WO2009087746A1 - 表示装置、電子装置及び駆動方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a display device, an electronic device and a method of driving the same, and more particularly to a display device, an electronic device and a method of driving the same using current-driven light emitting elements.
- An image display apparatus (organic EL display) using an organic EL element (OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode) is known as an image display apparatus using a current drive type light emitting element.
- OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
- the organic EL display is attracting attention as a candidate for the next-generation FPD (Flat Panal Display) because it has the advantages of excellent viewing angle characteristics and low power consumption.
- organic EL elements constituting pixels are usually arranged in a matrix.
- An organic EL element is provided at the intersection of a plurality of row electrodes (scanning lines) and a plurality of column electrodes (data lines), and a voltage corresponding to a data signal is applied between the selected row electrodes and the plurality of column electrodes.
- What drives an organic EL element is called a passive matrix type organic EL display.
- a thin film transistor (TFT: Thin Film Transistor) is provided at the intersection of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, the gate of the driving transistor is connected to this TFT, and this TFT is turned on through the selected scanning line.
- a data signal is input to a driving transistor from which the organic EL element is driven by the driving transistor is called an active matrix organic EL display.
- the passive matrix type organic EL display in which the organic EL elements connected to it emit light only while the row electrodes (scanning lines) are selected, the next scanning (selection) is performed in the active matrix type organic EL display. Since it is possible to cause the organic EL element to emit light, the decrease in luminance of the display is not caused even if the duty ratio is increased. Therefore, since it can drive with a low voltage, power consumption can be reduced. However, in the active matrix organic EL display, even if the same data signal is applied, the luminance of the organic EL element is different in each pixel and uneven luminance occurs due to the dispersion of the characteristics of the driving transistor and the organic EL element. There is a drawback of that.
- non-uniformity of characteristics As a method of compensating for unevenness in brightness due to variation or deterioration of characteristics of driving transistor or organic EL element (hereinafter collectively referred to as non-uniformity of characteristics) in conventional organic EL display, compensation by complicated pixel circuit, feedback by representative pixel Typical examples are compensation and feedback compensation based on the sum of currents flowing to all pixels.
- a diode-connected transistor is connected to a conventional voltage-driven pixel circuit consisting of two transistors, By measuring the current flowing through the test line connected to the diode-connected transistor in the state of the substrate for the light emitting panel before forming the EL, the relationship between the data voltage and the current flowing through the drive transistor is detected. , Pixel inspection and pixel characteristic extraction are performed.
- the diode-connected transistor can be made to pass a current as a reverse bias using a test line, so that a normal voltage write operation can be performed.
- the characteristics detected in the state of the array can be used for correction control of the applied voltage to the data line when using the organic EL light emitting panel. JP, 2006-139079, A
- the drive current flowing to the pixel is very minute, and it is difficult to measure the minute current accurately.
- the method of not detecting the organic EL characteristic can not compensate for the unevenness in the luminance of the pixel.
- the conventional method does not have means for accurately compensating for the temporal change of the characteristics of the drive transistor and the organic EL element even in the operation after the completion of the light emitting panel.
- the initial characteristics have variations, but the subsequent characteristics are stable.
- amorphous silicon which is advantageous for increasing the area of the light emitting panel, is used as the material of the drive transistor, the change with time of the characteristic parameter is large.
- the life characteristics of the organic EL element also depend on the integration time of the drive current. Therefore, it is important to accurately compensate for the change of the characteristic parameter due to the change with time of the drive transistor and the organic EL element.
- a display device, an electronic device, and a simple pixel circuit that can accurately detect the characteristics of the transistor of each pixel and the element of the organic EL by voltage measurement. It is a first object to provide methods of driving them. Another object of the present invention is to provide a display device, an electronic device, and a method of driving the same, which can correct the luminance unevenness caused by the nonuniformity of the characteristics of the drive active element and the light emitting element by using the detection result.
- a display device is a display device including an active matrix light emitting panel having a plurality of pixel portions and a plurality of data lines for determining light emission of the plurality of pixel portions. And each of the plurality of pixel units includes a first transistor for converting a signal voltage supplied from any one of the plurality of data lines into a signal current, and the data line and the first transistor.
- a first switch element inserted between the gate and switching on / off of the data line and the gate of the first transistor; an anode from a first terminal which is one of a source and a drain of the first transistor; And a light emitting element configured to emit light by the signal current input to one of the cathodes, wherein the display device includes a first inspection input from the data line.
- First circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path to flow a current between the source and the drain of the first transistor; and a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the first transistor generated by the first inspection current is the data
- a second circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path to be generated on a line, and a voltage corresponding to a gate voltage of the first transistor generated by the first inspection current is formed by the second circuit path forming means
- voltage detection means for detecting the data line via a circuit path.
- the characteristic information on the variation of the first transistor which is the driving transistor can be obtained independently.
- the test current flows through the drive transistor and the voltage of the data line at that time is measured, high-accuracy measurement is realized as compared with the conventional measurement method in which the voltage is input to detect a minute current.
- the acquired characteristic information to correct the data voltage in the normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the drive transistor.
- the first circuit path forming means forms a circuit path so that a second inspection current input from the data line flows to the light emitting element, and the second circuit path forming means includes the second inspection current.
- a circuit path is generated to generate the voltage of one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element generated by the data line on the data line, and the voltage detection means includes the anode of the light emitting element generated by the second inspection current.
- One of the voltages of the cathode is detected by the data line via the circuit path formed by the second circuit path forming means.
- the data voltage for obtaining a desired luminance can be more appropriately controlled by detecting the characteristics of both of the organic EL element and the drive transistor. Therefore, by using the highly accurate correction data voltage, which can not be derived only by the characteristic detection of the drive transistor, for the correction of the data voltage in the normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic variation of the drive transistor or the light emitting element.
- the display device further includes a scan line transmitting a control signal and a first control line
- the first transistor has a second terminal, which is the other of the source and the drain, connected to a first power supply, and a gate
- the light emitting element, the other of the anode and the cathode being connected to the second power supply, and the first switch element having the gate being the drive transistor
- the first switching transistor is connected to the scanning line, one of the source and the drain is connected to the data line, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the first circuit path forming means is And a test current generation circuit for supplying the first test current to the data line, wherein the first circuit path forming means and the second circuit path forming means Is connected to the first control line, one of the source and the drain is connected to the data line, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the connection point between the first terminal and one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element. It may have one second
- test current can flow from the data line to the drive transistor with a simple circuit configuration of two switching transistors, and the gate voltage of the drive transistor can be detected by the data line.
- the first circuit path forming means includes a test current generation circuit for supplying the first test current to the data line, and the test current generation circuit includes both the first switching transistor and the second switching transistor.
- the first test current may be supplied to the first transistor by synchronously changing the bias voltage value of the first power supply and the bias voltage value of the second power supply.
- a forward bias or reverse bias voltage is arbitrarily applied to the drive transistor, so that the inspection current path flowing through the drive transistor can be controlled.
- the inspection current generation circuit may supply a second inspection current flowing through the light emitting element to the data line.
- inspection current can flow from the data line to the drive transistor or the light emitting element with a simple circuit configuration of two switching transistors, and detection of the gate voltage of the drive transistor or the voltage of the light emitting element by the data line it can.
- the inspection current generation circuit changes the bias voltage value of the first power supply and the bias voltage value of the second power supply in synchronization with each other when the second switching transistor is in the on state.
- the second inspection current may be supplied to the light emitting element.
- the forward bias or the reverse bias voltage is arbitrarily applied to the drive transistor and the light emitting element, so that the inspection current path flowing through the drive transistor and the light emitting element can be controlled.
- each of the plurality of pixel units may further include a third switch element inserted between the second terminal and the first power supply to switch the presence or absence of the supply of the second inspection current.
- each of the plurality of pixel units is further inserted between a connection point of the other of the source and the drain of the second switching transistor and one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element and the first terminal. It may have a 3rd switch element which changes the existence of supply of the 2nd above-mentioned inspection current.
- each of the plurality of pixel units is further inserted between the other of the source and the drain of the second switching transistor and one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element, and the presence or absence of the supply of the first inspection current And a second switch element that switches the
- the inspection current path of the drive transistor and the light emitting element can be controlled by turning on and off the inserted switch element.
- the inspection current generation circuit is connected between one or more current generation sources for generating the inspection current, the one or more current generation sources, and the plurality of data lines, and among the plurality of data lines It is preferable that a selected data line and a multiplexer that conducts one of the one or more current generation sources be provided, wherein the number of the current generation sources is smaller than the number of the plurality of data lines.
- the display device further includes a scan line transmitting a control signal and a first control line
- the first transistor has a second terminal, which is the other of the source and the drain, connected to a first power supply, and a gate
- the light emitting element, the other of the anode and the cathode being connected to the second power supply, and the first switch element having the gate being the drive transistor
- the first switching transistor is connected to the scanning line, one of the source and the drain is connected to the data line, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the first circuit path forming means is And a test current generation circuit for supplying the first test current to the data line, wherein the first circuit path forming means and the second circuit path forming means Is connected to the first control line, one of the source and the drain is connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first switching transistor, and the other of the source and the drain is the first terminal and the anode of the light emitting element
- a second switching transistor may be provided connected
- test current can flow from the data line to the drive transistor with a simple circuit configuration of two switching transistors, and the gate voltage of the drive transistor can be detected by the data line.
- the display device further includes a scanning line transmitting a control signal, and the first transistor has a second terminal, which is the other of the source and the drain, connected to the first power supply, and a potential difference between the gate and the source.
- a driving transistor for outputting a corresponding current to the first terminal wherein the other terminal of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element is connected to the second power source, and the gate of the first switch element is connected to the scanning line
- a first switching transistor in which one of the source and the drain is connected to the data line, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the first circuit path forming unit is the first switching transistor
- a test current generation circuit for supplying a test current to the data line, wherein each of the plurality of pixel units further includes a gate of the first transistor.
- a voltage corresponding to the signal voltage may comprise a voltage converter for outputting the gate of the first transistor.
- the first circuit path forming means, the second circuit path forming means, also in the circuit in which the voltage conversion unit is inserted between the gate of the drive transistor and the first switching transistor The test current can flow from the data line to the drive transistor by the circuit path forming means and the voltage detection means, and the gate voltage of the drive transistor can be detected by the data line.
- the display device further includes a second control line for transmitting a control signal, and each of the plurality of pixel units has a gate connected to the second control line, and one of a source and a drain is the first transistor.
- a second transistor may be connected to the gate, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the first terminal.
- the inspection current can be supplied from the data line to the drive transistor by the first circuit path formation unit, the second circuit path formation unit, and the voltage detection unit.
- the gate voltage of the drive transistor can be detected by the data line.
- the voltage detection means may include at least one voltage detector for measuring, at the data line, a gate voltage of the first transistor generated by flowing the first inspection current, the one or more voltage detectors, and A multiplexer connected between the plurality of data lines and electrically connecting a selected one of the plurality of data lines and one of the one or more voltage detectors, the number of voltage detectors being: Preferably, the number is smaller than the number of the plurality of data lines.
- the voltage detector may measure, at the data line, a voltage of one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element generated by flowing the second inspection current.
- the multiplexer is formed on the light emitting panel.
- a display device is a display device including an active matrix light emitting panel having a plurality of pixel portions and a plurality of data lines for determining light emission of the plurality of pixel portions, Each of the pixel units is inserted between a first transistor for converting a signal voltage supplied from any one of the plurality of data lines into a signal current, and the data line and the gate of the first transistor.
- a light emitting element for emitting light by the signal current, and a second inspection current inputted from the data line is supplied to the light emitting element.
- First circuit path forming means for forming the first circuit path, and second circuit path forming means for forming the circuit path to generate the voltage of one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element generated by the second inspection current on the data line;
- Voltage detection means for detecting the voltage of one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element generated by the second inspection current through the data line through the path formed by the second circuit path forming means. It is characterized by
- variation in a light emitting element can be acquired independently.
- the inspection current flows through the light emitting element and the voltage of the data line at that time is measured, highly accurate measurement can be realized as compared with the conventional measurement method type in which the voltage is input and the minute current is detected.
- the acquired characteristic information to correct the data voltage at the time of normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the light emitting element.
- An electronic device is an electronic device provided with an active matrix type light emitting panel substrate having a plurality of pixel portions capable of forming a light emitting element and a plurality of data lines, Each of the pixel units is provided between a first transistor for converting the signal voltage supplied from any one of the plurality of data lines into a signal current, and the data line and the gate of the first transistor.
- a first switch element inserted and switching between conduction and non-conduction between the data line and the gate of the first transistor, and a test current input from the data line flows between the source and drain of the first transistor Means for forming a circuit path, and a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the first transistor generated by the inspection current
- a second circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path to be generated on the data line; and a voltage detection means for detecting a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the first transistor generated by the inspection current on the data line. It is characterized by having.
- the inspection current flows through the drive transistor and the voltage of the data line at that time is measured, highly accurate measurement can be realized as compared with the conventional measurement method type in which the voltage is input and the minute current is detected. Furthermore, by using the acquired characteristic information to correct the data voltage in the normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the drive transistor.
- the present invention can not only be realized as a display device or an electronic device provided with such characteristic means, but also a display device or an electronic device having the characteristic means included in the display device or the electronic device as steps.
- the characteristics of the drive transistor of each pixel and the organic EL element can be separated and measured with high accuracy by voltage measurement with a simple pixel circuit configuration and high detection accuracy. Therefore, it is possible to correct the luminance unevenness caused by the non-uniformity of the characteristics of the drive active element and the light emitting element.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of one pixel portion included in the display portion and a connection with a peripheral circuit thereof.
- FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit of the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in the case of detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor or the organic EL element.
- FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current when detecting the drive transistor characteristic or the organic EL element characteristic.
- FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit in the normal operation.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between data lines and a test current generation circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of one pixel portion included in the display portion and a connection with a peripheral circuit thereof
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between data lines and a test current generation circuit.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between data lines and a test current generation circuit.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between data lines and a voltage detection circuit.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the connection between the data line and the voltage detection circuit.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between data lines and a voltage detection circuit.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a first modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a second modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit included in a display device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit of the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention in the case of detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor or the organic EL element.
- FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current at the time of detecting the drive transistor characteristic.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current at the time of detecting the organic EL element characteristic.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an electronic device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the circuit configuration of one pixel portion of the pixel array portion and the connection with the peripheral circuits.
- FIG. 21 is an external view of a thin flat TV incorporating the display device of the present invention.
- the display device in this embodiment includes an active matrix light emitting panel having a plurality of pixel portions, and the pixel portion outputs a signal current corresponding to the signal voltage supplied from the selected data line.
- a first switch element for turning on and off the supply of the signal voltage to the first transistor, a light emitting element for outputting an optical signal by the input of the signal current, and a short circuit between the selected data line and the second terminal of the first transistor And a second switch element connected to enable the state.
- the display device further includes an inspection current generation circuit that supplies an inspection current to the first transistor or the light emitting element, and a voltage detection circuit that measures a voltage generated by the inspection current with a selected data line.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a display device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the display device 1 in the figure includes a display unit 10, a scanning line drive circuit 20, a data line drive circuit 30, an inspection current generation circuit 40, a voltage detection circuit 50, a multiplexer 60, a control circuit 70, and a memory. And 80.
- the display unit 10 includes a plurality of pixel units 100.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of one pixel portion included in the display portion and a connection with a peripheral circuit thereof.
- the pixel unit 100 in the same figure controls the organic EL element 110, the drive transistor 120, the switching transistor 130, the inspection transistor 140, the storage capacitor 150, the common electrode 115, the power supply line 125, the scanning line 21 and A line 22 and a data line 31 are provided.
- the peripheral circuit further includes a scanning line drive circuit 20, a data line drive circuit 30, a test current generation circuit 40, a voltage detection circuit 50, and a multiplexer 60.
- the scanning line driving circuit 20 is connected to the scanning line 21 and the control line 22 which is a first control line, and has a function of controlling conduction / non-conduction of the switching transistor 130 and the inspection transistor 140 of the pixel unit 100.
- the data line drive circuit 30 is connected to the data line 31 and has a function of outputting a signal voltage and determining a signal current flowing to the drive transistor 120. Further, the data line drive circuit 30 has a switch which can open or short the connection with the data line 31.
- the inspection current generation circuit 40 is connected to the data line 31, has a function of outputting an inspection current for detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor 120 and the organic EL element 110, and is a component of the first circuit path forming means It is.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 is connected to the data line 31 via the multiplexer 60, and has a function of detecting the voltage of the data line 31 while the inspection current generation circuit 40 is outputting the inspection current. It is a component of 2 circuit path formation means.
- the multiplexer 60 has a function of switching the data line 31 connected to the voltage detection circuit 50.
- the control circuit 70 has a function of controlling the scanning line drive circuit 20, the data line drive circuit 30, the inspection current generation circuit 40, the multiplexer 60, the voltage detection circuit 50, and the memory 80.
- the voltage value detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 is converted to a digital value, and is characteristic parameterized by calculation.
- the data is written to the memory 80 by the control circuit 70.
- the control circuit 70 reads the characteristic parameter written in the memory 80, corrects the video signal data input from the outside based on the characteristic parameter, and outputs the corrected data to the data line drive circuit 30.
- the drive transistor 120 functions as a first transistor, the gate of the drive transistor 120 is connected to the data line 31 via the switching transistor 130, and one of the source and the drain, which is the first terminal, is one of the organic EL elements 110. The other of the second terminal, the source and the drain, is connected to the power supply line 125.
- the switching transistor 130 functions as a first switching transistor, and the gate of the switching transistor 130 is connected to the scanning line 21.
- the inspection transistor 140 functions as a second transistor and is a component of a first circuit path forming unit that forms an inspection current path.
- the inspection transistor 140 doubles as a component of a second circuit path forming unit that forms a voltage path for measuring the anode voltage of the organic EL element 110 with the data line 31.
- the gate of the inspection transistor 140 is connected to the control line 22, the source is connected to the anode which is one terminal of the organic EL element 110, and the drain is connected to the data line 31.
- the storage capacitor 150 is connected between the power supply line 125 and the gate terminal of the drive transistor 120.
- the organic EL element 110 functions as a light emitting element, and the cathode which is the other terminal of the organic EL element 110 is connected to the common electrode 115.
- the power supply lines 125 are all connected to the same power supply.
- the common electrode 115 is also connected to the power supply.
- FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit of the display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in the case of detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor or the organic EL element.
- connection between the data line drive circuit 30 and the data line 31 is turned off, and the connection between the test current generation circuit 40 and the data line 31 is turned on (S10).
- This connection is realized, for example, by turning off the switch between data line drive circuit 30 and data line 31 and turning on the switch between test current generation circuit 40 and data line 31.
- FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current when detecting the drive transistor characteristic or the organic EL element characteristic.
- the horizontal axis represents time.
- a waveform diagram of a voltage generated on the scanning line 21, a waveform diagram of a voltage generated on the control line 22, and a waveform diagram of the inspection current 41 are shown in order from the top.
- the voltage levels of the scanning line 21 and the control line 22 are set to HIGH to turn on the switching transistor 130 and the inspection transistor 140, respectively (S11). Note that the switching transistor 130 may be off at the time of detection of the organic EL element characteristic.
- test current 41 is supplied from the test current generating circuit 40 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 (S12).
- step S12 at the time of detecting characteristic of the driving transistor 120, since the common electrode 115, the variable voltage V B, such as the reverse bias is applied to the organic EL element 110 is applied by the second power source connected to the common electrode 115 The current does not flow to the organic EL element 110. Therefore, the inspection current 41 flows into the power supply line 125 via the data line 31, the inspection transistor 140, and the drive transistor 120 as the first inspection current. At this time, since the switching transistor 130 is in the on state, the gate terminal of the driving transistor 120 is connected to the data line 31. Therefore, the voltage of the data line 31 becomes substantially equal to the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 when the test current 41 flows through the drive transistor 120.
- step S12 when the characteristic of the organic EL element 110 is detected, the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 is not supplied to the drive transistor 120 by the first power supply connected to the power supply line 125.
- a variable voltage V A equal to or higher than that is applied, and the inspection current 41 is applied as the second inspection current via the data line 31, the inspection transistor 140, and the organic EL element 110 to the common electrode 115.
- the inspection transistor 140 since the inspection transistor 140 is in the on state, the anode terminal of the organic EL element 110 is connected to the data line 31. Therefore, the voltage of the data line 31 becomes substantially equal to the anode voltage of the organic EL element 110 when the inspection current 41 flows to the organic EL element 110.
- the inspection current 41 is supplied, and the voltage appearing on the data line 31 is detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 (S13). Thereby, the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 or the anode voltage of the organic EL element 110 can be known with respect to the magnitude of the inspection current 41.
- step S13 since the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the drive transistor 120 are connected via the switching transistor 130 and the inspection transistor 140, the drive transistor 120 is detected. Is operating in the saturation region. Further, the source voltage of the drive transistor 120 is a voltage applied to the power supply line 125.
- the detected voltage is V det
- the power supply voltage applied to the source terminal of the drive transistor 120 is V dd
- the test current is I test , the following Expression 1 is established.
- ⁇ is a characteristic parameter related to the channel region, oxide film capacitance, and mobility of the drive transistor 120
- Vth is a threshold voltage of the drive transistor 120 and related to the mobility.
- Equation 1 when the magnitude of two different test current I 1 and I 2 to flow to the detected voltage, respectively V det1, V det2, you can make a simultaneous equations as follows.
- characteristic parameters such as the mobility and the threshold value of the drive transistor 120 can be calculated.
- the initial current of the organic EL element 110 obtained in advance Calculate the amount of deviation between the voltage characteristics and (I EL , V EL ) acquired this time.
- control circuit 70 converts the voltage values V det1 and V det2 detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 or V EL into digital values, and using these and Equations 2 to 4 or the initial current-voltage characteristics.
- the calculated characteristic parameter is stored in the memory 80 (S14).
- step S15 does not have to be after step S14, and may be performed in parallel with step S14, or may be performed after step S13 and before step S14.
- the voltage of the data line is measured by the series of operation steps described above, and the detection result is evaluated to find not only the pixel defect of the pixel portion but also the variation of the drive transistor and the organic EL element or the variation over time You can obtain information on the subject independently.
- the acquired characteristic parameter is stored in the memory and used for correction of data voltage in the normal operation to be described later, thereby improving the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic variation of the driving transistor or the organic EL element or the temporal variation.
- FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit in the normal operation.
- connection between the data line drive circuit 30 and the data line 31 is made conductive, and the connection between the test current generation circuit 40 and the data line 31 is made nonconductive (S20).
- This connection can be realized, for example, by making the output current of the test current generating circuit 40 zero.
- the connection may be released by turning off the switch provided between the test current generating circuit 40 and the data line 31.
- step S21 the inspection transistor 140 is turned off (S21). Note that this step S21 may be performed before step S20. Further, at the time of normal operation, the inspection transistor 140 is always in the off state, but the output voltage of the data line drive circuit 30 can be applied directly to the organic EL element 110 by turning the inspection transistor 140 on. It may be used for black insertion at the time of driving.
- the signal voltage corrected by the characteristic parameter read from the memory 80 is output from the data line drive circuit 30, and the image display is performed by writing in the pixel unit 100 (S22).
- the signal voltage is corrected based on the characteristic parameter obtained at the time of characteristic detection by the characteristic detection operation of the drive transistor and the organic EL element, and the normal operation.
- the unevenness is improved.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 and the test current generation circuit 40 are connected to both sides of the data line 31 with the pixel portion interposed, the voltage detection circuit 50 and the test current generation circuit 40
- the pixel portion may be connected to the same side of the data line 31.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 and the test current generation circuit 40 be connected to both sides of the data line 31 with the pixel portion interposed therebetween. If it is desired to accelerate the detection time by increasing the inspection current, the configuration connected to both sides of the data line 31 is very effective.
- test current generation circuit 40 may be built in the data driver IC together with the data line drive circuit 30, or may be separate from the data driver IC.
- the inspection current generation circuit 40 may have the same number of current generation sources 42 as the number of data lines 31 as in the connection relationship between the data lines and the inspection current generation circuit shown in FIG.
- inspection current generation circuit 40 has a smaller number of multiplexers 43 for switching data lines 31 than the number of data lines 31 as in the connection relationship between the data lines and the inspection current generation circuit shown in FIG. It may have the
- the multiplexer 43 when the multiplexer 43 for switching the data line 31 and the current generation source 42 smaller than the data line 31 are provided, the multiplexer 43 emits light as in the connection relationship between the data line and the test current generation circuit shown in FIG. It may be formed on the panel 5.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 may be incorporated in the data driver IC together with the data line drive circuit 30, or may be separate from the data driver IC.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 may have the same number of voltage detectors 51 as the number of data lines 31 as in the connection relationship between the data lines and the voltage detection circuit shown in FIG.
- voltage detection circuit 50 has multiplexer 52 for switching data line 31 and voltage detector 51 smaller than the number of data lines 31 as in the connection relationship between the data line and the voltage detection circuit shown in FIG. It may be one.
- the multiplexer 52 when the multiplexer 52 for switching the data line 31 and the voltage detector 51 less than the data line 31 are provided, the multiplexer 52 is a light emitting panel as in the connection relationship between the data line and the voltage detection circuit shown in FIG. It may be formed on 5.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a first modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the pixel unit 200 in the same figure controls the organic EL element 210, the drive transistor 220, the switching transistor 230, the inspection transistor 240, the storage capacitor 150, the common electrode 115, the power supply line 125, the scanning line 21 and A line 22 and a data line 31 are provided.
- step S11 described in FIG. 3 in order to turn on the switching transistor 230 and the inspection transistor 240, the voltages of the scanning line 21 and the control line 22 are switched from the HIGH level to the LOW level.
- the switching transistor 230 may be off at the time of detection of the organic EL element characteristic.
- step S12 described in FIG. 3 the inspection current 44 is in the opposite direction to the inspection current 41 described in FIG.
- step S13 the gate voltage of the drive transistor 220 or the cathode voltage of the organic EL element 210 can be known with respect to the magnitude of the inspection current 44.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a second modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the pixel unit 300 in the figure includes an organic EL element 110, a drive transistor 120, a switching transistor 130, an EL switching transistor 310, an inspection transistor 140, a storage capacitor 150, a common electrode 115, and a power supply line 125.
- a scanning line 21, control lines 22 and 23, and a data line 31 are provided.
- the pixel unit 300 described in the same figure has a point that the EL switching transistor 310 is inserted in the anode terminal of the organic EL element 110, and The only difference is that the control line 23 for controlling on / off is connected to the gate of the EL switching transistor 310 as a circuit configuration.
- the EL switching transistor 310 functions as a second switch element, and controls the presence or absence of the supply of the inspection current to the organic EL element 110.
- step S12 described in FIG. 3 by applying a reverse bias voltage to the organic EL element 110, the inspection current does not flow in the organic EL element 110, and the inspection current 41 is controlled to flow in the drive transistor 120. It was On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by setting the EL switching transistor 310 connected to the anode of the organic EL element 110 to the OFF state via the control line 23, no current flows in the organic EL element 110. The test current 41 is controlled to flow through the transistor 120.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit provided in a display device showing a third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the pixel unit 400 in the same figure includes the organic EL element 110, the drive transistor 120, the switching transistors 130 and 410, the inspection transistor 140, the storage capacitor 150, the common electrode 115, the power supply line 125, and the scanning line 21. , Control lines 22 and 24, and a data line 31.
- the pixel unit 400 described in the same figure is that the switching transistor 410 is inserted between the second terminal of the drive transistor 120 and the power supply line 125. Also, the circuit configuration is different only in that a control line 24 for controlling on / off of the switching transistor 410 is connected to the gate of the switching transistor 410.
- the switching transistor 410 functions as a third switch element, and controls the presence or absence of the supply of the test current to the drive transistor 120.
- step S12 described in FIG. 3 a voltage equal to or higher than the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 is applied to the power supply line 125, so that no test current flows in the drive transistor 120, and the organic EL element 110 is generated. It is controlled so that the inspection current 41 flows.
- the switching transistor 410 connected to the second terminal of the driving transistor 120 is turned off via the control line 24, so that no current flows in the driving transistor 120, and the organic EL The inspection current 41 is controlled to flow in the element 110.
- the switching transistor 410 added in the present embodiment may be inserted into the first terminal of the driving transistor 120 (point P in FIG. 14).
- the voltage of the data line is measured, and the detection result is evaluated, so that only the pixel defect of the pixel portion is found.
- information on variations in drive transistors and organic EL elements can be obtained independently.
- the acquired characteristic parameter is stored in the memory and used for correcting the data voltage in the normal operation described later, thereby improving the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the drive transistor and the organic EL element.
- the display device in this embodiment includes an active matrix light emitting panel having a plurality of pixel portions, and the pixel portion outputs a signal current corresponding to the signal voltage supplied from the selected data line.
- a first switch element for turning on and off the supply of the signal voltage to the first transistor, a light emitting element for outputting an optical signal by input of the signal current, and a voltage connected between the first transistor and the first switch element.
- the converter, the selected data line and the gate terminal of the first transistor are shorted or in a conductive state having a constant potential difference, and the selected data line and the second terminal of the first transistor are shorted.
- one or more second switch elements connected to enable the state.
- the electronic device further includes an inspection current generation circuit which supplies an inspection current to the first transistor or the light emitting element, and a voltage detection circuit which measures a voltage generated by the inspection current with a selected data line.
- an inspection current generation circuit which supplies an inspection current to the first transistor or the light emitting element
- a voltage detection circuit which measures a voltage generated by the inspection current with a selected data line.
- FIG. 15 is a circuit configuration diagram of a pixel unit included in a display device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the pixel unit 500 in the figure includes an organic EL element 110, a drive transistor 220, a switching transistor 230, an EL switching transistor 520, an inspection transistor 240, a threshold compensation transistor 510, a storage capacitor 150, and a threshold compensation capacitor 530.
- a common electrode 115, a power supply line 125, a scanning line 21, control lines 22, 25 and 26, and a data line 31 are provided.
- the pixel unit 500 in the same figure is provided with a threshold compensation transistor 510 and a control line 25 which is a second control line for controlling the operation thereof.
- the EL switching transistor 520 and the control line 26 for controlling the operation thereof are added to the anode terminal of the organic EL element 110, and the threshold compensation capacitance 530 is added between the switching transistor 230 and the gate terminal of the drive transistor 220.
- the difference is that all the various transistors are p-channel transistors. The same points as the pixel unit 100 described in FIG. 2 will not be described, and only different points will be described below.
- One of the source and the drain of the threshold compensation transistor 510 is connected to one of the source and the drain which is the first terminal of the drive transistor 220, and the other of the source and the drain is connected to the gate of the drive transistor 220.
- the pixel unit 100 controls the current supply to the organic EL element 110 by a basic circuit of two transistors and one capacitor, that is, the drive transistor 120, the switching transistor 130, and the storage capacitor 150
- the pixel unit 500 Has a function of compensating for the fluctuation of the threshold voltage Vth of the drive transistor by adding the threshold compensation transistor 510 and the threshold compensation capacitance 530 functioning as a voltage conversion unit to the above basic circuit.
- the drive transistor 220 does not cause fluctuation of the output signal current due to fluctuation of the threshold voltage Vth.
- the EL switching transistor 520 has the same function as the EL switching transistor 310 in the pixel unit 300 described in FIG. 13, and controls the presence or absence of the supply of the inspection current 41 to the organic EL element 110.
- FIG. 16 is an operation flowchart of the control circuit of the display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention in the case of detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor or the organic EL element.
- the configuration and connection of peripheral circuits of the pixel unit 500 are the same as those of the peripheral circuits described in FIG.
- connection between the data line drive circuit 30 and the data line 31 is turned off, and the connection between the test current generation circuit 40 and the data line 31 is turned on (S30).
- This connection is realized, for example, by turning off the switch between data line drive circuit 30 and data line 31 and turning on the switch between test current generation circuit 40 and data line 31.
- step S31 the operation when the drive transistor 220 characteristic detection is selected in step S31 will be described.
- FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current at the time of detecting the drive transistor characteristic.
- the horizontal axis represents time. Further, in the vertical direction, the voltage of the scanning line 21, the voltage of the control line 25, the voltage of the control line 22, the voltage of the control line 26, and the inspection current are shown sequentially from the top.
- the voltage levels of the control line 25 and the control line 22 are set to LOW, and the threshold compensation transistor 510 and the inspection transistor 240 are turned on (S32).
- step S31 the operation when the organic EL element 110 characteristic detection is selected in step S31 will be described.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current at the time of detecting the organic EL element characteristic.
- the horizontal axis represents time. Further, in the vertical direction, the voltage of the scanning line 21, the voltage of the control line 25, the voltage of the control line 22, the voltage of the control line 26, and the inspection current are shown sequentially from the top.
- the voltage levels of the control line 22 and the control line 26 are set to LOW, and the inspection transistor 240 and the EL switching transistor 520 are turned on (S33).
- the inspection current generation circuit 40 causes the inspection current 45 to flow in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Alternatively, at the time of organic EL element characteristic detection, the inspection current generation circuit 40 supplies the inspection current 46 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 15 (S34).
- the inspection current 45 at the time of drive transistor characteristic detection flows into the power supply line 125 via the data line 31, the inspection transistor 240, and the drive transistor 220.
- the gate terminal of the drive transistor 220 is connected to the data line 31 by the threshold compensation transistor 510 and the inspection transistor 240, and the voltage of the data line 31 is determined when the inspection current 45 flows in the drive transistor 220. It becomes almost equal to the gate voltage of the drive transistor 220.
- the drive transistor 220 since the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the drive transistor 220 are connected via the threshold compensation transistor 510, the drive transistor 220 operates in the saturation region.
- the source voltage of the drive transistor 220 is a voltage applied to the power supply line 125.
- the detected voltage is V det
- the power supply voltage applied to the source terminal of the driving transistor 220 is V dd
- the test current is I test , the above-mentioned equation 1 is established.
- a voltage equal to or less than the gate potential of the drive transistor 220 is applied to the power supply line 125, and therefore the inspection current 46 does not flow to the drive transistor 220 when detecting the organic EL element characteristics.
- the inspection current 46 flows into the common electrode 115 via the data line 31, the inspection transistor 240, the EL switching transistor 520, and the organic EL element 110.
- the voltage of the data line 31 is determined when the inspection current 46 flows in the organic EL element 110. It becomes almost equal to the anode voltage of the organic EL element 110.
- test current 45 or 46 is supplied between t2 and t3 in FIG. 17 or 18, and the voltage appearing on the data line 31 is detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 (S35).
- the gate voltage of the drive transistor 220 or the anode voltage of the organic EL element 110 can be known with respect to the magnitude of the inspection current.
- the initial current-voltage characteristic of the organic EL element 110 acquired in advance and the current acquired (I EL , V EL ) can be calculated.
- the voltage values V det (or V det1 and V det2 ) or V EL detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 are converted into digital values, and these are converted to Equations 2 to 5, or the initial current
- the characteristic parameter calculated using the voltage characteristic is stored in the memory 80 (S36).
- step S37 does not have to be after step S36, and may be performed in parallel with step S36 or may be performed after step S35 and before step S36.
- the voltage of the data line is measured even in the pixel portion to which the transistor for compensating the threshold voltage of the drive transistor and the capacitance are added, and the detection result is evaluated. Not only defects can be found, but information on variations in the drive transistor and the organic EL element and changes over time can be obtained independently.
- the acquired characteristic parameter is stored in the memory and used for correction of data voltage in the normal operation to be described later, thereby improving the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic variation of the driving transistor or the organic EL element or the temporal variation.
- connection between the data line drive circuit 30 and the data line 31 is made conductive, and the connection between the test current generation circuit 40 and the data line 31 is made nonconductive (S20).
- step S21 the inspection transistor 240 is turned off (S21). Note that this step S21 may be performed before step S20. In the normal operation, the inspection transistor 240 is always in the off state, but the output voltage of the data line drive circuit 30 is directly applied to the organic EL element 110 by turning on the inspection transistor 240 and the EL switching transistor 520. It may be used for black insertion at the time of driving.
- the signal voltage corrected by the characteristic parameter read from the memory 80 is output from the data line drive circuit 30, and the image display is executed by writing in the pixel section 500 (S22).
- the characteristic detection operation of the drive transistor and the organic EL element In the normal operation, the signal voltage is corrected based on the characteristic parameter obtained at the time of the characteristic detection, so that the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic variation of the drive transistor or the organic EL element or the temporal change is improved.
- the threshold compensation capacitance 530 may be a voltage conversion circuit that converts the signal voltage from the data line into a voltage corresponding to the signal voltage and outputs the voltage to the gate of the drive transistor 220.
- the threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- one of the source and the drain of the threshold compensation transistor 510 is not connected to one of the source and the drain which is the first terminal of the drive transistor 220. It may be connected to
- the threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- one of the source and the drain of the threshold compensation transistor 510 is not connected to one of the source and the drain, which is the first terminal of the drive transistor 220. It may be connected to a connection point between the voltage conversion circuit and the voltage conversion circuit.
- threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- one of the source and the drain of the inspection transistor 240 is not connected to the data line 31, but is connected to a connection point between the switching transistor 230 and the voltage conversion circuit. May be
- the threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- one of the source and the drain of the inspection transistor 240 is not connected to the data line 31, but is connected to a connection point between the switching transistor 230 and the voltage conversion circuit.
- one of the source and the drain of the threshold compensation transistor 510 may not be connected to one of the source and the drain, which is the first terminal of the driving transistor 220, and may be connected to the data line 31.
- threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- one of the source and the drain of the inspection transistor 240 is not connected to the data line 31, but is connected to a connection point between the switching transistor 230 and the voltage conversion circuit.
- one of the source and the drain of threshold compensation transistor 510 is not connected to one of the source and the drain, which is the first terminal of drive transistor 220, but is connected to the connection point between switching transistor 230 and the voltage conversion circuit. May be
- the threshold compensation capacitance 530 is a voltage conversion circuit
- the other of the source and the drain of the inspection transistor 240 is not connected to one of the source and the drain which is the first terminal of the drive transistor 220. It may be connected to the gate.
- the operation of detecting the characteristics of either the drive transistor or the organic EL element in each pixel portion has been described.
- the circuit configurations and operations shown in the first and second embodiments are used.
- the characteristics of both the drive transistor of each pixel portion and the organic EL element may be detected.
- the characteristic detection of both the drive transistor and the organic EL element is performed when the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 and the second current flow when the first inspection current flows. It is realized by detecting the anode voltage of the element 110.
- the effect of detecting the characteristics of both the drive transistor and the organic EL element in each pixel portion will be described.
- the emission luminance is easily affected not only by the deterioration of the drive transistor but also by the deterioration of the organic EL element. The reason will be described below.
- the gate voltage to the source terminal of the drive transistor determines the current flowing to the organic EL element. If an organic EL element, not a constant voltage power supply line, is connected to the source terminal, the source voltage fluctuates due to the characteristics of the organic EL element. In the organic EL element, the voltage when the same current flows is increased due to deterioration with time. That is, there is a tendency to increase resistance. Therefore, for example, in the pixel unit 100 described in the first embodiment, the source voltage of the drive transistor 120 is increased due to the increase in resistance of the organic EL element. Therefore, even if the same data voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the drive transistor 120, the current flowing is reduced.
- the source voltage reflecting the characteristic of the organic EL element can be known, so that an appropriate correction data voltage can be derived.
- the characteristics of both the drive transistor and the organic EL element can be detected only by adding one inspection transistor 140 to the basic pixel circuit, and the above-mentioned high-accuracy correction data voltage It is possible to derive
- the electronic device includes an active matrix panel substrate having a plurality of pixel portions before the light emitting element is formed, and the pixel portion corresponds to the signal voltage supplied from the selected data line. It is possible that the first transistor that outputs the signal current, the first switch element that turns on / off the supply of the signal voltage to the first transistor, and the shorted state between the selected data line and the second terminal of the first transistor And a second switch element connected as follows. Further, the electronic device further includes an inspection current generation circuit for causing an inspection current to flow through the first transistor, and a voltage detection circuit for measuring a voltage generated by the inspection current using a selected data line.
- the characteristics of the drive transistor disposed in each pixel can be measured with high accuracy, so that it is possible to correct the luminance unevenness caused by the nonuniformity of the drive transistor characteristic in the light emitting panel after the light emitting element is formed.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an electronic device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the electronic device 2 in the figure includes a scanning line drive circuit 20, an inspection current generation circuit 40, a voltage detection circuit 50, a multiplexer 60, a control circuit 70, a memory 80, and a pixel array unit 90.
- the electronic device shown in FIG. 19 is an intermediate stage in the formation process of the display device having the light emitting panel described in FIG.
- the pixel array unit 90 is disposed instead of the display unit in comparison with the display device according to the first embodiment described in FIG.
- the configuration is different in that the drive circuit 30 is not disposed.
- the pixel array unit includes a plurality of pixel units.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the circuit configuration of one pixel portion of the pixel array portion and the connection with the peripheral circuits.
- the pixel portion 600 in the same figure includes a drive transistor 120, a switching transistor 130, an inspection transistor 140, a storage capacitor 150, a power supply line 125, a scanning line 21, a control line 22, and a data line 31.
- the peripheral circuit further includes a scanning line drive circuit 20, a test current generation circuit 40, a voltage detection circuit 50, and a multiplexer 60.
- the pixel section 600 described in FIG. 20 differs from the pixel section 100 described in FIG. 2 only in that the organic EL element 110 is not disposed.
- the pixel unit 600 is of a process before the organic EL element 110 is formed, and the pixel unit 100 is generated by forming the organic EL element 110 in the pixel unit 600.
- the same thing as the component described in FIG.1 and FIG.2 abbreviate
- the test current generation circuit 40 is connected to the data line 31 and outputs a test current 47 for detecting the characteristics of the drive transistor 120.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 is connected to the data line 31 via the multiplexer 60, and detects the voltage of the data line 31 while the test current generation circuit 40 outputs the test current 47.
- the control circuit 70 controls the scanning line drive circuit 20, the test current generation circuit 40, the multiplexer 60, the voltage detection circuit 50, and the memory 80, and the voltage value detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 is converted into a digital value.
- the characteristic parameter obtained by the calculation is written in the memory 80.
- the gate of the drive transistor 120 is connected to the data line 31 via the switching transistor 130, and one of the source and the drain, which is the first terminal, is connected later to the anode of the organic EL element to be formed later.
- the other of the source and the drain is connected to the power supply line 125.
- the gate of the inspection transistor 140 is connected to the control line 22, the source is connected to the anode of the organic EL element to be formed later, and the drain is connected to the data line 31.
- This driving method can detect the characteristics of the driving transistor 120 before the light emitting element is formed.
- the present driving method can also be described with reference to the operation flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and a timing chart showing the supply timing of the inspection current described in FIG.
- connection between the test current generation circuit 40 and the data line 31 is set to the conductive state (S10).
- the voltage levels of the scanning line 21 and the control line 22 are set to HIGH to turn on the switching transistor 130 and the inspection transistor 140, respectively (S11).
- the inspection current 47 is supplied from the inspection current generation circuit 40 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 20 (S12).
- step S12 the inspection current 47 flows into the power supply line 125 via the data line 31, the inspection transistor 140, and the drive transistor 120. At this time, the voltage of the data line 31 becomes substantially equal to the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 when the test current 47 flows through the drive transistor 120.
- the inspection current 47 is supplied, and the voltage appearing on the data line 31 is detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 (S13). Thereby, the gate voltage of the drive transistor 120 with respect to the magnitude of the inspection current 47 can be known.
- the characteristic parameter calculated by converting the voltage value detected by the voltage detection circuit 50 into a digital value is stored in the memory 80 (S14).
- the characteristic parameter calculation method at this time is calculated using Equations 2 to 4 as in the first embodiment.
- step S15 does not have to be after step S14, and may be performed in parallel with step S14, or may be performed after step S13 and before step S14.
- the voltage of the data line is measured by the series of operation steps described above, and the detection result is evaluated, so that not only the pixel defect of the pixel portion is found but also information on the variation of the drive transistor can be obtained.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 and the test current generation circuit 40 are connected to both sides of the data line 31 with the pixel portion interposed therebetween. However, the voltage detection circuit 50 and the test current generation circuit 40 The pixel portion may be connected to the same side of the data line 31.
- the inspection current generation circuit 40 may have the same number of current generation sources as the number of data lines 31.
- test current generating circuit 40 may have a multiplexer for switching the data lines 31 and a current generation source smaller than the number of the data lines 31.
- the multiplexer may be formed on the panel substrate.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 may have the same number of voltage detectors as the number of data lines 31.
- the voltage detection circuit 50 may have a multiplexer for switching the data lines 31 and a voltage detector having a smaller number than the number of the data lines 31.
- the multiplexer may be formed on the panel substrate.
- the first pixel unit including the driving transistor, the switching transistor, and the light emitting element and the first data line input to the data line for applying the data voltage to the pixel unit are First circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path so that a test current flows between the source and drain of the drive transistor or a second test current input from the data line flows to the light emitting element; Circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path to generate a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the drive transistor generated by the voltage or one of the anode and the cathode of the light emitting element generated by the second inspection current in the data line And a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the drive transistor generated by the first test current, or generated by the second test current
- the inspection current flows to the drive transistor and the light emitting element, and the voltage of the data line at that time is measured, high-accuracy measurement is realized compared to the conventional measurement method in which the voltage is input and the minute current is detected. Be done. Furthermore, by using the acquired characteristic information to correct the data voltage at the time of normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the drive transistor and the light emitting element.
- the electronic device includes a driving transistor and a switching transistor, and an inspection current input from a data line to a pixel portion before forming a light emitting element and a data line for applying a data voltage to the pixel portion.
- First circuit path forming means for forming a circuit path so that the current flows between the source and the drain of the drive transistor, and the circuit path for generating a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the drive transistor generated by the first inspection current Drive by providing a second circuit path forming means for forming a second circuit path, and a voltage detection means for detecting a voltage corresponding to the gate voltage of the drive transistor generated by the inspection current by Characteristic information on transistor variations can be obtained.
- the inspection current flows through the drive transistor and the voltage of the data line at that time is measured, highly accurate measurement can be realized as compared with the conventional measurement method type in which the voltage is input and the minute current is detected. Furthermore, by using the acquired characteristic information to correct the data voltage in the normal operation, it is possible to improve the luminance unevenness due to the characteristic dispersion of the drive transistor.
- the electronic device according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the other embodiments realized by combining arbitrary components in the first to third embodiments and the variations thereof, and the first to third embodiments and the variations thereof are within the scope of the present invention.
- the present invention also includes modifications obtained by applying various modifications as conceived by a vendor, and various devices incorporating the electronic device according to the present invention.
- a pixel showing a third modification of the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 13 By inserting the switching transistor 410 included in the portion 400, the test current 41 path of the pixel portion 300 in the second modification of the first embodiment can be controlled by turning on and off the EL switching transistor 310 and the switching transistor 410. .
- the circuit configuration in which the organic EL element 110 is removed from the circuit configuration of each pixel unit described in the first embodiment and its modification and the second embodiment, that is, before the organic EL element 110 is formed The electronic device provided with the panel substrate having the respective pixel portions exhibits the same effect by being applied in the same manner as the electronic device shown in the third embodiment of the present invention described in FIG.
- a transistor having each function of a drive transistor, a switching transistor, a test transistor, and an EL switching transistor is an FET (Field Effect Transistor) having a gate, a source and a drain.
- FET Field Effect Transistor
- bipolar transistors having a base, a collector and an emitter may be applied. Also in this case, the object of the present invention is achieved and the same effect can be obtained.
- the display device according to the present invention is incorporated in a thin flat TV as described in FIG.
- the display device according to the present invention realizes a thin flat TV provided with a display in which uneven brightness is suppressed.
- the present invention is particularly useful for an organic EL flat panel display incorporating a display device, and is most suitable for use as a display device of a display that requires uniform image quality and a method of driving the same.
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2 電子装置
5 発光パネル
10 表示部
20 走査線駆動回路
21 走査線
22、23、24、25、26 制御線
30 データ線駆動回路
31 データ線
40 検査電流発生回路
41、44、45、46、47 検査電流
42 電流発生源
43、52、60 マルチプレクサ
50 電圧検出回路
51 電圧検出器
70 制御回路
80 メモリ
90 画素アレイ部
100、200、300、400、500、600 画素部
110、210 有機EL素子
115 共通電極
120、220 駆動トランジスタ
125 電源線
130、230、410 スイッチングトランジスタ
140、240 検査トランジスタ
150 保持容量
310、520 ELスイッチングトランジスタ
510 閾値補償トランジスタ
530 閾値補償容量
本実施の形態における表示装置は、複数の画素部を有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備え、画素部は、選択されたデータ線から供給された信号電圧に対応した信号電流を出力する第1トランジスタと、第1トランジスタへの信号電圧の供給をオンオフする第1スイッチ素子と、信号電流の入力により光信号を出力する発光素子と、選択されたデータ線と第1トランジスタの第2端子とが短絡状態であることを可能とするように接続された第2スイッチ素子とを備える。また、本表示装置は、さらに、第1トランジスタ又は発光素子に検査電流を流す検査電流発生回路と、当該検査電流により発生した電圧を選択されたデータ線にて測定する電圧検出回路とを備える。これにより、各画素に配置された駆動トランジスタと発光素子の特性を独立に高精度測定できるので、駆動トランジスタや発光素子の特性の不均一に起因する輝度ムラを補正できる。
本実施の形態における表示装置は、複数の画素部を有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備え、画素部は、選択されたデータ線から供給された信号電圧に対応した信号電流を出力する第1トランジスタと、第1トランジスタへの信号電圧の供給をオンオフする第1スイッチ素子と、信号電流の入力により光信号を出力する発光素子と、第1トランジスタと第1スイッチ素子との間に接続された電圧変換部と、選択されたデータ線と第1トランジスタのゲート端子とが短絡状態または一定の電位差を有する導通状態であること、及び、選択されたデータ線と第1トランジスタの第2端子とが短絡状態であること、を可能とするように接続された1以上の第2スイッチ素子とを備える。また、電子装置は、さらに、第1トランジスタ又は発光素子に検査電流を流す検査電流発生回路と、当該検査電流により発生した電圧を、選択されたデータ線にて測定する電圧検出回路とを備える。これにより、第1トランジスタの閾値(Vth)変動が補償された回路においても、各画素に配置された駆動トランジスタと発光素子の特性を独立に高精度測定できるので、駆動トランジスタや発光素子の特性の不均一に起因する輝度ムラを補正できる。
本実施の形態における電子装置は、発光素子の形成される前の複数の画素部を有するアクティブマトリクス型のパネル基板を備え、画素部は、選択されたデータ線から供給された信号電圧に対応した信号電流を出力する第1トランジスタと、第1トランジスタへの信号電圧の供給をオンオフする第1スイッチ素子と、選択されたデータ線と第1トランジスタの第2端子とが短絡状態であることを可能とするように接続された第2スイッチ素子とを備える。また、電子装置は、さらに、第1トランジスタに検査電流を流す検査電流発生回路と、当該検査電流により発生した電圧を選択されたデータ線にて測定する電圧検出回路とを備える。これにより、各画素に配置された駆動トランジスタの特性を高精度測定できるので、発光素子が形成された後の発光パネルにおける駆動トランジスタ特性の不均一に起因する輝度ムラを補正できる。
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- 複数の画素部と、当該複数の画素部の発光を決定する複数のデータ線とを有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備える表示装置であって、
前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、
前記複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、
前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子と、
前記第1トランジスタのソース及びドレインの一方である第1端子からアノード及びカソードの一方に入力される前記信号電流により発光する発光素子とを備え、
前記表示装置は、
前記データ線から入力される第1検査電流を前記第1トランジスタのソース-ドレイン間に流すように回路パスを形成する第1回路パス形成手段と、
前記第1検査電流により発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を前記データ線に発生させるよう回路パスを形成する第2回路パス形成手段と、
前記第1検査電流により発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を、前記第2回路パス形成手段により形成された回路パスを介して前記データ線にて検出する電圧検出手段とを備える
ことを特徴とする表示装置。 - 前記第1回路パス形成手段は、前記データ線から入力される第2検査電流を前記発光素子に流すように回路パスを形成し、
前記第2回路パス形成手段は、前記第2検査電流により発生した前記発光素子の前記アノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を前記データ線に発生させるよう回路パスを形成し、
前記電圧検出手段は、前記第2検査電流により発生した前記発光素子の前記アノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を、前記第2回路パス形成手段により形成された回路パスを介して前記データ線にて検出する
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。 - 前記表示装置は、さらに、
制御信号を伝達する走査線と第1制御線とを備え、
前記第1トランジスタは、ソース及びドレインの他方である第2端子が第1電源に接続され、ゲートとソースとの電位差に対応する電流を前記第1端子に出力する駆動トランジスタであり、
前記発光素子は、アノード及びカソードの他方が第2電源に接続され、
前記第1スイッチ素子は、ゲートが前記走査線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記データ線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1トランジスタのゲートに接続された第1スイッチングトランジスタであり、
前記第1回路パス形成手段は、
前記第1検査電流を前記データ線に供給する検査電流発生回路を備え、
前記第1回路パス形成手段及び前記第2回路パス形成手段は、
ゲートが前記第1制御線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記データ線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1端子と前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方との接続点に接続された1つの第2スイッチングトランジスタを備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。 - 前記第1回路パス形成手段は、
前記第1検査電流を前記データ線に供給する検査電流発生回路を備え、
前記検査電流発生回路は、前記第1スイッチングトランジスタ及び前記第2スイッチングトランジスタが共にオン状態である時に、前記第1電源のバイアス電圧値と、前記第2電源のバイアス電圧値とが同期して変化することにより、前記第1トランジスタへ前記第1検査電流を流す
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 - 前記検査電流発生回路は、前記発光素子に流す第2検査電流を前記データ線に供給する
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 - 前記検査電流発生回路は、前記第2スイッチングトランジスタがオン状態である時に、前記第1電源のバイアス電圧値と、前記第2電源のバイアス電圧値とが同期して変化することにより、前記発光素子に前記第2検査電流を流す
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の表示装置。 - 前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、さらに、
前記第2端子と第1電源との間に挿入され、前記第2検査電流の供給の有無を切り換える第3スイッチ素子を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の表示装置。 - 前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、さらに、
前記第2スイッチングトランジスタのソース及びドレインの他方と前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方との接続点と前記第1端子との間に挿入され、前記第2検査電流の供給の有無を切り換える第3スイッチ素子を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の表示装置。 - 前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、さらに、
前記第2スイッチングトランジスタのソース及びドレインの他方と前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方との間に挿入され、前記第1検査電流の供給の有無を切り換える第2スイッチ素子を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 - 前記検査電流発生回路は、
前記検査電流を生成する1以上の電流発生源と、
前記1以上の電流発生源と前記複数のデータ線との間に接続され、前記複数のデータ線のうち選択されたデータ線と前記1以上の電流発生源の1つとを導通させるマルチプレクサとを備え、
前記電流発生源の数は、前記複数のデータ線の本数よりも少ない
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の表示装置。 - 前記表示装置は、さらに、
制御信号を伝達する走査線と第1制御線とを備え、
前記第1トランジスタは、ソース及びドレインの他方である第2端子が第1電源に接続され、ゲートとソースとの電位差に対応する電流を前記第1端子に出力する駆動トランジスタであり、
前記発光素子は、アノード及びカソードの他方が第2電源に接続され、
前記第1スイッチ素子は、ゲートが前記走査線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記データ線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1トランジスタのゲートに接続された第1スイッチングトランジスタであり、
前記第1回路パス形成手段は、
前記第1検査電流を前記データ線に供給する検査電流発生回路を備え、
前記第1回路パス形成手段及び前記第2回路パス形成手段は、
ゲートが前記第1制御線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記第1スイッチングトランジスタのソース及びドレインの他方に接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1端子と前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方との接続点に接続された第2スイッチングトランジスタを備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。 - 前記表示装置は、さらに、
制御信号を伝達する走査線を備え、
前記第1トランジスタは、ソース及びドレインの他方である第2端子が第1電源に接続され、ゲートとソースとの電位差に対応する電流を前記第1端子に出力する駆動トランジスタであり、
前記発光素子は、アノード及びカソードの他方の端子が第2電源に接続され、
前記第1スイッチ素子は、ゲートが前記走査線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記データ線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1トランジスタのゲートに接続された第1スイッチングトランジスタであり、
前記第1回路パス形成手段は、
前記第1検査電流を前記データ線に供給する検査電流発生回路を備え、
前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、さらに、
前記第1トランジスタのゲートと前記第1スイッチングトランジスタのソース及びドレインの他方との間に挿入され、前記信号電圧に対応する電圧を前記第1トランジスタのゲートに出力する電圧変換部を備える
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。 - 前記表示装置は、
制御信号を伝達する第2制御線を備え、
前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、
ゲートが前記第2制御線に接続され、ソース及びドレインの一方が前記第1トランジスタのゲートに接続され、ソース及びドレインの他方が前記第1端子に接続された第2トランジスタを備える
ことを特徴とする請求項12記載の表示装置。 - 前記電圧検出手段は、
前記第1検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧を前記データ線において測定する1以上の電圧検出器と、
前記1以上の電圧検出器と前記複数のデータ線との間に接続され、前記複数のデータ線のうち選択されたデータ線と前記1以上の電圧検出器の1つとを導通させるマルチプレクサとを備え、
前記電圧検出器の数は、前記複数のデータ線の本数よりも少ない
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の表示装置。 - 前記電圧検出器は、前記第2検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を前記データ線において測定する
ことを特徴とする請求項14記載の表示装置。 - 前記マルチプレクサは、前記発光パネル上に形成されている
ことを特徴とする請求項14記載の表示装置。 - 複数の画素部と、当該複数の画素部の発光を決定する複数のデータ線とを有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備える表示装置であって、
前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、
前記複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、
前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子と、
前記第1トランジスタのソース及びドレインの一方である第1端子からアノード及びカソードの一方に入力される前記信号電流により発光する発光素子とを備え、
前記データ線から入力される第2検査電流を前記発光素子に流すように回路パスを形成する第1回路パス形成手段と、
前記第2検査電流により発生した前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を前記データ線に発生させるよう回路パスを形成する第2回路パス形成手段と、
前記第2検査電流により発生した前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を、前記第2回路パス形成手段により形成されたパスを介して前記データ線にて検出する電圧検出手段とを備える
ことを特徴とする表示装置。 - 発光素子を形成することが可能な複数の画素部と複数のデータ線とを有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光用パネル基板を備える電子装置であって、
前記複数の画素部のそれぞれは、
前記複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された前記信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、
前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子とを備え、
前記データ線から入力される検査電流を前記第1トランジスタのソース-ドレイン間に流すように回路パスを形成する第1回路パス形成手段と、
前記検査電流により発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を前記データ線に発生させるよう回路パスを形成する第2回路パス形成手段と、
前記検査電流により発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を前記データ線にて検出する電圧検出手段とを備える
ことを特徴とする電子装置。 - 複数の画素部の発光を決定する複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子と、前記第1トランジスタのソース及びドレインの一方である第1端子からアノード及びカソードの一方に入力される前記信号電流により発光する発光素子とを備える画素部を複数有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備える表示装置の駆動方法であって、
前記信号電圧を前記データ線に供給するデータ駆動回路と前記データ線との接続を非導通状態にし、前記第1トランジスタに第1検査電流を供給する検査電流発生回路と前記データ線との接続を導通状態にする電流源接続ステップと、
前記電流源接続ステップの後、前記検査電流発生回路から前記データ線を介して入力される第1検査電流を前記第1トランジスタのソース-ドレイン間に流す電流供給ステップと、
前記第1検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を、前記データ線に接続された電圧検出回路により検出する電圧検出ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電圧検出ステップの後、
前記電圧検出ステップで検出された前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧から算出された前記第1トランジスタの現在の特性パラメータをメモリに格納するパラメータ格納ステップと、
前記電圧検出ステップの後、前記検査電流発生回路と前記データ線との接続を非導通状態にし、前記データ駆動回路と前記データ線との接続を導通状態にする電圧源接続ステップと、
前記電圧源接続ステップの後、前記メモリから読み出された前記現在の特性パラメータにより、補正された信号を前記データ駆動回路に出力し、当該データ駆動回路により当該補正された信号電圧を前記画素部に供給する補正電圧供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項19記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電流供給ステップでは、
前記第1スイッチ素子をオン状態にする電流導通ステップと、
前記電流導通ステップの後、前記第1トランジスタのソース及びドレインの他方を順バイアス状態に設定し、かつ、前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの他方を逆バイアス状態に設定することにより、前記第1トランジスタに前記第1検査電流を流し前記発光素子に前記第1検査を流さない第1トランジスタ電流供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項19記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電流供給ステップでは、
前記第1スイッチ素子をオン状態にする電流導通ステップと、
前記第1トランジスタのソース又はドレインに接続された第1トランジスタスイッチ素子をオン状態にし、前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方に接続された発光素子スイッチ素子をオフ状態にすることにより、前記第1トランジスタに前記第1検査電流を流し前記発光素子に前記第1検査電流を流さない第1トランジスタ電流供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項19記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電流源接続ステップでは、
前記信号電圧を前記データ線に供給するデータ駆動回路と前記データ線との接続を非導通状態にし、前記発光素子に第2検査電流を供給する前記検査電流発生回路と前記データ線との接続を導通状態にし、
前記電流供給ステップでは、
前記電流源接続ステップの後、前記検査電流発生回路から前記データ線を介して入力される第2検査電流を前記発光素子に流し、
前記電圧検出ステップでは、
前記第2検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を、前記データ線に接続された電圧検出回路により検出する
ことを特徴とする請求項19記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電圧検出ステップの後、
前記電圧検出ステップで検出された前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧から算出された前記発光素子の現在の特性パラメータをメモリに格納するパラメータ格納ステップと、
前記電圧検出ステップの後、前記検査電流発生回路と前記データ線との接続を非導通状態にし、前記データ駆動回路と前記データ線との接続を導通状態にする電圧源接続ステップと、
前記電圧源接続ステップの後、前記メモリから読み出された前記現在の特性パラメータにより、補正された信号を前記データ駆動回路に出力し、当該データ駆動回路により当該補正された信号電圧を前記画素部に供給する補正電圧供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項23記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電流供給ステップでは、
前記第1トランジスタのアノード及びカソードの他方を逆バイアス状態に設定し、かつ、前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの他方を順バイアス状態に設定することにより、前記発光素子に第2検査電流を流し前記第1トランジスタに前記第2検査電流を流さない発光素子電流供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項23記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 前記電流供給ステップでは、
前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方に接続された発光素子スイッチ素子をオン状態にし、かつ、前記第1トランジスタのソース又はドレインに接続された第1トランジスタスイッチ素子をオフ状態にすることにより、前記発光素子に前記第2検査電流を流し前記第1トランジスタに前記第2検査電流を流さない発光素子電流供給ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項23記載の表示装置の駆動方法。 - 複数の画素部の発光を決定する複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子と、前記第1トランジスタのソース及びドレインの一方である第1端子からアノード及びカソードの一方に入力される前記信号電流により発光する発光素子とを備える画素部を複数有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光パネルを備える表示装置の駆動方法であって、
前記信号電圧を前記データ線に供給するデータ駆動回路と前記データ線との接続を非導通状態にし、前記発光素子に第2検査電流を供給する検査電流発生回路と前記データ線との接続を導通状態にする電流源接続ステップと、
前記電流源接続ステップの後、前記検査電流発生回路から前記データ線を介して入力される第2検査電流を前記発光素子に流す電流供給ステップと、
前記第2検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記発光素子のアノード及びカソードの一方の電圧を、前記データ線に接続された電圧検出回路により検出する電圧検出ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする表示装置の駆動方法。 - 複数のデータ線のうちいずれかのデータ線から供給された信号電圧を信号電流に変換する第1トランジスタと、前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの間に挿入され前記データ線と前記第1トランジスタのゲートとの導通及び非導通を切り換える第1スイッチ素子とを備え、発光素子を形成することが可能な画素部を複数有するアクティブマトリクス型の発光用パネル基板を備える電子装置の駆動方法であって、
前記検査電流発生回路から前記データ線を介して入力される検査電流を前記第1トランジスタのソース-ドレイン間に流す電流供給ステップと、
前記検査電流を流すことにより発生した前記第1トランジスタのゲート電圧に対応した電圧を前記データ線に接続された電圧検出回路により検出する電圧検出ステップとを含む
ことを特徴とする電子装置の駆動方法。
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