Display device and electronic system utilizing the same
View Patent ↗A display device including a pixel unit, a selection unit, and a control unit is disclosed. The pixel unit includes a driving transistor and a capacitor. The driving transistor includes a gate and a source. The capacitor is coupled between the gate and the source. The selection unit selectively transmits a first voltage or a second voltage to the driving transistor. The control unit controls the selection unit and receives the voltage of the source.
1. A display device, comprising:
a pixel unit comprising:
a driving transistor comprising a gate and a source; and
a capacitor coupled between the gate and the source;
a selection unit selectively transmitting a first voltage or a second voltage to the driving transistor, wherein the selection unit transmits the first voltage to the gate and the source during a first period and transmits the second voltage to the gate during a second period; and
a control unit controlling the selection unit and receiving the voltage of the source, wherein the control unit comprises a source driver receiving the voltage of the source during the second period,
wherein the source driver originates a data signal according to the voltage of the source during the second period,
wherein the voltage of the source and the voltage of the gate are equal to the first voltage during the first period, and
wherein the first and the second periods are successive.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit detects the voltage of the source during the second period.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pixel unit comprises:
a switching transistor transmitting one of the first and the second voltage to the gate, wherein the switching transistor transmits the first voltage during the first period and transmits the second voltage during the second period.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the driving transistor is a P-type transistor and the switching transistor is an N-type transistor.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein one terminal of the switching transistor is directly connected to the gate of the driving transistor.
6. An electronic system, comprising:
a display device as in claim 1 , displaying an image according to a power signal.
7. The electronic system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the control unit receives the voltage of the source during the second period.
8. The electronic system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the external power is an alternating current signal and the power signal is a direct current signal.
9. The electronic system as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a battery providing the power signal.
10. The electronic system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the electronic system is a personal digital assistant, a cellular phone, a digital camera, a television, a global positioning system, a car display, an avionics display, a digital photo frame, a notebook computer, or a personal computer.