Light-Emitting Device

• US 20090179572A1
• Filed: 01/13/2009
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Miyake, Hiroyuki, Fukumoto, Ryota, Takahashi, Kei, Tanada, Yoshifumi
• Granted Patent: US 8,044,598 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/169.300
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/043 Compensation electrodes or other additional electrodes in matrix displays related to distortions or compensation signals, e.g. for modifying TFT threshold voltage in column driver
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0866 by means of changes in the pixel supply voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0223 Compensation for problems related to R-C delay and attenuation in electrodes of matrix panels, e.g. in gate electrodes or on-substrate video signal electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/025 Reduction of instantaneous peaks of current
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 using an active matrix

Abstract

The amplitude of a potential of a signal line is decreased and a scan line driver circuit is prevented from being excessively loaded. A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element; a first power supply line having a first potential; a second power supply line having a second potential; a first transistor for controlling a connection between the first power supply line and the light-emitting element; a second transistor, which is controlled in accordance with a video signal, whether outputting the second potential applied from the second power supply line or not; a switching element for selecting either the first potential applied from the first power supply line or the output of the second transistor; and a third transistor for selecting whether the first potential or the output of the second transistor which is selected by the switch is applied to a gate of the first transistor.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element;

a first power supply line having a first potential;

a second power supply line having a second potential;

a first transistor for controlling conduction between the first power supply line and the light-emitting element;

a second transistor for controlling whether the second potential applied from the second power supply line is outputted depending on a video signal inputted to a gate of the second transistor;

a switch for selecting either the first potential applied from the first power supply line or an output of the second transistor; and

a third transistor for selecting whether either the first potential or the output of the second transistor selected by the switch is applied to a gate of the first transistor.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor,

wherein one of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the other of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the first power supply line.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises an electroluminescence layer.

4. A light-emitting device according to claim 1,

wherein the switch includes a fourth transistor for selecting the first potential applied from the first power supply line and a fifth transistor for selecting the second potential applied from the second power supply line through the second transistor.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 4,

wherein polarity of the fourth transistor is different from polarity of the fifth transistor, and

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor and a gate of the fifth transistor are electrically connected to each other.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5,

wherein the first transistor and the fourth transistor are p-channel transistors, and the second transistor and the fifth transistor are n-channel transistors.

7. A light-emitting device comprising a plurality of pixels sharing a first scan line and a second scan line,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting element, a first power supply line having a first potential, a second power supply line having a second potential, a first transistor for controlling conduction between the first power supply line and the light-emitting element, a second transistor for controlling whether the second potential applied form the second power supply line is outputted depending on a video signal inputted to a gate of the second transistor, a switch for selecting either the first potential applied from the first power supply line or an output of the second transistor in accordance with a potential of the first scan line, and a third transistor for selecting whether either the first potential or the output of the second transistor selected by the switch is applied to a gate of the first transistor.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 7,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels further comprises a capacitor, and

wherein one of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the other of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the first power supply line.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 7,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises an electroluminescence layer.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 7,

wherein the switch includes a fourth transistor for selecting the first potential applied from the first power supply line and a fifth transistor for selecting the second potential applied from the second power supply line through the second transistor.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 10,

wherein polarity of the fourth transistor is different from polarity of the fifth transistor, and

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor and a gate of the fifth transistor are electrically connected to the second scan line.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11,

wherein the first transistor and the fourth transistor are p-channel transistors, and the second transistor and the fifth transistor are n-channel transistors.

13. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element;

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a fourth transistor; and

a fifth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the light-emitting element,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first wiring;

wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the third transistor and one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring, and

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 13,

wherein the third wiring is a video signal line.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 13,

wherein the first wiring and the second wiring are power supply lines.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 13, further comprising a capacitor,

wherein one of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the other of electrodes of the capacitor is electrically connected to the first wiring.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 13,

wherein the light-emitting element comprises an electroluminescence layer.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 13,

wherein a gate of the third transistor and a gate of the fourth transistor are electrically connected to a fourth wiring, and

wherein polarity of the third transistor is different from polarity of the fourth transistor.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 18,

wherein the first transistor and the third transistor are p-channel transistors, and the fourth transistor and the fifth transistor are n-channel transistors.