Light-emitting diode display panel with micro lens array
A light-emitting diode (LED) display panel includes a substrate, a driver circuit array on the substrate and including a plurality of pixel driver circuits arranged in an array, an LED array including a plurality of LED dies each being coupled to one of the pixel driver circuits, a micro lens array including a plurality of micro lenses each corresponding to and being arranged over at least one of the LED dies, and an optical spacer formed between the LED array and the micro lens array.
1. A light-emitting diode (LED) display panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a driver circuit array on the substrate and including a plurality of pixel driver circuits arranged in an array;
an LED array including a plurality of LED dies each being coupled to one of the pixel driver circuits;
a micro lens array including a plurality of micro lenses each corresponding to and being arranged over at least one of the LED dies;
an optical spacer formed between the LED array and the micro lens array; and
a mechanical fixture holding the driver circuit wafer and the micro lens array,
wherein the optical spacer includes an air gap.
2. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the micro lenses is aligned with the corresponding one of the LED dies.
3. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein the micro lens array is made of one of a polymer material, a dielectric material, or a semiconductor material.
4. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein the micro lenses are arranged in a triangular matrix, a square matrix, a rectangular matrix, or a hexagonal matrix.
5. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the micro lenses has a lateral size larger than a lateral size of the corresponding at least one of the LED dies.
6. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the micro lenses includes one of a spherical lens, an aspherical lens, or a Fresnel lens.
7. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein each pixel driver circuit is coupled to two or more of the LED dies.
8. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the micro lenses corresponds to and is arranged over two or more of the LED dies.
9. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the micro lens array includes a protrusion portion of a micro lens assembly, and
the protrusion portion faces the LED array.
10. The LED display panel of claim 1 , wherein:
the micro lens array includes a protrusion portion of a micro lens assembly,
the micro lens assembly further includes a base portion supporting the protrusion portion,
the protrusion portion faces opposite to the LED array, and
the optical spacer further includes the base portion.
11. A light-emitting diode (LED) display panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a driver circuit array on the substrate and including a plurality of pixel driver circuits arranged in an array;
an LED array including a plurality of LED dies each being coupled to one of the pixel driver circuits;
a micro lens array including a plurality of micro lenses each corresponding to and being arranged over at least one of the LED dies; and
an optical spacer formed between the LED array and the micro lens array,
wherein the LED array, the optical spacer, and the micro lens array are made from a same semiconductor epitaxial layer grown on a semiconductor growth substrate.
12. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the micro lenses is aligned with the corresponding one of the LED dies.
13. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein the micro lenses are arranged in a triangular matrix, a square matrix, a rectangular matrix, or a hexagonal matrix.
14. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the micro lenses has a lateral size larger than a lateral size of the corresponding at least one of the LED dies.
15. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the micro lenses includes one of a spherical lens, an aspherical lens, or a Fresnel lens.
16. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein a bottom of each of the micro lenses has one of a circular shape, a square shape, a rectangular shape, a triangle shape, or a hexagonal shape.
17. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein each pixel driver circuit is coupled to two or more of the LED dies.
18. The LED display panel of claim 17 , wherein the two or more LED dies coupled to the same pixel driver circuit are coupled to each other in parallel.
19. The LED display panel of claim 11 , wherein each of the micro lenses corresponds to and is arranged over two or more of the LED dies.
20. The LED display of claim 11 , wherein:
the optical spacer includes a plurality of spacer units separated and electrically isolated from each other, and
each of the spacer units corresponds to and is formed over one of the LED dies.