Pixel circuit, driving circuit, light emitting apparatus, electronic apparatus and driving method of pixel circuit
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a pixel circuit including a light emitting element having one terminal and the other terminal, a driving transistor that supplies a driving current to the one terminal of the light emitting element, a first power line electrically connected to the other terminal of the light emitting element and receiving a first potential, a control transistor provided between a second power line, which receives a second potential, and a source of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a control signal through a control line, a first capacitor provided between the second power line and a gate of the driving transistor, a second capacitor provided between the gate and the source of the driving transistor, and a select transistor provided between a data line, which receives a data potential, and the gate of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a scanning signal through a scanning line.
1. A pixel circuit comprising:
a light emitting element having one terminal and an other terminal;
a driving transistor that supplies a driving current to the one terminal of the light emitting element;
a first power line electrically connected to the other terminal of the light emitting element and receiving a first potential;
a control transistor provided between a second power line, which receives a second potential, and a source of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a control signal through a control line;
a first capacitor provided between the second power line and a gate of the driving transistor;
a second capacitor directly connected to the gate of the driving transistor, and provided between the gate and the source of the driving transistor; and
a select transistor provided between a data line, which receives a data potential, and the gate of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a scanning signal through a scanning line.
2. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the driving transistor, the control transistor and the select transistor include the same channel type transistor.
3. A driving circuit that drives the pixel circuit according to claim 1 , the driving circuit comprising:
a first unit that generates a scanning signal to supply a scanning line with the scanning signal;
a second unit that generates a control signal to supply a control line with the control signal; and
a third unit that generates a data potential to supply a data line with the data potential,
wherein in a first period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential,
in a second period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential, and
in a third period, after the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
4. A driving circuit that drives the pixel circuit according to claim 1 , the driving circuit comprising:
a first unit that generates a scanning signal to supply a scanning line with the scanning signal;
a second unit that generates a control signal to supply a control line with the control signal; and
a third unit that generates a data potential to supply a data line with the data potential,
wherein in a first period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, and the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on,
in a second period, after the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential, and
in a third period, after the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
5. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 3 .
6. An electronic apparatus comprising the light emitting apparatus according to claim 5 .
7. A driving method of a pixel circuit, which comprises a light emitting element having one terminal and the other terminal, a driving transistor that supplies a driving current to the one terminal of the light emitting element, a first power line electrically connected to the other terminal of the light emitting element and receiving a first potential, a control transistor provided between a second power line, which receives a second potential, and a source of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a control signal through a control line, a first capacitor provided between the second power line and a gate of the driving transistor, a second capacitor directly connected to the gate of the driving transistor, and provided between the gate and the source of the driving transistor, and a select transistor provided between a data line, which receives a data potential, and the gate of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a scanning signal through a scanning line, the driving method comprising:
in a first period, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on, and supplying the data line with the data potential;
in a second period, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, and supplying the data line with the data potential; and
in a third period, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, and then supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
8. A driving method of a pixel circuit, which comprises a light emitting element having one terminal and the other terminal, a driving transistor that supplies a driving current to the one terminal of the light emitting element, a first power line electrically connected to the other terminal of the light emitting element and receiving a first potential, a control transistor provided between a second power line, which receives a second potential, and a source of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a control signal through a control line, a first capacitor provided between the second power line and a gate of the driving transistor, a second capacitor directly connected to the gate of the driving transistor, and provided between the gate and the source of the driving transistor, and a select transistor provided between a data line, which receives a data potential, and the gate of the driving transistor, and having a gate that receives a scanning signal through a scanning line, the driving method comprising:
in a first period, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, and supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on;
in a second period, supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, and supplying the data line with the data potential; and
in a third period, supplying the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, and then supplying the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
9. A driving circuit that drives the pixel circuit according to claim 2 , the driving circuit comprising:
a first unit that generates a scanning signal to supply a scanning line with the scanning signal;
a second unit that generates a control signal to supply a control line with the control signal; and
a third unit that generates a data potential to supply a data line with the data potential,
wherein in a first period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential,
in a second period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential, and
in a third period, after the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
10. A driving circuit that drives the pixel circuit according to claim 2 , the driving circuit comprising:
a first unit that generates a scanning signal to supply a scanning line with the scanning signal;
a second unit that generates a control signal to supply a control line with the control signal; and
a third unit that generates a data potential to supply a data line with the data potential,
wherein in a first period, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, and the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on,
in a second period, after the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned off, the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned on, and the third unit supplies the data line with the data potential, and
in a third period, after the first unit supplies the scanning line with the scanning signal to allow the select transistor to be turned off, the second unit supplies the control line with the control signal to allow the control transistor to be turned on.
11. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 4 .
12. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 10 .
13. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 3 ,
wherein the driving transistor, the control transistor and the select transistor include the same channel type transistor.
14. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 9 .
15. A light emitting apparatus comprising:
the driving circuit according to claim 4 ,
wherein the driving transistor, the control transistor and the select transistor include the same channel type transistor.