Display device and driving method thereof
View Patent ↗A display device and a driving method therefor includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, pluralities of first and second data lines extending in a column direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of charge control lines extending in the row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of gate connection lines connected to at least two adjacent gate lines, respectively, and a plurality of charge connection lines connected to at least two adjacent charge control lines, respectively.
1. A display device, comprising:
a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a first direction, a third unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the first direction, a fourth unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fifth unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the second direction;
a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel;
a third gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the third unit pixel;
a gate connection line connected to the first gate line and the second gate line;
a first data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the third unit pixel;
a second data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a third data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fifth unit pixel;
a fourth data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fourth unit pixel;
a first charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel; and
a charge connection line connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line,
wherein the second data line and the third data line are disposed between the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the fifth unit pixel is adjacent to the fourth unit pixel in the first direction.
3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprises a storage line configured to receive a common voltage.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first unit pixel and
the second unit pixel comprises a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel,
wherein the first charge control line and the second charge control line are connected to the second sub pixel of the first unit pixel and the second sub pixel of the second unit pixel, respectively.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first unit pixel, the
second unit pixel, the fourth unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel comprises a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel,
wherein the first charge control line is connected to the second sub pixel of the first unit pixel and the second sub pixel of the fourth unit pixel, and
wherein the second charge control line is connected to the second sub pixel of the second unit pixel and the second sub pixel of the fifth unit pixel.
6. A display device, comprising:
a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a first direction, a third unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the first direction, a fourth unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fifth unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the second direction;
a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel;
a third gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the third unit pixel;
a gate connection line connected to the first gate line and the second gate line;
a first data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the third unit pixel;
a second data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a third data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fifth unit pixel;
a fourth data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fourth unit pixel;
a first charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel; and
a charge connection line connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line,
wherein the gate connection line receives a first voltage, and
wherein the charge connection line receives a second voltage only after the first voltage is applied to the gate connection line.
7. A display device, comprising:
a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a first direction, and a third unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the first direction;
a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel;
a second gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a third gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the third unit pixel;
a gate connection line connected to the first gate line and the second gate line;
a first data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the third unit pixel;
a second data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a first charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel;
a second charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel; and
a charge connection line connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line,
wherein the gate connection line receives a first voltage, and
wherein the charge connection line receives a second voltage only after the first voltage is applied to the gate connection line.
8. The display device of claim 7 , further comprises a storage line configured to receive a common voltage.
9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein each of the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel comprises a first sub pixel and a second sub pixel,
wherein the first charge control line and the second charge control line are connected to the second sub pixel of the first unit pixel and the second sub pixel of the second unit pixel, respectively.
10. A display device, comprising:
a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a first direction, a third unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the first direction, a fourth unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fifth unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the second direction;
a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel;
a third gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the third unit pixel;
a gate connection line connected to the first gate line and the second gate line;
a first data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the third unit pixel;
a second data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a third data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fifth unit pixel;
a fourth data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the fourth unit pixel;
a first charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel;
a second charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel; and
a charge connection line connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line,
wherein the first charge control line is directly connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel,
wherein the second charge control line is directly connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel, and
wherein the charge connection line is directly connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line.
11. A display device, comprising:
a first unit pixel, a second unit pixel adjacent to the first unit pixel in a first direction, and a third unit pixel adjacent to the second unit pixel in the first direction;
a first gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel;
a second gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a third gate line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the third unit pixel;
a gate connection line connected to the first gate line and the second gate line;
a first data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel and the third unit pixel;
a second data line extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel;
a first charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the first unit pixel;
a second charge control line extending in the second direction and electrically connected to the second unit pixel; and
a charge connection line connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line,
wherein the first charge control line is directly connected to the first unit pixel and the fourth unit pixel,
wherein the second charge control line is directly connected to the second unit pixel and the fifth unit pixel, and
wherein the charge connection line is directly connected to the first charge control line, the second charge control line and the third gate line.