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公开(公告)号:US11036082B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-15
申请号:US16422730
申请日:2019-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Yu P. Sun , Victor H. Yin , Jun Qi , Ziruo Hong
IPC: G02F1/13357 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/1333 , F21V8/00
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes and a light reflector that helps reflect light from the light-emitting diodes through the pixel array. A color conversion layer may be used to convert light from the light-emitting diodes from blue light to white light. A microlens array layer formed over the color conversion layer may spread the light from the color conversion layer to homogenize the light. To ensure light is emitted from the backlight with a uniform color, the microlens array layer may have different transmittance portions. A central portion of the microlens array layer may transmit more light and reflect less light than an edge portion of the microlens array layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11009745B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16294723
申请日:2019-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Daming Xu , Joshua A. Spechler , Jun Qi , Victor H. Yin , Ling Han , Juan He , Ziruo Hong , Mookyung Son , Heesang Suh , Xinyu Zhu
IPC: G02F1/1335 , G02F1/13357 , H05K1/02 , H05K1/18 , H05K3/22 , H05K3/34 , F21K9/64 , H01L25/075 , H01L33/54 , H01L33/62 , H01L33/64 , F21Y115/10
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a printed circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board, at least one light spreading layer formed over the printed circuit board that spreads light received from the plurality of light-emitting diodes, a partially reflective layer formed over the at least one light spreading layer, a color conversion layer formed over the partially reflective layer, a collimating layer formed over the color conversion layer, a brightness enhancement film formed over the collimating layer, and a diffuser formed over the brightness enhancement film. The at least one light spreading layer may include two light spreading layers with elongated protrusions that are rotated relative to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20190285944A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-19
申请号:US16294732
申请日:2019-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Jun Qi , Victor H. Yin , Wei Lv , Joshua A. Spechler , Yu P. Sun , Suraj P. Gorkhali , Daming Xu , Edward H. Kang , Wenyong Zhu , Ziruo Hong , Xinyu Zhu , Ling Han , Mookyung Son , Pee Khiam So , Janos C. Keresztes , Chenhua You , Zhenyue Luo , Heesang Suh , Juan He , Hung Sheng Lin
IPC: G02F1/1335 , H05K1/18 , H01L33/54 , H01L33/62 , H01L25/075
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a printed circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board, at least one light spreading layer formed over the printed circuit board that spreads light received from the plurality of light-emitting diodes, a partially reflective layer formed over the at least one light spreading layer, a color conversion layer formed over the partially reflective layer, a collimating layer formed over the color conversion layer, a brightness enhancement film formed over the collimating layer, and a diffuser formed over the brightness enhancement film. The at least one light spreading layer may include two light spreading layers with elongated protrusions that are rotated relative to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20190265548A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-29
申请号:US16409567
申请日:2019-05-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Yu P. Sun , Abdeslam Hafidi , Erik A. Zweigle , Jun Qi , Mingxia Gu , Victor H. Yin , Xiangtong Li , Yanming Li , Yi Huang , Ziruo Hong
IPC: G02F1/1335
Abstract: An array of pixels in a display may be illuminated by a backlight having an array of light-emitting diodes in an array of respective cells. A reflector is used to reflect light from the light-emitting diodes through the array of pixels. Within the cells, the reflector has cross-sectional profiles that help distribute light emitted from the light-emitting diodes toward edges of the cells. A light diffuser layer for the backlight may have a partially reflective layer such as a thin-film interference filter with an angularly dependent transmission. Within each cell, the reflector may have cross-sectional profiles with portions that are parabolic or elliptical.
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公开(公告)号:US11650484B1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US16943835
申请日:2020-07-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Benjamin M. Oztalay , Chenhua You , Corey S. Provencher , Florence W. Ow , Jeremy L. Britt , Joshua A. Spechler , Jun Qi , Ling Han , Shaofeng Liu , Sherry Cao , Tavys Q. Ashcroft , Victor H. Yin , Wenyong Zhu , Ziruo Hong , Janos C. Keresztes , Hung Sheng Lin
IPC: G03B17/18 , F21V3/06 , H04N5/232 , F21Y113/17 , F21Y115/10 , F21Y115/30 , F21W111/00
CPC classification number: G03B17/18 , F21V3/0625 , H04N5/23229 , F21W2111/00 , F21Y2113/17 , F21Y2115/10 , F21Y2115/30
Abstract: An electronic device may have a camera. The camera may capture still and moving images. A camera status indicator may be included in the electronic device. The camera status indicator may emit light to indicate when the camera is in use capturing video or other images. The camera status indicator may have multiple light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes or lasers. The light-emitting devices may have different colors. Clear encapsulant may cover the light-emitting devices. A white polymer wall or other light recycling structure may run along an outer peripheral edge of the encapsulant. A light diffusing coating layer may coat an outer surface of the clear encapsulant. Light reflections from the status indicator may be reduced in captured images.
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公开(公告)号:US20230093750A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-23
申请号:US17519221
申请日:2021-11-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Zhenyue Luo , Meizi Jiao , Morteza Amoorezaei , Ling Han , Chungjae Lee , Ziruo Hong , Wei He , Rong Liu , Xinyu Zhu , Mingxia Gu , Jun Qi , Eric L. Benson , Victor H. Yin
IPC: G02F1/13357
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20220005798A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-06
申请号:US17475831
申请日:2021-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jun Qi , Rong Liu , Saijin Liu , Shaofeng Liu , Tongbi T. Jiang , Victor H. Yin , Xia Li , Xiang Fang , Ziruo Hong
Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having a monolithic array of light-emitting diodes mounted to a surface of a substrate layer. The diodes may include contact pads. Driver circuitry may independently drive each of the diodes in the array using drive signals. The driver circuitry may be formed on a driver integrated circuit. Bond pads may be formed on a surface of the integrated circuit. Copper pillars may be grown on the bond pads. In another suitable arrangement, the driver circuitry may be formed on a driver printed circuit board coupled to an interposer by a flexible printed circuit. The interposer may include bond pads and copper pillars grown on the bond pads. The contact pads on each of the diodes may be simultaneously bonded to the copper pillars. A surface of the substrate layer may be patterned to form light redirecting elements if desired.
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公开(公告)号:US20200019019A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-16
申请号:US16422730
申请日:2019-05-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Yu P. Sun , Victor H. Yin , Jun Qi , Ziruo Hong
IPC: G02F1/1335
Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes and a light reflector that helps reflect light from the light-emitting diodes through the pixel array. A color conversion layer may be used to convert light from the light-emitting diodes from blue light to white light. A microlens array layer formed over the color conversion layer may spread the light from the color conversion layer to homogenize the light. To ensure light is emitted from the backlight with a uniform color, the microlens array layer may have different transmittance portions. A central portion of the microlens array layer may transmit more light and reflect less light than an edge portion of the microlens array layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20230378405A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18182118
申请日:2023-03-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yu P Sun , Jun Qi , Rong Liu , Ziruo Hong , Victor H Yin , Tao Zhan , Yong Seok Choi
IPC: H01L33/58 , H01L25/075 , B60Q1/50
CPC classification number: H01L33/58 , H01L25/0753 , B60Q1/5035 , G02B5/0284
Abstract: A system may have an external display that presents content to viewers outside of the system. The external display may have a display panel with an array of pixels formed from light-emitting diodes. Optical films that help collimate and homogenize light from the light-emitting diode pixels may overlap the light-emitting diodes. A transparent cover may overlap the display. The transparent cover may have an outer surface and an opposing inner surface. The outer surface and inner surface may be planar or may have a curved cross-sectional profile. An optical louver layer or other solar rejection layer may be interposed between the inner surface of the transparent cover and the display panel. The louver layer may have a series of elongated parallel louvers formed from an opaque polymer or other material. The louvers may be configured to block sunlight reflections while allowing images on the display panel to be viewed.
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公开(公告)号:US11022840B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16409567
申请日:2019-05-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Rong Liu , Yu P. Sun , Abdeslam Hafidi , Erik A. Zweigle , Jun Qi , Mingxia Gu , Victor H. Yin , Xiangtong Li , Yanming Li , Yi Huang , Ziruo Hong
IPC: G02F1/1335 , G02F1/13357
Abstract: An array of pixels in a display may be illuminated by a backlight having an array of light-emitting diodes in an array of respective cells. A reflector is used to reflect light from the light-emitting diodes through the array of pixels. Within the cells, the reflector has cross-sectional profiles that help distribute light emitted from the light-emitting diodes toward edges of the cells. A light diffuser layer for the backlight may have a partially reflective layer such as a thin-film interference filter with an angularly dependent transmission. Within each cell, the reflector may have cross-sectional profiles with portions that are parabolic or elliptical.
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