Sensing for compensation of pixel voltages

    公开(公告)号:US10217390B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15874687

    申请日:2018-01-18

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display device may include rows of pixels that may display image data on a display and a circuit. The circuit may perform a progressive scan across the rows of pixels to display the image data using a plurality of pixels, supply test data to a pixel of plurality of pixels that corresponds to a first row of the rows of pixels during one frame of the progressive scan, and initiate a sensing period for determining one or more sensitivity properties associated with the pixel based on the performance of the pixel with respect to the test data in response to receiving a pulse of a first global signal. The circuit may then end the sensing period in response to receiving a second global signal and resume the progressive scan across the rows of pixels to display the image data after the sensing period ends.

    Display with embedded components and subpixel windows

    公开(公告)号:US10163984B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15263231

    申请日:2016-09-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels. Each pixel may have a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. The organic light-emitting diodes may each have an anode that is coupled to a thin-film transistor pixel circuit for controlling the anode. Transparent windows may be formed in the display. The windows may be formed by replacing subpixels in some of the pixels with transparent windows. When subpixels are replaced by transparent windows, adjacent subpixels may be overdriven to compensate for lost light from the replaced subpixels. Adjacent subpixels may also be enlarged to help compensate for lost light. An array of electrical components such as an array of light sensors may be aligned with the transparent windows and may be used to measure light passing through the transparent windows.

    Organic Light-Emitting Diode Display with External Compensation and Anode Reset

    公开(公告)号:US20180277037A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15802367

    申请日:2017-11-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display may include an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels having transistors characterized by threshold voltages subject to transistor variations. Compensation circuitry may be used to measure a transistor threshold voltage for a pixel. The threshold voltage may be sampled by controlling the pixel to sample the threshold voltage onto a capacitor at the pixel. The pixel may include at least one semiconducting-oxide transistor, silicon transistors, and a light-emitting diode. The diode may be coupled to a data line that can be used for both data loading and compensation sensing operations. Reset operations may be performed after data programming and before emission to reset the anode voltage for the diode.

    Silicon and Semiconducting Oxide Thin-Film Transistor Displays
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    Silicon and Semiconducting Oxide Thin-Film Transistor Displays 审中-公开
    硅和半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管显示器

    公开(公告)号:US20170062539A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-02

    申请号:US15351266

    申请日:2016-11-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device display may have an array of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit may include an organic light-emitting diode and a drive transistor. Each drive transistor may be adjusted to control how much current flows through the organic light-emitting diode. Each pixel circuit may include one or more additional transistors such as switching transistors and a storage capacitor. Semiconducting oxide transistors and silicon transistors may be used in forming the transistors of the pixel circuits. The storage capacitors and the transistors may be formed using metal layers, semiconductor structures, and dielectric layers. Some of the layers may be removed along the edge of the display to facilitate bending. The dielectric layers may have a stepped profile that allows data lines in the array to be stepped down towards the surface of the substrate as the data lines extend into an inactive edge region.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备显示器可以具有像素电路阵列。 每个像素电路可以包括有机发光二极管和驱动晶体管。 可以调节每个驱动晶体管以控制流过有机发光二极管的电流量。 每个像素电路可以包括一个或多个附加晶体管,例如开关晶体管和存储电容器。 半导体氧化物晶体管和硅晶体管可以用于形成像素电路的晶体管。 存储电容器和晶体管可以使用金属层,半导体结构和电介质层形成。 一些层可以沿着显示器的边缘去除以便于弯曲。 电介质层可以具有阶梯形轮廓,当数据线延伸到无源边缘区域时,允许阵列中的数据线朝着衬底的表面逐步降低。

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