IP Library Granted Patent US 11,893,915
Granted Patent B2
US 11,893,915 · App. 17/692,052 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Image sticking test method and image sticking test device

Inventors: Dongfang Zhao (Kunshan, CN); Zhe Du (Kunshan, CN); Shuang Guo (Kunshan, CN); Xun Liu (Kunshan, CN); Zidong Guo (Kunshan, CN)
Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
G09G3/006G09G3/2007G09G2320/0257G09G2320/046G09G2330/12
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Patent No.
US 11,893,915
App. No.
17/692,052
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image sticking test method and an image sticking test device. The image sticking test method includes: acquiring a first correspondence between a source-drain current of a preset drive transistor and time within a first preset time after a voltage of the preset drive transistor in an array substrate is switched from a first preset voltage to a second preset voltage; acquiring a second correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a second preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from a third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; and acquiring a first image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first correspondence, the second correspondence and an image sticking evaluation formula, where the first image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value.

Claims (164)

1. An image sticking test method, comprising:

acquiring a first correspondence between a source-drain current of a preset drive transistor and time within a first preset time after a voltage of the preset drive transistor in an array substrate is switched from a first preset voltage to a second preset voltage;

acquiring a second correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a second preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from a third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; and

acquiring a first image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first correspondence, the second correspondence and an image sticking evaluation formula, wherein the first image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value,

wherein the preset drive transistor is a drive transistor in an electrical thin-film transistor test group located in a non-active area of the array substrate.

2. The image sticking test method of claim 1 , wherein

the first preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of first grayscale, the second preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of second grayscale, the third preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of third grayscale, and the second grayscale is between the first grayscale and the third grayscale.

3. The image sticking test method of claim 1 , wherein the first preset voltage, the second preset voltage and the third preset voltage each comprise a gate voltage, a source voltage, and a drain voltage of the preset drive transistor.

4. The image sticking test method of claim 2 , further comprising:

acquiring a third correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a third preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor in the array substrate is switched from the first preset voltage to a fourth preset voltage;

acquiring a fourth correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a fourth preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the third preset voltage to the fourth preset voltage;

acquiring a second image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the third correspondence, the fourth correspondence and the image sticking evaluation formula, wherein the second image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value; and

acquiring a third image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first image sticking test curve and the second image sticking test curve;

wherein the fourth preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of fourth grayscale, the fourth grayscale is between the first grayscale and the third grayscale, and the fourth grayscale is not equal to the second grayscale.

5. The image sticking test method of claim 4 , wherein the first preset voltage, the second preset voltage, the third preset voltage and the fourth preset voltage are acquired through circuit simulation.

6. The image sticking test method of claim 4 , before acquiring the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the third correspondence and the fourth correspondence, further comprising at least one of:

performing a stability test on the preset drive transistor; or

performing temperature aging process on the preset drive transistor.

7. The image sticking test method of claim 6 , before acquiring the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the third correspondence and the fourth correspondence, further comprising:

adjusting the first preset voltage to make a source-drain current constant value of the preset drive transistor at the first preset voltage be a first current value; and

adjusting the third preset voltage to make a source-drain current constant value of the preset drive transistor at the third preset voltage be a second current value.

8. The image sticking test method of claim 1 , wherein

the first preset time and the second preset time are greater than or equal to 60 seconds.

9. An image sticking test method, comprising:

acquiring a first correspondence between a source-drain current of a preset drive transistor and time within a first preset time after a voltage of the preset drive transistor in an array substrate is switched from a first preset voltage to a second preset voltage;

acquiring a second correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a second preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from a third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; and

acquiring a first image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first correspondence, the second correspondence and an image sticking evaluation formula, wherein the first image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value,

wherein the image sticking evaluation formula is

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wherein I(t)JND denotes an image sticking evaluation value of the array substrate at moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched; I(t)A denotes a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the first preset voltage to the second preset voltage; I(t)B denotes a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; I0A is a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the first preset voltage; and I0B is a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the third preset voltage.

10. An image sticking test device, the image sticking device configured to:

acquire a first correspondence between a source-drain current of a preset drive transistor and time within a first preset time after a voltage of the preset drive transistor in an array substrate is switched from a first preset voltage to a second preset voltage;

acquire a second correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a second preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from a third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; and

acquire a first image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first correspondence, the second correspondence and an image sticking evaluation formula, wherein the first image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value,

wherein the preset drive transistor is a drive transistor in an electrical thin-film transistor test group located in a non-active area of the array substrate.

11. The image sticking test device of claim 10 , wherein the image sticking evaluation formula is

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wherein I(t)JND denotes an image sticking evaluation value of the array substrate at moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched; I(t)A denotes a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the first preset voltage to the second preset voltage; I(t)B denotes a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the moment t after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; I0A is a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the first preset voltage; and I0B is a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor at the third preset voltage.

12. The image sticking test device of claim 10 , wherein

the first preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of first grayscale, the second preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of second grayscale, the third preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of third grayscale, and the second grayscale is between the first grayscale and the third grayscale.

13. The image sticking test device of claim 10 , wherein the first preset voltage, the second preset voltage and the third preset voltage each comprise a gate voltage, a source voltage, and a drain voltage of the preset drive transistor.

14. The image sticking test device of claim 12 , wherein the image sticking device is further configured to:

acquire a third correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a third preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor in the array substrate is switched from the first preset voltage to a fourth preset voltage;

acquire a fourth correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a fourth preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from the third preset voltage to the fourth preset voltage;

acquire a second image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the third correspondence, the fourth correspondence and the image sticking evaluation formula, wherein the second image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value; and

acquire a third image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first image sticking test curve and the second image sticking test curve;

wherein the fourth preset voltage is a voltage of the preset drive transistor when the array substrate is simulated to emit light under a condition of fourth grayscale, the fourth grayscale is between the first grayscale and the third grayscale, and the fourth grayscale is not equal to the second grayscale.

15. The image sticking test device of claim 14 , wherein the first preset voltage, the second preset voltage, the third preset voltage and the fourth preset voltage are acquired through circuit simulation.

16. The image sticking test device of claim 14 , further comprising:

a processing module, which is configured to: before the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the third correspondence and the fourth correspondence are acquired, perform at least one of:

performing a stability test on the preset drive transistor; or

performing T-Aging process on the preset drive transistor.

17. The image sticking test device of claim 16 , further comprising:

an adjustment module, which is configured to: before the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the third correspondence and the fourth correspondence are acquired, adjust the first preset voltage to make a source-drain current constant value of the preset drive transistor at the first preset voltage be a first current value; and adjust the third preset voltage to make a source-drain current constant value of the preset drive transistor at the third preset voltage be a second current value.

18. The image sticking test device of claim 10 , wherein

the first preset time and the second preset time are greater than or equal to 60 seconds.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2025
From: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073308/0818 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2025
From: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073852/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: ZHAO, DONGFANG; DU, ZHE; GUO, SHUANG; LIU, XUN; GUO, ZIDONG
To: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059238/0275 →
Priority Claims (1)
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