Gate insulator loss free etch-stop oxide thin film transistor
    32.
    发明授权
    Gate insulator loss free etch-stop oxide thin film transistor 有权
    栅极绝缘体无损蚀刻 - 停止氧化物薄膜晶体管

    公开(公告)号:US08823003B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-02

    申请号:US13629537

    申请日:2012-09-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a thin-film transistor (TFT). The method includes forming a semiconductor layer over a gate insulator that covers a gate electrode, and depositing an insulator layer over the semiconductor layer, as well as etching the insulator layer to form a patterned etch-stop without losing the gate insulator. The method also includes forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the semiconductor layer and the patterned etch-stop. The method further includes removing a portion of the semiconductor layer beyond the source electrode and the drain electrode such that a remaining portion of the semiconductor layer covers the gate insulator in a first overlapping area of the source electrode and the gate electrode and a second overlapping area of the drain electrode and gate electrode.

    Abstract translation: 提供了制造薄膜晶体管(TFT)的方法。 该方法包括在覆盖栅电极的栅极绝缘体上形成半导体层,以及在半导体层上沉积绝缘体层,以及蚀刻绝缘体层以形成图案化蚀刻停止件,而不会失去栅极绝缘体。 该方法还包括在半导体层和图案化蚀刻停止物上形成源电极和漏电极。 该方法还包括:除了源电极和漏电极之外的半导体层的一部分,使得半导体层的剩余部分在源电极和栅电极的第一重叠区域和第二重叠区域中覆盖栅极绝缘体 的漏电极和栅电极。

    Electronic Device With Reduced-Stress Flexible Display
    33.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device With Reduced-Stress Flexible Display 有权
    具有低应力柔性显示器的电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140240985A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-28

    申请号:US13778932

    申请日:2013-02-27

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible display. The display may have portions that are bent along a bend axis. The display may have display circuitry such as an array of display pixels in an active area and signal lines, thin-film transistor support circuitry and other display circuitry in an inactive area of the display surrounding the active area. The display circuitry may be formed on a substrate such as a flexible polymer substrate. The flexible polymer substrate may be formed by depositing polymer on a support structure that has raised portions.The raised portions may create locally thinned regions in the flexible polymer substrate. The reduced thickness of the flexible polymer substrate in the thinned regions may help ensure that a neutral stress plane that is associated with bending the display along the bend axis is aligned with the display circuitry, thereby minimizing stress in the display circuitry.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有灵活的显示器。 显示器可以具有沿着弯曲轴线弯曲的部分。 显示器可以具有诸如有源区域中的显示像素阵列和信号线,薄膜晶体管支持电路和围绕有源区域的显示器的非活动区域中的其他显示电路的显示电路。 显示电路可以形成在诸如柔性聚合物基底的基底上。 柔性聚合物基材可以通过将聚合物沉积在具有凸起部分的支撑结构上而形成。 凸起部分可以在柔性聚合物基底中产生局部变薄的区域。 柔性聚合物基材在减薄区域中的减小的厚度可以有助于确保与显示器沿着弯曲轴弯曲相关联的中性应力平面与显示电路对准,从而使显示电路中的应力最小化。

    Displays with multiple refresh rate modes

    公开(公告)号:US10923012B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16814879

    申请日:2020-03-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. The display may include display driver circuitry that is configured to provide image data to columns of pixels and gate driver circuitry that is configured to provide control signals to rows of pixels. The display may be operable at a native refresh rate that is equal to the highest refresh rate at which the display has full resolution. The display may also be operable in a high refresh rate mode with a high refresh rate that is twice (or some other scaling factor greater than) the native refresh rate. To enable operation at the high refresh rate mode, vertical resolution of the display may be sacrificed. In other words, rows of pixels may be grouped together into effective rows that are then scanned in sequence. The gate driver circuitry may be formed as thin-film transistor circuitry or from gate driver integrated circuits.

    Displays with series-connected switching transistors

    公开(公告)号:US10388239B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US16144741

    申请日:2018-09-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may have an array of light-emitting diode pixels or pixels containing portions of a liquid crystal layer to which electric fields are applied using electrodes. A pixel with a light-emitting diode may have a drive transistor coupled in series with the light-emitting diode. A storage capacitor may be coupled to a gate of the drive transistor. A pixel with a liquid crystal portion may have a storage capacitor coupled to a given one of the electrodes in that pixel. Switching circuitry in each pixel may be used to load data from a data line into the storage capacitor of the pixel. The switching circuitry may include a semiconducting-oxide transistor coupled to an associated data line and a series-connected silicon transistor that is coupled to the storage capacitor.

    Displays with series-connected switching transistors

    公开(公告)号:US10121430B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US14942068

    申请日:2015-11-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may have an array of light-emitting diode pixels or pixels containing portions of a liquid crystal layer to which electric fields are applied using electrodes. A pixel with a light-emitting diode may have a drive transistor coupled in series with the light-emitting diode. A storage capacitor may be coupled to a gate of the drive transistor. A pixel with a liquid crystal portion may have a storage capacitor coupled to a given one of the electrodes in that pixel. Switching circuitry in each pixel may be used to load data from a data line into the storage capacitor of the pixel. The switching circuitry may include a semiconducting-oxide transistor coupled to an associated data line and a series-connected silicon transistor that is coupled to the storage capacitor.

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