IP Library Granted Patent US 11,088,235
Granted Patent B2
US 11,088,235 · App. 16/675,240 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

Display panel and display device for improving display effect

Inventors: Mengmeng Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xingyao Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Yue Li (Shanghai, CN); Shuai Yang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
H01L27/3262G09G3/3258H01L27/3211H01L27/3276G09G2300/0452G09G2310/08G09G2320/0233
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Patent No.
US 11,088,235
App. No.
16/675,240
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display device are provided. The resistance of a first equivalent resistor is set to be larger than the resistance of a second equivalent resistor so that voltage across the first equivalent resistor can be higher. In this way, when a second type of sub-pixel is driven to be lightened, and a first type of sub-pixel is driven not to be lightened, the first type of sub-pixel can be avoided from being lightened, due to the higher voltage across the first equivalent resistor despite leakages current, thus alleviating a display abnormality, and improving a display effect.

Claims (47)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a plurality of pixel elements and a first power supply line, wherein each of the plurality of pixel elements comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein each of the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit, and an anode of the light-emitting element is electrically connected with the first power supply line through the pixel circuit;

wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a first type of sub-pixels and a second type of sub-pixels, wherein a turn-on voltage of the light-emitting element in each of the first type of sub-pixels is lower than a turn-on voltage of the light-emitting element in each of the second type of sub-pixels; and

a first equivalent resistor between the anode of the light-emitting element in each of the first type of sub-pixels and the first power supply line, and a second equivalent resistor between the anode of the light-emitting element in each of the second type of sub-pixels and the first power supply line, wherein a resistance of the first equivalent resistor is larger than a resistance of the second equivalent resistor.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit comprises a plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected between the first power supply line and the anode of the light-emitting element;

wherein the resistance of the first equivalent resistor is a sum of resistances of active layers of all of the plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected between the first power supply line and the anode of the light-emitting element in one of the first type of sub-pixels; and

wherein the resistance of the second equivalent resistor is a sum of resistances of active layers of all of the plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected between the first power supply line and the anode of the light-emitting element in one of the second type of sub-pixels.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein an active layer of each of the plurality of thin film transistors comprises a channel area, and a source electrode area and a drain electrode area located respectively on two sides of the channel area;

wherein the resistance of the first equivalent resistor is a sum of resistances of source electrode areas and resistances of drain electrode areas of all of the plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected between the first power supply line and the anode of the light-emitting element in one of the first type of sub-pixels; and

wherein the resistance of the second equivalent resistor is a sum of resistances of the source electrode areas and resistances of drain electrode areas of all of the plurality of thin film transistors electrically connected between the first power supply line and the anode of the light-emitting element in one of the second type of sub-pixels.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the first type of sub-pixels comprise sub-pixels in a first color, and the second type of sub-pixels comprise sub-pixels in a third color; and

for at least one electrode area of the source electrode area and the drain electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in a same position in different sub-pixels, a resistance of the at least one electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the first color is larger than a resistance of the at least one electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the third color, and

a resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the first color is same as resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the third color.

5. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the first type of sub-pixels comprise sub-pixels in a second color, and the second type of sub-pixels comprise sub-pixels in a third color; and

for at least one electrode area of the source electrode area and the drain electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in a same position in different sub-pixels, a resistance of the electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the second color is larger than a resistance of the at least one electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the third color, and

a resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the second color is same as resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the third color.

6. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the first type of sub-pixels further comprise sub-pixels in a second color; and

the resistance of the at least one electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the second color is larger than a resistance of the at least one electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in the same position in each sub-pixel in the third color, and

the resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the second color is same as resistance of the other electrode area of the plurality of thin film transistors in each sub-pixel in the third color.

7. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of thin film transistors comprise a driver transistor, a first light-emitting control transistor, and a second light-emitting control transistor;

the first light-emitting control transistor has a source electrode area electrically connected with the first power supply line, and a drain electrode area electrically connected with a source electrode area of the driver transistor; and

the driver transistor has a drain electrode area electrically connected with a source electrode area of the second light-emitting control transistor, and the second light-emitting control transistor has a drain electrode area electrically connected with the anode of the light-emitting element.

8. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is larger than or equal to a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a length of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is larger than or equal to a length of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

9. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is larger than a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a length of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a length of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

10. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein a length of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is larger than a length of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

11. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein the sub-pixels in the first color are red sub-pixels, the sub-pixels in a second color are green sub-pixels, and the sub-pixels in the third color are blue sub-pixels.

12. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is larger than or equal to a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a length of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is larger than or equal to a length of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

13. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is larger than a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a length of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a length of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

14. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein a length of the at least one electrode area with a larger resistance is larger than a length of the at least one electrode area with a smaller resistance;

a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a cross-sectional area of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance; and

a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the larger resistance is the same as a resistivity of the at least one electrode area with the smaller resistance.

15. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the sub-pixels in a first color are red sub-pixels, the sub-pixels in the second color are green sub-pixels, and the sub-pixels in the third color are blue sub-pixels.

16. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, wherein:

the display panel comprises a plurality of pixel elements and a first power supply line, wherein each of the plurality of pixel elements comprises a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit, and an anode of the light-emitting element is electrically connected with the first power supply line through the pixel circuit;

the plurality of sub-pixels comprise a first type of sub-pixels and a second type of sub-pixels, wherein a turn-on voltage of the light-emitting element in each of the first type of sub-pixels is lower than a turn-on voltage of the light-emitting element in each of the second type of sub-pixels; and

a first equivalent resistor between the anode of the light-emitting element in each of the first type of sub-pixels and the first power supply line, and a second equivalent resistor between the anode of the light-emitting element in each of the second type of sub-pixels and the first power supply line, wherein a resistance of the first equivalent resistor is larger than a resistance of the second equivalent resistor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: ZHANG, MENGMENG; ZHOU, XINGYAO; LI, YUE; YANG, SHUAI
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050938/0961 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910580634.1 · Jun 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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