Pixel circuit and display device including the same

A display device comprising:

• a display panel including a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of power lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels;
• a data driver configured to output a data voltage to the plurality of data lines;
• and
• a gate driver configured to output a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines,
• wherein each of the sub-pixels includes:
• a light-emitting element configured to emit light;
• a first driving transistor configured to control the light-emitting element to emit the light;
• a second driving transistor configured to control the light-emitting element to emit the light;
• a first emission switch transistor configured to electrically connect the first driving transistor to the light-emitting element in response to a light emission signal;
• a second emission switch transistor configured to electrically connect the second driving transistor to the light-emitting element in response to the light emission signal;
• a first circuit configured to charge a first data voltage during a first driving period and transfer the light emission signal to the first emission switch transistor during a second driving period;
• and
• a second circuit configured to transmit the light emission signal to the second emission switch transistor during the first driving period and charge a second data voltage during the second driving period,
• wherein:
• the gate signal includes a first scan signal, a second scan signal, and the light emission signal,
• a first gate line connected to the first circuit is configured to receive the first scan signal and a first gate line connected to the second circuit is configured to receive the first scan signal, and
• a second gate line connected to the first circuit is configured to receive the second scan signal and a second gate line connected to the second circuit is configured to receive the second scan signal.

A pixel circuit comprising:

• a light-emitting element configured to emit light;
• a first compensation circuit electrically connected to the light-emitting element, and configured to receive a data voltage, a first scan signal, a second scan signal, a light-emitting signal, a first mask signal and a second mask signal;
• and
• a second compensation circuit electrically connected to the light-emitting element, and configured to receive the data voltage, the first scan signal, the second scan signal, the light-emitting signal, the first mask signal and the second mask signal,
• wherein the first compensation circuit is configured to drive the light-emitting element to emit light while the second compensation circuit performs an initialization step, a sampling step, a holding step, and a light emission step, and
• wherein the second compensation circuit is configured to drive the light-emitting element to emit light while the first compensation circuit performs at least one of the initialization step, the sampling step, and the holding step.