Color Filter Sub-Pixel Segmentation for 3D Display Manufacturing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manufacturing of color filters for 3D display devices is challenging due to the need for high resolution and precise alignment of sub-pixels, which increases the difficulty and cost of producing smaller sub-pixels with distinct colors.

Innovation Solution

A color filter design featuring a substrate with intersecting black matrix strips forming mesh regions, where each sub-pixel is divided into an even number of sub-sub-pixels of the same color, allowing for easier manufacturing and alignment, with a method involving the formation of red, green, and blue resists in these regions to maintain high resolution without increasing manufacturing complexity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If sub-pixels are made smaller to increase resolution, then display resolution is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidalignment precision of sub-pixels
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Each sub-pixel is divided into an even number of sub-sub-pixels of the same color (e.g., two red sub-sub-pixels, two green sub-sub-pixels, two blue sub-sub-pixels). This segmentation allows the color filter to be manufactured with relaxed precision requirements while maintaining high display resolution, as the sub-sub-pixels can be formed in a single step with less stringent mask alignment tolerances.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If sub-pixels are made smaller to increase resolution, then display resolution is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity of color filter
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The color filter manufacturing process merges the formation of multiple color resists into a single step. By dividing each sub-pixel into sub-sub-pixels of the same color and forming all color resists simultaneously, the manufacturing process is simplified, reducing both complexity and cost while maintaining high resolution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of manufacture

If traditional color filter manufacturing is used, then manufacturing process is simple, but alignment precision of sub-pixels deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing process simplicityVSAvoidalignment precision of sub-pixels
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting each sub-pixel into multiple sub-sub-pixels of the same color, the invention enables a manufacturing process that is both simple and precise. The segmentation allows for single-step formation of color resists with reduced alignment requirements, simultaneously improving ease of manufacture and alignment precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3199988B1Color filter and manufacturing method thereof, display panel, display device and drive method thereof
Publication Date: 2021.05.05 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A color filter and a manufacturing method, a display panel, and a display device and a driving method are provided. The color filter includes a plurality of color resists which include red resists (R), green resists (G) and blue resists (B); and the color filter includes a plurality of pixel regions arranged in a matrix, each pixel region comprises a red sub-pixel region comprising an even number of red sub-sub-pixel regions, a green sub-pixel region including an even number of green sub-sub-pixel regions, a blue sub-pixel region including an even number of blue sub-sub-pixel regions, each red sub-sub-pixel region is provided with a red resist, each green sub-sub-pixel region is provided with a green resist, and each blue sub-sub-pixel region is provided with a blue resist. The manufacturing precision and alignment accuracy of a mask for this color filter is lower than a current technology and reduce the manufacturing difficulty.