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US 10,910,452 · App. 15/562,680 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Method for alleviating color shift at large viewing angle, and display panel

Inventors: Jian He (Guangdong, CN); Shen Sian Syu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L27/3246H01L27/3211H01L27/3272
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Patent No.
US 10,910,452
App. No.
15/562,680
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for alleviating color shift of a display panel at a large viewing angle. The panel includes a sub-pixel array formed by R, G, B sub-pixels, and black matrix areas located between the sub-pixels. The method includes providing, above the sub-pixel array, an optical grating that is parallel with the sub-pixel array. The optical grating includes transparent areas and non-transparent areas. The non-transparent areas are provided above the black matrix areas. The optical grating is configured as such that when a sub-pixel is observed at a large viewing angle, light transmitted through the sub-pixel is partially blocked by the non-transparent areas of the optical grating.

Claims (27)

1. A method for alleviating color shift of a display panel at a large viewing angle,

wherein the display panel comprises a sub-pixel array formed by R, G, B sub-pixels, and black matrix areas located between the sub-pixels, and

wherein the method comprises providing, above the sub-pixel array, an optical grating that is parallel with the sub-pixel array,

wherein the optical grating includes transparent areas and non-transparent areas, the non-transparent areas being provided above the black matrix areas, a width of each non-transparent area being less than a width of a part of the black matrix area between every two adjacent sub-pixels; and

wherein the optical grating is configured as such that when a sub-pixel is observed at a large viewing angle, light transmitted through the sub-pixel is partially blocked by the non-transparent areas of the optical grating;

wherein a projection of each non-transparent area on the display panel is not located within the sub-pixels;

wherein a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area on the display panel and a G sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area is less than each of a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area and an R sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area and a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area and a B sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent areas of the optical grating are provided only above black matrix areas that are located on two sides of each of the G sub-pixels.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-transparent areas of the optical grating are provided above black matrix areas located on two sides of each of the G sub-pixels and each of the R sub-pixels.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a top-lit OLED display panel,

wherein each of the sub-pixels including a pixel defining layer, and

wherein the method comprises increasing a thickness of a pixel defining layer of a sub-pixel, so that when the sub-pixel is observed at a large viewing angle, light transmitted through the sub-pixel is partially blocked by the pixel defining layer.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein only a thickness of a pixel defining layer of the G sub-pixel is increased.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein thicknesses of pixel defining layers of the G sub-pixel and the R sub-pixel are increased.

7. A display panel, comprising a sub-pixel array formed by R, G, B sub-pixels, and black matrix areas located between the sub-pixels,

wherein an optical grating, which is parallel with the sub-pixel array, is provided above the sub-pixel array of the display panel,

wherein the optical grating includes transparent areas and non-transparent areas, the non-transparent areas being provided above the black matrix areas, a width of each non-transparent area being less than a width of a part of the black matrix area between every two adjacent sub-pixels; and

wherein the optical grating is configured as such that when a sub-pixel is observed at a large viewing angle, light transmitted through the sub-pixel is partially blocked by the non-transparent areas of the optical grating;

wherein a projection of each non-transparent area on the display panel is not located within the sub-pixels;

wherein a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area on the display panel and a G sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area is less than each of a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area and an R sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area and a distance between the projection of each non-transparent area and a B sub-pixel being proximate to the projection of each non-transparent area.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the non-transparent areas of the optical grating are provided only above black matrix areas that are located on two sides of each of the G sub-pixels.

9. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the non-transparent areas of the optical grating are provided above black matrix areas located on two sides of each of the G sub-pixels and each of the R sub-pixels.

10. The display panel according to claim 7 ,

wherein the display panel is a top-lit OLED display panel, and

wherein a thickness of a pixel defining layer of a sub-pixel of the display panel is increased so that when the sub-pixel is observed at a large viewing angle, light transmitted through the sub-pixel is partially blocked by the pixel defining layer.

11. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein only a thickness of a pixel defining layer of the G sub-pixel is increased.

12. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein thicknesses of pixel defining layers of the G sub-pixel and the R sub-pixel are increased.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2018
From: HE, JIAN; SYU, SHEN SIAN
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044832/0454 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0404552 · Jun 1, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190386077A1 · Dec 19, 2019