公开(公告)号：US12038659B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18182222

申请日：2023-03-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H10K59/122 ,  H10K59/131

CPC classification number: G02F1/136286 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H10K59/122 ,  H10K59/131 ,  G02F1/13629 ,  G09G2300/0404 ,  G09G2300/0426

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US20220066272A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17525118

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US20210210022A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17206425

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Shinya Ono ,  Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Shyuan Yang

IPC: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266

Abstract: A display may have rows and columns of pixels. Gate lines may be used to supply gate signals to rows of the pixels. Data lines may be used to supply data signals to columns of the pixels. The data lines may include alternating even and odd data lines. Data lines may be organized in pairs each of which includes one of the odd data lines and an adjacent one of the even data lines. Demultiplexer circuitry may be configured dynamically during data loading and pixel sensing operations. During data loading, data from display driver circuitry may be supplied, alternately to odd pairs of the data lines and even pairs of the data lines. During sensing, the demultiplexer circuitry may couple a pair of the even data lines to sensing circuitry in the display driver circuitry and then may couple a pair of the odd data lines to the sensing circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US11579503B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17525118

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US20210041752A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US17082613

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US10852607B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16505532

申请日：2019-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US20240061298A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18495530

申请日：2023-10-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H10K59/122 ,  H10K59/131

CPC classification number: G02F1/136286 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H10K59/122 ,  H10K59/131 ,  G09G2300/0404 ,  G02F1/13629 ,  G09G2300/0426

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.

公开(公告)号：US11762490B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17407702

申请日：2021-08-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kyounghwan Kim ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chia-Hsiang Chen ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Ching-Sang Chuang ,  Jae Won Choi ,  Jonathan H. Beck ,  Ming E. Tai ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Wen-I Hsieh ,  Yuchi Che

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  H10K59/40 ,  H10K59/50 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with an active area configured to display images and an inactive area that is free of pixels and that does not display images. Touch sensor sense lines may have portions located in the active area and portions located in the inactive area. The active and inactive areas may be characterized by respective reflectivity values. To match the reflectivities of the active and inactive areas and thereby avoid undesired visually distinguishable differences in the appearances of these areas, the touch sensor circuitry in the inactive areas may be configured to match the reflectivity values of the active and inactive areas. Sense line portions in the inactive area may have metal traces of enhanced reflectivity and/or uneven surface topology to enhance ambient light reflections through a circular polarizer that overlaps the active and inactive areas.

公开(公告)号：US11741904B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17206425

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Shinya Ono ,  Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Shyuan Yang

IPC: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266

CPC classification number: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266 ,  G09G2310/021 ,  G09G2310/0297 ,  G09G2310/08

Abstract: A display may have rows and columns of pixels. Gate lines may be used to supply gate signals to rows of the pixels. Data lines may be used to supply data signals to columns of the pixels. The data lines may include alternating even and odd data lines. Data lines may be organized in pairs each of which includes one of the odd data lines and an adjacent one of the even data lines. Demultiplexer circuitry may be configured dynamically during data loading and pixel sensing operations. During data loading, data from display driver circuitry may be supplied, alternately to odd pairs of the data lines and even pairs of the data lines. During sensing, the demultiplexer circuitry may couple a pair of the even data lines to sensing circuitry in the display driver circuitry and then may couple a pair of the odd data lines to the sensing circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US20230221606A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18182222

申请日：2023-03-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chien-Ya Lee ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G02F1/136286 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/122 ,  G02F1/13629 ,  G09G2300/0404 ,  G09G2300/0426

Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.