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US 11,380,256 B2Granted
Pixel driving circuit and method, and display device
AssigneesChengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
InventorXiaohai Chen
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Abstract
A pixel driving circuit may include a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, a first initialization circuit, a drive circuit, a second initialization circuit, a compensation circuit, an isolation circuit, and an energy storage circuit.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a pixel driving circuit for driving an electroluminescent element, comprising:
- a first switch circuit, coupled to a first node and configured to be enabled in response to a scan signal to transmit a data signal to the first node;
- a second switch circuit, coupled to the first node and configured to be enabled in response to a control signal to transmit a reference signal to the first node;
- a first initialization circuit, coupled to the first node and configured to be enabled in response to a reset signal to transmit an initialization signal to the first node;
- a drive circuit, coupled to a second node and a third node and configured to be enabled in response to a signal from the second node, and output a drive current to the third node under an action of a first power signal;
- a second initialization circuit, coupled to the second node and configured to be enabled in response to the reset signal to transmit the initialization signal to the second node;
- a compensation circuit, coupled to the second node and the third node and configured to be enabled in response to the scan signal to communicate the second node with the third node;
- an isolation circuit, coupled to the third node and configured to be enabled in response to the control signal to transmit the drive current to the electroluminescent element;
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- an energy storage circuit, coupled between the first node and the second node,
- wherein a voltage of the initialization signal is zero, and the initialization signal is separate and distinct from the first power signal.
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A pixel driving circuit for driving an electroluminescent element, comprising:
- a first transistor, a first terminal of the first transistor being configured to receive a data signal, a second terminal of the first transistor being coupled to a first node, and a control terminal of the first transistor being configured to receive a scan signal;
- a second transistor, a first terminal of the second transistor being configured to receive a reference signal, a second terminal of the second transistor being coupled to the first node, and a control terminal of the second transistor being configured to receive a control signal;
- a third transistor, a first terminal of the third transistor being configured to receive an initialization signal, a second terminal of the third transistor being coupled to the first node, and a control terminal of the third transistor being configured to receive a reset signal;
- a drive transistor, a first terminal of the drive transistor being configured to receive a first power signal, a second terminal of the drive transistor being coupled to a third node, and a control terminal of the drive transistor being coupled to a second node;
- a fourth transistor, a first terminal of the fourth transistor being configured to receive the initialization signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor being coupled to the second node, and a control terminal of the fourth transistor being configured to receive the reset signal;
- a fifth transistor, a first terminal of the fifth transistor being coupled to the second node, a second terminal of the fifth transistor being coupled to the third node, and a control terminal of the fifth transistor being configured to receive the scan signal;
- a sixth transistor, a first terminal of the sixth transistor being coupled to the third node, a second terminal of the sixth transistor being coupled to the electroluminescent element, and a control terminal of the sixth transistor being configured to receive the control signal;
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- a storage capacitor, a first terminal of the storage capacitor being coupled to the first node, and a second terminal of the storage capacitor being coupled to the second node,
- wherein a voltage of the initialization signal is zero, and the initialization signal is separate and distinct from the first power signal.
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A pixel driving method for driving a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving method comprising:
- providing the pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit comprising:
- a first switch circuit, coupled to a first node and configured to be enabled in response to a scan signal to transmit a data signal to the first node;
- a second switch circuit, coupled to the first node and configured to be enabled in response to a control signal to transmit a reference signal to the first node;
- a first initialization circuit, coupled to the first node and configured to be enabled in response to a reset signal to transmit an initialization signal to the first node;
- a drive circuit, coupled to a second node and a third node and configured to be enabled in response to a signal from the second node, and output a drive current to the third node under an action of a first power signal;
- a second initialization circuit, coupled to the second node and configured to be enabled in response to the reset signal to transmit the initialization signal to the second node;
- a compensation circuit, coupled to the second node and the third node and configured to be enabled in response to the scan signal to communicate the second node with the third node;
- an isolation circuit, coupled to the third node and configured to be enabled in response to the control signal to transmit the drive current to the electroluminescent element;
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- an energy storage circuit, coupled between the first node and the second node;
- in a reset phase, enabling the first initialization circuit and the second initialization circuit by using the reset signal to write the initialization signal into the first node and the second node;
- in a charging phase, enabling the first switch circuit and the compensation circuit by using the scan signal to write the data signal and a threshold voltage of the drive circuit into the energy storage circuit;
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- in a light enable phase, enabling the second switch circuit and the isolation circuit by using the control signal, such that the drive circuit is enabled under an action of a signal from the second node, and a drive current is outputted to the electroluminescent element through the isolation circuit under the action of the first power signal,
- wherein a voltage of the initialization signal is zero, and the initialization signal is separate and distinct from the first power signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.