AMOLED voltage external compensation method and system
Technical field
The invention belongs to microelectronics technology, relate to a kind of voltage compensating method and system, particularly relate to a kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation method and system.
Background technology
AMOLED(Active Matrix/Organic Light Emitting Diode, what the active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panel) adopt is active driving, a driving tube TFT is wherein arranged, because the deviation of TFT technology, parameters such as the threshold voltage of each driving tube and electron mobility can not keep in full accord.The difference of driving tube threshold voltage and electron mobility all can cause harmful effect to the quality that shows image.Therefore, need threshold voltage and the electron mobility of driving tube be compensated.
Traditional compensation method is that threshold voltage and the electron mobility to driving tube compensates in pixel inside, the structure of compensation has multiple, develop into 6T1C from 2T1C, by the compensation of these collocation structures, the drive current that obtains and the threshold voltage of driving tube and electron mobility are irrelevant.Because these compensation are all carried out in pixel, a lot of TFT and electric capacity have been increased in pixel inside, especially the chip area that takies of electric capacity is bigger, at the area that adds that other pipes take, the ratio that the light-emitting area of OLED accounts for whole elemental area reduces greatly, i.e. dutycycle AR(Aperture Ratio) very low.
Summary of the invention
The shortcoming of prior art in view of the above, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation method and system, be used for solving prior art the AMOLED voltage compensation is all finished in pixel inside, reduced the problem of the dutycycle of pixel cell.
Reach other relevant purposes for achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation method and system.
A kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation method, described AMOLED voltage external compensation method comprises:
The driving voltage of OLED in the read pixel array in each pixel cell;
The size of the reference voltage that utilizes the more described driving voltage of comparer and preset, if described driving voltage is then exported high level less than default reference voltage, and the beginning voltage compensation;
Described voltage compensation comprises: utilize subtracter to draw the voltage difference of described driving voltage and default reference voltage, the position signalling of output comparator simultaneously; According to described voltage difference, search the digital quantity of the needs compensation of storing in the storer, output signal and the position signalling of comparer by look-up table; Utilize voltage controller to read the digital quantity of needs compensation and the position signalling of comparer; Utilize correcting unit according to the digital quantity of described needs compensation the picture signal of importing described OLED to be proofreaied and correct; Utilize D/A converter module that the picture signal after proofreading and correct is changed, obtain the correcting image voltage signal and be input among the described OLED;
Repeat described voltage compensation process, until the reference voltage that described driving voltage equals to preset, the comparer output low level stops voltage compensation.
Preferably, the magnitude of voltage of described correcting image voltage signal is greater than the magnitude of voltage of the described picture signal before proofreading and correct.
A kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation circuit, described AMOLED voltage external compensation circuit comprises:
Reference voltage generator, the reference voltage that output is default;
Comparer, link to each other with described reference voltage generator with the OLED in each pixel cell in the pel array, the size of the driving voltage of more described OLED and the reference voltage of presetting is if described driving voltage is then exported high level less than default reference voltage, and trigger voltage compensating module, continue to carry out voltage compensation, the reference voltage that equals to preset until described driving voltage, then output low level, close the voltage compensation module, stop voltage compensation;
Described voltage compensation module comprises:
Subtracter links to each other with described comparer, calculates the voltage difference of described driving voltage and the reference voltage of presetting when comparer output high level, simultaneously the position signalling of output comparator;
Storer stores look-up table, comprises the digital quantity of the needs compensation corresponding with described voltage difference, output signal and the position signalling of comparer in the described look-up table;
Voltage controller links to each other respectively with subtracter with described storer, and voltage difference and the described look-up table exported according to subtracter read the digital quantity of needs compensation and the position signalling of comparer;
Correcting unit links to each other with described voltage controller, according to the digital quantity of described needs compensation the picture signal of importing described OLED is proofreaied and correct;
D/A converter module links to each other respectively with described correcting unit, pixel cell, and the picture signal after proofreading and correct is changed, and obtains the correcting image voltage signal and is input among the described OLED.
Preferably, described comparer comprises M comparing unit, the magnitude of voltage of the picture signal of one-row pixels unit in the described pel array of the corresponding sampling of each comparing unit; M is the line number of pixel cell in the described pel array, and M is the positive integer more than or equal to 1.
Preferably, described subtracter comprises M subtrator, and each subtrator links to each other with a corresponding comparing unit.
As mentioned above, AMOLED voltage external compensation method and system of the present invention have following beneficial effect:
The present invention adopts the mode of external compensation, has improved the dutycycle AR of pixel cell; And, employing be voltage sample compensation, adopt the speed of compensation fast than electric current, reduced to show the required time of image; By compensation process, the OLED anode spot voltage V that obtains
OLED=V
Ref, V wherein
RefBe according to V
Data_nSize determine that so the size of the brightness of OLED only and V
Data_nSize relevant, irrelevant with the threshold voltage of drive TFT and electron mobility.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of existing pixel cell driving circuit.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of AMOLED voltage external compensation circuit of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the schematic flow sheet of AMOLED voltage external compensation method of the present invention.
The element numbers explanation
10 reference voltage generators
20 comparers
30 voltage compensation modules
31 subtracters
32 storeies
33 voltage controllers
34 correcting units
35 D/A converter modules
Embodiment
Below by specific instantiation explanation embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can understand other advantages of the present invention and effect easily by the disclosed content of this instructions.The present invention can also be implemented or be used by other different embodiment, and the every details in this instructions also can be based on different viewpoints and application, carries out various modifications or change under the spirit of the present invention not deviating from.
See also accompanying drawing.Need to prove, the diagram that provides in the present embodiment only illustrates basic conception of the present invention in a schematic way, satisfy only show in graphic with the present invention in relevant assembly but not component count, shape and size drafting when implementing according to reality, kenel, quantity and the ratio of each assembly can be a kind of random change during its actual enforcement, and its assembly layout kenel also may be more complicated.
As shown in Figure 1, existing pixel cell driving circuit comprises: scan transistor T1, driving transistors T3.Wherein, scan transistor T1 control view data V
Data_nWhether import in the pixel cell; The grid of described scan transistor T1 meets sweep signal scan_n, and the drain electrode map interlinking is as data V
Data_nDriving transistors T3 is according to described view data V
Data_nDriving OLED is luminous; The grid of described driving transistors T3 links to each other with the source electrode of described scan transistor T1.
The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with embodiment and accompanying drawing.
Embodiment
Present embodiment provides a kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation circuit, and as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, described external compensation circuit is used for the picture signal of input pel array is compensated, and makes the anode spot voltage V of the OLED in each pixel cell in the pel array
OLEDBe equal to reference voltage V
Ref, V wherein
RefBe according to V
Data_nSize determine, so the size of the brightness of each OLED in the pel array only with the picture signal V that is input to himself
Data_nSize relevant, irrelevant with the threshold voltage of drive TFT and electron mobility.Among Fig. 2, pel array comprises the capable N row of M pixel cell, and M and N are the positive integer more than or equal to 1.
Described AMOLED voltage external compensation circuit comprises: reference voltage generator 10, comparer 20, voltage compensation module 30.Wherein, reference voltage generator 10 is used for the default reference voltage of output; Comparer 20 with pel array in OLED in each pixel cell link to each other with described reference voltage generator, the size of the driving voltage of more described OLED and the reference voltage of presetting, if described driving voltage is less than default reference voltage, then export high level, and trigger voltage compensating module 30, continue to carry out voltage compensation, the reference voltage that equals to preset until described driving voltage, then output low level is closed voltage compensation module 30, stops voltage compensation.That is: comparer takes out the driving voltage V of OLED from pixel cell
OLED, reference voltage generator produces reference voltage V simultaneously
Ref, comparer is the size of these two voltages relatively, works as V
OLED<V
RefThe time, comparer output 1; Work as V
OLED=V
RefThe time, comparer output 0.
Described voltage compensation module 30 comprises: subtracter 31, storer 32, voltage controller 33, correcting unit 34, D/A converter module 35.Wherein, described subtracter 31 links to each other with described comparer 20, calculates the voltage difference of described driving voltage and the reference voltage of presetting when comparer output high level, simultaneously the position signalling of output comparator; Described subtracter 31 is made up of amplifier, and subtracter 31 is with the driving voltage V of OLED
OLEDWith reference voltage V
RefSubtract each other and obtain difference DELTA V, comparer output 1 produces the position signalling of comparer simultaneously.Described storer 32 stores look-up table, comprises the digital quantity of the needs compensation corresponding with described voltage difference, output signal and the position signalling of comparer in the described look-up table; Described voltage controller 33 links to each other respectively with subtracter 31 with described storer 32, and voltage difference and the described look-up table exported according to subtracter read the digital quantity of needs compensation and the position signalling of comparer; Described voltage controller 33 is according to Δ V, and finding in storer by look-up table need be to V
Data_nThe digital quantity of compensation, then, voltage controller 33 reads the digital quantity of needs compensation and the position signalling of comparer.Described correcting unit 34 links to each other with described voltage controller 33, according to the digital quantity of described needs compensation the picture signal of importing described OLED is proofreaied and correct; Described D/A converter module 35 links to each other respectively with described correcting unit 34, pixel cell, and the picture signal after proofreading and correct is changed, and obtains the correcting image voltage signal and is input among the described OLED.Correcting unit 34 is according to the picture signal V of the digital quantity that compensates to input OLED
Data_nProofread and correct picture signal after correction input D/A converter module 35(DAC) obtain new correcting image voltage signal V
Data_n'.The voltage V of the picture signal after the correction
Data_n' increased i.e. V
Data_n' greater than V
Data_nThereby, the voltage of OLED anode spot has also been increased.
Further, described comparer 20 comprises M comparing unit, the magnitude of voltage of the picture signal of one-row pixels unit in the described pel array of the corresponding sampling of each comparing unit; M is the line number of pixel cell in the described pel array, and M is the positive integer more than or equal to 1.Described subtracter 31 comprises M subtrator, and each subtrator links to each other with a corresponding comparing unit.
Repeat the course of work of voltage compensation module, up to V
OLED=V
Ref, work as V
OLED=V
RefThe time, the output of comparer jumps to 0 by 1, and this signal is transferred to voltage controller, and voltage controller sends instruction, stops the detection to OLED anode spot voltage, and compensation process finishes.
Present embodiment also provides a kind of AMOLED voltage external compensation method, and as shown in Figure 3, described AMOLED voltage external compensation method comprises:
The driving voltage of OLED in the read pixel array in each pixel cell;
The size of the reference voltage that utilizes the more described driving voltage of comparer and preset, if described driving voltage is then exported high level less than default reference voltage, and the beginning voltage compensation;
Described voltage compensation comprises: utilize subtracter to draw the voltage difference of described driving voltage and default reference voltage, the position signalling of output comparator simultaneously; According to described voltage difference, search the digital quantity of the needs compensation of storing in the storer, output signal and the position signalling of comparer by look-up table; Utilize voltage controller to read the digital quantity of needs compensation and the position signalling of comparer; Utilize correcting unit according to the digital quantity of described needs compensation the picture signal of importing described OLED to be proofreaied and correct; Utilize D/A converter module that the picture signal after proofreading and correct is changed, obtain the correcting image voltage signal and be input among the described OLED; The magnitude of voltage of described correcting image voltage signal is greater than the magnitude of voltage of the described picture signal before proofreading and correct;
Repeat described voltage compensation process, until the reference voltage that described driving voltage equals to preset, the comparer output low level stops voltage compensation.
The present invention adopts the mode of external compensation, has improved the dutycycle AR of pixel cell; And, employing be voltage sample compensation, adopt the speed of compensation fast than electric current, reduced to show the required time of image.By compensation process, the OLED anode spot voltage V that obtains
OLED=V
Ref, V wherein
RefBe according to V
Data_nSize determine that so the size of the brightness of OLED only and V
Data_nSize relevant, irrelevant with the threshold voltage of drive TFT and electron mobility.
In sum, the present invention has effectively overcome various shortcoming of the prior art and the tool high industrial utilization.
Above-described embodiment is illustrative principle of the present invention and effect thereof only, but not is used for restriction the present invention.Any person skilled in the art scholar all can be under spirit of the present invention and category, and above-described embodiment is modified or changed.Therefore, have in the technical field under such as and know that usually the knowledgeable modifies or changes not breaking away from all equivalences of finishing under disclosed spirit and the technological thought, must be contained by claim of the present invention.