Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Coretronic Corporation

Formosa Material Industrial Corp.

Ying-Hsiang Chen

Ping-Yen Chen

Chung-Yang Fang

Chih-Jen Tsang

Wen-Kung Cheng

Chun-Chi Hsu

Hung-Ju Chien

Ming-Yi Lee

Chung-Wei Huang

Yung-Mao Hsu

Yin-Lang Wang

Hsin Huang

Cheng-Yi Tseng

Chwan-Der Lee

Fu-Hsuan Yang

Wei-Yao Chien

Lien-Hsiang Chiang

Chun-Lung Huang

Deh-Hsiung Peng

An electrically controlled panel including a first electrically controlled device including first and second alignment layers and a first liquid-crystal layer disposed therebetween, a first polarizing layer, and a first compensation film disposed at a side of the first polarizing layer provided with the first electrically controlled device is provided. The first and second alignment layers have first and second alignment directions respectively. An included angle between the first and second alignment directions is between 75 degrees and 105 degrees. A phase retardation of the first liquid-crystal layer is between 400 nm and 600 nm or between 800 nm and 1200 nm. The first polarizing layer is disposed at a side of the first alignment layer away from the first liquid-crystal layer, and has a first absorption axis parallel to or perpendicular to the first alignment direction. A display apparatus adopting the electrically controlled panel is also provided.

Electrically controlled panel and display apparatus

A backlight module including a first light emitting unit, a first light guide plate, a second light emitting unit, a second light guide plate and a light control film is provided. The first light emitting unit is disposed on a first side surface of the first light guide plate. The second light emitting unit is disposed on a second side surface of the second light guide plate. The light control film is disposed between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate. The light control film has a plurality of light-shielding microstructures arranged along a first direction and extending along a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Backlight module and display device

A backlight module includes a light guide element including first optical microstructures and second optical microstructures. An angle value of an angle of the first optical microstructures is V1. When the second optical microstructures are respectively recessed into or protrude from a bottom surface, a projection of each sub-optical microstructure on a reference plane has a peak point closest or to farthest from a light emitting surface and a first valley point and a second valley point farthest from or closest to the light emitting surface, a height difference between the peak point and the first valley point or the second valley point is ΔH, a length difference between the peak point and the first valley point or the second valley point is ΔL, and tan(ΔH/ΔL) is V2, where V2>0 and V2≤0.5·V1.

Light guide element and backlight module

An electrically controllable viewing angle switch device is provided with a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, multiple spacers, and multiple light-shielding patterns. The first substrate and the second substrate are overlapped with each other. The liquid crystal layer and the multiple spacers are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The multiple light-shielding patterns are disposed on the second substrate. The orthographic projection area of each spacer on the second substrate is less than or equal to the orthographic projection area of each light-shielding pattern on the second substrate. The orthographic projection of each spacer on the second substrate is located within the orthographic projection of each light-shielding pattern on the second substrate. A display apparatus using an electrically controllable viewing angle switch device is also provided, in which light leakage near the spacer is extremely slight.

Electrically controllable viewing angle switch device and display apparatus

A light source module includes a substrate, a light-emitting element, an optical adhesive layer and a reflective structure. The light-emitting element is disposed on the substrate. The optical adhesive layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the light-emitting element. The reflective structure is disposed in the optical adhesive layer and located above the light-emitting element. A display device using the aforementioned light source module is also provided. The light source module provided by the invention has the function of protecting the light-emitting element and improves the problem of the large thickness of the direct-type backlight module in prior art.

Light source module and display device

A MEMS transducing apparatus includes a substrate, a conductive pad, a stacked structure of a transducing device, a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer and a third polymer layer. An upper cavity is formed through the substrate. The conductive pad is formed on a first surface of the substrate to cover a first opening of the upper cavity. The stacked structure of the transducing device is formed on the conductive pad. The first polymer layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate. A lower cavity is formed through the first polymer layer. The stacked structure of the transducing device is exposed within the lower cavity. The third polymer layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate to cover a second opening of the upper cavity. The second polymer layer is formed on the first polymer layer to cover a third opening of the lower cavity.

MEMS transducing apparatus and method of fabricating the same

The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for cleaning an exhaust conduit that has chemical substances deposited on its inside wall by utilizing a shaft that has a plurality of scraping elements mounted thereto capable of making vertically or radially oscillating motions inside the exhaust conduit such that the chemical substances can be dislodged from the inside wall and the exhaust conduit can be effectively cleaned. The apparatus may optionally include fluid nozzles provided in the shaft for dispensing a cleaning fluid during the cleaning process to further enhance the efficiency. The apparatus may further include a vacuum device for effectively removing the debris dislodged from the inside wall during such cleaning process.

Apparatus and method for cleaning a conduit

A template for measuring the edge width on a disk that is not covered by a coating layer on a top surface of the disk and a method for using such template are disclosed. The template is made of a substantially transparent sheet that has a contour substantially the same as the contour of the disk to be measured. A series of marks are provided on a top surface of the sheet along a peripheral edge of the sheet at numerous predetermined distances from the peripheral edge. The marks may be provided in scribed thin lines, or the marks may be provided in scribed thin lines that are color coded for easier identification purpose. The present invention novel template can be most suitably used on a silicon wafer of any size. However, it can also be used on a disk of any shape or contour to produce the same desirable result.

Template for measuring edge width and method of using

A buffer tank and pre-wetting apparatus prevent a liquid chemical waste from crystalizing on the inside walls of a drain pipe that carries the waste to a waste tank. The pre-wetting apparatus includes a pre-wetting tank with an overflow pipe that leads to the waste tank drain pipe. A water supply is connected to fill the pre-wetting tank to the rim of the overflow pipe and then overflow to wet the inside walls of the drain pipe before waste from the buffer tank is transferred through the overflow pipe and to the drain pipe and the waste tank.

Method and apparatus for handling liquid chemical waste

A cleaning station for cleaning parts from apparatus that itself uses a water spray to clean a toxic gas. The cleaning station has a tray and a sink for holding a part to be spray cleaned and the sink is connected to drain the spray water into the drain system of the gas cleaning apparatus.

Cleaning station for cleaning parts of an exhaust gas processing

An apparatus for venting hazardous effluents from process equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors, which is part of a larger ventilating system, is a 'see-thru' transparent chamber which performs the function of a hood, and can be mounted on any one of the conventional semiconductor processing equipment. Because it is transparent, the operator can easily determine when to clean the hood. This is important from the point of view of not exposing the work piece in the processing equipment to effluent contaminants. Usually, the effluents are hazardous to health. Hence, the apparatus is equipped with a pair of gloves which are an integral part of an access door to the hood, and is used to manipulate remotely cleaning tools that are kept inside said hood: remote in the sense that the operator is never exposed to the hazardous effluents inside the chamber hood, and yet is easily capable of using the cleaning tools inside the hood by means of the pair gloves that are an integral part of the hood. The throughput of the manufacturing line is favorably affected since cleaning can be accomplished without stopping the process taking place in the semiconductor manufacturing line.

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Ying-Hsiang Chen