公开(公告)号：US20210273031A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17321243

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chin-Wei Lin ,  Stephen S. Poon ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Cheng-Ho Yu ,  ChoongHo Lee ,  Doh-Hyoung Lee ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Vasudha Gupta ,  Younggu Lee

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/3258 ,  G09G3/3291

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The display and substrate may have rounded corners. A pixel definition layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry. Openings in the pixel definition layer may be provided with emissive material overlapping respective anodes for organic light-emitting diodes. A cathode layer may cover the array of pixels. A ground power supply path may be used to distribute a ground voltage to the cathode layer. The ground power supply path may be formed from a metal layer that is shorted to the cathode layer using portions of a metal layer that forms anodes for the diodes, may be formed from a mesh shaped metal pattern, may have L-shaped path segments, may include laser-deposited metal on the cathode layer, and may have other structures that facilitate distribution of the ground power supply.

公开(公告)号：US20190221624A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16364447

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chin-Wei Lin ,  Stephen S. Poon ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Cheng-Ho Yu ,  ChoongHo Lee ,  Doh-Hyoung Lee ,  Ting-Kuo Chang ,  Tsung-Ting Tsai ,  Vasudha Gupta ,  Younggu Lee

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G09G3/3291 ,  G09G3/3258 ,  G09G3/3233

CPC classification number: H01L27/3248 ,  G09G3/006 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3258 ,  G09G3/3291 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2310/0297 ,  H01L27/3246 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L27/3279 ,  H01L51/5228

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display may have thin-film transistor circuitry formed on a substrate. The display and substrate may have rounded corners. A pixel definition layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry. Openings in the pixel definition layer may be provided with emissive material overlapping respective anodes for organic light-emitting diodes. A cathode layer may cover the array of pixels. A ground power supply path may be used to distribute a ground voltage to the cathode layer. The ground power supply path may be formed from a metal layer that is shorted to the cathode layer using portions of a metal layer that forms anodes for the diodes, may be formed from a mesh shaped metal pattern, may have L-shaped path segments, may include laser-deposited metal on the cathode layer, and may have other structures that facilitate distribution of the ground power supply.

公开(公告)号：US09614183B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14681834

申请日：2015-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhen Zhang ,  Lalgudi Bhadrinarayana Visweswaran ,  Chih Jen Yang ,  Damien S. Boesch ,  Jae Won Choi ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Stephen S. Poon ,  Young Bae Park

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H05B33/08 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  H01L51/56

CPC classification number: H01L51/5253 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2330/02 ,  G09G2330/04 ,  H01L27/3223 ,  H01L27/3244 ,  H01L27/3258 ,  H01L51/5256 ,  H01L51/56 ,  H01L2227/323 ,  H01L2251/566 ,  H01L2251/568 ,  H05B33/0896

Abstract: A display may have thin-film transistor (TFT) circuitry on a substrate. An array of organic light-emitting diodes may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry. The display may include inorganic brittle layers and organic and metal layers that are ductile and mechanically robust. To help prevent propagation of cracks and other defects along the edge of the display, the display may be provided with crack stop structures and crack detection circuitry. The crack detection circuitry may include one or more loops that are formed along the periphery of the display. The crack stop structures may include TFT/OLED structures formed in a staggered configuration. At least some of the brittle layers can be removed from the panel edge. An additional adhesion layer may also be formed directly on the substrate to help prevent inorganic layers from debonding from the surface of the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20160306468A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15195852

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wei Chen ,  Steven P. Hotelling ,  John Z. Zhong ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Stephen S. Poon

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/047

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/047 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/04112 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L27/3288 ,  H01L27/3293 ,  H01L51/5237 ,  H01L51/5246 ,  H01L51/5253 ,  H01L51/5281 ,  H01L51/5284 ,  H01L2251/5338

Abstract: Displays such as organic light-emitting diode displays may be provided with touch sensing capabilities. A touch sensor may be formed from electrodes located on a thin-film encapsulation layer or one or more sides of a polarizer. A single-sided or double-sided touch sensor panel may be attached to the upper or lower surface of a polarizer. Control circuitry may be used to provide control signals to light-emitting diodes in the display using a grid of control lines. The control lines and transparent electrode structures such as indium tin oxide structures formed on a thin-film encapsulation layer or polarizer may be used as electrodes for a touch sensor. Displays may have active regions and inactive peripheral portions. The displays may have edge portions that are bent along a bend axis that is within the active region to form a borderless display. Virtual buttons may be formed on the bent edge portions.

Abstract translation: 可以提供诸如有机发光二极管显示器的显示器具有触摸感测能力。 触摸传感器可以由位于薄膜封装层或偏振器的一个或多个侧面上的电极形成。 单面或双面触摸传感器面板可以附接到偏振器的上表面或下表面。 控制电路可以用于使用控制线网格来向显示器中的发光二极管提供控制信号。 控制线和形成在薄膜封装层或偏振片上的铟锡氧化物结构之类的透明电极结构可用作触摸传感器的电极。 显示器可能具有活动区域和不活动的外围部分。 显示器可以具有沿着在有效区域内的弯曲轴线弯曲以形成无边界显示器的边缘部分。 虚拟按钮可以形成在弯曲的边缘部分上。

公开(公告)号：US20140071087A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US14023118

申请日：2013-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Marduke Yousefpor ,  Stephen S. Poon

IPC: G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0418

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally take the form of methods and systems for identifying and/or reducing a parasitic capacitance variation in a capacitive integrated touch-sensing module that may arise from proximity to a nearby electronic display.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例通常采用用于识别和/或减少可能由邻近的电子显示器附近产生的电容集成式触摸感测模块中的寄生电容变化的方法和系统的形式。