Display device and driving method of display device

1. A display device for displaying a desired image on a display section, said display section being formed by arranging pixels in a form of a matrix, by outputting a driving signal for a signal line and a writing signal to the signal line and a scanning line of said display section by a horizontal driving circuit and a vertical driving circuit,

wherein said pixel includes

a light emitting element,

a signal level storage capacitor,

a transistor for writing, said transistor for writing being turned on by said writing signal to set a voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to a signal level of said signal line, and

a transistor for driving, said transistor for driving having a gate and a source connected to two terminals of said signal level storage capacitor, and driving said light emitting element and making said light emitting element emit light according to a voltage between the terminals of said signal level storage capacitor, and

said horizontal driving circuit and said vertical driving circuit

in a non-emission period in which light emission of said light emitting element is stopped, sequentially set a signal level of said driving signal for the signal line to a fixed voltage lower than a voltage corresponding to a black gradation of said light emitting element, a variable reference voltage that falls as a gradation of said light emitting element is increased, and a gradation voltage that corresponds to the gradation at which to make said light emitting element emit light and which increases as the gradation at which to make said light emitting element emit light is increased,

during a period during which the signal level of said driving signal for the signal line is set at said fixed voltage, make said transistor for writing perform an on operation by said writing signal to set the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said fixed voltage, and charge another terminal of said signal level storage capacitor by said transistor for driving to set the voltage between the terminals of said signal level storage capacitor to a threshold voltage of said transistor for driving,

during a period during which the signal level of said driving signal for the signal line is set at said variable reference voltage and said gradation voltage, make said transistor for writing perform an on operation by said writing signal to set the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said variable reference voltage, and set a voltage of the other terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to a voltage corresponding to said variable reference voltage, and then set the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said gradation voltage, charge the other terminal of said signal level storage capacitor by said transistor for driving, and make said transistor for writing perform an off operation, whereby variation in mobility of said transistor for driving is corrected, and said gradation voltage is held by said signal level storage capacitor, and

when said light emitting element displays a black gradation, generate said variable reference voltage that is a high voltage higher than said gradation voltage and which falls from said high voltage as the gradation of said light emitting element is increased.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said variable reference voltage when said light emitting element displays the black gradation is a voltage higher than said gradation voltage.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said variable reference voltage when said light emitting element displays a white gradation is a voltage equal to said fixed voltage.

4. A driving method of a display device for displaying a desired image on a display section, said display section being formed by arranging pixels in a form of a matrix, by outputting a driving signal for a signal line and a writing signal to the signal line and a scanning line of said display section,

wherein said pixel includes

a light emitting element,

a signal level storage capacitor,

a transistor for writing, said transistor for writing being turned on by said writing signal to set a voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to a signal level of said signal line, and

a transistor for driving, said transistor for driving having a gate and a source connected to two terminals of said signal level storage capacitor, and driving said light emitting element and making said light emitting element emit light according to a voltage between the terminals of said signal level storage capacitor,

said driving method comprising the steps of:

in a non-emission period in which light emission of said light emitting element is stopped, sequentially setting a signal level of said driving signal for the signal line to a fixed voltage lower than a voltage corresponding to a black gradation of said light emitting element, a variable reference voltage that falls as a gradation of said light emitting element is increased, and a gradation voltage that corresponds to the gradation at which to make said light emitting element emit light and which increases as the gradation at which to make said light emitting element emit light is increased;

during a period during which the signal level of said driving signal for the signal line is set at said fixed voltage, making said transistor for writing perform an on operation by said writing signal to set the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said fixed voltage, and charging another terminal of said signal level storage capacitor by said transistor for driving to set the voltage between the terminals of said signal level storage capacitor to a threshold voltage of said transistor for driving;

during a period during which the signal level of said driving signal for the signal line is set at said variable reference voltage and said gradation voltage, making said transistor for writing perform an on operation by said writing signal to set the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said variable reference voltage, and setting a voltage of the other terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to a voltage corresponding to said variable reference voltage, and then setting the voltage of one terminal of said signal level storage capacitor to said gradation voltage, charging the other terminal of said signal level storage capacitor by said transistor for driving, and making said transistor for writing perform an off operation, whereby variation in mobility of said transistor for driving is corrected, and said gradation voltage is held by said signal level storage capacitor; and

when said light emitting element displays a black gradation, generating said variable reference voltage that is a high voltage higher than said gradation voltage and which falls from said high voltage as the gradation of said light emitting element is increased.