• Reports and updates on the LCD Research Facility's equipment and capabilities
• Reviews of processes used in display fabrication
• Topics of interest such as conferences and symposia

July 2000

Topics:	SID 2000 Meeting		Spacers
	Scribing		Photolithography Equipment
	Glass Substrates		Displays
	ITO Coatings and Patterning on Glass and Plastic		Miscellaneous

 

March 2001

Topics:	General Vacuum SC-1 Coater is now fully operational Personnel needed Equipment wanted Tip of the Month - substrate cleanliness Journal notes
Articles:
	Heat Effects:
	"Change of Surface Morphology and Tilt Angle of Soluble Polyimides with Heat Treatment," C. Lee, T.H. Woo, M. Lee, H.J. Cha, H.-N. Kim, M.H. Lee, C. Chung, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 35, S177-S179 (1999).
	"Temperature Effect on a Rubbed Polyimide Alignment Layer," J.-H. Kim, C. Rosenblatt, J. Appl. Phys. 87, 155 (2000).
	"Influence of Annealing on Molecular Orientation of Rubbed Polyimide Film Observed by Reflection Ellipsometry," I. Hirosawa, N. Sasaki, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 36, 6953-6956 (1997).
	Solvents and Washing:
	"Influence of the Washing Process on the Aligning Capability of a Nematic Liquid Crystal on Polymer Surfaces," D.-S. Seo, Liq. Cryst. 27, 789-793 (2000).
	"Effect of Soaking in Solvents on Molecular Orientation of Rubbed Polyimide Film," I. Hirosawa, T. Matsushita, H. Miyairi, S. Saito, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38, 2851-2855 (1999).
	Re-rubbing:
	"History-dependent Orientational Order of Rubbed Polyimide for Liquid-Crystal Alignment," M.P. Mahajan, C. Rosenblatt, Appl. Phys. Lett. 75, 3623 (1999).
	Rubbing Overview
	"A Mechanistic Picture of the Effects of Rubbing on Polyimide Surfaces and Liquid Crystal Pretilt Angles," S.-H. Pack, et al.

 

 

May 2001

 

Topics:	New cleanroom technician Tip of the month - How to clean ultrasonically clean plastic substrates without damaging the ITO Fab Notes - Review of Ultrasonic and Megasonic Cleaning
Articles:
	1. "Effective Use of Ultrasonic Cleaning for Pretreatment," F. John Fuchs, Plating and Surface Finishing 2. "Chemical Activation of Ultrasonic Cavitation," B. Niemczewski, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 6, 211-216 (1999). 3. "Removal of Particulate Contaminants using Ultrasonics and Megasonics: A Review," G.W. Gale, et al., Particulate Science and Technology, 13, 197-211 (1995).

July 2002

 

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