IP Library Granted Patent US 7,566,905
Granted Patent B2
US 7,566,905 · App. 11/621,242 · Granted Jul 28, 2009

Electro-optical apparatus, method for manufacturing electro-optical apparatus, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 7,566,905
App. No.
11/621,242
Granted
Jul 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electro-optical apparatus includes a base, a resin film on the base, the resin film having at least one of projections and depressions at an upper surface thereof, and a light reflecting film disposed on the at least one of projections and depressions. The resin film under the light reflecting film includes a first region and a second region. A mode of the at least one of projections and depressions in the first region is different from a mode of the at least one of projections and depressions in the second region. A diffuse reflectivity of the first region is larger than a diffuse reflectivity of the second region.

Claims (17)

1. An electro-optical apparatus comprising:

a base;

a resin film on the base, the resin film having at least one of projections and depressions at an upper surface thereof; and

a light reflecting film disposed on the at least one of projections and depressions;

wherein the resin film under the light reflecting film includes a first region and a second region, a mode of the at least one of projections and depressions in the first region being different from a mode of the at least one of projections and depressions in the second region, and

wherein a diffuse reflectivity of the first region is larger than a diffuse reflectivity of the second region such that less light is reflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface in the first region as compared to an amount of light reflected in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface in the second region.

2. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a density, ρ 1 , of the at least one of projections and depressions in the first region is larger than a density, ρ 2 , of the at least one of projections and depressions in the second region.

3. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the density ρ 1 is in a range of 30% to 60% and the density ρ 2 is less than 30%.

4. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein φ1is larger than φ 2 , where φ 1 represents an equivalent-circle diameter of each of the at least one of projections and depressions in the first region viewed from a direction of the plane of the base and φ 2 represents an equivalent-circle diameter of each of the at least one of projections and depressions in the second region viewed from the direction of the plane of the base.

5. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the equivalent-circle diameter φ 1 is in a range of 4 μm to 12 μm and the equivalent-circle diameter φ 2 is less than 4 μm.

6. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a height, h 1 , of each of the at least one of projections and depressions in the first region is larger than a height, h 2 , of each of the at least one of projections and depressions in the second region.

7. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the height h 1 is in a range of 0.4 μm to 4 μm and the height h 2 is less than 0.4 μm.

8. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of an area of the first region to an area of the second region is in a range of 10:90 to 90:10.

9. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a display area including a reflecting region and a transmitting region, and the at least one of projections and depressions in each of the first region and the second region are disposed in the reflecting region.

10. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a display area including a plurality of pixels, and at least one of the first region and the second region includes a plurality of subregions in each of the plurality of pixels.

11. The electro-optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second region is a flat region having no projections and no depressions.

12. An electronic device comprising an electro-optical apparatus according to any one of claims 1 through 11 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072398/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071935/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 031377/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2010
From: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024500/0239 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 28, 2007
From: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019082/0017 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2007
From: WACHI, REIKO
To: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018730/0316 →