Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Young-ki Hong

Jae-woo Chung

Joong-hyuk Kim

Sung-gyu Kang

Seung-ho Lee

Yong-wan Jin

Tae-gyun Kim

Jong-beom Kim

Byeoung-ju Ha

Kyung-Il Cho

Mun-cheol Choi

Jin-seok Hong

Byeoung Ju Ha

Hye-jung Cho

Joonghyuk Kim

Seung-Ho Lee

Tae-hyuk Ahn

Jong-Seo Hong

You-seop Lee

Se-young Oh

Tae-kyung Lee

Weon-Seok Choi

Jae-inh Song

Jun-Sik Hong

Sang-young Son

Heon-jae Ha

Byung-Han Lim

Chun-yong Park

Hong-seong Son

A method of driving a hybrid inkjet printing apparatus includes applying an electrostatic voltage to ink contained in a nozzle, applying a waveform voltage to ink contained in the nozzle, the waveform voltage being applied by a piezoelectric driving device, and applying an ejection voltage so as to eject the ink.

Methods of driving hybrid inkjet printing apparatus including resonating ink in a nozzle

Thin film transistors (TFT) and methods of manufacturing the same. A TFT includes a line-shaped gate of uniform thickness. A cross-section of the gate is curved where a side surface and a top surface meet. The gate includes one, or two or more gate lines.

Electronic systems, thin film transistors, methods of manufacturing thin film transistors and thin film transistor arrays

Disclosed is a method of forming an electric wiring using inkjet printing. The method includes forming a main trench and first and second guide trenches on a substrate. The first and second guide trenches are disposed at opposite sides of the main trench. The method includes ejecting ink into the main trench, the ink including a conductive material. The method also includes heating the substrate to sinter the ink such that the electric wiring is formed an upper portion of the main trench, and contract the ink such that a tunnel is formed in a lower portion of the main trench.

Method of forming electric wiring using inkjet printing

A method of forming an electric wiring includes forming a trench on a substrate and ejecting first ink and second ink into the trench. The second ink contains a conductive material. The method includes heating the substrate to sinter the second ink such that a tunnel is formed in a lower portion of the trench by evaporation of the first ink, and the conductive material forms the electric wiring in an upper portion of the trench.

Method of forming electric wiring using inkjet printing and inkjet printing apparatus

A printing apparatus includes: a flow channel plate including, a pressure chamber, a nozzle including an outlet through which ink contained in the pressure chamber is ejected, and a trench disposed around the nozzle, and the outlet extending into the trench; a piezoelectric actuator configured to provide a change in pressure to eject the ink contained in the pressure chamber; and an electrostatic actuator configured to provide an electrostatic driving force to the ink contained in the nozzle.

Printing system, printing apparatuses, and methods of forming nozzles of printing apparatuses

A method of forming a wiring may include forming a first wire on a substrate; forming a material layer on the substrate, except on the first wire; forming a surface treatment film on the material layer; and forming a second wire on the first wire. The surface treatment film has physical properties opposite to the first wire. A method of forming a wiring may include forming a first wire on a substrate; forming a material layer on the substrate and the first wire; removing a portion of the material layer from the first wire; forming a surface treatment film on the material layer and the first wire; removing a portion of the surface treatment film from the first wire; and forming a second wire on the first wire. A thickness of the material layer on the substrate is greater than a thickness of the first wire on the substrate.

Methods of forming wirings in electronic devices

An inkjet printing device includes a flow path plate comprising a manifold to supply ink, a pressure chamber filled with the ink supplied from the manifold, and a nozzle via which the ink is ejected, a piezoelectric actuator which is disposed on a top surface of the flow path plate and includes a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode that are stacked sequentially, a first electrostatic electrode to generate an electrostatic field, and a second electrostatic electrode which is disposed a predetermined distance apart from a bottom surface of the flow path plate to generate the electrostatic field between the first electrostatic electrode and the second electrostatic electrode.

Inkjet printing device and method of driving the same

A method of forming patterns on a substrate, the method including: placing a mask having an opening defining a portion of one surface of a substrate on which patterns are to be formed on the substrate; forming a first modification layer in the opening by ejecting a surface modification ink onto a surface of the substrate through the opening; ejecting a target ink having droplets of sizes larger than those of a surface modification ink such that the target ink is distributed on the first modification layer in the opening; and removing the mask.

Methods of forming patterns on a substrate

Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus. The inkjet printing apparatus includes a nozzle. The nozzle includes at least two nozzle parts. A first of the at least two nozzle parts has a first tapered shape, and a second of the at least two nozzle parts has a second tapered shape and extends from the first nozzle part. The first and second tapered shapes have a same taper direction.

Inkjet printing apparatuses, inkjet nozzles, and methods of forming inkjet nozzles

A printing apparatus includes a first nozzle substrate having a first tapered nozzle unit aligned with a pressure chamber and a second nozzle substrate having a second tapered nozzle unit aligned with the first tapered nozzle unit and attached to the bottom of the first nozzle substrate.

Inkjet printing apparatus and method of forming nozzles

Provided is an inkjet printing device. The inkjet printing device includes a passage forming substrate having a plurality of pressure chambers and a nozzle substrate. The nozzle substrate includes a plurality of nozzle blocks extending in a first direction, a plurality of nozzles connected to the pressure chambers and penetrating the nozzle blocks, and a plurality of trenches. Each of the trenches is disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with respect to the nozzle blocks, recessed from a bottom surface of the nozzle blocks, and extends in the first direction.

Inkjet printing devices for reducing damage during nozzle maintenance

A method of driving a hybrid type inkjet printing apparatus according to example embodiments may use both a piezoelectric method and an electrostatic method. The method of driving may include a plurality of driving modes that are determined by adjusting the order, amplitude, and duration of a piezoelectric driving voltage to a piezoelectric actuator and an electrostatic driving voltage to an electrostatic force applying unit. As a result, ink droplets may be ejected in various sizes and shapes. In a first driving mode, a dome-shaped ink meniscus may be formed at an end portion of a nozzle and ink droplets having a smaller size than the nozzle may be ejected from a surface of the dome-shaped ink meniscus. In a second driving mode, a cone-shaped ink meniscus may be formed at an end of the nozzle, and ink droplets having a smaller size than those of the first driving mode may be ejected from a sharp end portion of the cone-shaped ink meniscus. In a third driving mode, a syringe/cone-shaped ink meniscus may be formed at an end portion of the nozzle and ink in the form of an ink stream may be ejected from a sharp end portion of the syringe/cone-shaped ink meniscus.

Methods of driving an inkjet printing apparatus

An inkjet printing device includes: a flow path plate, a piezoelectric actuator and an electrostatic force applicator. The flow path plate includes an ink inlet, a pressure chamber and a nozzle. The piezoelectric actuator is configured to provide a first driving force, and the electrostatic force applicator is configured to provide a second driving force. The disclosed inkjet printing devices and methods combine piezoelectric and electrostatic techniques.

Inkjet printing devices and methods of driving the same

A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor includes sequentially forming a gate and at least one insulation layer on a substrate, forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the at least one insulation layer, and forming a channel layer formed of a semiconductor on a part of the source electrode and the drain electrode, wherein the gate, the source electrode, and the drain electrode are formed by using a hybrid inkjet printing apparatus.

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Young-ki Hong