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Granted Patent B2
US 12,635,337 · App. 18/104,556 · Granted May 19, 2026

Pixel circuit including transistor including terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with impurity and display device including the pixel circuit

Inventor: Keunwoo Kim (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H10K59/1213H10K59/1216
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Patent No.
US 12,635,337
App. No.
18/104,556
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel circuit includes a first transistor a first gate terminal electrically connected to a gate node, a first terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a first impurity and electrically connected to a first voltage and a second terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity, and a second transistor a second gate terminal electrically connected to a first gate signal, a third terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a second impurity and electrically connected to the gate node and a fourth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the second impurity.

Claims (42)

1 . A pixel circuit comprising:

a first transistor including:

a first gate terminal electrically connected to a gate node;

a first terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a first impurity and electrically connected to a first voltage; and

a second terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity;

a second transistor including:

a second gate terminal electrically connected to a first gate signal;

a third terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a second impurity different from the first impurity and electrically connected to the gate node; and

a fourth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the second impurity; and

a light-emitting diode including:

an anode terminal electrically connected to the second terminal; and

a cathode terminal electrically connected to a second voltage,

wherein the anode terminal is further electrically connected to the fourth terminal.

2 . The pixel circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first impurity includes a P-type impurity, and the second impurity includes an N-type impurity.

3 . The pixel circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor is a p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, and the second transistor is an n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor.

4 . The pixel circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage capacitor including a first capacitor terminal electrically connected to the gate node and a second capacitor terminal electrically connected to an initialization voltage.

5 . The pixel circuit of claim 4 , further comprising:

a program capacitor including a third capacitor terminal electrically connected to a data voltage and a fourth capacitor terminal electrically connected to the anode terminal.

6 . The pixel circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third transistor including a third gate terminal electrically connected to a second gate signal, a fifth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the second impurity and electrically connected to the gate node and a sixth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the second impurity.

7 . The pixel circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third transistor including a third gate terminal electrically connected to a second gate signal, a fifth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity and electrically connected to the gate node and a sixth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity.

8 . A pixel circuit comprising:

a first transistor including:

a first gate terminal electrically connected to a gate node;

a first terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a first impurity and electrically connected to a first voltage; and

a second terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity;

a second transistor including:

a second gate terminal electrically connected to a first gate signal;

a third terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity and electrically connected to the gate node; and

a fourth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the first impurity;

a third transistor including:

a third gate terminal electrically connected to a second gate signal;

a fifth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with a second impurity different from the first impurity and electrically connected to the gate node; and

a sixth terminal including polycrystalline silicon doped with the second impurity; and

a light-emitting diode including:

an anode terminal electrically connected to the second terminal; and

a cathode terminal electrically connected to a second voltage,

wherein the anode terminal is further electrically connected to the fourth terminal.

9 . The pixel circuit of claim 8 , wherein the first impurity includes a P-type impurity, and the second impurity includes an N-type impurity.

10 . The pixel circuit of claim 8 , wherein the first transistor is a p-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, and the second transistor is an n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: KIM, KEUNWOO
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063854/0878 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0077430 · Jun 24, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230422554A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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