WO2007138729A1 - 電流駆動型表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a current-driven display device such as an organic EL display or FED.
- the organic EL element included in the organic EL display emits light with higher brightness as the applied current increases and the flowing current increases.
- the relationship between the luminance and voltage of an organic EL element easily varies depending on the influence of driving time and ambient temperature. For this reason, if a voltage-controlled driving method is applied to the organic EL display, it becomes very difficult to suppress variations in the luminance of the organic EL element.
- the luminance of organic EL elements is almost proportional to current, and this proportional relationship is not easily affected by external factors such as ambient temperature. Therefore, it is preferable to apply a current control type driving method to the organic EL display.
- a pixel circuit and a drive circuit of a display device are configured using TFTs (Thin Film Transistors) made of amorphous silicon, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon, CG (Continuous Grain) silicon, or the like.
- TFTs Thin Film Transistors
- CG Continuous Grain
- the current drive type there is a method to compensate for variations in TFT characteristics.
- the current program method controls the amount of current flowing in the drive TFT with a current signal, and the amount of current is expressed as voltage. It can be broadly divided into voltage programming methods controlled by signals. If the current programming method is used, variations in threshold voltage and mobility can be compensated, and if the voltage programming method is used, only variations in threshold voltage can be compensated. [0006] However, in the current programming method, first, since a very small amount of current is handled, it is difficult to design the pixel circuit and the drive circuit. Second, the parasitic capacitance is set during the setting of the current signal. There is a problem that it is difficult to make a large area.
- the influence of parasitic capacitance is minor and the circuit design is relatively easy.
- the influence of mobility variations on the amount of current can be suppressed to some extent during the TFT fabrication process by the mobility variation being smaller than the effect of threshold voltage variations on the amount of current. Therefore, a sufficient display quality can be obtained even with a display device to which the voltage programming method is applied.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit described in Patent Document 1.
- a pixel circuit 910 illustrated in FIG. 17 includes a driving TFT 911, switch TFTs 912 to 914, capacitors 915 and 916, and an organic EL element 917.
- the TFT included in the pixel circuit 9 10 is a p-channel type.
- a driving TFT 911, a switching TFT 914, and an organic EL element 917 are provided in series between a power supply wiring Vp (with a potential of VDD) and a ground.
- a capacitor 915 and a switch TFT 912 are provided in series between the gate terminal of the drive TFT 911 and the data line Sj.
- a switching TFT 913 is provided between the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 911, and a capacitor 916 is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 911 and the power supply wiring Vp.
- the gate terminal of the switching TFT 912 is connected to the scanning line Gi
- the gate terminal of the switching TFT 913 is connected to the auto-zero line AZi
- the gate terminal of the switching TFT 914 is connected to the illumination line ILi.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 910.
- the scanning line Gi and auto-zero line AZi are controlled to the high level
- the illumination line ILi is controlled to the low level
- the data line Sj is controlled to the reference potential Vstd.
- the switching TFT 912 changes to a conductive state.
- the switching TFT 913 changes to a conductive state.
- the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 911 have the same potential.
- the switching TFT 914 changes to a non-conductive state.
- a current flows into the gate terminal of the driving TFT 911 via the power supply wiring Vp and the driving TFT 911 and the switching TFT 913, and the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 911 is in a conductive state while the driving TFT 911 is in a conductive state.
- the driving TFT 911 changes to a non-conductive state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth (negative value) (that is, the gate terminal potential becomes (VDD + Vth)). Therefore, the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 911 rises to (VDD + Vth).
- the switch TFT 913 changes to a non-conduction state.
- the capacitor 915 holds a potential difference (VDD + Vth ⁇ Vstd) between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 911 and the data line Sj.
- the switching TFT 914 changes to a conductive state.
- a current flows through the organic EL element 917 via the power supply wiring Vp, the driving TFT 911 and the switch TFT 914.
- the amount of current that flows through the driving TFT911 increases or decreases depending on the gate terminal potential (VDD + Vth + Vdata Vstd), but if the threshold voltage Vth is different! /, But the potential difference (Vdata-Vstd) is the same
- the amount of current is the same. Therefore, regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth, an amount of current corresponding to the potential Vdata flows through the organic EL element 917, and the organic EL element 917 emits light with a brightness corresponding to the data potential Vdata.
- the pixel circuit 910 it is possible to compensate for variations in the threshold voltage of the driving TFT 911 and to cause the organic EL element 917 to emit light with a desired luminance.
- FIG. 19 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit described in Patent Document 2.
- a pixel circuit 920 shown in FIG. 19 includes a driving TFT 921, switching TFTs 922 to 925, a capacitor 926, and It has an organic EL element 927.
- TFT 923 and 925 for switch are n-channel type, and other TFTs are p-channel type.
- a driving TFT 921 In the pixel circuit 920, a driving TFT 921, a switching TFT 925, and an organic EL element 927 are provided in series between a power supply wiring Vp and a common cathode Vcom (potentials are VDD and VSS, respectively).
- a capacitor 926 and a switch TFT 922 are provided in series between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 921 and the data line 3.
- the connection point between the driving TFT 921 and the capacitor 926 is referred to as A
- the connection point between the capacitor 926 and the switch TFT 922 is referred to as B.
- a switching TFT 923 is provided between the connection point B and the power supply wiring Vp, and a switching TFT 924 is provided between the connection point A and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 921.
- the gate terminals of TFT922 to 925 for the switch are all connected to the scanning line Gi
- FIG. 20 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 920.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi Prior to time tO, the potential of the scanning line Gi is controlled to a high level.
- the switching TFTs 922 and 924 are turned on and the switching TFTs 923 and 925 are turned off.
- the connection point B is disconnected from the power supply wiring Vp and connected to the data line 3 through the switch TFT 922.
- the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 921 have the same potential.
- the driving TFT 921 changes to a non-conductive state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth (negative value) (that is, the potential at the connection point A becomes (VDD + Vth)). Therefore, the potential at the connection point A rises to (VDD + Vth).
- the switch TFT 925 becomes conductive, so that a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 927 via the drive TFT 921 and the switch TFT 925.
- the amount of current flowing through the driving TFT 921 increases or decreases according to the gate terminal potential (VDD + Vth + VB), but the current amount is the same if the potential difference VB is the same even if the threshold voltage Vth is different. Therefore, regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth, an amount of current corresponding to the potential Vdata flows through the organic EL element 927, and the organic EL element 927 emits light with a luminance corresponding to the data potential Vdata.
- the pixel circuit 920 similarly to the pixel circuit 910, variations in the threshold voltage of the driving TFT 921 can be compensated, and the organic EL element 927 can emit light with a desired luminance.
- the pixel circuit 920 has an advantage in that it has a circuit scale and size compared to the pixel circuit 910 because the capacitor 916, the auto-zero line AZi, and the illumination line ILi are not provided. Note that in the pixel circuit 920, the potential difference VB needs to be negative (that is, Vdata> VDD) in order to make the p-channel type driving TFT 921 conductive.
- Patent Document 1 Pamphlet of International Publication No. 98Z48403
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-157308
- the pixel circuit 920 has a problem that it may not be able to correctly compensate for variations in threshold voltage of the driving TFT 921.
- the potential VA at the connection point A at time tO in FIG. 20 is approximately (VDD + Vth). If the potential at node B changes from VDD to Vdata between time tO and time tl, the potential at node A also changes accordingly. However, since Vdata> VDD as described above, the potential at node A is almost (VDD + Vth). At some point, if the potential at node B rises to Vdata, the potential at node A will be higher than (VD D + Vth).
- the driving TFT 921 is controlled from a state in which little current flows to a state in which current does not flow further, and does not become conductive. In this case, the variation in threshold voltage of the driving TFT 921 cannot be compensated by the above method.
- Patent Document 2 in addition to the pixel circuit 920, a pixel circuit 930 shown in FIG.
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 922 and 924 are connected to the scanning line Gi, and the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 923 and 925 are connected to the control line Ei.
- the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 921 is pulled to the potential VSS of the common cathode Vcom by changing the switch TFT T925 to the non-conductive state after changing the switch TFT 924 to the conductive state. Can do.
- the driving TFT 921 is in a conductive state, and thus the variation in threshold voltage of the driving TFT 921 can be compensated by the above method.
- the configuration of the pixel circuit 930 is described, but it is clearly stated that the pixel circuit 930 is operated at the above timing.
- the pixel circuit 930 when the pixel circuit 930 is operated at the above timing, when the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 921 is pulled to the potential VSS of the common cathode Vcom, a current flows through the organic EL element 927, and the organic EL element 927 emits light. Since the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 921 at this time cannot be accurately controlled by an external force, unnecessary light emission of the organic EL element 927 cannot be suppressed even if the pixel circuit 930 is controlled by an external force. Therefore, if the pixel circuit 930 is operated at the above timing, accurate gradation display becomes difficult. In addition, since the organic EL element 927 emits light during black display, the contrast of the display screen is lowered.
- the process for compensating for the variation in threshold voltage of the driving TFT is completed while the potential of the scanning line Gi is at the low level (within one horizontal scanning period). Therefore, the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 921 (the potential at the connection point A) needs to change from the previous potential to the threshold potential (VDD + Vth) within one horizontal scanning period.
- the potential VA at the connection point A at time tO in FIG. 20 is completely different depending on the data potential written in the pixel circuit 920 last time.
- the potential at the connection point A is, for example, when the organic EL element 927 emits light at the maximum brightness before the time tO (VDD + Vth), and the power is the most separated, and when the organic EL element 927 does not emit light before the time tO. Closest to (VDD + Vth). Shi However, in either case, the potential at the connection point A needs to change to (VDD + Vth) within one horizontal scanning period. For this reason, in a high-definition display device in which one horizontal scanning period is short, it is difficult to accurately compensate for variations in threshold voltage of the driving TFT.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a display device that correctly compensates for variations in threshold voltage of drive elements and prevents unnecessary light emission of electro-optical elements.
- a first aspect of the present invention is a current-driven display device
- a plurality of pixel circuits arranged corresponding to the intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;
- a scanning signal output circuit that selects a pixel circuit to be written using the scanning line; and a display signal output circuit that applies a potential corresponding to display data to the data line,
- the pixel circuit includes:
- An electro-optical element provided between the first power supply wiring and the second power supply wiring, and provided in series with the electro-optical element between the first power supply wiring and the second power supply wiring.
- a capacitor having a first electrode connected to a control terminal of the drive element; a first switching element provided between the second electrode of the capacitor and the data line;
- a second switching element provided between the second electrode of the capacitor and a predetermined power supply wiring
- a third switching element provided between the control terminal of the driving element and one current input / output terminal;
- a fourth switching element having one terminal connected to a third power supply wiring and the other terminal connected to the control terminal of the drive element directly or via the third switching element.
- a second aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the third power supply wiring is applied with a potential that makes the drive element conductive.
- a third aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the fourth switching element is provided between the third power supply wiring and a control terminal of the driving element.
- a fourth aspect of the present invention is the third aspect of the present invention.
- the first and fourth switching elements are controlled to be conductive, and the second and third switching elements are controlled to be non-conductive,
- the fourth switching element is controlled to be non-conductive, and the third switching element is controlled to be conductive,
- the first and third switching elements are controlled to be in a non-conductive state, and the second switching element is controlled to be in a conductive state.
- a fifth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the fourth switching element is provided between the third power supply wiring and a current input / output terminal of the driving element connected to the third switching element. .
- a sixth aspect of the present invention is the fifth aspect of the present invention.
- the first, third and fourth switching elements are controlled to be conductive, and the second switching element is controlled to be non-conductive.
- the fourth switching element is controlled to be non-conductive
- the first and third switching elements are non-conductive
- the second switching element The element is controlled to be in a conductive state.
- a seventh aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the second switching element is provided between the first power supply wiring and the second electrode of the capacitor.
- An eighth aspect of the present invention is the seventh aspect of the present invention.
- the control terminal of the fourth switching element is connected to the third power supply wiring,
- the potential of the third power supply wiring is switched between a potential that makes the driving element conductive and a potential that makes the fourth switching element nonconductive.
- a ninth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the second switching element is provided between the third power supply wiring and the second electrode of the capacitor.
- a tenth aspect of the present invention is the ninth aspect of the present invention.
- the potential of the third power supply wiring is configured to be controllable!
- An eleventh aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
- the pixel circuit further includes a fifth switching element provided between the driving element and the electro-optical element.
- the potential of the second power supply wiring is controlled so that the voltage applied to the electro-optic element is lower than the light emission threshold voltage.
- the electro-optic element is composed of an organic EL element.
- the drive element and all the switching elements in the pixel circuit are formed of thin film transistors.
- a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the fourteenth aspect of the present invention.
- the driving element and all the switching elements in the pixel circuit are formed of the same channel type thin film transistor.
- a potential that makes the driving element conductive is applied to the third power supply wiring, and the fourth switching element (or the third and fourth switching elements) is applied.
- the potential of the third power supply wiring is given to the control terminal of the driving element, and the driving element is always set to the conducting state regardless of the previous state of the pixel circuit. it can. Therefore, when the third switching element is controlled to be conductive, The drive element can be reliably set to a threshold state (a state in which a threshold voltage is applied) to correctly compensate for variations in the threshold voltage of the drive element.
- the fourth switching element is provided between the third power supply wiring and the control terminal of the driving element, the fourth switching element is in a conductive state. By controlling this, the potential of the third power supply wiring can be applied to the control terminal of the drive element.
- the potential of the third power supply wiring is applied to the first electrode of the capacitor, and display data is applied to the second electrode of the capacitor.
- a corresponding potential hereinafter also referred to as a data potential
- the potential of the first electrode of the capacitor changes until the driving element reaches the threshold state, and accordingly, the potential difference held in the capacitor is the difference between the data potential and the threshold voltage of the driving element. Change to the difference.
- the capacitor changes from the potential data potential of the second electrode of the capacitor to the potential of the predetermined power supply wiring while maintaining the above potential difference.
- control terminal potential of the subsequent drive element is a potential obtained by adding the difference between the potential of the predetermined power supply wiring and the data potential to the potential at which the drive element is in the threshold state. Therefore, the amount of current flowing through the drive element is the same if the data potential is the same even if the threshold voltages are different. In this way, variations in the threshold voltage of the drive element can be compensated.
- the fourth switching element is provided between the third power supply wiring and the current input / output terminal of the drive element connected to the third switching element. Therefore, by controlling both the third and fourth switching elements to be in a conductive state, the potential of the third power supply wiring can be applied to the control terminal of the driving element.
- the control terminal of the drive element is connected to the third power supply wiring via the third and fourth switching elements, the control terminal of the drive element is connected to the third power supply wiring via the fourth switching element.
- the number of switching elements connected to the control terminal of the drive element is smaller than when connected. Therefore, the control terminal potential of the drive element is less likely to fluctuate due to a small leakage current flowing through the switching element.
- the potential of the third power supply wiring is applied to the first electrode of the capacitor, and the data potential is applied to the second electrode of the capacitor. Given, the capacitor holds the difference between these two potentials.
- the potential of the first electrode of the capacitor changes until the driving element reaches the threshold state, and accordingly, the potential difference held in the capacitor is the difference between the data potential and the threshold voltage of the driving element.
- the capacitor changes from the potential power data potential of the second electrode of the capacitor to the potential of the predetermined power supply wiring while maintaining the above potential difference.
- control terminal potential of the subsequent drive element is a potential obtained by adding the difference between the potential of the predetermined power supply wiring and the data potential to the potential at which the drive element is in the threshold state. Therefore, the amount of current flowing through the drive element is the same if the data potential is the same even if the threshold voltage is different. In this way, variations in the threshold voltage of the drive element can be compensated.
- the potential of the first power supply wiring can be applied to the second electrode of the capacitor by controlling the second switching element to the conductive state. Therefore, the potential of the control terminal of the drive element connected to the first electrode of the capacitor can be kept at a level corresponding to the display data.
- the fourth switching element is diode-connected to the third power supply wiring, and the potential of the third power supply wiring is switched between predetermined levels.
- the switching element 4 can be switched between a conductive state and a non-conductive state, and the drive element can be set to a conductive state. Accordingly, since the wiring for controlling the fourth switching element is not necessary, the circuit scale of the display device can be reduced.
- the potential of the third power supply wiring can be applied to the second electrode of the capacitor by controlling the second switching element to the conductive state. Therefore, the potential of the control terminal of the drive element connected to the first electrode of the capacitor can be kept at a level corresponding to the display data.
- the control terminal potential of the drive element increases or decreases in accordance with the difference between the potential of the third power supply wiring and the data potential, so the potential of the third power supply wiring is controlled.
- the luminance of all the electro-optic elements can be adjusted uniformly. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the peak brightness without changing the display data by adding a small amount of circuit. It can be done easily.
- the current flowing from the drive element to the electro-optical element can be blocked by controlling the fifth switching element to the non-conductive state when writing to the pixel circuit. it can.
- the drive element is correctly set to the threshold state, and unnecessary light emission of the electro-optical element can be prevented.
- the switching element is connected between the first power supply line and the second power supply line by controlling the potential of the second power supply line when writing to the pixel circuit. Even without providing, it is possible to prevent current from flowing through the electro-optic element. Accordingly, the drive element can be correctly set to the threshold state with a smaller circuit amount, and unnecessary light emission of the electro-optical element can be prevented.
- the pixel circuit can be manufactured easily and with high precision by configuring the driving elements and all the switching elements in the pixel circuit with thin film transistors.
- all the switching elements in the driving element and the pixel circuit are configured by the same channel type transistor, whereby all the transistors are formed in the same process using the same mask. It can be manufactured and the cost of the display device can be reduced. In addition, since the same channel type transistor can be arranged closer to the different channel type transistors, the area of the pixel circuit can be used for other purposes.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to first to seventh (excluding fourth) embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit (first example) included in a conventional display device.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit (second example) included in a conventional display device.
- FIG. 20 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit (third example) included in a conventional display device.
- the display device includes a pixel circuit including an electro-optical element, a driving element, a capacitor, and a plurality of switching elements.
- the pixel circuit includes an organic EL element as an electro-optical element, and includes a driving TFT and a switching TFT composed of CG silicon TFTs as a driving element and a switching element.
- the driving element and the switching element can be composed of, for example, an amorphous silicon TFT or a low-temperature polysilicon TFT.
- CG silicon TFT The structure of the CG silicon TFT is disclosed in Inukai and others, "4.0 — in. TFT — OLED Displays and a Novel Digital Driving Method", SID'OO Digest, pp.924-927.
- the manufacturing process of CG silicon TFT is disclosed in Takayama and 5 others, "Continuous Grain Silicon Technology and Its Applications for Active Matrix Display", AMD-LCD 2000, pp.25-28.
- the configuration of the organic EL element is disclosed in Friend, “Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes for use in Flat Panel Display”, AM-LCD'01, pp. 211-214. Therefore, explanation of these matters is omitted.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to first to seventh (except for the fourth) embodiments of the present invention.
- the display device 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of pixel circuits Aij (i is an integer of 1 to n, j is an integer of 1 to m), a display control circuit 11, a gate driver circuit 12, a source driver circuit 13, and A reference power supply adjustment circuit 14 is provided.
- the display device 10 is provided with a plurality of scanning lines Gi parallel to each other and a plurality of parallel data lines orthogonal to the scanning lines Gi.
- the pixel circuit Aij is arranged in a matrix corresponding to each intersection of the scanning line Gi and the data line 3.
- a plurality of control lines (Wi, Ri, etc .; not shown) parallel to each other are arranged in parallel to the scanning line Gi.
- the scanning line Gi and the control line are connected to the gate driver circuit 12, and the data line 3 is connected to the source driver circuit 13.
- the gate driver circuit 12 and the source driver circuit 13 function as a drive circuit for the pixel circuit Aij.
- the display control circuit 11 outputs the timing signal OE, the start pulse YI, and the clock YCK to the gate driver circuit 12, and the start pulse Sp, the clock CLK, the display data DA and the clock to the source driver circuit 13.
- the latch pulse LP is output, and the voltage control signal PDA is output to the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14.
- the gate driver circuit 12 includes a shift register circuit, a logical operation circuit, and a buffer (all not shown).
- the shift register circuit sequentially transfers the start pulse YI in synchronization with the clock YCK.
- the logic operation circuit performs a logic operation between the pulse output from each stage of the shift register circuit and the timing signal OE.
- the output of the logical operation circuit is given to the corresponding scanning line Gi, control line Wi, Ri, etc. via the buffer.
- the gate driver circuit 12 uses the scanning line Gi to select a pixel circuit to be written. Functions as a signal output circuit.
- the source driver circuit 13 includes an m-bit shift register 21, a register 22, a latch circuit 23, and m D / A converters 24.
- the shift register 21 includes m 1-bit registers connected in cascade. The shift register 21 sequentially transfers the start pulse SP in synchronization with the clock CLK, and the register power of each stage also outputs the timing pulse DLP.
- the display data DA is supplied to the register 22 in accordance with the output timing of the timing pulse DLP.
- the register 22 stores the display data DA according to the timing pulse DLP.
- the display control circuit 11 outputs a latch pulse LP to the latch circuit 23.
- the latch circuit 23 receives the latch pulse LP, the latch circuit 23 holds the display data stored in the register 22.
- One DZA converter 24 is provided for each data line.
- the DZA converter 24 converts the display data held in the latch circuit 23 into an analog signal voltage and supplies it to the corresponding data line.
- the source driver circuit 13 functions as a display signal output circuit that applies a potential corresponding to display data to the data line.
- the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14 adjusts the level of the potential applied to the reference power supply wiring Vs (hereinafter referred to as reference potential Vstd) based on the voltage control signal PDA. All the pixel circuits Aij are connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs and are supplied with the reference potential Vstd from the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14. Although omitted in FIG. 1, in the arrangement area of the pixel circuit Aij, the power supply wiring Vp and the common cathode Vcom (or the cathode wiring CAi) are arranged to supply the power supply voltage to the pixel circuit Aij.
- each TFT is either a p-channel type or an n-channel type. But you can. [0069] (First embodiment)
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the pixel circuit 100 shown in FIG. 2 includes a TFT 110 for driving and a switch for switching. Ding 111-115, capacitor 120, and organic EL element 130 are provided. Switch TFTs 111 and 114 are n-channel type, and other TFTs are p-channel type.
- the pixel circuit 100 is connected to the power supply wiring Vp, the reference power supply wiring Vs, the common cathode Vcom, the scanning line Gi, the control lines Wi, Ri, and the data lines.
- constant potentials VDD and VSS are applied to the power supply wiring Vp (first power supply wiring) and the common cathode Vcom (second power supply wiring), respectively, and to the reference power supply wiring Vs (third power supply wiring).
- the reference potential Vstd obtained by the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14 is applied.
- the common cathode Vcom serves as a common electrode for all organic EL elements 130 in the display device.
- the driving TFT 110, the switch TFT 15 and the organic EL element 130 are provided in series in this order from the power wiring Vp side on the path connecting the power wiring Vp and the common cathode Vcom.
- One electrode of the capacitor 120 is connected to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 110.
- a switch TFT 111 is provided between the other electrode of the capacitor 120 and the data line Sj.
- a switching TFT 112 is provided between the connection point B and the power supply wiring Vp, and a switching TFT 113 is provided between the connection point A and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 110, and the connection point A and the reference power supply wiring Vs. In between, there is a TFT114 for the switch!
- the gate terminals of the TFTs 111, 112, and 115 for the switch are connected to the scanning line Gi, the gate terminal of the TFT FT113 for the switch is connected to the control line Wi, and the gate terminal of the TFT 114 for the switch is connected to the control line Ri. Yes.
- the potentials of the scanning lines Gi and the control lines Wi and Ri are controlled by the gate driver circuit 12, and the potentials of the data lines 3 are controlled by the source driver circuit 13.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 100.
- FIG. 3 shows changes in potential applied to the scanning lines Gi, control lines Wi, Ri, and data lines, and changes in potentials at the connection points A and B.
- the period from time t0 to time t5 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period. Less than, The operation of the pixel circuit 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi and the control line Ri is GL (low level)
- the potential of the control line Wi is GH (high level)
- the potential of the data line Sj is the previous display data ( The level is controlled according to the display data written in the pixel circuit on the first line. Therefore, the switch TFTs 112 and 115 are in a conductive state, and the switch TFTs 11, 113 and 114 are in a non-conductive state.
- the potential at the connection point A becomes a potential corresponding to the display data previously written in the pixel circuit 100
- the potential at the connection point B becomes VDD.
- the switching TFT 111 changes to a conductive state and the switching TFTs 112 and 115 change to a non-conductive state. While the potential of the scanning line Gi is GH (between time tO and time t5), the switch TFT 115 is in a non-conductive state, so that no current flows through the organic EL element 130 and the organic EL element 130 does not emit light.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi is GH
- the potential of the data line Sj is controlled to a level potential (hereinafter referred to as data potential Vdata) corresponding to the current display data.
- Vdata a level potential
- the connection point B is connected to the data line Sj via the switch TFT 11
- the potential at the connection point B becomes Vdata.
- the switching TFTs 113 and 114 are in a non-conducting state from time tO to time tl, when the potential at the connection point B changes to VDD, the potential at the connection point A also becomes the same amount (Vdata -VDD ) Only changes.
- the switching TFT 114 changes to a conductive state.
- the connection point A is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the switching TFT 114, so that the potential at the connection point A changes to Vstd.
- the connection point B is connected to the data line 3 through the switching TFT 11! Therefore, even if the potential at the connection point A changes, the potential at the connection point B remains Vdata.
- the reference potential Vstd of the reference power supply wiring Vs is determined so that the driving TFT 110 becomes conductive when the reference potential Vstd is applied to the gate terminal. Therefore, after the time tl, the driving TFT 110 is always in a conductive state. Even if the driving TFT 110 is in a conductive state, while the switch TFT 15 is in a non-conductive state, no current flows through the organic EL element 130, and the organic EL element 130 does not emit light.
- the switching TFT 113 changes to a conductive state.
- the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 110 are short-circuited, and the driving TFT 110 is diode-connected.
- the reference potential Vstd is applied to the connection point A from time tl to time t2, and the potential at the connection point A is maintained at Vstd by the capacitor 120 after time t2. Therefore, the driving TFT 110 is always in a conductive state after time t3.
- a current flows into the connection point A via the power supply wiring Vp and the driving TFT 110 and the switching TFT 113, and the driving TFT 110 becomes conductive at the connection point A potential (gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 110). Ascends while in state.
- the driving TFT 110 changes to a non-conductive state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth (negative value) (that is, the potential at the connection point A becomes (VDD + Vth)). Therefore, the potential at the connection point A rises to (VDD + Vth), and the driving TFT 110 enters a threshold state (a state in which a threshold voltage is applied between the gate and the source).
- the switching TFT 115 Since the switching TFT 115 is in a conductive state after time t5, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 130 via the driving TFT 110 and the switching TFT 115.
- the switching TFT 113 changes to the conducting state at time t3.
- current can be prevented from flowing from the power supply wiring Vp to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the driving TFT 110 and the switch TFTs 113 and 114, and the potential of the reference power supply wiring Vs can be kept stable.
- variations in threshold voltage can be accurately compensated.
- the reference potential Vstd that makes the driving TFT 110 conductive is applied to the reference power supply wiring Vs, and the switch TFT 114 is controlled to be conductive.
- the reference potential Vstd can be applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 110, and the driving TFT 110 can always be set to the conductive state regardless of the previous state of the pixel circuit.
- the driving TFT 110 is surely set to a threshold state, and the driving TFT 110 is changed to the organic EL element 130.
- the flowing current can be cut off. Therefore, the driving TFT 110 can be correctly set to the threshold state, and unnecessary light emission of the organic EL element 130 can be prevented. If unnecessary light emission can be prevented, the contrast of the display screen is improved, and the lifetime of the organic EL element 130 is extended.
- the reference potential Vstd applied to the gate terminal is set to a threshold voltage Vt higher than the source terminal potential of the driving TFT 110. It must be lower than h. However, if the reference potential Vstd is set too low, it takes time for the driving TFT 110 to reach the threshold state, and the process for compensating for variations in the threshold voltage of the driving TFT 110 may not be completed within one horizontal scanning period. is there. Therefore, the reference potential Vstd is preferably a potential as close as possible to (VDD + Vth) as long as the condition that the driving TFT 110 becomes conductive when applied to the gate terminal is satisfied.
- the pixel circuit 100 Since the pixel circuit 100 operates based on the reference potential Vstd given from the outside, the level of the reference potential Vstd can be freely set using the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14 or the like. Therefore, according to the display device of the present embodiment, variations in threshold voltage of the driving TFT can be compensated for in a short time by using the reference potential Vstd close to (VDD + Vth).
- the potential at which the potential difference (Vstd ⁇ Vdata) is held in the capacitor 120 before the driving TFT 110 is set to the threshold state. This potential difference is the same in all the pixel circuits. Therefore, even if the driving TFT 110 cannot be completely set to the threshold state, the variation in luminance of the organic EL element can be reduced.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a pixel circuit 200 shown in FIG. 4 includes a driving TFT 210, switching TFTs 211 to 214, a capacitor 220, and an organic EL element 230.
- Switch TFTs 211 and 214 are n-channel type, and other TFTs are p-channel type.
- the switch TFT 115 is deleted from the pixel circuit 100 (FIG. 2) according to the first embodiment, and the power sword terminal of the organic EL element 130 is connected to the cathode wiring CAi (second power source).
- the wiring connection is changed.
- the driving TFT 210 and the organic EL element 230 are provided in series on the path connecting the power supply wiring Vp and the cathode wiring CAi in this order from the power supply wiring Vp side. Except for the above points, the configuration of the pixel circuit 200 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 100.
- the potential of the cathode wiring CAi is controlled by a power supply switching circuit (not shown) included in the display device 10.
- FIG. 5 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 200.
- Figure 5 shows the changes in the potential applied to the scanning lines Gi, control lines Wi, Ri, cathode wiring CAi, and data line Sj, and the voltages at connection points A and B. Change in position.
- the period from time tO to time t5 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- the potential of the cathode wiring CAi is controlled to a predetermined level Vch from time tO to time t5, and to VSS at other times.
- the potential Vch is applied to the organic EL element 230 when the potential VDD is applied to one end of the circuit in which the driving TFT 210 and the organic EL element 230 are connected in series, and the potential Vch is applied to the other end. It is determined to be lower than the emission threshold voltage of 230. Therefore, during the potential power ch of the cathode wiring CAi (between time tO and time t5), no current contributing to light emission flows through the organic EL element 230, and the organic EL element 230 does not emit light. Except for the above points, the operation of the pixel circuit 200 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 100.
- the potential of the cathode wiring CAi is controlled to a level at which no current flows through the organic EL element 230 when writing to the pixel circuit. Therefore, even if the switch TFT is not provided on the path connecting the power supply wiring Vp and the cathode wiring CAi, the same effect as the first embodiment (correction of the threshold voltage variation of the driving TFT can be compensated for in a short time). , Preventing unnecessary light emission of the organic EL element).
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- a pixel circuit 300 shown in FIG. 6 includes a driving TFT 310, switch TFTs 311 to 315, a capacitor 320, and an organic EL element 330.
- the TFTs included in the pixel circuit 300 are all p-channel types.
- the pixel circuit 300 is different from the pixel circuit 100 according to the first embodiment (FIG. 2) in that the n-channel TFT is changed to a p-channel TFT and the gate terminal of each TFT is set to an appropriate signal. The connection to the line has been changed.
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 311 and 313 are connected to the scanning line Gi
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 312 and 315 are connected to the control line Ei
- the gate terminal of the switching TFT 314 is connected to the control line Ri. It is connected.
- the configuration of the pixel circuit 300 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 100.
- the potential of the control line Ei is controlled by the gate driver circuit 12.
- FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 300.
- Figure 7 shows scan line Gi, control line Ei, The change in potential applied to Ri and the data line Sj and the change in potential at connection points A and B are shown.
- the period from time tO to time t4 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- the operation of the pixel circuit 300 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi and the control line Ri is controlled to GH
- the potential of the control line Ei is controlled to GL
- the potential of the data line Sj is controlled to a level corresponding to the previous display data.
- the switching TFTs 312 and 315 are in a conductive state
- the switching TFTs 311, 313 and 314 are in a non-conductive state.
- the potential at the connection point A becomes a potential corresponding to the display data written in the pixel circuit 300 last time
- the potential at the connection point B becomes VDD.
- connection points A and B are disconnected from the wiring cable to which the potential is applied, so the potentials at connection points A and B are indefinite (actually the level card at time tO). Does not change).
- the switching TFTs 311, 313, and 314 are changed to a conductive state.
- the connection point B is connected to the data line 3 via the switching TFT 311, so that the potential at the connection point B changes to Vdata.
- the connection point A is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the switch TFT 314, the potential at the connection point A changes to Vstd.
- the reference potential Vstd of the reference power supply wiring Vs is determined so that the driving TFT 310 becomes conductive when the reference potential Vstd is applied to the gate terminal.
- the driving TFT 310 is always in a conductive state. Note that while the driving TFT 310 is in a conductive state, while the switch TFT 315 is in a non-conductive state, no current flows through the organic EL element 330 and the organic EL element 330 does not emit light.
- the switching TFT 313 becomes conductive, the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 310 are short-circuited, and the driving TFT 310 is diode-connected. For this reason, the power distribution A current flows into the connection point A via the line Vp drive TFT310 and the switch TFT313, and the potential at the connection point A increases accordingly. Accordingly, the potential at the connection point A is precisely a potential (Vstd + ⁇ ) slightly higher than the reference potential Vstd.
- the switch TFT 314 changes to a non-conduction state.
- the current flowing from the reference power supply wiring Vs to the connection point A via the switch TFT 314 is cut off. Instead, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the connection point A via the driving TFT 310 and the switching TFT 313, and the potential at the connection point A (gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 310) is in the conductive state. It rises for a while.
- the driving TFT 310 changes to a non-conduction state. Therefore, the potential at the connection point A rises to (VDD + Vth), and the driving TFT 310 enters a threshold state.
- the switching TFTs 311 and 313 change to a non-conduction state.
- the capacitor 320 holds the potential difference (VDD + Vth ⁇ Vdata) between the connection points A and B.
- the switch TFT 315 is in a conductive state, so that a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 330 via the drive TFT 310 and the switch TFT 315.
- the driving TFT 310 and all the switches TFT311 to 315 are composed of the same channel type transistors. Even in the display device according to this embodiment provided with such a pixel circuit 300, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by supplying an appropriate control signal to the gate terminal of each TFT. In addition, since the same channel type transistor can be manufactured by the same process using the same mask, the cost of the display device can be reduced. In addition, since the same channel type transistor can be arranged closer to the different channel type transistors, the area of the pixel circuit can be used for other purposes.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- a display device 40 shown in FIG. 8 is obtained by replacing the reference power supply adjustment circuit 14 with a reference potential control circuit 48 in the display device 10 shown in FIG.
- n control lines Ri connected to the pixel circuits Aij in each row are provided instead of the reference power supply wiring Vs connected to all the pixel circuits Aij. used.
- the reference potential control circuit 48 adjusts the levels of two types of reference potentials (hereinafter referred to as Vsh and Vsl) based on the voltage control signal PDA.
- the reference potential control circuit 48 is connected to n control lines Ri, and individually switches the potential of the control line Ri between Vsh and Vsl.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- a pixel circuit 400 shown in FIG. 9 includes a driving TFT 410, switch TFTs 411 to 415, a capacitor 420, and an organic EL element 430.
- the TFT411 for the switch is an n-channel type, and the other TFT is a p-channel type.
- the pixel circuit 400 is different from the pixel circuit 100 according to the first embodiment (FIG. 2) in that the switch TFT 114 is changed to a p-channel TFT and the changed TFT is diode-connected to the control line Ri. It has been changed continuously.
- the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the switch TFT 414 are both connected to the control line Ri (third power supply line). Except for the above points, the configuration of the pixel circuit 400 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 100.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 400.
- FIG. 10 shows a change in potential applied to the scanning line Gi, the control line Wi, Ri, and the data line Sj, and a change in the potential at the connection points A and B.
- the period from time tO to time t5 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- differences in operation between the pixel circuit 400 and the pixel circuit 100 will be described.
- the potential of the control line Ri is controlled to Vsl from time tl to time t2, and to Vsh otherwise.
- the reference potentials Vsh and Vsl are determined so as to satisfy the conditions described later.
- the difference between the gate terminal potential and the drain terminal potential of the switching TFT 414 also changes to Vsl.
- the p-channel type TFT FT414 is in a conductive state if the gate-source voltage is lower than the threshold voltage (that is, if the potential Vsl is lower than the potential at the connection point A by the threshold voltage of the TFT 414 for the switch). It becomes.
- the switching TFT 414 becomes conductive, current flows from the connection point A via the switching TFT 414 to the control line Ri, and the potential at the connection point A remains while the switching TFT 414 is in the conductive state. Descend.
- the TFT 414 for the switch changes to a non-conduction state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth ′ (negative value) (that is, the potential at the connection point A becomes (Vsl ⁇ Vth ′)). Therefore, the potential at the connection point A drops to (Vsl- Vth ').
- TFT410 becomes conductive.
- the switching TFT 414 becomes conductive and the driving TFT 410 becomes conductive. It is determined to be in a state.
- the reference potential Vsh is determined so that when the reference potential Vsh is applied to the gate terminal of the switch TFT 414, the switch TFT 414 becomes non-conductive regardless of the previous connection point A potential.
- the switch TFT 414 is electrically connected by switching the potential of the control line Ei between Vsh and Vsl after diode-connecting the switch TFT 414 to the control line Ri.
- the driving TFT 410 can be set to the conductive state by switching between the state and the non-conductive state. Therefore, the display device according to this embodiment including the pixel circuit 400 is provided. The same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained also by setting. Moreover, since the wiring for controlling the TFT4 14 for the switch is not necessary, the circuit scale of the display device can be reduced.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- a pixel circuit 500 shown in FIG. 11 includes a driving TFT 510, switch TFTs 511 to 515, a capacitor 520, and an organic EL element 530.
- the TFTs for switches 511 and 514 are n-channel type, and the other TFTs are p-channel type.
- the pixel circuit 500 is obtained by changing the pixel circuit 100 (FIG. 2) according to the first embodiment to connect the switch TFT 112 to the reference power supply wiring Vs.
- a switching TFT 512 is provided between the connection point B and the reference power supply wiring Vs. Except for the above points, the configuration of the pixel circuit 500 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 100.
- FIG. 12 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 500.
- FIG. 12 shows the change in potential applied to the scanning line Gi, the control line Wi, Ri, and the data line Sj, and the change in the potential at the connection points A and B.
- the period from time tO to time t5 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- the difference in operation between the pixel circuit 500 and the pixel circuit 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the pixel circuit 500 operates in the same manner as the pixel circuit 100 from time tO to time t5.
- the switch TFTs 512 and 515 change to a conductive state
- the switch TFT 511 changes to a non-conductive state.
- the connection point B is disconnected from the data line 3 and connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the switching TFT 512.
- the potential at the connection point B changes from Vdata to Vstd, and accordingly, the potential at the connection point A also changes by the same amount (Vstd ⁇ Vdata; hereinafter referred to as VC) to (VDD + Vth + VC).
- the switching TFT 515 Since the switching TFT 515 is in a conductive state after time t5, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 530 via the driving TFT 510 and the switching TFT 515.
- the switching TFT 512 is provided between the connection point B and the reference power supply line Vs. Even in the display device according to the present embodiment including such a pixel circuit 500, the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 510 is maintained at a level corresponding to the data potential Vdata, and thus the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained. be able to. In addition, according to the display device according to the present embodiment, the peak luminance adjustment for improving the display quality can be easily performed as described below.
- the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 510 is (VDD + Vth + VC), and the potentials VDD and Vth are fixed values.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the pixel circuit 600 shown in FIG. 13 includes a driving TFT 610 and a switching boss. Ding 611 to 615, capacitor 620, and organic EL element 630 are provided.
- the TFTs for switches 612, 614, and 615 are p-channel type, and the other TFTs are n-channel type.
- the pixel circuit 600 is different from the pixel circuit 500 according to the fifth embodiment (FIG. 11) in that the driving TFT 510 and the switching TFT 513 are n-channel TFTs, and the switching TFT 514 is a p-channel type.
- the TFTs were changed to change the arrangement order of elements on the path connecting the power supply wiring Vp and the common cathode Vcom.
- an organic EL element 630, a switch TFT 615, and a driving TFT 610 are provided in series in this order from the power supply wiring Vp side on the path connecting the power supply wiring Vp and the common negative electrode Vcom. Except for the above points, the configuration of the pixel circuit 600 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 500.
- FIG. 14 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 600.
- FIG. 14 shows a change in potential applied to the scanning line Gi, the control line Wi, Ri, and the data line Sj, and a change in the potential at the connection points A and B.
- the period from time tO to time t5 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- the operation of the pixel circuit 600 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi and the control line Wi is controlled to GL
- the potential of the control line Ri is controlled to GH
- the potential of the data line Sj is controlled to a level corresponding to the previous display data.
- the TFTs for switching 612 and 615 are in a conductive state
- the TFTs for switching 611, 613 and 614 are in a non-conductive state.
- the potential at the connection point A becomes a potential corresponding to the data written in the pixel circuit 600 last time
- the potential at the connection point B becomes Vstd.
- the switching TFT 611 changes to a conductive state
- the switching TFTs 612 and 615 change to a non-conductive state.
- the switch TFT 615 is in a non-conductive state, so that no current flows through the organic EL element 630 and the organic EL element 630 does not emit light.
- the potential of the scanning line Gi is GH
- the potential of the data line Sj is controlled to the data potential Vdata.
- the connection point B since the connection point B is connected to the data line 3 via the switching TFT 611, the potential at the connection point B becomes Vdata.
- the switching TFTs T613 and 614 are non-conducting from time tO to time tl, when the potential at the connection point ⁇ ⁇ changes from Vstd to Vdata, the potential at the connection point A is also the same amount (Vdata — Vstd) will change.
- connection point A is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the TFT 614 for the switch, so that the potential at the connection point A changes to Vstd.
- connection point B is Because it is connected to the data line Sj via the TFT 611 for the switch !, even if the potential at the connection point A changes, the potential at the connection point B remains Vdata.
- the reference potential Vstd of the reference power supply wiring Vs is determined so that the driving TFT 610 becomes conductive when the reference potential Vstd is applied to the gate terminal. Therefore, after time tl, the driving TFT 610 is always in a conductive state. Even if the driving TFT 610 is in a conductive state, while the switch TFT 615 is in a non-conductive state, no current flows through the organic EL element 630, and the organic EL element 630 does not emit light.
- the switching TFT 613 changes to a conductive state.
- the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 610 are short-circuited, and the driving TFT 610 is diode-connected.
- the reference potential Vstd is applied to the connection point A, and the potential at the connection point A is maintained at Vstd by the capacitor 620 after time t2. Therefore, the driving TFT 610 is always in a conductive state after time t3.
- a current flows from the connection point A to the common cathode Vcom through the switch TFT613 and the drive TFT610, and the potential at the connection point A (gate terminal potential of the drive TFT610) is in the conductive state of the drive TFT610.
- the driving TFT 610 changes to a non-conducting state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth (positive value) (that is, the potential at the connection point A becomes (VSS + Vth)). Accordingly, the potential at the connection point A drops to (VSS + Vth), and the driving TFT 610 enters a threshold state.
- the switching TFT 615 Since the switching TFT 615 is in a conductive state after time t5, a current flowing to the common cathode Vcom also flows to the organic EL element 630 through the power supply wiring Vp switch, the switching TFT 615, and the driving TFT 610.
- the pixel circuit 600 includes the n-channel driving TFT 610. Similar to the fifth embodiment, the display device according to the present embodiment provided with such a pixel circuit 600 also has the same effect as the first embodiment and the effect that the peak luminance adjustment can be easily performed. Obtainable.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a display device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- a pixel circuit 700 illustrated in FIG. 15 includes a driving TFT 710, switch TFTs 711 to 715, a capacitor 720, and an organic EL element 730.
- the TFTs for switches 711 and 714 are n-channel type, and the other TFTs are p-channel type.
- the pixel circuit 700 is obtained by changing the pixel circuit 500 (Fig. 11) according to the fifth embodiment to connect the switch TFT 514 to a different location.
- the connection point between the driving TFT710 and the switching TFTs 713 and 715 is called C.
- a TFT 714 for switching is provided between the connection point C and the reference power supply wiring Vs. Except for the above points, the configuration of the pixel circuit 700 is the same as that of the pixel circuit 500.
- FIG. 16 is a timing chart of the pixel circuit 700.
- Figure 16 shows the change in potential applied to the scanning line Gi, control line Wi, Ri, and data line Sj, and the change in potential at connection points A and B. It is shown.
- the period from time tO to time t4 corresponds to one horizontal scanning period.
- the difference in operation between the pixel circuit 700 and the pixel circuit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.
- the pixel circuit 700 operates in the same manner as the pixel circuit 500 (that is, in the same manner as the pixel circuit 100) from time tO to time tl.
- the TFTs 713 and 714 for the switch change to a conductive state.
- the connection point A is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs via the TFTs 713 and 714 for switches, so that the potential at the connection point A changes to Vstd.
- the reference potential Vstd of the reference power supply wiring Vs is determined so that the driving TFT 710 becomes conductive when the reference potential Vstd is applied to the gate terminal. Therefore, after time tl, the driving TFT 710 is always in a conductive state. Even if the driving TFT 710 is in a conductive state, while the switch TFT 715 is in a non-conductive state, no current flows through the organic EL element 730, and the organic EL element 730 does not emit light.
- the switching TFT 713 becomes conductive, the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 710 are short-circuited, and the driving TFT 710 is diode-connected. For this reason, current flows into the connection point A via the driving TFT 710 and the switching TFT 713 from the power supply wiring Vp, and the potential at the connection point A increases accordingly. Therefore, the potential at the connection point A is precisely a potential (Vstd + ⁇ ) slightly higher than Vstd.
- the switch TFT 714 changes to a non-conductive state.
- the current flowing from the reference power supply wiring Vs to the connection point A via the switching TFT 714 is cut off. Instead, current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the connection point A via the driving TFT 710 and the switching TFT 713, and the potential at the connection point A (gate terminal potential of the driving TFT 710) is in the conductive state. It rises for a while.
- the driving TFT 710 changes to a non-conductive state when the gate-source voltage becomes the threshold voltage Vth (negative value) (that is, the potential at the connection point A becomes (VDD + Vth)). Therefore, the potential at the connection point A rises to (VDD + Vth), and the driving TFT 710 enters a threshold state.
- the pixel circuit 700 operates after the time t3 in the same manner as after the time t4 of the pixel circuit 500. After time t4, regardless of the threshold voltage Vth of the driving TFT710, the organic EL element A current corresponding to the data potential Vdata flows through the child 730, and the organic EL element 730 emits light with a specified brightness.
- the switching TFT 714 is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 710 (current input / output terminal connected to the switching TFT 713).
- the display device according to the present embodiment provided with such a pixel circuit 700 can achieve the same effect as the first embodiment and the effect that the peak luminance adjustment can be easily performed. Obtainable.
- the pixel circuit 700 is different from the pixel circuit 500 according to the fifth embodiment in that the other terminal of the switch TFT whose one terminal is connected to the reference power supply wiring Vs is connected to the drive TFT gate.
- the connection to the rain terminal has been changed, the same change may be applied to the pixel circuits according to the first to fourth and sixth embodiments. Even with the display device including the pixel circuit after the change, similarly to the seventh embodiment, the variation in the gate terminal potential of the driving TFT can be suppressed, and the display quality can be improved.
- the variation in the threshold voltage of the driving TFT is correctly compensated, the unnecessary light emission of the organic EL element is prevented, and the contrast of the display screen is reduced. This can increase the life of the organic EL device.
- the present invention is not limited to each embodiment, and the features of each embodiment can be combined as appropriate. Industrial applicability
- the display device of the present invention correctly compensates for variations in the threshold voltage of the drive element, and performs electro-optics. It can be used for various display devices equipped with current-driven display elements, such as organic EL displays and FEDs, because it can produce an effect when unnecessary light emission of the elements can be prevented.
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