Pixel, display device including the same, and driving method thereof

A display device comprising:

• a pixel;
• a compensation driver compensating a threshold voltage of a driving transistor included in the pixel by providing a compensation control signal to the pixel;
• and
• an emission driver controlling an operation of emitting light from a light emitting element included in the pixel by providing an emission control signal to the pixel, wherein
• the pixel includes:
• the driving transistor having an electrode electrically connected to an anode electrode of the light emitting element and another electrode electrically connected to a first power source and controlling a current flowing from the first power source to a second power source through the light emitting element;
• a first transistor electrically connected between a gate electrode of the driving transistor and a reference power source;
• a second transistor electrically connected between the anode electrode of the light emitting element and an initialization power source;
• a third transistor electrically connected between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a data line;
• and
• a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor electrically connected in parallel between the another electrode of the driving transistor and the first power source,
• the compensation driver provides the compensation control signal to a gate electrode of the fourth transistor among a plurality of emission control transistors in a compensation period, and
• the emission driver provides the emission control signal to a gate electrode of the fifth transistor among the plurality of emission control transistors in an emission period of the light emitting element.

A driving method of a display device including a pixel including a light emitting element and a driving transistor having an electrode electrically connected to an anode electrode of the light emitting element and another electrode electrically connected to a first power source and controlling a current flowing from the first power source to a second power source through the light emitting element, comprising:

• initializing a gate electrode of the driving transistor;
• initializing the anode electrode of the light emitting element;
• compensating a threshold voltage of the driving transistor;
• applying a data voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor;
• and
• emitting light from the light emitting element, wherein
• in the compensating of the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, a compensation control signal is provided to a gate electrode of a fourth transistor among the fourth transistor and a fifth transistor electrically connected in parallel between the another electrode of the driving transistor and the first power source to turn on the fourth transistor, and the threshold voltage of the driving transistor is compensated through the fourth transistor, and
• in the emitting of light from the light emitting element, an emission control signal is provided to a gate electrode of the fifth transistor to control an operation of emitting light from the light emitting element.