Output control device, output control circuit, display panel, and display device
Provided is an output control device for providing control signals for a pixel circuit, which includes: a first output device configured to output a first control signal for controlling writing of a data signal into the pixel circuit, and a third output device configured to output a third control signal for controlling resetting of the light emitting element. A frequency of the third control signal is higher than a frequency of the first control signal.
1. An output control device for providing control signals for a pixel circuit, the output control device comprising:
a first output device configured to output a first control signal for controlling writing of a data signal into the pixel circuit, and
a third output device configured to output a third control signal for controlling resetting of a light emitting element,
wherein a frequency of the third control signal is higher than a frequency of the first control signal.
2. The output control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second output device configured to output a second control signal for controlling the light emitting element to emit light.
3. The output control device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the output control device comprises a scan control driving circuit and a light emission control driving circuit, wherein
the scan control driving circuit comprises the first output device and the third output device, and the light emission control driving circuit comprises the second output device.
4. The output control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the scan control driving circuit further comprises a first node and a second node,
the first output device is electrically connected to the first node and the second node, respectively, and the first output device is configured to output the first control signal under control of a potential at the first node and a potential at the second node, and
the third output device is electrically connected to the first node and the second node, respectively, and the third output device is configured to output the third control signal under control of the potential at the first node and the potential at the second node.
5. The output control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first output device is further electrically connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a first clock signal terminal, and the first output device is configured to provide a signal at the first clock signal terminal to an output terminal of the first output device under control of the potential at the first node, and to provide a signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the first output device under control of the potential at the second node, and
the third output device is further electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal and a second clock signal terminal, and the third output device is configured to provide a signal at the second clock signal terminal to an output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the first node, and to provide the signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the second node, and
wherein a signal frequency of the second clock signal terminal is higher than a signal frequency of the first clock signal terminal.
6. The output control device according to claim 5 , wherein
the first output device comprises a first transistor and a second transistor,
a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first output device,
a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first output device, and
the third output device comprises a third transistor and a fourth transistor,
a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device, and
a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device.
7. An output control circuit, comprising a plurality of stages of output control devices each according to claim 3 , wherein
a start scan shift signal is inputted at an input terminal of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the first stage, and a start light emission shift signal is inputted at an input terminal of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the first stage, and
the input terminal of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the n-th stage is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the (n−1)-th stage, and the input terminal of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the n-th stage is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the (n−1)-th stage, where n is a positive integer and n≥2.
8. The output control circuit according to claim 7 , wherein
the scan control driving circuit further comprises a first node and a second node,
the first output device is electrically connected to the first node and the second node, respectively, and the first output device is configured to output the first control signal under control of a potential at the first node and a potential at the second node, and
the third output device is electrically connected to the first node and the second node, respectively, and the third output device is configured to output the third control signal under control of the potential at the first node and the potential at the second node.
9. The output control circuit according to claim 8 , wherein
the first output device is further electrically connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a first clock signal terminal, and the first output device is configured to provide a signal at the first clock signal terminal to an output terminal of the first output device under control of the potential at the first node, and to provide a signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the first output device under control of the potential at the second node, and
the third output device is further electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal and a second clock signal terminal, and the third output device is configured to provide a signal at the second clock signal terminal to an output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the first node, and to provide the signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the second node, and
wherein a signal frequency of the second clock signal terminal is higher than a signal frequency of the first clock signal terminal.
10. The output control circuit according to claim 9 , wherein
the first output device comprises a first transistor and a second transistor,
a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first output device,
a gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the first output device, and
the third output device comprises a third transistor and a fourth transistor,
a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first node, a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to the second clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device, and
a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device.
11. A display panel, comprising:
the output control circuit according to claim 7 ; and
a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array, each pixel circuit comprising a first resetting device, a second resetting device, a data writing device, a light emission control device, a driving transistor, and a light emitting element,
wherein the first resetting device is configured to reset a gate of the driving transistor, the second resetting device is configured to reset the light emitting element, the data writing device is configured to write a data signal, and the light emission control device is configured to control the light emitting element to emit light, and
wherein in one of the plurality of pixel circuits:
a control terminal of the first resetting device is electrically connected to the third output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the (m−1)-th stage, where m is a positive integer, and m≥2,
a control terminal of the second resetting device is electrically connected to the third output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage,
a control terminal of the data writing device is electrically connected to the first output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage, and
a control terminal of the light emission control device is electrically connected to the second output device of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage.
12. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 11 .
13. The output control device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the output control device comprises a scan control driving circuit and a light emission control driving circuit,
the light emission control driving circuit comprises the second output device and the third output device, and
the scan control driving circuit comprises the first output device.
14. The output control device according to claim 13 , wherein
the light emission control driving circuit further comprises a fourth node and a fifth node,
the second output device is electrically connected to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively, and the second output device is configured to output the second control signal under control of a potential at the fourth node and a potential at the fifth node, and
the third output device is electrically connected to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively, and the third output device is configured to output the third control signal under control of the potential at the fourth node and the potential at the fifth node.
15. The output control device according to claim 14 , wherein
the second output device is further electrically connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal terminal, and the second output device is configured to provide a signal at the second voltage signal terminal to an output terminal of the second output device under control of the potential at the fourth node, and to provide a signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the second output device under control of the potential at the fifth node, and
the third output device is further electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal and a fourth clock signal terminal, and the third output device is configured to provide the signal at the first voltage signal terminal to an output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the fourth node, and to provide a signal at the fourth clock signal terminal to output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the fifth node.
16. The output control device according to claim 15 , wherein
the second output device comprises an eleventh transistor and a twelfth transistor;
a gate of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device,
a gate of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device, and
the third output device comprises a thirteenth transistor and a fourteenth transistor,
a gate of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device, and
a gate of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device.
17. An output control circuit, comprising a plurality of stages of output control devices each according claim 13 , wherein
a start scan shift signal is inputted at an input terminal of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the first stage, and a start light emission shift signal is inputted at an input terminal of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the first stage, and
the input terminal of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the n-th stage is electrically connected to an output terminal of the first output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the (n−1)-th stage, and the input terminal of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the n-th stage is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the (n−1)-th stage, where n is a positive integer and n≥2.
18. The output control circuit according to claim 17 , wherein
the light emission control driving circuit further comprises a fourth node and a fifth node,
the second output device is electrically connected to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively, and the second output device is configured to output the second control signal under control of a potential at the fourth node and a potential at the fifth node, and
the third output device is electrically connected to the fourth node and the fifth node, respectively, and the third output device is configured to output the third control signal under control of the potential at the fourth node and the potential at the fifth node.
19. The output control circuit according to claim 18 , wherein
the second output device is further electrically connected to a first voltage signal terminal and a second voltage signal terminal, and the second output device is configured to provide a signal at the second voltage signal terminal to an output terminal of the second output device under control of the potential at the fourth node, and to provide a signal at the first voltage signal terminal to the output terminal of the second output device under control of the potential at the fifth node, and
the third output device is further electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal and a fourth clock signal terminal, and the third output device is configured to provide the signal at the first voltage signal terminal to an output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the fourth node, and to provide a signal at the fourth clock signal terminal to output terminal of the third output device under control of the potential at the fifth node.
20. The output control circuit according to claim 19 , wherein
the second output device comprises an eleventh transistor and a twelfth transistor;
a gate of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the second voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device,
a gate of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second output device, and
the third output device comprises a thirteenth transistor and a fourteenth transistor,
a gate of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth node, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device, and
a gate of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth node, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth clock signal terminal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the output terminal of the third output device.
21. A display panel, comprising:
the output control circuit according to claim 17 ; and
a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array, each pixel circuit comprising a first resetting device, a second resetting device, a data writing device, a light emission control device, a driving transistor, and a light emitting element,
wherein the first resetting device is configured to reset a gate of the driving transistor, the second resetting device is configured to reset the light emitting element, the data writing device is configured to write a data signal, and the light emission control device is configured to control the light emitting element to emit light, and
wherein in one of the pixel circuits:
a control terminal of the first resetting device is electrically connected to the first output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the (m−1)-th stage, where m is a positive integer, and m≥2,
a control terminal of the second resetting device is electrically connected to the third output device of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage,
a control terminal of the data writing device is electrically connected to the first output device of the scan control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage, and
a control terminal of the light emission control device is electrically connected to the second output device of the light emission control driving circuit in the output control device at the m-th stage.
22. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 21 .