IP Library Granted Patent US 12,462,752
Granted Patent B2
US 12,462,752 · App. 18/696,947 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Pixel circuit, driving method and display apparatus

Inventor: Hongfei Cheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3233G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852G09G2300/0861G09G2310/08G09G2320/0223G09G2320/045
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Patent No.
US 12,462,752
App. No.
18/696,947
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a pixel circuit, a driving method and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes: a light-emitting device (L); a driving transistor (M 0 ) coupled to the light-emitting device and configured to generate, according to a data voltage, a driving current for driving the light-emitting device to emit light; a distributed capacitor (C 1 ), a first electrode of the distributed capacitor being coupled to a gate of the driving transistor, and a second electrode of the distributed capacitor bring coupled to a first electrode of the driving transistor; an initialization circuit ( 10 ) configured to initialize the gate of the driving transistor under control of a signal of a reset signal end (Re); a data compensation circuit ( 20 ) configured to input the data voltage under control of a signal of a scanning signal end (Sn) and compensate for a threshold voltage (Vth) of the driving transistor; and a light-emitting control circuit ( 30 ).

Claims (32)

1 . A pixel circuit, comprising:

a light-emitting device;

a driving transistor, coupled to the light-emitting device, and configured to generate a driving current for driving the light-emitting device to emit light according to a data voltage;

a distributed capacitor, wherein a first electrode of the distributed capacitor is coupled to a gate of the driving transistor, and a second electrode of the distributed capacitor is coupled to a first electrode of the driving transistor;

an initialization circuit, configured to initialize the gate of the driving transistor under control of a signal of a reset signal terminal;

a data compensation circuit, configured to input the data voltage and compensate a threshold voltage of the driving transistor under control of a signal of a scan signal terminal; and

a light-emitting control circuit, configured to, under control of a signal of a light-emitting control signal terminal, conduct the first electrode of the driving transistor to a first power terminal, and conduct a second electrode of the driving transistor to the light-emitting device, to drive the light-emitting device to emit light;

wherein the data compensation circuit comprises a second transistor, a third transistor and a storage capacitor;

a gate of the second transistor is coupled to the scan signal terminal, a first electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a data signal terminal, and a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor;

a gate of the third transistor is coupled to the scan signal terminal, a first electrode of the third transistor is coupled to the gate of the driving transistor, and a second electrode of the third transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor; and

a first electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to the gate of the driving transistor, and a second electrode of the storage capacitor is directly coupled to the first power terminal.

2 . The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein an anode of the light-emitting device is coupled to a second power terminal and a cathode of the light-emitting device is coupled to the light-emitting control circuit; and

a voltage of the first power terminal is smaller than a voltage of the second power terminal.

3 . The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the initialization circuit comprises a first transistor;

a gate of the first transistor is coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the gate of the driving transistor, and a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to an initialization signal terminal.

4 . The pixel circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the initialization signal terminal is a same signal terminal as one of the first power terminal and the second power terminal.

5 . The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting control circuit comprises a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor;

a gate of the fourth transistor is coupled to a light-emitting control signal terminal, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the first power terminal, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor; and

a gate of the fifth transistor is coupled to the light-emitting control signal terminal, a first electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to a cathode of the light-emitting device, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor.

6 . The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a reset circuit; wherein

the reset circuit is coupled to a cathode of the light-emitting device, and the reset circuit is configured to reset the cathode of the light-emitting device under control of the signal of the reset signal terminal.

7 . The pixel circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the reset circuit comprises a reset transistor;

a gate of the reset transistor is coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first electrode of the reset transistor is coupled to the cathode of the light-emitting device, and a second electrode of the reset transistor is coupled to the initialization signal terminal.

8 . A display apparatus, comprising the pixel circuit according to claim 1 .

9 . The display apparatus according to claim 8 , comprising: a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of scan signal lines and a plurality of reset signal lines; the plurality of sub-pixels each comprise the pixel circuit;

one of the plurality of scan signal lines is coupled to scan signal terminals of pixel circuits in a row of sub-pixels; and

one of the plurality of reset signal lines is coupled to reset signal terminals of pixel circuits in a row of sub-pixels.

10 . The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein in every two adjacent rows of sub-pixels, a reset signal line coupled to pixel circuits in a next row of sub-pixels and a scan signal line coupled to pixel circuits in a previous row of sub-pixels are a same signal line.

11 . A driving method for driving the pixel circuit according to claim 1 , comprising: an initialization stage, a data compensation stage and a light-emitting stage;

in the initialization stage, initializing, by the initialization circuit, the gate of the driving transistor under the control of the signal of the reset signal terminal;

in the data compensation stage, inputting, by the data compensation circuit, the data voltage and compensating the threshold voltage of the driving transistor under the control of the signal of the scan signal terminal; and

in the light-emitting stage, under the control of the signal of the light-emitting control signal terminal, conducting, by the light-emitting control circuit, the first electrode of the driving transistor to the first power terminal, and conducting, by the light-emitting control circuit, the second electrode of the driving transistor to the light-emitting device, to drive the light-emitting device to emit light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2025
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072855/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2024
From: CHENG, HONGFEI
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066952/0630 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211013180.8 · Aug 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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