IP Library Granted Patent US 10,748,486
Granted Patent B2
US 10,748,486 · App. 16/066,112 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Display apparatus and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Shinichi Teraguchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G09G3/3258G09G3/3233H01L27/3248G09G3/3208G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852G09G2300/0861G09G2310/0251G09G2310/0262G09G2310/0264G09G2320/0219G09G2320/0233G09G2320/043H01L27/3262
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Patent No.
US 10,748,486
App. No.
16/066,112
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a pixel array unit, pixels being arranged in the pixel unit, the pixels each including a driving transistor that includes a plurality of gate electrodes and drives a light emitting unit in response to a video signal applied to one gate electrode of the plurality of gate electrodes; and a control unit that controls gate voltage of a different gate electrode of the driving transistor. Further, an electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure includes the display apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration.

Claims (45)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a pixel unit, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting unit and a driving transistor that includes a gate electrode and a lower electrode that is below the gate electrode in a stacking direction, and the driving transistor is configured to drive the light emitting unit in response to a video signal applied to the gate electrode, the driving transistor and the light emitting unit being connected serially between a power supply line providing a power supply potential and a power source line providing a cathode potential; and

a control unit that is configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a voltage between the lower electrode of the driving transistor and the power source line is changed to perform an adjustment of luminance,

wherein the adjustment of luminance occurs while the light emitting unit emits light.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to apply predetermined direct current voltage to the lower electrode such that a voltage between the lower electrode and the power supply line is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the each of the plurality of pixels have a threshold voltage correction function of using, as a reference, initialization voltage of the gate electrode, to which the video signal is applied, of the driving transistor, and changing source voltage of the driving transistor toward voltage obtained by subtracting a threshold voltage of the driving transistor from the initialization voltage.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the light emitting unit includes an organic electroluminescence device.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the driving transistor includes a semiconductor layer,

the gate electrode is disposed above the semiconductor layer, and

the lower electrode is disposed below the semiconductor layer.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a potential of the lower electrode is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a potential of the lower electrode is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the lower electrode is a second gate electrode.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the gate electrode and the second gate electrode are part of a dual-gate structure.

10. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display apparatus including

a plurality of pixels arranged in a pixel unit, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting unit and a driving transistor that includes a gate electrode and a lower electrode that is below the gate electrode in a stacking direction, the driving transistor configured to drive the light emitting unit in response to a video signal applied to the gate electrode, the driving transistor and the light emitting unit being connected serially between a power supply line providing a power supply potential and a power source line providing a cathode potential, and

a control unit that is configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a voltage between the lower electrode of the driving transistor and the power source line is changed to perform an adjustment of luminance,

wherein the adjustment of luminance occurs while the light emitting unit emits light.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to apply predetermined direct current voltage to the lower electrode such that a voltage between the lower electrode and the power supply line is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the each of the plurality of pixels have a threshold voltage correction function of using, as a reference, initialization voltage of the gate electrode, to which the video signal is applied, of the driving transistor, and changing source voltage of the driving transistor toward voltage obtained by subtracting a threshold voltage of the driving transistor from the initialization voltage.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the light emitting unit includes an organic electroluminescence device.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the driving transistor includes a semiconductor layer,

the gate electrode is disposed above the semiconductor layer, and

the lower electrode is disposed below the semiconductor layer.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a potential of the lower electrode is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the control unit is further configured to control the plurality of pixels such that a potential of the lower electrode is changed to perform the adjustment of luminance.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the lower electrode is a second gate electrode.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein

the gate electrode and the second gate electrode are part of a dual-gate structure.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 13, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058495/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2018
From: TERAGUCHI, SHINICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046201/0161 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-121372 · Jun 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190019458A1 · Jan 17, 2019
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