Electronic devices having pixels with elevated fill factors

    公开(公告)号:US11143806B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US15709729

    申请日:2017-09-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device with a display may be provided with an array of pixels each of which includes subpixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes. The electronic device may have support structures such as a head-mountable frame or other head-mountable support structure. Optical structures such as lenses may be provided through which the array of pixels is viewable by a user. The array of pixels and the lenses or other optical structures may be supported by the head-mounted support structure. Light spreading structures may overlap the array of pixels to enhance the fill factor of the pixels. The light spreading structures may be formed from a fiber bundle layer, an array of microlenses, or other optical structures that laterally spread light that has been emitted by the organic light-emitting diodes and thereby enhances the fill factor of the pixels.

    Electronic Device With A Tunable Lens
    12.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200096770A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16520200

    申请日:2019-07-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A lens module in a head-mounted device may include a fluid-filled chamber, a semi-rigid lens element that at least partially defines the fluid-filled chamber, and at least one actuator configured to selectively bend the semi-rigid lens element. The semi-rigid lens element may become rigid along a first axis when the lens element is curved along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Six actuators that are evenly distributed around the periphery of the semi-rigid lens element may be used to control the curvature of the semi-rigid lens element. The semi-rigid lens element may initially be planar or non-planar. For example, the semi-rigid lens element may initially have a spherically convex surface and a spherically concave surface. A tunable spherical lens may be incorporated into the lens module to offset a parasitic spherical lens power from the semi-rigid lens element.

    Display with column spacer structures for enhanced light leakage and pooling resistance
    15.
    发明授权
    Display with column spacer structures for enhanced light leakage and pooling resistance 有权
    显示柱间隔结构,增强漏光和汇集电阻

    公开(公告)号:US09239496B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-19

    申请号:US13861231

    申请日:2013-04-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/13394 G02F2001/13396 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. The column spacer structures may be formed from polymer structures such as photoresist pillars and may include metal pads. The metal pads may be formed on the upper surface of the thin-film transistor layer or the lower surface of the color filter layer. The photoresist pillars may be formed on a surface in the display such as the lower surface of the color filter layer. Column spacer structures may include main spacer structures, subspacer structures, and intermediate thickness spacer structures to enhance pooling mura and light leakage performance.

    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。 柱间隔物结构可以由诸如光致抗蚀剂柱的聚合物结构形成,并且可以包括金属垫。 金属焊盘可以形成在薄膜晶体管层的上表面或滤色器层的下表面上。 光致抗蚀剂柱可以形成在显示器的表面上,例如滤色器层的下表面。 柱间隔结构可以包括主间隔物结构,子间隔结构和中间厚度间隔结构,以增强混合液体和光泄漏性能。

    Touch Sensitive Display With Graded Index Layer
    16.
    发明申请
    Touch Sensitive Display With Graded Index Layer 审中-公开
    使用渐变索引层触摸敏感显示

    公开(公告)号:US20150077646A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-19

    申请号:US14028878

    申请日:2013-09-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F1/1643 G06F3/0418

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a touch screen display or other input-output device that includes transparent conductive electrodes. The transparent conductive electrodes may be formed from a material that has a relatively high index of refraction such as indium tin oxide. Surrounding layers of the touch screen display such as a touch sensor substrate and an underlying display layer may have lower index of refraction values. To prevent abrupt index-of-refraction discontinuities that lead to unwanted reflections and visible artifacts on the display, the transparent conductive electrodes may be embedded within a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may have a graded index of refraction. The graded index of refraction may be varied continuously or in a stepwise fashion by adjusting the composition of materials that are incorporated into the dielectric layer as a function of position within the layer.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有包括透明导电电极的触摸屏显示器或其它输入 - 输出设备。 透明导电电极可以由具有较高折射率的材料形成,例如氧化铟锡。 诸如触摸传感器基板和底层显示层的触摸屏显示器的周围层可以具有较低的折射率值。 为了防止在显示器上导致不想要的反射和可见伪影的突然折射不连续性,透明导电电极可以嵌入在电介质层内。 电介质层可以具有渐变的折射率。 渐变的折射率可以通过调节作为层中位置的函数的结合到介电层中的材料的组成而连续地或以逐步的方式变化。

    Electronic devices with displays
    19.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10726811B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16326665

    申请日:2017-08-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as an organic light-emitting diode display. Electronic devices may also include a number of sensors such as accelerometers and gaze detection sensors. A graphics processing unit (GPU) may render digital pixel values for pixels in the device display. Frames (F2) with long rendering times may cause latency. To reduce latency, an image frame may be displayed for an extended period of time (68) to wait for the subsequent frame (F2) to finish rendering. Once the subsequent image frame (F2) has finished rendering, the subsequent image frame may be displayed without delay. To increase the lifespan of the display, variable persistence may be used. Sensor data and other factors may be used to dynamically determine persistence for minimal motion blur and maximum display lifespan. Sensor data may also be used to determine refresh rates for different portions of the display.

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