Display device, controller, driving circuit, and driving method capable of improving motion picture response time

A display device comprising:

• a display panel including a plurality of data lines, a plurality of first gate lines, a plurality of second gate lines, and a plurality of reference lines arranged thereon, the display panel further including a plurality of subpixels including an emission device, a driving transistor, and a storage capacitor;
• a data driving circuit configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of data lines;
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• a gate driving circuit configured to be electrically connected to the plurality of first gate lines and the plurality of second gate lines,
• wherein the plurality of subpixels constitute a plurality of subpixel lines, and the plurality of subpixel lines correspond to the plurality of first gate lines,
• wherein the display panel has a plurality of first transistors controlled by first gate signals sequentially supplied through the plurality of first gate lines and a plurality of second transistors controlled by second gate signals sequentially supplied through the plurality of second gate lines, which are arranged thereon,
• wherein the plurality of first transistors are included in the plurality of subpixels, respectively, and the plurality of second transistors are included in the plurality of subpixels, respectively,
• wherein in each of the plurality of subpixels, a first transistor is controlled by a first gate signal supplied through the first gate line and electrically connects a first node of the driving transistor to the reference line, and the first node of the driving transistor is a gate node of the driving transistor,
• wherein a second transistor is controlled by a second gate signal supplied through the second gate line and electrically connects a second node of the driving transistor to the data line, and the second node of the driving transistor is a source node or a drain node of the driving transistor,
• wherein the gate driving circuit sequentially drives each of the plurality of first gate lines twice during one frame time including a first driving time and a second driving time after the first driving time,
• wherein during the first driving time in the one frame time, as each of the plurality of first gate lines are primarily driven in sequence for allowing a first reference voltage to be applied to the first node of the driving transistor, the display panel displays a real image,
• wherein during the second driving time in the one frame time, as each of the plurality of first gate lines are secondarily driven in sequence for allowing a second reference voltage to be applied to the first node of the driving transistor, the display panel displays a fake image different from the real image,
• wherein, during the one frame time, both a first driving for sequentially driving the plurality of subpixel lines so as to display the real image on the display panel and a second driving for sequentially driving the plurality of subpixel lines so as to display the fake image on the display panel are performed,
• wherein the first transistor is turned on and then turned off and the second transistor is turned on and then turned off in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the first driving is performed,
• wherein the first transistor is turned on and the second transistor is maintained to be turned off in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the second driving is performed,
• wherein a data program and emission are sequentially performed in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the first driving is performed,
• wherein the first transistor is primarily turned on so that the first reference voltage is applied to the first node of the driving transistor and the second transistor is turned on so that an image data voltage is applied to the second node of the driving transistor while the data program is being performed in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the first driving is performed,
• wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are turned off, the voltages of the first node and the second node of the driving transistor are boosted, and then the emission device emits light while the emission is being performed in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the first driving is performed, and
• wherein, in each subpixel included in the subpixel line on which the second driving is performed, the first transistor is secondarily turned on so that the second reference voltage is applied to the first node of the driving transistor, the second transistor remains in a turn-off state, and the emission device stops emitting light.