OLED Pixel Structure Resistive Structure Relieves Color Crosstalk

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional OLED display apparatuses experience color crosstalk when displaying pure colors due to voltage differences between adjacent sub-pixels, leading to reduced display quality.

Innovation Solution

A pixel structure is introduced with a substrate, anode layer, a continuous first auxiliary light-emitting layer, a light-emitting layer including distinct sub-pixel portions, and at least one resistive structure arranged perpendicular to the second light-emitting portion, ensuring the second sub-pixel is not displayed by increasing its turn-on voltage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a conventional OLED display apparatus uses adjacent sub-pixels with different lighting colors to display pure colors, then the display can show different colors, but color crosstalk occurs between adjacent sub-pixels reducing display quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay color capabilityVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the auxiliary light-emitting layer into multiple independent auxiliary light-emitting portions, each corresponding to a specific sub-pixel. This segmentation prevents voltage differences from spreading between adjacent sub-pixels, thereby eliminating color crosstalk while maintaining the ability to display different colors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each auxiliary light-emitting portion is specifically designed to correspond to its associated sub-pixel, providing localized voltage compensation only where needed. This local quality approach ensures that voltage differences are compensated individually for each sub-pixel without affecting adjacent sub-pixels, thus preventing color crosstalk.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Device complexity

If the auxiliary light-emitting layer is continuous to cover the anode layer, then the structure is simple, but voltage differences cause color crosstalk between adjacent sub-pixels

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauxiliary light-emitting layer structureVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The continuous auxiliary light-emitting layer is segmented into multiple discrete auxiliary light-emitting portions. Each portion is independently positioned over specific sub-pixels, preventing voltage difference propagation while maintaining structural organization and simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The auxiliary light-emitting portions act as intermediaries between the anode layer and the light-emitting layer, providing localized voltage compensation. This intermediary structure prevents direct voltage interaction between adjacent sub-pixels while maintaining the overall layer structure.

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 effectively relieves color crosstalk by maintaining the second sub-pixel off during the display of the first sub-pixel, thereby enhancing the display quality of the OLED panel.

Implementation Method 1

at least one first resistive structure in a pathway between the first auxiliary light-emitting layer and the cathode layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical Resistance: Electrical Resistance

Data Source

PatentUS9972662B2Pixel structure, method for manufacture the same and display panel
Publication Date: 2018.05.15 TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD
  • US9972662B2 patent drawing
  • US9972662B2 patent drawing
  • US9972662B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A pixel structure, a method for manufacturing the same and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure includes: a substrate, an anode layer, a first auxiliary light-emitting layer, a light-emitting layer, a cathode layer and at least one first resistive structure. The light-emitting layer at least includes a first light-emitting portion and a second light-emitting portion, where the first light-emitting portion corresponds to a first sub-pixel, the second light-emitting portion corresponds to a second sub-pixel and a turn-on voltage of the first sub-pixel is greater than that of the second sub-pixel. The at least one first resistive structure is arranged between the first auxiliary light-emitting layer and the cathode layer and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the second light-emitting portion, at least partially overlaps with the second light-emitting portion and does not overlap with the first light-emitting portion.