公开(公告)号：EP2666196A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-27

申请号：EP12705037.5

申请日：2012-02-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： RAPPOPORT, Benjamin, M. ,  FRANKLIN, Jeremy, C. ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  MYERS, Scott, A.

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: H01L51/0097 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L27/3288 ,  H01L51/5237 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate (60) with bent edges (58). The flexible substrate may have a planar active region (54) that includes an array of light - emitting elements such as organic light - emitting diodes with associated control lines. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may be formed from portions of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. Traces (62) for distributing control signals to the control lines in the active region may be formed in the inactive regions. Corner openings may be formed at the corners of the flexible substrate to accommodate bending of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. A jumper (76) or a portion of the flexible substrate that lies outside of a corner opening may be used to convey signals between traces on adjoining inactive regions.

公开(公告)号：EP3928354A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-29

申请号：EP20708276.9

申请日：2020-01-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： CHOI, Jaein ,  TANG, Hairong ,  WONG, Gloria ,  KANG, Sunggu ,  LEE, Younggu ,  PARK, Gwanwoo ,  HUANG, Chun-Yao ,  LIN, Andrew ,  LO, Chenk Chi ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  SLOOTSKY, Michael ,  LIU, Rui ,  CHANG, Wendi ,  CHEN, Cheng

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H05B33/22 ,  H01L51/50 ,  H05B33/12

公开(公告)号：EP3853656A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-28

申请号：EP19765383.5

申请日：2019-08-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： PEDDER, James, E. ,  STAMENOV, Igor ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  MYHRE, Graham, B. ,  CHAN, Victoria, C. ,  WEN, Xiaonan ,  LV, Peng ,  LI, Yuan ,  HORIE, Yu ,  HAZRA, Siddharth, S.

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B3/14

公开(公告)号：EP3534359A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-04

申请号：EP19153158.1

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： CHEN, Cheng ,  WU, Jiaying ,  RIEDEL, Will ,  CHEN, Wei ,  ZHONG, John Z.

IPC: G09G5/02 ,  G09G3/20

Abstract: An electronic device with a display having a white point and a method for operating a display having a white point. A light sensor determines a color and brightness of ambient light. Control circuitry compares the brightness of the ambient light to a threshold brightness. When the brightness of the ambient light is above the threshold brightness, the control circuitry adjusts the white point of the display based on the color of ambient light. When the brightness of ambient light is below the threshold the control circuitry fixes the white point of the display to a set white point.

公开(公告)号：EP3486895A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-22

申请号：EP18199465.8

申请日：2015-05-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： WU, Jiaying ,  ZHANG, Lu ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  MARCU, Gabriel ,  WANG, Chaohao ,  MOTTA, Ricardo ,  CHEN, Wei ,  ZHONG, John Z. ,  XU, Ming

IPC: G09G5/02

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may adaptively adjust the display output based on ambient lighting conditions. For example, in cooler ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by daylight, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively cool white. When the display is operated in warmer ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by indoor light sources, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively warm white. Adapting to the ambient lighting conditions may ensure that the user does not perceive color shifts on the display as the user's vision chromatically adapts to different ambient lighting conditions. Adaptively adjusting images in this way can also have beneficial effects on the human circadian rhythm by displaying warmer colors in the evening.

公开(公告)号：EP2745168A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-25

申请号：EP12751412.3

申请日：2012-08-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： PARK, Young Bae ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  CHANG, Shih Chang ,  ZHONG, John Z.

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/136209 ,  G02F2001/136218 ,  G02F2001/13685 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  Y10T29/49105

Abstract: Methods and devices employing in-cell and/or on-cell touch sensor components, including in-cell and/or on-cell black matrix material (80) that also may serve as a touch drive or sense electrode, are provided. In one example, an electronic display (18) may include a lower substrate (64), an upper substrate (70), and a black matrix material (80) that shields light between pixels of the electronic display (18). At least a portion of the black matrix material (80) may form all or part of a component of a touch sensor of the electronic display (18).

公开(公告)号：EP2396696A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-21

申请号：EP10704297.0

申请日：2010-02-12

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： XU, Ming ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  GU, Mingxia ,  ZHONG, John, Z. ,  GETTEMY, Shawn, Robert ,  CHANG, Shih Chang

IPC: G02F1/1343

CPC classification number: G02F1/134336 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F2001/13373 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to single-domain electrode configurations that may be implemented in the unit pixels of a LCD device, such as a fringe field switching (FFS) LCD, to provide a "pseudo-multi-domain" effect, wherein the benefits of both conventional single-domain and multi-domain pixel configuration devices are retained. In accordance with aspects of the present technique, single-domain unit pixels are angled or tilted in differing directions with respect to a vertical axis of the LCD panel (e.g., y-axis) to provide an alternating and/or periodic arrangement of different-angled pixel electrodes along each scanning line, data line, or a combination of both scanning and data lines. In this manner, the transmittance rates of conventional single-domain LCD panels may be retained while providing for improved viewing angle and color shift properties typical of conventional multi-domain LCD panels.

公开(公告)号：EP2396694A2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-21

申请号：EP10725304.9

申请日：2010-02-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHANG, Shih Chang ,  XU, Ming ,  GU, Mingxia ,  GETTEMY, Shawn Robert ,  ZHONG, John Z. ,  CHEN, Cheng

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  B81C1/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: A display panel 10 is provided having a first substrate 72 including an electrode 110 configured to generate an electric field and a second substrate 92 including a black mask 88. The black mask 88 includes an aperture 152 configured to enable light to be transmitted through the aperture 152, wherein the aperture 152 is at least substantially rectangular and includes corners 162 that are not substantially chamfered. The display panel 10 also includes liquid crystal 78 disposed between the first and second substrates and configured to facilitate passage of light through the display panel 10 in response to the electric field.

公开(公告)号：EP2997417A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-23

申请号：EP13730673.4

申请日：2013-05-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： CHEN, Cheng ,  YANG, Young, Cheol ,  PARK, Chui, Ho

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G02B5/22 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133514 ,  G02B1/111 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02B5/223 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133516 ,  G02F1/136286 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G02F2001/133519 ,  G02F2001/133565 ,  G02F2202/023

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. A color filter layer may be formed on a display layer such as a transparent substrate layer. The color filter layer may include an array of color filter elements on a central portion of a surface of the transparent substrate layer. The color filter layer may include a peripheral color filter of a single color that at least partially surrounds the color filter elements on the central portion of the inner surface. In an inactive portion of the display, an opaque masking material may be formed over the peripheral color filter. In an active portion of the display the opaque masking material may form a grid that covers interfaces between adjacent color filter elements. The peripheral color filter may completely cover the surface of the substrate in the entire inactive portion of the display.

公开(公告)号：EP2965146A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-13

申请号：EP14723213.6

申请日：2014-03-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： GE, Zhibing ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  QI, Jun

IPC: G02F1/1339

CPC classification number: G02F1/13394 ,  G02F2001/13396 ,  G02F2001/13398

Abstract: A display may have a layer of liquid crystal material between a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. Column spacer structures may be formed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer to maintain a desired separation between the color filter and thin-film transistor layers. The column spacer structures may be formed from polymer structures such as photoresist pillars and may include metal pads. The metal pads may be formed on the upper surface of the thin-film transistor layer or the lower surface of the color filter layer. The photoresist pillars may be formed on a surface in the display such as the lower surface of the color filter layer. Column spacer structures may include main spacer structures, subspacer structures, and intermediate thickness spacer structures to enhance pooling mura and light leakage performance.