DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS
    201.
    发明申请
    DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS 有权
    显示双功能电容元件

    公开(公告)号:US20130293513A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-07

    申请号:US13936980

    申请日:2013-07-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A touch screen including display pixels with capacitive elements is provided. The touch screen includes first common voltage lines connecting capacitive elements in adjacent display pixels, and a second common voltage line connecting first common voltage lines. The pixels can be formed as electrically separated regions by including breaks in the common voltage lines. The regions can include a drive region that is stimulated by stimulation signals, a sense region that receives sense signals corresponding to the stimulation signals. A grounded region can also be included, for example, between a sense region and a drive region. A shield layer can be formed of a substantially high resistance material and disposed to shield a sense region. A black mask line and conductive line under the black mask line can be included, for example, to provide low-resistance paths between a region of pixels and touch circuitry outside the touch screen borders.

    Abstract translation: 提供了包括具有电容元件的显示像素的触摸屏。 触摸屏包括连接相邻显示像素中的电容元件的第一公共电压线和连接第一公共电压线的第二公共电压线。 可以通过在公共电压线中包括断裂来将像素形成为电隔离区域。 这些区域可以包括由刺激信号刺激的驱动区域,接收对应于刺激信号的感测信号的感测区域。 接地区域也可以包括在感测区域和驱动区域之间。 屏蔽层可以由基本上高的电阻材料形成并被设置成屏蔽感测区域。 例如,可以包括黑色掩模线下方的黑色掩模线和导电线,以在像素的区域和触摸屏边界之外的触摸电路之间提供低电阻路径。

    GATE LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY ELEMENT ARRAY
    202.
    发明申请
    GATE LINE DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY ELEMENT ARRAY 有权
    用于显示元件阵列的门极线驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US20130235003A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-12

    申请号:US13661839

    申请日:2012-10-26

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: G09G3/3677

    Abstract: Gate line driver circuitry applies an output pulse to each of several gate lines for a display element array. The circuitry has a number of gate drivers each being coupled to drive a respective one of the gate lines. Each of the gate drivers has an output stage in which a high side transistor and a low side transistor are coupled to drive the respective gate line, responsive to at least one clock signal. A pull down transistor is coupled to discharge a control electrode of the output stage. A control circuit having a cascode amplifier is coupled to drive the pull down transistor as a function of a) at least one clock signal and b) feedback from the control electrode. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Abstract translation: 栅极线驱动器电路将输出脉冲施加到用于显示元件阵列的多个栅极线中的每一个。 电路具有多个栅极驱动器,每个栅极驱动器被耦合以驱动相应的一条栅极线。 每个栅极驱动器具有输出级,其中高侧晶体管和低侧晶体管耦合以响应于至少一个时钟信号驱动相应的栅极线。 耦合下拉晶体管以放电输出级的控制电极。 具有共源共栅放大器的控制电路被耦合以作为a)至少一个时钟信号和b)来自控制电极的反馈来驱动下拉晶体管。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    DISPLAYS WITH MINIMIZED CROSSTALK
    203.
    发明申请
    DISPLAYS WITH MINIMIZED CROSSTALK 有权
    显示与最小化的CROSSTALK

    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.

    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。

    Displays With Silicon and Semiconducting Oxide Thin-Film Transistors

    公开(公告)号:US20250159995A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US19022322

    申请日:2025-01-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

    Display with light-emitting diodes
    210.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11615746B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17884297

    申请日:2022-08-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.

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