A PIXEL CIRCUIT, A DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A circuit for driving a light-emitting pixel in a display panel comprising:
- a first transistor coupled to a data line and configured to transfer a data signal in response to an N-th scan signal corresponding to a current N-th row of multiple rows of pixels in the display panel, wherein N is an integer greater than 2;
a second transistor coupled to the first transistor and configured to generate a driving signal based on the data signal;
a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the second transistor in response to an (N−
1)-th scan signal corresponding to a previous (N−
1)-th row of the multiple rows of pixels in the display panel;
a capacitor coupled between the second transistor and a first power voltage port for storing the data signal transferred from the first transistor; and
a light emitter coupled to the second transistor to emit light controlled by the driving signal.
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Abstract
The present application discloses a pixel circuit for a display panel. The circuit includes a first transistor coupled to a data line and configured to transfer a data signal in response to an N-th scan signal corresponding to an N-th row of pixels in the display panel. Additionally, the circuit includes a second transistor coupled to the first transistor and configured to generate a driving signal based on the data signal. The circuit further includes a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the second transistor in response to an (N−1)-th scan signal corresponding to a previous (N−1)-th row of pixels in the display panel. Furthermore, the circuit includes a capacitor coupled between the second transistor and a first power voltage port for storing the data signal. Moreover, the circuit includes a light emitter driven by the driving signal to emit light.
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18 Claims
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1. A circuit for driving a light-emitting pixel in a display panel comprising:
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a first transistor coupled to a data line and configured to transfer a data signal in response to an N-th scan signal corresponding to a current N-th row of multiple rows of pixels in the display panel, wherein N is an integer greater than 2; a second transistor coupled to the first transistor and configured to generate a driving signal based on the data signal; a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the second transistor in response to an (N−
1)-th scan signal corresponding to a previous (N−
1)-th row of the multiple rows of pixels in the display panel;a capacitor coupled between the second transistor and a first power voltage port for storing the data signal transferred from the first transistor; and a light emitter coupled to the second transistor to emit light controlled by the driving signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18)
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11. A pixel circuit for driving light emission of a pixel in an arbitrary N-th row of multiple rows of pixels in a display panel comprising a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a capacitor, and a light emitter, wherein N is an integer greater than 2:
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a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a data line receiving a data signal, a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the second transistor, and a control electrode of the first transistor is coupled to an N-th scan line associated with the display panel; a first electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the first transistor, a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a second electrode of the third transistor, and a control electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode of the capacitor; a control electrode of the third transistor is coupled to an (N−
1)-th scan line associated with the display panel;a first electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to an initializing voltage port, a second electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to a first electrode of the light emitter, and a control electrode of the fourth transistor is coupled to the (N−
1)-th scan line;a first electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to a first power voltage port receiving a first power voltage, a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the first transistor and the first electrode of the second transistor, and a control electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to an N-th emission-control line associated with the display panel; a first electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the second transistor and the second electrode of the third transistor, a second electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the first electrode of the light emitter and the second electrode of the fourth transistor, and a control electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to an (N+1)-th emission-control line; a first electrode of the capacitor is coupled to the first power voltage port and a second electrode of the capacitor is coupled to the control electrode of the second transistor and the first electrode of the third transistor; and a second electrode of the light emitter is coupled to a second power voltage port receiving a second power voltage, the second power voltage being lower than the first power voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A method of driving light emission of a light-emitting pixel in a display panel comprising:
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transferring a data signal from a data line via a first transistor to a current N-th row of multiple rows of pixels in the display panel in response to an N-th scan signal, wherein N is an integer greater than 2; generating a driving signal via a second transistor coupled to the first transistor based on the data signal; coupling a third transistor to the second transistor to compensate a threshold voltage of the second transistor in response to an (N−
1)-th scan signal corresponding to a previous (N−
1)-th row of the multiple rows of pixels in the display panel;storing the data signal transferred from the first transistor in a capacitor coupled between the second transistor and a first power voltage port; and driving a light emitter coupled to the second transistor to emit light based on the driving signal.
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