Display device and electronic device including the display device

A display device comprising:

• a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
• a gate driver configured to generate a gate signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the gate signal;
• a data driver configured to generate a data voltage for providing the plurality of pixels with the data voltage;
• an emission driver configured to generate an emission signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the emission signal;
• a driving controller configured to generate display image data based on input image data;
• and
• a viewing angle controller configured to generate a first viewing angle signal and a second viewing angle signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the first viewing angle signal and the second viewing angle signal,
• wherein the display image data are alternately displayed on the display panel with different viewing angles in response to the first viewing angle signal and the second viewing angle signal,
• wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes:
• a first light emitting circuit including a first light emitting element and a first viewing angle control transistor, in which the first viewing angle control transistor is turned on in response to the first viewing angle signal for transmitting a driving current to the first light emitting element;
• and
• a second light emitting circuit including a second light emitting element and a second viewing angle control transistor, in which the second viewing angle control transistor is turned on in response to the second viewing angle signal for transmitting the driving current to the second light emitting element,
• wherein a viewing angle of the second light emitting circuit is narrower than a viewing angle of the first light emitting circuit, and
• wherein the display device is configured to operate in one of a normal mode and a narrow viewing angle mode, in which a viewing angle in the narrow viewing angle mode is narrower than a viewing angle in the normal mode.

An electronic device comprising:

• a processor configured to output an input control signal and input image data;
• a display device configured to display images based on the input image data, the display device comprising:
• a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
• a gate driver configured to generate a gate signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the gate signal;
• a data driver configured to generate a data voltage for providing the plurality of pixels with the data voltage;
• an emission driver configured to generate an emission signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the emission signal;
• a driving controller configured to generate display image data based on the input control signal and the input image data;
• and
• a viewing angle controller configured to generate a first viewing angle signal and a second viewing angle signal for providing the plurality of pixels with the first viewing angle signal and the second viewing angle signal,
• wherein the display image data are alternately displayed on the display panel with different viewing angles in response to the first viewing angle signal and the second viewing angle signal,
• wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes:
• a first light emitting circuit including a first light emitting element and a first viewing angle control transistor, in which the first viewing angle control transistor is turned on in response to the first viewing angle signal for transmitting a driving current to the first light emitting element;
• and
• a second light emitting circuit including a second light emitting element and a second viewing angle control transistor, in which the second viewing angle control transistor is turned on in response to the second viewing angle signal for transmitting the driving current to the second light emitting element, and
• wherein a viewing angle of the second light emitting circuit is narrower than a viewing angle of the first light emitting circuit.