IP Library Granted Patent US 9,018,771
Granted Patent B2
US 9,018,771 · App. 14/200,905 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Thin film apparatus

Inventors: Po-Wei Lu (Bade, TW); Mao-Chen Liu (Nantou County, TW); Wen-Chieh Chou (Taoyuan County, TW); Chun-Chieh Wang (Taichung, TW); Shu-Yi Weng (Miaoli County, TW)
Assignee: Sensor Tek Co., Ltd.
H01L27/10H01L29/04
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Patent No.
US 9,018,771
App. No.
14/200,905
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film apparatus having a plurality of thin film cells is disclosed. Each thin film cell includes a crystalline layer and a surrounding layer. The crystalline layer has a shape of polygon. The surrounding layer is partially located on the crystalline layer. The crystalline layer is surrounded by the surrounding layer.

Claims (8)

1. A thin film apparatus, comprising a plurality of thin film units each of which comprises:

a crystalline layer which is polygonal;

a surrounding layer, surrounding and partially being located on the crystalline layer; and

an articulation layer which is located on a second surface of the surrounding layer, has an opening exposing a part of the crystalline layer uncovered by a first surface of the surrounding layer opposite to the second surface of the surrounding layer, and is configured to connect the plurality of thin film units with each other.

2. The thin film apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the articulation layer is made of metal.

3. The thin film apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the crystalline layer contains polycrystalline silicon.

4. The thin film apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the crystalline layer is regular-hexagonal.

5. The thin film apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the surrounding layer contains tungsten.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2014
From: SENSETECH CO., LTD.
To: SENSOR TEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033545/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2014
From: LU, PO-WEI; LIU, MAO-CHEN; CHOU, WEN-CHIEH; WANG, CHUN-CHIEH; WENG, SHU-YI
To: SENSETECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033530/0159 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 102108322 A · Mar 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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