Thin film transistor, and pixel and organic light emitting display device having the same
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1. A pixel comprising:
- an organic light emitting diode (OLED);
a driving transistor including;
a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively connected to a source region and a drain region,a gate electrode connected to a gate metal layer formed separately from the semiconductor layer, anda bias electrode connected to a portion of a channel region of the semiconductor layer, wherein the driving transistor is configured to transmit a driving current according to a data signal to the organic light emitting diode (OLED);
a switching transistor transmitting a data signal to the source electrode of the driving transistor corresponding to a first scan signal;
an initialization transistor configured to apply an initialization voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor according to a second scan signal during an initialization period;
an assistance transistor configured to apply an assistance voltage to the bias electrode of the driving transistor according to the second scan signal during the initialization period; and
a storage capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second electrode connected to a first power source voltage.
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Abstract
A thin film transistor, a pixel, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including the same are disclosed. The thin film transistor includes a connection to the channel region separate from connections to the source and drain.
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1. A pixel comprising:
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an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor including; a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively connected to a source region and a drain region, a gate electrode connected to a gate metal layer formed separately from the semiconductor layer, and a bias electrode connected to a portion of a channel region of the semiconductor layer, wherein the driving transistor is configured to transmit a driving current according to a data signal to the organic light emitting diode (OLED); a switching transistor transmitting a data signal to the source electrode of the driving transistor corresponding to a first scan signal; an initialization transistor configured to apply an initialization voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor according to a second scan signal during an initialization period; an assistance transistor configured to apply an assistance voltage to the bias electrode of the driving transistor according to the second scan signal during the initialization period; and a storage capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second electrode connected to a first power source voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprising:
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a display unit including a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of scan lines transmitting a plurality of scan signals, a plurality of data lines transmitting a plurality of data signals, and a plurality of light emission control lines transmitting a plurality of light emission control signals; a scan driver transmitting a plurality of scan signals; a data driver transmitting a plurality of data signals, and a light emission driver transmitting a plurality of light emission control signals, wherein the plurality of pixels respectively comprise; an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively connected to a source region and a drain region, a gate electrode connected to a gate metal layer formed separately from the semiconductor layer, and a bias electrode connected to a portion of a channel region of the semiconductor layer, wherein the driving transistor is configured to transmit a driving current according to a data signal to the organic light emitting diode (OLED); a switching transistor configured to transmit a data signal to the source electrode of the driving transistor corresponding to a first scan signal; an initialization transistor configured to apply an initialization voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor according to a second scan signal during an initialization period; an assistance transistor configured to apply an assistance voltage to the bias electrode of the driving transistor according to the second scan signal during the initialization period; and a storage capacitor including a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second electrode connected to a first power source voltage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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