IP Library Granted Patent US 9,299,289
Granted Patent B2
US 9,299,289 · App. 14/571,151 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same

Inventors: Dong-Wook Park (Yongin, KR); Chul-Kyu Kang (Yongin, KR); Keum-Nam Kim (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3233G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0852G09G2300/0861G09G2310/0262G09G2320/04G09G2320/043
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Patent No.
US 9,299,289
App. No.
14/571,151
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display device is capable of securing sufficient compensation period such that a threshold voltage of a driving transistor may be compensated. A pixel includes: an organic light emitting diode; a second transistor for controlling an amount of current supplied from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode; a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor; a first transistor coupled between a second terminal of the first capacitor and a data line, and being configured to turn on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line; and a third transistor coupled between a gate electrode and a second electrode of the second transistor and having a turning-on period that is not overlapped with that of the first transistor. The third transistor is configured to turn on for a longer time than the first transistor.

Claims (21)

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to scan lines and for sequentially supplying light emission control signals to light emission control lines, each of the scan signals having a duration longer than or equal to k horizontal periods and each of the emission control signals having a duration longer than that of a corresponding one of the scan signals;

a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines, the data signals being synchronized with the scan signals; and

pixels at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines;

wherein an i th pixel of the pixels comprises:

an organic light emitting diode having a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source;

a second transistor for controlling an amount of current flowing from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode, the first power source being coupled to a first electrode of the second transistor;

a first capacitor having a first terminal coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor;

a first transistor coupled between a second terminal of the first capacitor and the data line, the first transistor being configured to turn on when a first scan signal of the scan signals is supplied to an i th scan line of the scan lines;

a third transistor coupled between a gate electrode and a second electrode of the second transistor, the third transistor being configured to turn on when a second scan signal of the scan signals is supplied to an (i-k) th scan line of the scan lines; and

a fifth transistor coupled between the second electrode of the second transistor and the organic light emitting diode, the fifth transistor being configured to turn off when a light emission control signal of the light emission control signals is supplied to an i th light emission control line of the light emission control lines,

wherein the light emission control signal supplied to the i th light emission control line is at least partially overlapped with the second scan signal supplied to the (i-k) th scan line and is completely overlapped with the first scan signal supplied to the i th scan line, wherein k is a natural number that is greater than or equal to 2.

2. The organic light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth transistor coupled between a reference power source and the second terminal of the first capacitor, the fourth transistor being configured to turn on when a control signal is supplied to an i th control line; and

a second capacitor coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitor and the first power source.

3. The organic light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light emission control signal supplied to the i th light emission control line is supplied after the second scan signal is supplied to the (i-k) th scan line.

4. The organic light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the scan signal supplied to the i th scan line is overlapped with the light emission control signal supplied to the i th light emission control line.

5. The organic light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the scan signal supplied to the i th scan line is supplied after the light emission control signal is supplied to the i th light emission control line.

6. The organic light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data driver is configured to supply a data signal corresponding to left data for a first frame period, first black data for a second frame period, right data for a third frame period, and second black data for a fourth frame period.

7. The organic light emitting display device as claims in claim 1 , wherein the fifth transistor is configured to turn off after the third transistor is turned on.

8. The organic light emitting display device as claims in claim 1 , further comprising a second capacitor coupled between the second terminal of the first capacitor and the first power source.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2015
From: PARK, DONG-WOOK; KANG, CHUL-KYU; KIM, KEUM-NAM
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034820/0282 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 27, 2015
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034826/0009 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0023763 · Mar 17, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12900333 · Oct 7, 2010
Related Publication 20150097763A1 · Apr 9, 2015