Low-power organic light emitting diode pixel circuit
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1. A pixel circuit comprising:
- an organic light emitting diode (OLED);
a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit for controlling said OLED; and
a protection circuit for protecting said CMOS circuit from over-voltage damage.
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Abstract
A pixel circuit comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a static memory for storing data that represents an operational state of the OLED. In alternative embodiments, a pixel circuit may include a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit for controlling the OLED, a protection circuit for protecting the CMOS circuit from an over-voltage condition, and a current source with a field effect transistor (FET) having a static gate to source voltage that is greater than a threshold voltage of the FET.
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1. A pixel circuit comprising:
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an organic light emitting diode (OLED);
a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit for controlling said OLED; and
a protection circuit for protecting said CMOS circuit from over-voltage damage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
a current source; and
a cascode device in an output stage of said CMOS circuit.
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3. The pixel circuit of claim 2, wherein said cascode device is configured with a floating well.
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4. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said protection circuit limits, to a predetermined value, a current through said CMOS circuit.
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5. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said protection circuit limits, to a predetermined value, a voltage across said CMOS circuit.
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6. The pixel circuit of claim 1, further comprising a current limiting resistor in series with said OLED.
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7. The pixel circuit of claim 6, wherein said resistor comprises thin film.
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8. The pixel circuit of claim 6, wherein said resistor comprises undoped polysilicon.
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9. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said CMOS circuit comprises a circuit for reverse biasing said OLED to remove trapped charge from said OLED.
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10. The pixel circuit of claim 9, wherein said circuit for reverse biasing said OLED comprises:
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an n-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor in series with said OLED; and
a p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor in series with said NMOS transistor, wherein said NMOS transistor and said PMOS transistor provide a reverse bias current path from an anode of said OLED to ground.
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11. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said CMOS circuit comprises a duty factor circuit for controlling an average current through said OLED.
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12. The pixel circuit of claim 11, wherein said duty factor circuit permits a reverse biasing of said OLED to remove trapped charge from said OLED.
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13. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said CMOS circuit comprises a field effect transistor (FET) current source.
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14. The pixel circuit of claim 13, wherein said FET has a static gate to source voltage that is greater than a threshold voltage of said FET.
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15. The pixel circuit of claim 13, wherein said FET has a channel length that is greater than a channel width of said FET.
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16. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said CMOS circuit comprises:
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a first input for setting a maximum brightness of said pixel; and
a second input for controlling a duty factor of said pixel to set a brightness of said pixel to less than said maximum brightness.
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17. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said pixel circuit comprises a material disposed on a substrate,
wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, polysilicon, micro crystalline silicon, an organic material and a polymer material, and wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of silicon, glass, plastic, ceramic and sapphire (AL2O3). -
18. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein said protection circuit is capable of providing a forward bias current path for said OLED in order to illuminate said OLED.
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19. A pixel circuit comprising:
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an organic light emitting diode (OLED); and
a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuit for controlling said OLED, wherein said CMOS circuit comprises a current source comprising a field effect transistor (FET) having a static gate to source voltage that is greater than a threshold voltage of said FET. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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