Mini-LED Backlight Luminance Uniformity via Position-Based Timing

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Solution Overview

Problem

In active submillimeter light-emitting diode (Mini-LED) backlight modules, luminance differences between near-ends and far-ends of signal input terminals lead to display issues due to impedance-related waveform differences, affecting the display effect of larger backlight modules.

Innovation Solution

A light-emitting substrate and display device design that includes data lines, control signal lines, driving circuits with switching and driving transistors, and a control unit, where the durations of pre-set periods decrease from input terminals to the periphery, ensuring uniform light-emitting durations and luminance across the module.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the backlight module size is increased, then the coverage area is improved, but the luminance difference between near-end and far-end increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebacklight module coverage areaVSAvoidluminance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating the pre-set period durations for driving circuits based on their position relative to signal input terminals. Driving circuits closer to input terminals have longer pre-set periods, while those farther away have shorter pre-set periods. This position-dependent differentiation compensates for impedance-induced waveform differences across the module, ensuring uniform luminance output throughout the entire backlight module area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If the line thickness is increased, then the impedance is reduced, but the space occupation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignal transmission reliabilityVSAvoidconductor space occupation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the pre-set period duration parameter of driving circuits based on their position in the matrix. Instead of changing physical conductor dimensions, the system modifies the temporal parameter (pre-set period duration) to compensate for impedance effects. This allows maintaining signal transmission reliability without increasing conductor thickness or occupying additional space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11776488B2Light-emitting substrate and display device
Publication Date: 2023.10.03 TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting substrate and a display device are provided by the present application. The durations of pre-set periods of a plurality of driving circuits decrease along a direction from close to data signal input terminals to away from the data signal input terminals, and/or durations of the pre-set periods of the plurality of driving circuits decrease along a direction from close to first control signal input terminals to away from the first control signal input terminals, which the light-emitting luminance of the light-emitting elements at a near-end and far-end solving a display problem with the display device.