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Granted Patent B2
US 12,482,421 · App. 18/635,598 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Display device having driving transistor to drive electro-optical element

Inventor: Tetsuro Yamamoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G09G3/3233G09G2310/08G09G2320/0247G09G2330/021
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Patent No.
US 12,482,421
App. No.
18/635,598
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a current-driven electro-optical element, a first supply, a second supply, a driving transistor, a correction transistor, an anode switching transistor, an initialization transistor, and a capacitive element. A current is supplied from the first supply. The second supply is lower in potential than the first supply. The driving transistor is configured to drive the electro-optical element in accordance with a written image signal. The correction transistor is coupled between a gate of the driving transistor and a second terminal of the driving transistor. The anode switching transistor is coupled between the second terminal of the driving transistor and an anode of the electro-optical element. The initialization transistor is coupled between the anode of the electro-optical element and the second supply. The capacitive element is coupled to the gate of the driving transistor. The correction, anode switching, and initialization transistors are n-channel transistors.

Claims (40)

1 . A display device comprising a pixel circuit, the pixel circuit comprising:

a current-driven electro-optical element;

a first power supply from which a current is supplied to the electro-optical element;

a second power supply which is lower in potential than the first power supply;

a signal line via which an image signal is supplied to the electro-optical element;

a writing transistor whose first terminal is coupled to the signal line;

a driving transistor whose first terminal is coupled to a second terminal of the writing transistor, the driving transistor being configured to drive the electro-optical element in accordance with an image signal written by the writing transistor;

a correction transistor coupled between a gate of the driving transistor and a second terminal of the driving transistor;

a second switching transistor coupled between the second terminal of the driving transistor and an anode of the electro-optical element;

an initialization transistor coupled between the anode of the electro-optical element and the second power supply; and

a capacitive element coupled between the gate of the driving transistor and the first power supply, wherein

the correction transistor, the second switching transistor, and the initialization transistor are n-channel transistors, and

a current driving power of the second switching transistor is greater than a current driving power of the correction transistor.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the correction transistor, the second switching transistor, and the initialization transistor each include an oxide semiconductor in at least a part of an active region.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the writing transistor is a p-channel transistor, and

a gate of the writing transistor and a gate of the second switching transistor are connected to a same control line.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a gate of the initialization transistor and a gate of the correction transistor are connected to a same control line.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 , the pixel circuit further comprising:

a first switching transistor coupled between the first terminal of the driving transistor and the first power supply, wherein

the first switching transistor is a p-channel transistor, and

a gate of the first switching transistor and a gate of the initialization transistor are connected to a same control line.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , the pixel circuit further comprising:

a fourth power supply which is lower in potential than the first power supply; and

a gate initialization transistor which provides a coupling between the capacitive element and the fourth power supply.

7 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein

the gate initialization transistor includes an oxide semiconductor in at least a part of an active region.

8 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electro-optical element is an organic electroluminescence element.

9 . An imaging apparatus, comprising:

optical hardware including a plurality of lenses;

an image pickup element configured to receive light passing through the optical hardware; and

display hardware configured to display an image picked up by the image pickup element, wherein

the display hardware includes the display device according to claim 1 .

10 . An electronic device, comprising:

a display unit according to claim 1 ;

a housing in which the display is provided; and

a communication interface configured to perform external communication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: YAMAMOTO, TETSURO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 067187/0307 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2023-068095 · Apr 18, 2023 · national
JP 2024-016723 · Feb 6, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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