IP Library Granted Patent US 12694824
Granted Patent B2
US 12694824 · App. 18/526,029 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Pixel circuits for light emitting elements

Inventors: Juin-Wei Huang (Kunshan, CN); Chao-Wei Su (Kunshan, CN); Sheng Kai You (Kunshan, CN); Yu-Kuang Chang (Kunshan, CN); Yu-Hsun Peng (Kunshan, CN)
Assignee: Kunshan Yunyinggu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3225H10K59/131G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852G09G2310/0262G09G2310/08G09G2320/0233
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Patent No.
US 12694824
App. No.
18/526,029
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel driving circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a first capacitor. The first transistor is configured to receive a data signal and drive a light emitting element based on the data signal. The first transistor includes a first gate terminal, a first source terminal, and a first drain terminal. The second transistor includes a second gate terminal receiving a first bias signal from a first bias source, a second source terminal coupled to the first transistor, and a second drain terminal coupled to the light emitting element. The first capacitor is disposed between the first gate terminal and the second gate terminal. The first transistor and the second transistor are different types of transistors.

Claims (54)

1 . A pixel driving circuit, comprising:

a first transistor configured to receive a data signal and drive a light emitting element based on the data signal, the first transistor comprising a first gate terminal, a first source terminal, and a first drain terminal;

a second transistor comprising a second gate terminal receiving a first bias signal from a first bias source, a second source terminal coupled to the first transistor, and a second drain terminal coupled to the light emitting element;

a first capacitor disposed between the first gate terminal and the second gate terminal, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are different types of transistors;

a driving sub-circuit coupled to the first gate terminal and the first drain terminal to selectively provide a second bias signal by a third bias source to the first transistor; and

a data-writing sub-circuit coupled to the driving sub-circuit to selectively provide the data signal to the first transistor; and

a second capacitor disposed between the driving sub-circuit and the data-writing sub-circuit, wherein the second capacitor is selectively coupled to the first gate terminal and the first drain terminal through the driving sub-circuit.

2 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein a scan period of each display frame comprises a reset period and a light emitting period, the driving sub-circuit provides the second bias signal to the first transistor during the light emitting period to drive the light emitting element.

3 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 2 , wherein the reset period comprises an initialization period, a compensation period, and a data writing period, the driving sub-circuit provides a first initialization bias signal to the first capacitor during the initialization period.

4 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 3 , wherein the data-writing sub-circuit provides a second initialization bias signal to the second capacitor during the initialization period and the compensation period.

5 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 3 , wherein the data-writing sub-circuit provides the data signal to the first transistor during the data writing period.

6 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the driving sub-circuit comprises:

a first switch element disposed between the first drain terminal and a first terminal of the second capacitor;

a second switch element disposed between the first terminal of the second capacitor and the third bias source; and

a third switch element disposed between the first terminal of the second capacitor and the first gate terminal.

7 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the driving sub-circuit comprises:

a sixth switch element disposed between the first source terminal and the third bias source;

a seventh switch element disposed between the first source terminal and a first terminal of the second capacitor; and

an eighth switch element disposed between the first terminal of the second capacitor and a first initialization bias source.

8 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the driving sub-circuit comprises:

a ninth switch element disposed between the first source terminal and the third bias source;

a tenth switch element disposed between the first source terminal and a first terminal of the second capacitor; and

an eleventh switch element disposed between the first terminal of the second capacitor and the first gate terminal.

9 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the data-writing sub-circuit comprises:

a twelfth switch element disposed between a second terminal of the second capacitor and a data signal source; and

a thirteenth switch element disposed between the second terminal of the second capacitor and a second initialization bias source.

10 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the data-writing sub-circuit and the second capacitor are shared by more than one driving sub-circuit.

11 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first bias source and a second bias source are provided by different voltage sources.

12 . The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first bias source and a second bias source are provided by a same voltage source.

13 . A light emitting device, comprising:

a light emitting element; and

a driving circuit for driving the light emitting element, the driving circuit comprising:

a first type transistor receiving a data signal and comprising a first gate terminal, a first source terminal, and a first drain terminal;

a second type transistor comprising a second gate terminal receiving a first bias signal from a first bias source, a second source terminal coupled to the first drain terminal, and a second drain terminal coupled to the light emitting element;

a first capacitor disposed between the first gate terminal and the second gate terminal;

a driving sub-circuit coupled to the first gate terminal and the first source terminal to provide the data signal and a third bias signal by a third bias source;

a data-writing sub-circuit coupled to the driving sub-circuit to provide the data signal to the driving sub-circuit; and

a second capacitor disposed between the driving sub-circuit and the data-writing sub-circuit, wherein the second capacitor is selectively coupled to the first gate terminal and the first drain terminal through the driving sub-circuit.

14 . The light emitting device of claim 13 wherein the first type transistor is a p-type transistor, and the second type transistor is an n-type transistor.

15 . A method for driving a light emitting element by a pixel circuit, wherein the pixel circuit comprises a first transistor, a second transistor disposed between the first transistor and the light emitting element, a first capacitor disposed between a first gate terminal of the first transistor and a second gate terminal of the second transistor, and a second capacitor comprising a second end connecting disposed between the first transistor and a first end connecting a data signal source, the method comprising:

during an initialization period, initializing a first end of the first capacitor to a first initialization bias and initializing a first end of the second capacitor to a second initialization bias;

during a compensation period, compensating the first end of the first capacitor to a compensation bias;

during a data writing period, providing a data signal to the first end of the second capacitor; and

during an emitting period, driving the light emitting element to emit based on the data signal.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a reset bias source coupled to the second transistor and the light emitting element, and the method further comprises:

during the initialization period, the compensation period, and the data writing period, providing a reset bias to the pixel circuit by the reset bias source.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein a sum of the initialization period, the compensation period, the data writing period, and the emitting period is a frame period.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein initializing the first end of the first capacitor to the first initialization bias and initializing the first end of the second capacitor to the second initialization bias, comprises:

providing the first initialization bias to the first end of the first capacitor;

providing a first bias to a second end of the first capacitor;

providing the second initialization bias to the first end of the second capacitor; and

coupling the first end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein compensating the first end of the first capacitor to the compensation bias, comprises:

discharging the first initialization bias at the first end of the first capacitor through the first transistor and the second transistor to the reset bias.