IP Library Granted Patent US 12,663,673
Granted Patent B2
US 12,663,673 · App. 19/096,489 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Light-modulating unit and display device using the same

Inventor: Hsu-Wen Cheng (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Ennostar Corporation
G02F1/133605G02F1/133603
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Patent No.
US 12,663,673
App. No.
19/096,489
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-modulating unit is provided. The light-modulating unit includes a light-modulating structure that has a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other. The light-modulating structure includes a housing cavity that extends from the bottom surface into the interior of the light-modulating structure. The light-modulating unit also includes a light-emitting element disposed in the housing cavity. The light-modulating unit further includes a light-reflecting array structure disposed on the light-emitting surface and directly above the light-emitting element. The light-reflecting array structure includes multiple grooves that form an m×n array, where m and n are positive integers greater than or equal to 2.

Claims (20)

1 . A light-modulating unit, comprising:

a light-modulating structure having a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface that are opposite to each other, wherein the light-modulating structure comprises a housing cavity that extends from the bottom surface into an interior of the light-modulating structure;

a light-emitting element disposed in the housing cavity; and

a light-reflecting array structure disposed on the light-emitting surface and directly above the light-emitting element, wherein the light-reflecting array structure comprises grooves that form an m×n array, and m and n are positive integers greater than or equal to 2, wherein in a cross-sectional view, each of the grooves has a first included angle, and the first included angle is less than 120 degrees, and wherein the grooves comprise a plurality of first sub-grooves and a plurality of second sub-grooves, the second sub-grooves surround the first sub-grooves, and the first included angle of each of the first sub-grooves is less than the first included angle of each of the second sub-grooves.

2 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a top view, an area of the light-reflecting array structure is greater than or equal to an area of the light-emitting element and less than an area of the light-emitting surface of the light-modulating structure.

3 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting array structure further comprises a reflective layer that is coated on at least part of surfaces of the grooves.

4 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-reflecting array structure further comprises a reflective layer that is partially filled or completely fills the grooves.

5 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there are microstructures on sidewalls of the housing cavity, and the microstructures comprise triangular prism structures or dots.

6 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in a bottom view, each of the triangular prism structures has a second included angle, and the second included angle is greater than 30 degrees.

7 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of first light-guiding dots disposed on the light-emitting surface of the light-modulating structure and surrounding the light-reflecting array structure.

8 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in a top view, the first light-guiding dots are arranged from sparse to dense in a direction away from the light-reflecting array structure.

9 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in a top view, sizes of the first light-guiding dots increase in a direction away from the light-reflecting array structure.

10 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a plurality of second light-guiding dots disposed on the bottom surface of the light-modulating structure and surrounding the housing cavity.

11 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein in a bottom view, the second light-guiding dots are arranged from sparse to dense in a direction away from the housing cavity.

12 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein in a bottom view, sizes of the second light-guiding dots increases in a direction away from the housing cavity.

13 . The light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a top view, a shape of the light-modulating structure is rectangular.

14 . A display device, comprising:

a display panel;

a backlight module disposed on a back side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module comprises a substrate having a plurality of light-modulating zones, and each of the light-modulating zones comprises the light-modulating unit as claimed in claim 1 ; and

a plurality of driving devices disposed on the substrate and driving a corresponding light-modulating unit of each of the light-modulating zones.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Mar 27, 2026
From: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075286/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: CHENG, HSU-WEN
To: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070692/0395 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 113114649 · Apr 19, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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