IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,521,547
Granted Patent B2
US 11,521,547 · App. 16/982,528 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Display device

Inventor: Takayuki Nishiyama (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G09G3/3233G09G3/3266G09G3/3291
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Patent No.
US 11,521,547
App. No.
16/982,528
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a display element emitting a light by a current flowing, a drive transistor controlling the current flowing through the display element, and a diode connection transistor connected to a source side of the drive transistor, and a constant potential is input to a back gate of the drive transistor.

Claims (22)

1. A display device comprising:

a display element emitting light by current flowing;

a drive transistor controlling the current flowing through the display element;

a diode connection transistor connected to a source side of the drive transistor;

a first transistor including a drain connected to a high-level power source wiring line and a gate connected to a light emission control line;

a second transistor including a source connected to an anode of the display element and a gate connected to the light emission control line;

a reset transistor including a drain connected to an initialization line and a gate connected to a first scanning line;

a switching transistor including a source connected to a data line and a gate connected to a second scanning line;

a third transistor including a source connected to a source of the first transistor and a gate connected to the second scanning line; and

a capacitance,

wherein a constant potential is input to a back gate of the drive transistor,

the drive transistor and the diode connection transistor are connected between the source of the first transistor and a drain of the second transistor,

a gate of the drive transistor, a drain of the third transistor, a source of the reset transistor, and one side of the capacitance are connected to a first node, and

a source of the diode connection transistor, the drain of the second transistor, a second side of the capacitance, a drain of the switching transistor, and the back gate are connected to a second node.

2. A display device comprising:

a display element emitting light by current flowing;

a drive transistor controlling the current flowing through the display element; and

a diode connection transistor connected to a source side of the drive transistor,

wherein a constant potential is input to a back gate of the drive transistor, and

when a back gate side capacitance of the drive transistor is C BGI , a drive gate side capacitance of the drive transistor is C GI , and a capacitance ratio k=C BGI /C GI , a subthreshold coefficient S obtained by combining the drive transistor and the diode connection transistor is expressed by a linear function of k.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein when a subthreshold coefficient of only the drive transistor or the diode connection transistor is S 0 , the subthreshold coefficient S obtained by combining the drive transistor and the diode connection transistor is defined by S=(2+k)S 0 .

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the constant potential is constant for a period while the drive transistor is in an on state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2020
From: NISHIYAMA, TAKAYUKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210027709A1 · Jan 28, 2021