IP Library Granted Patent US 10,242,617
Granted Patent B2
US 10,242,617 · App. 15/605,063 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

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

Inventor: Hiroyuki Miyake (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,242,617
App. No.
15/605,063
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Control of a light emission period of a light-emitting element results in higher visibility. A display device includes a signal line, a first scan line, a second scan line, and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The second transistor includes a back gate. The second scan line is electrically connected to the back gate. The second scan line has a function of controlling the threshold voltage of the second transistor and a function of controlling the light emission period of the light-emitting element.

Claims (49)

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

a pixel circuit comprising a light-emitting element, a first transistor, and a second transistor,

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first scan line, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a signal line, a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the light-emitting element, and a back gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the light-emitting element is not directly connected to any transistor other than the second transistor, the method comprising the steps of:

applying a first voltage to the gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element emits light in a first period of one frame period; and

applying a second voltage to the back gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element does not emit light in a second period of the one frame period.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting element comprises an organic compound layer.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein gradation of the light-emitting element is controlled in the first period.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a cathode voltage is applied to a second terminal of the second transistor.

6. A method for driving a display device,

the display device comprising:

a pixel circuit comprising a light-emitting element, a first transistor, and a second transistor,

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first scan line, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a signal line, a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the light-emitting element, and a back gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the light-emitting element is not directly connected to any transistor other than the second transistor,

the method comprising the steps of:

applying a first voltage to the gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element emits light in a first period of one frame period;

applying a second voltage to the back gate of the second transistor in the first period; and

applying a third voltage to the back gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element does not emit light in a second period of the one frame period,

wherein the second voltage is higher than or equal to a voltage of the first terminal of the second transistor, and

wherein the third voltage is lower than the voltage of the first terminal of the second transistor.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting element comprises an organic compound layer.

9. The method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first voltage is applied from the signal line to the gate of the second transistor through the first terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor, and

wherein the second voltage and the third voltage are applied from the second scan line to the back gate of the second transistor.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein gradation of the light-emitting element is controlled in the first period.

11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a cathode voltage is applied to a second terminal of the second transistor.

12. A method for driving a display device,

the display device comprising:

a gate driver; and

a pixel circuit comprising a light-emitting element, a first transistor, and a second transistor,

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first scan line, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a signal line, a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the light-emitting element, and a back gate of the second transistor is electrically connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the light-emitting element is not directly connected to any transistor other than the second transistor,

the method comprising the steps of:

outputting a first signal from the gate driver to the first scan line;

outputting a second signal from the gate driver to the second scan line;

applying a first voltage to the gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element emits light in a first period of one frame period;

applying a second voltage to the back gate of the second transistor in the first period; and

applying a third voltage to the back gate of the second transistor so that the light-emitting element does not emit light in a second period of the one frame period,

wherein the second voltage is higher than or equal to a voltage of the first terminal of the second transistor, and

wherein the third voltage is lower than the voltage of the first terminal of the second transistor.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the light-emitting element comprises an organic compound layer.

15. The method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the first voltage is applied from the signal line to the gate of the second transistor through the first terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor, and

wherein the second voltage and the third voltage are applied from the second scan line to the back gate of the second transistor.

16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein gradation of the light-emitting element is controlled in the first period.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein a cathode voltage is applied to a second terminal of the second transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: MIYAKE, HIROYUKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042999/0925 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-111536 · Jun 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170352313A1 · Dec 7, 2017
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