Organic light-emitting display apparatus

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of sub-pixel groups,

wherein at least one of the sub-pixel groups includes:

a plurality of first sub-pixels to emit a first color of light;

a plurality of second sub-pixels to emit a second color of light; and

a dummy pixel between the plurality of first sub-pixels and the plurality of second sub-pixels, the dummy pixel including a first dummy driving transistor to be connected to a first one or a second one of the first sub-pixels under different conditions and a second dummy driving transistor to be connected to a first one or a second one of the second sub-pixels under different conditions.

2. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the first dummy driving transistor is to be connected to the first one of the first sub-pixels when the first one of the first sub-pixels is defective, and to the second one of the first sub-pixels when the second one of the first sub-pixels is defective, and

the second dummy driving transistor is to be connected to the first one of the second sub-pixels when the first one of the second sub-pixels is defective, and to the second one of the second sub-pixels when the second one of the second sub-pixels is defective.

3. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first sub-pixels includes a first light-emitting device to emit a first color of light and a first sub-pixel circuit that is detachably connected to the first light-emitting device,

each of the second sub-pixels includes a second light-emitting device to emit a second color of light and a second sub-pixel circuit that is detachably connected to the second light-emitting device, and

the dummy pixel includes a dummy pixel circuit which includes the first dummy driving transistor to be connected to the first light-emitting device under different conditions and the second dummy driving transistor to be connected to the second light-emitting device under different conditions.

4. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:

the first sub-pixel circuit includes a first driving transistor having an aspect ratio that is substantially equal to an aspect ratio of the first dummy driving transistor, and

the second sub-pixel circuit includes a second driving transistor having an aspect ratio that is substantially equal to an aspect ratio of the second dummy driving transistor.

5. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit includes:

a switching transistor to transfer a data signal in response to a scan signal;

a capacitor to charge up to a voltage corresponding to the transferred data signal; and

the first driving transistor or the second driving transistor to transfer a driving current corresponding to a voltage charged in the capacitor to the first light-emitting device or the second light-emitting device.

6. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:

a pair of first lines passing between the plurality of first sub-pixels and the plurality of second sub-pixels; and

a pair of second lines passing between a pair of first sub-pixels among the plurality of first sub-pixels and between a pair of second sub-pixels among the plurality of second sub-pixels.

7. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the pair of first sub-pixels and the pair of second sub-pixels are symmetrical to each other around the pair of second lines.

8. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the plurality of first sub-pixels and the plurality of second sub-pixels are symmetrical to each other around the pair of first lines.

9. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the dummy pixel circuit includes a dummy switching transistor which includes a first terminal to be connected to a first one or a second one of the pair of first lines under different conditions and a second terminal to be connected to a first one or a second one of the pair of second lines under different conditions.

10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

when one of the pair of first sub-pixels or the pair of second sub-pixels is a defective sub-pixel, the defective sub-pixel includes a light-emitting device connected to the first dummy driving transistor or the second dummy driving transistor and a defective sub-pixel circuit separated from the light-emitting device.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the dummy switching transistor includes the first terminal connected to a first line connected to the defective sub-pixel circuit among the pair of first lines and the second terminal connected to a second line connected to the defective sub-pixel circuit among the pair of second lines.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the dummy pixel circuit includes:

a first dummy switching transistor including a first terminal to be connected to one of the pair of first lines and a second terminal to be connected a first one or a second one of the pair of second lines under different conditions; and

a second dummy switching transistor including a first terminal to be connected to the other of the pair of first lines and a second terminal to be connected to the first one or the second one of the pair of second lines under different conditions.

13. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:

the pair of first lines includes a first data line connected to the pair of first sub-pixels and a second data line connected to the pair of second sub-pixels, and

the pair of second lines includes a first scan line connected to one of the pair of first sub-pixels and one of the pair of second sub-pixels and a second scan line connected to the other of the pair of first sub-pixels and the other of the pair of second sub-pixels.

14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the dummy pixel circuit includes a dummy switching transistor which includes a control terminal to be connected to the first scan line or the second scan line under different conditions, and a connection terminal to be connected to the first data line or the second data line under different conditions.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the dummy pixel circuit includes:

a first dummy switching transistor including a control terminal to be connected to either of the first scan line or the second scan line under different conditions and a connection terminal connected to the first data line; and

a second dummy switching transistor including a control terminal to be connected to either of the first scan line or the second scan line under different conditions and a connection terminal connected to the second data line.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

a dummy pixel;

a first sub-pixel connected to a first data line; and

a second sub-pixel connected to a second data line;

wherein the dummy pixel includes a first dummy driving transistor to be connected to the first sub-pixel under a first condition and a second dummy driving transistor to be connected to the second sub-pixel under a second condition, and wherein the dummy pixel is in a region located between the first and second sub-pixels.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first data line is adjacent the second data line.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein:

the first condition is when the first sub-pixel is defective, and

the second condition is when the second sub-pixel is defective.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the dummy pixel is between the adjacent first and second data lines.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel emit light of different colors.