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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.
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公开(公告)号:US10546540B1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-28
申请号:US16577597
申请日:2019-09-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Shin-Hung Yeh , Tsung-Ting Tsai , Shih-Chang Chang , Ting-Kuo Chang , Ki Yeol Byun , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis
IPC: G09G3/3266
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display such as a light-emitting diode display. The electronic device may be a head-mounted device that provides a virtual reality or augmented reality environment to a user. To reduce artifacts in the display, a display may be operable in both a normal scanning mode and a partial scanning mode. In the normal scanning mode, every row of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. In the partial scanning mode, only a subset of the rows of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. The display may have a higher refresh rate in the partial scanning mode than in the normal scanning mode. To ensure uniform transistor stress across the display, the scanning driver for the display may scan the disabled rows in the partial scanning mode even though the rows will not be used to emit light.
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公开(公告)号:US20180075808A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-15
申请号:US15384096
申请日:2016-12-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Keitaro Yamashita , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Shin-Hung Yeh , Tsung-Ting Tsai , Shih-Chang Chang , Ting-Kuo Chang , Ki Yeol Byun , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis
IPC: G09G3/3266
CPC classification number: G09G3/3266 , G09G2300/0413 , G09G2310/0205 , G09G2310/0213 , G09G2310/0221 , G09G2310/0267 , G09G2310/0286 , G09G2310/04 , G09G2340/0414 , G09G2340/0435
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display such as a light-emitting diode display. The electronic device may be a head-mounted device that provides a virtual reality or augmented reality environment to a user. To reduce artifacts in the display, a display may be operable in both a normal scanning mode and a partial scanning mode. In the normal scanning mode, every row of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. In the partial scanning mode, only a subset of the rows of the display may be enabled to emit light in each frame. The display may have a higher refresh rate in the partial scanning mode than in the normal scanning mode. To ensure uniform transistor stress across the display, the scanning driver for the display may scan the disabled rows in the partial scanning mode even though the rows will not be used to emit light.
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公开(公告)号:US20250098476A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-20
申请号:US18969642
申请日:2024-12-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Woo Shik Jung , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Shin-Hung Yeh , Christopher E. Glazowski , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Yuchi Che
IPC: H10K59/65 , H10K59/121 , H10K59/131 , H10K59/35 , H10K59/40
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and a sensor under the display. The display may include an array of subpixels for displaying an image to a user of the electronic device. At least a portion of the array of subpixels may be selectively removed in a pixel removal region to improve optical transmittance to the sensor through the display. The pixel removal region may include a plurality of pixel free regions that are devoid of thin-film transistor structures, that are devoid of power supply lines, that have continuous open areas due to rerouted row/column lines, that are partially devoid of touch circuitry, that optionally include dummy contacts, and/or have selectively patterned display layers.
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公开(公告)号:US11579503B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-14
申请号:US17525118
申请日:2021-11-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shin-Hung Yeh , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Chien-Ya Lee , Lun Tsai
IPC: G02F1/1362 , G09G3/20 , H01L27/32
Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.
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公开(公告)号:US20220165814A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US17440429
申请日:2020-04-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Woo Shik Jung , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Shin-Hung Yeh , Christopher E. Glazowski , Jean-Pierre S. Guillou , Yuchi Che
IPC: H01L27/32
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and a sensor under the display. The display may include an array of subpixels for displaying an image to a user of the electronic device. At least a portion of the array of subpixels may be selectively removed in a pixel removal region to improve optical transmittance to the sensor through the display. The pixel removal region may include a plurality of pixel free regions that are devoid of thin-film transistor structures, that are devoid of power supply lines, that have continuous open areas due to rerouted row/column lines, that are partially devoid of touch circuitry, that optionally include dummy contacts, and/or have selectively patterned display layers.
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公开(公告)号:US20210375225A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-02
申请号:US17401117
申请日:2021-08-12
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shin-Hung Yeh , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Ting-Kuo Chang
IPC: G09G3/36 , G09G3/00 , H01L27/12 , G02F1/1362
Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels such as liquid crystal display pixels. The display may include short pixel rows that span only partially across the display and full-width pixel rows that span the width of the display. The gate lines coupled to the short pixel rows may extend into the inactive area of the display. Supplemental gate line loading structures may be located in the inactive area of the display to increase loading on the gate lines that are coupled to short pixel rows. The supplemental gate line loading structures may include data lines and doped polysilicon that overlap the gate lines in the inactive area. In displays that combine display and touch functionality into a thin-film transistor layer, supplemental loading structures may be used in the inactive area to increase loading on common voltage lines that are coupled to short rows of common voltage pads.
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公开(公告)号:US11100877B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16518527
申请日:2019-07-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shin-Hung Yeh , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Ting-Kuo Chang
IPC: G09G3/36 , G02F1/1362 , G09G3/00 , H01L27/12
Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels such as liquid crystal display pixels. The display may include short pixel rows that span only partially across the display and full-width pixel rows that span the width of the display. The gate lines coupled to the short pixel rows may extend into the inactive area of the display. Supplemental gate line loading structures may be located in the inactive area of the display to increase loading on the gate lines that are coupled to short pixel rows. The supplemental gate line loading structures may include data lines and doped polysilicon that overlap the gate lines in the inactive area. In displays that combine display and touch functionality into a thin-film transistor layer, supplemental loading structures may be used in the inactive area to increase loading on common voltage lines that are coupled to short rows of common voltage pads.
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公开(公告)号:US20210041752A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-11
申请号:US17082613
申请日:2020-10-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shin-Hung Yeh , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Chien-Ya Lee , Lun Tsai
IPC: G02F1/1362 , G09G3/20 , H01L27/32
Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.
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公开(公告)号:US10852607B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
申请号:US16505532
申请日:2019-07-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shin-Hung Yeh , Warren S. Rieutort-Louis , Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari , Chien-Ya Lee , Lun Tsai
IPC: G02F1/1362 , G09G3/20 , H01L27/32
Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.
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