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Granted Patent B2
US 12,633,261 · App. 19/040,828 · Granted May 19, 2026

Pixel circuit and driving method thereof, display substrate and display device

Inventors: Jingwen Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yunsheng Xiao (Beijing, CN); Miao Wang (Beijing, CN); Dan Cao (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,633,261
App. No.
19/040,828
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The pixel circuit includes: a light emitting module configured to emit light; a driving module configured to drive the light emitting module to emit light according to a driving voltage during a light emitting stage; a storage module configured to maintain the driving voltage and to provide the driving voltage to the driving module during the light emitting stage; a first transistor, a first electrode of the first transistor being connected to a position where the driving module receives the driving voltage, and a second electrode of the first transistor being not directly connected to a signal source; a second transistor, a first electrode of the second transistor being connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, wherein a structure to which a second electrode of the second transistor is connected is different from a structure to which the second electrode of the first transistor is connected.

Claims (64)

1 . A display substrate, comprising a plurality of pixel circuits, each of which comprises:

a light emitting module configured to emit light;

a driving module configured to drive the light emitting module to emit light according to a driving voltage during a light emitting stage;

a storage module configured to maintain the driving voltage and to provide the driving voltage to the driving module during the light emitting stage;

a first transistor, a first electrode of the first transistor being connected to the driving module, and a second electrode of the first transistor being not directly connected to a signal source; and

a third transistor, a first electrode of the third transistor being connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, and a gate of the third transistor being connected to a gate of the first transistor;

wherein the display substrate further comprises a plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along a first direction and a plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the first direction, and are configured to receive voltages with different potentials; and

the display substrate comprises a base plate, and orthographic projections of the second electrodes of the first transistors in the pixel circuits in any two adjacent rows on a base plate of the display panel overlap with orthographic projections of the corresponding first initialization signal line and the corresponding second initialization signal line on the base plate, respectively.

2 . The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein

the display substrate further comprises a plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along a second direction, and orthographic projections of the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the first direction and the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction on the base plate form a grid shape, the first direction intersecting with the second direction; and

the third transistor is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction.

3 . The display substrate of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction are in a first source-drain layer.

4 . The display substrate of claim 2 , wherein second electrodes of every two adjacent third transistors in the first direction are of a single-piece structure.

5 . The display substrate of claim 2 , wherein

the light emitting module comprises a light emitting device;

the display substrate further comprises a plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction;

each pixel circuit further comprises an eighth transistor configured to reset a voltage at a first electrode of the light emitting device according to a signal at a second reset signal terminal and a signal in a corresponding one of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction;

orthographic projections of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the first direction and the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction on the base plate form a grid shape; and

a first electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the first electrode of the light emitting device, a second electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction, and a gate of the eighth transistor is connected to the second reset signal terminal;

second electrodes of every two adjacent third transistors in the first direction are of a single-piece structure, which is a first portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction;

second electrodes of every two adjacent eighth transistors in the first direction are of a single-piece structure, which is a second portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction; and

a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions in the first direction are alternately arranged along the first direction.

6 . The display substrate of claim 5 , wherein

the driving module comprises a driving transistor configured to drive the light emitting device to emit light according to a voltage at a gate of the driving transistor;

each pixel circuit further comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor; and

a first electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor comprises: a connection portion connected between the first electrode of the third transistor and the second electrode of the first transistor; and an additional portion connected to the connection portion.

7 . The display substrate of claim 6 , wherein

the first electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second electrode of the first transistor are in a same layer and connected as a single piece;

the first electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor is in a same layer as an active region of the driving transistor, and is made of a conductorized semiconductor material;

the second electrode of the first transistor is in a same layer as the active region of the driving transistor, and is made of a conductorized semiconductor material; and

the second electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and a constant voltage signal terminal are in a same layer and connected as a single piece.

8 . The display substrate of claim 7 , wherein

the second electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the constant voltage signal terminal are in a same layer;

the constant voltage signal terminal comprises a first constant voltage signal terminal and a second constant voltage signal terminal in a same layer, and the first constant voltage signal terminal and the second constant voltage signal terminal are parallel to each other and separated from each other;

an orthographic projection of the first constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate is away from an orthographic projection of the first electrode of the third transistor and the second electrode of the first transistor on the base plate with respect to an orthographic projection of the second constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate; and

an orthographic projection of the additional portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate.

9 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein

an orthographic projection of the connection portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the second constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate.

10 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein

an orthographic projection of the connection portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the second constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate; and

the orthographic projection of the additional portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate and the orthographic projection of the second constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate.

11 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein

an orthographic projection of the connection portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate; and

the orthographic projection of the additional portion on the base plate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first constant voltage signal terminal on the base plate.

12 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein

the storage module comprises a storage capacitor, which has a first electrode connected to the gate of the driving transistor and is configured to maintain the driving voltage at the first electrode thereof and provide the driving voltage to the driving module during the light emitting stage; and

a capacitance value of the voltage stabilizing capacitor is less than ¼ of that of the storage capacitor.

13 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein in a direction gradually away from the base plate, the display substrate sequentially comprises:

the active region of the driving transistor and the first electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate insulating layer;

the gate of the driving transistor;

a first interlayer insulating layer; and

the second electrode of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the constant voltage signal terminal.

14 . The display substrate of claim 13 , wherein

a capacitance value of the voltage stabilizing capacitor is not lower than 8 fF.

15 . The display substrate of claim 8 , wherein the first constant voltage signal terminal is the corresponding first initialization signal line, and the second constant voltage signal terminal is the corresponding second initialization signal line.

16 . The display substrate of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting module comprises a light emitting device;

the display substrate further comprises a plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along a second direction, the first direction intersecting with the second direction; and

each pixel circuit further comprises an eighth transistor configured to reset a voltage at a first electrode of the light emitting device according to a signal at a second reset signal terminal and a signal in a corresponding one of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction.

17 . The display substrate of claim 16 , wherein orthographic projections of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the first direction and the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction on the base plate form a grid shape; and

a first electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the first electrode of the light emitting device, a second electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of first initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction, and a gate of the eighth transistor is connected to the second reset signal terminal.

18 . The display substrate of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of second initialization signal lines arranged along the second direction are in a first source-drain layer.

19 . The display substrate of claim 17 , wherein second electrodes of every two adjacent eighth transistors in the first direction are of a single-piece structure.

20 . A display device, comprising: a display substrate of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2025
From: ZHANG, JINGWEN; XIAO, YUNSHENG; WANG, MIAO; CAO, DAN
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070414/0692 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18346157 · Jun 30, 2023
Continuation In Part 17424965
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