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Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, Vol.19, No.3, 171-176, November, 2007
A study on the fabrication method of middle size LGP using continuous micro-lenses made by LIGA reflow
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LCD-BLU (Liquid Crystal Display-Back Light Unit) of medium size is usually manufactured by forming numerous dots with 50~300 μm in diameter by etching process and V-grove shape with 50 μm in height by mechanical cutting process. However, the surface of the etched dots is very rough due to the characteristics of the etching process and V-cutting needs rather high cost. Instead of existing optical pattern made by etching and mechanical cutting, 3-dimensional continuous micro-lens of 200 μm in diameter was applied in the present study. The continuous micro-lens pattern fabricated by modified LIGA with thermal reflow process was tested to this new optical design of LGP. The manufacturing process using LIGA-reflow is made up of three stages as follows: (i) the stage of lithography, (ii) the stage of thermal reflow process and (iii) the stage of electroplating. The continuous micro-lens patterned LGP was fabricated with injection molding and its test results showed the possibility of commercial use in the future.
Keywords:back light unit (BLU);thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal-display (TFT-LCD);light guide plate (LGP);LIGA process;continuous micro-lens;injection molding
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