Display apparatus, method of driving display apparatus, and electronic equipment

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a pixel array section that has pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the pixels including a display element;

a scanning line provided for each of pixel rows arranged in the row direction; and

a data line provided for each of pixel columns arranged is the column direction;

wherein, with the data line in a state of holding a video signal voltage, a voltage of a scanning line different from the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing is changed so as to vary a voltage of the data line via a capacity between the data line and the scanning line, the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing being driven thereafter to write the voltage of the data line to the pixel.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage is changed on at least a portion of the scanning line for a pixel row different from the pixel row including the pixel targeted for writing, the different pixel row being placed in a non-light-emitting state for a predetermined time period.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the number of scanning lines of which the voltage is to be changed is determined variably, the scanning lines being different from the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a line width of the scanning line and that of the data line are expanded in a portion where the scanning line and the data line overlap with each other.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pixel includes a current-driven light-emitting, section and a drive circuit configured to drive the light-emitting section, and

the drive circuit include at least

a capacity section,

a drive transistor configured to cause a current corresponding to a voltage held in the capacity section to flow through the light-emitting section, and

a write transistor configured to write a signal voltage to the capacity section.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the drive circuit is formed on a semiconductor substrate,

one source/drain region of the write transistor is connected with the data line, and a gate electrode of the write transistor is connected with the scanning line, and

a capacity between a gate of the write transistor and the one source/drain region of the write transistor functions as the capacity between the data line and the scanning line.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein another source/drain region of the write transistor is connected with a gate electrode of the drive transistor.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the write transistor is formed in such a manner that an amount of overlap between the one source/drain region and the gate electrode is larger than an amount of overlap between the other source/drain region and the gate electrode.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the one source/drain region of the write transistor is connected with a branch line extending from the data line in parallel with the scanning line.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the drive circuit further includes a light emission control transistor configured to place the light-emitting section in a non-light-emitting state, and

the light emission control transistor is controlled by a light emission control line provided for each of the pixel rows arranged in the row direction.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a period in which the pixel row is placed in the non-light-emitting state by the light emission control transistor is controlled variably.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the drive transistor includes a p-channel type transistor.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the drive transistor includes an n-channel type transistor.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the light-emitting section includes an organic light-emitting section.

15. A method of using and driving a display apparatus that includes

a pixel array section that has pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the pixels including a display element,

a scanning line provided for each of pixel rows arranged in the row direction, and

a data line provided for each of pixel columns arranged is the column direction,

the method comprising the steps of:

causing the data line to hold a video signal voltage;

then changing a voltage of a scanning line different from the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing so as to vary a voltage of the data line via a capacity between the data line and the scanning line; and

thereafter driving the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing, to write the voltage of the data line to the pixel.

16. Electronic equipment comprising:

a display apparatus that includes

a pixel array section that has pixels arranged is a row direction and a column direction in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the pixels including a display element,

a scanning line provided for each of pixel rows arranged in the row direction, and

a data line provided for each of pixel columns arranged in the column direction,

wherein, with the data line in a state of holding a video signal voltage, a voltage of a scanning line different from the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing is changed so as to vary a voltage of the data line via a capacity between the data line and the scanning line, the scanning line of the pixel targeted for writing being driven thereafter to write the voltage of the data line to the pixel.