Display device and method for driving same having selection control wire for scanning wires and secondary data wire

1. A display device, comprising:

a plurality of display pixels arranged in a matrix;

a scanning wire arranged for every N rows (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) of the display pixels;

a selection control wire arranged for every row of the display pixels;

a main data wire arranged for every column of the display pixels;

a first switching element arranged at each intersection of the scanning wire and the main data wire; and

a secondary data wire arranged to correspond to each of first switching elements and connecting the display pixels belonging to the N rows in each column of the display pixels,

each of the display pixels including an organic electro-luminescence element, a drive transistor, and a capacitance element for maintaining a voltage corresponding to display data,

all display pixels that belong to the N rows including a second switching element, except one display pixel that does not include the second switching element,

the first switching element switching between conduction and non-conduction between the main data wire and the secondary data wire in accordance with a voltage of the scanning wire,

the second switching element switching between conduction and non-conduction between the secondary data wire and the capacitance element in accordance with a voltage of the selection control wire,

the display pixels being driven with a voltage drive scheme in which light is emitted with a luminance corresponding to a voltage applied to the main data wire, and

the first switching element switching between conduction and non-conduction between the main data wire and the capacitance element of the one display pixel in accordance with the voltage of the scanning wire.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the scanning wire and one selection control wire out of N selection control wires corresponding to the scanning wire are formed by a common scanning wire.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the N is 2.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the display pixels further has a fourth switching element connected to the organic electro-luminescence element, and

the organic electro-luminescence element is controlled not to emit light by subjecting the fourth switching element to a non-conductive state during writing period of writing in the capacitance element a voltage corresponding to display data.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the display pixels further has a fifth switching element switching between conduction and non-conduction between the capacitance element and the organic electro-luminescence element, and

the organic electro-luminescence element is controlled not to emit light by subjecting the fifth switching element to a non-conductive state during writing period of writing in the capacitance element a voltage corresponding to display data.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display pixel includes a pixel circuit that compensates a threshold of the drive transistor.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a third switching element that is connected between the first switching element and the secondary data wire and that applies a predetermined reference voltage to the secondary data wire.

8. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the third switching element is arranged between the main data wire and the secondary data wire.

9. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a threshold correction behavior of the drive transistor is implemented simultaneously in the display pixels belonging to the N rows.

10. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein each of the display pixels includes a third switching element that is connected between the first switching element and the secondary data wire and that applies a reference voltage to the secondary data wire.

11. A method for driving a display device, including a plurality of display pixels arranged in a matrix; a scanning wire arranged for every N rows (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) of the display pixels; a selection control wire arranged for every row of the display pixels; a main data wire arranged for every column of the display pixels; a first switching element arranged at each intersection of the scanning wire and the main data wire; and a secondary data wire arranged to correspond to each of first switching elements and connecting the display pixels belonging to the N rows in each column of the display pixels, each of the display pixels including an organic electro-luminescence element, a drive transistor, and a capacitance element for maintaining a voltage corresponding to display data, all display pixels that belong to the N rows including a second switching element, except one display pixel that does not include the second switching element,

the method comprising:

operating the capacitance element to maintain a voltage corresponding to display data by causing the first switching element to electrically connect the main data wire and the secondary data wire to each other in accordance with a voltage of the scanning wire and causing the second switching element to electrically connect the secondary data wire and the capacitance element to each other in accordance with a voltage of the selection control wire; and

driving the display pixels with a voltage drive scheme in which light is emitted with a luminance corresponding to a voltage applied to the main data wire,

wherein the first switching element switches between conduction and non-conduction between the main data wire and the capacitance element of the one display pixel in accordance with the voltage of the scanning wire.