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Liquid crystal display having adhered circuit tiles
Assignee: Kopin Corp
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Filing: 1993-09-09
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Granted: 1996-07-23
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Expires: 2013-09-09
Abstract
Abstract Circuit modules including complex multi-function circuitry on common module substrates using circuit tiles of silicon thin-films which are transferred, interconnected and packaged. The modules include integrated transfer/interconnects with extremely high density and complexity with large-area active-matrix liquid crystal displays and on-board drivers and logic in glass-based modules.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark B. Spitzer
- 👤 Jack P. Salerno
- 👤 Jeffrey Jacobsen
- 👤 Brenda Dingle
- 👤 Duy-Phach Vu
- 👤 Paul M. Zavracky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:51
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; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136209; 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; G02F1/13613; 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; H10P72/7434
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising: a) a common module body; b) first tiles bonded to the common module body with an adhesive layer, the first tiles having first circuits formed in the first tiles on silicon, the first circuits having first elements for performing a first electronic function; c) second tiles bonded to the common module body with an adhesive layer, the second tiles having second circuits formed in the second tiles on silicon, the second circuits having second elements for performing a second electronic function; d) circuit interconnects that connect the first elements of the first circuits and the second elements of the second circuits; and e) a liquid crystal display material positioned adjacent the first tiles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display comprising: a) a common module body; b) first tiles bonded to the common module body with an adhesive layer, the first tiles having first circuits formed in the first tiles on silicon, the first circuits having first elements for performing a first electronic function; c) second tiles bonded to the common module body with an adhesive layer, the second tiles having second circuits formed in the second tiles on silicon, the second circuits having second elements for performing a second electronic function; d) circuit interconnects that connect the first elements of the first circuits and the second elements of the second circuits; and e) a liquid crystal display material positioned adjacent the first tiles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the silicon is comprised of material from the group consisting of: amorphous, poly or single crystal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first circuits comprise thin-film transistors and the second circuits comprise driver circuits and wherein the interconnections connect the transistors to an array driven by the driver circuits.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the common module body comprises a transparent supporting substrate for the active matrix liquid crystal display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
A liquid crystal display having a light source for generating light, the display comprising: a) a common module body having tiles of circuits registered and adhered to the common module body with an adhesive and wherein the circuits comprise: (i) a plurality of thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes formed in a silicon thin-film material, each transistor associated with a pixel electrode and formed in an array; (ii) logic circuits interconnected with driver circuits; b) a liquid crystal material adjacent to the module body for changing the polarization of light; and c) polarizer means for polarizing light impinging on the liquid crystal material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A liquid crystal display having a light source for generating light, the display comprising: a) a common module body having tiles of circuits registered and adhered to the common module body with an adhesive and wherein the circuits comprise: (i) a plurality of thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes formed in a silicon thin-film material, each transistor associated with a pixel electrode and formed in an array; (ii) logic circuits interconnected with driver circuits; b) a liquid crystal material adjacent to the module body for changing the polarization of light; and c) polarizer means for polarizing light impinging on the liquid crystal material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the thin-film silicon is recrystallized polysilicon forming an essentially single crystal layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the first circuits are formed in silicon from the group consisting of amorphous or polysilicon-material and the second circuits are formed in an essentially single crystal silicon material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the common module body is a light transparent medium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first tiles and the second tiles are bonded to the common module body by an ultraviolet light curing adhesive for bonding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The display of claim 5 wherein the silicon thin-film is comprised of silicon material from the group consisting of amorphous silicon, polysilicon, or essentially single crystal silicon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The display of claim 5 wherein the circuits are formed in recrystallized polysilicon formed over a buried insulator and wherein the recrystallized silicon forms an essentially single crystal layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The display of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of interconnections to connect driver circuits to the thin-film transistors.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
The display of claim 5 wherein the transistors and electrodes are formed in essentially single crystal silicon material and logic circuits and driver circuits are formed in silicon from the group consisting of amorphous or polysilicon material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The display of claim 5 wherein the common module body is a light transparent medium.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The display of claim 5 wherein the tiles of circuits are adhered to the body by an ultraviolet light curing adhesive.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
153 words
A liquid crystal display having a light source for generating light, the display comprising: a) a common module body of a transparent medium having tiles of circuits registered and adhered to the common module body with an adhesive and wherein the circuits comprise: i) an array of thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes formed in a thin-film of essentially single crystal silicon, each transistor associated with a respective pixel electrode; ii) a driver circuit coupled to the array for actuating a selected pixel electrode in the array; iii) a logic circuit coupled to the driver circuit for selecting the selected pixel electrode in the array; b) a liquid crystal material adjacent to the common module body for changing the polarization of light impinging on the liquid crystal material at a position adjacent to and in response to an actuated pixel electrode; and c) polarizer means for polarizing light impinging on the liquid crystal material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
153 words
A liquid crystal display having a light source for generating light, the display comprising: a) a common module body of a transparent medium having tiles of circuits registered and adhered to the common module body with an adhesive and wherein the circuits comprise: i) an array of thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes formed in a thin-film of essentially single crystal silicon, each transistor associated with a respective pixel electrode; ii) a driver circuit coupled to the array for actuating a selected pixel electrode in the array; iii) a logic circuit coupled to the driver circuit for selecting the selected pixel electrode in the array; b) a liquid crystal material adjacent to the common module body for changing the polarization of light impinging on the liquid crystal material at a position adjacent to and in response to an actuated pixel electrode; and c) polarizer means for polarizing light impinging on the liquid crystal material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The display of claim 16 wherein the logic circuit and the driver circuit are formed in silicon from the group consisting of amorphous or polysilicon material.
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