公开(公告)号：US20230301131A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18323300

申请日：2023-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gloria Wong ,  Jaein Choi ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Hairong Tang ,  Xiaodan Zhu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Kanuo C. Kustra ,  Rui Liu ,  Cheng Chen ,  Teruo Sasagawa ,  Wookyung Bae

IPC: H10K50/818 ,  H10K50/824 ,  H10K59/35 ,  H10K59/121

CPC classification number: H10K50/818 ,  H10K50/824 ,  H10K59/35 ,  H10K59/121

Abstract: Pixels in an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may be microcavity OLED pixels having optical cavities. The optical cavities may be defined by a partially transparent cathode layer and a reflective anode structure. The anode of the pixels may include both the reflective anode structure and a supplemental anode that is transparent and that is used to tune the thickness of the optical cavity for each pixel. Organic light-emitting diode layers may be formed over the pixels and may have a uniform thickness in each pixel in the display. Pixels may have a conductive spacer between a transparent anode portion and a reflective anode portion, without an intervening dielectric layer. The conductive spacer may be formed from a material such as titanium nitride that is compatible with both anode portions. The transparent anode portions may have varying thicknesses to control the thickness of the optical cavities of the pixels.

公开(公告)号：US11145700B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16745055

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Hairong Tang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Younggu Lee ,  Gwanwoo Park ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have an undercut to disrupt continuity of some but not all of the OLED layers. The undercut may be defined by three discrete portions of the pixel definition layer. The undercut may result in a void that is interposed between different portions of the OLED layers to break a leakage path formed by the OLED layers.

公开(公告)号：US20200066815A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16604491

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Hairong Tang ,  Hitoshi Yamamoto ,  James E. Pedder ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Lei Yuan ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Steven E. Molesa ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Wendi Chang ,  Chun-Ming Tang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Ivan Knez ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Giovanni Carbone ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Jungmin Lee

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have a steep sidewall, a sidewall with an undercut, or a sidewall surface with a plurality of curves to disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. A control gate that is coupled to a bias voltage and covered by gate dielectric may be used to form an organic thin-film transistor that shuts the leakage current channel between adjacent anodes on the display.

公开(公告)号：US12108632B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18193999

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Hairong Tang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Younggu Lee ,  Gwanwoo Park ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Yusuke Fujino

IPC: H10K59/122 ,  H10K50/19

CPC classification number: H10K59/122 ,  H10K50/19

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have an undercut to disrupt continuity of some but not all of the OLED layers. The undercut may be defined by three discrete portions of the pixel definition layer. The undercut may result in a void that is interposed between different portions of the OLED layers to break a leakage path formed by the OLED layers.

公开(公告)号：US20230240100A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18193999

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Hairong Tang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Younggu Lee ,  Gwanwoo Park ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: H10K59/122 ,  H10K50/19

CPC classification number: H10K59/122 ,  H10K50/19

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have an undercut to disrupt continuity of some but not all of the OLED layers. The undercut may be defined by three discrete portions of the pixel definition layer. The undercut may result in a void that is interposed between different portions of the OLED layers to break a leakage path formed by the OLED layers.

公开(公告)号：US20200312930A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16745055

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Hairong Tang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Younggu Lee ,  Gwanwoo Park ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have an undercut to disrupt continuity of some but not all of the OLED layers. The undercut may be defined by three discrete portions of the pixel definition layer. The undercut may result in a void that is interposed between different portions of the OLED layers to break a leakage path formed by the OLED layers.

公开(公告)号：US10546796B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US16077185

申请日：2017-02-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hsin-Hua Hu ,  Jaein Choi ,  James E. Pedder ,  Ion Bita ,  Hairong Tang ,  Chin Wei Hsu ,  Sandeep Chalasani ,  Chih-Lei Chen ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Shinya Ono ,  Jung Yen Huang ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L25/16

Abstract: Micro LED and microdriver chip integration schemes are described. In an embodiment a microdriver chip includes a plurality of trenches formed in a bottom surface of the microdriver chip, with each trench surrounding a conductive stud extending below a bottom surface of the microdriver chip body. Integration schemes are additionally described for providing electrical connection to conductive terminal contacts and micro LEDs bonded to a display substrate and adjacent to a microdriver chip.

公开(公告)号：US20190115274A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16077185

申请日：2017-02-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hsin-Hua Hu ,  Jaein Choi ,  James E. Pedder ,  Ion Bita ,  Hairong Tang ,  Chin Wei Hsu ,  Sandeep Chalasani ,  Chih-Lei Chen ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Shinya Ono ,  Jung Yen Huang ,  Lun Tsai

IPC: H01L23/31 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L25/16

Abstract: Micro LED and microdriver chip integration schemes are described. In an embodiment a microdriver chip includes a plurality of trenches formed in a bottom surface of the microdriver chip, with each trench surrounding a conductive stud extending below a bottom surface of the microdriver chip body. Integration schemes are additionally described for providing electrical connection to conductive terminal contacts and micro LEDs bonded to a display substrate and adjacent to a microdriver chip.