IP Library Granted Patent US 8,102,387
Granted Patent B2
US 8,102,387 · App. 12/314,422 · Granted Jan 24, 2012

Image display device

Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.; Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,102,387
App. No.
12/314,422
Granted
Jan 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel.

Claims (55)

1. An image display device comprising:

a gate drive circuit; and

pixels, each of which comprises a light emitting device, a pixel capacitor, a drive transistor, a reset transistor, and a light-on transistor;

wherein a signal line is connected through the pixel capacitor to a gate of the drive transistor;

a source of the drive transistor is connected to a power supply line;

a drain of the drive transistor is connected to one end of the light emitting device through a source-drain path of the light-on transistor;

a gate of the light-on transistor is connected to a light-on line;

the other end of the light emitting device is connected to a common terminal; a source-drain path of the reset transistor is connected between the gate and the drain of the drive transistor;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to a reset line; and

during a write period, a signal voltage is inputted into the signal lines, the gate drive circuit controls the reset line and the light-on line so that reset transistor is turned ON after the light-on transistor is turned ON, and then the reset transistor is turned OFF after the light-on transistor is turned OFF.

2. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein the drive transistor is made of a p-channel MOS transistor.

3. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein a gate of the reset transistor is connected to a reset line; and

a gate of the light-on transistor is connected to a light-on line.

4. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein during a light-on period, the light-on transistor is turned ON.

5. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein during a light-on period, the light-on transistor is turned ON, and either one of a symmetry triangular waveform, an asymmetrical triangular waveform, a non-linear triangular waveform, and plural triangular waveforms is inputted into the signal line.

6. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein a pixel capacitor, a drive transistor, a reset transistor, a light-on transistor are made of low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFTs on either one of a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, a transparent plastic substrate, and a non-transparent substrate.

7. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein the signal voltage is either one of an analog voltage and a discrete gradation voltage.

8. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein a light emitting device is either one of a OLED, an inorganic diode, and an illuminant.

9. The image display device according claim 1 :

wherein a ratio of the light-on period is set to either one of 70%, 50%, 30%, and 10% of a frame period.

10. An image display device comprising:

a gate drive circuit; and

pixels, each of which comprises a light emitting device, a pixel capacitor, a drive transistor, a reset transistor, and a light-on transistor;

wherein a signal line is connected through the pixel capacitor to a gate of the drive transistor;

a source of the drive transistor is connected to a power supply line;

a drain of the drive transistor is connected to one end of the light emitting device through a source-drain path of the light-on transistor;

a gate of the light-on transistor is connected to a light-on line;

the other end of the light emitting device is connected to a common terminal;

a source-drain path of the reset transistor is connected between the gate and the drain of the drive transistor;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to a reset line; and

during a write period, the gate drive circuit controls the reset line and the light-on line so that reset transistor is turned ON after the light-on transistor is turned ON, and then the reset transistor is turned OFF after the light-on transistor is turned OFF.

11. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein the drive transistor is made of a p-channel MOS transistor.

12. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein a gate of the reset transistor is connected to a reset line; and

a gate of the light-on transistor is connected to a light-on line.

13. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein during a light-on period, the light-on transistor is turned ON.

14. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein during a light-on period, the light on transistor is turned ON, and either one of a symmetry triangular waveform, an asymmetrical triangular waveform, a non-linear triangular waveform, and plural triangular waveforms is inputted into the signal line.

15. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein a pixel capacitor, a drive transistor, a reset transistor, a light-on transistor are made of low temperature polycrystalline silicon TFTs on either one of a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, a transparent plastic substrate, and a non-transparent substrate.

16. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein the signal voltage is either one of an analog voltage and a discrete gradation voltage.

17. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein a light emitting device is either one of a OLED, an inorganic diode, and an illuminant.

18. The image display device according claim 10 :

wherein a ratio of the light-on period is set to either one of 70%, 50%, 30%, and 10% of a frame period.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2018
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.; JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046988/0801 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027482/0140 →
ATTACHED ARE (1) THE COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENTS IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF AND (2) THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPANY SPLIT DOCUMENT IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH TOGETHER CONVEY 50% OWNERSHIP OF THE REGISTERED PATENTS AS LISTED IN THE ATTACHED TO EACH OF THE RECEIVING PARTIES (SEE PAGE 10, EXHIBIT 2-1, SECTION 1 OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE COMPANY SPLIT PLAN.) Recorded Dec 13, 2011
From: HITACHI, DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027615/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2010
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024928/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2008
From: AKIMOTO, HAJIME; MIKAMI, YOSHIROU; KINUGAWA, KIYOSHIGE; NISHITANI, SHIGEYUKI; SHIBA, TAKEO
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 022028/0564 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2001-312116 · Oct 10, 2001 · national
Continuity (3)
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