Driving circuit for organic light emitting diode, display device using the same and driving method of organic light emitting diode display device

1. An organic light emitting diode drive circuit, comprising:

an organic light emitting diode that emits light with a current;

a first transistor supplying a data voltage to a first node in response to a scan pulse;

a second transistor controlling the current flowing in the organic light emitting diode in response to the data voltage supplied to the first node; and

a third transistor discharging the data voltage at the first node in response to a reset pulse for compensating a stress of the second transistor,

wherein the third transistor is configured to be turned on subsequent to the first transistor and the first transistor is turned off when the third transistor is turned on,

wherein a negative stress voltage lower than a low potential reference voltage of the data voltage is supplied to a source terminal of the third transistor and the negative stress voltage is equal with low potential voltages of the scan pulse and the reset pulse.

2. The organic light emitting diode drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein generation of the reset pulse is delayed by a ½ frame period from generation of the scan pulse.

3. The organic light emitting diode drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the first to third transistors are configured to be amorphous silicon transistors or polysilicon transistors.

4. An organic light emitting diode display device, comprising:

data lines and gate lines that intersect each other;

a gate drive circuit supplying a scan pulse to the gate lines;

a data drive circuit supplying a video data voltage to the data lines;

an organic light emitting diode that emits light with a current; and

an organic light emitting diode drive circuit including:

a first transistor supplying the video data voltage to a first node in response to the scan pulse;

a second transistor controlling a current flowing in the organic light emitting diode in response to the video data voltage at the first node; and

a third transistor discharging the data voltage at the first node in response to a reset pulse for compensating a stress of the second transistor,

wherein the third transistor is configured to be turned on subsequent to the first transistor and the first transistor is turned off when the third transistor is turned on,

wherein a negative stress voltage lower than a low potential reference voltage of the data voltage is supplied to a source terminal of the third transistor and the negative stress voltage is equal with low potential voltages of the scan pulse and the reset pulse.

5. The organic light emitting diode display device according to claim 4 , wherein generation of the reset pulse is delayed by a designated time from generation of the scan pulse.

6. The organic light emitting diode display device according to claim 5 , wherein the generation of the reset pulse is delayed by a ½ frame period from the generation of the scan pulse.

7. The organic light emitting diode display device according to claim 4 , wherein the first to the third transistors are configured to be amorphous silicon transistors or polysilicon transistors.

8. A driving method of an organic light emitting diode display device, comprising:

supplying a scan pulse to a plurality of gate lines;

supplying a data voltage to a plurality of data lines configured to intersect the gate lines;

supplying the data voltage to a first node through a first transistor, in response to the scan pulse;

controlling the current flowing in an organic light emitting diode through a second transistor, in response to the data voltage supplied to the first node;

supplying a reset pulse to a plurality of reset lines and

discharging the data voltage at the first node for compensating a stress of the second transistor through a third transistor, in response to the reset pulse,

wherein the third transistor is turned on subsequent to the first transistor and the first transistor is turned off when the third transistor is turned on,

wherein a negative stress voltage lower than a low potential reference voltage of the data voltage is supplied to a source terminal of the third transistor and the negative stress voltage is equal with low potential voltages of the scan pulse and the reset pulse.

9. The driving method according to claim 8 , wherein the data voltage is supplied to the first node of the second transistor during a half period of a frame and the reset voltage is supplied to the first node during a next half period of the frame, the data voltage and the reset voltage having opposite polarities.