# US 11,114,020 B2 · Micro LED display miniaturization mechanism

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- Number: US 11,114,020 B2
- Document ID: US11114020B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/329,529
- Filed: 2016-10-01
- Published: 2019-07-18
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-01
- Assignees: Intel Corporation
- Applicants: Intel Corporation
- Inventors: Kunjal Parikh; Dong Yeung Kwak; Prakash Radhakrishnan; Peter Chang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11114020B2

## CPC

- G09G 3/2096: {Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167)}
- G09G 3/00: Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G 3/32: semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H10K 59/129: Chiplets
- G09G 2310/0297: Special arrangements with multiplexing or demultiplexing of display data in the drivers for data electrodes, in a pre-processing circuitry delivering display data to said drivers or in the matrix panel, e.g. multiplexing plural data signals to one D/A converter or demultiplexing the D/A converter output to multiple columns
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

## Abstract

A mobile computing device comprising a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display; including a display panel and a substrate, and two or more controller integrated circuits mounted (ICs) mounted on the substrate to directly drive a serial interface into the display panel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile computing device comprising:
a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, including:
a display panel;
a bezel component, the bezel component comprising a curved portion;
two or more controller integrated circuits (ICs) mounted on the curved portion of the bezel component, the two or more controller ICs to directly drive a serial interface into the display panel; and
a memory unit mounted on the bezel component, the memory unit separate and distinct from the two or more controller ICs.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein each of the ICs comprise digital driver circuitry to perform de-multiplexing operations.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The mobile computing device of claim 2, wherein the digital driver circuitry performs charging above threshold.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mobile computing device of claim 1, further comprising:
a system on chip (SoC); and
a flexible cable coupled between the LED display and the SoC to transfer signals between the SoC and the ICs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The mobile computing device of claim 4, wherein the flexible cable comprises a bond pad coupled to the ICs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the ICs are mounted to the bezel component via a Micro-Pick & Bond (MPB) process.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the ICs are mounted to the bezel component via a Micro-Transfer Process (MTP).

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The mobile computing device of claim 7, wherein the LED display comprises a smart watch display.

### Claim 9

Light Emitting Diode (LED) display comprising:
a display panel;
a bezel component, the bezel component comprising a curved portion;
two or more controller integrated circuits mounted (ICs) mounted on the curved portion of the bezel component, the two or more controller ICs to directly drive a serial interface into the display panel; and
a memory unit mounted on the bezel component, the memory unit separate and distinct from the two or more controller ICs.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The LED display of claim 9, wherein each of the ICs comprise digital driver circuitry to perform de-multiplexing operations.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The LED display of claim 10, wherein the digital driver circuitry performs charging above threshold.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The LED display of claim 11, wherein the display panel is coupled to a flexible cable to transfer signals between the ICs and a system on chip (SoC).

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The LED display of claim 9, wherein the ICs are mounted on the bezel component via a Micro-Pick & Bond (MPB) process.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The LED display of claim 9, wherein the ICs are mounted on the bezel component via a Micro-Transfer Process (MTP).

### Claim 15

A smart watch comprising:
a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, including:
a display area;
a bezel, the bezel comprising a curved portion;
two or more controller integrated circuits mounted (ICs) mounted on the curved portion of the bezel, the two or more controller ICs to directly drive a serial interface into the display area; and
a memory unit mounted on the bezel, the memory unit separate and distinct from the two or more controller ICs.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The smart watch of claim 15, wherein each of the ICs comprise digital driver circuitry to perform de-multiplexing operations.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The smart watch of claim 16, further comprising:
a system on chip (SoC); and
a flexible cable coupled between the LED display and the SoC to transfer signals between the SoC and the ICs.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The smart watch of claim 15, wherein the ICs are mounted on the bezel via a Micro-Pick & Bond (MPB) process.