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Granted Patent B2
US 11,056,048 · App. 16/816,534 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Pixel and display device having the same

Inventor: Hui Nam (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/32G09G2300/0809G09G2310/06G09G2320/0252
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Patent No.
US 11,056,048
App. No.
16/816,534
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel includes a light emitting device, a first transistor for controlling an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the light emitting device, corresponding to a voltage applied to a first node, a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node, and including a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line, a third transistor coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line, a first capacitor coupled between the first power source and the second node, and a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node.

Claims (61)

1. A pixel comprising:

a light emitting device;

a first transistor configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the light emitting device, corresponding to a voltage applied to a first node;

a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node, and including a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line;

a third transistor coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line;

a first capacitor coupled between the first power source and the second node;

a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node;

a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and a third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line; and

a fifth transistor coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and the third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line.

2. The pixel of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sixth transistor coupled between the first power source and the first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line.

3. The pixel of claim 2 , wherein the sixth transistor is turned off after the third to fifth transistors are turned on.

4. The pixel of claim 2 , wherein a first time at which a scan signal supplied to the second scan line is changed from a gate-off level to a gate-on level is earlier than a second time at which an emission control signal supplied to the emission control line is changed from the gate-on level to the gate-off level.

5. The pixel of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the gate-on level of the scan signal supplied to the second scan line overlaps with a period in which the emission control signal has the gate-on level.

6. The pixel of claim 3 , wherein a width of a gate-on level of the scan signal supplied to the second scan line is wider than that of a scan signal supplied to the first scan line.

7. The pixel of claim 2 , wherein the third to fifth transistors are turned on by a scan signal supplied to the second scan line, and the first transistor is coupled in a source follower state.

8. The pixel of claim 2 , wherein, when the third to fifth transistors are turned on by a scan signal supplied to the second scan line, a voltage corresponding to a threshold voltage of the first transistor is stored in the second capacitor.

9. A pixel comprising:

a light emitting device;

a first transistor configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the light emitting device, corresponding to a voltage applied to a first node;

a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node, and including a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line;

a third transistor coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line;

a first capacitor coupled between the first power source and the second node; and

a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node;

a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and a third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line;

a fifth transistor coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and the first node, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line; and

a sixth transistor coupled between the first power source and the first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line.

10. A pixel comprising:

a light emitting device;

a first transistor configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the light emitting device, corresponding to a voltage applied to a first node;

a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node, and including a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line;

a third transistor coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line;

a first capacitor coupled between the first power source and the second node; and

a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node;

a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and a second electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line;

a fifth transistor coupled between the second electrode of the first transistor and a third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line; and

a sixth transistor coupled between the first power source and the first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line.

11. A display device comprising:

a display panel including a plurality of pixels;

a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the plurality of pixels through scan lines;

an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to the plurality of pixels through emission control lines; and

a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the plurality of pixels through data lines,

wherein a first pixel disposed on an ith (where i is a natural number) pixel row among the plurality of pixels comprises:

a light emitting device;

a first transistor configured to control an amount of current flowing from a first power source to a second power source via the light emitting device, corresponding to a voltage applied to a first node;

a second transistor coupled between a data line and a second node, and including a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line of the ith pixel row;

a third transistor coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line of the ith pixel row;

a first capacitor coupled between the first power source and the second node;

a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node;

a fourth transistor coupled between the first node and a third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line; and

a fifth transistor coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and the third power source, and including a gate electrode coupled to the second scan line.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first pixel further comprises:

a sixth transistor coupled between the first power source and the first electrode of the first transistor, and including a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line of the ith pixel row.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the third to fifth transistors are turned on by a scan signal supplied to the second scan line, and the first transistor is coupled in a source follower state.

14. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the sixth transistor is turned off after the third to fifth transistors are turned on.

15. The display device of claim 12 , wherein the scan driver supplies the scan signal to the second scan line such that a portion of a gate-on level of the scan signal supplied to the second scan line overlaps with a period in which the emission control signal supplied to the emission control line of the ith pixel row has a gate-on level.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the scan driver comprises:

a first scan driver configured to supply a first scan signal to the first scan line; and

a second scan driver configured to supply a second scan signal to the second scan line.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein a width of a gate-on level of the second scan signal is wider than that of the first scan signal.

18. The display device of claim 16 , wherein the first scan driver outputs a gate-on level of the first scan signal after the second scan driver outputs a gate-on level of the second scan signal, and the gate-on level of the first scan signal and the gate-on level of the second scan signal do not overlap with each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2020
From: NAM, HUI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052095/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0058994 · May 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200372854A1 · Nov 26, 2020
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