ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An organic light-emitting display device comprising:
- a data driver configured to provide a data signal to a data line;
a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to a scan line; and
a display panel comprising at least one pixel at a crossing region of the data line and the scan line, the at least one pixel comprising;
a switching transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to the scan line and a first electrode connected to the data line;
a first capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to a second electrode of the switching transistor and a second terminal connected to a reference voltage source;
a second capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the first electrode of the switching transistor via a first node and a second terminal connected to a second node;
a driving transistor comprising a first electrode connected to a first power source via the second node, a second electrode connected to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a gate electrode connected to the reference voltage source via a third node; and
a third capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the second node and a second terminal connected to the third node.
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Abstract
An organic light-emitting display device includes a data line, a scan line, and a display panel including a pixel where the data line crosses the scan line. The pixel includes: a switching transistor including a gate electrode connected to the scan line and a first electrode connected to the data line; a first capacitor between a second electrode of the switching transistor and a reference voltage source; a second capacitor including a first terminal connected to the first electrode of the switching transistor via a first node and a second terminal connected to a second node; a driving transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power source via the second node, a second electrode connected to an organic light-emitting diode, and a gate electrode connected to the reference voltage source via a third node; and a third capacitor between the second and third nodes.
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20 Claims
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1. An organic light-emitting display device comprising:
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a data driver configured to provide a data signal to a data line; a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to a scan line; and a display panel comprising at least one pixel at a crossing region of the data line and the scan line, the at least one pixel comprising; a switching transistor comprising a gate electrode connected to the scan line and a first electrode connected to the data line; a first capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to a second electrode of the switching transistor and a second terminal connected to a reference voltage source; a second capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the first electrode of the switching transistor via a first node and a second terminal connected to a second node; a driving transistor comprising a first electrode connected to a first power source via the second node, a second electrode connected to an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a gate electrode connected to the reference voltage source via a third node; and a third capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the second node and a second terminal connected to the third node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An organic light-emitting display device comprising:
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a data driver configured to provide a data signal to a data line; a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to a scan line; and a display panel comprising at least one pixel at a crossing region of the data line and the scan line, the at least one pixel comprising; a data voltage providing unit configured to charge a first capacitor with a data voltage provided via the data line and apply the data voltage that the first. capacitor is charged with to a first node via a switching operation; a second capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the first node and a second terminal connected to a second node; a driving transistor configured to control a driving current flowing through an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) according to a voltage applied to the second node and a voltage applied to a third node that is connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor; a reference voltage providing unit configured to apply a reference voltage to the third node; a third capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the second node and a second terminal connected to the third node, and configured to be charged with the reference voltage; a first switching unit configured to connect or block a path between a first power source and the second node; and a second switching unit configured to connect or block a path between a second electrode of the driving transistor and the OLED. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of driving an organic light-emitting display device comprising at least one pixel, the at least one pixel comprising a driving transistor connected between a first power source and a second power source and configured to control a driving current flowing through an OLED, a switching transistor connected to a data line, and a first capacitor connected between the switching transistor and a reference voltage source, the method comprising:
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applying a reference voltage provided by the reference voltage source to a first node and a gate electrode of the driving transistor during a first period of a compensation period; applying a data voltage that the first capacitor is charged with to a first electrode of the driving transistor through a switching operation during a second period of the compensation period that follows the first period; and applying the data voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor by connecting a path between the first power source and the second power source during an emission period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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