公开(公告)号：US11757074B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17225796

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Joy M. Johnson ,  Lai Wang ,  Ben-Li Sheu ,  Hairong Tang ,  Steven E. Molesa ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Young Cheol Yang

IPC: H01L33/58 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/86

CPC classification number: H01L33/58 ,  H10K50/854 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/865 ,  H01L2933/0091

Abstract: To extract light from a light-emitting diode (and thereby improve efficiency of the display), a microlens stack may be formed over the light-emitting diode. The microlens stack may include an array of microlenses that is covered by an additional single microlens. Having stacked microlenses in this way increases lens power without increasing the thickness of the display. The array of microlenses may be formed from an inorganic material whereas the additional single microlens may be formed from an organic material. The additional single microlens may conform to the upper surfaces of the array of microlenses. An additional low-index layer may be interposed between the light-emitting diode and the array of microlenses. A diffusive layer may be formed around the light-emitting diode to capture light emitted from the light-emitting diode sidewalls.

公开(公告)号：US20230307590A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18161764

申请日：2023-01-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Young Cheol Yang ,  Young Seok Kim ,  Aaron L Holsteen ,  Cheng Cheng ,  Chin Wei Hsu ,  Hsin I Lu ,  Ileana G. Rau ,  Jaein Choi ,  James M. Perkins ,  James P. Ibbetson ,  Joy M. Johnson ,  Jui-Chih Liao ,  Steven E. Molesa ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Yang Deng ,  Zhibing Ge

IPC: H01L33/58 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L33/50 ,  H01L33/10

CPC classification number: H01L33/58 ,  H01L25/0753 ,  H01L33/505 ,  H01L33/10

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with an array of inorganic light-emitting diodes. The array of inorganic light-emitting diodes may be overlapped by a polarizer layer such as a circular polarizer. Alternatively, the display may be a polarizer-free display without any polarizer layer over the array of inorganic light-emitting diodes. Each inorganic light-emitting diode may be surrounded by a diffuser that redirects edge-emissions towards a viewer. A top diffuser, a color filter layer, a microlens, and/or a microlens with color filtering and/or diffusive properties may also optionally overlap each inorganic light-emitting diode. The inorganic light-emitting diodes may have reflective sidewalls to mitigate edge-emissions. In this type of arrangement, the array of inorganic light-emitting diodes may be coplanar with one or more opaque masking layers. To mitigate reflections, the display may include two opaque masking layers having differing properties or a single phase separated opaque masking layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210391513A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17225796

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jaein Choi ,  Joy M. Johnson ,  Lai Wang ,  Ben-Li Sheu ,  Hairong Tang ,  Steven E. Molesa ,  Sunggu Kang ,  Young Cheol Yang

IPC: H01L33/58 ,  H01L51/52

Abstract: To extract light from a light-emitting diode (and thereby improve efficiency of the display), a microlens stack may be formed over the light-emitting diode. The microlens stack may include an array of microlenses that is covered by an additional single microlens. Having stacked microlenses in this way increases lens power without increasing the thickness of the display. The array of microlenses may be formed from an inorganic material whereas the additional single microlens may be formed from an organic material. The additional single microlens may conform to the upper surfaces of the array of microlenses. An additional low-index layer may be interposed between the light-emitting diode and the array of microlenses. A diffusive layer may be formed around the light-emitting diode to capture light emitted from the light-emitting diode sidewalls.