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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kyung-Wook Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shih-Chang Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cheng Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Young-Bae Park, San Jose, CA (US);
John Z. Zhong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A display that contains a column spacer arrangement which takes advantage of a protrusion on a TFT substrate is provided. One set of column spacers is disposed on top of the protrusion, while a second set of column spacers of substantially the same height as the first set of column spacers are disposed throughout the display. In this way, the display is adequately protected against deformation from external forces while at the same maintaining enough room to allow for a liquid crystal to spread out during the manufacturing process.