Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Differentiating voltage degradation due to aging from current-voltage shift due to temperature in displays
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Application No.: US16556037Application Date: 2019-08-29
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Publication No.: US10943541B1Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Junhua Tan , Hsin-Ying Chiu , Sun-Il Chang , Yunhui Hou , Jie Won Ryu , Hyunwoo Nho , Weichuan Yao , Shiping Shen , Injae Hwang , Hyunsoo Kim , Myungjoon Choi , Shengkui Gao , Chaohao Wang , Kingsuk Brahma , Jesse Aaron Richmond , Myung-Je Cho , Changki Min , Wei H. Yao
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00 ; G09G3/3258 ; G09G3/32 ; G09G3/3233

Abstract:
Current-voltage shift determination circuitry of a processing core complex coupled to the electronic display determines total current-voltage shift values at a pixel. The current-voltage shift determination circuitry then determines temperature-based current-voltage shift values at the pixel. The current-voltage shift determination circuitry extracts the temperature-based current-voltage shift values from the total current-voltage shift values to determine age-based voltage degradation values. Display compensation circuitry of the processing core complex adjusts display of image data by the pixel based on the age-based voltage degradation values. In this manner, voltage degradation due to pixel aging may be determined separately from current-voltage shift due to temperature, and, as such, be more accurately compensated for, resulting in better display of image data. Compensation may thus be performed based on the age of the pixels and a sensed temperature at the pixels, instead of by constantly sensing current across the diodes of the pixels.
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