OLED ACTIVE DRIVING SYSTEM WITH CURRENT FEEDBACK

• US 20020101172A1
• Filed: 03/29/2001
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics (InnoLux Corporation)
• Inventors: Bu, Lin-kai
• Granted Patent: US 6,433,488 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/169.3
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0819 used for counteracting undesired variations, e.g. feedback or autozeroing
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0842 forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/029 by monitoring one or more pixels in the display panel, e.g. by monitoring a fixed reference pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0295 by monitoring each display pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/043 Preventing or counteracting the effects of ageing
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3233 with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/325 the data current flowing through the driving transistor during a setting phase, e.g. by using a switch for connecting the driving transistor to the data driver

Abstract

The invention provides an organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback, thereby a driving current for organic light emitting diode is not affected by variation of characteristic parameters of thin film transistor under an active driving mode. The active driving system in accordance with the invention includes a transistor and a current comparator for driving an organic light emitting diode. The transistor has two current carrying electrodes respectively connected to a cathode of the organic light emitting diode and ground, and a gate controlled by a data signal. The current comparator has two input terminals respectively receive a reference current with predetermined value and a driving current flowing through the organic light emitting diode. The current comparator compares the reference current and the driving current, and then outputs a voltage to the gate of the transistor in response to the comparison result so as to make the value of the driving current equal to that of the reference current. Therefore, the active driving system for organic light emitting diode array or flat panel display in accordance with the invention can achieve a desirable light emission uniformity.

Claims

1. An organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback for driving an organic light emitting diode, comprising:

a first transistor having a current carrying electrode connected to a cathode of said organic light emitting diode, a current carrying electrode connected to ground, and a gate electrode;

a second transistor having a current carrying electrode connected to a gate electrode of said first transistor, a current carrying electrode as a data signal input terminal, and a gate electrode as a scan signal input terminal;

a capacitor connected between said gate electrode of said first transistor and ground as a storage element;

a current comparator having two comparison terminals and an output terminal connected to said data signal input terminal;

a third transistor having a current carrying electrode connected to an anode of said organic light emitting diode, a current carrying electrode connected to a comparison terminal of said current comparator, and a gate electrode connected to said scan signal input terminal; and

a fourth transistor having a current carrying electrode connected to an anode of said organic light emitting diode, a current carrying electrode connected to a first supply voltage, and a gate electrode for receiving a reverse signal of said scan signal input terminal;

wherein said two comparison terminals of said current comparator respectively receive a reference current with a predetermined value and a driving current flowing through said organic light emitting diode, compare said reference current and said driving current, and output a voltage to said data input terminal in response to a comparison result, so that the value of said driving current equals to that of said reference current.

2. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 1, wherein said current comparator comprises:

a fifth transistor having a drain for receiving said reference current, a source connected to ground, and a gate connected to said drain of said fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor having a drain for receiving said driving current, a source connected to ground, and a gate connected to said gate of said fifth transistor; and

a seventh transistor having a drain connected to said data input terminal, a source connected to ground, and a gate connected to said drain of said sixth transistor.

3. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 2, wherein said fifth, sixth, and seventh transistors are n-channel transistors, and a threshold voltage of said fifth transistor equals to that of said sixth transistor.

4. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 2, wherein said current comparator further comprises:

an eighth transistor having a drain connected to a reference current source and as a comparison terminal of said current comparator, a source connected to a second supply voltage, and a gate connected to said drain of said eighth transistor;

a ninth transistor having a drain connected to said drain of said fifth transistor, a source connected to said second supply voltage, and a gate connected to said gate of said eighth transistor.

5. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 4, wherein said eighth and ninth transistors are p-channel transistors, which constitute a current mirror structure, and a threshold voltage of said eighth transistor equals to that of said ninth transistor.

6. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 2, wherein said current comparator further comprises:

a tenth transistor having a drain connected to said current carrying electrode of said third transistor as another comparison terminal of said current comparator, a source connected to said second supply voltage, and a gate connected to said drain of said tenth transistor;

a eleventh transistor having a drain connected to said drain of said sixth transistor, a source connected to said second supply voltage, and a gate connected to said gate of said tenth transistor.

7. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 6, wherein said tenth and eleventh transistors are p-channel transistors, which constitute a current mirror structure, and a threshold voltage of said tenth transistor equals to that of said eleventh transistor.

8. The organic light emitting diode active driving system with current feedback as in claim 1, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth transistors are n-channel transistors.