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The active matrix display of claim 6 further comprising an interconnect between each transistor circuit and a corresponding pixel electrode of the array of pixel electrodes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
106 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising; an array of transistor circuits formed with a layer of polycrystalline silicon on an insulating layer; an optically transmissive substrate bonded to the array of transistor circuits with an adhesive layer such that the adhesive layer and the layer of polycrystalline slicion are positioned between the optically transmissive substrate and the insulating layer; an array of pixel electrodes wherein each pixel electrode is connected to a transistor circuit in the array of transistor circuits; a light source that is optically coupled to the optically transmissive substrate; and a liquid crystal material positioned between the insulating layer and a counterelectrode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising; an array of transistor circuits formed with a layer of polycrystalline silicon on an insulating layer; an optically transmissive substrate bonded to the array of transistor circuits with an adhesive layer such that the adhesive layer and the layer of polycrystalline slicion are positioned between the optically transmissive substrate and the insulating layer; an array of pixel electrodes wherein each pixel electrode is connected to a transistor circuit in the array of transistor circuits; a light source that is optically coupled to the optically transmissive substrate; and a liquid crystal material positioned between the insulating layer and a counterelectrode.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 11 further comprising an array of color filter elements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 11 further comprising a light shield positioned between each transistor circuit and the light source.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 11 wherein the adhesive comprises a cycloaliphatic anhydride.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The active matrix liquid crystal display of claim 11 wherein the array of transistor circuits comprises a plurality of tiles that are electrically connected.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of fabricating an active matrix liquid crystal display comprising: forming a polycrystalline silicon layer over an insulating layer and a supporting substrate; forming an array of transistors with the polycrystalline silicon layer to form an active matrix display circuit; bonding the polycrystalline silicon having the formed array of transistors onto an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; removing the supporting substrate from the display circuit; and positioning a liquid crystal material between an array of pixel electrodes conductively connected to the active matrix display circuit and a counterelectrode element, the insulating layer being positioned between the polycrystalline silicon and the liquid crystal material.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of fabricating an active matrix liquid crystal display comprising: forming a polycrystalline silicon layer over an insulating layer and a supporting substrate; forming an array of transistors with the polycrystalline silicon layer to form an active matrix display circuit; bonding the polycrystalline silicon having the formed array of transistors onto an optically transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; removing the supporting substrate from the display circuit; and positioning a liquid crystal material between an array of pixel electrodes conductively connected to the active matrix display circuit and a counterelectrode element, the insulating layer being positioned between the polycrystalline silicon and the liquid crystal material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the removing step further comprises chemically etching the supporting substrate to release the active matrix display circuit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 16 further comprising forming the array of pixel electrodes with indium tin oxide.
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