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公开(公告)号:US20250095576A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-20
申请号:US18883524
申请日:2024-09-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shatam Agarwal , David S Zalatimo , Fenghua Zheng , Jason N Gomez , Nikolaus Hammler , Patrick R Cruce , Vehbi Calayir , Yue Zhang
IPC: G09G3/3233 , G09G3/20
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel having display pixels and pixel drive circuitry that drives the display pixels based on a set of analog voltages according to display image data. Additionally, the electronic device may include a gamma generator to generate the set of analog voltages and voltage regulating circuitry that adjusts a supply voltage to a portion of the gamma generator based on a brightness setting of the display panel.
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公开(公告)号:US20230186865A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US17980252
申请日:2022-11-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , Youchul Jeong , Joshua D. Goldman
IPC: G09G3/34
CPC classification number: G09G3/3426 , G09G2360/145 , G09G2320/0626
Abstract: Large sized electronic displays may include a backlight that generates light to illuminate a display panel. The backlight is divided into tiles that each includes a set of backlight elements that are driven by respective tile driver circuitry. Based on receiving brightness data and/or control signals from a backlight controller (BCON) of the backlight, the respective tile driver circuitry drives corresponding backlight elements such that the backlight elements suitably illuminate the display panel.
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公开(公告)号:US11978385B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US17889242
申请日:2022-08-16
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yao Shi , Wei H Yao , Hyunwoo Nho , Jie Won Ryu , Kingsuk Brahma , Li-Xuan Chuo , Hyunsoo Kim , Myungjoon Choi , Ce Zhang , Alex H Pai , Shengkui Gao , Rungrot Kitsomboonloha , Shatam Agarwal , Vehbi Calayir , Chaohao Wang , Steven N Hanna , Pei-En Chang
IPC: G09G3/20
CPC classification number: G09G3/2096 , G09G3/2007 , G09G2310/0291 , G09G2320/0223 , G09G2320/0233 , G09G2330/021 , G09G2360/16
Abstract: This disclosure provides various techniques for providing fine-grain digital and analog pixel compensation to account for voltage error across an electronic display. By employing a two-dimensional digital compensation and a local analog compensation, a fine-grain and robust pixel compensation scheme may be provided to the electronic display.
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公开(公告)号:US11676556B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17647126
申请日:2022-01-05
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , Rodrigo Calderon Rico , Bret Rothenberg , Chengrui Le
IPC: G09G3/36 , G09G3/3283 , G09G3/3291
CPC classification number: G09G3/3688 , G09G3/3283 , G09G3/3291 , G09G2320/0209
Abstract: A method and light-emitting diode (LED) device configured to compensate for crosstalk between rows of the LED device.
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公开(公告)号:US11468854B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US16510635
申请日:2019-07-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , James E. Brown
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to control circuitry for light-emitting diodes. The control circuitry may include feedforward control and a feedback control for a power supply for the light-emitting diodes. The feedforward control may include host circuitry for the device that determines a maximum zone current, a maximum row current, and the maximum row-to-row current step for an upcoming backlight frame while a current backlight frame is being executed. A headroom voltage for the upcoming backlight frame is determined based on the maximum zone current, the maximum row current, and/or the maximum row-to-row current step and provided to the power supply so that the power supply can settle at a corresponding supply voltage before the upcoming backlight frame is executed. The feedback control utilizes dynamic thresholds determined for each backlight frame to fine tune the feedforward-determined headroom voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US11107424B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-31
申请号:US16521332
申请日:2019-07-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , James E. Brown
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to control circuitry for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The control circuitry may include an LED timing controller integrated circuit configured to operate groups of rows of the LEDs with a common randomized row order that mitigates acoustic noise. The LEDs may be implemented in a backlight of a liquid crystal display and the common randomized row order that mitigates acoustic noise may be generated and/or executed to synchronize the LED operation with the operation of the pixels of the liquid crystal display.
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公开(公告)号:US20250095540A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-20
申请号:US18815162
申请日:2024-08-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , Weimin Zhang , Bret Rothenberg , Zhongyuan Ren , Fenghua Zheng , Mohammad Reza Esmaeili Rad
IPC: G09G3/20
Abstract: A power management integrated circuit (PMIC) of an electronic display may include image data reference voltage adjustment circuitry, a negative supply voltage generator that may generate a negative supply voltage with multiple negative supply voltages, and/or a dedicated timing controller. The image data reference voltage adjustment circuitry may tune image data reference voltages for generating programming voltages based on receiving an indication of an undesired direct current (DC) voltage offset, an undesired alternating current (AC) noise, or both. The image data reference voltage adjustment circuitry may receive the indication from a display panel of the electronic display. The negative supply voltage generator may elevate a voltage of the negative supply voltage to reduce a power consumption of the electronic display. The dedicated timing controller may improve (e.g., reduce length of) a frequency range of one or more switched voltages of the PMIC to reduce front of screen artifacts.
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公开(公告)号:US20220215812A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17647126
申请日:2022-01-05
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , Rodrigo Calderon Rico , Bret Rothenberg , Chengrui Le
IPC: G09G3/36 , G09G3/3291 , G09G3/3283
Abstract: A method and light-emitting diode (LED) device configured to compensate for crosstalk between rows of the LED device.
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公开(公告)号:US11145260B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16836617
申请日:2020-03-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , James E. Brown , Venkataraman V. Iyer , Bret Rothenberg
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to an electronic device with a display. The display includes an array of light-emitting diodes. The array includes a plurality of subarrays of the light-emitting diodes. At least one driver circuit is coupled to the array of light-emitting diodes. The at least one driver circuit is configured to generate an adaptive pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal to control at least one subarray of the plurality of subarrays of the light-emitting diodes. The adaptive PWM signal is designed with each pulse of a group having a pulse width W, each pulse width being reduced until reaching a threshold pulse width, and one pulse being removed from the group of pulses.
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公开(公告)号:US20210018795A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-21
申请号:US16897100
申请日:2020-06-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vehbi Calayir , James E. Brown , Bret Rothenberg
IPC: G02F1/13357 , H05B45/325 , H05B45/3725 , H05B45/10
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to an electronic device with a display. The display includes a first array of light-emitting diodes of a backlight unit to generate backlight for the display with each LED including an anode and a cathode. A first switch selectively couples a power supply voltage to a common anode of the first array of LEDs to control illumination of the first array of LEDs. A first discharge switch selectively couples a first voltage level to the common anode of the first array of LEDs to discharge the common anode to prevent an undesired current path through the first array of LEDs and associated undesired illumination.
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