Apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of active matrix oled panels
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1. An apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel which consists of a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units comprising:
- a switch transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate electrode connecting respectively to a data line and a select line;
a drive transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the source electrode connecting to an input end of a voltage source, the gate electrode connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor;
a storage element having one end connecting to the source electrode of the drive transistor or a common electrode and another end connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor and the gate electrode of the drive transistor;
a ballast resistor having one end connecting to the drain electrode of the drive transistor; and
an organic light emitting diode (OLED) having an input end connecting to another end of the ballast resistor and an output end connecting to a common electrode;
wherein the ballast resistor prevents the voltage source and the common electrode from occurring short circuit together when short circuit has occurred to the drive transistor and the OLED of the pixel unit so that the entire panel is still functioning normally regardless existing of point defect.
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Abstract
An apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panels mainly adds a ballast resistor between a drive transistor and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) of each pixel. The ballast resistor can prevent short circuit of the drive transistor or excessive drive current in the pixel, and prevent the voltage source and the common electrode from directly occurring short circuit together when the OLED has occurred short circuit thereby improve yields and uniformity of the panel.
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1. An apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel which consists of a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units comprising:
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a switch transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate electrode connecting respectively to a data line and a select line;
a drive transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the source electrode connecting to an input end of a voltage source, the gate electrode connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor;
a storage element having one end connecting to the source electrode of the drive transistor or a common electrode and another end connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor and the gate electrode of the drive transistor;
a ballast resistor having one end connecting to the drain electrode of the drive transistor; and
an organic light emitting diode (OLED) having an input end connecting to another end of the ballast resistor and an output end connecting to a common electrode;
wherein the ballast resistor prevents the voltage source and the common electrode from occurring short circuit together when short circuit has occurred to the drive transistor and the OLED of the pixel unit so that the entire panel is still functioning normally regardless existing of point defect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel which consists of a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units comprising:
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a switch transistor which has a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate electrode connecting respectively to a data line and a select line;
a redundancy serial circuit connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor; and
a storage element having one end connecting to a voltage source of the redundancy serial circuit and another end connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor;
wherein the redundancy serial circuit prevents the panel from occurring point defect. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for improving yields and uniformity of an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel which consists of a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel elements comprising:
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a switch transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the drain electrode and the gate electrode connecting respectively to a data line and a select line;
a drive transistor having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode, the source electrode connecting to an input end of a voltage source, the gate electrode connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor;
a storage element having one end connecting to the input end of the voltage source or a common electrode and another end connecting to the source electrode of the switch transistor and the gate electrode of the drive transistor; and
a redundancy serial circuit connecting to the drain electrode of the drive transistor for preventing point defect from occurring to the panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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