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US 12,190,775 · App. 18/273,201 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Pixel circuit and driving method therefor, display substrate, and display apparatus

Inventors: Xinyu Wei (Beijing, CN); Kai Zhang (Beijing, CN); Qiang Fu (Beijing, CN); Gang Wang (Beijing, CN); Erlong Song (Beijing, CN); Hongmei Fan (Beijing, CN); Kunyan Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,190,775
App. No.
18/273,201
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel circuit and a driving method therefor, a display substrate, and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes a driving sub circuit, a data writing sub circuit, a first light-emitting control sub circuit, a first reset sub circuit, and a bias sub circuit; the first reset sub circuit is connected to a first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and the bias sub circuit is connected to a second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal, thereby turning on the driving sub circuit.

Claims (61)

1. A pixel circuit, comprising:

a driving sub-circuit, comprising a control terminal connected to a first node, a first terminal connected to a second node, and a second terminal connected to a third node, and configured to control according to a voltage of the control terminal a driving current which flows from the second node to the third node and is used for driving a light emitting element;

a data writing sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a data signal to the second node in response to a first scanning signal;

a first light emitting control sub-circuit, connected to the second node and a first power voltage terminal and configured to write a first power voltage from the first power voltage terminal to the second node in response to a first light emitting control signal;

a first reset sub-circuit, connected to the first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and

a bias sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal to switch on the driving sub-circuit, wherein an absolute value of a voltage difference between the reference voltage and the first reset voltage is a preset value, and

wherein the preset value is set such that an absolute value of a voltage difference between the control terminal and the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit is less than the preset value when the light emitting element is driven to emit light with a brightness of a highest gray level.

2. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a second reset sub-circuit,

wherein the second reset sub-circuit is connected to a fourth node and configured to be connected to a first electrode of the light emitting element through the fourth node and to write a second reset voltage to the fourth node in response to a second reset control signal.

3. The pixel circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the bias control signal and the second reset control signal are a same signal.

4. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a second light emitting control sub-circuit,

wherein the second light emitting control sub-circuit is connected to the third node and a fourth node and configured to be connected to a first electrode of the light emitting element through the fourth node, and

the second light emitting control sub-circuit is configured to switch on the first node and the fourth node in response to a second light emitting control signal.

5. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a compensation sub-circuit,

wherein the compensation sub-circuit is connected to the first node and the third node and configured to switch on the first node and the third node in response to a second scanning signal to control the driving sub-circuit to write a compensating voltage to the first node based on the data signal written into the second node.

6. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage sub-circuit,

wherein the storage sub-circuit comprises a first terminal and a second terminal which are connected to the first power voltage terminal and the first node, respectively.

7. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the bias sub-circuit comprises a bias transistor, and the first reset sub-circuit comprises a reset transistor; and

the bias transistor is a P-type transistor, and the reset transistor is an N-type transistor.

8. A display substrate, comprising:

a base substrate; and

a plurality of sub-pixels distributed in an array on the base substrate in a first direction and a second direction,

wherein at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a pixel circuit comprising:

a driving sub-circuit, comprising a control terminal connected to a first node, a first terminal connected to a second node, and a second terminal connected to a third node, and configured to control according to a voltage of the control terminal a driving current which flows from the second node to the third node and is used for driving a light emitting element;

a data writing sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a data signal to the second node in response to a first scanning signal;

a first light emitting control sub-circuit, connected to the second node and a first power voltage terminal and configured to write a first power voltage from the first power voltage terminal to the second node in response to a first light emitting control signal;

a first reset sub-circuit, connected to the first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and

a bias sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal to switch on the driving sub-circuit,

the display substrate further comprises a bias control line extended in the first direction,

the bias sub-circuit comprises a bias transistor, and

the bias control line is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the bias transistor to provide the bias control signal.

9. The display substrate according to claim 8 , further comprising a reference voltage line,

wherein the reference voltage line is electrically connected to a first electrode of the bias transistor to provide the reference voltage, and

wherein the reference voltage line is on a side, away from the base substrate, of the bias control line.

10. The display substrate according to claim 8 , further comprising a connection electrode,

wherein a second electrode of the bias transistor is electrically connected to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit through the connection electrode, and

wherein the connection electrode is on a side, away from the base substrate, of the bias control line.

11. The display substrate according to claim 8 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a second reset sub-circuit, and the second reset sub-circuit is connected to a fourth node and configured to be connected to a first electrode of the light emitting element through the fourth node and to write a second reset voltage to the fourth node in response to a second reset control signal, and

the bias sub-circuit and the second reset sub-circuit are on a same side of the driving sub-circuit in the second direction.

12. The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein the second reset sub-circuit comprises a reset transistor; and

the bias control line is further electrically connected to a gate electrode of the reset transistor to provide the second reset control signal.

13. The display substrate according to claim 8 , wherein the first reset sub-circuit and the bias sub-circuit are on two opposite sides of the driving sub-circuit in the second direction.

14. A display substrate, comprising:

a base substrate; and

a plurality of sub-pixels distributed in an array on the base substrate in a first direction and a second direction,

wherein at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a pixel circuit comprising:

a driving sub-circuit, comprising a control terminal connected to a first node, a first terminal connected to a second node, and a second terminal connected to a third node, and configured to control according to a voltage of the control terminal a driving current which flows from the second node to the third node and is used for driving a light emitting element;

a data writing sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a data signal to the second node in response to a first scanning signal;

a first light emitting control sub-circuit, connected to the second node and a first power voltage terminal and configured to write a first power voltage from the first power voltage terminal to the second node in response to a first light emitting control signal;

a first reset sub-circuit, connected to the first node and configured to write a first reset voltage to the first node in response to a first reset control signal; and

a bias sub-circuit, connected to the second node and configured to write a reference voltage to the second node in response to a bias control signal to switch on the driving sub-circuit,

the display substrate further comprises a first reset control line extended in the first direction,

wherein the first reset sub-circuit comprises a reset transistor, and the first reset control line is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the reset transistor to provide the first reset control signal.

15. The display substrate according to claim 14 , further comprising a first reset voltage line extended in the first direction,

wherein the first reset voltage line is electrically connected to a first electrode of the reset transistor to provide the first reset voltage.

16. The display substrate according to claim 15 , wherein, in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, the first reset voltage line is on a side, close to the base substrate, of an active layer of the reset transistor, and the first reset control line is on a side, away from the base substrate, of the active layer of the reset transistor.

17. A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate according to claim 8 .

18. A driving method for the pixel circuit according to claim 1 , comprising:

at an initialization phase, switching on the first reset sub-circuit to write the first reset voltage to the first node and switching on the bias sub-circuit to write the reference voltage to the second node to switch on the driving sub-circuit; and

at a data writing phase, switching on the data writing sub-circuit to write the data signal to the second node,

wherein the initialization phase is prior to the data writing phase.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: WEI, XINYU; ZHANG, KAI; FU, QIANG; WANG, GANG; SONG, ERLONG; FAN, HONGMEI; SHI, KUNYAN
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064318/0728 →
Priority Claims (2)
WO PCT/CN2021/109894 · Jul 30, 2021 · international
CN 202110897625.2 · Aug 5, 2021 · national
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