# US 12,222,381 B2 · Thin film sensor and manufacturing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,381 B2 - Document ID: US12222381B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/637,908 - Filed: 2021-03-23 - Published: 2024-03-21 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-23 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Feng Wang; Jian Zhou; Yanzhao Li; Feng Qu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222381B2 ## CPC - G01R 29/0885: {using optical probes, e.g. electro-optical, luminescent, glow discharge, or optical interferometers} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a thin film sensor and a manufacturing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of sensors. The thin film sensor of the present disclosure has a plurality of conductive-wire regions intersecting each other, and a plurality of hollow-out parts defined by the plurality of conductive-wire regions; the thin film sensor includes: a base substrate; a plurality of conductive wires on the base substrate, with the conductive wires being in the conductive-wire regions one to one; and a functional structure on the base substrate, where the functional structure is configured to allow at least part of light, which is transmitted along a preset direction and enters the functional structure from the conductive wire-regions, to exit from the hollow-out parts, and the preset direction is a direction from the base substrate towards the conductive wires. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A thin film sensor, comprising: a base substrate, a plurality of conductive wires on the base substrate, which intersect each other to define a plurality of hollow-out parts; and a functional structure on the base substrate; wherein the functional structure is configured to allow at least part of light, which is transmitted along a preset direction and enters the functional structure from regions where the conductive wires are located, to exit from the hollow-out parts, and the preset direction is a direction from the base substrate towards the conductive wires; a planarization layer covering a side of the plurality of conductive wires away from the base substrate, wherein the functional structure comprises: a first medium layer on a side of the conductive wires close to the base substrate; wherein the first medium layer covers sidewalls of the first medium layer and a refractive index of the first medium layer is less than that of the planarization layer; and the first medium layer comprises a plurality of first main portions intersecting each other, wherein an orthographic projection of each first main portion on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the conductive wire corresponding to the first main portion on the base substrate are the same in shape and coincide. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The thin film sensor of claim 1, wherein the functional structure comprises: a first medium layer and a second medium layer on the base substrate; and a refractive index of the first medium layer is less than that of the second medium layer; the first medium layer is on a side of the conductive wires close to the base substrate; the first medium layer comprises a plurality of first main portions intersecting each other; and orthographic projections of the first main portions on the base substrate overlap those of the conductive wires on the base substrate one to one; and the second medium layer comprises a plurality of first grooves intersecting each other; and the first grooves are filled with the first main portions therein one to one. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The thin film sensor of claim 2, wherein the functional structure further comprises a first flat part, which is between the conductive wires and the second medium layer and is connected with the plurality of first main portions to form an integral structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The thin film sensor of claim 2, further comprising a planarization layer on a side of the plurality of conductive wires away from the base substrate; and a difference between refractive indices of the planarization layer and the second medium layer is not greater than 0.2. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The thin film sensor of claim 1, wherein a thickness of each first main portion is at least 1.5 times of a maximum width of the first main portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The thin film sensor of claim 1, wherein the first main portions are doped with micro-nano scattering particles or micro-nano scattering pores. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The thin film sensor of claim 1, wherein each of the first main portions has a first section perpendicular to an extending direction of the first main portion; each of the first sections has a top edge away from the base substrate and at least one side edge connected with the top edge; and an included angle between a tangent of any point on the side edge and the top edge away from the base substrate is not greater than 90°. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The thin film sensor of claim 7, wherein a shape of the first section comprises any one of an inverted trapezoid, an inverted triangle, and a semi-ellipse. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The thin film sensor of claim 1, wherein the functional structure comprises a third medium layer on the base substrate, and a fourth medium layer between the third medium layer and a layer where the conductive wires are located; and the third medium layer comprises a plurality of second main portions intersecting each other wherein an orthographic projection of each second main portion on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the conductive wire corresponding to the second main portion on the base substrate is the same in shape and coincide. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The thin film sensor of claim 9, wherein the second main portions comprise any one of a metal film, a semi-reflective and semi-transmissive film, and a distributed Bragg reflector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The thin film sensor of claim 9, further comprising a planarization layer on a side of the plurality of conductive wires away from the base substrate; and a difference between refractive indices of the planarization layer and the fourth medium layer is not greater than 0.05. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The thin film sensor of claim 9, further comprising reflective sheets on a side of the conductive wires opposite to the second main portions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The thin film sensor of claim 2, wherein a thickness of each first main portion is at least 1.5 times of a maximum width of the first main portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The thin film sensor of claim 2, wherein the first main portions are doped with micro-nano scattering particles or micro-nano scattering pores. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The thin film sensor of claim 2, wherein each of the first main portions has a first section perpendicular to an extending direction of the first main portion; each of the first sections has a top edge away from the base substrate and at least one side edge connected with the top edge; and an included angle between a tangent of any point on the side edge and the top edge away from the base substrate is not greater than 90°. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The thin film sensor of claim 15, wherein a shape of the first section comprises any one of an inverted trapezoid, an inverted triangle, and a semi-ellipse. ### Claim 17 A manufacturing method of a thin film sensor, comprising: forming a plurality of conductive wires intersecting each other and a functional structure on a base substrate; wherein the functional structure is configured to allow at least part of light, which is transmitted along a preset direction and enters the functional structure from regions where the conductive wires are located, to exit from hollow-out parts defined by the conductive wires, and the preset direction is a direction from the base substrate towards the conductive wires, wherein the functional structure comprises a first medium layer disposed on the base substrate, the forming the functional structure comprises forming the first medium layer on the base substrate, and the forming the first medium layer comprises: forming a plurality of first main portions intersecting each other on a side of the conductive wires close to the base substrate, with an orthographic projection of each first main portion on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the conductive wire to be formed and corresponding to the first main portion on the base substrate are the same in shape and coincide; and the manufacturing method further comprises: forming a pattern comprising a planarization layer on a side of the first medium layer away from the base substrate, wherein the first medium layer covers sidewalls of the first medium layer and a refractive index of the first medium layer is less than that of the planarization layer. ### Claim 18 A manufacturing method of a thin film sensor, comprising: forming a plurality of conductive wires intersecting each other and a functional structure on a base substrate; wherein the functional structure is configured to allow at least part of light, which is transmitted along a preset direction and enters the functional structure from regions where the conductive wires are located, to exit from hollow-out parts defined by the conductive wires, and the preset direction is a direction from the base substrate towards the conductive wires, wherein the functional structure comprises: a first medium layer and a second medium layer on the base substrate; a refractive index of the first medium layer is less than that of the second medium layer; and the forming the functional structure comprises: forming the second medium layer on a side of the conductive wires close to the base substrate, wherein a plurality of first grooves intersecting each other are formed in the second medium layer; and forming the first medium layer, which comprises a plurality of first main portions intersecting each other, between the second medium layer and the conductive wires, wherein an orthographic projection of each first main portion on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the conductive wire corresponding to the first main portion on the base substrate is the same in shape and coincide.