公开(公告)号：US20150198844A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-16

申请号：US14473342

申请日：2014-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sang Un Choi ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Shang-Chih Lin ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Ton-Yong Wang ,  Ming Xu

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1339

CPC classification number: G02F1/133514 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133516 ,  G02F1/13394 ,  G02F2001/133519 ,  G02F2001/13398

Abstract: A display may have a layer of liquid crystal material between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Column spacer structures may be formed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer to maintain a desired separation between the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间具有液晶材料层。 可以在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间形成柱间隔结构，以保持滤色器和薄膜晶体管层之间期望的间隔。 柱间隔物可以沉积在滤色器层的柱间隔区域中。 滤色器层可以包括红色，绿色和蓝色滤色器元件的行。 在滤色器层中形成蓝色滤色器元件的蓝色滤色器材料也可以用于在柱间隔区域中的红色和绿色滤色器元件上形成平面。 使用蓝色滤色器材料来平坦化其上形成有柱间隔物的表面确保柱间隔物为显示器提供足够的支撑，而不需要额外的平坦化层。

公开(公告)号：US20160293643A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US14678819

申请日：2015-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jungbae Kim ,  Kyung-Wook Kim ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Ton-Yong Wang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/45 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L29/49 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: H01L27/1248 ,  G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  H01L21/26513 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/1229 ,  H01L27/1251 ,  H01L27/1259 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/4908 ,  H01L29/4916 ,  H01L29/66757 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78675 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels controlled by display driver circuitry. The pixels may have pixel circuits. In liquid crystal display configurations, each pixel circuit may have an electrode that applies electric fields to an associated portion of a liquid crystal layer. In organic light-emitting diode displays, each pixel circuit may have a drive transistor that applies current to an organic light-emitting diode in the pixel circuit. The pixel circuits and display driver circuitry may have thin-film transistor circuitry that includes transistor such as silicon transistors and semiconducting-oxide transistors. Semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors may be formed on a common substrate. Semiconducting-oxide transistors may have polysilicon layers with doped regions that serve as gates. Semiconducting-oxide channel regions overlap the gates. Transparent conductive oxide and metal may be used to form source-drain terminals that are coupled to opposing edges of the semiconducting oxide channel regions.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有由显示驱动器电路控制的像素阵列。 像素可以具有像素电路。 在液晶显示结构中，每个像素电路可以具有向液晶层的相关部分施加电场的电极。 在有机发光二极管显示器中，每个像素电路可以具有将像素电路中的有机发光二极管施加电流的驱动晶体管。 像素电路和显示驱动器电路可以具有包括诸如硅晶体管和半导体氧化物晶体管的晶体管的薄膜晶体管电路。 半导体氧化物晶体管和硅晶体管可以形成在公共衬底上。 半导体氧化物晶体管可以具有用作栅极的掺杂区域的多晶硅层。 半导体氧化物沟道区域与栅极重叠。 可以使用透明导电氧化物和金属来形成耦合到半导体氧化物沟道区的相对边缘的源极 - 漏极端子。

公开(公告)号：US09685469B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US14678819

申请日：2015-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jungbae Kim ,  Kyung-Wook Kim ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Ton-Yong Wang

IPC: G02F1/136 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/265 ,  H01L29/49 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1362

CPC classification number: H01L27/1248 ,  G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  H01L21/26513 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/1229 ,  H01L27/1251 ,  H01L27/1259 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/4908 ,  H01L29/4916 ,  H01L29/66757 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78675 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels controlled by display driver circuitry. The pixels may have pixel circuits. In liquid crystal display configurations, each pixel circuit may have an electrode that applies electric fields to an associated portion of a liquid crystal layer. In organic light-emitting diode displays, each pixel circuit may have a drive transistor that applies current to an organic light-emitting diode in the pixel circuit. The pixel circuits and display driver circuitry may have thin-film transistor circuitry that includes transistor such as silicon transistors and semiconducting-oxide transistors. Semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors may be formed on a common substrate. Semiconducting-oxide transistors may have polysilicon layers with doped regions that serve as gates. Semiconducting-oxide channel regions overlap the gates. Transparent conductive oxide and metal may be used to form source-drain terminals that are coupled to opposing edges of the semiconducting oxide channel regions.

公开(公告)号：US09612470B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14473342

申请日：2014-08-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sang Un Choi ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Shang-Chih Lin ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Ton-Yong Wang ,  Ming Xu

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02B5/20

CPC classification number: G02F1/133514 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133516 ,  G02F1/13394 ,  G02F2001/133519 ,  G02F2001/13398

Abstract: A display may have a layer of liquid crystal material between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Column spacer structures may be formed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer to maintain a desired separation between the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer.