LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image,wherein each pixel includes:
- a data switching element controlled according to a scan signal from a scan line and coupled between a data line and a first node;
a light emission control switching element controlled according to a light emission control signal from a light emission control line and coupled between the first node and a second node;
a driving switching element controlled according to the voltage of the second node and coupled between a first driving power supply line for transmitting a first driving voltage and a third node;
a sensing switching element controlled according to a sense signal from a sense line and coupled between a first capacitor and the second node;
an initialization switching element controlled according to an initialization signal from an initialization line and coupled between the third node and an initialization power supply line for transmitting an initialization voltage;
a reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the second node and a reference power supply line for transmitting a reference voltage;
a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node;
a third capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node; and
a light emitting diode having an anode electrode coupled to the third node and a cathode electrode coupled to a second driving power supply line for transmitting a second driving voltage,wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the sensing switching element and the first driving power supply line,wherein the scan signal, the initialization signal, the light emission control signal and the sense signal are changed to an active state or an inactive state based on an initialization period, a threshold voltage detection period, a data writing period and a light emission period, all of which are sequentially generated,wherein, during the initialization period, the initialization signal, the sense signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the active state and the scan signal is maintained in the inactive state,wherein, during the threshold voltage detection period, the sense signal is maintained in the active state and the initialization signal, the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state,wherein, during the data writing period, the scan signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the initialization signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state,wherein, during the data writing period, a data signal is supplied to the data line, andwherein, during the light emission period, the light emission control signal is sequentially in the active state and the inactive state or is maintained in the active state and the scan signal, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the inactive state.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a light emitting display device capable of minimizing a difference in current driving capability between driving switching elements so as to improve image quality of the display device.
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18 Claims
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1. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image,
wherein each pixel includes: -
a data switching element controlled according to a scan signal from a scan line and coupled between a data line and a first node; a light emission control switching element controlled according to a light emission control signal from a light emission control line and coupled between the first node and a second node; a driving switching element controlled according to the voltage of the second node and coupled between a first driving power supply line for transmitting a first driving voltage and a third node; a sensing switching element controlled according to a sense signal from a sense line and coupled between a first capacitor and the second node; an initialization switching element controlled according to an initialization signal from an initialization line and coupled between the third node and an initialization power supply line for transmitting an initialization voltage; a reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the second node and a reference power supply line for transmitting a reference voltage; a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; a third capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node; and a light emitting diode having an anode electrode coupled to the third node and a cathode electrode coupled to a second driving power supply line for transmitting a second driving voltage, wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the sensing switching element and the first driving power supply line, wherein the scan signal, the initialization signal, the light emission control signal and the sense signal are changed to an active state or an inactive state based on an initialization period, a threshold voltage detection period, a data writing period and a light emission period, all of which are sequentially generated, wherein, during the initialization period, the initialization signal, the sense signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the active state and the scan signal is maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the threshold voltage detection period, the sense signal is maintained in the active state and the initialization signal, the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, the scan signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the initialization signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, a data signal is supplied to the data line, and wherein, during the light emission period, the light emission control signal is sequentially in the active state and the inactive state or is maintained in the active state and the scan signal, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the inactive state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image,
wherein each pixel includes: -
a data switching element controlled according to a scan signal from a scan line and coupled between a data line and a first node; a light emission control switching element controlled according to a light emission control signal from a light emission control line and coupled between the first node and a second node; a driving switching element controlled according to the voltage of the second node and coupled between a first driving power supply line for transmitting a first driving voltage and a third node; a sensing switching element controlled according to a sense signal from a sense line and coupled between a first capacitor and the second node; an initialization switching element controlled according to an initialization signal from an initialization line and coupled between the third node and an initialization power supply line for transmitting an initialization voltage; a first reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the first node and a reference power supply line for transmitting a reference voltage; a second reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the second node and the reference power supply line; a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; a third capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node; and a light emitting diode having an anode electrode coupled to the third node and a cathode electrode coupled to a second driving power supply line for transmitting a second driving voltage, wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the sensing switching element and the first driving power supply line, wherein the scan signal, the initialization signal, the light emission control signal and the sense signal are changed to an active state or an inactive state based on an initialization period, a threshold voltage detection period, a data writing period and a light emission period, all of which are sequentially generated, wherein, during the initialization period, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the threshold voltage detection period, the sense signal is maintained in the active state and the initialization signal, the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, the scan signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the initialization signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, a data signal is supplied to the data line, and wherein, during the light emission period, the light emission control signal is sequentially in the active state and the inactive state or is maintained in the active state and the scan signal, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the inactive state. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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4. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image,
wherein each pixel includes: -
a data switching element controlled according to a scan signal from a scan line and coupled between a data line and a first node; a light emission control switching element controlled according to a light emission control signal from a light emission control line and coupled between the first node and a second node; a driving switching element controlled according to the voltage of the second node and coupled between a cathode electrode of a light emitting element and a third node; a sensing switching element controlled according to a sense signal from a sense line and coupled between a first capacitor and the second node; an initialization switching element controlled according to an initialization signal from an initialization line and coupled between the third node and an initialization power supply line for transmitting an initialization voltage; a reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the second node and a reference power supply line for transmitting a reference voltage; a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; a third capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node; and a light emitting diode having an anode electrode coupled to the third node and a cathode electrode coupled to a second driving power supply line for transmitting a second driving voltage, wherein the anode electrode of the light emitting diode is coupled to the first driving power supply line, wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the sensing switching element and the first driving power supply line, wherein the scan signal, the initialization signal, the light emission control signal and the sense signal are changed to an active state or an inactive state based on an initialization period, a threshold voltage detection period, a data writing period and a light emission period, all of which are sequentially generated, wherein, during the initialization period, the initialization signal, the sense signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the active state and the scan signal is maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the threshold voltage detection period, the sense signal is maintained in the active state and the initialization signal, the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, the scan signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the initialization signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, a data signal is supplied to the data line, and wherein, during the light emission period, the light emission control signal is sequentially in the active state and the inactive state or is maintained in the active state and the scan signal, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the inactive state.
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5. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels for displaying an image,
wherein each pixel includes: -
a data switching element controlled according to a scan signal from a scan line and coupled between a data line and a first node; a light emission control switching element controlled according to a light emission control signal from a light emission control line and coupled between the first node and a second node; a driving switching element controlled according to the voltage of the second node and coupled between a cathode electrode of a light emitting diode and a third node; a sensing switching element controlled according to a sense signal from a sense line and coupled between a first capacitor and the second node; an initialization switching element controlled according to an initialization signal from an initialization line and coupled between the third node and an initialization power supply line for transmitting an initialization voltage; a first reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the first node and a reference power supply line for transmitting a reference voltage; a second reference switching element controlled according to the initialization signal from the initialization line and coupled between the second node and the reference power supply line; a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; a third capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node; and wherein an anode electrode of the light emitting diode is coupled to a first driving power supply line for transmitting a first driving voltage, wherein the first capacitor is coupled between the sensing switching element and the first driving power supply line, wherein the scan signal, the initialization signal, the light emission control signal and the sense signal are changed to an active state or an inactive state based on an initialization period, a threshold voltage detection period, a data writing period and a light emission period, all of which are sequentially generated, wherein, during the initialization period, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the threshold voltage detection period, the sense signal is maintained in the active state and the initialization signal, the scan signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, the scan signal and the sense signal are maintained in the active state and the initialization signal and the light emission control signal are maintained in the inactive state, wherein, during the data writing period, a data signal is supplied to the data line, and wherein, during the light emission period, the light emission control signal is sequentially in the active state and the inactive state or is maintained in the active state and the scan signal, the initialization signal and the sense signal are maintained in the inactive state.
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10. A light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel including:
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a light emitting element; and a current driving element configured to provide driving current through the light emitting element when turned on, the current driving element including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, the first terminal configured to receive a data signal voltage, the current driving element being turned on to provide the driving current if a first voltage difference between the first terminal and the second terminal exceeds a threshold voltage, and a magnitude of the driving current being dependent upon a second difference between the first voltage difference and the threshold voltage, wherein prior to the current driving element providing the driving current through the light emitting element, a voltage at the second terminal is set to be a sum of the threshold voltage and at least a predetermined constant value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a light emitting display device including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including at least a light emitting element and a current driving element configured to provide driving current through the light emitting element when turned on, the current driving element including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, the first terminal configured to receive a data signal voltage, the current driving element being turned on to provide the driving current if a first voltage difference between the first terminal and the second terminal exceeds a threshold voltage, and a magnitude of the driving current being dependent upon a second difference between the first voltage difference and the threshold voltage, the method comprising:
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setting a voltage at the second terminal to be a sum of the threshold voltage and at least a predetermined constant value; and turning on the current driving element to provide the driving current through the light emitting element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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