The accuracy of low-luminance optical characteristics in OLED displays is one of the most crucial performance metrics. This is because the human eye perceives differences in color and brightness more easily in low-luminance areas than in high-luminanc...
The accuracy of low-luminance optical characteristics in OLED displays is one of the most crucial performance metrics. This is because the human eye perceives differences in color and brightness more easily in low-luminance areas than in high-luminance areas. Additionally, the use of dark mode has become widespread to reduce power consumption in OLED displays and alleviate eye strain. Accurate low-luminance optical characteristics are also critical for HDR (High Dynamic Range) transformation, which has been actively developed in recent years. However, fine-tuning the optical characteristics in low-luminance areas presents significant challenges. Generally, gamma tuning is performed by dividing the gray scale into 255 levels and adjusting the brightness and color coordinates of each level to specific values by controlling the red, green, and blue sub-pixels. Nevertheless, due to the current crosstalk phenomenon through the common layers of the OLED structure in low-luminance regions, the current flows unintentionally into other sub-pixels, making it difficult to achieve the desired optical characteristics. This current crosstalk issue is further complicated by its varying degrees and tendencies across individual panels, making it difficult to predict. In this study, we propose a methodology for quantifying the degree of crosstalk for each panel and sub-pixel without additional equipment and demonstrate how this quantified value can be utilized in gamma prediction to enhance the accuracy of low-luminance optical characteristics. First, the optical characteristics before and after gamma tuning, as well as the voltage differences of each sub-pixel, are calculated. We then compute the gap between the theoretical and actual voltage differences when decomposing white into the theoretical values of Red, Green, and Blue, using this gap as the crosstalk parameter. Using the calculated optical differences and the derived crosstalk parameter as inputs, we build a model that predicts the gamma voltage required to achieve the target optical characteristics for each pixel. The proposed method is modeled based on data measured in the production line and verified through panel optical characteristic measurements in the laboratory, demonstrating superior performance in quantitative evaluations. This research is expected to make a significant contribution to improving the quality of low-gray optical characteristics in OLED displays.