Pixel circuit and display apparatus
A pixel circuit and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit comprises three sub-pixel circuits (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) and one power supply circuit (VL), wherein the three sub-pixel circuits (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) share a data line (Data); the power supply circuit (VL) is connected to a first voltage level terminal (VA), a first signal control line (EM 1 ) and the sub-pixel circuits (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ), and the power supply circuit (VL) is configured to supply a first voltage level to the sub-pixel circuits (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) through the first voltage level terminal (VA) under the control of a signal of the first signal control line (EM 1 ); and the sub-pixel circuits (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 ) are connected to the power supply circuit (VL) and the data line (Data), and are configured to display a gray scale under the control of the first voltage level supplied by the power supply circuit (VL) and a data signal of the data line (Data). The pixel circuit can decrease the number of the signal lines used in the pixel circuit in the display apparatus, reduce the cost of the integrated circuit, and improve the pixel density of the display apparatus.
1. A pixel circuit comprising three sub-pixel circuits and one power supply circuit, wherein the three sub-pixel circuits share a data line;
the power supply circuit is connected to a first voltage level terminal, a first signal control line and the sub-pixel circuits, the power supply circuit is configured to supply a first voltage level to the sub-pixel circuits through the first voltage level terminal under the control of a signal of the first signal control line; and
the sub-pixel circuits are connected to the power supply circuit and the data line, and are configured to display a gray scale under the control of the first voltage level supplied by the power supply circuit and a data signal of the data line,
wherein each of the sub-pixel circuits comprises four switch units which are fourth to seventh switch units respectively, a driving unit, an energy storage unit and an electroluminescent unit;
a control terminal of the fourth switch unit is input with a first scan signal, a first terminal of the fourth switch unit is connected to a second voltage level terminal, a second terminal of the fourth switch unit is connected to a first electrode of the energy storage unit, and the fourth switch unit is configured to write a signal of the second voltage level terminal into the first electrode of the energy storage unit under the control of the first scan signal;
a control terminal of the fifth switch unit of a first sub-pixel circuit is input with a first scan signal, a control terminal of the fifth switch unit of a second sub-pixel circuit is input with a third scan signal, a control terminal of the fifth switch unit of a third sub-pixel circuit is input with a second scan signal, a first terminal of the fifth switch unit is connected to the data line, and the fifth switch unit is configured to output a signal of the data line at a second terminal of the fifth switch unit under the control of the first scan signal, the second scan signal and the third scan signal;
a control terminal of the sixth switch unit is input with a second scan signal, a first terminal of the sixth switch unit is connected to the first electrode of the energy storage unit, a second terminal of the sixth switch unit is connected to the second terminal of the fifth switch unit, and the sixth switch unit is configured to write the signal of the data line into the first electrode of the energy storage unit under the control of the second scan signal to couplingly raise the voltage level of a second electrode of the energy storage unit;
a control terminal of the driving unit is connected to the second terminal of the sixth switch unit, an input terminal of the driving unit is connected to the second electrode of the energy storage unit, and the driving unit is configured to output a driving current;
a control terminal of the seventh switch unit is input with a second scan signal, a first terminal of the seventh switch unit is connected to an output terminal of the driving unit, a second terminal of the seventh switch unit is connected to the second voltage level terminal, and the seventh switch unit is configured to control the driving current to be input into a first electrode of the electroluminescent unit under the control of the second scan signal;
the first electrode of the electroluminescent unit is connected to the output terminal of the driving unit, a second electrode of the electroluminescent unit is connected to the second voltage level terminal, and the electroluminescent unit is configured to display the gray scale under the control of the driving current; and
the second electrode of the energy storage unit is connected to the power supply circuit, and the energy storage unit is configured to store the signal of the data line and a threshold voltage of the driving unit,
wherein the power supply circuit comprises only one switch unit whose control terminal is connected to the first signal control line, whose first terminal is connected to the first voltage level terminal, and whose second terminal is connected to the three sub-pixel circuits, and the one switch unit is configured to supply the first voltage level of the first voltage level terminal to the three sub-pixel circuits under the control of a signal of the first signal control line.
2. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the switch units and the driving unit are TFTs, the control terminal of each switch unit is a gate of a TFT, the first terminal of the each switch unit is a source of a TFT, the second terminal of each switch unit is a drain of a TFT, the input terminal of the driving unit is a source of a TFT, the control terminal of the driving unit is a gate of a TFT, and the output terminal of the driving unit is a drain of a TFT, the energy storage unit is a capacitor and the electroluminescent unit is an organic light emitting diode.
3. A display apparatus comprising a pixel circuit according to claim 1 .