Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a circuit board including: a power supply configured to output a reference voltage; and a signal controller; a connecting member electrically connecting the display panel and the circuit board; and a voltage modulator configured to generate a second power supply voltage of a low level with a division voltage using the reference voltage according to a switch control signal from the signal controller and to supply the second power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels;
a circuit board comprising:
a power supply configured to output a reference voltage; and
a signal controller;
a connecting member electrically connecting the display panel and the circuit board; and
a voltage modulator configured to generate a second power supply voltage of a low level based on a voltage drop of the connecting member and to supply the second power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels.
2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of data driving circuit portions configured to apply a data voltage to the plurality of pixels,
wherein the connecting member includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member corresponding to different data driving circuit portions, and
the voltage modulator includes a first voltage modulator corresponding to the first connecting member and a second voltage modulator corresponding to the second connecting member.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the first voltage modulator and the second voltage modulator are on the display panel,
the reference voltage is changed to a first reference voltage by a voltage drop due to the first connecting member to be inputted to the first voltage modulator, and
the reference voltage is changed to a second reference voltage by a voltage drop due to the second connecting member to be inputted to the second voltage modulator.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein
output voltages of the first voltage modulator and the second voltage modulator become equal to the second power supply voltage based on either one of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage having a larger voltage drop.
5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein
the first voltage modulator includes:
an input terminal configured to receive the first reference voltage;
a plurality of resistors connected in series between the input terminal and a ground;
a plurality of transistors connected to a plurality of nodes between the input terminal and the ground; and
an output terminal connected to the plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors are configured to be selectively turned on by the switch control signal to transmit the second power supply voltage to the output terminal.
6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein
the second voltage modulator includes:
an input terminal configured to receive the second reference voltage;
a plurality of resistors connected in series between the input terminal and a ground;
a plurality of transistors connected to a plurality of nodes between the input terminal and the ground; and
an output terminal connected to the plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors are configured to be selectively turned on by the switch control signal to transmit the second power supply voltage to the output terminal.
7. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising:
a feedback line configured to feed back the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage to the signal controller.
8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the first voltage modulator and the second voltage modulator are on the circuit board,
the first voltage modulator is configured to receive the reference voltage to output a first adjustment power supply voltage, and the first adjustment power supply voltage is changed to the second power supply voltage by the voltage drop due to the first connecting member and then supplied to the plurality of pixels, while
the second voltage modulator is configured to receive the reference voltage to output a second adjustment power supply voltage, and the second adjustment power supply voltage is changed to the second power supply voltage by the voltage drop due to the second connecting member and then supplied to the plurality of pixels.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein
the first voltage modulator includes:
an input terminal configured to receive the reference voltage;
a plurality of resistors connected in series between the input terminal and a ground;
a plurality of transistors connected to a plurality of nodes between the input terminal and the ground; and
an output terminal connected to the plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors are configured to be selectively turned on by the switch control signal to transmit the first adjustment power supply voltage to the output terminal.
10. The display device of claim 8 , wherein
the second voltage modulator includes:
an input terminal configured to receive the reference voltage;
a plurality of resistors connected in series between the input terminal and a ground;
a plurality of transistors connected to a plurality of nodes between the input terminal and the ground; and
an output terminal connected to the plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors are configured to be selectively turned on by the switch control signal to transmit the second adjustment power supply voltage to the output terminal.
11. The display device of claim 2 , wherein
the circuit board includes a memory configured to store information of the voltage drop due to the first connecting member and the voltage drop due to the second connecting member, and
the signal controller is configured to generate the switch control signal by using the information stored in the memory.
12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein
the reference voltage is a negative voltage.
13. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a display area including a plurality of pixels;
a power supply electrode overlapping all of the display area;
a circuit board comprising a power supply and a signal controller;
a plurality of connecting members electrically connecting the display panel and the circuit board; and
a plurality of power supply lines configured to connect the power supply and the power supply electrode through the plurality of connecting members,
wherein the power supply is configured to output adjustment power supply voltages of different levels to the plurality of power supply lines according to an output control signal of the signal controller,
wherein
the adjustment power supply voltages of the different levels are changed to second power supply voltages of a low level by voltage drops due to the plurality of connecting members, and then are transmitted to the power supply electrode.
14. The display device of claim 13 wherein
the circuit board includes a memory configured to store information of the voltage drop due to the plurality of connecting members, and
the signal controller is configured to generate the output control signal based on the information stored in the memory.
15. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of feedback lines configured to feed back the second power supply voltage to the signal controller through the plurality of connecting members.
16. The display device of claim 13 , wherein
the adjustment power supply voltages of the different levels are negative voltages.
17. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels;
a power supply configured to supply a first power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels and to output a reference voltage;
a connecting member configured to electrically connect the display panel with the power supply; and
a voltage modulator configured to generate a second power supply voltage based on a voltage drop of the connecting member and to supply the second power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels,
wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes:
a light-emitting diode, and
a pixel circuit configured to control a current flowing from the first power supply voltage to the light-emitting diode, and
a cathode of the light-emitting diode is connected to the second power supply voltage.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein
the voltage modulator includes:
an input terminal configured to receive the reference voltage;
a plurality of resistors connected in series between the input terminal and a ground;
a plurality of transistors connected to a plurality of nodes between the input terminal and the ground; and
an output terminal connected to the plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors are configured to be selectively turned on to transmit the second power supply voltage to the output terminal.
19. The display device of claim 18 , further comprising:
a display panel comprising the plurality of pixels;
a circuit board comprising the power supply;
a connecting member configured to electrically connect the display panel and the circuit board;
a memory configured to store information of a voltage drop due to the connecting member; and
a signal controller configured to generate a switch control signal that selectively turns on the plurality of transistors based on the information stored in the memory.