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Method of rapidly reworking color filters

US6736146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2001
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/906
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of removing non-polar colorants of a color filter array rapidly from a bottom layer starts by performing a cracking process to decompose cross-linked polymeric molecules of non-polar R/G/B colorants to smaller fragments. A plasma cleaning process is performed to oxidize the cracked non-polar R/G/B colorants. Then, a solvent cleaning process is performed by using a non-polar solvent to remove the non-polar R/G/B colorants from the bottom layer.

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