Liquid Crystal Displays With Reduced Light Leakage
    31.
    发明申请
    Liquid Crystal Displays With Reduced Light Leakage 有权
    具有减少漏光的液晶显示器

    公开(公告)号:US20140327861A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-06

    申请号:US13887904

    申请日:2013-05-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display is provided that has upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer may be formed from materials such as glass that are subject to stress-induced birefringence. To reduce light leakage that reduces display performance, one or more birefringence compensation layers may be incorporated into the display to help compensate for any birefringence effects. The compensation layers may include a birefringence compensation layer attached to the color filter layer or the thin-film transistor layer. A display may include an upper compensation layer attached to the color filter layer and a lower compensation layer attached to the thin-film transistor layer. The compensation layer may be formed from glass or polymer materials that have a negative photo-elastic constant.

    Abstract translation: 提供具有上下偏振器,滤色器层,液晶层和薄膜晶体管层的显示器。 滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层可以由诸如经受应力引起的双折射的玻璃的材料形成。 为了减少降低显示性能的漏光,可以在显示器中并入一个或多个双折射补偿层,以帮助补偿任何双折射效应。 补偿层可以包括附着到滤色器层或薄膜晶体管层的双折射补偿层。 显示器可以包括附接到滤色器层的上补偿层和附接到薄膜晶体管层的下补偿层。 补偿层可以由具有负光弹性常数的玻璃或聚合物材料形成。

    Process Architecture for Color Filter Array in Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
    32.
    发明申请
    Process Architecture for Color Filter Array in Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display 有权
    有源矩阵液晶显示器中滤色器阵列的工艺架构

    公开(公告)号:US20140104527A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-17

    申请号:US13654256

    申请日:2012-10-17

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display having an array of pixels is provided. The display includes a thin film transistor (TFT) for each pixel. The TFT has a gate electrode, a source electrode overlapping with a first area of the gate electrode, and a drain electrode overlapping with a second area with the gate electrode. The display also includes a color filter layer disposed over the TFT. The color filter layer has a first via hole to expose a portion of the drain electrode. The display further includes a metal layer disposed over the color filter layer and covering the gate electrode. The metal layer is configured to connect to the drain electrode through the first via hole. The display also includes an organic insulator layer disposed over the metal layer. The organic insulator layer has a second via hole to expose a first portion of the metal layer and a third via hole to expose a second portion of the metal layer.

    Abstract translation: 提供具有像素阵列的有源矩阵液晶显示器。 显示器包括用于每个像素的薄膜晶体管(TFT)。 TFT具有栅电极,与栅电极的第一区重叠的源电极和与栅电极重叠的第二区的漏电极。 显示器还包括设置在TFT上的滤色器层。 滤色器层具有第一通孔,以露出漏电极的一部分。 显示器还包括设置在滤色器层上并覆盖栅电极的金属层。 金属层被配置为通过第一通孔连接到漏电极。 显示器还包括设置在金属层上的有机绝缘体层。 有机绝缘体层具有第二通孔以暴露金属层的第一部分和第三通孔,以露出金属层的第二部分。

    Displays With Logos and Alignment Marks
    33.
    发明申请
    Displays With Logos and Alignment Marks 审中-公开
    显示标志和对齐标记

    公开(公告)号:US20140098332A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-10

    申请号:US13648404

    申请日:2012-10-10

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may include a color filter layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The color filter layer may form the outermost layer of the display. A color filter layer substrate in the color filter layer may have opposing inner and outer surfaces. A layer of patterned metal on the inner surface may form metal alignment marks. The metal alignment marks may include alignment marks for color filter elements, alignment marks for a black matrix layer that is formed on top of the color filter elements, and post spacer alignment marks. The layer of patterned metal may also form structures such as logo structures that are visible on the outer surface in an inactive border region of the display.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有安装在壳体中的显示器。 显示器可以包括滤色器层,液晶层和薄膜晶体管层。 滤色器层可以形成显示器的最外层。 滤色器层中的滤色器层基板可以具有相对的内表面和外表面。 内表面上的图案化金属层可以形成金属对准标记。 金属对准标记可以包括用于滤色器元件的对准标记,形成在滤色器元件顶部的黑矩阵层的对准标记和柱间隔物对准标记。 图案化金属层还可以形成诸如在显示器的非活动边界区域中的外表面上可见的标志结构的结构。

    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.

    Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display with Patterned Anodes and Optical Cavities

    公开(公告)号:US20210057670A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US16888451

    申请日:2020-05-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

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