Display Substrate Pixel Grouping for High Resolution Fabrication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display apparatuses face challenges in increasing resolution due to the complexity and cost associated with increasing the number of sub-pixels, particularly with the RG/BG sub-pixel arrangement.
Innovation Solution
A display substrate and driving method that organizes pixel groups into first and second sub-pixel groups, where sub-pixels share output values across columns, reducing the overall number of sub-pixels while maintaining high resolution through specific output value calculations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the number of sub-pixels is increased to achieve higher resolution, then the resolution of the display apparatus is improved, but the fabrication difficulty and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple sub-pixels by implementing a sharing mechanism where one sub-pixel serves multiple pixel positions. Specifically, sub-pixels are arranged in groups where a single sub-pixel's output is shared across multiple pixel columns, reducing the total number of sub-pixels required while maintaining the display resolution through computational imaging techniques.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses computational copying where the optical information from fewer physical sub-pixels is replicated and distributed across multiple pixel positions through signal processing. The shared sub-pixel output is distributed to multiple pixel columns, creating virtual copies of the optical signal to achieve high resolution without proportionally increasing physical sub-pixel count.
2Measurement precision
If the number of sub-pixels is increased to achieve higher resolution, then the resolution of the display apparatus is improved, but the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple sub-pixels by implementing a sharing mechanism where one sub-pixel serves multiple pixel positions. Specifically, sub-pixels are arranged in groups where a single sub-pixel's output is shared across multiple pixel columns, reducing the total number of sub-pixels required while maintaining the display resolution through computational imaging techniques.
3Device complexity
If the RG/BG sub-pixel arrangement is used to increase resolution with fewer sub-pixels, then the number of sub-pixels is reduced, but the fabrication difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the pixel array into distinct groups with specific arrangements. The pixel array is divided into multiple pixel groups, each containing pixel columns with specific sub-pixel configurations. This segmentation allows for standardized fabrication units that can be repeated across the display, simplifying the manufacturing process while achieving the reduced sub-pixel count through the specific RG/BG arrangement within each segment.
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AI summary
A display substrate and a driving method thereof as well as a display apparatus. The display substrate comprises pixel groups which are arranged repeatedly, each pixel group comprising a first sub-pixel group and a second sub-pixel group, each comprising four pixel columns. The present invention reduces the number of sub-pixels in the whole display apparatus. Therefore, on a premise of ensuring that the display apparatus achieves a relatively high resolution, the fabrication difficulty of the display apparatus is reduced, and the cost is lowered.