Abstract:
Active devices that have either a thread or a ribbon geometry. The thread geometry includes single thread active devices and multiply thread devices. Single thread devices have a central core that may contain different materials depending upon whether the active device is responsive to electrical, light, mechanical, heat, or chemical energy. Single thread active devices include FETs, electro optical devices, stress transducers, and the like. The active devices include a semiconductor body that for the single thread device is a layer about the core of the thread. For the multiple thread devices, the semiconductor body is either a layer on one or more thread or an elongated body disposed between two of the threads. For example, a FET (50) is formed of three threads, of which carried a gate insulator layer (74) and a semiconductor layer (72) and the other two (58,60) of which are electrically conductive and serve as the source (58) and drain (60). The substrates or threads are preferably flexible and can be formed in a fabric.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin-film transistor(TFT) device structure that shows high field effect mobility and high current modulation at a lower operating voltage than an organic/inorganic hybrid TFT device with the newest technique, and is based on an organic/inorganic hybrid semiconductor material. SOLUTION: This structure includes a set of conductive gate electrodes covered with a high-permittivity insulator, the layer of the organic/inorganic hybrid semiconductor, a set of electric conductive source electrode corresponding to each gate line and electric conductive drain electrode, and a passivation layer that is optionally selected and covers the device structure for protection. By high-permittivity gate insulator, gate voltage dependency in the organic/ inorganic hybrid semiconductor is utilized, thus achieving the field-effect mobility at a high level in the extremely low operation voltage.
Abstract:
Electronic devices having patterned electrically conductive polymers providing electrical connection thereto and methods of fabrication thereof are described. Liquid crystal display cells are described having at least one of the electrodes providing a bias across the liquid crystal material formed from a patterned electrically conductive polymer. Thin film transistors having patterned electrically conductive polymers as source drain and gate electrodes are described. Light emitting diodes having anode and coated regions formed from patterned electrically conductive polymers are described. Methods of patterning using a resist mask; patterning using a patterned metal layer; patterning the metal layer using a resist; and patterning the electrically conductive polymer directly to form electrodes and anode and cathode regions are described.
Abstract:
In the invention, the technology of the formation of self assembled monolayers is employed in imparting vertical alignment and domain favoring features in homeotropic pixel elements in the technology of liquid crystal type displays. Substituted silane compounds, such as octadecylsilane when applied on a transparent conductive layer surface such as that of indium tin oxide in a hydrolyzable alcohol solution, and then followed by a baking temperature cycle, form essentially single thickness molecule layers (monolayers) of molecules that are bonded at one end to the indium tin oxide surface and have the other end of the molecule operable to influence molecular orientation and domain preference of a liquid crystal.
Abstract:
In the invention, the technology of the formation of self assembled monolayers is employed in imparting vertical alignment and domain favoring features in homeotropic pixel elements in the technology of liquid crystal type displays. Substituted silane compounds, such as octadecylsilane when applied on a transparent conductive layer surface such as that of indium tin oxide in a hydrolyzable alcohol solution, and then followed by a baking temperature cycle, form essentially single thickness molecule layers (monolayers) of molecules that are bonded at one end to the indium tin oxide surface and have the other end of the molecule operable to influence molecular orientation and domain preference of a liquid crystal.