IP Library Granted Patent US 12,254,807
Granted Patent B2
US 12,254,807 · App. 18/526,471 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

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 12,254,807
App. No.
18/526,471
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel circuit in a display panel includes a drive transistor, a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal line; 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 power signal V dd1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second power signal V dd2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third power signal V dd3 , wherein F 1 > F 2 > F 3 , F 2 - F 3 F 1 - F 3 ≠ ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" V dd ⁢ 2 - V dd ⁢ 3 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" V dd ⁢ 1 - V dd ⁢ 3 ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" .

Claims (588)

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, wherein a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal line; 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 power signal V dd1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second power signal V dd2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third power signal V dd3 , wherein

F

1

>

F

2

>

F

3

,

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

,

and |V dd2 −V dd3 |>|V dd1 −V dd2 |.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a first transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal line; a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the drive transistor, or the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the light-emitting element; and

the first drive mode corresponds to a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third initialization signal V ref3 , wherein

F

1

>

F

2

>

F

3

,

V

ref

1

V

ref

2

,

V

ref

1

V

ref

3

,

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 2 , 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]"

.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein |V ref2 −V ref3 |>|V ref1 −V ref2 |.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a first transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal line; a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the drive transistor, or the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the light-emitting element; and

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 |.

6. The display panel according to claim 2 , 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.

7. The display panel according to claim 2 , 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

ref

k

-

V

ref

1

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

=

(

F

k

F

l

-

1

)

×

0

.

1

.

8. The display panel according to claim 2 , 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

×

3

0

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

s

-

V

ref

w

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

F

w

-

F

s

F

s

×

1

0

.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , 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 1 , 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 .

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , 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 .

12. The display panel according to claim 2 , 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]"

.

13. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein |V dd1 −|V ref1 ∥>|V dd2 −|V ref2 ∥>|V dd3 −|V ref3 ∥.

14. The display panel according to claim 2 , 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

ref

p

)

=

(

V

ddq

-

V

ref

q

)

+

(

F

q

F

p

-

1

)

×

0.1

;

or

the drive transistor comprises an N-type transistor, and

(

V

ref

p

-

V

ddp

)

=

(

V

ref

q

-

V

ddq

)

+

(

F

q

F

p

-

1

)

×

0.1

;

wherein F q is an integer multiple of F p .

15. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the drive transistor; or the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the drive transistor through a second transistor.

16. 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, wherein a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal line; 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 power signal V dd1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second power signal V dd2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third power signal V dd3 , wherein

F

1

>

F

2

>

F

3

,

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

,

and |V dd2 −V dd3 |>|V dd1 −V dd2 |, wherein the driving method comprises:

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

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

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

17. A display device, comprising 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, wherein a first terminal of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a power signal line; 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 power signal V dd1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second drive frequency F 2 and a second power signal V dd2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third drive frequency F 3 and a third power signal V dd3 , wherein

F

1

>

F

2

>

F

3

,

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

2

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

dd

1

-

V

dd

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

,

and |V dd2 −V dd3 |>|V dd1 −V dd2 |.

18. The display device according to claim 17 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a first transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal line; a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the drive transistor, or the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the light-emitting element; and

the first drive mode corresponds to a first initialization signal V ref1 , the second drive mode corresponds to a second initialization signal V ref2 , and the third drive mode corresponds to a third initialization signal V ref3 , wherein

F

1

>

F

2

>

F

3

,

V

ref

1

V

ref

2

,

V

ref

1

V

ref

3

,

F

2

-

F

3

F

1

-

F

3

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

2

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

"\[LeftBracketingBar]"

V

ref

1

-

V

ref

3

"\[RightBracketingBar]"

.

19. The display device according to claim 17 , wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a first transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an initialization signal line; a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the drive transistor, or the second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to the light-emitting element; and

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 |.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: FU, JUJIAN
To: HUBEI YANGTZE INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION CENTER OF ADVANCED DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210760958.5 · Jun 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18089692 · Dec 28, 2022
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