Electroluminescent display and method of sensing electrical characteristics of electroluminescent display
First Claim
1. An electroluminescent display comprising:
- a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines; and
a driver integrated circuit connected to the data line through a channel terminal,wherein the driver integrated circuit includes;
a data voltage generator configured to generate a data voltage to be supplied to the pixel;
a first switch connected between the channel terminal and the data voltage generator;
a sensor configured to sense electrical characteristics of the pixel; and
a second switch connected between the channel terminal and the sensor,wherein each pixel includes;
a driving thin film transistor (TFT) including a control electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a high potential driving power, and a second electrode connected to a second node;
an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a low potential driving power;
a first switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a first gate line supplied with a first gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the first node;
a second switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a second gate line supplied with a second gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and
a storage capacitor connected between the high potential driving power and the first node,wherein during a degradation tracking period following a first programming period, the first and second switches are turned off, and the first and second switching TFTs are turned on.
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Abstract
An electroluminescent display and a method of sensing electrical characteristics of the electroluminescent display are disclosed. The electroluminescent display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines and a driver integrated circuit connected to the data line through a channel terminal. The driver integrated circuit includes a data voltage generator configured to generate a data voltage to be supplied to the pixel, a first switch connected between the channel terminal and the data voltage generator, a sensor configured to sense electrical characteristics of the pixel, and a second switch connected between the channel terminal and the sensor.
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10 Claims
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1. An electroluminescent display comprising:
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a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of data lines; and a driver integrated circuit connected to the data line through a channel terminal, wherein the driver integrated circuit includes; a data voltage generator configured to generate a data voltage to be supplied to the pixel; a first switch connected between the channel terminal and the data voltage generator; a sensor configured to sense electrical characteristics of the pixel; and a second switch connected between the channel terminal and the sensor, wherein each pixel includes; a driving thin film transistor (TFT) including a control electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a high potential driving power, and a second electrode connected to a second node; an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a low potential driving power; a first switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a first gate line supplied with a first gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the first node; a second switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a second gate line supplied with a second gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and a storage capacitor connected between the high potential driving power and the first node, wherein during a degradation tracking period following a first programming period, the first and second switches are turned off, and the first and second switching TFTs are turned on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of sensing electrical characteristics of an electroluminescent display including a driver integrated circuit having a first switch and a second switch, and a plurality of pixels each including a driving thin film transistor (TFT) including a control electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a high potential driving power, and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a low potential driving power, a first switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a first gate line supplied with a first gate signal, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to the first node, a second switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a second gate line supplied with a second gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node, and a storage capacitor connected between the high potential driving power and the first node, the method comprising:
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during a first programming period, applying a first data voltage to the first node and the second node through a data line to turn on the driving TFT; during a degradation tracking period following the first programming period, applying a driving current to the OLED from the driving TFT to set a voltage of the second node depending on a degradation of the OLED; during a second programming period following the degradation tracking period, applying a second data voltage higher than the first data voltage to the second node through the data line; and during a sensing period following the second programming period, reading out a change in the voltage of the second node, which decreases depending on the driving current, through the data line, wherein during the degradation tracking period, the first and second switches are turned off, and the first and second switching TFTs are turned on. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of sensing electrical characteristics of an electroluminescent display including a driver integrated circuit having a first switch and a second switch, and a plurality of pixels each including a driving thin film transistor (TFT) including a control electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a high potential driving power, and a second electrode connected to a second node, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between the second node and a low potential driving power, a first switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a first gate line supplied with a first gate signal, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to the first node, a second switching TFT including a control electrode connected to a second gate line supplied with a second gate signal, a first electrode connected to the data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node, and a storage capacitor connected between the high potential driving power and the first node, the method comprising:
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during an initialization period, applying a data voltage higher than a threshold voltage of the OLED to the second node through the data line to initialize the second node by turning on the first switch and the second switching TFT and turning off the second switch and the first switching TFT; and during a sensing period following the initialization period, reading out a change in a voltage of the second node, which decreases as the data voltage is discharged through the OLED, through the data line by turning on the second switch and the second switching TFT and turning off the first switch and the first switching TFT. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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