IP Library Granted Patent US 10,134,332
Granted Patent B2
US 10,134,332 · App. 15/062,261 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Display device, electronic device, and driving method of display device

Inventors: Hajime Kimura (Atsugi, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3233G09G2300/0866G09G2320/043
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Patent No.
US 10,134,332
App. No.
15/062,261
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a novel display device. In a 2T2C display device, a voltage of a current supply line in a data voltage writing period is lower than a voltage thereof in an emission period. For example, the voltage of the current supply line in the data voltage writing period is equal to a voltage on the cathode side of a light-emitting element. With such a structure, the potential rise on the anode side of the light-emitting element can be suppressed to avoid undesired emission in the data voltage writing period.

Claims (54)

1. A display device comprising:

a switch;

a transistor;

a capacitor; and

a light-emitting element,

wherein a first electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate of the transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting element,

wherein a data voltage is applied to the gate of the transistor by turning on the switch during a first period,

wherein a first potential is applied to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor during the first period,

wherein the light-emitting element emits light during a second period,

wherein the switch is turned off during the second period,

wherein a second potential is applied to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period, and

wherein the first potential is smaller than the second potential.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first potential is equal to a potential applied to the second electrode.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region of the transistor.

4. An electronic device comprising the display device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises an operation portion.

5. A method for driving a display device, the display device comprising:

a switch;

a transistor;

a capacitor; and

a light-emitting element;

wherein a first electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate of the transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting element,

the method comprising the steps of:

holding a threshold voltage of the transistor in the capacitor between the gate and one of the source and the drain during a first period;

holding the threshold voltage added with a voltage corresponding to a data voltage in the capacitor during a second period;

applying a first potential to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period;

applying a second potential to the one of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period; and

driving the light-emitting element during a third period,

wherein the first potential is smaller than the second potential.

6. A method for driving a display device, the display device comprising:

a switch;

a transistor;

a capacitor; and

a light-emitting element;

wherein a first electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate of the transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to a first electrode of the light-emitting element,

the method comprising the steps of:

holding a threshold voltage of the transistor in the capacitor between the gate and one of the source and the drain during a first period;

holding the threshold voltage added with a voltage corresponding to a data voltage in the capacitor during a second period;

applying a first potential to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period;

applying a second potential to the one of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period; and

driving the light-emitting element during a third period,

wherein the first potential is smaller than the second potential, and

wherein during the first period, a potential smaller than a potential applied to a second electrode of the light-emitting element is applied to the other of the source and the drain.

7. The method for driving a display device, according to claim 5 ,

wherein the display device comprises a plurality of pixels each including the switch, the transistor, the capacitor, and the light-emitting element,

wherein an operation during the first period is carried out by switching the switches of the plurality of the pixels at the same time, and

wherein an operation during the second period is carried out by switching the switches of the plurality of pixels row by row.

8. The method for driving a display device, according to claim 6 ,

wherein the potential applied to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor during the second period is equal to the potential applied to the second electrode of the light-emitting element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2016
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037903/0430 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-055382 · Mar 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160275863A1 · Sep 22, 2016
Cited By (1)
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