Circuit in light emitting display
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorShoichiro Matsumoto
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AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorShoichiro Matsumoto
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A light emitting display having an emissive element which emits light in response to a supplied current, comprises a drive current generating element for generating a drive current for allowing light to be emitted from the emissive element, a data line onto which a voltage signal and a current signal corresponding to data regarding an amount of light emission from the emissive element are sequentially supplied, and a voltage storage element connected to the data line and for sequentially storing a charge voltage based on the voltage signal and the current signal corresponding to data regarding the amount of light emission. The drive current generated by the drive current generating element based on a charge voltage corresponding to the current signal stored in the voltage storage element is supplied to the emissive element so that generation of precise drive current corresponding to data regarding the amount of light emission is enabled and the time required for writing data into the voltage storage element is shortened.
An electroluminescence display circuit comprising:
An electroluminescence display having an electroluminescence element in each of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form for achieving a display by controlling light emission from each pixel, wherein
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]: details of drivers for scan electrodes
Details of drivers for data electrodes: in which the data driver supplies a variable data current for setting the current through, or the voltage…
Details of drivers for data electrodes: in which the data driver supplies a variable data voltage for setting the current through, or the voltage…
Several active elements per pixel in active matrix panels: used for selection purposes, e.g. logical AND for partial update
Term ended 30 Apr 2026 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electroluminescence (hereinafter simply referred to as “EL”) display circuit for controlling light emission from an EL element based on both a data voltage and data current generated based on data for driving the EL element.
2. Description of the Prior Art
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a structure of a pixel circuit of an indirect specification system according to prior art.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a pixel circuit of a direct specification system according to prior art.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of a pixel circuit of a light emitting display according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described referring to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of the preferred embodiment. A source (source region) of a p-channel TFT 10 is connected to a power supply Vdd and a drain (drain region) of the p-channel TFT 10 is connected to an anode of an organic EL element 14 via an n-channel TFT 12. A cathode of the organic EL element 14 is connected to a ground.
A gate of the TFT 10 is connected to a data line DL (DL1 or DL2) through a p-channel TFT 16 and is also connected to a power supply line Vdd via a storage capacitor C. A connection point between the TFT 10 and the TFT 12 is connected to the data line DL via the TFT 18.