Display device and driving method thereof
A display device includes: a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel region, second pixels in a second pixel region, and third pixels in a third pixel region; a first scan driver configured to drive first scan lines coupled to the first pixels; a second scan driver configured to drive second scan lines coupled to the second pixels; and a third scan driver configured to drive third scan lines coupled to the third pixels, wherein the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver differently set a supply order of a scan signal supplied to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the third scan lines, corresponding to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode.
1. A display device comprising:
a pixel unit including first pixels in a first pixel region, second pixels in a second pixel region, and third pixels in a third pixel region;
a first scan driver configured to drive first scan lines coupled to the first pixels;
a second scan driver configured to drive second scan lines coupled to the second pixels; and
a third scan driver configured to drive third scan lines coupled to the third pixels, wherein the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver differently set a supply order of a scan signal supplied to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the third scan lines, corresponding to a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode,
wherein the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver are configured to sequentially supply the scan signal to the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in the first mode,
and the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver are configured such that, in the second mode, the second scan driver supplies the scan signal to the second pixel region and then the first and third scan drivers supply the scan signal to the first pixel region and the third pixel region.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is set to the second mode when the display device is mounted in a wearable device, and is set to the first mode otherwise.
3. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a timing controller configured to supply a first start signal to the first scan driver, supply a second start signal to the second scan driver, and supply a third start signal to the third scan driver.
4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the first mode, the first scan driver, the second scan driver, and the third scan driver are configured to sequentially supply the scan signal to the first scan lines, the second scan lines, and the third scan lines.
5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the first mode, the timing controller is configured to sequentially supply the first start signal, the second start signal, and the third start signal.
6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first start signal, the second start signal, and the third start signal are set to have the same width.
7. The display device of claim 3 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the second scan driver is configured to sequentially supply a scan signal to the second scan lines, and the first scan driver and the third scan driver are configured to sequentially supply a scan signal to the first scan lines and the third scan lines at the same time.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the scan signal supplied to the first scan lines and the third scan lines is set to have a width narrower than that of the scan signal supplied to the second scan lines.
9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, k (k is a natural number of 3 or more) scan signals are supplied to each of the second scan lines, and I (I is a natural number smaller than k) scan signals are supplied to each of the first scan lines and the third scan lines.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein at least one scan signal supplied to the first scan lines and the third scan lines is set to have a width narrower than that of the scan signal supplied to the second scan lines.
11. The display device of claim 3 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the timing controller is configured to supply the second start signal and then to supply the first start signal and the third start signal at the same time.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the second start signal is set to have a width wider than that of each of the first start signal and the third start signal.
13. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to first emission control lines coupled to the first pixels; and
a second emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to second emission control lines coupled to the second pixels and third emission control lines coupled to the third pixels.
14. The display device of claim 13 , further comprising a timing controller configured to supply a first emission start signal to the first emission driver and supply a second emission start signal to the second emission driver.
15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the first mode, the first emission driver and the second emission driver are configured to sequentially supply the emission control signal to the first emission control lines, the second emission control lines, and the third emission control lines.
16. The display device of claim 14 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the first mode, the timing controller is configured to sequentially supply the first emission start signal and the second emission start signal.
17. The display device of claim 14 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the second emission driver is configured to sequentially supply an emission control signal to the second emission control lines and the third emission control lines, and the first emission driver is configured to sequentially supply an emission control signal to the first emission control lines to overlap with the emission control signal supplied to the third emission control lines.
18. The display device of claim 14 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the timing controller is configured to sequentially supply the second emission start signal and the first emission start signal.
19. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first pixel region is located adjacent to a first horizontal line of the second pixel region, and the third pixel region is adjacent to the last horizontal line of the second pixel region.
20. The display device of claim 19 , further comprising a data driver configured to supply a data signal to data lines coupled to the first pixels, the second pixels, and the third pixels.
21. The display device of claim 20 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the data driver is configured to supply data signals of the first horizontal line of the second pixel region to the last horizontal line of the first pixel region, and to supply data signals of the last horizontal line of the second pixel region to a first horizontal line of the third pixel region.
22. The display device of claim 21 , further comprising a memory configured to store first data corresponding to the first horizontal line of the second pixel region and second data corresponding to the last horizontal line of the second pixel region.
23. The display device of claim 20 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, the data driver is configured to supply the same data signal to the first pixel region and the third pixel region.
24. A method for driving a display device including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region, which are adjacent to each other and each includes at least two scan lines, the method comprising:
when the display device is driven in a first mode, sequentially supplying a scan signal to the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region; and
when the display device is driven in a second mode different from the first mode, supplying a scan signal to the second pixel region and then supplying a scan signal to the first pixel region and the third pixel region.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the display device is set to the second mode when the display device is mounted in a wearable device, and is set to the first mode otherwise.
26. The method of claim 24 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, simultaneously supplying a scan signal to the first pixel region and the third pixel region.
27. The method of claim 24 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, supplying data signals of a first horizontal line of the second pixel region to the last horizontal line of the first pixel region, and supplying data signals of the last horizontal line of the second pixel region to a first horizontal line of the third pixel region.
28. The method of claim 24 , wherein, when the display device is driven in the second mode, displaying the same image in the first pixel region and the third pixel region.