Micro LED Light-Emitting Module With Diffuser for Brightness Uniformity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional micro LED displays experience brightness differences between regions due to variations in light emitting modules, leading to inconsistent image quality.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting module design featuring a circuit board with unit pixels covered by a molding member and an anti-glare layer, where the molding member includes a diffuser and a black molding member, and an anti-glare layer with a base, hard coating, and adhesive, ensuring uniform thickness and brightness across the module.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If multiple light emitting modules are used to cover the display area, then the display area can be adequately covered, but brightness differences occur between regions and modules

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay area coverageVSAvoidbrightness uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The display is divided into multiple light emitting modules, each containing multiple unit pixels. This segmentation allows for manageable assembly and replacement while maintaining overall display functionality. The circuit board is divided into multiple regions, each corresponding to a light emitting module, enabling modular construction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A diffuser is selectively applied to the molding member at specific locations (corners and/or edges) of the circuit board to address local brightness variations. The diffuser is positioned in regions where light distribution needs improvement, creating non-uniform local modification to achieve global uniformity. The molding member itself may have varying thickness or composition in different regions to control light extraction locally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Area of stationary object

If micro LEDs are transferred to a small circuit board, then the module size is reduced for easier mounting, but brightness uniformity across the module becomes difficult to control

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit board sizeVSAvoidbrightness uniformity control
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The solution moves from controlling brightness uniformity in the planar dimension (across the small circuit board) to the vertical dimension (thickness of the molding member). By varying the thickness of the molding member or the position of the diffuser in the vertical direction, light distribution is controlled through optical path length differences, achieving uniformity without increasing board size.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The diffuser acts as an intermediary element between the micro LEDs and the external environment. It mediates the light output from the LEDs, scattering and redistributing the light to achieve uniform brightness. The molding member serves as another intermediary, providing structural support and additional optical control through its thickness and material properties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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

The solution reduces brightness differences between regions and modules, resulting in consistent image quality and uniform brightness across the display screen.

Implementation Method 1

the molding member includes a diffuser containing molding member

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight scattering: Scattering

Data Source

PatentEP4439665A1Light-emitting module and display device comprising same
Publication Date: 2024.10.02 SEOUL VIOSYS CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a circuit board, a plurality of unit pixels arranged on the circuit board, a molding unit for covering the plurality of unit pixels, and an anti-glare layer arranged on the molding unit, wherein the molding unit includes a molding unit containing a dispersing-agent.