Display Panel Sub-Pixel Segmentation for Efficient Color Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Inorganic light-emitting devices, such as micro-LEDs, face issues with varying luminous efficiency based on wavelength and voltage, leading to color coordinate deviations and image quality deterioration due to high voltages.

Innovation Solution

A display panel design with multiple sub-pixels of different colors, each connected to specific emission lines, allowing for optimized voltage application and duty ratios to drive each sub-pixel in its maximum efficiency region, enhancing image quality and efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If voltage is increased to improve luminous efficiency of light-emitting elements, then efficiency is improved, but luminance becomes too high causing color coordinate and white balance deviation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidcolor coordinate precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel is divided into multiple sub-pixels (first sub-pixel and second sub-pixel) with different light-emitting elements, allowing independent voltage control for each sub-pixel to optimize efficiency while maintaining color accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different sub-pixels are assigned different driving voltages based on their specific light-emitting characteristics, enabling each sub-pixel to operate at its optimal efficiency point without causing overall luminance deviation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If voltage is increased to drive light-emitting elements at high luminance, then luminance is improved, but image quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveluminanceVSAvoidimage quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel is segmented into multiple sub-pixels that can be driven independently, allowing the system to achieve high luminance through combined output while maintaining image quality through coordinated control of each sub-pixel

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs periodic scanning of gate lines to sequentially activate different sub-pixels, enabling high luminance output through time-division multiplexing while maintaining image quality through precise timing control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

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

Improves the lifetime and efficiency of light-emitting elements by driving them at high luminance without deteriorating image quality, addressing defects and ensuring consistent color output.

Implementation Method 1

The electroluminescent display device may use light emitting elements arranged in each pixel to emit light by itself without a backlight

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20250252902A1Display Panel and Display Device Including the Same
Publication Date: 2025.08.07 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device including the same, wherein each of the pixels includes a sub-pixel of first color, including a first-first sub-pixel and a first-second sub-pixel; a sub-pixel of second color, including a second-first sub-pixel and a second-second sub-pixel; and a sub-pixel of third color, including a third-first sub-pixel and a third-second sub-pixel. Gate lines include a first EM line which connected to the sub-pixel of first color and to which a first light emission signal is applied; and a second EM line which is connected to the sub-pixel of second color and to which a second light emission signal is applied.