Display device and method for driving same

A display device using a display element driven by a current, the display device comprising:

• a display portion including a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of first scanning signal lines, a plurality of second scanning signal lines, a plurality of third scanning signal lines, a plurality of first light emission control lines, a plurality of second light emission control lines, a first power source line, a second power source line, an initialization power source line, and a plurality of pixel circuits;
• a data-side drive circuit configured to apply data signals to the plurality of data signal lines;
• and
• a scanning-side drive circuit including a first scanning signal line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of first scanning signal lines, a second scanning signal line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of second scanning signal lines, a third scanning signal line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of third scanning signal lines, and a light emission control line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of first light emission control lines and the plurality of second light emission control lines,
• wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits corresponds to one of the plurality of data signal lines, one of the plurality of first scanning signal lines, one of the plurality of second scanning signal lines, one of the plurality of third scanning signal lines, one of the plurality of first light emission control lines, and one of the plurality of second light emission control lines,
• each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes
• the display element including a first terminal, and a second terminal connected to the second power source line,
• a drive transistor including a control terminal, a first conduction terminal, and a second conduction terminal, and provided in series with the display element,
• a holding capacitor connected at one end to the control terminal of the drive transistor,
• a writing control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding second scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to a corresponding data signal line, and a second conduction terminal connected to the second conduction terminal of the drive transistor,
• a threshold voltage compensation transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding first scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first conduction terminal of the drive transistor, and a second conduction terminal connected to the control terminal of the drive transistor,
• a power supply control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding second light emission control line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first power source line, and a second conduction terminal connected to the first conduction terminal of the drive transistor,
• a light emission control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding first light emission control line, a first conduction terminal connected to the second conduction terminal of the drive transistor, and a second conduction terminal connected to the first terminal of the display element, and
• an initialization transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding third scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first terminal of the display element, and a second conduction terminal connected to the initialization power source line,
• the first scanning signal line drive circuit is constituted by a shift register including unit circuits equal in number to a number of the plurality of first scanning signal lines,
• the second scanning signal line drive circuit is constituted by a shift register including unit circuits equal in number to 1/Q of a number of the plurality of second scanning signal lines, where Q is an integer of 2 or greater,
• the third scanning signal line drive circuit is constituted by a shift register including unit circuits equal in number to 1/Q of a number of the plurality of third scanning signal lines,
• each of the unit circuits included in the shift register constituting the first scanning signal line drive circuit drives one corresponding first scanning signal line,
• each of the unit circuits included in the shift register constituting the second scanning signal line drive circuit collectively drives Q second scanning signal lines corresponding thereto and adjacent to each other,
• each of the unit circuits included in the shift register constituting the third scanning signal line drive circuit collectively drives Q third scanning signal lines corresponding thereto and adjacent to each other, and
• in a period during which the writing control transistor is maintained in an on state in all pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven and connected to any one of the Q third scanning signal lines collectively driven in a period during which the initialization transistor is maintained in an on state and the power supply control transistor and the light emission control transistor are maintained in an off state in the all pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven and connected to any one of the Q third scanning signal lines collectively driven, Q first scanning signal lines corresponding to the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven are sequentially set to a select state for a predetermined period each.

A method for driving a display device using a display element driven by a current, the display device including

• a display portion including a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of first scanning signal lines, a plurality of second scanning signal lines, a plurality of first light emission control lines, a plurality of second light emission control lines, a first power source line, a second power source line, an initialization power source line, and a plurality of pixel circuits,
• a data-side drive circuit configured to apply data signals to the plurality of data signal lines, and
• a scanning-side drive circuit including a first scanning signal line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of first scanning signal lines, a second scanning signal line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of second scanning signal lines, and a light emission control line drive circuit configured to selectively drive the plurality of first light emission control lines and the plurality of second light emission control lines,
• wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits corresponds to one of the plurality of data signal lines, one of the plurality of first scanning signal lines, one of the plurality of second scanning signal lines, one of the plurality of first light emission control lines, and one of the plurality of second light emission control lines,
• each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes
• the display element including a first terminal, and a second terminal connected to the second power source line,
• a drive transistor including a control terminal, a first conduction terminal, and a second conduction terminal, and provided in series with the display element,
• a holding capacitor connected at one end to the control terminal of the drive transistor,
• a writing control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding second scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to a corresponding data signal line, and a second conduction terminal connected to the second conduction terminal of the drive transistor,
• a threshold voltage compensation transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding first scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first conduction terminal of the drive transistor, and a second conduction terminal connected to the control terminal of the drive transistor,
• a power supply control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding second light emission control line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first power source line, and a second conduction terminal connected to the first conduction terminal of the drive transistor,
• a light emission control transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding first light emission control line, a first conduction terminal connected to the second conduction terminal of the drive transistor, and a second conduction terminal connected to the first terminal of the display element, and
• an initialization transistor including a control terminal connected to a corresponding first scanning signal line, a first conduction terminal connected to the first terminal of the display element, and a second conduction terminal connected to the initialization power source line,
• the first scanning signal line drive circuit is constituted by a shift register including unit circuits equal in number to a number of the plurality of first scanning signal lines,
• the second scanning signal line drive circuit is constituted by a shift register including unit circuits equal in number to 1/Q of a number of the plurality of second scanning signal lines, where Q is an integer of 2 or greater,
• each of the unit circuits included in the shift register constituting the first scanning signal line drive circuit drives one corresponding first scanning signal line, and
• each of the unit circuits included in the shift register constituting the second scanning signal line drive circuit collectively drives Q second scanning signal lines corresponding thereto and adjacent to each other,
• the method comprising:
• a data writing step of writing the data signals to the plurality of pixel circuits;
• and
• a pause step of stopping the writing the data signals to the plurality of pixel circuits throughout a period of one frame period or longer
• wherein, in the data writing step, after a holding voltage of the holding capacitor and a voltage of the first terminal of the display element are initialized inpixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven by subsequently setting each of Q first scanning signal lines corresponding to the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven to a select state for a predetermined period in a period during which the writing control transistor and the light emission control transistor are maintained in an off state and the power supply control transistor is maintained in an on state in all pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven, writing the data signals to the pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven is performed by sequentially setting each of the Q first scanning signal lines corresponding to the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven to a select state for a predetermined period in a period during which the light emission control transistor and the power supply control transistor are maintained in an off state and the writing control transistor is maintained in an on state in the all pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven, and
• in the pause step, the voltage of the first terminal of the display element is initialized in the pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven by setting each of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven to a select state for a predetermined period in a period during which the threshold voltage compensation transistor, the initialization transistor, and the power supply control transistor are maintained in an off state and the light emission control transistor is maintained in an on state in the all pixel circuits each being connected to any one of the Q second scanning signal lines collectively driven.