IP Library Granted Patent US 7,564,451
Granted Patent B2
US 7,564,451 · App. 11/193,161 · Granted Jul 21, 2009

Organic light emitting device

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Patent No.
US 7,564,451
App. No.
11/193,161
Granted
Jul 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting device driver for driving an organic light emitting device including a plurality of unit pixels each of which includes an organic light emitting element, the organic light emitting device driver includes: a discharge unit for generating a discharge current during a discharge period to thereby discharge a charge charged in the unit pixel, wherein the discharge unit includes: a switching unit for transferring a reference current in response to a predetermined voltage supplied to the unit pixel; and a current mirroring unit for outputting the discharge current generated by mirroring the reference current transferred by the switching unit.

Claims (18)

1. An organic light emitting device driver for driving an organic light emitting device including a plurality of unit pixels each of which includes an organic light emitting element, the organic light emitting device driver comprising:

a discharge unit for generating a discharge current during a discharge period to thereby discharge a charge charged in the unit pixel,

wherein the discharge unit includes:

a switching unit for transferring a reference current in response to a predetermined voltage supplied to the unit pixel; and

a current mirroring unit for outputting the discharge current generated by mirroring the reference current transferred by the switching unit,

wherein the current mirroring unit includes:

a first MOS transistor which is diode connected, a gate and one terminal of the first MOS transistor receiving the reference current and the other terminal of the first MOS transistor being coupled to a ground voltage; and

a second MOS transistor for outputting the discharge current to the ground voltage, wherein a gate and one terminal of the second MOS transistor are respectively coupled to the gate of the first MOS transistor and the unit pixel and the other terminal of the second MOS transistor is coupled to the ground voltage.

2. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a digital-analog converter for generating the reference current according to a digitized control signal.

3. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 1 , wherein the switching unit is a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS), a gate of the switching unit receiving the predetermined voltage for transferring the reference current to the current mirroring unit.

4. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 1 , wherein the discharge unit includes a discharge switch for connecting the discharge unit to the unit pixel during the discharge period.

5. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a precharge unit, the precharge unit including:

a precharge current source for supplying a precharge current to the unit pixel during a precharge period; and

a precharge switch for connecting the precharge current source to the unit pixel.

6. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 5 , further comprising a driving unit, the driving unit including:

a driving current source for supplying a driving current to the unit pixel during a driving period; and

a driving switch for connecting the driving current source to the unit pixel.

7. The organic light emitting device driver as recited in claim 1 , wherein a channel ratio between the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor is 1:m.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: MAGNACHIP MIXED-SIGNAL, LTD.
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
Reel/Frame 071813/0800 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 14, 2024
From: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
To: MAGNACHIP MIXED-SIGNAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066878/0875 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2013
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Reel/Frame 030988/0419 →
AFTER-ACQUIRED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY KUN-PLEDGE AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 18, 2009
From: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 022277/0133 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2005
From: YANG, JIN-SEOK
To: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
Reel/Frame 016829/0870 →