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Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,126 · App. 15/578,257 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Pixel compensation circuit

Inventor: Xue Li (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,490,126
App. No.
15/578,257
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel compensation circuit is provided, and includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light emitting device.

Claims (34)

1. A pixel compensation circuit, comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light emitting device;

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first control signal terminal, a source of the first transistor is electrically connected to a reference voltage terminal and a source of the third transistor, a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the storage capacitor and a source of the fifth transistor;

wherein a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, a source of the second transistor is electrically connected to a data voltage terminal, a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a drain of the fifth transistor and a gate of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a source of the sixth transistor and a drain of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a second control signal terminal, a source of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a first voltage terminal, a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the storage capacitor and a source of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a third control signal terminal;

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a fourth control signal terminal, a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to an anode of the light emitting device;

wherein a cathode of the light emitting device is electrically connected to a second voltage terminal;

wherein light emitting current flowing through the light emitting device is independent of a threshold voltage of a thin film transistor and a first voltage outputted from the first voltage terminal; and

wherein a combination of a first control signal outputted from the first control signal terminal, a second control signal outputted from the second control signal terminal, a third control signal outputted from the third control signal terminal, and a fourth control signal outputted from the fourth control signal terminal corresponds to a reset phase, a compensation phase, a coupling phase, and a light emitting phase in sequence.

2. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, and the seventh transistor are P-type transistors.

3. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are N-type transistors while the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, and the seventh transistor are P-type transistors.

4. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first control signal terminal is electrically connected to the third control signal terminal.

5. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during the reset phase, the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are in a conducting state while the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

6. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during the compensation phase, the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are in a conducting state while the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

7. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during the coupling phase, the fourth transistor and the fifth transistor are in a conducting state while the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

8. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during the light emitting phase, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, and the sixth transistor are in a conducting state while the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are in an off state.

9. A pixel compensation circuit, comprising: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, a storage capacitor, and a light emitting device;

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first control signal terminal, a source of the first transistor is electrically connected to a reference voltage terminal and a source of the third transistor, a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the storage capacitor and a source of the fifth transistor;

wherein a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, a source of the second transistor is electrically connected to a data voltage terminal, a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a drain of the fifth transistor and a gate of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a source of the sixth transistor and a drain of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a second control signal terminal, a source of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a first voltage terminal, a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to a second of the storage capacitor and a source of the seventh transistor;

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a third control signal terminal;

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a fourth control signal terminal, a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to an anode of the light emitting device; and

wherein a cathode of the light emitting device is electrically connected to a second voltage terminal.

10. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, and the seventh transistor are P-type transistors.

11. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are N-type transistors while the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, the sixth transistor, and the seventh transistor are P-type transistors.

12. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first control signal terminal is electrically connected to the third control signal terminal.

13. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein light emitting current flowing through the light emitting device is independent of a threshold voltage of a thin film transistor and a first voltage outputted from the first voltage terminal.

14. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a combination of a first control signal outputted from the first control signal terminal, a second control signal outputted from the second control signal terminal, a third control signal outputted from the third control signal terminal, and a fourth control signal outputted from the fourth control signal terminal corresponds to a reset phase, a compensation phase, a coupling phase, and a light emitting phase in sequence.

15. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein during the reset phase, the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are in a conducting state while the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

16. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein during the compensation phase, the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are in a conducting state while the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

17. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein during the coupling phase, the fourth transistor and the fifth transistor are in a conducting state while the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the sixth transistor are in an off state.

18. The pixel compensation circuit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein during the light emitting phase, the fourth transistor, the fifth transistor, and the sixth transistor are in a conducting state while the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are in an off state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: LI, XUE
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044255/0606 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0609595 · Jul 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190035330A1 · Jan 31, 2019
Cited By (1)
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