IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,165,568
Granted Patent B2
US 12,165,568 · App. 18/353,817 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Display device

Inventors: Jung Hwan Hwang (Seongnam-si, KR); Hyun Joon Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Kye Uk Lee (Seoul, KR); Sang Jin Jeon (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jun Ki Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/22G09G3/3208G09G3/3233G09G3/3241G09G3/3648G09G2330/025G09G2330/028
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Patent No.
US 12,165,568
App. No.
18/353,817
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first pixel driver connected to a sweep line, the first pixel driver generating a control current based on a first data voltage, a second pixel driver connected to a scan control line, the second pixel driver generating a driving current based on a second data voltage and controlling a period for which the driving current flows, based on the control current, and a light-emitting element connected to the second pixel driver to receive the driving current. The first pixel driver includes a first transistor generating the control current based on the first data voltage, a second transistor providing the first data voltage to a first electrode of the first transistor based on a scan write signal, and a first capacitor including a first capacitor electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and a second capacitor electrode connected to the sweep line.

Claims (41)

1. A display device comprising:

a first pixel driver connected to a scan write line, a sweep line, and a first data line, the first pixel driver to generate a control current based on a first data voltage received from the first data line;

a second pixel driver connected to a scan control line and a second data line, the second pixel driver to generate a driving current based on a second data voltage received from the second data line and to control a period for which the driving current flows, based on the control current; and

a light-emitting element connected to the second pixel driver to receive the driving current,

wherein the first pixel driver comprises:

a first transistor to generate the control current based on the first data voltage;

a second transistor to provide the first data voltage to a first electrode of the first transistor based on a scan write signal received from the scan write line; and

a first capacitor comprising a first capacitor electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and a second capacitor electrode connected to the sweep line, and

wherein the second pixel driver comprises:

a third transistor to generate the driving current based on the control current; and

a fourth transistor to provide the second data voltage to a first electrode of the third transistor based on a scan control signal received from the scan control line.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a sweep signal to be applied from the sweep line has a pulse that linearly decreases from a gate-off voltage to a gate-on voltage.

3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a start scan initialization line and an initialization voltage line connected to the first pixel driver,

wherein the first pixel driver further comprises:

a fifth transistor electrically connecting a second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor based on the scan write signal; and

a sixth transistor electrically connecting the gate electrode of the first transistor and the initialization voltage line based on a start scan initialization signal received from the start scan initialization line.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the fifth transistor comprises a plurality of transistors connected in series between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor.

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the sixth transistor comprises a plurality of transistors connected in series between the gate electrode of the first transistor and the initialization voltage line.

6. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising a pulse width modulation (PWM) emission line and a first power supply line connected to the first pixel driver,

wherein the first pixel driver comprises:

a seventh transistor electrically connecting the first power supply line and the first electrode of the first transistor based on a PWM emission signal received from the PWM emission line; and

an eighth transistor electrically connecting the second electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the third transistor based on the PWM emission signal.

7. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising a repeat scan initialization line and a gate-off voltage line connected to the first pixel driver,

wherein the first pixel driver further comprises a ninth transistor electrically connecting the gate-off voltage line and the second capacitor electrode based on a repeat scan initialization signal received from the repeat scan initialization line.

8. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a repeat scan initialization line and an initialization voltage line connected to the second pixel driver,

wherein the second pixel driver further comprises:

a tenth transistor electrically connecting a second electrode of the third transistor and a gate electrode of the third transistor based on the scan control signal; and

an eleventh transistor electrically connecting the gate electrode of the third transistor and the initialization voltage line based on a repeat scan initialization signal received from the repeat scan initialization line.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the tenth transistor comprises a plurality of transistors connected in series between the second electrode of the third transistor and the gate electrode of the third transistor.

10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the eleventh transistor comprises a plurality of transistors connected in series between the gate electrode of the third transistor and the initialization voltage line.

11. The display device of claim 8 , further comprising a first power supply line connected to the second pixel driver,

wherein the second pixel driver further comprises:

a twelfth transistor turned on based on the repeat scan initialization signal and comprising a first electrode connected to the first power supply line; and

a second capacitor comprising a first capacitor electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor, and a second capacitor electrode connected to a second electrode of the twelfth transistor.

12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising a PWM emission line and a second power supply line connected to the second pixel driver,

wherein the second pixel driver further comprises a thirteenth transistor electrically connecting the second power supply line and the second capacitor electrode of the second capacitor based on a PWM emission signal received from the PWM emission line.

13. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) emission line connected to the second pixel driver,

wherein the second pixel driver further comprises:

a fourteenth transistor electrically connecting the second power supply line and the first electrode of the third transistor based on the PWM emission signal; and

a fifteenth transistor electrically connecting the second electrode of the third transistor and a first electrode of the light-emitting element based on a PAM emission signal received from the PAM emission line.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the second pixel driver further comprises a sixteenth transistor electrically connecting the first electrode of the light-emitting element and the initialization voltage line based on the repeat scan initialization signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: HWANG, JUNG HWAN; KIM, HYUN JOON; LEE, KYE UK; JEON, SANG JIN; JEONG, JUN KI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0136754 · Oct 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 17849277 · Jun 24, 2022
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