Monolithic and heterogeneous integration of RGB micro-LED arrays with pixel-level optics array and CMOS image processor to enable small form-factor display applications

Kameshwar Yadavalli; Chih-Li Chuang; Hussein S. El-Ghoroury

doi:10.1117/12.2561859

19 February 2020 Monolithic and heterogeneous integration of RGB micro-LED arrays with pixel-level optics array and CMOS image processor to enable small form-factor display applications

Kameshwar Yadavalli, Chih-Li Chuang, Hussein S. El-Ghoroury

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Proceedings Volume 11310, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR); 113100Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561859
Event: SPIE AR VR MR, 2020, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report on Quantum Photonic Imager (QPI) device, which is comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor micro-scale pixels, wherein each pixel is a vertical stack of Red, Green, Blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) with RGB light emission sharing the same optical aperture. Starting with Blue, Green and Red epi-wafers first processed to create any desired size micro-LED arrays with 5-10 μm pixel pitch (pixelated), each of the 3 processed epi-wafers are sequentially bonded to a single receiving handle wafer followed by substrate removal and backside process to create a handle wafer with Blue, Green and Red micro-LED pixel arrays stacked vertically on top of each other. The handle wafer, which encapsulates stacked RGB pixel array, is also monolithically pre-processed to incorporate micro-scale pixel level optical elements array that is designed to collimate and directionally modulate the multi-color light emitted from the individual pixels of the LED array. A proprietary CMOS image processor is then bonded to the handle wafer combining the vertically stacked arrays of micro-scale pixel-level optics and LEDs. The QPI device alleviates inefficiencies associated with spatially or temporally multiplexed color pixel architectures, enabling high pixel density leading to small form-factor display system design. Low power display system operation is enabled by the QPI device. Small form-factor multi-color “wearable” AR displays with sub-1W power consumption utilizing QPI optically coupled to the edge of the AR combining lens have been demonstrated. Additionally, QPI enabled compact light field displays, head-up displays and pico projectors have also been demonstrated.

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Kameshwar Yadavalli, Chih-Li Chuang, and Hussein S. El-Ghoroury "Monolithic and heterogeneous integration of RGB micro-LED arrays with pixel-level optics array and CMOS image processor to enable small form-factor display applications", Proc. SPIE 11310, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR), 113100Z (19 February 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561859

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