CN109036288A - Pixel circuit and its control method - Google Patents

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CN109036288A
CN109036288A CN201811139900.9A CN201811139900A CN109036288A CN 109036288 A CN109036288 A CN 109036288A CN 201811139900 A CN201811139900 A CN 201811139900A CN 109036288 A CN109036288 A CN 109036288A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of pixel circuit and its control methods, including transistor T1, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T4, transistor T5, transistor T6, transistor T7, capacitor C1 and light emitting diode D1.Transistor T1 is driving transistor in above-mentioned pixel circuit, pixel circuit carries out voltage compensation by control terminal of the capacitor C1 to transistor T1 using the second reference voltage Vref 2, so that the driving current for flowing through transistor T1 is unrelated with the voltage value of the first power vd D, the driving current for flowing through transistor T1 is the glow current of light emitting diode D1, and then can eliminate influence of the electric current-resistance drop to glow current on the line of the first power vd.The driving current for flowing through transistor T1 is related with the second reference voltage Vref 2, and driving current is not passed through and provides the signal wire of the second reference voltage Vref 2, thus it is wireless on current-resistance pressure drop influence, the luminous homogeneity of screen body can be improved.

Description

Pixel circuit and its control method
Technical field
The present invention relates to display fields, more particularly to pixel circuit and its control method.
Background technique
Organic light emitting display panel has many advantages, such as that the high and low power consumption of contrast, visual angle is wide, reaction speed is fast, is got over because of it To be applied to display field more.In general, including array arrangement pixel circuit in organic light emitting display panel, pixel circuit is logical It often include light emitting diode and power supply, the electric current for flowing through light emitting diode is related with supply voltage.And in display panel, each Distance of the light emitting diode away from power supply is different, therefore pressure drop is also different on the line generated during voltage transmission, thus each hair The supply voltage that optical diode actually obtains is different, therefore the electric current for flowing through light emitting diode is different, the brightness of light emitting diode Difference causes the light emission luminance of display panel uneven.
Summary of the invention
Based on this, it is necessary to aiming at the problem that pressure drop on line leads to display panel brightness irregularities, provide a kind of pixel electricity Road and its control method.
A kind of pixel circuit, which is characterized in that including transistor T1, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T4, crystal Pipe T5, transistor T6, transistor T7, capacitor C1 and light emitting diode D1;
For inputting the first scanning signal, the first pole of the transistor T4 is separately connected the control terminal of the transistor T4 First pole plate of the second pole of the transistor T3, the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the capacitor C1, the transistor T4 The second pole connect the second pole of the transistor T7, for inputting the first reference voltage Vref 1;
For inputting the second scanning signal, the first pole of the transistor T3 is separately connected the control terminal of the transistor T3 First pole of the second pole of the transistor T1 and the transistor T6, the first pole of the transistor T1 is for inputting the first electricity Source VDD;
For inputting LED control signal, the second pole of the transistor T6 is separately connected the control terminal of the transistor T6 The control terminal of first pole of the anode of the light emitting diode D1 and the transistor T7, the transistor T7 is described for inputting First scanning signal, the cathode of the light emitting diode D1 is for inputting second source VSS;
For inputting second scanning signal, the first pole of the transistor T2 is used for the control terminal of the transistor T2 Input data signal, the second pole of the transistor T2 be separately connected the capacitor C1 the second pole plate and the transistor T5 Second pole;
For inputting the LED control signal, the first pole of the transistor T5 is used for the control terminal of the transistor T5 Input the second reference voltage Vref 2.
The voltage value of first reference voltage Vref 1 is less than the second source VSS's in one of the embodiments, Voltage value.
The transistor T1, the transistor T2, the transistor T3, the transistor in one of the embodiments, T4, the transistor T5, the transistor T6 and the transistor T7 are low-temperature polysilicon film transistor, oxide semiconductor Any one of thin film transistor (TFT) and amorphous silicon film transistor.
Transistor T1 is driving transistor in above-mentioned pixel circuit, and pixel circuit is passed through using the second reference voltage Vref 2 Capacitor C1 carries out voltage compensation to the control terminal of transistor T1, so as to flow through the driving current and the first power vd D of transistor T1 Voltage value it is unrelated, the driving current for flowing through transistor T1 is the glow current of light emitting diode D1, and then can eliminate Influence of the electric current-resistance drop to glow current on the line of one power vd.Flow through the driving current and the second reference of transistor T1 Voltage Vref2 is related, and driving current is not passed through and provides the signal wire of the second reference voltage Vref 2, thus it is wireless on electric current-electricity The influence of damping drop, can be improved the luminous homogeneity of screen body.
A kind of driving method of pixel circuit is based on aforementioned pixel circuit, comprising:
Initial phase, first scanning signal are low level signal, and second scanning signal is high level signal, So that first reference voltage Vref 1 initializes the pixel circuit;
Data write phase, second scanning signal be low level signal, first scanning signal and it is described shine Control signal is high level signal, so that the pixel circuit is written in the data-signal;
Light emitting phase, the LED control signal are low level signal, first scanning signal and second scanning Signal is high level signal, to make current flow through the light emitting diode D1.
In one of the embodiments, in the initial phase, the LED control signal is high level signal.
In one of the embodiments, in the initial phase, the LED control signal is low level signal.
The initial phase includes first stage and second stage in one of the embodiments,;
The first stage, first scanning signal and the LED control signal are low level signal, described to shine It controls signal and controls the transistor T5 opening, second reference voltage Vref 2 is by the transistor T5 to the capacitor The second pole plate of C1 is initialized;,
The second stage, first scanning signal are low level signal, and the LED control signal is high level letter Number.
In one of the embodiments, in the initial phase, first scanning signal controls the transistor T4 It is opened with the transistor T7;
Control terminal and the capacitor of first reference voltage Vref 1 by the transistor T4 to the transistor T1 The first pole plate of C1 is initialized, and the transistor T1 is opened;First reference voltage Vref 1 passes through the transistor T7 The anode of the light emitting diode D1 is initialized, so that the first of the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the capacitor C1 The current potential of pole plate is Vref1.
In one of the embodiments, in the data write phase, second scanning signal controls the transistor T2 is opened, and the second pole plate of the capacitor C1 is written by the transistor T2 for the data-signal, so that the capacitor C1 The current potential of second pole plate is Vdata;
The transistor T1 is written in supply voltage by the first power vd D, so that the first of the transistor T1 is extremely electric Position is VDD, and the control terminal potential of the transistor T1 is VDD- | Vth |.
In one of the embodiments, in the light emitting phase, the LED control signal controls the transistor T5 and beats It opens, second reference voltage Vref 2 is carried out by grid of the transistor T5 and capacitor C1 to the transistor T1 Voltage compensation, so that the electric current for flowing through the transistor T1 is unrelated with the supply voltage that first power supply line provides.
The driving method of above-mentioned pixel circuit compensates for electric current-electricity on the first power supply line by increasing by the second reference voltage Damping drop, meanwhile, the circuit structure and its control method of the application also compensates for influence of the threshold voltage to glow current, improves The luminous homogeneity of screen body.
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Fig. 1 is the circuit diagram for the pixel circuit that one embodiment of the application provides;
Fig. 2 is the timing diagram for the pixel circuit drive method that one embodiment of the application provides;
Fig. 3 is the timing diagram for the pixel circuit drive method that the another embodiment of the application provides;
Fig. 4 is the timing diagram for the pixel circuit drive method that the another embodiment of the application provides.
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In order to make the foregoing objectives, features and advantages of the present invention clearer and more comprehensible, with reference to the accompanying drawing to the present invention Specific embodiment be described in detail.Many details are explained in the following description in order to fully understand this hair It is bright.But the invention can be embodied in many other ways as described herein, those skilled in the art can be not Similar improvement is done in the case where violating intension of the present invention, therefore the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
It should be noted that it can directly on the other element when element is referred to as " being set to " another element Or there may also be elements placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it, which can be, is directly connected to To another element or it may be simultaneously present centering elements.Term as used herein " vertical ", " horizontal ", " left side ", " right side " and similar statement for illustrative purposes only, are not meant to be the only embodiment.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein and belong to technical field of the invention The normally understood meaning of technical staff is identical.Term as used herein in the specification of the present invention is intended merely to description tool The purpose of the embodiment of body is not to be to limit the present invention.
Referring to Figure 1, one embodiment of the application provides pixel circuit in one, including transistor T1, transistor T2, crystalline substance Body pipe T3, transistor T4, transistor T5, transistor T6, transistor T7, capacitor C1 and light emitting diode D1.
Wherein, for the control terminal of transistor T4 for inputting the first scanning signal, the first pole of transistor T4 is separately connected crystalline substance Second pole of the first pole plate of the second pole of body pipe T3, the control terminal of transistor T1 and capacitor C1, transistor T4 connects transistor The second pole of T7, for inputting the first reference voltage Vref 1.The control terminal of transistor T3 is brilliant for inputting the second scanning signal The first pole of body pipe T3 is separately connected the second pole of transistor T1 and the first pole of transistor T6.The first pole of transistor T1 is used for Input the first power vd D.For inputting LED control signal, the second pole of transistor T6 is separately connected the control terminal of transistor T6 The anode of light emitting diode D1 and the first pole of transistor T7.The control terminal of transistor T7 is for inputting the first scanning signal.Hair The cathode of optical diode D1 is for inputting second source VSS.The control terminal of transistor T2 is for inputting the second scanning signal, crystal The first pole of pipe T2 is used for input data signal, and the second pole of transistor T2 is separately connected the second pole plate and transistor of capacitor C1 The second pole of T5.The control terminal of transistor T5 is for inputting LED control signal, and the first pole of transistor T5 is for inputting second Reference voltage Vref 2.
In the present embodiment, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T4, transistor T5, transistor T6, transistor T7 are Switching transistor, transistor T1 are driving transistor.Capacitor C1 is storage capacitor, and light emitting diode D1 is OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode, Organic Light Emitting Diode).Transistor in the present embodiment is all made of P-type transistor, Ke Yili Solution, control terminal are the grid of transistor, the source electrode of the first extremely transistor, the drain electrode of the second extremely transistor, to crystal The control terminal of pipe applies low level so that transistor turns.Certainly, in other embodiments, transistor is also possible to N-type crystal Pipe, when using N-type transistor as transistor in pixel circuit, control terminal input high level signal to transistor so that It is connected.
First scanning signal connects the control terminal of transistor T4 and transistor T7, and controllable transistor T4 and transistor T7 is led It is logical, so that the first reference voltage Vref 1 is initialized by grid of the transistor T4 to transistor T1, and pass through transistor T7 The anode of light emitting diode D1 is initialized.Second scanning signal SCAN2 can control transistor T2 conducting, so that data are believed Number by transistor T2 be written capacitor C1 the first pole plate.LED control signal can control transistor T5 conducting, so that the second ginseng Voltage Vref2 is examined to compensate by control terminal of the capacitor C1 to transistor T1 so that flow through the driving current of transistor T1 with The voltage of first power vd D is unrelated.
In the present embodiment, the first power vd D can be positive voltage, and second source VSS can be negative voltage.Drive transistor T1 can generate electric current under the action of the first power vd D, which flows through light emitting diode D1 so that light emitting diode D1 is sent out Light, when light emitting diode D1 shines, electric current flows to second source VSS from light emitting diode D1.
Transistor T1 is driving transistor in pixel circuit provided by the above embodiment, and pixel circuit is using second with reference to electricity Press Vref2 to carry out voltage compensation to the control terminal of transistor T1 by capacitor C1 so that flow through the driving current of transistor T1 with The voltage value of first power vd D is unrelated, and the driving current for flowing through transistor T1 is the glow current of light emitting diode D1, in turn Influence of the electric current-resistance drop to glow current on the line of the first power vd can be eliminated.Flow through the driving current of transistor T1 It is related with the second reference voltage Vref 2, and driving current is not passed through and provides the signal wire of the second reference voltage Vref 2, thus it is wireless On current-resistance pressure drop influence, can be improved screen body luminous homogeneity.
In one embodiment, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T4, transistor T5, transistor T6, transistor T7 It can be any in low-temperature polysilicon film transistor, oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor and amorphous silicon film transistor Kind.
One embodiment of the application provides a kind of display panel, the aforementioned pixel circuit including array arrangement.Display surface Plate further includes data driver, scanner driver and light emission controller.A plurality of first scan signal line and the second scan signal line One end be separately connected every row pixel circuit, the other end connects scanner driver, and scanner driver provides scanning signal, and passes through Scan signal line is transmitted in pixel circuit.A plurality of data signal line one end connects each column pixel circuit, and the other end connects data Driver, data driver provides data-signal, and is transmitted to pixel circuit by data signal line.A plurality of LED control signal Line one end connects every row pixel circuit, and the other end connects light emission controller, and light emission controller provides LED control signal, and passes through LED control signal line is transmitted to pixel circuit.
One embodiment of the application provides a kind of display device, including above-mentioned display panel.
Referring to Figure 1 with Fig. 2, one embodiment of the application provides a kind of driving method of pixel circuit, the driving Method is based on pixel circuit shown in FIG. 1.The driving method includes following three phases:
Initial phase t1, the first scanning signal are low level signal, and the second scanning signal is high level signal, so that the One reference voltage Vref 1 initializes the pixel circuit.
Data write phase t2, the second scanning signal are low level signal, and the first scanning signal and LED control signal are High level signal, so that the pixel circuit is written in data-signal.
Light emitting phase t3, LED control signal are low level signal, and the first scanning signal and the second scanning signal are high electricity Ordinary mail number, to make current flow through light emitting diode D1.
Specifically, referring to Fig. 2, in one embodiment, in initial phase t1, the first scanning signal is low level letter Number, the first scanning signal controls transistor T4 and opens, so that the first reference voltage Vref 1 is by transistor T4 to transistor T1's The first pole plate of control terminal and capacitor C1 are initialized, so that transistor T1 is connected.Meanwhile first reference voltage Vref 1 it is logical Transistor T7 is crossed to initialize the anode of light emitting diode D1.Second scanning signal be high level signal, transistor T2 and Transistor T3 cut-off.LED control signal is also high level signal, transistor T5 and transistor T6 cut-off.It is understood that The voltage value of first reference voltage Vref 1 is less than the voltage value of second source VSS, to guarantee the light emitting diode D1 in initialization It does not shine.Initialization can eliminate influence of the residual current to this light emitting phase of a light emitting phase, guarantee all pixels circuit It is in same original state, the luminous homogeneity of screen body can be improved.
In data write phase t2, the second scanning signal is low level signal, transistor T2 conducting.Data-signal passes through crystalline substance The second pole plate of capacitor C1 is written in body pipe T2, so that the second plate potential of capacitor C1 is Vdata.Due in initial phase T1, transistor T1 have been connected, and in data write phase t2, after circuit state is stablized, the first electrode potential of transistor T1 is VDD, The control terminal potential of transistor T1 is VDD- | Vth |, the compensation to threshold voltage may be implemented.
In light emitting phase t3, LED control signal is low level, transistor T5 and transistor T6 conducting.Second reference voltage The second pole plate of capacitor C1 is written by transistor T5 by Vref2.The current potential of the second pole plate of capacitor C1 becomes Vref2 from Vdata. Since transistor T3 and transistor T4 end, and the capacity of capacitor C1 is much larger than the parasitic capacitance of other transistors, therefore capacitor C1 Voltage difference it is constant, the current potential of the first pole plate of capacitor C1 can also change with the second pole plate, and variable quantity be Vref2-Vdata. Due to the first pole plate of the control terminal connection capacitor C1 of transistor T1, therefore the potential change amount of the control terminal of transistor T1 is Vref2-Vdata, then the current potential of the control terminal of transistor T1 is VDD- | Vth |+Vref2-Vdata, further, transistor T1 Vgs=Vref2-Vdata- | Vth |.According to the leakage current formula I=K* of transistor T1 (Vgs+ | Vth |)2It is found that the second ginseng It examines voltage Vref2 to compensate the control terminal of transistor T1, so that flowing through the leakage current and the first power vd D of transistor T1 It is unrelated.The leakage current for flowing through transistor T1 is the glow current for flowing through light emitting diode D1, therefore glow current and the first power supply VDD is unrelated, and then can eliminate influence of the current-resistance pressure drop to electric current on the first power supply line, improves the luminous equal of screen body One property.
In one embodiment, pixel circuit shown in Fig. 1 can also be driven with other methods, and timing control figure is as shown in Figure 3. In the present embodiment, in initial phase t1, the first scanning signal and LED control signal are low level signal.First scanning letter Number control transistor T4 and transistor T7 conducting so that the first reference voltage Vref 1 by transistor T4 to the first of capacitor C1 The control terminal of pole plate and transistor T1 are initialized, and are carried out initially by anode of the transistor T7 to light emitting diode D1 Change.LED control signal controls transistor T5 and transistor T6 conducting, and the second reference voltage Vref 2 is by transistor T5 to capacitor The first pole plate of C1 is initialized, so that the first pole plate and the second pole plate of capacitor C1 is initialised in initial phase, The init state of each pixel circuit is identical, can better ensure that the luminous homogeneity of screen body.
The clock signal control method of data write phase t2 and light emitting phase t3 is identical as control method shown in Fig. 2, This is repeated no more.
In one embodiment, pixel circuit shown in Fig. 1 also can be used other methods to drive, and timing control figure is as shown in Figure 4. In the present embodiment, initial phase includes first stage t1 and second stage t2.T1 in the first stage, the first scanning signal and hair Optical control signal is low level.First scanning signal controls transistor T4 and transistor T7 conducting, so that the first reference voltage Vref1 initializes the first pole plate of capacitor C1 and the control terminal of transistor T1 by transistor T4, and passes through transistor T7 initializes the anode of light emitting diode D1.LED control signal controls transistor T5 and transistor T6 and is connected, and second Reference voltage Vref 2 is initialized by the first pole plate of the transistor T5 to capacitor C1, and then makes the first pole plate of capacitor C1 It is initialised with the second pole plate.In second stage t2, the first scanning signal still keeps low level, the first reference voltage Vref 1 Persistently the first pole plate to the control terminal of transistor T1, capacitor C1 and the anode of light emitting diode D1 initialize.Shine control Signal processed jumps to high level, transistor T5 and transistor T6 cut-off by low level.Due in t1 stage, transistor T1, crystal Pipe T6 and transistor T7 are both turned on, and under the action of the first power vd D, can generate loop current, by the first power vd D through crystal Pipe T1, transistor T6 and transistor T7 flow to the first reference voltage Vref 1, then power consumption can be generated in circuit.And in second stage T2, LED control signal become high level, transistor T6 cut-off, and circuit disconnects, and will not continue to generate electric current, can reduce pixel electricity The power consumption on road.
The clock signal control method of data write phase t2 and light emitting phase t3 is identical as control method shown in Fig. 2, This is repeated no more.
Fig. 2, Fig. 3 are similar with the working principle of the control method of pixel circuit shown in Fig. 4, mainly introduce be based on Fig. 1 below With the working principle of pixel circuit shown in Fig. 2:
In initial phase t1, the first scanning signal is low level signal, and the second scanning signal and LED control signal are High level signal.Transistor T4 and transistor T7 conducting, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T5, transistor T6 cut-off.
Since transistor T4 is connected, the first reference voltage Vref 1 is by transistor T4 to the control terminal and electricity of transistor T1 The first pole plate for holding C1 is initialized.Wherein, the first reference voltage Vref 1 can be negative voltage, the first reference voltage Vref 1 The control terminal for acting on transistor T1 can be such that transistor T1 is connected.Since transistor T7 is connected, the first reference voltage Vref 1 is right The anode of light emitting diode D1 is initialized.
It is understood that the voltage value of the first reference voltage Vref 1 is less than the voltage value of second source VSS, to guarantee In initialization, light emitting diode D1 does not shine.Initialization can eliminate the residual current of a light emitting phase to this light emitting phase It influences, guarantees that all pixels circuit is in same original state, the luminous homogeneity of screen body can be improved.
In data write phase t2, the second scanning signal is low level signal, the first scanning signal and LED control signal For high level signal.Transistor T2 and transistor T3 conducting, in initial phase, transistor T1 has been connected.Transistor T4, crystal Pipe T7, transistor T5 cut-off.
Since transistor T2 is connected, the second pole plate of capacitor C1 is written by transistor T2 by data-signal for data voltage, So that the current potential of the second pole plate of capacitor C1 is Vdata.Since transistor T1 is connected, the first power vd D to transistor T1 the The charging of one pole, after circuit state is stablized, the first electrode potential of transistor T1 is VDD, and the control terminal potential of transistor T1 is VDD- | Vth |, it is achieved that the compensation of the threshold voltage to transistor T1.
In light emitting phase t3, LED control signal is low level signal, and the first scanning signal and the second scanning signal are High level signal.Transistor T5 and transistor T6 conducting, transistor T1 are tended to remain on.Transistor T2, transistor T3, crystal Pipe T4, transistor T7 cut-off.
Since transistor T5 is connected, the second pole plate of capacitor C1 is written by transistor T5 for the second reference voltage Vref 2, therefore The current potential of the second pole plate of capacitor C1 becomes Vref2 from Vdata.Since transistor T3 and transistor T4 ends, and capacitor C1 Capacity is much larger than the capacity of the parasitic capacitance of other transistors, therefore the voltage difference of capacitor C1 is constant, according to capacitive coupling principle, In the case that the voltage difference of capacitor C1 remains unchanged, the current potential of the first pole plate of capacitor C1 can also become with the variation of the second pole plate Change.And the second plate potential of capacitor C1 is become the Vref2 of light emitting phase t3 from the Vdata of data write phase t2, variable quantity For Vref2-Vdata, therefore the variable quantity of the current potential of the first pole plate of capacitor C1 is identical as the potential change amount of the second pole plate, i.e. crystal The potential change amount of pipe T1 control terminal and the potential change amount of the second pole plate are identical, then in data write phase t2, transistor T1 Control terminal potential be VDD- | Vth |+Vref2-Vdata.Therefore, the Vgs=VDD- of transistor T1 | Vth |+Vref2- Vdata-VDD=Vref2-Vdata- | Vth |.Flow through the driving current of transistor T1 are as follows:
I=K* (Vgs-Vth)2=K* (Vref2-Vdata- | Vth |+| Vth |)2=K* (Vref2-Vdata)2
Wherein, K=1/2* μ * Cox*W/L.μ is the electron mobility of transistor T1, and Cox is transistor T1 unit area Gate oxide capacitance, W are the channel widths of transistor T1, and L is the channel length of transistor T1.Flow through the driving electricity of transistor T1 Stream is the glow current for flowing through light emitting diode D1.The luminous electricity of light emitting diode D1 is flowed through it can be seen from above-mentioned formula Stream is unrelated with the voltage of the first power vd D, also unrelated with the threshold voltage of transistor, meanwhile, glow current is not passed through the second ginseng Examine pressure-wire.Therefore the circuit structure and its driving method that embodiments herein provides are by increasing the compensation of the second reference voltage Current-resistance pressure drop on first power supply line, meanwhile, the circuit structure and its control method of the application also compensates for threshold value electricity The influence to glow current is pressed, the luminous homogeneity of screen body is improved.
Each technical characteristic of embodiment described above can be combined arbitrarily, for simplicity of description, not to above-mentioned reality It applies all possible combination of each technical characteristic in example to be all described, as long as however, the combination of these technical characteristics is not deposited In contradiction, all should be considered as described in this specification.
The embodiments described above only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but simultaneously It cannot therefore be construed as limiting the scope of the patent.It should be pointed out that coming for those of ordinary skill in the art It says, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, various modifications and improvements can be made, these belong to protection of the invention Range.Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent of the invention shall be subject to the appended claims.

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1. a kind of pixel circuit, which is characterized in that including transistor T1, transistor T2, transistor T3, transistor T4, transistor T5, transistor T6, transistor T7, capacitor C1 and light emitting diode D1;
The control terminal of the transistor T4 is separately connected described for inputting the first scanning signal, the first pole of the transistor T4 First pole plate of the second pole of transistor T3, the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the capacitor C1, the of the transistor T4 Two poles connect the second pole of the transistor T7, for inputting the first reference voltage Vref 1;
The control terminal of the transistor T3 is separately connected described for inputting the second scanning signal, the first pole of the transistor T3 First pole of the second pole of transistor T1 and the transistor T6, the first pole of the transistor T1 is for inputting the first power supply VDD;
The control terminal of the transistor T6 is separately connected described for inputting LED control signal, the second pole of the transistor T6 First pole of the anode of light emitting diode D1 and the transistor T7, the control terminal of the transistor T7 is for inputting described first Scanning signal, the cathode of the light emitting diode D1 is for inputting second source VSS;
The control terminal of the transistor T2 is for inputting second scanning signal, and the first pole of the transistor T2 is for inputting Data-signal, the second pole of the transistor T2 be separately connected the capacitor C1 the second pole plate and the transistor T5 second Pole;
The control terminal of the transistor T5 is for inputting the LED control signal, and the first pole of the transistor T5 is for inputting Second reference voltage Vref 2.
2. pixel circuit according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the voltage value of first reference voltage Vref 1 is small In the voltage value of the second source VSS.
3. pixel circuit according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the transistor T1, the transistor T2, the crystalline substance Body pipe T3, the transistor T4, the transistor T5, the transistor T6 and the transistor T7 are that low-temperature polysilicon film is brilliant Any one of body pipe, oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor and amorphous silicon film transistor.
4. a kind of driving method of pixel circuit, is based on pixel circuit of any of claims 1-3, feature exists In, comprising:
Initial phase, first scanning signal are low level signal, and second scanning signal is high level signal, so that First reference voltage Vref 1 initializes the pixel circuit;
Data write phase, second scanning signal are low level signal, first scanning signal and the light emitting control Signal is high level signal, so that the pixel circuit is written in the data-signal;
Light emitting phase, the LED control signal are low level signal, first scanning signal and second scanning signal For high level signal, to make current flow through the light emitting diode D1.
5. the driving method of pixel circuit according to claim 4, which is characterized in that described in the initial phase LED control signal is high level signal.
6. the driving method of pixel circuit according to claim 4, which is characterized in that described in the initial phase LED control signal is low level signal.
7. the driving method of pixel circuit according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the initial phase includes first Stage and second stage;
The first stage, first scanning signal and the LED control signal are low level signal, the light emitting control Signal controls the transistor T5 and opens, and second reference voltage Vref 2 is by the transistor T5 to the capacitor C1's Second pole plate is initialized;,
The second stage, first scanning signal are low level signal, and the LED control signal is high level signal.
8. the driving method of the pixel circuit according to any one of claim 5-7, which is characterized in that in the initialization Stage, first scanning signal control the transistor T4 and transistor T7 and open;
First reference voltage Vref 1 is by the transistor T4 to the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the capacitor C1 First pole plate is initialized, and the transistor T1 is opened;First reference voltage Vref 1 is by the transistor T7 to institute The anode for stating light emitting diode D1 is initialized, so that the first pole plate of the control terminal of the transistor T1 and the capacitor C1 Current potential be Vref1.
9. the driving method of pixel circuit according to claim 8, which is characterized in that in the data write phase, institute It states the second scanning signal and controls the transistor T2 opening, the capacitor C1 is written by the transistor T2 in the data-signal The second pole plate so that the current potential of the second pole plate of the capacitor C1 be Vdata;
The transistor T1 is written in supply voltage by the first power vd D, so that the first electrode potential of the transistor T1 is The control terminal potential of VDD, the transistor T1 are VDD- | Vth |.
10. the driving method of pixel circuit according to claim 9, which is characterized in that in the light emitting phase, the hair Optical control signal controls the transistor T5 and opens, and second reference voltage Vref 2 passes through the transistor T5 and the electricity Hold C1 and voltage compensation is carried out to the grid of the transistor T1, so as to flow through the electric current and first power supply of the transistor T1 The supply voltage that line provides is unrelated.
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