IP Library Granted Patent US 9,299,290
Granted Patent B2
US 9,299,290 · App. 14/359,940 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Display device and control method thereof

Inventor: Shinya Ono (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
G09G3/3258G09G3/3233H01L27/3244G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852G09G2300/0861G09G2320/0223
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Patent No.
US 9,299,290
App. No.
14/359,940
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Plural pixel circuits of a display device each include: a drive transistor having drain or source connected to a first power source voltage; a first capacitive element having a first electrode connected to a gate of the drive transistor and a second electrode connected to the source of the drive transistor; a second capacitive element having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first capacitive element and a second electrode directly connected to a data line that transmits a voltage corresponding to a light-emitting luminance; a first switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the gate of the drive transistor and a fixed reference voltage; and a light-emitting device having a first electrode connected to source or drain of the drive transistor and a second electrode connected to a second power source voltage.

Claims (29)

1. A display device, comprising:

a display having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including:

a drive transistor having a drain electrode and a source electrode, one of the drain electrode and the source electrode being directly connected to a first power source line that transmits a first power source voltage;

a first capacitor having a first electrode directly connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor and a second electrode directly connected to the source electrode of the drive transistor;

a second capacitor having a first electrode directly connected to the second electrode of the first capacitor and a second electrode directly connected to a data line that transmits a data voltage corresponding to a luminance;

a first switch that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the gate electrode of the drive transistor and a reference voltage line that transmits a fixed reference voltage; and

a light-emitting device having a first electrode directly connected to an other of the drain electrode and the source electrode of the drive transistor and a second electrode directly connected to a second power source line that transmits a second power source voltage,

wherein, in a data voltage writing period, the first switch is switched to a conducting state in a row-to-be-written and to a non-conducting state in a row other than the row-to-be-written.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the pixels further includes a second switch provided between the source electrode of the drive transistor and the second electrode of the first capacitor.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the pixels further includes a third switch provided between the first power source line and the one of the drain electrode and the source electrode of the drive transistor.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the pixels further includes a fourth switch provided between the data line and the second electrode of the second capacitor.

5. A method of controlling a display device including a display having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including:

a drive transistor having a drain electrode and a source electrode, one of the drain electrode and the source electrode being directly connected to a first power source line that transmits a first power source voltage;

a first capacitor having a first electrode directly connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor and a second electrode directly connected to the source electrode of the drive transistor;

a second capacitor having a first electrode directly connected to the second electrode of the first capacitor and a second electrode directly connected to a data line that transmits a data voltage corresponding to a luminance;

a first switch that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the gate electrode of the drive transistor and a reference voltage line that transmits a fixed reference voltage; and

a light-emitting device having a first electrode directly connected to the other of the drain electrode and the source electrode of the drive transistor and a second electrode directly connected to a second power source line that transmits a second power source voltage,

the method comprising:

detecting a threshold voltage of the drive transistor by switching the first switch conductive in each of the pixels; and

writing a data voltage including switching the first switch to a conducting state in a row-to-be-written and to a non-conducting state in a row other than the row-to-be-written.

6. The method of controlling a display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein, in at least the detecting,

a voltage set to a value between a maximum value and a minimum value of the data voltage is applied to the second electrode of the second capacitor.

7. The method of controlling the display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein, in the display device, each of the pixels further includes a second switch provided between the source electrode of the drive transistor and the second electrode of the first capacitor, and

the writing includes switching the second switch to the non-conducting state, and holding the data voltage by the first capacitor and the second capacitor.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC
Reel/Frame 035187/0483 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: ONO, SHINYA
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033378/0174 →
Continuity (1)
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