Display device
A display device is configured to be driven in units of frame and includes a pixel driving circuit electrically connected to a light-emitting diode. The pixel driving circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a second electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting diode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a second node. The second transistor includes a first electrode configured to receive a data signal and a gate electrode configured to receive a second scan signal. The frame includes a first frame and a second frame, the data signal includes a first data signal provided in the first frame and a second data signal provided in the second frame, and the second scan signal provided in the first frame and the second frame may have different waveforms.
1 . A display device comprising:
a display panel configured to be driven in units of frame, the display panel comprising a pixel including a pixel driving circuit receiving a first scan signal and a second scan signal different from the first scan signal and a light-emitting diode electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit,
wherein the pixel driving circuit comprises:
a first transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive a first driving voltage and electrically connected to a first node, a second electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting diode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a second node; and
a second transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive a data signal, a second electrode electrically connected to the first node, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second scan signal,
wherein:
the frame comprises successive first and second frames,
the data signal comprises a first data signal and a second data signal different from the first data signal,
when the first data signal is provided in the first frame and the second data signal is provided in the second frame, the second scan signal provided in the first frame has a different waveform from the second scan signal provided in the second frame, and the light-emitting diode is configured to emit light having a first grayscale value in the first frame, and the light-emitting diode is configured to emit light having a second grayscale value higher than the first grayscale value in the second frame.
2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second data signal has a higher voltage level than the first data signal.
3 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second scan signal provided in the first frame has a first pulse width, and
the second scan signal provided in the second frame has a second pulse width different from the first pulse width.
4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second pulse width is smaller than the first pulse width.
5 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the second scan signal provided in the first frame has a first amplitude, and
the second scan signal provided in the second frame has a second amplitude different from the first amplitude.
6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first amplitude is greater than the second amplitude.
7 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a driving capacitor connected between a first voltage line through which the first driving voltage is provided and the second node.
8 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode electrically connected to the second node, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second scan signal.
9 . The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fourth transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the second node, a second electrode configured to receive an initialization voltage, and a gate electrode configured to receive the first scan signal.
10 . The display device of claim 9 , further comprising:
a fifth transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive the first driving voltage, a second electrode electrically connected to the first node, and a gate electrode configured to receive an emission signal.
11 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a sixth transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting diode, and a gate electrode configured to receive the emission signal.
12 . The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a seventh transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting diode, a second electrode configured to receive the initialization voltage, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second scan signal.
13 . A display device comprising:
a display panel configured to be driven in units of a frame, and comprising a pixel including a pixel driving circuit receiving a first scan signal and a second scan signal different from the first scan signal and a light-emitting diode electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit,
wherein the pixel driving circuit comprises:
a first transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive a first driving voltage and electrically connected to a first node, a second electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting diode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a second node; and
a second transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive a data signal, a second electrode electrically connected to the first node, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second scan signal,
wherein:
the frame comprises successive first and second frames,
the data signal comprises a first data signal and a second data signal different from the first data signal,
when the first data signal is provided in the first frame and the second data signal is provided in the second frame, a pulse width of the second scan signal provided in the first frame is different from a pulse width of the second scan signal provided in the second frame, and
the light-emitting diode is configured to emit light having a first grayscale value in the first frame, and the light-emitting diode is configured to emit light having a second grayscale value higher than the first grayscale value in the second frame.
14 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein the second data signal has a voltage level higher than the first data signal.
15 . The display device of claim 13 , wherein:
the second scan signal provided in the first frame has a first pulse width, and
the second scan signal provided in the second frame has a second pulse width smaller than the first pulse width.
16 . The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a third transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode electrically connected to the second node, and a gate electrode configured to receive the second scan signal.
17 . The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a fourth transistor comprising a first electrode electrically connected to the second node, a second electrode configured to receive an initialization voltage, and a gate electrode configured to receive the first scan signal.
18 . The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a fifth transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive the first driving voltage, a second electrode electrically connected to the first node, and a gate electrode configured to receive an emission signal.
19 . A method for controlling operation of a display device which includes a pixel driving circuit electrically connected to a light-emitting diode, the pixel driving circuit including a driving transistor and a compensation transistor controlled by a scan signal to place the driving transistor in a diode-connected state, the method comprising:
charging a node coupled to a gate of the driving transistor based on a voltage of a first data signal applied in a first frame, the node charged to a first target voltage based on a first parameter of the scan signal;
controlling emission of light from the light-emitting diode of the pixel based on the first target voltage;
determining a difference between a voltage of a second data signal and the voltage of the first data signal;
determining a second parameter of the scan signal based on the difference between the voltage of the second data signal and the voltage of the first data signal;
charging the node coupled to the gate of the driving transistor based on the voltage of the second data signal in a second frame, the node charged to a second target voltage based on the second parameter of the scan signal; and
controlling emission of light from the light-emitting diode of the pixel based on the second target voltage.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein:
the first parameter is a first width of the scan signal;
the second parameter is a second width of the scan signal; and
the second width is less than the first width.
21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein:
the first parameter is a first amplitude of the scan signal;
the second parameter is a second amplitude of the scan signal; and
the second amplitude is less than the first amplitude.
22 . The method of claim 19 , wherein:
the first data signal corresponds to a first grayscale value;
the second data signal corresponds to a second grayscale value; and
the second grayscale value is greater than the first grayscale value.