公开(公告)号：US11818912B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US16670071

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chuan-Sheng Wei ,  HanChi Ting ,  Jae Won Choi ,  Jianhong Lin ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Takahide Ishii ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Yu Hung Chen ,  Yu-Wen Liu ,  Yu-Chuan Pai ,  Andrew Lin

IPC: H10K50/84 ,  H10K71/00 ,  H10K71/18 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K59/124

CPC classification number: H10K50/841 ,  H10K59/12 ,  H10K71/00 ,  H10K71/18 ,  H10K59/124 ,  H10K71/821

Abstract: A display may have organic light-emitting diode pixels formed from thin-film circuitry. The thin-film circuitry may be formed in thin-film transistor (TFT) layers and the organic light-emitting diodes may include anodes and cathodes and an organic emissive layer formed over the TFT layers between the anodes and cathodes. The organic emissive layer may be formed via chemical evaporation techniques. The display may include moisture blocking structures such as organic emissive layer disconnecting structures that introduce one or more gaps in the organic emissive layer during evaporation so that any potential moisture permeating path from the display panel edge to the active area of the display is completely terminated.

公开(公告)号：US20200220098A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16670071

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari ,  Chuan-Sheng Wei ,  HanChi Ting ,  Jae Won Choi ,  Jianhong Lin ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Shin-Hung Yeh ,  Takahide Ishii ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Yu Hung Chen ,  Yu-Wen Liu ,  Yu-Chuan Pai ,  Andrew Lin

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: A display may have organic light-emitting diode pixels formed from thin-film circuitry. The thin-film circuitry may be formed in thin-film transistor (TFT) layers and the organic light-emitting diodes may include anodes and cathodes and an organic emissive layer formed over the TFT layers between the anodes and cathodes. The organic emissive layer may be formed via chemical evaporation techniques. The display may include moisture blocking structures such as organic emissive layer disconnecting structures that introduce one or more gaps in the organic emissive layer during evaporation so that any potential moisture permeating path from the display panel edge to the active area of the display is completely terminated.

公开(公告)号：US20200035951A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16521837

申请日：2019-07-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Aleksandr N. Polyakov ,  Chen-Yue Li ,  Chuan-Jung Lin ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and cross-talk, the thickness of at least one of the OLED layers may be reduced. To maintain the optical cavity of the pixels, transparent optical spacer structures may be inserted. Alternatively, the thickness of the anodes can be increased. To accommodate a common prime layer within the OLED layers, the optical spacers or anodes may be separately patterned to have different thicknesses. Grating structures and photonic crystal structures may be embedded as part of the optical spacers to help control emission at selected viewing angles.

公开(公告)号：US11211587B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16521837

申请日：2019-07-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Aleksandr N. Polyakov ,  Chen-Yue Li ,  Chuan-Jung Lin ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Rui Liu ,  Wendi Chang

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and cross-talk, the thickness of at least one of the OLED layers may be reduced. To maintain the optical cavity of the pixels, transparent optical spacer structures may be inserted. Alternatively, the thickness of the anodes can be increased. To accommodate a common prime layer within the OLED layers, the optical spacers or anodes may be separately patterned to have different thicknesses. Grating structures and photonic crystal structures may be embedded as part of the optical spacers to help control emission at selected viewing angles.

公开(公告)号：US10658441B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16114039

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Cheng Chen ,  Chien Lu ,  Chih-Lei Chen ,  Chin Wei Hsu ,  Hui Lu ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Lun Tsai ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Pei-Ling Lin ,  Rui Liu ,  Shan-Jen Yu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Yusuke Fujino

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/50 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes and thin-film transistor circuitry. Each pixel may include organic layers interposed between an anode and a cathode. The organic layers may emit out-coupled light that escapes the display and waveguided light that is waveguided within the organic layers. A reflector may be placed at the edge of the organic layers to reflect the waveguided light out of the display. The reflector may be located within a pixel definition layer and may be formed from metal or may be formed from one or more interfaces between high-refractive-index material and low-refractive-index material. The reflector may be formed from an extended portion of the pixel anode. The reflector may be formed from light-reflecting particles that are suspended in the pixel definition layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190067394A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16114039

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Cheng Chen ,  Chien Lu ,  Chih-Lei Chen ,  Chin Wei Hsu ,  Hui Lu ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Lun Tsai ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Nai-Chih Kao ,  Pei-Ling Lin ,  Rui Liu ,  Shan-Jen Yu ,  Wendi Chang ,  Yusuke Fujino

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L51/56 ,  G09G3/3225

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes and thin-film transistor circuitry. Each pixel may include organic layers interposed between an anode and a cathode. The organic layers may emit out-coupled light that escapes the display and waveguided light that is waveguided within the organic layers. A reflector may be placed at the edge of the organic layers to reflect the waveguided light out of the display. The reflector may be located within a pixel definition layer and may be formed from metal or may be formed from one or more interfaces between high-refractive-index material and low-refractive-index material, The reflector may be formed from an extended portion of the pixel anode. The reflector may be formed from light-reflecting particles that are suspended in the pixel definition layer.