Electronic Device Display With Monitoring Circuitry
First Claim
1. A display system, comprising:
- a flexible display having an array of pixels;
a crack detection resistor that runs along a peripheral edge of the flexible display, wherein the crack detection resistor has first and second parallel lines that are coupled to form a loop and wherein the display comprises a plurality of switches each of which is coupled to the first and second parallel lines at a different respective location along the first and second parallel lines; and
a display driver integrated circuit that supplies data to columns of the pixels over data lines;
gate driver circuitry that supplies control signals to rows of the pixels over gate lines, wherein the switches form part of the gate driver circuitry; and
resistance measurement circuitry in the display driver integrated circuit that is configured to control the switches to make resistance measurements on the crack detection resistor to detect cracks in the crack detection line.
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Abstract
An electronic device may have a flexible display such as an organic light-emitting diode display. A strain sensing resistor may be formed on a bent tail portion of the flexible display to gather strain measurements. Resistance measurement circuitry in a display driver integrated circuit may make resistance measurements on the strain sensing resistor and a temperature compensation resistor to measure strain. A crack detection line may be formed from an elongated pair of traces that are coupled at their ends to form a loop. The crack detection line may run along a peripheral edge of the flexible display. Crack detection circuitry may monitor the resistance of the crack detection line to detect cracks. The crack detection circuitry may include switches that adjust the length of the crack detection line and thereby allow resistances to be measured for different segments of the line.
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20 Claims
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1. A display system, comprising:
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a flexible display having an array of pixels; a crack detection resistor that runs along a peripheral edge of the flexible display, wherein the crack detection resistor has first and second parallel lines that are coupled to form a loop and wherein the display comprises a plurality of switches each of which is coupled to the first and second parallel lines at a different respective location along the first and second parallel lines; and a display driver integrated circuit that supplies data to columns of the pixels over data lines; gate driver circuitry that supplies control signals to rows of the pixels over gate lines, wherein the switches form part of the gate driver circuitry; and resistance measurement circuitry in the display driver integrated circuit that is configured to control the switches to make resistance measurements on the crack detection resistor to detect cracks in the crack detection line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display system, comprising:
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a flexible display having an array of pixels; a display driver integrated circuit that supplies data to columns of the pixels over data lines; gate driver circuitry that supplies control signals to rows of the pixels over gate lines; a crack detection line that runs along a peripheral edge of the flexible display; and resistance measurement circuitry in the display driver integrated circuit that is configured to make resistance measurements on the crack detection line to detect cracks in the crack detection line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display system, comprising:
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a display having pixels; gate driver circuitry that supplies control signals to the pixels; a crack detection line that forms a loop running along a peripheral edge of the display; and a display driver integrated circuit that supplies data to the pixels over data lines and that includes resistance measurement circuitry that is configured to make resistance measurements on the crack detection line. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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