Organic light-emitting device and organic light-emitting display
View Patent ↗An organic light-emitting device including: a light emitting diode that emits light by a signal current; a driving thin film transistor connected between a source voltage and a light emitting diode and connected at its drain to the light emitting diode and a current source, and that supplies the signal current to the light emitting diode depending on display data; a storage capacitor connected between the source voltage and a gate of the driving thin film transistor, and that stores the display data depending on a display data signal; a first switching unit connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and a data driver and connected at its gate with a first scan line, wherein the first switching unit and selects the data signal; a second switching unit connected between the gate and the drain of the driving thin film transistor and connected at its gate with a second scan line wherein, the second switching unit drives the driving thin film transistor; and a third switching unit connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and the light emitting diode and connected at its gate with a third scan line, wherein the third switch unit selects the signal current applied to the light emitting diode.
1. An organic light-emitting device comprising:
a light emitting diode that emits light by a signal current;
a driving thin film transistor connected between a source voltage and the light emitting diode and connected at its drain to the light emitting diode and a current source, and that supplies the signal current to the light emitting diode depending on display data;
a storage capacitor connected between the source voltage and a gate of the driving thin film transistor, and that stores the display data depending on a display data signal;
a first switching unit connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and a data driver and connected at its gate with a first scan line, wherein the first switching unit selects the data signal;
a second switching unit connected between the gate and the drain of the driving thin film transistor and connected at its gate with a second scan line wherein the second switching unit drives the driving thin film transistor;
a third switching unit directly connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and the light emitting diode and connected at its gate with a third scan line, wherein the third switch unit selects the signal current applied to the light emitting diode; and
a fourth switching unit directly connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and the current source and connected at its gate with the third scan line, wherein the fourth switching unit selects a reference current applied to the current source,
wherein the third and fourth switching units are of a same transistor type and forms a current mirror circuit.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the driving thin film transistor and the first to fourth switches are P-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors.
3. An organic light-emitting display comprising:
a data driver that supplies a data signal through a data line;
a scan driver that supplies a scan signal through a scan line; and
an organic light-emitting device disposed at an intersection of the data line and the scan line, and the organic light-emitting device emitting light corresponding to a signal current,
the organic light-emitting device including:
a light emitting diode that emits light by a signal current;
a driving thin film transistor connected between a source voltage and the light emitting diode and connected at its drain to the light emitting diode and a current source, and the driving thin film transistor that supplies the signal current to the light emitting diode depending on display data;
a storage capacitor connected between the source voltage and a gate of the driving thin film transistor, and that stores the display data depending on a display data signal;
a first switching unit connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and a data driver and connected at its gate with a first scan line, wherein the first switching unit selects the data signal;
a second switching unit connected between the gate and the drain of the driving thin film transistor and connected at its gate with a second scan line, wherein the second switching unit drives the driving thin film transistor;
a third switching unit directly connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and the light emitting diode and connected at its gate with a third scan line and a source connected to the source voltage, wherein the third switching unit selects the signal current applied to the light emitting diode; and
a fourth switching unit directly connected between the drain of the driving thin film transistor and the current source and connected at its gate with the third scan line, wherein the fourth switching unit selects a reference current applied to the current source,
wherein the third and fourth switching units are of a same transistor type and forms a current mirror circuit.
4. The display of claim 3 , wherein the driving thin film transistor and the first to fourth switches are P-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors.