IP Library Granted Patent US 11,869,404
Granted Patent B2
US 11,869,404 · App. 18/089,692 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Display panel, driving method thereof, and display device

Inventor: Jujian Fu (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,869,404
App. No.
18/089,692
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display panel, a driving method thereof, and a display device. A pixel circuit in the display panel includes a drive transistor, an initialization transistor, and an initialization signal line. An initialization signal terminal is electrically connected to a first terminal of the initialization transistor and the initialization signal line, a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal terminal, a second terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of a light-emitting element. The first drive mode corresponds to a first drive frequency F 1 and a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third initialization signal V ref3 , where F 1 >F 2 >F 3 , V ref1 ≠V ref2 ≠V ref3 , and F 2 - F 3 F 1 - F 3 ≠ ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" V ref ⁢ 2 - V ref ⁢ 3 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" V ref ⁢ 1 - V ref ⁢ 3 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" .

Claims (482)

1. A display panel, comprising: a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit electrically connected to the light-emitting element, wherein

the pixel circuit comprises a drive transistor and an initialization transistor, wherein a first terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal terminal, a second terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the drive transistor, a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal terminal, and a second terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the light-emitting element;

the display panel further comprises an initialization signal line, wherein the initialization signal line is electrically connected to the initialization signal terminal and configured to transmit an initialization signal to the initialization signal terminal; and

drive modes of the display panel comprise at least a first drive mode, a second drive mode, and a third drive mode, wherein the first drive mode corresponds to a first drive frequency F 1 and a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third initialization signal V ref3 , wherein F 1 >F 2 >F 3 , V ref1 ≠V ref2 ≠V ref3 , and

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

<

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein |V ref2 −V ref3 |>|V ref1 −V ref2 |.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the drive modes of the display panel comprise an i-th drive mode and a j-th drive mode, and the j-th drive mode comprises a signal writing stage and a light emission holding stage, wherein i and j are both integers, and i≠j; and

the i-th drive mode corresponds to an i-th drive frequency F i and an i-th initialization signal V ref i , the j-th drive mode corresponds to a j-th drive frequency F j , the signal writing stage in the j-th drive mode corresponds to a j1-th initialization signal V ref j1 , and the light emission holding stage in the j-th drive mode corresponds to a j2-th initialization signal V ref j2 ;

wherein F j <F i , and |V ref j2 |>|V ref j1 |>|V ref i |.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the drive transistor comprises a P-type transistor, and V ref3 <V ref2 <V ref1 <0; or

the drive transistor comprises an N-type transistor, and V ref3 >V ref2 >V ref1 >0.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the drive modes of the display panel comprise a k-th drive mode and an l-th drive mode, and the k-th drive mode is a dominant-frequency drive mode; and

the k-th drive mode corresponds to a k-th drive frequency F k and a k-th initialization signal V ref k and the l-th drive mode corresponds to an l-th drive frequency F l and an l-th initialization signal V ref l ;

wherein F l <F k , and F k is an integer multiple of F l , and

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

refk

-

V

ref

1

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

=

(

F

k

F

l

-

1

)

×

0.1

.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the drive modes of the display panel comprise an s-th drive mode and a w-th drive mode, and the w-th drive mode is a highest-frequency drive mode; and

the s-th drive mode corresponds to an s-th drive frequency F s and an s-th initialization signal V ref s , and the w-th drive mode corresponds to a w-th drive frequency F w and a w-th initialization signal V ref w ;

wherein

F

w

-

F

s

F

s

×

30

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

refs

-

V

refw

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

F

w

-

F

s

F

s

×

10

.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a power signal line, wherein the power signal line is electrically connected to the power signal terminal and configured to transmit a power signal to the power signal terminal; and

the first drive mode further corresponds to a first power signal V dd1 , the second drive mode further corresponds to a second power signal V dd2 , and the third drive mode further corresponds to a third power signal V dd3 ;

wherein

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

<

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

10. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein |V dd2 −V dd3 |>|V dd1 −V dd2 |.

11. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the drive modes of the display panel comprise an m-th drive mode and an n-th drive mode, and the n-th drive mode comprises a signal writing stage and a light emission holding stage, wherein m and n are both integers, and m≠n;

the m-th drive mode corresponds to an m-th drive frequency F m and an m-th power signal V ddm , the n-th drive mode corresponds to an n-th drive frequency F n , the signal writing stage in the n-th drive mode corresponds to an n1-th initialization signal V ddn1 , and the light emission holding stage in the n-th drive mode corresponds to an n2-th initialization signal V ddn2 ;

F n <F m ; and

the drive transistor comprises a P-type transistor, and V ddn2 >V ddn1 >V ddm >0; or the drive transistor comprises an N-type transistor, and 0<V ddn2 <V ddn1 <V ddm .

12. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the drive transistor comprises a P-type transistor, and V dd3 >V dd2 >V dd1 >0; or

the drive transistor comprises an N-type transistor, and 0<V dd3 <V dd2 <V dd1 .

13. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

>

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

14. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein |V dd1 − ref1 ∥>|V dd2 −|V ref2 ∥|>|V dd3 −|V ref3 ∥.

15. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the drive modes of the display panel comprise a p-th drive mode and a q-th drive mode, and the q-th drive mode is a dominant-frequency drive mode, wherein p and q are both integers, and p≠q;

the p-th drive mode corresponds to a p-th drive frequency F p , a p-th initialization signal V ref p , and a p-th power signal V ddp , and the q-th drive mode corresponds to a q-th drive frequency F q , a q-th initialization signal V ref q , and a q-th power signal V ddq ; and

the drive transistor comprises a P-type transistor, and

(

V

ddp

-

V

refp

)

=

(

V

ddq

-

V

refq

)

+

(

F

q

F

p

-

1

)

×

0.1

;

 or

the drive transistor comprises an N-type transistor, and

(

V

refp

-

V

ddp

)

=

(

V

refq

-

V

ddq

)

+

(

F

q

F

p

-

1

)

×

0.1

;

wherein F q is an integer multiple of F p .

16. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a reset transistor and a reset signal terminal, wherein

the reset signal terminal is electrically connected to the initialization signal line and a first terminal of the reset transistor separately, and a second terminal of the reset transistor is electrically connected to the first terminal of the light-emitting element; and

the initialization signal line is configured to provide signals for the initialization signal terminal and the reset signal terminal in a time-division multiplexing manner, and the reset signal terminal receives a same signal in different drive modes.

17. A driving method of a display panel, which is applied for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit electrically connected to the light-emitting element, wherein

the pixel circuit comprises a drive transistor and an initialization transistor, wherein a first terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal terminal, a second terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the drive transistor, a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal terminal, and a second terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the light-emitting element;

the display panel further comprises an initialization signal line, wherein the initialization signal line is electrically connected to the initialization signal terminal and configured to transmit an initialization signal to the initialization signal terminal; and

drive modes of the display panel comprise at least a first drive mode, a second drive mode, and a third drive mode, wherein the first drive mode corresponds to a first drive frequency F 1 and a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third initialization signal V ref3 , wherein F 1 >F 2 >F 3 , V ref1 ≠V ref2 ≠V ref3 , and

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

;

 and

wherein the driving method comprises:

driving, in the first drive mode, the pixel circuit using the first drive frequency and the first initialization signal;

driving, in the second drive mode, the pixel circuit using the second drive frequency and the second initialization signal; and

driving, in the third drive mode, the pixel circuit using the third drive frequency and the third initialization signal.

18. The driving method according to claim 17 , wherein a gate of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to a scan signal input terminal; and

a switching moment of an initialization signal input to the initialization signal terminal is earlier than a switching moment of a scan signal input to the scan signal input terminal when different drive modes are switched; and a switching moment of an initialization signal corresponding to a current drive mode is within an enable stage of a light emission control signal corresponding to a previous drive mode.

19. A display device, comprising a display panel which comprises a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit electrically connected to the light-emitting element, wherein

the pixel circuit comprises a drive transistor and an initialization transistor, wherein a first terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal terminal, a second terminal of the initialization transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the drive transistor, a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal terminal, and a second terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the light-emitting element;

the display panel further comprises an initialization signal line, wherein the initialization signal line is electrically connected to the initialization signal terminal and configured to transmit an initialization signal to the initialization signal terminal; and

drive modes of the display panel comprise at least a first drive mode, a second drive mode, and a third drive mode, wherein the first drive mode corresponds to a first drive frequency F 1 and a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third initialization signal V ref3 , wherein F 1 >F 2 >F 3 , V ref1 ≠V ref2 ≠V ref3 , and

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

20. The display device according to claim 19 , wherein

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

<

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: FU, JUJIAN
To: HUBEI YANGTZE INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION CENTER OF ADVANCED DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062221/0449 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210760958.5 · Jun 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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