IP Library Granted Patent US 9,972,241
Granted Patent B2
US 9,972,241 · App. 14/942,028 · Granted May 15, 2018

Display device

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Patent No.
US 9,972,241
App. No.
14/942,028
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a pixel region in which plural pixels, each including a light emitting element, a capacitor, a drive transistor, and a switch transistor, are arranged in rows and columns; scanning lines; signal lines; and parasitic capacitance which occurs between a source node of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and a signal line among the signal lines, wherein when images having different grayscales are displayed in the pixels on adjacent rows which are a 1st-row pixel and a 2nd-row pixel, a difference between a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 1st-row pixel and a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 2nd-row pixel is less than a voltage value of one grayscale, the difference being represented by ΔVdata×Cad/(Cs+Cad+Coled).

Claims (29)

1. A display device comprising:

a pixel region in which plural pixels, each including a light emitting element, a capacitor, a drive transistor, and a switch transistor, are arranged in rows and columns;

scanning lines which supply the plural pixels with control signals for controlling an on-state and an off-state of the switch transistor of each of the plural pixels;

signal lines which supply the plural pixels with image signals for causing the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels to emit light having a desired luminance; and

parasitic capacitance which occurs between a source node of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and a signal line among the signal lines, wherein

a 0th-row pixel, a 1st-row pixel, and a 2nd-row pixel included in the plural pixels are connected to the signal line and supplied with a first image signal, a second image signal different from the first image signal, and the second image signal, respectively, and

a difference between a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 1st-row pixel and a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 2nd-row pixel is less than a voltage value of one grayscale, the difference being represented by:

Δ V data× Cad /( Cs+Cad+ Coled)

where ΔVdata denotes a difference between the first image signal supplied to the 0th-row pixel and the second image signal supplied to the 1st-row pixel, Cs denotes capacitance of the capacitor, Cad denotes the parasitic capacitance, and Coled denotes capacitance of the light emitting element.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the difference between the gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 1st-row pixel and the gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 2nd-row pixel is less than 5 mV and greater than 0 mV.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

an anode electrode of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and the signal lines do not overlap when the plural pixels are viewed in a plan view.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a conductive layer is disposed between the anode electrode of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and the signal lines.

5. A method of operating a display device, the display device including a pixel region, scanning lines, and signal lines, the pixel region including plural pixels arranged in rows and columns, the plural pixels each including a light emitting element, a capacitor, a drive transistor, and a switch transistor, the scanning lines being for supplying the plural pixels with control signals for controlling an on-state and an off-state of the switch transistor of each of the plural pixels, the signal lines being for supplying the plural pixels with image signals for causing the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels to emit light having a desired, the method comprising:

supplying a 0th-row pixel included in the plural pixels with a first image signal via a signal line from among the signal lines during a first time period;

supplying a 1st-row pixel included in the plural pixels with a second image signal via the signal line during a second time period, the second image signal being different from the first image signal; and

supplying a 2nd-row pixel included in the plural pixels with the second image signal via the signal line during a third time period,

wherein parasitic capacitance occurs between a source node of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and the signal line among the signal lines,

a difference between a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 1st-row pixel and a gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 2nd-row pixel is less than a voltage value of one grayscale, the difference being represented by:

Δ V data× Cad /( Cs+Cad+ Coled)

where ΔVdata denotes a difference between the first image signal supplied to the 0th-row pixel and the second image signal supplied to the 1st-row pixel, Cs denotes capacitance of the capacitor, Cad denotes the parasitic capacitance, and Coled denotes capacitance of the light emitting element.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

the difference between the gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 1st-row pixel and the gate-source voltage of the drive transistor of the 2nd-row pixel is less than 5 mV and greater than 0 mV.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

an anode electrode of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and the signal lines do not overlap when the plural pixels are viewed in a plan view.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein

a conductive layer is disposed between the anode electrode of the light emitting element of each of the plural pixels and the signal lines.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2015
From: TSUGE, HITOSHI
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 037049/0618 →