Pixel circuit, driving method thereof and self-emitting display using the same

A pixel circuit of a self-emitting display, configured to receive a first power source and a second power source, the pixel circuit comprising:

• a first transistor, comprising a first terminal configured for receiving a display signal, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured for receiving a first control signal;
• a second transistor, comprising a first terminal configured for receiving the first power source, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured for receiving a second control signal;
• a third transistor, comprising a first terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor, a second terminal, and a control terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor;
• a fourth transistor, comprising a first terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, a second terminal, and a control terminal configured for receiving a third control signal;
• a first capacitor, comprising a first terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, and a second terminal electrically coupled to the first terminal of the third transistor;
• a second capacitor, comprising a first terminal electrically coupled to the first terminal of the third transistor, and a second terminal configured for receiving the first power source;
• and
• a light emitting element, comprising two terminals, one terminal electrically coupled to the second terminal of the fourth transistor and the other terminal configured for receiving the second power source;
• wherein:
• the first transistor is configured for selectively supplying the display signal to the first terminal of the first capacitor;
• and the second transistor is configured for selectively supplying the first power source to the first terminal of the third transistor, the second terminal of the second capacitor, and the second terminal of the first capacitor;
• and
• the third transistor is configured for selectively coupling the second terminal of the first capacitor to the first terminal of the fourth transistor;
• and the fourth transistor is configured for selectively coupling the second terminal of the third transistor to one of the terminals of the light emitting element.

A driving method applied to a pixel circuit of a self-emitting display, the pixel circuit of the self-emitting display electrically coupled to a data line, a first power source line, a second power source line, a first control line, a second control line, and a third control line, the pixel circuit of the self-emitting display including a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor and a light emitting diode, a first terminal of the first transistor electrically coupled to the data line, and a control terminal of the first transistor electrically coupled to the first control line, a first terminal of the second transistor electrically coupled to the first power source line, and a control terminal of the second transistor electrically coupled to the second control line, a first terminal of the third transistor electrically coupled to the second terminal of the second transistor, and a control terminal of the third transistor electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, a first terminal of the fourth transistor electrically coupled to the second terminal of the third transistor, and a control terminal of the fourth transistor electrically coupled to the third control line, a first terminal of the first capacitor electrically coupled to the second terminal of the first transistor, a second terminal of the first capacitor electrically coupled to the first terminal of the third transistor, a first terminal of the second capacitor electrically coupled to the first terminal of the third transistor, and a second terminal of the second capacitor electrically coupled to the first power source line, one terminal of the light emitting element electrically coupled to the second terminal of the fourth transistor and the other terminal of the light emitting element electrically coupled to the second power source line, the driving method comprising:

• in a first period, supplying a reference potential to the first control line and setting potentials of the first control line and the second control line to conduct the first transistor and the second transistor, respectively;
• in a second period after the first period, setting potentials of the second control line and the third control line to cutoff the second transistor and conduct the fourth transistor, respectively;
• in a third period after the second period, maintaining the second transistor cutoff and supplying a display signal to the data line, setting the potential of the first control line to make the potential of the control terminal of the third transistor be set according to a data potential of the display signal through the first transistor, and
• in a fourth period after the third period, setting potentials of the first control line, the second control line and the third control line to cutoff the first transistor and conduct the second and the fourth transistors, respectively.