Drive circuit, display device, and drive method
View Patent ↗A drive circuit for a light emitting element which can correct a threshold voltage of a drive transistor between two reference voltages without a reset power supply. The drive circuit includes a light emitting element, a drive transistor for controlling an amount of current, a first switching element that is arranged between the light emitting element and the drive transistor, a second switching element that is arranged between the drive transistor and the second reference voltage, a third switching element that is arranged between a gate, and one of a source and a drain of the drive transistor, a fourth switching element that is connected to the other of the source and the drain of the drive transistor, and controls input of signal voltage, and a first capacitor connected to the gate of the drive transistor.
1. A drive circuit, comprising:
a first line that is connected to a first reference voltage;
a second line that is connected to a second reference voltage higher than the first reference voltage;
a light emitting element that is arranged between the first line and the second line, and emits a light by allowing a current to flow therein;
a drive transistor that is arranged between the light emitting element and the second line, for controlling the amount of current flowing into the light emitting element;
a first switching element that is arranged between the light emitting element and the drive transistor;
a second switching element that is arranged between the drive transistor and the second line;
a third switching element that is arranged between a gate of the drive transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the drive transistor;
a fourth switching element that is connected to another of the source and the drain of the drive transistor, and controls an input of a signal voltage;
a first capacitor having one end connected to the gate of the drive transistor; and
a second capacitor that is arranged between the gate of the drive transistor and a terminal on the first line side out of the source and the drain of the drive transistor.
2. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the first switching element and the third switching element is a p-type transistor, and another thereof is an n-type transistor.
3. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the second switching element and the fourth switching element is a p-type transistor, and another thereof is an n-type transistor.
4. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein a gate of the first switching element and a gate of the third switching element are connected to a first control line.
5. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein a gate of the second switching element and a gate of the fourth switching element are connected to a second control line.
6. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the third switching element comprises a transistor having a multi-gate structure.
7. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fourth switching element comprises a transistor having a multi-gate structure.
8. A display device comprising a display unit in which a plurality of the drive circuits according to claim 1 are arrayed.
9. A drive circuit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first capacitor has another end connected to a constant voltage.
10. A drive circuit according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first capacitor has the other end connected to the second reference voltage.
11. A drive method for a drive circuit including:
a first line that is connected to a first reference voltage;
a second line that is connected to a second reference voltage higher than the first reference voltage;
a light emitting element that is arranged between the first line and the second line, and emits a light by allowing a current to flow therein;
a drive transistor that is arranged between the light emitting element and the second line, for controlling the amount of current flowing into the light emitting element;
a first switching element that is arranged between the light emitting element and the drive transistor;
a second switching element that is arranged between the drive transistor and the second line;
a third switching element that is arranged between a gate of the drive transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the drive transistor;
a fourth switching element that is connected between to another of the source and the drain of the drive transistor, and controls an input of a signal voltage;
a first capacitor having one end connected to the gate of the drive transistor;
a second capacitor that is arranged between the gate of the drive transistor, and a terminal on the first line side out of the source and the drain of the drive transistor, the drive method comprising:
resetting the drive transistor by supplying a reset voltage to the gate of the drive transistor in a reset period in which the first switching element and the fourth switching element are in an off-state, the second switching element and the third switching element are in an on-state.
12. A drive method for the drive circuit according to claim 11 , the drive method further comprising:
writing a display signal to the drive circuit by supplying the signal voltage to the other of the source and the drain of the drive transistor in a signal write period in which the first switching element and the second switching element are in the off-state, the third switching element and the third switching element are in the on-state.
13. A drive method for the drive circuit according to claim 11 ,
wherein the first switching element and the third switching element are controlled by a first control line and operate exclusively each other, and
the second switching element and the fourth switching element are controlled by a second control line and operate exclusively each other.