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US 11,302,248 B2Granted
U-led, u-led device, display and method for the same
AssigneeOSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
InventorHubert Halbritter
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Abstract
The invention relates to various aspects of a μ-LED or a μ-LED array for augmented reality or lighting applications, in particular in the automotive field. The μ-LED is characterized by particularly small dimensions in the range of a few μm.
Claims7
A control circuit for adjusting a brightness of at least one μ-LED, comprising a current driving element having:
- a control terminal;
- a first terminal which is connected to a first potential;
- a capacitor connected between the control terminal and the first potential and forming a capacitive voltage divider with a defined capacitance between the control terminal and the first terminal;
- a control element adapted to apply a control signal to the control terminal during a first time period, wherein the control signal is an analog signal on a basis of which a current flowing through the at least one μ-LED is adjustable during the first time period;
- wherein during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, the current flowing through the at least one μ-LED is determined by a reduced control signal formed by the control signal during the first time period and the capacitive voltage divider;
- wherein the control element is arranged to provide the control signal during the first time period within either a first voltage interval or a second voltage interval higher than the first voltage interval to control a perceptible average brightness level of the at least one μ-LED averaged over a time period comprising the first time period and the second time period;
- wherein providing the control signal during the first time period within the first voltage interval causes the perceptible average brightness level of the at least one μ-LED to depend more on the current flowing through the at least one μ-LED during the first time period than during the second time period;
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- wherein providing the control signal during the first time period within the second voltage interval causes the perceptible average brightness level of the at least one μ-LED to depend more on the current flowing through the at least one μ-LED during the second time period than during the first time period.
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