公开(公告)号：US10078405B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US14988586

申请日：2016-01-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Keitaro Yamashita

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: A touch screen display may include gate line driver circuitry coupled to a display pixel array. The gate driver circuitry may include gate drivers connected in a chain. A given one of the gate drivers may include a set-reset latch. The set-reset latch may have a set input and a reset input. A logic gating circuit such as a logic NOR gate may have an output directly connected to the set input. The NOR gate may have a first input coupled to an output of a preceding gate driver in the chain and a second input coupled to an output of a succeeding gate driver. The reset input may be coupled to the output of the preceding gate driver. Gate line output signals may be simultaneously asserted for each of the drivers without generating unstable scenarios where logic high signals are provided to the set and reset inputs.

公开(公告)号：US20170090631A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14986371

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keitaro Yamashita ,  Majid Gharghi ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G06F3/046 ,  G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3215 ,  G06F1/3218 ,  G06F1/3262 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  G09G2330/02 ,  G09G2330/06 ,  Y02D10/153

Abstract: Methods and devices useful in discharging an aberrant charge on a touch sensitive display of an electronic device are provided. By way of example, a an electronic device includes a power management and control circuitry configured to receive a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal from a display subsystem of a display of the electronic device, receive a third voltage signal from a touch subsystem of the display, provide a power signal to the display subsystem to activate the display subsystem when the display is determined to be in a temporarily inactive state. Providing the power signal to the display subsystem comprises discharging an aberrant charge based on the third voltage signal.

公开(公告)号：US09564478B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-07

申请号：US14228070

申请日：2014-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shih Chang Chang ,  Ming-Chin Hung ,  Cheng-Ho Yu ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Shang-Chih Lin ,  Kyung-Wook Kim ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Szu-Hsien Lee ,  Yu-Cheng Chen ,  Hiroshi Osawa

IPC: G02F1/136 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G02F1/1362

CPC classification number: H01L27/3262 ,  G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/13624 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/13685 ,  G02F2202/104 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/3611 ,  G09G3/3677 ,  G09G2320/043 ,  H01L27/1222 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/1251 ,  H01L27/1255

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels on a substrate. The display pixels may be organic light-emitting diode display pixels or display pixels in a liquid crystal display. In an organic light-emitting diode display, hybrid thin-film transistor structures may be formed that include semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors, silicon thin-film transistors, and capacitor structures. The capacitor structures may overlap the semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors. Organic light-emitting diode display pixels may have combinations of oxide and silicon transistors. In a liquid crystal display, display driver circuitry may include silicon thin-film transistor circuitry and display pixels may be based on oxide thin-film transistors. A single layer or two different layers of gate metal may be used in forming silicon transistor gates and oxide transistor gates. A silicon transistor may have a gate that overlaps a floating gate structure.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括在基板上具有显示像素阵列的显示器。 显示像素可以是液晶显示器中的有机发光二极管显示像素或显示像素。 在有机发光二极管显示器中，可以形成包括半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管，硅薄膜晶体管和电容器结构的混合薄膜晶体管结构。 电容器结构可以与半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管重叠。 有机发光二极管显示像素可以具有氧化物和硅晶体管的组合。 在液晶显示器中，显示驱动器电路可以包括硅薄膜晶体管电路，显示像素可以基于氧化物薄膜晶体管。 可以在形成硅晶体管栅极和氧化物晶体管栅极中使用单层或两层不同的栅极金属层。 硅晶体管可以具有与浮动栅极结构重叠的栅极。

公开(公告)号：US09343031B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US13687713

申请日：2012-11-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng-Ho Yu ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Ting-Kuo Chang

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G09G3/36

CPC classification number: G09G3/3677

Abstract: An electronic device display may have an array of display pixels that are controlled using a grid of data lines and gate lines. The display may include compact gate driver circuits that perform gate driver operations to drive corresponding gate lines. Each compact gate driver circuit may include a first driver stage and a second driver stage. The first driver stage may receive a start pulse signal and produce a control signal. The control signal may be stored by a capacitor to identify a control state of the gate driver circuit. The second driver stage may receive the control signal, a clock signal, and a corresponding inverted clock signal and drive the corresponding gate line based on the received signals. The second driver stage may include pass transistor circuitry that passes the clock signal to the corresponding gate line and may include short circuit protection circuitry.

Abstract translation: 电子设备显示器可以具有使用数据线和栅极线的网格来控制的显示像素阵列。 显示器可以包括执行栅极驱动器操作以驱动相应的栅极线的紧凑型栅极驱动器电路。 每个紧凑型栅极驱动器电路可以包括第一驱动器级和第二驱动级。 第一驱动级可以接收起始脉冲信号并产生控制信号。 控制信号可以由电容器存储以识别栅极驱动器电路的控制状态。 第二驱动级可以接收控制信号，时钟信号和对应的反相时钟信号，并根据接收到的信号驱动相应的栅极线。 第二驱动器级可以包括传递晶体管电路，其将时钟信号传递到对应的栅极线并且可以包括短路保护电路。

公开(公告)号：US09298300B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-29

申请号：US14226710

申请日：2014-03-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Cheng-Ho Yu ,  Marduke Yousefpor ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F2201/40 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: A display may be provided with integral touch functionality. The display may include a common electrode layer having row electrodes arranged in rows and column electrodes interposed between the row electrodes of each row. The row electrodes may be electrically coupled by conductive paths. The row and column electrodes may be coupled to touch sensor circuitry that uses the row and column electrodes to detect touch events. Each electrode of the common electrode layer may cover a respective portion of an array of pixels. Each pixel of the display may have a respective aperture. The conductive paths that electrically couple row electrodes of the common electrode layer may cover or otherwise block some light from passing through pixels, resulting in reduced apertures. Dummy structures may be provided for other pixels that modify the apertures of the other pixels to match the reduced apertures associated with the conductive paths.

Abstract translation: 可以提供具有整体触摸功能的显示器。 显示器可以包括具有排列成行和列电极的行电极的公共电极层，其插入在每行的行电极之间。 行电极可以通过导电路径电耦合。 行和列电极可以耦合到使用行电极和列电极的触摸传感器电路来检测触摸事件。 公共电极层的每个电极可以覆盖像素阵列的相应部分。 显示器的每个像素可以具有相应的孔径。 电耦合公共电极层的行电极的导电路径可以覆盖或以其它方式阻挡通过像素的一些光，导致减小的孔径。 可以为修改其他像素的孔径以匹配与导电路径相关联的缩小的孔的其他像素提供虚拟结构。

公开(公告)号：US20140225117A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14258945

申请日：2014-04-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Cheng-Ho Yu ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Ting-Kuo Chang

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12

CPC classification number: H01L29/78675 ,  H01L27/1222 ,  H01L29/78624 ,  H01L29/78645 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A transistor that may be used in electronic displays to selectively activate one or more pixels. The transistor includes a metal layer, a silicon layer deposited on at least a portion of the metal layer, the silicon layer includes an extension portion that extends a distance past the metal layer, and at least three lightly doped regions positioned in the silicon layer. The at least three lightly doped regions have a lower concentration of doping atoms than other portions of the silicon layer forming the transistor.

Abstract translation: 可用于电子显示器中以选择性地激活一个或多个像素的晶体管。 晶体管包括金属层，沉积在金属层的至少一部分上的硅层，硅层包括延伸距离金属层的延伸部分和位于硅层中的至少三个轻掺杂区域。 所述至少三个轻掺杂区域具有比形成晶体管的硅层的其它部分更低的掺杂原子浓度。

公开(公告)号：US20130147774A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13762276

申请日：2013-02-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Ho Yu ,  Ming Xu ,  Young Bae Park ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Daisuke Nozu ,  Cheng Chen ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Shawn R. Gettemy

IPC: G09G3/18

CPC classification number: G09G3/18 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F2001/134318 ,  G09G3/3648 ,  G09G3/3655 ,  G09G2300/043 ,  G09G2310/0224 ,  G09G2310/0283 ,  G09G2320/0209

Abstract: Display ground plane structures may contain slits. Image pixel electrodes in the display may be arranged in rows and columns. Image pixels in the display may be controlled using gate lines that are associated with the rows and data lines that are associated with the columns. An electric field may be produced by each image pixel electrode that extends through a liquid crystal layer to an associated portion of the ground plane. The slits in the ground plane may have a slit width. Data lines may be located sufficiently below the ground plane and sufficiently out of alignment with the slits to minimize crosstalk from parasitic electric fields. A three-column inversion scheme may be used when driving data line signals into the display, so that pairs of pixels that straddle the slits are each driven with a common polarity. Gate line scanning patterns may be used that enhance display uniformity.

Abstract translation: 显示接地平面结构可能包含狭缝。 显示器中的图像像素电极可以以行和列布置。 可以使用与与列相关联的行和数据行相关联的门线来控制显示器中的图像像素。 可以通过延伸穿过液晶层的每个图像像素电极产生电场到接地平面的相关部分。 接地平面中的狭缝可以具有狭缝宽度。 数据线可以充分地位于接地平面的下方，并且与狭缝充分地不对齐，以使来自寄生电场的串扰最小化。 当将数据线信号驱动到显示器中时，可以使用三列反转方案，使得跨越狭缝的像素对各自以共同的极性驱动。 可以使用增强显示均匀性的栅极线扫描图案。