Patent ID: 11929012
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A display apparatus comprising:
a plurality of display modules;
at least one driver integrated chip (IC) configured to drive the plurality of display modules; and
a timing controller configured to control the plurality of display modules,
wherein at least one display module of the plurality of display modules comprises:
a module substrate; and
a plurality of pixel packages provided on the module substrate,
wherein at least one pixel package of the plurality of pixel packages comprises:
a package substrate;
a plurality of pixels provided on the package substrate;
a micro-pixel controller provided in a space between the plurality of pixels and configured to supply drive currents to the plurality of pixels; a first input pad to which a power voltage is input;
a second input pad to which a data voltage is input;
a first electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit connected between the first input pad and the micro-pixel controller through a first voltage line configured to transmit, to the micro-pixel controller, the power voltage input to the first input pad; and
a second ESD protection circuit connected between the second input pad and the micro-pixel controller through a second voltage line configured to transmit, to the micro-pixel controller, the data voltage input to the second input pad, and

wherein the micro-pixel controller comprises:
an integrated circuit (IC) substrate;
a plurality of pixel circuits configured to be mounted on the IC substrate and output the drive currents to be supplied to the plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a plurality of sub-pixel circuits including a red sub-pixel circuit that outputs a drive current supplied to a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel circuit that outputs a drive current supplied to a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel circuit that outputs a drive current supplied to a blue sub-pixel;

a control circuit configured to distribute the power voltage input to the first input pad and the data voltage input to the second input pad to at least one sub-pixel circuit of the plurality of sub-pixel circuits in each of the plurality of pixel circuits;
a plurality of output pads from which the drive currents to be supplied to a plurality of sub-pixels including the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel in each of the plurality of pixels are output; and
a plurality of ESD protection circuits provided on a plurality of output lines connecting the plurality of output pads to the plurality of sub-pixel circuits in each of the plurality of pixel circuits.