IP Library Granted Patent US 8,773,406
Granted Patent B2
US 8,773,406 · App. 11/790,658 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Organic electroluminescent display

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Patent No.
US 8,773,406
App. No.
11/790,658
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescent display that can prevent decreases in an average luminance of an organic electroluminescent element thereof includes: a data line to supply a data signal; a scan line to supply a scan signal; a first switching element having a control electrode electrically coupled to the scan line, to transfer the data signal from the data line; a first driving transistor having a control electrode electrically coupled to the first switching element, to control a driving current of a first voltage line; a first capacitive element having a first electrode electrically coupled to the first voltage line and having a second electrode electrically coupled to a control electrode of the first driving transistor; an organic electroluminescent element, electrically coupled to the first driving transistor and a third voltage line, to display an image in response to a current supplied from the first driving transistor; and a second voltage line to supply a reverse bias voltage of a second voltage line to the organic electroluminescent element.

Claims (11)

1. An organic electroluminescent display comprising:

a data driver sequentially supplying a data signal through a plurality of data lines;

a scan driver sequentially supplying a scan signal through a plurality of scan lines, the plurality of scan lines comprising a current scan line and a prior scan line;

a first switching element including a control electrode, electrically coupled to the current scan line, to transfer the data signal from the data line;

a first driving transistor including a control electrode, electrically coupled to the first switching element, to control a driving current of a first voltage line;

a first capacitive element including a first electrode electrically coupled to the first voltage line and a second electrode electrically coupled to a control electrode of the first driving transistor;

an organic electroluminescent element, electrically coupled to the first driving transistor and to a third volfage line, to display an image in response to being supplied with a current from the first driving transistor;

a second voltage line to supply a reverse bias voltage from a second voltage line to the organic electroluminescent element; and

a second switching element driven by signals from the prior scan time, the second switching element including a first electrode electrically coupled between the first driving transistor and the organic electroluminescent element, and a second electrode electrically coupled to the second voltage line;

wherein the second switching element further includes a control electrode electrically coupled to and having a conductive state directly responsive to the prior scan line.

2. The organic electroluminescent display of claim 1 , wherein a voltage of the second voltage line is less than that of the third voltage line.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029124/0026 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022034/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2007
From: YANG, SUN A; CHOI, BYOUNG DEOG
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Reel/Frame 019266/0193 →