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Granted Patent B2
US 11,798,473 · App. 17/309,917 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Pixel driving circuit and display panel

Inventors: Dongni Liu (Beijing, CN); Minghua Xuan (Beijing, CN); Haoliang Zheng (Beijing, CN); Li Xiao (Beijing, CN); Liang Chen (Beijing, CN); Zhenyu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Jiao Zhao (Beijing, CN); Hao Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,798,473
App. No.
17/309,917
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a pixel driving circuit and a display panel. The pixel driving circuit includes: a data writing sub-circuit configured to transmit a data voltage signal to a first terminal of a driving sub-circuit in response to a first scanning signal; a threshold compensation sub-circuit configured to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving sub-circuit in response to a second scanning signal; a storage sub-circuit configured to store the data voltage signal; the driving sub-circuit configured to provide a driving current for a light emitting device to be driven according to voltages of a first terminal and a control terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and a voltage maintaining sub-circuit configured to maintain the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit when the voltage of the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit jumps.

Claims (65)

1. A pixel driving circuit, comprising: a data writing sub-circuit, a threshold compensation sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit and a voltage maintaining sub-circuit, wherein,

the data writing sub-circuit is configured to transmit a data voltage signal to a first terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to a first scanning signal;

the threshold compensation sub-circuit is configured to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving sub-circuit in response to a second scanning signal;

the storage sub-circuit is configured to store the data voltage signal;

the driving sub-circuit is configured to provide a driving current for a light emitting device to be driven according to voltages of a first terminal and a control terminal of the driving sub-circuit;

the voltage maintaining sub-circuit is configured to maintain the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit when the voltage of the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit jumps,

the pixel driving circuit further comprising:

a time control sub-circuit configured to control a light emitting time duration of the light emitting device to be driven through a time modulation signal and a third light emitting control signal in response to a time control signal.

2. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the voltage maintaining sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor having a first electrode coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and a second electrode coupled to a second terminal of the driving sub-circuit.

3. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the voltage maintaining sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor having a first electrode coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and a second electrode coupled to a reference voltage terminal.

4. The pixel driving circuit of claim 2 , wherein the first capacitor has a capacitance ranging from 0.1 pF to 10 pF.

5. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first light emitting control sub-circuit configured to control whether a first voltage is written to a first terminal of a first driving sub-circuit of the driving sub-circuit in response to a first light emitting control signal.

6. The pixel driving circuit of claim 5 , wherein the first light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a first light emitting control transistor;

a first electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first power supply voltage line, a second electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a control electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first light emitting control line.

7. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first reset sub-circuit configured to reset the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit through a first initialization signal in response to a first reset control signal.

8. The pixel driving circuit of claim 7 , wherein the first reset sub-circuit comprises a first reset transistor;

a first electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first initialization signal terminal, a second electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a control electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first reset control signal line.

9. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second light emitting control sub-circuit configured to allow a current between the driving sub-circuit and the light emitting device to be driven in response to a second light emitting control signal or not.

10. The pixel driving circuit of claim 9 , wherein the second light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a second light emitting control transistor;

a first electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a second electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the light emitting device to be driven, and a control electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to a second light emitting control line.

11. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second reset sub-circuit configured to initialize the light emitting device to be driven by a second initialization signal in response to a second reset control signal,

wherein the second reset sub-circuit comprises a second reset transistor;

a first electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the light emitting device to be driven, a second electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to a second initialization signal terminal, and a control electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to a second reset control signal line.

12. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the time control sub-circuit comprises a first time modulation transistor, a second time modulation transistor, a third light emitting control transistor, and a second capacitor;

a first electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a second electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the third light emitting control transistor, and a control electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to a third light emitting control line;

a first electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a time modulation signal terminal, a second electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a control electrode of the third light emitting control transistor, and a control electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a time control signal line;

a second electrode of the third light emitting control transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the light emitting device to be driven, and a control electrode of the third light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the second capacitor;

a second electrode of the second capacitor is coupled to a common voltage terminal.

13. The pixel driving circuit of claim 12 , wherein the third light emitting control line is configured to be written with operation level signals for a plurality of times within a display time of a frame, and time durations of operation level signals which are written are not equal to each other.

14. The pixel driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the driving sub-circuit comprises a driving transistor, the threshold compensation sub-circuit comprises a threshold compensation transistor, the data writing sub-circuit comprises a data writing transistor, and the storage sub-circuit comprises a storage capacitor;

a first electrode of the driving transistor is used as the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a second electrode of the driving transistor is used as the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a control electrode of the driving sub-circuit is used as the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit;

the first electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the data writing transistor, the second electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the threshold compensation transistor, and the control electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the threshold compensation transistor and a first electrode of the storage capacitor;

a first electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a data line, and a control electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a first scanning line;

a control electrode of the threshold compensation transistor is coupled to a second scanning line;

a second electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to a first power supply voltage line.

15. The display substrate of claim 14 , wherein the storage capacitor has a capacitance ranging from 0.1 pF to 10 pF.

16. A pixel driving circuit, comprising: a data writing sub-circuit, a threshold compensation sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit, a first light emitting control sub-circuit, a second light emitting control sub-circuit, a first reset sub-circuit, a second reset sub-circuit and a voltage maintaining sub-circuit; wherein,

the driving sub-circuit comprises a driving transistor, the threshold compensation sub-circuit comprises a threshold compensation transistor, the data writing sub-circuit comprises a data writing transistor, the storage sub-circuit comprises a storage capacitor, the first light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a first light emitting control transistor, the second light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a second light emitting control transistor, the first reset sub-circuit comprises a first reset transistor, the second reset sub-circuit comprises a second reset transistor, and the voltage maintenance sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor;

a first electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the data writing transistor and a second electrode of the first light emitting control transistor, a second electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the threshold compensation transistor, and a control electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the threshold compensation transistor, a first electrode of the storage capacitor and a first electrode of the first capacitor;

a first electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a data line, and a control electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a first scanning line;

a control electrode of the threshold compensation transistor is coupled to a second scanning line;

a second electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to a first power supply voltage line;

a first electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first power supply voltage line, and a control electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first light emitting control line;

a first electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first electrode of a light emitting device to be driven, and a control electrode of the second light emitting control transistor is coupled to a second light emitting control line;

a first electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first initialization signal terminal, a second electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor, and a control electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first reset control signal line;

a first electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the light emitting device to be driven, a second electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to a second initialization signal terminal, and a control electrode of the second reset transistor is coupled to a second reset control signal line;

a second electrode of the first capacitor is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor or a reference voltage terminal.

17. A pixel driving circuit, comprising: a data writing sub-circuit, a threshold compensation sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, a storage sub-circuit, a first light emitting control sub-circuit, a first reset sub-circuit, a time control sub-circuit and a voltage maintaining sub-circuit; wherein,

the driving sub-circuit comprises a driving transistor, the threshold compensation sub-circuit comprises a threshold compensation transistor, the data writing sub-circuit comprises a data writing transistor, the storage sub-circuit comprises a storage capacitor, the first light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a first light emitting control transistor, the second light emitting control sub-circuit comprises a second light emitting control transistor, the first reset sub-circuit comprises a first reset transistor, the second reset sub-circuit comprises a second reset transistor, the time control sub-circuit comprises a first time modulation transistor, a second time modulation transistor, a third light emitting control transistor and a second capacitor, and the voltage maintaining sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor;

a first electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the data writing transistor and a second electrode of the first light emitting control transistor, a second electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the threshold compensation transistor, and a control electrode of the driving transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the threshold compensation transistor, a first electrode of the storage capacitor and a first electrode of the first capacitor;

a first electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a data line, and a control electrode of the data writing transistor is coupled to a first scanning line;

a control electrode of the threshold compensation transistor is coupled to a second scanning line;

a second electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to a first power supply voltage line;

a first electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to the first power supply voltage line, and a control electrode of the first light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first light emitting control line;

a first electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first initialization signal terminal, a second electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor, and a control electrode of the first reset transistor is coupled to a first reset control signal line;

a first electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the third light emitting control transistor, and a control electrode of the first time modulation transistor is coupled to a third light emitting control line;

a first electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a time modulation signal terminal, a second electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a control electrode of the third light emitting control transistor, and a control electrode of the second time modulation transistor is coupled to a time control signal line;

a second electrode of the third light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first electrode of a light emitting device to be driven, and a control electrode of the third light emitting control transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the second capacitor;

a second electrode of the second capacitor is coupled to a common voltage terminal.

18. A display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units including a pixel driving circuit and a light emitting device; wherein the pixel driving circuit comprises the pixel driving circuit of claim 1 .

19. The pixel driving circuit of claim 3 , wherein the first capacitor has a capacitance ranging from 0.1 pF to 10 pF.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: LIU, DONGNI; XUAN, MINGHUA; ZHENG, HAOLIANG; XIAO, LI; CHEN, LAING; ZHANG, ZHENYU; ZHAO, JIAO; CHEN, HAO
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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