公开(公告)号：WO2019036125A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：PCT/US2018/040622

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： LIN, Chin-Wei ,  YANG, Shyuan ,  QIAN, Chuang ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  CHANG, Ting-kuo

IPC: G09G3/3233

Abstract: A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode display pixels operating at a low refresh rate. Each display pixel may have six thin-film transistors and one capacitor. One of the six transistors may serve as the drive transistor and may be compensated using the remaining five transistors and the capacitor. One or more on-bias stress operations may be applied before threshold voltage sampling to mitigate first frame dimming. Multiple anode reset and on-bias stress operations may be inserted during vertical blanking periods to reduce flicker and maintain balance and may also be inserted between successive data refreshes to improve first frame performance. Two different emission signals controlling each pixel may be toggled together using a pulse width modulation scheme to help provide darker black levels.

公开(公告)号：WO2021202050A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：PCT/US2021/020873

申请日：2021-03-04

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： RIEUTORT-LOUIS, Warren, S. ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  CHE, Yuchi ,  TSAI, Tsung-ting ,  CHANG, Jiun-Jye ,  CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  CHANG, Ting-kuo

IPC: G09G3/3225 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G09G2300/0413 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2320/0223 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3234 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L51/0096

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having display pixels formed in an active area of the display. The display further includes display driver circuitry for driving gate lines that are routed across the display. A hole such as a through hole, optical window, or other inactive region may be formed within the active area of the display. Multiple gate lines carrying the same signal may be merged together prior to being routed around the hole to help minimize the routing line congestion around the border of the hole. Dummy circuits may be coupled to the merged segment portion to help increase the parasitic loading on the merged segments. The hole may have a tapered shape to help maximize the size of the active area. The hole may have an asymmetric shape to accommodate multiple sub-display sensor components.

公开(公告)号：WO2015031037A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：PCT/US2014/050571

申请日：2014-08-11

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  HUNG, Ming-Chin ,  YU, Cheng-Ho ,  CHANG, Ting-Kuo ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  LIN, Shang-Chih ,  KIM, Kyung-wook ,  HUANG, Chun-Yao ,  LEE, Szu-Hsien ,  CHEN, Yu-Cheng ,  OSAWA, Hiroshi ,  PARK, Young, Bae ,  GUPTA, Vasudha ,  LIN, Chin-wei ,  CHOI, Jae, Won ,  TSAI, Tsung-ting

IPC: G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G09F9/00 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L27/1225 ,  G02F1/13452 ,  G02F1/13454 ,  G02F1/13624 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/13685 ,  G02F2202/104 ,  H01L27/1222 ,  H01L27/1251 ,  H01L27/1255 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L27/3272 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels on a substrate. The display pixels may be organic light-emitting diode display pixels or display pixels in a liquid crystal display. In an organic light-emitting diode display, hybrid thin-film transistor structures may be formed that include semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors, silicon thin-film transistors, and capacitor structures. The capacitor structures may overlap the semiconducting oxide thin-film transistors. Organic light-emitting diode display pixels may have combinations of oxide and silicon transistors. In a liquid crystal display, display driver circuitry may include silicon thin-film transistor circuitry and display pixels may be based on oxide thin-film transistors. A single layer or two different layers of gate metal may be used in forming silicon transistor gates and oxide transistor gates. A silicon transistor may have a gate that overlaps a floating gate structure.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括在基板上具有显示像素阵列的显示器。 显示像素可以是液晶显示器中的有机发光二极管显示像素或显示像素。 在有机发光二极管显示器中，可以形成包括半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管，硅薄膜晶体管和电容器结构的混合薄膜晶体管结构。 电容器结构可以与半导体氧化物薄膜晶体管重叠。 有机发光二极管显示像素可以具有氧化物和硅晶体管的组合。 在液晶显示器中，显示驱动器电路可以包括硅薄膜晶体管电路，显示像素可以基于氧化物薄膜晶体管。 可以在形成硅晶体管栅极和氧化物晶体管栅极中使用单层或两层不同的栅极金属层。 硅晶体管可以具有与浮动栅极结构重叠的栅极。

公开(公告)号：EP2979131A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-03

申请号：EP14726807.2

申请日：2014-04-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  YU, Cheng-ho ,  YOUSEFPOR, Marduke ,  CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  CHANG, Ting-kuo ,  CHEN, Yu-cheng

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

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F2201/40 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: A display (10) is provided with integral touch functionality. The display (10) includes a common electrode layer having row electrodes (76; VCOMR) arranged in rows and column electrodes (VCOMC) interposed between the row electrodes of each row. The row electrodes are electrically coupled by conductive paths (74). The row and column electrodes are coupled to touch sensor circuitry (68) that uses the row and column electrodes to detect touch events. Each electrode of the common electrode layer covers a respective portion of an array of pixels (52). Each pixel of the display has a respective aperture (124). The conductive paths that electrically couple row electrodes of the common electrode layer covers or otherwise blocks some light (126) from passing through pixels, resulting in reduced apertures. Dummy structures (104) are provided for other pixels that modify the apertures of the other pixels to match the reduced apertures associated with the conductive paths.

Abstract translation: 可以提供具有整体触摸功能的显示器。 显示器可以包括具有排列成行和列电极的行电极的公共电极层，其插入在每行的行电极之间。 行电极可以通过导电路径电耦合。 行电极和列电极可以耦合到使用行电极和列电极的触摸传感器电路来检测触摸事件。 公共电极层的每个电极可以覆盖像素阵列的相应部分。 显示器的每个像素可以具有相应的孔径。 电耦合公共电极层的行电极的导电路径可以覆盖或以其他方式阻挡一些光通过像素，导致减小的孔径。 可以为修改其他像素的孔径以匹配与导电路径相关联的减小的孔径的其他像素提供虚拟结构。

公开(公告)号：WO2022035882A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-17

申请号：PCT/US2021/045421

申请日：2021-08-10

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GEHLEN, Elmar ,  ZHANG, Zhen ,  JACOB, Francois, R. ,  DRZAIC, Paul, S. ,  CHANG, Han-Chieh ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  LIANG, Anshi ,  BAE, Hopil ,  FARROKH BAROUGHI, Mahdi ,  DEVINCENTIS, Marc, J. ,  SACCHETTO, Paolo ,  MOY, Tiffany, T. ,  RIEUTORT-LOUIS, Warren, S. ,  SUN, Yong ,  MAR, Jonathan, P. ,  WANG, Zuoqian ,  TRACY, Ian, D. ,  KANG, Sunggu ,  CHOI, Jaein ,  MOLESA, Steven, E. ,  CHALASANI, Sandeep ,  LIAO, Jui-Chih ,  ZHAO, Xin ,  AHMED, Izhar, Z.

IPC: H01L25/075 ,  G09F9/302 ,  H05K3/46

Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.

公开(公告)号：WO2021188217A

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：PCT/US2021/016222

申请日：2021-02-02

Applicant: APPLE INC. [US]/[US]

Inventor： RIEUTORT-LOUIS, Warren, S. ,  HO, Meng-Huan ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  YANG, Chih, Jen ,  HSU, Chin, Wei ,  CHOI, Jae, Won ,  GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre, S. ,  XU, Ming ,  LIU, Rui ,  QIAO, Yi ,  LIU, Yu-Wen ,  CHE, Yuchi ,  CUI, Yue

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an optical sensor formed underneath the display. A pixel removal region on the display may at least partially overlap with the sensor. The pixel removal region may include a plurality of non-pixel regions each of which is devoid of thin-film transistors. The plurality of non-pixel regions is configured to increase the transmittance of light through the display to the sensor. In addition to removing thin-film transistors in the pixel removal region, additional layers in the display stack-up may be removed. In particular, a cathode layer, polyimide layer, and/or substrate in the display stack-up may be patterned to have an opening in the pixel removal region. A polarizer may be bleached in the pixel removal region for additional transmittance gains. The cathode layer may be removed using laser ablation with a spot laser or blanket illumination.

公开(公告)号：WO2014178977A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-06

申请号：PCT/US2014/032471

申请日：2014-04-01

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  YU, Cheng-ho ,  YOUSEFPOR, Marduke ,  CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  CHANG, Ting-kuo ,  CHEN, Yu-cheng

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

CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F2201/40 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: A display (10) is provided with integral touch functionality. The display (10) includes a common electrode layer having row electrodes (76; VCOMR) arranged in rows and column electrodes (VCOMC) interposed between the row electrodes of each row. The row electrodes are electrically coupled by conductive paths (74). The row and column electrodes are coupled to touch sensor circuitry (68) that uses the row and column electrodes to detect touch events. Each electrode of the common electrode layer covers a respective portion of an array of pixels (52). Each pixel of the display has a respective aperture (124). The conductive paths that electrically couple row electrodes of the common electrode layer covers or otherwise blocks some light (126) from passing through pixels, resulting in reduced apertures. Dummy structures (104) are provided for other pixels that modify the apertures of the other pixels to match the reduced apertures associated with the conductive paths.

Abstract translation: 显示器（10）具有整体触摸功能。 显示器（10）包括公共电极层，其具有排列成行和列电极（VCOMC）的行电极（76; VCOMR），插入在每行的行电极之间。 行电极通过导电路径（74）电耦合。 行和列电极耦合到触摸传感器电路（68），其使用行电极和列电极来检测触摸事件。 公共电极层的每个电极覆盖像素阵列的相应部分（52）。 显示器的每个像素具有相应的孔（124）。 电耦合公共电极层的行电极的导电路径覆盖或阻挡一些光（126）穿过像素，导致减小的孔径。 为其他像素提供虚拟结构（104），其修改其他像素的孔径以匹配与导电路径相关联的缩小的孔。

公开(公告)号：WO2022035527A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-17

申请号：PCT/US2021/040727

申请日：2021-07-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHE, Yuchi ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  GUILLOU, Jean-Pierre S. ,  ESFANDYARPOUR, Majid ,  KNITTER, Sebastian ,  RIEUTORT-LOUIS, Warren S. ,  TSAI, Tsung-Ting

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an optical sensor formed underneath the display. The electronic device may include a plurality of transparent windows that overlap the optical sensor. The resolution of the display panel may be reduced in some areas due to the presence of the transparent windows. To mitigate diffraction artifacts, a first sensor (13-1) may sense light through a first pixel removal region having transparent windows arranged according to a first pattern. A second sensor (13-2) may sense light through a second pixel removal region having transparent windows arranged according to a second pattern that is different than the first pattern. The first and second patterns of the transparent windows may result in the first and second sensors having different diffraction artifacts. Therefore, an image from the first sensor may be corrected for diffraction artifacts based on an image from the second sensor.

公开(公告)号：WO2018048680A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：PCT/US2017/049156

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： YAMASHITA, Keitaro ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  YEH, Shin-Hung ,  TSAI, Tsung-Ting ,  CHANG, Shih-Chang ,  CHANG, Ting-Kuo ,  BYUN, Ki, Yeol ,  RIEUTORT-LOUIS, Warren, S.

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.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括诸如发光二极管显示器的显示器。 电子设备可以是向用户提供虚拟现实或增强现实环境的头戴式设备。 为了减少显示器中的伪影，显示器可以在正常扫描模式和部分扫描模式下都可操作。 在正常扫描模式下，显示器的每一行可以被启用以在每一帧中发光。 在部分扫描模式中，只有显示器行的子集可以被启用以在每个帧中发光。 显示器在部分扫描模式下可以具有比在正常扫描模式下更高的刷新率。 为了确保显示器上的晶体管应力均匀，显示器的扫描驱动器可以以部分扫描模式扫描禁用的行，即使这些行不会用于发光。

公开(公告)号：WO2018048639A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：PCT/US2017/048556

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  YAMASHITA, Keitaro ,  YEH, Shin-Hung ,  CHANG, Ting-Kuo ,  JAMSHIDI ROUDBARI, Abbas ,  LIN, Chin-Wei

IPC: G09G3/3266

CPC classification number: G09G3/3266 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G09G3/3291 ,  G09G3/3677 ,  G09G5/18 ,  G09G2300/0809 ,  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 scanned in each frame. In the partial scanning mode, only a subset of the rows of the display may be scanned in each frame. The display may have a higher refresh rate in the partial scanning mode than in the normal scanning mode. The gate driver circuitry may include a shift register that includes a plurality of register circuits. At least one register circuit may have a first input and a second input that is different than the first input.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括诸如发光二极管显示器的显示器。 电子设备可以是向用户提供虚拟现实或增强现实环境的头戴式设备。 为了减少显示器中的伪影，显示器可以在正常扫描模式和部分扫描模式下都可操作。 在正常扫描模式下，可以在每一帧中扫描显示器的每一行。 在部分扫描模式中，可以在每个帧中仅扫描显示器行的子集。 显示器在部分扫描模式下可以具有比在正常扫描模式下更高的刷新率。 栅极驱动器电路可以包括包括多个寄存器电路的移位寄存器。 至少一个寄存器电路可以具有第一输入和不同于第一输入的第二输入。