Display Device Load Matching Units for Luminance Uniformity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices with atypical or asymmetrical polygon shapes face challenges in maintaining uniform luminance due to varying data line lengths, which affect load capacitance and image display quality.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of load matching units with compensation capacitors, arranged in a line and proportional to data line lengths, to compensate for load capacitance variations across different areas of the display panel, ensuring uniform luminance across the display panel.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display panel uses an atypical or asymmetrical polygon shape, then the display device can achieve diverse form factors and meet varying consumer demands, but the luminance becomes non-uniform due to varying data line lengths affecting load capacitance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay shape varietyVSAvoidluminance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by configuring different numbers of compensation capacitors in different regions of the display panel. Specifically, a first number of compensation capacitors is configured in a first region and a second number of compensation capacitors is configured in a second region, where the first and second numbers are different. This local differentiation compensates for the varying load capacitance caused by different data line lengths in different regions, thereby achieving uniform luminance across the entire display while maintaining the atypical or asymmetrical polygon shape.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If data lines are made shorter to reduce load capacitance in certain regions, then luminance can be improved in those regions, but the display area that can be covered is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveluminanceVSAvoiddisplay area
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by varying the number of compensation capacitors based on the regional characteristics of the display panel. In regions with shorter data lines that have lower load capacitance, fewer compensation capacitors are configured. In regions with longer data lines that have higher load capacitance, more compensation capacitors are configured. This dynamic adjustment of capacitor numbers compensates for the inherent differences in load capacitance, enabling the use of shorter data lines without sacrificing display area while maintaining uniform luminance across the panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution effectively maintains uniform load capacitance and luminance across the display panel, even with varying data line lengths, enhancing image display quality for atypical or asymmetrical polygon-shaped displays.

Implementation Method 1

a second non-display area adjacent to the second display area, comprising a plurality of load matching units respectively connected to the plurality of data lines of the second display area to compensate for load capacitance of the plurality of data lines of the second display area

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapacitance: Capacitance

Data Source

PatentEP4354420A1Display device
Publication Date: 2024.04.17 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes: a first display area including a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction; a second display area at one side of the first display area, comprising a plurality of data lines shorter than the data lines of the first display area; a first non-display area adjacent to the first display area; and a second non-display area adjacent to the second display area, comprising a plurality of load matching units respectively connected to the plurality of data lines of the second display area and configured to compensate for load capacitance of the plurality of data lines of the second display area.