CN202855266U - Pixel circuit and display device - Google Patents

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CN202855266U
CN202855266U CN201220558000XU CN201220558000U CN202855266U CN 202855266 U CN202855266 U CN 202855266U CN 201220558000X U CN201220558000X U CN 201220558000XU CN 201220558000 U CN201220558000 U CN 201220558000U CN 202855266 U CN202855266 U CN 202855266U
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The embodiment of the utility model provides a pixel circuit and a display device so as to improve the uniformity of the image brightness of a display area of the display device. The pixel circuit comprises a charging sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit and a light emitting control sub-circuit. The driving sub-circuit comprises a reference signal source, a driving transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor and a light emitting device, wherein a grid electrode of the driving transistor is connected with a first end of the first capacitor, a source electrode is connected with an output end of the reference signal source, and a drain electrode is connected with a first end of the light emitting control sub-circuit; the light emitting device is connected with a second end of the light emitting control sub-circuit; one end of the second capacitor is connected with a second end of the first capacitor, and the other end is connected with the output end of the reference signal source; and the charging sub-circuit is connected with the second end of the first capacitor.

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A kind of image element circuit and display device
Technical field
The utility model relates to organic luminescence technology field, relates in particular to a kind of image element circuit and display device.
Background technology
Organic Light Emitting Diode (Organic Light Emitting Diode, OLED) display is low in energy consumption because having, brightness is high, cost is low, the visual angle is wide, and the advantage such as fast response time, receive much concern, be widely used in the organic light emission technical field.
In the OLED display, there is following inevitably problem.At first, be used on the backboard realizing each transistor that image shows owing to having structural unevenness in manufacturing process, and the unevenness of electric property and stable aspect, transistorized threshold voltage V caused ThDrift has occured.Secondly, transistor is in the situation that long-time conducting can cause stability decreases.In addition, along with the development that the OLED size maximizes, correspondingly the load on the signal wire becomes large, causes voltage attenuation occurring at signal wire, such as operating voltage V DDChange.
When using the existing structure driving OLED that is used for the luminous image element circuit of driving OLED to work, flow through the electric current of OLED and the threshold voltage V of driving transistors Th, the stability of driving transistors, reference voltage V DDIn one of them or wherein a plurality of factors are relevant.When applying identical driving signal for each pixel, it is unequal that the electric current of each OLED is flow through in the backboard viewing area, causes the current unevenness on the backboard even, thereby cause brightness of image inhomogeneous.
The utility model content
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of image element circuit and display device, in order to improve the homogeneity of display device viewing area brightness of image.
The image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides comprises: charging electronic circuit, drive sub-circuits, and light emitting control electronic circuit;
Described drive sub-circuits comprises: derived reference signal, driving transistors, the first electric capacity, the second electric capacity, and luminescent device;
Wherein, the grid of described driving transistors links to each other with the first end of the first electric capacity, and source electrode links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal, and drain electrode links to each other with the first end of light emitting control electronic circuit; Described luminescent device links to each other with the second end of light emitting control electronic circuit; One end of described the second electric capacity links to each other with the second end of the first electric capacity, and the other end links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal; Described charging electronic circuit links to each other with the second end of described the first electric capacity;
Described charging electronic circuit is used to described the first capacitor charging, described light emitting control electronic circuit is used for the conducting of control drive sub-circuits, so that the first capacitor discharge, it is luminous that described the first capacitor discharge drives optical device, and described the second electric capacity is used for keeping current potential corresponding to described the first electric capacity the second end.
The utility model embodiment provides a kind of image element circuit, comprising: charging electronic circuit, drive sub-circuits, and light emitting control electronic circuit; During the conducting of charging electronic circuit, the voltage V that data-signal is corresponding DATABe loaded into the second end of the first electric capacity, be capacitor charging; When the conducting of light emitting control electronic circuit, the drive sub-circuits conducting that will link to each other with the light emitting control electronic circuit, the first capacitor discharge drives luminescent device luminous.Drive the luminous voltage of luminescent device only with V DATARelevant, with the threshold voltage V of pixel ThIrrelevant with reference voltage, there is not V ThWith reference voltage to the luminescent device the influence of peak current, during different pixels input equalized data signal, the brightness of the image that obtains is identical, has improved the homogeneity of display device viewing area brightness of image.
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The image element circuit structure schematic diagram that Fig. 1 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The image element circuit concrete structure schematic diagram that Fig. 2 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The image element circuit structure schematic diagram with reset function that Fig. 3 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The utility model embodiment image element circuit working timing figure corresponding with image element circuit shown in Figure 3 that provide is provided Fig. 4;
The another kind of image element circuit concrete structure schematic diagram that Fig. 5 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The image element circuit structure schematic diagram with reset function that Fig. 6 provides for the utility model embodiment;
The image element circuit working timing figure corresponding with image element circuit shown in Figure 6 that Fig. 7 provides for the utility model embodiment.
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A kind of image element circuit and display device that the utility model embodiment provides are in order to improve the homogeneity of display device viewing area brightness of image.
Driving transistors in the utility model embodiment image element circuit can be that thin film transistor (TFT) (Thin FilmTransistor, TFT) also can be metal oxide semiconductor field effect tube (Metal OxidSemiconductor, MOS).Described driving transistors can be that the N-shaped transistor also can be the p-type transistor.
The described luminescent device of the utility model embodiment can be Organic Light Emitting Diode OLED, organic electroluminescent device (EL).Image element circuit is in glow phase, the drive sub-circuits conducting, and luminescent device is realized luminescence display under the effect of N-shaped driving transistors or p-type driving transistors leakage current.The voltage V that only provides with data signal source at the variable of the luminous driving voltage of glow phase driving OLED (voltage corresponding with described driving transistors leakage current) can be provided the image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides DATARelevant, as to provide with reference voltage source reference voltage V DD, V SS, and the threshold voltage V of driving transistors ThIrrelevant.Even there is the heavier problem of load on driving transistors inhomogeneous or stability decreases or the signal wire in the backboard of display device when producing, can not affect the homogeneity of viewing area electric current, thereby improve the homogeneity of display device viewing area brightness of image.
Specify the technical scheme that the utility model embodiment provides below by accompanying drawing.
Referring to Fig. 1, the image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides comprises:
Charging electronic circuit 1, drive sub-circuits 2, and light emitting control electronic circuit 3;
Drive sub-circuits 2 comprises: derived reference signal 21, driving transistors T0, the first capacitor C 1, the second capacitor C 2, and luminescent device D1;
Wherein, the grid of driving transistors T0 links to each other with the first end (A end shown in Figure 1) of the first capacitor C 1, and source electrode links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal 21, and link to each other with an end of light emitting control electronic circuit 3 (such as the end of the C among Fig. 1) drains;
Luminescent device D1 links to each other with the other end (such as the end of the D among Fig. 1) of light emitting control electronic circuit 3;
One end of the second capacitor C 2 links to each other with second end (such as the end of the B among Fig. 1) of the first capacitor C 1, and the other end links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal 21; That is to say, the first capacitor C 1 is connected with the second capacitor C 2.
Charging electronic circuit 1 links to each other with the second end B of the first capacitor C 1;
Charging electronic circuit 1 is used to 1 charging of the first capacitor C, light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is used for 2 conductings of control drive sub-circuits, so that the first capacitor C 1 discharge, 1 discharge of the first capacitor C drives driving transistors T0, so that luminescent device D1 is luminous, the second capacitor C 2 is used for keeping current potential corresponding to the first capacitor C 1 second end B end that is attached thereto.
Principle of work below in conjunction with Fig. 1 brief description the utility model image element circuit:
Be in the data-signal write phase at image element circuit, light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is closed, and luminescent device D1 and drive sub-circuits 2 disconnect, and luminescent device D1 stops luminous.The charging electronic circuit 1 output voltage V corresponding with data-signal DATA, be loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, be 1 charging of the first capacitor C.
Be in glow phase at image element circuit, 3 conductings of light emitting control electronic circuit, drive sub-circuits 2 conductings; The reference voltage V of derived reference signal 21 outputs ReferenceBe loaded into the source electrode of driving transistors T0, and be loaded into the end that the second capacitor C 2 links to each other with derived reference signal 21, this second capacitor C 2 has been kept the voltage of the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, has guaranteed that derived reference signal 21 does not change the first capacitor C 1 at the quantity of electric charge of data-signal write phase storage.Driving transistors T0 is according to the reference voltage V that is loaded into source electrode ReferenceAnd voltage turn-on corresponding to the first capacitor C 1 discharge, drive luminescent device D1 luminous.
Described driving transistors T0 can be that the p-type transistor also can be the N-shaped transistor.
The below at first illustrates the image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides and realizes driving luminous principle take each switching transistor and driving transistors T0 as the p-type transistor as example.
Need to prove, for p-type driving transistors, V DDFor be higher than GND on the occasion of, V DATAFor on the occasion of, V ThIt is negative value.
Referring to Fig. 2, when driving transistors was the p-type transistor, the positive pole of luminescent device D1 linked to each other with the second end D of light emitting control electronic circuit 3; The negative pole of luminescent device D1 links to each other with the low level signal source.
Preferably, the negative pole of OLED D1 links to each other with ground connection (GND) signal source.
Charging electronic circuit 1 comprises: data signal source 11, gate signal source 12, and the first switching transistor T1;
The drain electrode of the first switching transistor T1 links to each other with the output terminal of data signal source 11, and source electrode links to each other with the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in gate signal source 12;
Gate signal source 12 is used for control the first switching transistor T1 conducting, and data signal source 11 is 1 charging of the first capacitor C.
The principle of work of described charging electronic circuit 1 is summarized as follows:
When image element circuit is in the data-signal write phase, 12 controls the first switching transistor T1 conducting of gate signal source, data signal source 11 outputting data signals, the voltage V that data-signal is corresponding DATABe loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, data-signal writes complete, and the electric charge of the first capacitor C 1 storage is voltage V DATACorresponding electric charge.
Referring to Fig. 2, drive sub-circuits 2 comprises: derived reference signal 21, driving transistors T0, the first capacitor C 1, the second capacitor C 2, and luminescent device D1;
Wherein, the grid of driving transistors T0 links to each other with the first end (A end shown in Figure 2) of the first capacitor C 1, and source electrode links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal 21, and link to each other with an end of light emitting control electronic circuit 3 (such as the end of the C among Fig. 2) drains; Luminescent device D1 links to each other with the other end (such as the end of the D among Fig. 2) of light emitting control electronic circuit 3; One end of the second capacitor C 2 links to each other with second end (such as the end of the B among Fig. 1) of the first capacitor C 1, and the other end links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal 21; That is to say, the first capacitor C 1 is connected with the second capacitor C 2.
Charging electronic circuit 1 is used to 1 charging of the first capacitor C, light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is used for 2 conductings of control drive sub-circuits, so that the first capacitor C 1 discharge, 1 discharge of the first capacitor C drives driving transistors T0, so that luminescent device D1 is luminous, the second capacitor C 2 is used for keeping current potential corresponding to the first capacitor C 1 second end B end that is attached thereto.
Referring to Fig. 2, light emitting control electronic circuit 3 comprises: luminous signal source 31 and second switch transistor T 2;
The source electrode of second switch transistor T 2 links to each other with the drain electrode of driving transistors T0, and drain electrode links to each other with the positive pole of luminescent device D1, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in luminous signal source 31;
Luminous signal source 31 is used for 2 conductings of control second switch transistor T, thus drive sub-circuits 2 conductings that control links to each other with second switch transistor T 2.
The principle of work of described light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is summarized as follows:
Be in glow phase at image element circuit, 31 control second switch transistor Ts, 2 conductings of luminous signal source, the branch road conducting at the luminescent device D1 that links to each other with second switch transistor T 2 and driving transistors T0 place.
The voltage V of the above Ground GND of reference voltage source 21 outputs DDBe loaded into the source electrode of driving transistors T0, and be loaded into the end that the second capacitor C 2 links to each other with reference voltage source 21 output terminals.1 discharge of the first capacitor C, driving transistors T0 is at corresponding voltage and the reference voltage V of the first capacitor C 1 discharge DDEffect under driven so that luminescent device D1 continues is luminous.
Need to prove, the image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides also can not comprise light emitting control electronic circuit 3, with wire it is not replaced realizing that conducting gets final product when light emitting control electronic circuit 3 does not exist, and all can realize writing and luminescence process of data-signal.Because light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is when the write phase of data-signal, luminous signal source 31 control second switch transistor Ts 2 are closed, and the interference that reduces and avoid 11 couples of driving transistors T0 of data signal source to bring for example can be because of V DDThe V that causes owing to load-reason on the signal wire DDIR Drop; Equally, light emitting control electronic circuit 3 when the write phase of data-signal, the impact that reduces and avoid luminescent device D1 voltage drop (Voled) that data-signal is write.
Referring to Fig. 3, described image element circuit also comprises reset subcircuit 4, and this reset subcircuit 4 comprises:
Reset signal source 41, the 3rd open pipe transistor T 3, and the 4th switching transistor T4;
The source electrode of the 3rd switching transistor T3 links to each other with the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, and draining links to each other with waiting the voltage source that resets to reference to resetting voltage; Grid links to each other with the output terminal in reset signal source 41;
Described voltage source with reference to resetting voltage can be independent constant voltage source, and the voltage of output is V RefAlso can be with reference to earth point GND continuous (as shown in Figure 3).
The source electrode of the 4th switching transistor T4 links to each other with the grid of driving transistors T0, and drain electrode links to each other with the drain electrode of driving transistors T0, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in reset signal source 41;
41 control the 3rd open pipe transistor T 3 and the 4th switching transistor T4 conductings of reset signal source, wait to reset to the source electrode of voltage-drop loading to the three open pipe transistor Ts 3 of a certain voltage source output with reference to resetting voltage, the second end of the first capacitor C 1 that links to each other with the 3rd open pipe transistor T 3 source electrodes is reset to reference to resetting voltage.
Describedly wait that the voltage source that resets to reference to resetting voltage is derived reference signal or a constant voltage source; When waiting to reset to voltage source with reference to resetting voltage and be derived reference signal, the second end of the first electric capacity is reset to GND.
Be reset to GND as example take the second end with the first electric capacity, the principle of work of described reset subcircuit 4 be described:
Be in reseting stage at image element circuit, 41 control the 3rd open pipe transistor T 3 and the 4th switching transistor T4 conductings of reset signal source, the reference ground voltage that links to each other with 3 drain electrodes of the 3rd open pipe transistor T is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 that links to each other with the source electrode of the 3rd open pipe transistor T 3, and this moment, the second end B voltage of the first capacitor C 1 was GND; Because the voltage of derived reference signal 21 outputs is DC voltage, V DDBe loaded into an end of the second capacitor C 2, the voltage of the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 that 2 assurances of the second capacitor C are attached thereto is GND always; The source electrode of the 4th switching transistor T4 conducting the 4th switching transistor T4 links to each other with drain electrode with the grid of driving transistors T0 respectively with drain electrode, so that the connected mode of driving transistors T0 becomes the connected mode of diode, at this moment, the voltage that is loaded into the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 is V DD+ V Th
Reset subcircuit 4 is to be loaded into the voltage of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 be V DD+ V ThThe voltage that is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 is GND.
Below in conjunction with the sequential chart of image element circuit shown in Figure 3 and image element circuit shown in Figure 4, each electronic circuit of image element circuit that specifying the utility model embodiment provides is realized the principle of corresponding function.
And the utility model all is reset to GND as the example explanation take the second end with the first electric capacity.
Described image element circuit has reset function, data-signal write-in functions and drives lighting function, and correspondingly, image element circuit comprises three working stages, is followed successively by: reseting stage, write phase, and glow phase.
Phase one: reseting stage.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, by sequential chart shown in Figure 4 as can be known:
Luminous signal source 31 becomes high level by low level, and the second switch transistor T 2 that control links to each other with luminous signal source 31 ends, and luminescent device D1 stops luminous, is that the first capacitor C 1 resets and prepares;
Gate signal source 12 is in high level always, the first switching transistor cut-off that links to each other with gate signal source 12, and data-signal can't write;
Data signal source 11 still keeps low level, and data-signal stops output, is that the first capacitor C 1 resets and prepares;
Reference voltage source 21 is exported the direct current high level signal always, and the voltage of output is V DD
Reset signal source 41 becomes low level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that links to each other with reset signal source 41 and the 4th switching transistor T4 conducting by high level; The 3rd switching transistor T3 conducting, the reference ground voltage that links to each other with the drain electrode of the 3rd switching transistor T3 is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 that links to each other with the source electrode of the 3rd switching transistor T3.At this moment, the second end B voltage of the first capacitor C 1 is GND.The 4th switching transistor T4 conducting, the source electrode of the 4th switching transistor T4 links to each other with drain electrode with the grid of driving transistors T0 respectively with drain electrode, so that the grid of driving transistors T0 and drain electrode conducting, the connected mode of driving transistors T0 becomes the connected mode of diode, at this moment, the voltage that is loaded into the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 is V DD+ V ThV ThThreshold voltage for driving transistors T0.
Reset subcircuit 4 is to be loaded into the voltage of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 be V DD+ V ThThe voltage that is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 is GND.
Subordinate phase: write phase.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, by sequential chart shown in Figure 4 as can be known:
Luminous signal source 31 continues to keep high level, so that luminescent device D1 stops is luminous, for writing of data-signal prepared;
Reset signal source 41 becomes high level by low level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that is attached thereto and the 4th switching transistor T4 by charge storage corresponding to, the resetting voltage of reset subcircuit 4 in the first capacitor C 1.
Gate signal source 12 becomes low level, the first switching transistor T1 conducting that links to each other with gate signal source 12 by high level;
Data signal source 11 becomes high level by low level, data-signal output, corresponding voltage V DATABe loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, according to principle of charge conservation, the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 also induces and V DATACorresponding electric charge, the voltage of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 becomes V DD+ V Th+ V DATA, the voltage of the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 becomes V DATA
The voltage V that data-signal is corresponding DATAWrite circuit, corresponding charge storage is prepared for the luminescent device of next stage is luminous in the first capacitor C 1.
Phase III: glow phase.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, by sequential chart shown in Figure 4 as can be known:
Gate signal source 12 becomes high level by low level, the first switching transistor T1 cut-off that is attached thereto, and data-signal stops write circuit.
Data signal source 11 becomes low level by high level, and data-signal stops output.
Reset signal source 41 still keeps high level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that is attached thereto and the 4th switching transistor T4 cut-off.
Derived reference signal 21 keeps high level, voltage V corresponding to output direct current signal DD
Luminous signal source 31 becomes low level, second switch transistor T 2 conductings that are attached thereto, the branch road conducting at the luminescent device D1 that links to each other with second switch transistor T 2 and driving transistors T0 place by high level.The voltage that is loaded into driving transistors T0 source electrode is V s=V DD, the voltage V of grid gEqual the voltage V of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 DD+ V Th+ V DATA(V g=V DD+ V Th+ V DATA).
At this moment, the source electrode of driving transistors T0 and the voltage difference between the grid are V Gs=V g-V s=(V DD+ V Th+ V DATA)-V DD=V Th+ V DATA
Because driving transistors T0 works in state of saturation, according to the state of saturation current characteristics, the leakage current of driving transistors T0 satisfies following formula as can be known:
i d = K 2 ( V gs - V th ) 2 - - - ( 1 - 1 )
I wherein dBe the leakage current of driving transistors T0, V GsBe the grid of driving transistors T0 and the voltage between the source electrode, K is structural parameters, and this numerical value is relatively stable in the same structure.
i d = = K 2 ( V gs - V th ) 2 = K 2 ( V DATA ) 2 - - - ( 1 - 2 )
By formula (1-2) as can be known, the flow through drain electrode i of driving transistors T0 dThe V that only provides with data signal source 11 DATARelevant, with V ThIrrelevant with VDD.This leakage current i dDrive luminescent device D1 luminous, the V that the electric current of the OLED that flows through does not cause because of the backboard reasons ThThe inhomogeneous electric current that causes is different, thereby causes that brightness changes.Can be because of V yet DDThe V that causes owing to load-reason on the signal wire DDIR Drop and the curent change that causes.Can also improve because V simultaneously ThThe curent change of the luminescent device of flowing through that fails and cause, thus cause that brightness changes, and makes the luminescent device bad stability.
The below illustrates the structure of the image element circuit that the utility model embodiment provides as the N-shaped transistor as example take each switching transistor and driving transistors T0.
Need to prove, for N-shaped driving transistors, V SSFor being lower than the negative value of GND, V DATA, V ThFor on the occasion of.
Similar with Fig. 2 or image element circuit shown in Figure 3, difference is, the driving transistors T0 in the drive sub-circuits is the N-shaped transistor, and the reference voltage of derived reference signal output is the voltage V that is lower than GND SS, V ThFor on the occasion of, the negative pole of luminescent device D1 links to each other with light emitting control electronic circuit 3;
Referring to Fig. 5, charging electronic circuit 1 is identical with charging electronic circuit structure shown in Figure 2, repeats no more here.
Light emitting control electronic circuit 3 is identical with light emitting control electronic circuit structure shown in Figure 2, repeats no more here.
Referring to Fig. 6, the utility model embodiment, the image element circuit that provides also comprises:
Reset subcircuit 4, identical with reset subcircuit structure shown in Figure 3, repeat no more here.
Introduce successively the principle of work of each working stage of image element circuit below in conjunction with the working timing figure of the structure of image element circuit shown in Figure 6 and image element circuit shown in Figure 7.
Phase one: reseting stage.
Referring to Fig. 5 and Fig. 7, by sequential chart shown in Figure 6 as can be known:
Luminous signal source 31 becomes low level by high level, and the second switch transistor T 2 that control links to each other with luminous signal source 31 ends, and luminescent device D1 stops luminous, is that the first capacitor C 1 resets and prepares;
Gate signal source 12 is in low level always, the first switching transistor cut-off that links to each other with gate signal source 12, and data-signal can't write;
Data signal source 11 still keeps high level, and data-signal stops output, is that the first capacitor C 1 resets and prepares;
Reference voltage source 21 is exported the direct current low level signal always, and the voltage of output is V SS
Reset signal source 41 becomes high level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that links to each other with reset signal source 41 and the 4th switching transistor T4 conducting by level; The 3rd switching transistor T3 conducting, the reference ground voltage that links to each other with the drain electrode of the 3rd switching transistor T3 is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 that links to each other with the source electrode of the 3rd switching transistor T3.At this moment, the second end B voltage of the first capacitor C 1 is GND.The 4th switching transistor T4 conducting, the source electrode of the 4th switching transistor T4 links to each other with drain electrode with the grid of driving transistors T0 respectively with drain electrode, so that the grid of driving transistors T0 and drain electrode conducting, the connected mode of driving transistors T0 becomes the connected mode of diode, at this moment, the voltage that is loaded into the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 is V SS+ V ThV ThThreshold voltage for driving transistors T0.
Reset subcircuit 4 is to be loaded into the voltage of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 be V SS+ V ThThe voltage that is loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 is GND.
Subordinate phase: write phase.
Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, by sequential chart shown in Figure 7 as can be known:
Luminous signal source 31 continues to keep low levels, so that luminescent device D1 stops is luminous, for writing of data-signal prepared;
Reset signal source 41 becomes low level by high level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that is attached thereto and the 4th switching transistor T4 by charge storage corresponding to, the resetting voltage of reset subcircuit in the first capacitor C 1.
Gate signal source 12 becomes high level, the first switching transistor T1 conducting that links to each other with gate signal source 12 by low level;
Data signal source 11 becomes high level by low level, data-signal output, corresponding voltage V DATABe loaded into the second end B of the first capacitor C 1, according to principle of charge conservation, the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 also induces and V DATACorresponding electric charge, the voltage of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 becomes V SS+ V Th+ V DATA, the voltage of the second end B of the first capacitor C 1 becomes V DATA
The voltage V that data-signal is corresponding DATAWrite circuit, corresponding charge storage is prepared for the luminescent device of next stage is luminous in the first capacitor C 1.
Phase III: glow phase.
Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, by sequential chart shown in Figure 7 as can be known:
Gate signal source 12 becomes low level by high level, the first switching transistor T1 cut-off that is attached thereto, and data-signal stops write circuit.
Data signal source 11 becomes low level by high level, and data-signal stops output.
Reset signal source 41 still keeps low level, the 3rd switching transistor T3 that is attached thereto and the 4th switching transistor T4 cut-off.
Derived reference signal 21 keeps low level, voltage V corresponding to output direct current signal SS
Luminous signal source 31 becomes high level, second switch transistor T 2 conductings that are attached thereto, the branch road conducting at the luminescent device D1 that links to each other with second switch transistor T 2 and driving transistors T0 place by low level.The voltage that is loaded into driving transistors T0 source electrode is V s=V SS, the voltage V of grid gEqual the voltage V of the first end A of the first capacitor C 1 SS+ V Th+ V DATA(V g=V SS+ V Th+ V DATA).
At this moment, the source electrode of driving transistors T0 and the voltage difference between the grid are V Gs=V g-V s=V SS+ V Th+ V DATA-V SS=V Th+ V DATABecause V SSNegative value, V gGreater than V s, so the voltage difference between source electrode and the grid is V Gs=V Th+ V DATA
Because driving transistors T0 works in state of saturation, according to the state of saturation current characteristics, the leakage current of driving transistors T0 satisfies following formula as can be known:
i d = K 2 ( V gs - V th ) 2 - - - ( 1 - 3 )
I wherein dBe the leakage current of driving transistors T0, V GsBe the grid of driving transistors T0 and the voltage between the source electrode, K is structural parameters, and this numerical value is relatively stable in the same structure.
i d = = K 2 ( V gs - V th ) 2 = K 2 ( V DATA ) 2 - - - ( 1 - 4 )
By formula (1-4) as can be known, the flow through drain electrode i of driving transistors T0 dThe V that only provides with data signal source 11 DATARelevant, with V ThAnd V SSIrrelevant.This leakage current i dDrive luminescent device D1 luminous, the V that the electric current of the luminescent device of flowing through does not cause because of the backboard reasons ThThe inhomogeneous electric current that causes is different, thereby causes that brightness changes.Can be because of V yet SSThe curent change that the IRDrop that causes owing to load-reason on the signal wire causes.Can also improve because V simultaneously ThThe curent change of the luminescent device of flowing through that fails and cause, thus cause that brightness changes, and makes the luminescent device bad stability.
The utility model embodiment also provides a kind of display device, comprises above-mentioned image element circuit.
This display device can be the display device such as ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAYS oled panel, OLED display, OLED TV or Electronic Paper.
Need to prove that the switching transistor that the utility model embodiment provides can be that the p-type transistor also can be the N-shaped transistor.
The utility model derived reference signal is dc signal source, keeps direct current signal always; Reset signal source, gate signal source, data signal source, and the luminous signal source is AC signal, changes according to the variation of sequential.
In addition, above-mentioned various transistors (comprising switching transistor and driving transistors) source electrode s is identical with the manufacture craft of drain electrode g, can exchange nominally, and it can change nominally according to the direction of voltage.And each transistorized type can be identical in the same image element circuit, also can be different, only need to get final product according to the corresponding sequential high-low level of himself threshold voltage characteristics adjustment.Certainly, preferably mode is, the identical transistor in grid start signal source that needs, and its type is identical.More preferred, in the same image element circuit, the type of all crystals pipe identical (comprising switching transistor and driving transistors) is N-shaped transistor or p-type transistor.
In sum, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of image element circuit, not only can (reference voltage can be V so that drive the voltage of luminescent device D1 and reference voltage DDOr V SS) irrelevant, with V ThAlso irrelevant.Avoided the V that causes because of the backboard reasons ThThe inhomogeneous electric current of luminescent device that causes is different, and has avoided V DDOr V SSThe curent change that the IR Drop that causes owing to load-reason on the signal wire causes.Can also improve because V simultaneously ThThe curent change of the luminescent device of flowing through that fails and cause and brightness change, and make the problem of luminescent device bad stability.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the utility model and not break away from spirit and scope of the present utility model.Like this, if of the present utility model these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of the utility model claim and equivalent technologies thereof, then the utility model also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.

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1. an image element circuit is characterized in that, comprising: charging electronic circuit, drive sub-circuits, and light emitting control electronic circuit;
Described drive sub-circuits comprises: derived reference signal, driving transistors, the first electric capacity, the second electric capacity, and luminescent device;
Wherein, the grid of described driving transistors links to each other with the first end of the first electric capacity, and source electrode links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal, and drain electrode links to each other with the first end of light emitting control electronic circuit; Described luminescent device links to each other with the second end of light emitting control electronic circuit; One end of described the second electric capacity links to each other with the second end of the first electric capacity, and the other end links to each other with the output terminal of derived reference signal; Described charging electronic circuit links to each other with the second end of described the first electric capacity;
Described charging electronic circuit is used to described the first capacitor charging, described light emitting control electronic circuit is used for the conducting of control drive sub-circuits, so that the first capacitor discharge, it is luminous that described the first capacitor discharge drives luminescent device, and described the second electric capacity is used for keeping current potential corresponding to described the first electric capacity the second end.
2. image element circuit according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described charging electronic circuit comprises: data signal source, gate signal source, and the first switching transistor;
The drain electrode of the first switching transistor links to each other with the output terminal of data signal source, and source electrode links to each other with the second end of the first electric capacity, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in gate signal source;
Described gate signal source is used for control the first switching transistor conducting, and described data signal source is described the first capacitor charging.
3. image element circuit according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described light emitting control electronic circuit comprises: luminous signal source and second switch transistor;
The transistorized source electrode of described second switch links to each other with the drain electrode of driving transistors, and drain electrode links to each other with the positive pole of luminescent device, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in luminous signal source;
Described luminous signal source is used for control second switch transistor turns, thus the drive sub-circuits conducting that control links to each other with the second switch transistor.
4. image element circuit according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described image element circuit also comprises reset subcircuit, and this reset subcircuit comprises reset signal source, the 3rd open pipe transistor, and the 4th switching transistor;
The source electrode of described the 3rd switching transistor links to each other with the second end of the first electric capacity, drains and waits that resetting to a certain voltage source with reference to resetting voltage links to each other;
The source electrode of described the 4th switching transistor links to each other with the grid of driving transistors, and drain electrode links to each other with the drain electrode of driving transistors, and grid links to each other with the output terminal in reset signal source;
The 3rd open pipe transistor and the 4th switching transistor conducting are controlled in described reset signal source, the described voltage-drop loading of waiting to reset to a certain voltage source output with reference to resetting voltage is to described the 3rd open pipe transistor, and the second end of the first electric capacity that links to each other with the 3rd open pipe transistor source is reset to reference to resetting voltage.
5. image element circuit according to claim 4 is characterized in that, describedly waits that the voltage source that resets to reference to resetting voltage is derived reference signal or a constant voltage source; When waiting to reset to voltage source with reference to resetting voltage and be derived reference signal, the second end of the first electric capacity is reset to GND.
6. image element circuit according to claim 4 is characterized in that, when described driving transistors was the p-type transistor, the positive pole of described luminescent device linked to each other with the first end of light emitting control electronic circuit; When described driving transistors is the N-shaped transistor, the negative pole of described luminescent device links to each other with the first end of light emitting control electronic circuit.
7. a display device is characterized in that, comprises each described image element circuit of claim 1-6.
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