公开(公告)号：US12175945B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US18497185

申请日：2023-10-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Andreas Bibl ,  Kelly McGroddy

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G09G3/3216 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/34 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L25/16

Abstract: A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.

公开(公告)号：US20240234385A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18415536

申请日：2024-01-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Andreas Bibl ,  Hsin-Hua Hu

IPC: H01L25/075 ,  H01L25/16 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/36 ,  H01L33/44 ,  H01L33/60 ,  H01L33/62

CPC classification number: H01L25/0753 ,  H01L25/167 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/36 ,  H01L33/44 ,  H01L33/60 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H01L2224/18 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/73267 ,  H01L2224/82 ,  H01L2224/83 ,  H01L2224/92244 ,  H01L2224/95 ,  H01L2924/0002

Abstract: Reflective bank structures for light emitting devices are described. The reflective bank structure may include a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, and an array of bank openings in the insulating layer with each bank opening including a bottom surface and sidewalls. A reflective layer spans sidewalls of each of the bank openings in the insulating layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240008298A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18451538

申请日：2023-08-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Bibl ,  Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Charles R. Griggs ,  James Michael Perkins

IPC: H10K50/00 ,  H01L27/15 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H10K59/12

CPC classification number: H10K50/00 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  G09G3/006 ,  H01L24/24 ,  H01L21/6835 ,  H01L24/75 ,  H01L24/82 ,  H01L24/83 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H01L2224/83005 ,  H01L2224/82104 ,  H01L2224/82102 ,  H01L2224/75301 ,  H01L2224/2401 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L2221/68368 ,  H01L2221/68381 ,  H01L2224/24011 ,  H01L2224/2405 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/24227 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2224/29005 ,  H01L2224/29109 ,  H01L2224/29111 ,  H01L2224/29124 ,  H01L2224/29139 ,  H01L2224/29144 ,  H01L2224/29147 ,  H01L2224/32014 ,  H01L2224/32057 ,  H01L2224/32237 ,  H01L2224/32503 ,  H01L2224/75252 ,  H01L2224/7565 ,  H01L2224/759 ,  H01L2224/82101 ,  H01L2224/83192 ,  H01L2224/83193 ,  H01L2224/83203 ,  H01L2224/83805 ,  H01L2224/8381 ,  H01L2224/83825 ,  H01L2224/8383 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2224/7598 ,  H01L2224/29155 ,  H01L2224/29118 ,  H01L2224/29113 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2224/75725 ,  H01L27/156

Abstract: A display panel and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, a display substrate includes a pixel area and a non-pixel area. An array of subpixels and corresponding array of bottom electrodes are in the pixel area. An array of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. One or more top electrode layers are formed in electrical contact with the array of micro LED devices. In one embodiment a redundant pair of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. In one embodiment, the array of micro LED devices are imaged to detect irregularities.

公开(公告)号：US11778842B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17804715

申请日：2022-05-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Bibl ,  Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Charles R. Griggs ,  James Michael Perkins

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H10K50/00 ,  H01L27/15 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H10K59/10

CPC classification number: H10K50/00 ,  G09G3/006 ,  H01L21/6835 ,  H01L24/24 ,  H01L24/75 ,  H01L24/82 ,  H01L24/83 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H10K59/12 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01L24/32 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L2221/68368 ,  H01L2221/68381 ,  H01L2224/2401 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2224/2405 ,  H01L2224/24011 ,  H01L2224/24137 ,  H01L2224/24227 ,  H01L2224/29005 ,  H01L2224/29109 ,  H01L2224/29111 ,  H01L2224/29113 ,  H01L2224/29118 ,  H01L2224/29124 ,  H01L2224/29139 ,  H01L2224/29144 ,  H01L2224/29147 ,  H01L2224/29155 ,  H01L2224/32014 ,  H01L2224/32057 ,  H01L2224/32237 ,  H01L2224/32503 ,  H01L2224/759 ,  H01L2224/7565 ,  H01L2224/7598 ,  H01L2224/75252 ,  H01L2224/75301 ,  H01L2224/75725 ,  H01L2224/82101 ,  H01L2224/82102 ,  H01L2224/82104 ,  H01L2224/83 ,  H01L2224/83005 ,  H01L2224/8381 ,  H01L2224/8383 ,  H01L2224/83192 ,  H01L2224/83193 ,  H01L2224/83203 ,  H01L2224/83805 ,  H01L2224/83825 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/0781 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/12044 ,  H10K59/10 ,  H01L2224/83825 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/8383 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/83805 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29111 ,  H01L2924/01049 ,  H01L2224/29109 ,  H01L2924/0105 ,  H01L2224/32057 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2224/83 ,  H01L2224/75301 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/83203 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29113 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29144 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29147 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29139 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29124 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29118 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/29155 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/32503 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/82102 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/82104 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/82101 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/053 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/0549 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/0549 ,  H01L2924/0543 ,  H01L2924/01049 ,  H01L2924/0544 ,  H01L2924/0105 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/0549 ,  H01L2924/0543 ,  H01L2924/01049 ,  H01L2924/0544 ,  H01L2924/0103 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/0781 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/01042 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/01022 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/01047 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/245 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/759 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2224/2401 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2224/2405 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2224/29005 ,  H01L2924/00012 ,  H01L2924/12042 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/12044 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A display panel and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, a display substrate includes a pixel area and a non-pixel area. An array of subpixels and corresponding array of bottom electrodes are in the pixel area. An array of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. One or more top electrode layers are formed in electrical contact with the array of micro LED devices. In one embodiment a redundant pair of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. In one embodiment, the array of micro LED devices are imaged to detect irregularities.

公开(公告)号：US20230237950A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18066534

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Tore Nauta ,  Hopil Bae ,  Henry C. Jen

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/2022 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G09G3/2014 ,  G09G3/2018 ,  G09G3/2081 ,  G09G2300/0804 ,  G09G2300/0857 ,  G09G2300/0861 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2310/0272 ,  G09G2310/0291 ,  G09G2320/0276 ,  G09G2320/0295

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses relating to controlling an emission of a display panel. In one embodiment, a display driver hardware circuit includes row selection logic to select a number of rows in an emission group of a display panel, wherein the number of rows is adjustable from a single row to a full panel of the display panel, column selection logic to select a number of columns in the emission group of the display panel, wherein the number of columns is adjustable from a single column to the full panel of the display panel, and emission logic to select a number of pulses per data frame to be displayed, wherein the number of pulses per data frame is adjustable from one to a plurality and a pulse length is adjustable from a continuous duty cycle to a non-continuous duty cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20230222955A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18066725

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Tore Nauta ,  Hopil Bae ,  Henry C. Jen ,  James E. Pedder ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Shingo Hatanaka ,  Xiang Lu ,  Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi ,  Hasan Akyol ,  Saif Choudhary ,  Ion Bita

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/2088 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G09G3/2014 ,  G09G2300/0804 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2300/0857 ,  G09G2310/0291 ,  G09G2310/0272 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2330/08 ,  G09G2300/0413

Abstract: Display panel redundancy schemes and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, and display panel includes an array of drivers (e.g. microdrivers), each of which including multiple portions to independently receive control and pixel bits. In an embodiment, each driver portion is to control a group of redundant emission elements.

公开(公告)号：US11362076B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US17180076

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Bibl ,  Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Vikram Pavate

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  G09G3/32 ,  H01L25/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L25/075 ,  G04G9/10 ,  H01L23/29 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L23/538 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/16 ,  H01L33/44 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/14 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A display module and system applications including a display module are described. The display module may include a display substrate including a front surface, a back surface, and a display area on the front surface. A plurality of interconnects extend through the display substrate from the front surface to the back surface. An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are in the display area and electrically connected with the plurality of interconnects, and one or more driver circuits are on the back surface of the display substrate. Exemplary system applications include wearable, rollable, and foldable displays.

公开(公告)号：US10957678B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16688638

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Bibl ,  Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Vikram Pavate

IPC: G06F3/042 ,  H01L25/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G09G3/32 ,  H01L25/075 ,  G04G9/10 ,  H01L23/29 ,  H01L23/31 ,  H01L23/538 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/16 ,  H01L33/44 ,  H01L33/62 ,  H05K1/11 ,  H05K1/18 ,  H05K1/14 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A display module and system applications including a display module are described. The display module may include a display substrate including a front surface, a back surface, and a display area on the front surface. A plurality of interconnects extend through the display substrate from the front surface to the back surface. An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are in the display area and electrically connected with the plurality of interconnects, and one or more driver circuits are on the back surface of the display substrate. Exemplary system applications include wearable, rollable, and foldable displays.

公开(公告)号：US10535296B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15576237

申请日：2016-05-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Tore Nauta ,  Hopil Bae ,  Henry C. Jen ,  James E. Pedder ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Shingo Hatanaka ,  Xiang Lu ,  Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi ,  Hasan Akyol ,  Saif Choudhary ,  Ion Bita

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/32

Abstract: Display panel redundancy schemes and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, and display panel includes an array of drivers (e.g. microdrivers), each of which including multiple portions to independently receive control and pixel bits. In an embodiment, each driver portion is to control a group of redundant emission elements.

公开(公告)号：US10411210B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15828069

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Bibl ,  Kapil V. Sakariya ,  Charles R. Griggs ,  James Michael Perkins

IPC: H01L51/50 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L23/00 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H01L21/683 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G09G3/3208

Abstract: A display panel and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, a display substrate includes a pixel area and a non-pixel area. An array of subpixels and corresponding array of bottom electrodes are in the pixel area. An array of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. One or more top electrode layers are formed in electrical contact with the array of micro LED devices. In one embodiment a redundant pair of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. In one embodiment, the array of micro LED devices are imaged to detect irregularities.