IP Library Granted Patent US 11,527,217
Granted Patent B2
US 11,527,217 · App. 15/631,123 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Display panel

Inventors: Geng-Fu Chang (Miao-Li County, TW); Tsau-Hua Hsieh (Miao-Li County, TW); Jui-Feng Ko (Miao-Li County, TW); Tung-Kai Liu (Miao-Li County, TW); Hirofumi Watsuda (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,527,217
App. No.
15/631,123
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel including a first current source and a first pixel unit is provided. The first pixel unit includes a first switch and a first light-emitting diode. The first switch is coupled to the first current source and receives a first scan signal. When the first scan signal is enabled, the first switch is turned on and receives a first current provided by the first current source. The first light-emitting diode is coupled to the first switch. When the first switch is turned on, the first current passes through the first light-emitting diode to turn on the first light-emitting diode.

Claims (67)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a data line;

a first current source coupled to the data line and receiving a first operation voltage;

a first pixel unit comprising:

a first switch coupled to the first current source and receiving a first scan signal, wherein when the first scan signal is enabled, the first switch is turned on and receives a first current provided by the first current source; and

a first light-emitting diode coupled to the first switch, wherein when the first switch is turned on, the first current passes through the first light-emitting diode to turn on the first light-emitting diode;

a discharge circuit directly connected to the data line to discharge a voltage of the data line;

a capacitor coupled to the first switch;

a P-type transistor comprising a source directly connected to the capacitor and a drain directly connected to an anode of the first light-emitting diode;

an N-type transistor comprising a drain directly connected to the capacitor and a source directly connected to a cathode of the first light-emitting diode and the data line; and

a second pixel unit adjacent to the first pixel unit comprising:

a second switch receiving a second scan signal, wherein when the second scan signal is enabled, the second switch is turned on; and

a second light-emitting diode coupled to the second switch, wherein when the second switch is turned on, a second current passes through the second light-emitting diode to turn on the second light-emitting diode, and when the first switch and the second switch are not turned on, the discharge circuit discharges the voltage of the data line,

wherein:

the discharge circuit provides a second operation voltage to the data line, and the second operation voltage is less than the first operation voltage, and a gate of the P-type transistor is coupled to a gate of the N-type transistor.

2. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a sensing element detecting brightness of the first light-emitting diode to generate a feedback signal.

3. The display panel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first current source adjusts the first current according to the feedback signal.

4. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a compensation circuit comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first switch, the second terminal is coupled to the first light-emitting diode, and the compensation circuit is configured to compensate for a threshold voltage of the first switch.

5. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled to the first switch.

6. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate; and

an insulating layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the insulating layer comprises a first indentation and a second indentation, the first light-emitting diode comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, the first indentation is configured to hold the first electrode, and the second indentation is configured to hold the second electrode.

7. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during a first period of a frame, the first switch is turned on and the first current passes through the first light-emitting diode, during a second period of the frame, the first switch is turned on and the second current passes through the first light-emitting diode, and the first current is the same as or different from the second current.

8. A display panel comprising:

a pixel unit comprising:

a first transmission switch receiving a first scan signal and a first selection signal;

a first storage element coupled to the first transmission switch;

a first luminous unit comprising:

a first switch coupled to the first storage element; and

a first light-emitting diode coupled to the first switch;

a second luminous unit coupled to the first light-emitting unit in parallel and comprising:

a second switch; and

a second light-emitting diode coupled to the second switch;

an emitting switch coupled to the first luminous unit and the second luminous unit and receiving an emitting signal to turn on one of the first light-emitting diode and the second light-emitting diode; and

a level set unit configured to provide a predetermined level to the emitting switch,

wherein:

the emitting switch is coupled between the level set unit and the first luminous unit, the first transmission switch is a first N-type transistor,

the level set unit comprises:

a second N-type transistor;

a third N-type transistor comprising a gate directly connected to a source of the second N-type transistor, a drain directly connected to the emitting switch; and

a second storage element directly connected between the gate of the third N-type transistor and a source of the third N-type transistor.

9. The display panel as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second luminous unit further comprises:

a third switch receiving the first scan signal and a second selection signal; and

a third storage element coupled to the third switch.

10. The display panel as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second N-type transistor comprises a gate directly connected to a gate of the first N-type transistor, and a drain receiving a data signal.

11. The display panel as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

an NOR circuit comprising a first input, a second input and an output, wherein the first input is coupled to the first storage element, and the output is coupled to the second switch.

12. The display panel as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second N-type transistor comprises a gate receiving a second scan signal and a drain receiving the first selection signal.

13. A display panel comprising:

at least one pixel unit comprising:

a first transistor comprising a first gate, a first drain and a first source, wherein the first gate receives a scan signal, and the first drain receives a data signal;

a second transistor comprising a second gate, a second drain and a second source, wherein the second gate is coupled to the first source, and the second drain receives a first operation voltage;

a storage element comprising two terminals, wherein one of the two terminals is coupled to the first source and another one of the two terminals is coupled to the second source;

a third transistor comprising a third gate, a third drain and a third source, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are N-type transistors, and the third transistor is a P-type transistor, the third gate receives an emitting signal, and the third source is coupled to the second source;

a light-emitting diode comprising an anode and a cathode, wherein the anode is coupled to the third drain, and the cathode receives a second operation voltage;

a sensing element detecting brightness of the light-emitting diode to generate a feedback signal; and

a controller electrically connected to the sensing element and configured to determine whether the brightness of the light-emitting diode is equal to a predetermined value according to the feedback signal, and to adjust the emitting signal in response to the brightness of the light-emitting diode not being equal to the predetermined value.

14. The display panel as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:

a controller comparing the feedback signal and a predetermined signal to generate a compared result and adjusting the data signal according to the compared result.

15. The display panel as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the light-emitting diode emits light with a carrier wave to drive an external device.

16. The display panel as claimed in claim 13 , wherein during a first period, the scan signal is enabled, the first transistor is turned on to charge the storage element, and the emitting signal is enabled to turn on the light-emitting diode,

during a second period, the emitting signal is enabled to turn on the light-emitting diode,

during a third period, the emitting signal is disabled to turn off the light-emitting diode, and

during a fourth period, the emitting signal is enabled to turn on the light-emitting diode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: CHANG, GENG-FU; HSIEH, TSAU-HUA; KO, JUI-FENG; LIU, TUNG-KAI; WATSUDA, HIROFUMI
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042794/0663 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710005452.2 · Jan 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62355392 · Jun 28, 2016
Related Publication 20170372677A1 · Dec 28, 2017
Cited By (1)
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