公开(公告)号：US10690970B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US15260082

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chia Hsuan Tai ,  Cheng Chen ,  Da Yu ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Sang Un Choi ,  Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang ,  Tae Woon Cha ,  Yeon Sik Ham ,  Yuan Chen ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Hossein Nemati

IPC: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A liquid crystal display may have main column spacers and subspacer column spacers. The column spacers may have cross shapes formed from overlapping perpendicular rectangular column spacer portions respectively located on a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. The column spacers may have a hybrid configuration in which some of the rectangular portions on the thin-film transistor layer extend vertically and some extend horizontally. Column spacers may be formed from planarization layer material, may be formed from locally thickened portions of a planarization layer, and may have circular shapes.

公开(公告)号：US10649248B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15839195

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang ,  Shih-Wei Chang ,  Yuan Chen ,  Zhibing Ge ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A display may have display layers such as liquid crystal display layers having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer or organic light-emitting diode layers having organic light-emitting diodes formed from thin-film transistor circuitry. The display layers may be configured to form an array of pixels that display images and may include a polarizer. An angle-of-view adjustment layer may overlap the display layers. The angle-of-view adjustment layer may include one or more liquid crystal layers. A first polarizer may be interposed between first and second liquid crystal layers and the second liquid crystal layer may be overlapped by a second polarizer. The first and second polarizers may have pass axes that are aligned with a pass axis of the polarizer in the display layers. One or more liquid crystal layers in the angle-of-view adjustment layer may include dichroic dye.

公开(公告)号：US20200066815A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16604491

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Andrew Lin ,  Cheuk Chi Lo ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Gloria Wong ,  Hairong Tang ,  Hitoshi Yamamoto ,  James E. Pedder ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Lei Yuan ,  Michael Slootsky ,  Rui Liu ,  Steven E. Molesa ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Wendi Chang ,  Chun-Ming Tang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Ivan Knez ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Giovanni Carbone ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Jungmin Lee

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/56

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode 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 the accompanying cross-talk in a display, the pixel definition layer may disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. The pixel definition layer may have a steep sidewall, a sidewall with an undercut, or a sidewall surface with a plurality of curves to disrupt continuity of the OLED layers. A control gate that is coupled to a bias voltage and covered by gate dielectric may be used to form an organic thin-film transistor that shuts the leakage current channel between adjacent anodes on the display.

公开(公告)号：US10381381B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15274546

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Minhyuk Choi ,  Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran ,  Cheng Chen ,  Chin-Wei Lin ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Rui Liu ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Soojin Park ,  Sarfaraz Moh ,  Jungmin Lee ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L31/12

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels with light-emitting diodes that emit light to form images. The display may have a substrate with thin-film transistor circuitry for supplying signals to the light-emitting diodes. Anodes may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry, emissive material may be formed on the anodes, and a cathode layer may overlap the anodes. During operation, currents may flow between the anodes and the cathode layer to illuminate the diodes. An array of electrical components such as an array of light sensors in an integrated circuit may be mounted under the substrate. An array of corresponding light transmitting windows may be formed in the display each of which may allow light to pass through the display to a corresponding one of the light sensors. Light transmitting windows may be formed by patterning the cathode layer and supplying the windows with antireflection layers.

公开(公告)号：US10198123B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15306054

申请日：2014-04-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Erik A. Uttermann ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Manu Agarwal ,  Martin P. Grunthaner

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1368

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to forming an area on a touchscreen which electrically isolates a portion of the viewable area of the touchscreen from a capacitive sensor associated with the touchscreen.

公开(公告)号：US20170176657A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15451223

申请日：2017-03-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Masato Kuwabara ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Jun Qi ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Victor H. Yin ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G02B5/30 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B1/18 ,  G02B1/14

CPC classification number: G02B5/305 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B1/18 ,  G02B5/3083 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133533 ,  G02F2001/133374 ,  G02F2001/133538

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may have a polymer layer that has a portion covered with a dichroic dye to form a polarized region and a portion that is free of dichroic dye to form an unpolarized region. The unpolarized region may be formed by masking the polymer layer during a dye coating process. Masks may be formed from polymers. The shape of the mask may define the shape of the unpolarized region. The mask may be left in place within the polarizer or may be removed from the polarizer during fabrication. Unpolarized regions may also be formed by light bleaching, chemical bleaching, and material removal techniques. Bleached areas may be chemically stabilized. A moisture barrier layer may be incorporated into the polarizer to help prevent the unpolarized region from reverting to a polarized state.

公开(公告)号：US09685486B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US14862006

申请日：2015-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Rui Liu ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52

CPC classification number: H01L27/322 ,  H01L27/3211 ,  H01L51/5253 ,  H01L51/5262 ,  H01L51/5265

Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels formed from organic light-emitting diodes of different colors. Each organic light-emitting diode may have an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer between the anode and cathode. To prevent undesired color shifts with off-axis viewing angles, evaporated color filters may be formed on the cathode in alignment with the light-emitting diodes. The color filters may include red color filters that overlap the red diodes but not the green and blue diodes, may include red, blue, and green filters that overlap respective red, green, and blue diodes, or may include an orange filter that overlaps red and green diodes and a blue filter that overlaps blue diodes. The color filters may serve as a capping layer for the diodes or a capping layer that is separate from the color filters can be incorporated into the display.

公开(公告)号：US20170046008A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US15306054

申请日：2014-04-21

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Erik A. Uttermann ,  Kevin D. Gibbs ,  Manu Agarwal ,  Martin P. Grunthaner

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0418 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2201/121 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  G06F2203/04107

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to forming an area on a touchscreen which electrically isolates a portion of the viewable area of the touchscreen from a capacitive sensor associated with the touchscreen.

Abstract translation: 所公开的实施例涉及在触摸屏上形成区域，其将触摸屏的可视区域的一部分与与触摸屏相关联的电容传感器电隔离。

公开(公告)号：US09568772B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-14

申请号：US14684758

申请日：2015-04-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xinyu Zhu ,  Jun Qi ,  Meizi Jiao ,  Nicholas G. Roland ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wei Chen ,  Ming Xu ,  Cheng Chen ,  Zhibing Ge

IPC: G02F1/13363 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/13363 ,  G02B6/0053 ,  G02B6/0073 ,  G02F1/133504 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F2001/133638 ,  G02F2413/01

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may include a liquid crystal display module and a reflective polarizer having an in-plane optical axis. The display may also include a backlight unit that includes a light source, a light guide element, and a reflector film coupled to a backside of the light guide element. The display may also include a light retardation layer such as a quarter wave film. The quarter wave film may be arranged between the reflective polarizer and the reflector film of the backlight unit. Partially polarized light that is output from a front side of the light guide element may have a first component parallel to the in-plane optical axis and a second component perpendicular to the in-plane optical axis of the reflective polarizer. The second component may be reflected from the reflective polarizer.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有安装在壳体中的显示器。 显示器可以包括液晶显示模块和具有面内光轴的反射偏振器。 显示器还可以包括背光单元，其包括光源，导光元件和耦合到导光元件的背面的反射膜。 显示器还可以包括诸如四分之一波片的光延迟层。 四分之一波片可以布置在反射偏振器和背光单元的反射膜之间。 从导光元件的前侧输出的部分偏振光可以具有平行于面内光轴的第一分量和垂直于反射型偏振器的平面内光轴的第二分量。 第二组分可以从反射偏振器反射。

公开(公告)号：US20160370231A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US14862026

申请日：2015-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Farnaz Agahian ,  Jiaying Wu ,  Zhang Jia ,  Cheng Chen

IPC: G01J3/50 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G01J3/46

CPC classification number: G09G3/2003 ,  G01J1/4204 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/505 ,  G01J2003/467 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0242 ,  G09G2320/0693 ,  G09G2340/06 ,  G09G2360/144

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. A color sensing ambient light sensor may measure the color of ambient light. The color sensing ambient light sensor may produce sensor output signals in a device-dependent color space. Control circuitry in the electronic device may convert the sensor output signals from the device-dependent color space to a device-independent color space using a color converting matrix. The color converting matrix may be determined using stored training data. The training data may include color data for different training light sources. The training data may be weighted to selectively control the influence of the training data on the color converting matrix. The training data may be weighted based on a distance between the training color data and a target color in the detected ambient light.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有安装在壳体中的显示器。 颜色感测环境光传感器可以测量环境光的颜色。 颜色感测环境光传感器可以在依赖于设备的色彩空间中产生传感器输出信号。 电子设备中的控制电路可以使用颜色转换矩阵将来自设备相关颜色空间的传感器输出信号转换为与设备无关的颜色空间。 可以使用存储的训练数据来确定颜色转换矩阵。 训练数据可以包括用于不同训练光源的颜色数据。 训练数据可以被加权以选择性地控制训练数据对颜色转换矩阵的影响。 可以基于检测到的环境光中的训练颜色数据和目标颜色之间的距离来加权训练数据。