Image element and method for operating an image element

A method for operating an image element, comprising

• applying a supply voltage between first and second supply terminals, the supply voltage dropping across a series circuit comprising a light emitting semiconductor component and a driver transistor,
• supplying a current setting voltage to a storage capacitor, wherein a first electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to a control terminal of the driver transistor,
• supplying a trigger setting voltage to a control capacitor, wherein a first electrode of the control capacitor is coupled to a control terminal of an output transistor,
• providing an output signal by the output transistor, and
• turning on and/or turning off a current flow through the light emitting semiconductor component by a switching transistor controlled by the output signal.

An image element, comprising

• a first and a second supply terminal,
• a light emitting semiconductor component,
• a driver circuit comprising a driver transistor, a storage capacitor and a switching transistor, and
• a trigger circuit comprising an output transistor and a control capacitor,
• wherein the light emitting semiconductor component and the driver transistor are arranged in series with each other and between the first supply terminal and the second supply terminal,
• wherein a first electrode of the storage capacitor is coupled to a control terminal of the driver transistor,
• wherein the switching transistor is configured to switch on and off a current flow through the light emitting semiconductor component,
• wherein a first electrode of the control capacitor is connected to a control terminal of the output transistor,
• wherein a first terminal of the output transistor is connected to a control terminal of the switching transistor, and
• wherein the trigger circuit comprises a control resistor coupled to the first and second electrodes of the control capacitor.