Digital display with integrated computing circuit
First Claim
1. A digital display device, comprising:
- (a) a display substrate having a display area on a device side;
(b) an array of pixels formed on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each pixel including a first electrode, one or more layers of light-emitting material located over the first electrode, and a second electrode located over the one or more layers of light-emitting material, the pixels emitting light in response to a current passed through the one or more layers of light-emitting material by the first and second electrodes;
(c) an array of driving circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each driving circuit electrically connected to one or more pixels for controlling a pixel current provided to each pixel;
(d) an array of computing circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each computing circuit including circuits for signal or image processing and for communicating through a serial bus with neighboring computing circuits where the computing circuits are connected to the driving circuits through the serial bus;
(e) a plurality of conductors formed on the device side of the display substrate and connected to each of the driving circuits and digital computing circuits, wherein each computing circuit is connected with a conductor to each of its neighbors in the array of computing circuits;
(f) means for providing an image signal connected to one or more of the conductors.
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Abstract
A digital display device includes a display substrate; an array of pixels formed on the display substrate; an array of driving circuits located on the display substrate, each driving circuit electrically connected to one or more pixels for controlling a pixel current provided to each pixel; an array of computing circuits located on the display substrate, each computing circuit including circuits for signal or image processing and for communicating with neighboring computing circuits; a plurality of electrical conductors formed on the display substrate and connected to each of the driving circuits and digital computing circuits, wherein each computing circuit is connected with an electrical conductor to each of its neighbors in the array of computing circuits; and means for providing an image signal connected to one or more of the electrical conductors.
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25 Claims
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1. A digital display device, comprising:
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(a) a display substrate having a display area on a device side; (b) an array of pixels formed on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each pixel including a first electrode, one or more layers of light-emitting material located over the first electrode, and a second electrode located over the one or more layers of light-emitting material, the pixels emitting light in response to a current passed through the one or more layers of light-emitting material by the first and second electrodes; (c) an array of driving circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each driving circuit electrically connected to one or more pixels for controlling a pixel current provided to each pixel; (d) an array of computing circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each computing circuit including circuits for signal or image processing and for communicating through a serial bus with neighboring computing circuits where the computing circuits are connected to the driving circuits through the serial bus; (e) a plurality of conductors formed on the device side of the display substrate and connected to each of the driving circuits and digital computing circuits, wherein each computing circuit is connected with a conductor to each of its neighbors in the array of computing circuits; (f) means for providing an image signal connected to one or more of the conductors. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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2. A digital display device, comprising:
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(a) a display substrate having a display area on a device side; (b) an array of pixels formed on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each pixel including a first electrode, one or more layers of light-emitting material located over the first electrode, and a second electrode located over the one or more layers of light-emitting material, the pixels emitting light in response to a current passed through the one or more layers of light-emitting material by the first and second electrodes; (c) an array of driving circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each driving circuit electrically connected to one or more pixels for controlling a pixel current provided to each pixel; (d) an array of computing circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each computing circuit including circuits for signal or image processing and for communicating with neighboring computing circuits; (e) a plurality of conductors formed on the device side of the display substrate and connected to each of the driving circuits and digital computing circuits, wherein each computing circuit is connected with a conductor to each of its neighbors in the array of computing circuits; (f) means for providing an image signal connected to one or more of the conductors; and
wherein the pixels are divided into mutually exclusive pixel groups, the pixels within each pixel group are organized in a two-dimensional array, and each pixel group is associated with one or more chiplets having at least one computing circuit for controlling the pixel group. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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18. A digital display device, comprising:
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(a) a display substrate having a device side; (b) an array of pixels formed on the device side of the display substrate in a display area, each pixel including a first electrode, one or more layers of light-emitting material located over the first electrode, and a second electrode located over the one or more layers of light-emitting material, the pixels emitting light in response to a current passed through the one or more layers of light-emitting material by the first and second electrodes; (c) an array of driving circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each driving circuit electrically connected to one or more pixels for controlling a pixel current provided to each pixel; (d) an array of computing circuits located on the device side of the display substrate in the display area, each computing circuit including circuits for signal or image processing and for communicating through a serial bus with neighboring computing circuits where the computing circuits are connected to the driving circuits through the serial bus; e) a plurality of electrical conductors formed on the device side of the display substrate and connected to each of the driving circuits and digital computing circuits, wherein each computing circuit is connected with an electrical conductor to each of its neighbors in the array of computing circuits; and (f) means for providing an image signal connected to one or more of the electrical conductors; and (g) wherein the driving circuits and computing circuits are provided in chiplets, each chiplet having a substrate separate and independent of the display substrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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