Active matrix organic light emitting display

1. An organic light emitting display comprising:

an organic light emitting display panel comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image;

a switching unit for selecting and outputting a first source power or a second source power as a first reference power;

a comparator for comparing the first reference power with the second source power and outputting a difference value between the first reference power and the second source power;

an adder for adding the difference value to an initial second reference power to output a second reference power, such that a voltage level of the second reference power is changed when a voltage level of the first reference power is changed; and

a gamma voltage generator for generating plural gamma voltages to be utilized for displaying the image on the organic light emitting display panel by utilizing the first and second reference powers.

2. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply coupled to the switching unit and the organic light emitting display panel, the power supply for supplying the first source power to the switching unit and the organic light emitting display panel.

3. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , wherein the power supply further supplies the organic light emitting display panel with power having a voltage level that is lower than the voltage level of the first source power.

4. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , further comprising a timing controller coupled to the power supply, wherein the timing controller outputs an enable signal, thereby allowing the power supply to output the first source power.

5. The organic light emitting display of claim 4 , wherein the switching unit initially outputs the second source power as the first reference power and then outputs the first source power as the first reference power in response to a control signal of the timing controller.

6. The organic light emitting display of claim 4 , further comprising:

a shift register coupled to the timing controller and configured to receive digital image data sequentially;

a latch coupled to the shift register and configured to store one line of the digital image data for a time period; and

a digital-analog converter electrically coupled to the gamma voltage generator and the latch, the digital-analog converter for outputting analog image data corresponding to the digital image data to the organic light emitting display panel by utilizing the gamma voltages corresponding to the digital image data.

7. The organic light emitting display of claim 6 , wherein the switching unit, the comparator, the shift register, the digital-analog converter and the timing controller are integrally formed in one driver IC.

8. The organic light emitting display of claim 2 , wherein the second source power and the initial second reference power are powers that are level-shifted by a power source different from the power supply.

9. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage regulator between the switching unit and the comparator, wherein the voltage regulator stabilizes the second source power and supplies the second source power to the switching unit and the comparator.

10. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage regulator between the switching unit and the gamma voltage generator, where the voltage regulator stabilizes the first reference power.

11. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the first reference power has a voltage level that is higher than the voltage level of the second reference power.

12. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein when the voltage level of the first reference power is increased, the adder increases the voltage level of the second reference power by an increased amount of the first reference power, and when the voltage level of the first reference power is decreased, the adder decreases the voltage level of the second reference power by a decreased amount of the first reference power.

13. The organic light emitting display of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting display panel further comprises a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines coupled to the plurality of pixels, wherein the gamma voltages are utilized to provide analog image data signals to the pixels through the data lines.

14. A method of driving an organic light emitting display, the method comprising:

selecting a first source power or a second source power to output as a first reference power;

comparing a voltage level of the first reference power supplied to a gamma voltage generator with a voltage level of the second source power; and

adding a difference between the voltage levels of the first reference power and the second source power to an initial second reference power to output a second reference power, such that a voltage level of the second reference power is changed when a voltage level of the first reference power is changed, and providing the second reference power to the gamma voltage generator, the gamma voltage generator generating plural gamma voltages to be utilized for displaying an image on the organic light emitting display by utilizing the first and second reference powers.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising applying the second source power to a voltage regulator to stabilize the second source power prior to comparing the second source power with the first reference power.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising applying the first reference power to a voltage regulator to stabilize the first reference power prior to applying the first reference power to the gamma voltage generator.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second source power is initially supplied as the first reference power when the organic light emitting display is turned on.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first source power is supplied as the first reference power in response to a control signal applied to a switching unit for selecting the first source power.