Hollowed electronic display
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1. A system comprising:
- a color filter (CF) layer comprising a plurality of colors disposed on a CF substrate;
a thin film transistor (TFT) layer comprising a plurality of transistors disposed on a TFT substrate, a shape associated with the CF layer corresponding to a shape associated with the TFT layer;
a hollow formed within the CF layer and the TFT layer;
a plurality of display elements disposed between the CF layer and the TFT layer, the plurality of display elements arranged in a shape corresponding to the shape associated with the CF layer, the plurality of display elements operable to transmit light; and
a sensor disposed within the hollow.
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Abstract
Presented here are manufacturing techniques to create an irregularly shaped electronic display, including a hollow within which a sensor, such as a camera, can be placed. The manufacturing techniques enable the creation of the hollow anytime during the manufacturing process. The resulting electronic display occupies the full side of the mobile device, with the sensors placed within and surrounded by the display.
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1. A system comprising:
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a color filter (CF) layer comprising a plurality of colors disposed on a CF substrate; a thin film transistor (TFT) layer comprising a plurality of transistors disposed on a TFT substrate, a shape associated with the CF layer corresponding to a shape associated with the TFT layer; a hollow formed within the CF layer and the TFT layer; a plurality of display elements disposed between the CF layer and the TFT layer, the plurality of display elements arranged in a shape corresponding to the shape associated with the CF layer, the plurality of display elements operable to transmit light; and a sensor disposed within the hollow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a display layer comprising a plurality of display elements disposed on a display substrate, the plurality of display elements operable to transmit light; an activating layer comprising a plurality of activating elements disposed on an activating substrate, the plurality of activating elements to activate a display element in the plurality of display elements; a hollow formed within the activating layer and the display layer; a plurality of row and column electrodes corresponding to the plurality of activating elements such that each row and column electrode in the plurality of row and column electrodes interrupted by the hollow circumvents the hollow; and a sensor disposed within the hollow. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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means for providing a mask corresponding to a plurality of layers in an electronic display, wherein the plurality of layers comprises a color filter (CF) layer, a display layer, and a thin film transistor (TFT) layer; means for providing the CF layer comprising a CF substrate and a plurality of color regions disposed on the CF substrate; means for providing the display layer comprising a plurality of display elements disposed between the CF layer and the TFT layer, the plurality of display elements configured to transmit light; means for providing the TFT layer comprising a TFT substrate and a plurality of transistors disposed on the TFT substrate; means for forming a hollow within the CF layer, the display layer, and the TFT layer, wherein the hollow associated with the CF layer, the display layer, and the TFT layer, corresponds to the mask; means for sealing the CF layer, the display layer, and the TFT layer to obtain a combined layer; and means for disposing a sensor inside the hollow. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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