Method for driving pixel circuit
AssigneeShenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuchao Zeng, Pengfei Liang
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for driving a pixel circuit. The method includes steps of obtaining an actual threshold voltage and an actual current-to-voltage conversion factor of a driving thin film transistor as well as actual luminous efficiency of an organic light emitting diode in sequence; and calculating a compensation data signal inputted to a source of a switching thin film transistor based on the obtained actual threshold voltage and actual current-to-voltage conversion factor of the driving thin film transistor and the obtained actual luminous efficiency of the organic light emitting diode.
Claims20
A method for driving a pixel circuit,
- wherein the pixel circuit comprises a switching thin film transistor, a driving thin film transistor, a controlling thin film transistor, a storage capacitor, and an organic light emitting diode,
- wherein, a gate of the switching thin film transistor is configured to input a scanning signal, a source thereof is configured to input a data signal, and a drain thereof is connected to a gate of the driving thin film transistor;
- wherein, a source of the driving thin film transistor is configured to input a first driving voltage, and a drain thereof is connected to a drain of the controlling thin film transistor and an anode of the organic light emitting diode;
- wherein, a gate of the controlling thin film transistor is configured to input a control signal, and a source thereof is configured to input an enable signal;
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- wherein, a first end of the storage capacitor is connected to the gate of the driving thin film transistor, and a second end thereof is connected to the drain of the driving thin film transistor;
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- wherein a cathode of the organic light emitting diode is connected to a second driving voltage;
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- wherein the method comprises steps of:
- applying a scanning signal, a data signal, a control signal, an enable signal, a first driving voltage, and a second driving voltage to the pixel circuit, and obtaining an actual threshold voltage and an actual current-to-voltage conversion factor of the driving thin film transistor, and actual luminous efficiency of the organic light emitting diode in sequence;
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- calculating a compensation data signal inputted to the source of the switching thin film transistor, based on the obtained actual threshold voltage and actual current-to-voltage conversion factor of the driving thin film transistor and actual luminous efficiency of the organic light emitting diode, so as to compensate a threshold voltage and a current-to-voltage conversion factor of the driving thin film transistor, and luminous efficiency of the organic light emitting diode.
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