ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS OF SAME
First Claim
1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit having an operating status including a displaying mode and a detecting mode, said driving circuit comprising:
- a first thin film transistor, a gate of said first thin film transistor electrically connecting with a first node, a source of said first thin film transistor electrically connecting with a second node, a drain of said first thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a data current through a first transistor and electrically connected to a power voltage through a second transistor;
a second thin film transistor, a gate of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a scan signal, a source of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to said first node, a drain of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a data signal, electrically connected to a data voltage through a fifth transistor during said displaying mode, electrically connected to an initializing voltage through said fifth transistor during said detecting mode and electrically connected to a first analog to digital converter (ADC) through a sixth transistor;
a third thin film transistor, a gate of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said scan signal, a source of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said second node, a drain of said third thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a reference voltage through a third transistor and a second ADC through a fourth transistor;
a capacitor, one end of said capacitor electrically connected to said first node, the other end of said capacitor electrically connected to said second node; and
an OLED, an anode of said OLED electrically connected to said second node, a cathode of said OLED electrically connected to a common ground;
wherein said first to said sixth transistors, said first and second ADCs are disposed in a driver chip;
wherein said displaying mode comprises a data writing phase and an illuminating phase;
wherein during said data writing phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a high voltage level so as to enable a conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said second transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by corresponding voltage level control signals, said first node is written with said data voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor;
wherein during said illuminating phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a low voltage level so as to disable the conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, charges stored in said capacitor are attributed to a difference between said data voltage and said reference voltage, and said OLED illuminates;
wherein said detecting mode comprises a voltage level initializing phase and a detecting phase;
wherein during said voltage level initializing phase of said detecting mode, said scan signal is in said high voltage level so as to enable the conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signal, said first node is written with said initializing voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor; and
wherein during said detecting phase of said detecting mode, said scan signal is in said high voltage level, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are cut off under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said first transistor, said sixth transistor and said fourth transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said second node is charged and discharged by inputting different values of said data current through said first thin film transistor, said first ADC detects a voltage level of said first node through said second thin film transistor and said sixth transistor after said data current is stabilized, said second ADC detects a voltage level of said second node through said third thin film transistor and said fourth transistor, whereby a voltage threshold of said first thin film transistor and an intrinsic conductivity factor value are detected.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an OLED pixel driving circuit and an OLED display apparatus utilizing the circuit scheme of 3T1C. The normal displaying mode and detecting mode of the pixel driving circuit both include two phases by controlling the conductions of different transistors. And, the pixel driving circuit is capable of implementing corresponding data compensation under the displaying mode according to the detected voltage threshold Vth of the driving TFT and the intrinsic conductivity factor value k of the aged OLED. This is capable of improving the uniformity of display and the illuminating efficiency.
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1. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit having an operating status including a displaying mode and a detecting mode, said driving circuit comprising:
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a first thin film transistor, a gate of said first thin film transistor electrically connecting with a first node, a source of said first thin film transistor electrically connecting with a second node, a drain of said first thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a data current through a first transistor and electrically connected to a power voltage through a second transistor; a second thin film transistor, a gate of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a scan signal, a source of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to said first node, a drain of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a data signal, electrically connected to a data voltage through a fifth transistor during said displaying mode, electrically connected to an initializing voltage through said fifth transistor during said detecting mode and electrically connected to a first analog to digital converter (ADC) through a sixth transistor; a third thin film transistor, a gate of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said scan signal, a source of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said second node, a drain of said third thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a reference voltage through a third transistor and a second ADC through a fourth transistor; a capacitor, one end of said capacitor electrically connected to said first node, the other end of said capacitor electrically connected to said second node; and an OLED, an anode of said OLED electrically connected to said second node, a cathode of said OLED electrically connected to a common ground; wherein said first to said sixth transistors, said first and second ADCs are disposed in a driver chip; wherein said displaying mode comprises a data writing phase and an illuminating phase; wherein during said data writing phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a high voltage level so as to enable a conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said second transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by corresponding voltage level control signals, said first node is written with said data voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor; wherein during said illuminating phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a low voltage level so as to disable the conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, charges stored in said capacitor are attributed to a difference between said data voltage and said reference voltage, and said OLED illuminates; wherein said detecting mode comprises a voltage level initializing phase and a detecting phase; wherein during said voltage level initializing phase of said detecting mode, said scan signal is in said high voltage level so as to enable the conduction of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signal, said first node is written with said initializing voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor; and wherein during said detecting phase of said detecting mode, said scan signal is in said high voltage level, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are cut off under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said first transistor, said sixth transistor and said fourth transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said second node is charged and discharged by inputting different values of said data current through said first thin film transistor, said first ADC detects a voltage level of said first node through said second thin film transistor and said sixth transistor after said data current is stabilized, said second ADC detects a voltage level of said second node through said third thin film transistor and said fourth transistor, whereby a voltage threshold of said first thin film transistor and an intrinsic conductivity factor value are detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit comprising the operating status of a displaying mode and a detecting mode, said driving circuit comprising:
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a first thin film transistor, a gate of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a first node, a source of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a second node, a drain of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a data current through a first transistor and electrically connected to a power voltage through a second transistor; a second thin film transistor, a gate of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a scan signal, a source of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to said first node, a drain of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a data signal, electrically connected to a data voltage through a fifth transistor during said displaying mode, electrically connected to a initializing voltage through said fifth transistor during said detecting mode and electrically connected to a first analog to digital converter (ADC) through a sixth transistor; a third thin film transistor, a gate of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said scan signal, a source of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said second node, a drain of said third thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a reference voltage through a third transistor and a second ADC through a fourth transistor; a capacitor, one end of said capacitor electrically connected to said first node, the other end of said capacitor electrically connected to said second node; and an OLED, an anode of said OLED electrically connected to said second node, a cathode of said OLED electrically connected to a common ground; wherein during said displaying mode, said second transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals; wherein said displaying mode comprises a data writing phase and an illuminating phase, said scan signal is in a high voltage level during said data writing phase so as to enable the conductions of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said data voltage and said reference voltage are input into said driving circuit, said scan signal is in a low voltage level during said illuminating phase so as to disable the conductions of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, the charges stored in said capacitor illuminate said OLED; wherein during said detecting mode, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals in the first, and then said fifth transistor and said third transistor are cut off under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, and, said first transistor, said sixth transistor and said fourth transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals; wherein said detecting mode comprises a voltage level initializing phase and a detecting phase, said scan signal is always in said high voltage level, said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor are conducted during said voltage level initializing phase, said initializing voltage and said reference voltage are input into said driving circuit, said data current is input into said driving circuit during said detecting mode, said first ADC and said second ADC detect a voltage threshold of said first thin film transistor and an intrinsic conductivity factor value by inputting different values of said data current. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus comprising an OLED pixel driving circuit, wherein an operating status of said driving circuit comprises a displaying mode and a detecting mode, said driving circuit comprising:
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a first thin film transistor, a gate of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a first node, a source of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a second node, a drain of said first thin film transistor electrically connected to a data current through a first transistor and electrically connected to a power voltage through a second transistor; a second thin film transistor, a gate of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a scan signal, a source of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to said first node, a drain of said second thin film transistor electrically connected to a data signal, electrically connected to a data voltage through a fifth transistor during said displaying mode, electrically connected to a initializing voltage through said fifth transistor during said detecting mode and electrically connected to a first analog to digital converter (ADC) through a sixth transistor; a third thin film transistor, a gate of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said scan signal, a source of said third thin film transistor electrically connected to said second node, a drain of said third thin film transistor simultaneously electrically connected to a reference voltage through a third transistor and a second ADC through a fourth transistor; a capacitor, one end of said capacitor electrically connected to said first node, the other end of said capacitor electrically connected to said second node; and an OLED, an anode of said OLED electrically connected to said second node, a cathode of said OLED electrically connected to a common ground; wherein said first to said sixth transistors, said first and second ADCs are disposed in a driver chip; wherein said displaying mode comprises a data writing phase and an illuminating phase; wherein during said data writing phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a high voltage level so as to enable the conductions of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said second transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said first node is written with said data voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor; wherein during said illuminating phase of said displaying mode, said scan signal is in a low voltage level so as to disable the conductions of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, charges stored in said capacitor are attributed to a difference between said data voltage and said reference voltage, and said OLED illuminates; wherein said detecting mode comprises a voltage level initializing phase and a detecting phase; wherein during said voltage level initializing phase of said detecting mode;
said scan signal is in said high voltage level so as to enable the conductions of said second thin film transistor and said third thin film transistor, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said first node is written with said initializing voltage through said second thin film transistor and said fifth transistor, said second node is written with said reference voltage through said third thin film transistor and said third transistor;wherein during said detecting phase of said detecting mode;
said scan signal is in said high voltage level, said fifth transistor and said third transistor are cut off under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said first transistor, said sixth transistor and said fourth transistor are conducted under control by the corresponding voltage level control signals, said second node is charged and discharged by inputting different values of said data current through said first thin film transistor, said first ADC detects a voltage level of said first node through said second thin film transistor and said sixth transistor after said data current is stabilized, said second ADC detects a voltage level of said second node through said third thin film transistor and said fourth transistor, whereby a voltage threshold of said first thin film transistor and an intrinsic conductivity factor value are detected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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