Display with Column Spacer Structures
    21.
    发明申请
    Display with Column Spacer Structures 有权
    用柱间隔结构显示

    公开(公告)号:US20150198844A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14473342

    申请日:2014-08-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer.

    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。 柱间隔物可以沉积在滤色器层的柱间隔区域中。 滤色器层可以包括红色,绿色和蓝色滤色器元件的行。 在滤色器层中形成蓝色滤色器元件的蓝色滤色器材料也可以用于在柱间隔区域中的红色和绿色滤色器元件上形成平面。 使用蓝色滤色器材料来平坦化其上形成有柱间隔物的表面确保柱间隔物为显示器提供足够的支撑,而不需要额外的平坦化层。

    Border Masking Structures for Liquid Crystal Display
    22.
    发明申请
    Border Masking Structures for Liquid Crystal Display 有权
    液晶显示屏边框屏蔽结构

    公开(公告)号:US20150146144A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-28

    申请号:US14164026

    申请日:2014-01-24

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/136209 G02F1/133512

    Abstract: A display may have a thin-film transistor layer and color filter layer. The display may have an active area and an inactive border area. Light blocking structures in the inactive area may prevent stray backlight from a backlight light guide plate from leaking out of the display. The thin-film transistor layer may have a clear substrate, a patterned black masking layer on the clear substrate, a clear planarization layer on the black masking layer, and a layer of thin-film transistor circuitry on the clear planarization layer. The black masking layer may be formed from black photoimageable polyimide. The clear planarization layer may be formed from spin-on glass. The light blocking structures may include a first layer formed from a portion of the black masking layer and a second layer such as a layer of black tape on the underside of the color filter layer.

    Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有薄膜晶体管层和滤色器层。 显示器可以具有活动区域和非活动边界区域。 非活动区域中的遮光结构可以防止来自背光导光板的杂散背光从显示器泄漏出来。 薄膜晶体管层可以具有透明衬底,透明衬底上的图案化黑色掩蔽层,黑色掩蔽层上的清晰平坦化层,以及透明平坦化层上的薄膜晶体管电路层。 黑色掩模层可以由黑色可光成像的聚酰亚胺形成。 透明的平坦化层可以由旋涂玻璃形成。 遮光结构可以包括由黑色掩模层的一部分形成的第一层和在滤色器层的下侧上的第二层,例如黑色胶带层。

    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.

    Displays with silicon and semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors

    公开(公告)号:US11177291B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US17224305

    申请日:2021-04-07

    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 column spacer structures

    公开(公告)号:US09612470B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-04

    申请号:US14473342

    申请日:2014-08-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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. Column spacers may be deposited in column spacer regions of the color filter layer. The color filter layer may include rows of red, green, and blue color filter elements. Blue color filter material that forms blue color filter elements in the color filter layer may also be used to form a planar surface over red and green color filter elements in the column spacer regions. Using the blue color filter material to planarize the surface on which column spacers are formed ensures that the column spacers provide sufficient support for the display without requiring an additional planarization layer.

    Displays With Silicon and Semiconducting Oxide Thin-Film Transistors
    28.
    发明申请
    Displays With Silicon and Semiconducting Oxide Thin-Film Transistors 有权
    显示器与硅和半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US20150055051A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-26

    申请号:US14249716

    申请日:2014-04-10

    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.

    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。

    Display Driver Circuitry For Liquid Crystal Displays With Semiconducting-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors
    29.
    发明申请
    Display Driver Circuitry For Liquid Crystal Displays With Semiconducting-Oxide Thin-Film Transistors 有权
    显示用半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管的液晶显示器的驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US20150054799A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-26

    申请号:US14228098

    申请日:2014-03-27

    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.

    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。

    DISPLAY HAVING A BACKPLANE WITH INTERLACED LASER CRYSTALLIZED REGIONS
    30.
    发明申请
    DISPLAY HAVING A BACKPLANE WITH INTERLACED LASER CRYSTALLIZED REGIONS 有权
    具有相互连接的激光结晶区域的背板的显示

    公开(公告)号:US20140319468A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-30

    申请号:US13870567

    申请日:2013-04-25

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    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。

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