公开(公告)号：US20160170129A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14918405

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Xu ,  Cheng Chen ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Yu Cheng Chen

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02B6/0055 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133553 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F1/136209 ,  G02F2001/133565

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels. The pixels may have color filter elements such as red, green, and blue color filter elements. A layer of opaque material may be used to form a black matrix. The black matrix may have openings that receive the color filter elements. A backlight unit may produce backlight illumination for the display. A reflector layer may be interposed between the black matrix and the backlight unit. The reflector layer may have openings aligned with the openings in the black matrix and the color filter elements and may overlap the black matrix. Some of the backlight from the backlight unit may pass through the color filter elements. Other backlight may by be recycled by being reflected off of the reflector layer, thereby enhancing backlight efficiency.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有像素阵列。 像素可以具有诸如红色，绿色和蓝色滤色器元件的滤色器元件。 可以使用不透明材料层来形成黑色矩阵。 黑色矩阵可以具有接收滤色器元件的开口。 背光单元可以产生用于显示器的背光照明。 反射层可以插在黑矩阵和背光单元之间。 反射器层可以具有与黑矩阵和滤色器元件中的开口对准的开口并且可以与黑矩阵重叠。 来自背光单元的一些背光源可以穿过滤色器元件。 可以通过从反射器层反射而再循环其它背光，从而提高背光效率。

公开(公告)号：US09111757B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US13870567

申请日：2013-04-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Yu Cheng Chen ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Shih Chang Chang

IPC: H01L29/04 ,  H01L21/336 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: H01L29/04 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02675 ,  H01L21/02691 ,  H01L27/1285 ,  H01L27/3244

Abstract: Systems including and methods for forming a backplane for an electronic display are presented. The backplane includes interlaced crystallized regions, and the interlaced crystallized regions include at least a left column of crystallized regions and a right column of crystallized regions. The left and right columns include rows of crystallized regions with gaps disposed between each of the rows. Furthermore, each crystallized region in the left column extends into a corresponding gap in the right column, and each crystallized region in the right column extends into a corresponding gap in the left column.

Abstract translation: 提出了用于形成电子显示器背板的系统和方法。 背板包括隔行结晶区域，并且交错结晶区域至少包括左列结晶区域和右列结晶区域。 左列和右列包括具有布置在每行之间的间隙的结晶区域行。 此外，左列中的每个结晶区域延伸到右列中的对应间隙中，并且右列中的每个结晶区域延伸到左列中的对应间隙中。

公开(公告)号：US20150200207A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-16

申请号：US14153954

申请日：2014-01-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daisuke Nozu ,  Hirokazu Yamagata ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Shang-Chih Lin ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: H01L27/124 ,  G02F1/133345 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/136213 ,  G02F1/136227 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/13606 ,  G02F2001/13685 ,  G02F2201/40 ,  G02F2202/42 ,  H01L27/1255 ,  H01L27/1259

Abstract: A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The TFT layer may include thin-film transistors formed on top of a glass substrate. A passivation layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor layers. A first low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the passivation layer. Data line routing structures may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A second low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A common voltage electrode and associated storage capacitance may be formed on the second low-k dielectric layer. The first and second low-k dielectric, layers may be formed from material having substantially similar refractive indices to maximize backlight transmittance and may have appropriate thicknesses so as to minimize parasitic capacitive loading.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 液晶材料层可以位于滤色器层和薄膜晶体管（TFT）层之间。 TFT层可以包括形成在玻璃基板的顶部的薄膜晶体管。 钝化层可以形成在薄膜晶体管层上。 可以在钝化层上形成第一低k电介质层。 数据线路由结构可以形成在第一低k电介质层上。 可以在第一低k电介质层上形成第二低k电介质层。 公共电压电极和相关联的存储电容可以形成在第二低k电介质层上。 第一和第二低k电介质层可以由具有基本上相似的折射率的材料形成，以使背光透射率最大化，并且可以具有适当的厚度，以使寄生电容负载最小化。

公开(公告)号：US20150194443A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-09

申请号：US14150458

申请日：2014-01-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yu Cheng Chen ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Ting-Kuo Chang

IPC: H01L27/12

CPC classification number: H01L27/124 ,  H01L27/1248 ,  H01L29/78633 ,  H01L29/78645

Abstract: A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The TFT layer may include thin-film transistors formed on top of a glass substrate. A passivation layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor layers. An oxide liner may be formed on the passivation layer. A first low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the oxide liner. A second low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A common voltage electrode and associated storage capacitance may be formed on the second low-k dielectric layer. Thin-film transistor gate structures may be formed in the passivation layer. Conductive routing structures may be formed on the oxide liner, on the first low-k dielectric layer, and on the second low-k dielectric layer. The use of routing structures on the oxide liner reduces overall routing resistance and enables interlaced metal routing, which can help reduce the inactive border area outside the active display regions.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 液晶材料层可以位于滤色器层和薄膜晶体管（TFT）层之间。 TFT层可以包括形成在玻璃基板的顶部的薄膜晶体管。 钝化层可以形成在薄膜晶体管层上。 氧化物衬垫可以形成在钝化层上。 可以在氧化物衬垫上形成第一低k电介质层。 可以在第一低k电介质层上形成第二低k电介质层。 公共电压电极和相关联的存储电容可以形成在第二低k电介质层上。 薄膜晶体管栅极结构可以形成在钝化层中。 导电布线结构可以形成在氧化物衬垫上，在第一低k电介质层上和第二低k电介质层上。 在氧化物衬垫上使用布线结构降低了整体布线电阻，并实现了隔行金属布线，这有助于减少活动显示区域之外的不活动边界区域。

公开(公告)号：US20210225890A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17224305

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hiroshi Osawa ,  Kyung-Wook Kim ,  Ming-Chin Hung ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Yu-Cheng Chen

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/32

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.

公开(公告)号：US10302844B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US14918405

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ming Xu ,  Cheng Chen ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Yu Cheng Chen

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels. The pixels may have color filter elements such as red, green, and blue color filter elements. A layer of opaque material may be used to form a black matrix. The black matrix may have openings that receive the color filter elements. A backlight unit may produce backlight illumination for the display. A reflector layer may be interposed between the black matrix and the backlight unit. The reflector layer may have openings aligned with the openings in the black matrix and the color filter elements and may overlap the black matrix. Some of the backlight from the backlight unit may pass through the color filter elements. Other backlight may by be recycled by being reflected off of the reflector layer, thereby enhancing backlight efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US10048788B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15065284

申请日：2016-03-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yu Cheng Chen ,  Abbas Jamshidi-Roudbari ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Shang-Chih Lin ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Majid Gharghi ,  Keitaro Yamashita

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Improvement of visual uniformity of an integrated touch screen display is provided. A touch screen can include common electrodes separated by gaps in a Vcom layer. To improve visual non-uniformity in the display resulting from the gaps, a first set of semi-transparent dummy features (primary-dummy features) can be formed on a second layer at the locations of the gaps, and a second set of dummy features (supplementary-dummy features) can also be formed on the second layer or another layer to mitigate low spatial resolution of the primary-dummy features and/or non-uniform spacing of the primary-dummy features. In some examples, holes or slits can be formed in the Vcom layer at areas of the supplementary-dummy features to further improve visual uniformity.

公开(公告)号：US09704888B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14150458

申请日：2014-01-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yu Cheng Chen ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  Ting-Kuo Chang

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L27/124 ,  H01L27/1248 ,  H01L29/78633 ,  H01L29/78645

Abstract: A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A layer of liquid crystal material may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The TFT layer may include thin-film transistors formed on top of a glass substrate. A passivation layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor layers. An oxide liner may be formed on the passivation layer. A first low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the oxide liner. A second low-k dielectric layer may be formed on the first low-k dielectric layer. A common voltage electrode and associated storage capacitance may be formed on the second low-k dielectric layer. Thin-film transistor gate structures may be formed in the passivation layer. Conductive routing structures may be formed on the oxide liner, on the first low-k dielectric layer, and on the second low-k dielectric layer. The use of routing structures on the oxide liner reduces overall routing resistance and enables interlaced metal routing, which can help reduce the inactive border area outside the active display regions.

公开(公告)号：US09412799B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14228098

申请日：2014-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  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：US20150219972A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-06

申请号：US14491248

申请日：2014-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Byung Duk Yang ,  Kyung-Wook Kim ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Hiroshi Osawa ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/136209 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/136222

Abstract: A display may have a thin-film transistor layer and a color filter layer. The display may include light blocking structures formed on a transparent substrate. In one arrangement, a clear planarization layer may be formed over the light blocking structures. The thin-film transistor layer may be formed over the planarization layer. The color filter layer may be integrated with the thin-film transistor layer. At least light blocking structures and the planarization layer should be formed from high temperature resistance material. In another arrangement, the color filter layer may be formed on the light blocking structures. A clear planarization layer may then be formed over the color filter layer. The thin-film transistor layer may be formed on the planarization layer. In this arrangement, the color filter layer also needs to be formed from thermal resistance material.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有薄膜晶体管层和滤色器层。 显示器可以包括形成在透明基板上的遮光结构。 在一种布置中，可以在光阻挡结构之上形成透明的平坦化层。 薄膜晶体管层可以形成在平坦化层上。 滤色器层可以与薄膜晶体管层集成。 至少遮光结构和平坦化层应由耐高温材料形成。 在另一种布置中，滤色器层可以形成在遮光结构上。 然后可以在滤色器层上形成清晰的平坦化层。 可以在平坦化层上形成薄膜晶体管层。 在这种布置中，滤色器层也需要由耐热材料形成。