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Granted Patent B2
US 10,650,739 · App. 15/704,578 · Granted May 12, 2020

Pixel and organic light emitting display device having the same

Inventors: Dongwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghwan Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyoungju Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Cheol-Gon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sang-Uk Lim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,650,739
App. No.
15/704,578
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, first to third transistors, a storage capacitor, and a first capacitor. The second transistor includes a gate electrode receiving a first scan signal, a first electrode receiving a data signal, and a second electrode connected to a first electrode of the first transistor. The third transistor includes a gate electrode receiving a second scan signal, a first electrode connected to a second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The storage capacitor includes a first electrode receiving a power voltage and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor. The first capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode receiving the power voltage.

Claims (43)

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes:

an organic light emitting diode (OLED);

a first transistor including a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first transistor being a driving transistor which controls a current flowing into the OLED based on a data signal;

a second transistor including a gate electrode receiving a first scan signal, a first electrode receiving the data signal, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor;

a third transistor including a gate electrode receiving a second scan signal, a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor;

a storage capacitor including a first electrode receiving a first power voltage and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor; and

a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode receiving the first power voltage.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first transistor and the third transistor are metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors, and

a channel type of the first transistor is different from a channel type of the third transistor.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second transistor and the third transistor are MOS transistors, and

a channel type of the second transistor is different from a channel type of the third transistor, and wherein

the second scan signal is a signal that is the first scan signal inverted.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels further includes:

a fourth transistor including a gate electrode receiving a third scan signal, a first electrode receiving an initialization voltage that differs from the first power voltage, and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor;

a fifth transistor including a gate electrode receiving an emission control signal, a first electrode receiving the first power voltage, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor;

a sixth transistor including a gate electrode receiving the emission control signal, a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to a first electrode of the OLED; and

a seventh transistor including a gate electrode receiving a fourth scan signal, a first electrode receiving the initialization voltage, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the OLED.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 4 ,

wherein the first transistor, the fifth transistor, and the sixth transistor are p-channel MOS transistors, and

wherein the fourth transistor and the seventh transistor are n-channel MOS transistors.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 4 ,

wherein the first transistor is a p-channel MOS transistor, and

wherein the second through seventh transistors are n-channel MOS transistors.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels further includes:

a second capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 7 , wherein a first capacitance of the first capacitor is larger than a second capacitance of the second capacitor.

9. A pixel comprising:

an organic light emitting diode (OLED);

a first transistor including a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first transistor being a driving transistor which controls a current flowing into the OLED based on a data signal;

a second transistor including a gate electrode receiving a first scan signal, a first electrode receiving the data signal, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode of the first transistor;

a third transistor including a gate electrode receiving a second scan signal, a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor;

a storage capacitor including a first electrode receiving a first power voltage and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor; and

a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode receiving the first power voltage.

10. The pixel of claim 9 , wherein

the first transistor and the third transistor are metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors, and

a channel type of the first transistor is different from a channel type of the third transistor.

11. The pixel of claim 9 ,

wherein the second transistor and the third transistor are MOS transistors, and

a channel type of the second transistor is different from a channel type of the third transistor, and

wherein the second scan signal is a signal that is the first scan signal inverted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2017
From: KIM, DONGWOO; KIM, SUNGHWAN; SHIN, KYOUNGJU; LEE, CHEOL-GON; LIM, SANG-UK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0040936 · Mar 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180286307A1 · Oct 4, 2018
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