TW200421221A - Active matrix display devices - Google Patents

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TW200421221A
TW200421221A TW93108523A TW93108523A TW200421221A TW 200421221 A TW200421221 A TW 200421221A TW 93108523 A TW93108523 A TW 93108523A TW 93108523 A TW93108523 A TW 93108523A TW 200421221 A TW200421221 A TW 200421221A
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An active matrix display device having current-driven light emitting display pixels uses a modelling circuit outside the display area for modelling the behaviour of a plurality of the display pixels. The modelling circuit is provided with a pixel drive signal derived from the pixel drive signals for the plurality of display pixels. A transistor characteristic of the drive transistor in the modelling circuit is measured and the pixel drive signals for the plurality of display pixels are modified in response to the measured transistor characteristic. This can be used to provide an average correction for threshold voltage drift, and can thereby enable the use of amorphous silicon drive transistors whilst maintaining a simple pixel circuit.

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200421221 玫、發明說明: 發明所屬之技術領域】 限於 本發明係關於一種主動矩陣顯示奘 干.”貝不哀置,特別是但不,一、 具有與母一像素相關之薄膜交換雷曰 光顯示裝置 【先前技術 一— 兴电日日體之主動矩陣電致發 疋件之矩陣顯示裝置為人 用聚合物材料或發光二極 化合物之有機薄膜電致發 ’尤其是聚合物材料,之 顯示裝置之能力。此等材 個或多個半導結合聚合物 利用電致發光、光發射等顯示 所热知。该寺顯示元件包括例如 體(LEDs)或用傳統式瓜半導體 光元件。近來有機電致發光材料 開發已展現出彼等實際用於視頻 料通常包括夹於一對電極間之一 層,其中之一個層為透明而其他則為適於注射電洞或電子 至聚合物層中之材料。 該♦ σ物材料可用化學汽相沉積加工或僅以使用一種易 /合〜σ承合物之溶液旋轉塗敷來製作。亦可用噴墨印刷。 有機電致發光材料可被安排成顯示如二極體般〗_ν特性 而使其旎提供顯示功能及交換功能,也因而可用於被動型 顯不益中。另一方面,此等材料可用於具有每一像素均包 括一顯不元件及一用以控制流經顯示元件電流之交換裝置 之主動矩陣顯示裝置。 此i顯示裝置有以電流定址之顯示元件而使傳統式類比 驅動計劃要供應一可控電流至顯示元件。已知提供一電流 源電晶體做為像素組態之部分,以供應至該電流源電晶體200421221 Description of the invention: The technical field to which the invention belongs] is limited to the present invention pertaining to an active matrix display. "Beibu Lai, especially but not, one, has a thin film exchange with the mother and one pixel. Device [Prior Technology 1—The matrix display device of Xingdian Sunray ’s active matrix electro-optical device is an organic thin-film electro-optic device for polymer materials or light-emitting diode compounds, especially a display device for polymer The ability of these materials to display one or more semiconducting polymers using electroluminescence, light emission, etc. The display elements of the temple include, for example, LEDs or conventional light-emitting semiconductor light elements. Recently organic electricity The development of electroluminescent materials has shown that their practical use in video materials usually includes a layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, one of which is transparent and the other a material suitable for injecting holes or electrons into a polymer layer. The sigma material can be processed by chemical vapor deposition or just spin-coated with a solution of easy-to-combine sigma complex. It can also be inkjet printed Organic electroluminescent materials can be arranged to display diode-like characteristics, so that they can provide display functions and exchange functions, and thus can be used in passive display. On the other hand, these materials can be used to have Each pixel includes a display element and an active matrix display device to control the current flowing through the display element. This i display device has a display element addressed by current so that the traditional analog drive plan must supply a Control current to display element. It is known to provide a current source transistor as part of the pixel configuration to supply to the current source transistor.

O:\92\92233.DOC 之閘電壓決定流經該 址階段彳I # Μ ^ 件之電流。一儲存電容器在定 1白奴後保持該閘電壓。 圖1所示為—ρ , 置之像路°之用於主動矩陣定址電致發光顯示裝 有規該顯示裝置包括-如圖中方塊1所示具有一 行一丁矩陣陣列且含有位於列(選擇)與 仃(貝枓)位址導I# 4溆A _ 1 k ♦ /、父又木合間之連同相關交換構件之 兒致發光顯示元件2 $ ff» 4c & 1 杏 板。為求簡明,圖中僅示出少數像 、,干' T⑧有數百列及行之像素。該等像素1經由列盘 订位址導體被—包括連接至各導體集合末端-列掃描驅動 電路8及-行資料驅動電路9之周邊驅動電路來定址。 •亥电致發光顯不疋件2包括—在此以led為其代表符號 且含有其間夹有—個或多個有機電致發光材料主動層之一 對電極之有機發光:極體。料列之顯示元件連同相關主 動矩陣電路被載於—絕緣支座之-邊上。該等顯示元件之 陰極或陽極是以透明導電材料形成。該支座為諸如玻璃之 透明材料而最接近基板之顯示元件2之電極則含有諸如氧 化銦錫(IT〇)之透明導電材料而使電致發光層所產生之光 發射透過此等電極及支座而使觀看者在支座之另一邊可看 到。通书该有機電致發光材料層之厚度在丨⑽與200 nm 之間。可用於元件2之適宜有機電致發光材料之典型舉例為 已知且說明於ΕΡ-Α-0 717446中。亦可用W096/36959中所述 之結合聚合物材料。 _ 圖2所示為一已知之用於提供電壓定址操作之像素及驅 動電路裝置。每一像素1包括該電致發光顯示元件2及相關 O:\92\92233 DOC -7- 200421221 驅動電路。該驅動電路有_由列導體4±_列位址脈衝接通 之位址電晶體16。當該位址電晶體被接通時,行導體6上之 、私壓可傳至其餘像素。尤其是該位址電晶體Μ供應該行 導體電壓至包括-驅動電晶體22及_儲存電容器以之 流源2〇。行電壓被提供至驅動電晶體22之閘極,該問極即 使在列位址脈衝已結束後仍由儲存電容器Μ保持於此一電 壓上。 為一 η型薄膜電晶 此一電路中之驅動電晶體22被實施The gate voltage of O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC determines the current flowing through 彳 I # Μ ^ pieces at this address stage. A storage capacitor maintains the gate voltage after setting a white slave. Figure 1 shows -ρ, which is placed on the image path, and is used for active matrix addressing electroluminescence display equipment. The display device includes-as shown in box 1 in the figure, it has a row and a matrix array and contains columns (select ) And 仃 (贝 枓) address guide I # 4 溆 A _ 1 k ♦ /, the luminescence display element of the parent and the wood together with related exchange components 2 $ ff »4c & 1 apricot board. For simplicity, only a few images are shown in the figure, and there are hundreds of columns and rows of pixels. The pixels 1 are addressed via column-disk addressing conductors-including peripheral drive circuits connected to the end of each conductor set-column scan drive circuit 8 and-row data drive circuit 9. • The electroluminescence display device 2 includes—here, led is used as its representative symbol and contains one of the active layers of one or more organic electroluminescent materials sandwiched therebetween—the organic light emitting of the counter electrode: the polar body. The display elements of the material together with the relevant active matrix circuit are carried on the side of the -insulating support. The cathode or anode of these display elements is formed of a transparent conductive material. The support is a transparent material such as glass and the electrode of the display element 2 closest to the substrate contains a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (IT0) to allow light emission from the electroluminescent layer to pass through these electrodes and support. Seat so that the viewer can see on the other side of the stand. Throughout the book, the thickness of the organic electroluminescent material layer is between ⑽ and 200 nm. Typical examples of suitable organic electroluminescent materials that can be used for element 2 are known and described in EP-A-0 717446. A combination of polymeric materials as described in W096 / 36959 can also be used. _ Figure 2 shows a known pixel and driver circuit arrangement for providing voltage addressing operation. Each pixel 1 includes the electroluminescent display element 2 and related O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC -7- 200421221 driving circuit. The driving circuit has an address transistor 16 which is turned on by a column conductor 4 ± _ column address pulse. When the address transistor is turned on, the private voltage on the row conductor 6 can be transmitted to the remaining pixels. In particular, the address transistor M supplies the row of conductor voltage to the source 20 including the driving transistor 22 and the storage capacitor. The row voltage is supplied to the gate of the driving transistor 22, and the interrogator is held at this voltage by the storage capacitor M even after the column address pulse has ended. Is an n-type thin film transistor. The driving transistor 22 in this circuit is implemented.

_源極電壓固定。如此可有 ’而儲存電容器24則保持閘極 -固定之源極-沒極電流通過該電晶體,因而提供像素之欲 有電流源操作。該η型驅動電晶體可用非結晶矽來實施。該 驅動電晶體可被實施為·_ρ型電晶體,而這通常適於用聚石夕 實施0 ,在上述基本像素電路中’就聚矽電路而t,由於電晶體 通道中聚矽粒之統計分配,電晶體之臨界電壓有變動。但 聚石夕電晶體在電流及電壓應力下較為穩定,所以臨界電壓 保持實質恒定。 以非結晶梦像素電路用於主動矩陣發光二極體(led)顯 示器有很多好處。能夠如此是因LED農置之電流需求隨裝 置效率之改善而減小。例如,有機LED裝置及經溶液處理 有機LED裝置近來經使㈣光已顯現有極高效率。在非結 晶矽電晶體中之臨界電壓變動小,.至少在基板上之短距離 上如此,但其臨界電壓對電壓應力極為敏感。驅動電晶體 需要施加超過臨界之高電遷造成臨界電壓之大改變,而此_Source voltage is fixed. In this way, the storage capacitor 24 keeps the gate-fixed source-no-electrode current flowing through the transistor, thus providing the pixel with the desired current source operation. The n-type driving transistor can be implemented with amorphous silicon. The driving transistor can be implemented as a _ρ type transistor, and this is usually suitable for using polysilicon to implement 0. In the above-mentioned basic pixel circuit, 'for polysilicon circuits, t, due to the statistics of polysilicon particles in the transistor channel Distribution, the threshold voltage of the transistor changes. However, the polysilicon transistor is relatively stable under current and voltage stress, so the critical voltage remains substantially constant. There are many benefits to using an amorphous dream pixel circuit for an active matrix light emitting diode (LED) display. This can be done because the current demand of LED farming equipment decreases with the improvement of device efficiency. For example, organic LED devices and solution-treated organic LED devices have recently made calendering extremely efficient. The threshold voltage variation in non-crystalline silicon transistors is small, at least over a short distance on the substrate, but its threshold voltage is extremely sensitive to voltage stress. The driving transistor needs to apply a high electrical transition beyond the threshold to cause a large change in the threshold voltage, and this

O:\92\92233.DOC 200421221 一改麦全視所顯示圖像之資訊内容而定。此一老化為以非 結晶石夕電晶體所驅動LED顯示器中之一嚴重問題。 對補彳貝通常因老化所造成驅動電晶體臨界電壓改變之電 壓定址像素電路已有許多建議。某些建議是在每—像素: 引入額外電路元件而使驅動電晶體之臨界電壓可在每框上 被:以測量。測量臨界電壓方式之一是接通驅動電晶體做 為=址順序之一部分,及隔斷該驅動電晶體而使驅動電晶 體電流讓該驅動電晶體閘極-源極接點上之一電容器放 电”在某時間點上,電容器放電至保持驅動電晶體臨界 電壓之點,而驅動電晶體停止導電。於是該臨界電壓被儲 存(亦即被測量)於該電容器上。此一臨界電壓然後可被加至 -資料輸入電壓(仍用像素中之電路元件)而使提供至驅動 電晶體之閘電壓考慮在臨界電壓内。 此等補仏计劃需要更複雜之像素組態及驅動計劃。 【發明内容】 示裝置,包括在一顯示區内 包括一電流驅動之發光顯示 示元件之驅動電晶體,其中 對複數個顯示像素之行為建 本發明提供一種主動矩陣顯 之一顯示像素陣列,每一像素 元件及一驅動該電流經過該顯 該裝置更包括在顯示區外用以 杈且有一電流驅動之發光顯示元件及一驅動電晶體之至少 個建板電路’ 4至少-個建模電路備有取自用於複數個 顯示像素之-些像素驅動信號中之—個像素驅動信號,其 中該裝置更包括: 用以測里建;^電路驅動電晶體之電晶體特性之構件;及O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC 200421221 A change depends on the information content of the displayed image. This aging is a serious problem in LED displays driven by amorphous stone transistors. There have been many proposals for voltage-addressed pixel circuits that change the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, usually due to aging. Some suggestions are in per-pixel: the introduction of additional circuit elements so that the threshold voltage for driving the transistor can be measured on each frame: One way to measure the critical voltage is to switch on the driving transistor as part of the address sequence, and to block the driving transistor so that the driving transistor current discharges a capacitor at the gate-source contact of the driving transistor. " At a certain point in time, the capacitor is discharged to a point where the critical voltage of the driving transistor is maintained, and the driving transistor stops conducting. The critical voltage is then stored (ie, measured) on the capacitor. This critical voltage can then be applied To-data input voltage (still use the circuit elements in the pixel) so that the gate voltage provided to the driving transistor is considered within the threshold voltage. These supplementary plans require more complicated pixel configurations and driving plans. [Summary of the Invention] The display device includes a driving transistor including a current-driven light-emitting display display element in a display area, wherein the behavior of a plurality of display pixels is provided. The present invention provides an active matrix display and a display pixel array. Each pixel element And a device for driving the current through the display device further comprises a light-emitting display element for driving the current outside the display area and a current drive, and a At least one board-building circuit of the power transistor '4 At least one modeling circuit is provided with a pixel driving signal taken from one of the pixel driving signals for a plurality of display pixels, wherein the device further includes: Li Jian; ^ the transistor characteristics of the circuit-driven transistor; and

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用以響應經測ϊ之電晶體特性修改用於 像素之像素驅動信號之構件。 U 在此裝置中’用-個假像素(或多個)對顯示 建模,而對該等像素驅動信號作適當校正。這可讓^匕 像素運用於該顯示區中,或能讓 、,,式 』1豕京包路及定時作簡罝 修改以便校正該驅動電晶體之特性。 包日日體特性可能县雪 晶體之臨界電壓。對假傻音夕八4 假像素之分析為決定產生一既定電产A component for modifying a pixel driving signal for a pixel in response to a measured transistor characteristic. U In this device ', the display is modeled with a dummy pixel (or multiples) and the pixel drive signals are appropriately corrected. This allows ^ d pixels to be used in the display area, or it can be modified to adjust the characteristics of the driving transistor. The characteristics of Baori solar body may be the threshold voltage of snow crystals. The analysis of the fake silly sounds and the false pixels determines the generation of a given electricity

或若干電流所需閘/源電壓所 ;,L β 因此,建模要慮及電晶 體中之其他變化,例如移動率之變化。 包曰曰 單一建模電路可用於對所有 、-奴〇 ^心像素订為之建模或提供 複數個建模電路,每個用 v n τ +.肩不像素子集行為之建 換。例如’-顯示像素子集可包括—列顯示像素。 提供至建模電路之像辛驄翻 廍箱… 唬可取自供應至複數個對 一平均像素驅動信號。雖然這並不能校正個 驅動電晶體之特性,但此—校正在某些情形中已足夠, 歹^去像素平均亮度在時間上較為—致之電視應用方面。 像素驅動信號之平均可藉將用於複數 數位圖像資料加以平均 丁彳冢常之 _獲仵。此一數位資料被提供至行 ,駆動電路並立即可供 _次 ,、μ 貝料處理器用於以來自像素建 棋電路之資訊進行校正。 另-選擇是像素驅動信號之平均可藉將供應至複數 應顯示像辛之驗;私# 常之艇動电'机加以平均而-獲得。若如此時,則需 要用以測量供靡至顧+ ' σ或.、員示器不同部分電流之電路。 例如,建模電路可包括顯示器之-定比形式像素電路。Or the gate / source voltage required for some currents ;, L β Therefore, the modeling should take into account other changes in the electrical crystal, such as changes in mobility. Bao Yueyi A single modeling circuit can be used to model all or-0 0 pixels, or to provide a plurality of modeling circuits, each with v n τ +. Should be a subset of the behavior of the pixel subset. For example, the '-display pixel subset may include-columns of display pixels. The image provided to the modeled circuit is turned over ... It can be taken from the supply to a plurality of one-to-one average pixel drive signals. Although this does not correct the characteristics of a driving transistor, this-correction is sufficient in some cases, and the average brightness of the pixels is relatively time-dependent, which is related to television applications. The average of the pixel driving signals can be averaged by using the digital image data for complex images. This digital data is provided to the line, the circuit is moved and immediately available for _ times, and the μ processor is used to correct the information from the pixel building chess circuit. Another option is that the average of the pixel drive signals can be obtained by averaging the supply to the complex number which should display like Xin's experience; If this is the case, a circuit is required to measure the current to different parts of the indicator + σ or. For example, the modeling circuit may include a fixed-scale pixel circuit of a display.

O:\92\92233 DOC ,10- 200421221 此一電路已為其他測試而提供。 改如上所述,像素驅動信號可在行驅動電路中被加以修 ^但用於該等複數個顯示像素之像素驅動信號可用每二 …不像素中之附加電路來修改。例如,在驅動電晶 極與源極間提供一綠在雷六 ^ 閑極… 在行資料線與驅動電晶體 , '、位址電晶體。於是附加電路可提供為在第二 仃線與驅動電晶體源極間—第二位址電晶體之形式。如此 =儲存電容器保持-視像素資料輸人及第二行線上資料而 疋之閘源電壓。 、 二加電路亦可包括一第二儲存電容器,第—及第二儲 存电谷器串聯於驅動電晶體之閘極與源極間。在此—安排 中’-電容器用於資料信號而另—電容器用於臨界電壓。 本發明亦提供一種驅動一主動矩陣顯示裝置之方法,該 ^動矩陣顯示裝置包括一陣列在一顯示區内之顯示像素: 素包括-電流驅動之發光顯示元件及—㈣電^ 、、二讀顯不元件之驅動電晶體,該方法包括·· 在顯示區外提供用以對複數個顯示像素之行為建模且包 括一電流驅動發光顯示元件及__驅動電晶體之 模電路; 運 ^供^取自用於複數個顯示像素之—些像素驅動信號 干之一像素驅動信號之至少一個建模電路; 測試該建模電路驅動電晶體之電·晶體特性;及 響應經測量之電晶體特性修改用於複數個顯示像素 素驅動信號。 、O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC, 10- 200421221 This circuit has been provided for other tests. As described above, the pixel driving signals may be modified in the row driving circuit. However, the pixel driving signals for the plurality of display pixels may be modified by an additional circuit in every two pixels. For example, a green and thunder ^ idle electrode is provided between the driving transistor and the source ... the row data line and the driving transistor, ', address transistor. The additional circuit can then be provided in the form of a second address transistor between the second stub and the source of the drive transistor. So = storage capacitor hold-depending on the pixel data input and the second line of data, the source voltage of the gate. The two plus circuit may also include a second storage capacitor, and the first and second storage valleyrs are connected in series between the gate and the source of the driving transistor. In this arrangement-the capacitor is used for the data signal and the other-the capacitor is used for the threshold voltage. The present invention also provides a method for driving an active matrix display device. The active matrix display device includes an array of display pixels in a display area. The element includes-a current-driven light-emitting display element and-㈣ electricity ^ ,, second reading The driving transistor of the display element includes: providing a model circuit for modeling the behavior of a plurality of display pixels outside the display area and including a current-driven light-emitting display element and a __ driving transistor crystal mode circuit; ^ Taken from at least one modeling circuit for a plurality of display pixels, some pixel driving signals, one pixel driving signal; testing the electrical and crystal characteristics of the modeling circuit driving transistor; and responding to measured transistor characteristics Modified for a plurality of display pixel driving signals. ,

O:\92\92233.DOC -11 - 200421221 【實施方式】 广所示為本發明之顯示裝置,包括一顯示區3〇及在顯示 2外之列與彳τ驅動電路8,卜提供—測試單元32, ==假像素。此等在顯示區32外之附加像素 測试目的已提供且經常被稱為處理控制模組或測試電路。 素電路。在所有情形下,該假像素電路代表實際之像素電 路具有類似之組件及操作以保證準確之校正。 該假像素電路包括一額外感測線4〇及一連接於感測線4〇 與驅動電晶體22源極間之感測電晶體42。該假像素電路經 受代表像素陣列平均驅動狀況(或該陣列一部分平均驅動 圖4所示為用以對圖2像素電路行為建模之假像素設吁 假像素之電路元件2,22,24可為在像素中者之 ^ 該假電路可包括該像素電路之定比形式。因此該假電路可 包括並聯之若干像素使得電路行為與像素電路相同但在相 同電Μ上有較大電流。這樣較單—像素電路容易測量。另 一選擇是電路組件之實體可較大,雖然所有電路組件均以 相同因數增大其大小。重點是該電路之行為方式如同一像 狀況)之驅動狀況。於是該假電路被用以測量驅動電晶體之 臨界電壓。 為測量驅動電晶體之臨界電壓,如圖5所示感測線4〇被連 接至一虛擬接地電流感測器50。此一裝置測試電流而不會 讓感測線40上之電壓有任何改變,·使得能感測到很小之電 流。該電流感測器控制一斜坡電壓產生器52之操作。 在顯示器每個場時段開始時,該假像素電路被用來執行 O:\92\92233 DOC -12- 200421221 臨界電壓測量操作。在該場時段之剩餘時間中,該假電路 被驅動至一代表該陣列像素驅動狀況之電壓。 為進行臨界測量操作,位址電晶體16及感測電晶體42被 接通。於疋驅動電晶體22之閘極被放電至資料行6上之電 壓,忒電壓此時被安排成小於驅動電晶體22之臨界電壓而 使之破斷開。LED顯示元件2之陽極也被保持在通地之感測 線40之電壓。功率執道26現在為高。 於是斜坡電壓產生器5 2以直線或步進方式增大行6上之 電壓,例如藉增大緩衝器之電壓輸出或注射電荷至該行。 驅動電晶體22之閘極跟隨該行電壓直至驅動電晶體被接 通於疋%流被注入感測線40並被電流感測器42所偵得。 此時斜坡電壓產生器之電壓輸出被儲存而且用做驅動電晶 體臨界電壓之測量。 在忒% Η守段之剩餘時間中,一信號被從資料源54提供至 乂假像素。在此時間中,該假像素被以其餘顯示驅動狀況 之平均加以驅動。 像素驅動信號之平均可藉對用於對應複數個顯示像素之 數位圖像貝料加以數位平均而獲得。另一選擇是像素驅動 L號之平均可藉對供應至對應複數個顯示像素之驅動電流 一 乂平均而獲仟。若如此時,則需要用以測量供應至該顯 不器或該顯示器不同部分電流之電路。 於是該假像素被以.此一平均電流值加以驅動,或視該假 素中電路組而疋用以此一電流之定比形式來驅動。如上 斤述在每個场時段中可有一次臨界電壓之測量,但可有更O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC -11-200421221 [Embodiment] The display device widely shown in the present invention includes a display area 30 and a line outside the display 2 and a ττ drive circuit 8. Provided-test Unit 32, == false pixels. These additional pixels outside the display area 32 have been provided for testing purposes and are often referred to as processing control modules or test circuits.素 电路。 Circuit. In all cases, the dummy pixel circuit represents that the actual pixel circuit has similar components and operations to ensure accurate correction. The dummy pixel circuit includes an additional sensing line 40 and a sensing transistor 42 connected between the sensing line 40 and the source of the driving transistor 22. The dummy pixel circuit is subjected to the average driving condition of the representative pixel array (or a portion of the array is driven averagely). Circuit elements 2, 22, 24 shown in FIG. 4 which are dummy pixels used to model the behavior of the pixel circuit in FIG. 2 can be Among the pixels ^ The dummy circuit may include a fixed-ratio form of the pixel circuit. Therefore, the dummy circuit may include a number of pixels connected in parallel so that the circuit behaves the same as the pixel circuit but has a larger current on the same electricity. —The pixel circuit is easy to measure. Another option is that the physical size of the circuit components can be larger, although all circuit components are increased in size by the same factor. The focus is on the driving conditions of the circuit's behavior like the same image condition). The dummy circuit is then used to measure the threshold voltage of the driving transistor. To measure the threshold voltage of the driving transistor, a sensing line 40 is connected to a virtual ground current sensor 50 as shown in FIG. This device tests the current without any change in the voltage on the sense line 40, so that a small current can be sensed. The current sensor controls the operation of a ramp voltage generator 52. The dummy pixel circuit is used to perform the O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC -12- 200421221 threshold voltage measurement operation at the beginning of each field period of the display. During the rest of the field period, the dummy circuit is driven to a voltage representing the driving conditions of the array pixels. To perform a critical measurement operation, the address transistor 16 and the sensing transistor 42 are turned on. The gate of the driving transistor 22 is discharged to the voltage on the data line 6, and the voltage of the driving transistor is arranged to be smaller than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor 22 to break it. The anode of the LED display element 2 is also held at the voltage of the ground sense line 40. Power runway 26 is now high. The ramp voltage generator 52 then increases the voltage on line 6 in a linear or stepwise manner, for example by increasing the voltage output of the buffer or injecting charge into the line. The gate of the driving transistor 22 follows the row voltage until the driving transistor is switched on, and the current is injected into the sensing line 40 and detected by the current sensor 42. The voltage output of the ramp voltage generator is now stored and used to measure the critical voltage of the driving transistor. During the remaining time of the% guard period, a signal is provided from the data source 54 to the dummy pixel. During this time, the dummy pixel is driven by the average of the remaining display driving conditions. The average of the pixel driving signals can be obtained by digitally averaging digital image materials used to correspond to a plurality of display pixels. Another option is that the average of the pixel driving L number can be obtained by averaging the driving currents supplied to the corresponding display pixels. If so, a circuit is needed to measure the current supplied to the monitor or different parts of the display. The dummy pixel is then driven by the average current value, or it is driven by a fixed ratio of the current depending on the circuit group in the dummy pixel. As mentioned above, there can be a measurement of the threshold voltage in each field period, but there can be more

O:\92\92233.DOC -13- 200421221 多次。 然後經測量之臨界電壓被加至用於各像素欲有之類比或 數位資料電壓,例如在源驅動電路(數位)或該等像素本身中 者(類比)。如此用於複數個顯示像素之像素驅動信號即響應 叙驅動兒晶體臨界電壓之經測量臨界電壓被加以修改。應 知對假像素之驅動要慮及為像素進行之補償,使得假像素 驅動電晶體之老化準確反應對應陣列像素之老化。 圖6所示為能使臨界電壓加入像素中之第一像素安排。 第一及第二電容器(^與C2串聯於驅動電晶體22之閘極與 源極間。藉位址電晶體16對驅動電晶體閘極提供像素資料 輸入。此一輸入將第一電容器Ci充電至像素資料電壓。第 二電容器C2用於儲存驅動電晶體臨界電壓(由假像素之排 列而決定)。 第一與第二電容器間之接點經由第三電晶體62連接至一 附加線60。此線用於提供臨界電壓至像素。 第四電晶體64連接於驅動電晶體22源極與地之間。這是 用做從驅動電晶體排流而不會照亮顯示元件,尤其是在像 素程式化順序中。 二儲存電容器可包括一附加儲存電容器(如圖2中之電路)或 5亥顯不元件之本身電容。 電晶體16,62,64由i卓接5处楚叫k ^ 〇斗甶遷接至彼寺閘極之各導體控制。下 文中可看出電晶體62與64可共用一-導體。 僅驅動電晶體2 2用於择定雷、a指斗、 一 U疋電々,L杈式。電路中之所有其他 薄膜電晶體16,62,64½田私4。a w 64均用做刼作於一短任務循環上之開O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC -13- 200421221 multiple times. The measured threshold voltage is then applied to the analog or digital data voltage desired for each pixel, such as in the source drive circuit (digital) or in the pixels themselves (analog). The pixel driving signals thus used for a plurality of display pixels are modified in response to the measured critical voltages of the critical voltages of the driving crystals. It should be noted that the driving of the dummy pixels must consider the compensation for the pixels, so that the aging of the driving pixels of the dummy pixels accurately reflects the aging of the corresponding array pixels. FIG. 6 shows a first pixel arrangement that enables a threshold voltage to be applied to a pixel. The first and second capacitors (^ and C2 are connected in series between the gate and the source of the driving transistor 22. The address transistor 16 provides pixel data input to the driving transistor gate. This input charges the first capacitor Ci To the pixel data voltage. The second capacitor C2 is used to store the threshold voltage of the driving transistor (determined by the arrangement of the dummy pixels). The junction between the first and second capacitors is connected to an additional line 60 via the third transistor 62. This line is used to provide the threshold voltage to the pixel. The fourth transistor 64 is connected between the source of the driving transistor 22 and the ground. This is used to drain from the driving transistor without illuminating the display element, especially in the pixel In the programming sequence, the two storage capacitors can include an additional storage capacitor (such as the circuit in Figure 2) or the capacitance of the 5H display element. The transistors 16, 62, and 64 are called k ^ 5 by i. The bucket is connected to the control of each conductor of the gate of the temple. It can be seen in the following that the transistors 62 and 64 can share a -conductor. Only the transistor 22 is driven to select a mine, a finger bucket, and a U battery. , L type. All other thin film transistors in the circuit Field 16,62,64½ private 4.a w 64 are used to open my Bookbag Help for the task of a short cycle

O:\92\92233.DOC -14- 200421221 關。所以此等裝置令之臨界電壓漂移小 能。圖7所示為定時圖。 〜響電路性 圖中之標線16,62,64代表施加至各電晶體之閉1 標線60代表施加至附加線60之電壓,「資料」,之*… 代表資細上資料信號之定時。劃有影線之區域:二: 料線6上資料用於其他像素列之時間。從下文之說明二;: 用於其他像素狀㈣可在此時施加而使資料幾乎連 施加至資料線32而有管線式操作。 、貝皮 麼储存於1上’然後儲存臨界 22之閘極-源極為資料電壓加 該電路之操作是將資料電 電壓至C2上而使驅動電晶體 上臨界電魔。 該電路之操作包括下述步驟。 位址電晶體16被接通’且第三電晶體62被接通。此時, 如標線60所示有一接地電壓提供於線60上。如此將電容器 Q之一邊接地而其另一邊接至資料電|,使得資料電麼被 儲存於C 1上。 然後位址電晶體16被斷開而使Ci浮動。然後臨界電壓“ 被提供於線60上而如此對第二電容器Q充電,電容器c,之 相對端點經由第四電晶體64通地。 最後,弘晶體62與64被斷開,而驅動電晶體將兩個電容 器之組合電壓施加於其閘極_源極接點上。 圖7所示為資料僅須在行6上一段對應於用於位址電晶體 1 6列位址脈衝之時間。定址相位之第二半可與用於鄰近列 定址相位之第一半重疊而使得可用一管線式位址順序。因O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC -14- 200421221 off. Therefore, these devices make the threshold voltage drift small. Figure 7 shows the timing diagram. ~ Remarks 16, 62, 64 in the circuit diagram represent the closed 1 applied to each transistor. Representation 60 represents the voltage applied to the additional line 60. "Data", * ... represents the timing of the data signal on the details. . The hatched area: 2: The time on the data line 6 for other pixel columns. From the second explanation below ;: For other pixel-shaped ㈣ can be applied at this time so that the data is almost even applied to the data line 32 and has a pipeline operation. 、 Bepi is stored on 1 ′ and then stores the threshold 22 gate-source data voltage plus the operation of this circuit is to transfer the data voltage to C2 to drive the critical voltage on the transistor. The operation of this circuit includes the following steps. The address transistor 16 is turned on 'and the third transistor 62 is turned on. At this time, a ground voltage is provided on the line 60 as shown by the marked line 60. In this way, one side of the capacitor Q is grounded and the other side is connected to the data circuit |, so that the data circuit is stored on C1. The address transistor 16 is then turned off to make Ci float. The critical voltage "is then provided on line 60 to charge the second capacitor Q in this way, and the opposite terminal of capacitor c is connected to ground via the fourth transistor 64. Finally, the crystals 62 and 64 are disconnected and the transistor is driven The combined voltage of the two capacitors is applied to their gate-source contacts. Figure 7 shows that the data only has to be on row 6 for a period of time corresponding to the address pulses used for the address transistor 16 columns. Addressing The second half of the phase can overlap the first half of the addressing phase for adjacent columns, making a pipelined address sequence available.

O:\92\92233.DOC -15 - 200421221 此’疋址順序之長度並不意味著長像素程序化時間,而有 效線時間僅受限於當位址電晶體接通時對電容器Ci充電所 需時間。此一時間與用於一標準主動矩陣定址順序者相同。 圖8所示為可讓臨界電壓被加至像素中之第二像素安 排。圖8之電路事實上與圖4之假像素電路相同,但感測線 4〇由一附加輸入線70取代而感測電晶體42由一附加輸入電 晶體72取代。此—像素之驅動是將儲存電容器24之一邊: 電至資料電壓而其另一邊充電至等於臨界電壓幅度之負電 壓。因此’該儲存電容器上之總電壓為資料電壓加上臨: 電壓。 圖9所示為操作之定時。定址時間仍是有兩個階段。在第 :階段中,輸入線72接地,而電容器24經由位址電晶體^ 被充電至資料電壓。在第二階段中,在線72上提供反向之 臨界電壓。 上述一例中,像素被加以修改而可加上臨界電壓。這 樣可讓行導體上所需之電壓在像素中加上臨界電壓時仍保 持於限度内。臨界電壓亦可藉電容耦合效應,例如用於主 動矩陣液晶顯示所謂之「4階層驅動計劃」中加上電壓之類 似方式,而加至像素驅動信號。 如上所述,校正能補償像素電路組件之老化,特別是魏 動電晶體之老化。|發明<電路及方法也對顯示器之溫戶 變化提供補償。非結晶㊉電路之特性視溫度而^,本= 可藉在與顯示器之像素經受類似溫度狀況之區域内放置該 假像素電路來補償此一對溫度之依賴性。如此,該假像素O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC -15-200421221 The length of this 'address sequence' does not imply long pixel programming time, and the effective line time is only limited by the charge of capacitor Ci when the address transistor is turned on. Take time. This time is the same as that used for a standard active matrix addressing sequence. Figure 8 shows a second pixel arrangement that allows a threshold voltage to be applied to a pixel. The circuit of Fig. 8 is actually the same as the dummy pixel circuit of Fig. 4, but the sensing line 40 is replaced by an additional input line 70 and the sensing transistor 42 is replaced by an additional input transistor 72. The pixel is driven by charging one side of the storage capacitor 24 to the data voltage and charging the other side to a negative voltage equal to the threshold voltage amplitude. Therefore, the total voltage on the storage capacitor is the data voltage plus the voltage: Figure 9 shows the timing of the operation. There are still two phases to addressing time. In the first stage, the input line 72 is grounded, and the capacitor 24 is charged to the data voltage via the address transistor ^. In the second phase, a reverse threshold voltage is provided on line 72. In the above example, the pixel is modified so that a threshold voltage can be applied. This keeps the voltage required on the row conductors within limits when a threshold voltage is applied to the pixel. The threshold voltage can also be added to the pixel driving signal by a capacitive coupling effect, such as adding a voltage to the so-called "4-level driving plan" for the active matrix liquid crystal display. As mentioned above, the correction can compensate for the aging of the pixel circuit components, especially the aging of the Wei Jingdian. The invention < circuit and method also provide compensation for changes in the temperature of the display. The characteristics of the non-crystalline 视 circuit depend on the temperature, and this = the temperature dependence of the pair of dummy pixels can be compensated by placing the dummy pixel circuit in an area subject to similar temperature conditions as the pixels of the display. So that the dummy pixel

O:\92\92233.DOC ,16- 200421221 電路附近之溫度即為主動像素區溫度之代表。 所不之電路僅為使用n型電晶體者。許多技術均可用,例 如a曰矽、氫化非結晶矽、聚矽,甚至半導性聚合物。這些 勻視為在本發明申請專利範圍中者。該顯示器可為聚合物 led裝置、有機LED裝置、含碟材料及其他發光結構。 有其他方式實施在像素内加上電壓,也有許多方式實施 像素驅動^號在為照亮傳統式像素設計被提供至行前之改 變。用以實施行驅動電路中資料修改之各種資料處理技術 因其對熟於此項技術者而言均為例行工作所以未加詳述。 在上面之舉例中,使用一平均照度值做為校正信號之基 礎。熟於此項技術者會瞭解可用車交複雜之計劃來決定所需 之枚正。⑨τ能不僅要考慮+均照纟而且要考慮照度值或 其他統計參數之變化。 可將單一校正信號施加至整個陣列。但校正可逐列進 行’甚至可用像素陣列之方塊區做為基礎。這全視欲使該 裝置所顯示資料之性質而定。 熟於此項技術者顯然仍可有各種其他修改。 【圖式簡單說明】 本發明已參考所附圖式舉例加以說明,附圖中: 圖1為一已知電致發光顯示裝置; 圖2為一用於對該電致發光顯示裝置電流定址之已知像 素電路簡圖; 圖3為本發明之顯示裝置; 圖4為用於圖3裝置内之一電路;O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC, 16- 200421221 The temperature near the circuit is representative of the temperature of the active pixel area. The only circuits that are used are those using n-type transistors. Many technologies are available, such as silicon, hydrogenated amorphous silicon, polysilicon, and even semiconductive polymers. These are considered to be within the scope of the present invention. The display can be a polymer led device, an organic LED device, a dish-containing material, and other light-emitting structures. There are other ways to apply voltage to the pixel, and many ways to implement the pixel drive ^ change before the line is provided to illuminate traditional pixel designs. The various data processing techniques used to implement data modification in the line driver circuit are not described in detail because they are routine work for those skilled in the art. In the above example, an average illuminance value is used as the basis for the correction signal. Those skilled in this technology will understand the complicated schemes that can be used to determine the correct one. ⑨τ can consider not only the + uniform illumination, but also changes in illumination values or other statistical parameters. A single correction signal can be applied to the entire array. However, the correction can be performed column by column 'or even based on the square area of the pixel array. It all depends on the nature of the data to be displayed on the device. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various other modifications are possible. [Brief description of the drawings] The present invention has been described with reference to the attached drawings. In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a known electroluminescence display device; FIG. 2 is a circuit for addressing the current of the electroluminescence display device. A schematic diagram of a known pixel circuit; Figure 3 is a display device of the present invention; Figure 4 is a circuit used in the device of Figure 3;

O:\92\92233.DOC •17- 200421221 圖5為與圖4電路相關之測試電路; 圖6為用於圖3裝置中之第一像素電路; 圖7為解釋圖6電路操作之定時圖; 圖8為用於圖3裝置中之第二像素電路;及 圖9為解釋圖8電路操作之定時圖。 應知此等圖式為簡圖且並未按比例尺繪製。圖中各部分 之大小及比例為清晰與方便計已予加大或縮小。 【圖式代表符號說明】 1 像素 2 顯示元件 4, 6 位址導體 8 掃描驅動電路 9 資料驅動電路 16 位址電晶體 20 電流源 22 驅動電晶體 24 儲存電容器 26 功率軌道 3 0 顯示區 3 2 測試單元 40 感測線 42 感測電晶體 - 50 虛擬接地電流感測器 52 斜坡電壓產生器 O:\92\92233 DOC -18 - 54 200421221 60 62 64 65 70 72 料源 附加線 第三電晶體 第四電晶體 臨界電壓 附加輸入線 附加輸入電晶體 O:\92\92233 DOC -19O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC • 17- 200421221 Figure 5 is a test circuit related to the circuit of Figure 4; Figure 6 is the first pixel circuit used in the device of Figure 3; Figure 7 is a timing diagram explaining the operation of the circuit of Figure 6 Figure 8 is a second pixel circuit used in the device of Figure 3; and Figure 9 is a timing diagram explaining the operation of the circuit of Figure 8. It should be understood that these drawings are simplified and not drawn to scale. The size and proportion of each part in the figure are clear and convenient, and have been enlarged or reduced. [Illustration of representative symbols of the figure] 1 pixel 2 display element 4, 6 address conductor 8 scan drive circuit 9 data drive circuit 16 address transistor 20 current source 22 drive transistor 24 storage capacitor 26 power track 3 0 display area 3 2 Test unit 40 Sense line 42 Sense transistor-50 Virtual ground current sensor 52 Ramp voltage generator O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC -18-54 200421221 60 62 64 65 70 72 Four transistor critical voltage additional input line Additional input transistor O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC -19

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421221 拾、申請專利範圍: 種主動矩陣顯示裝置,包括在—顯示區⑼)内之一顯示 像素陣列,每—像素包括-電流驅動之發光顯示元件(2) 及驅動一電流經過該顯示元件之驅動電晶體(22),其中 該裝置更包括在顯示區(3〇)外用以對複數個顯示像素之 /一為建模且有%流驅動之發光顯示元件(2)及一驅動電 晶體(22)之至少一個建模電路(32),該至少一個建模電路 備有取自用於複數個顯示像素之一些像素驅動信號中之 一個像素驅動信號,其令該裝置更包括·· 用以測量建模電路驅動電晶體之電晶體特性之構件 (50,52,54);及 用以響應經測量之雷晶 私日日體特性修改用於該等複數個顯 不像素之像素驅動信號之構件。 2·如申請專利範圍第1項之裝置,i^ 衣罝,其中该早一建模電路是用 於對所有顯示像素之行為建模。 3. ^請專利職第1項之裝置,其中提供有複數個建模電 路,每個用於對顯示像素各子集之行為建模。 4·如申請專利範圍第3項之裝 具Τ母一顯不像素之子集 匕括一列顯示像素。 5·如申請專利範圍第1、2、3或4 $ ^ ^ ^員之破置,其中提供至該 建杈电路之像素驅動信號是取 自(、應至對應複數個顯示 像素之像素驅動信號之平均。 6·如申請專利範圍第5項之裝置, 兮 e m /、中该像素驅動信號之平 句疋將用於對應複數個顯示 像素之數位圖像資料加以平 O:\92\92233.DOC 8. 均而獲得。 如申請專利範圍第 ^ ^ m 、之衣置,其中該像素驅動信號之平 5疋將供應至對庵丁 而獲得。 …设數個顯示像素之驅動電流加以平均 如申凊專利範圍第 路包括該顯示二幸:3或4項之裝置’其中該建模電 像素電路之定比形式。 •如申請專利範圍第1、 ? 、3或4項之裝置,更包括提供用 & .¾勁该陣列後I ^員比輪出電壓之行驅動電路(9),且豆 中修改用於兮笪〜如 V 7 I /、 ^,,,,,、设數個顯示像素之像素驅動信號之構件 “文§亥行驅動電路(9)之類比輸出。 1 〇·如申請專利範圍第1、 Μ > 、3或4項之裝置,其中該修改用 ^寺複數個顯示像素之像素動㈣之構件包括在每 個顯不像素内之附加電路。 申明專利乾圍第10項之裝置,其中該每個像素包括一 / ^ ~動包日日體(22)閘極與源極間之儲存電容器(24)及 在订貝料線(6)與該驅動電晶體(22)間極間之位址電晶 體⑽,且其中該附加電路包括一在第二行線⑽與該驅 動電晶體(22)源極間之第二位址電晶體(72)。 二::月專利乾圍第10項之裝置’其中每個像素包括一在 订貝料線(6)與该驅動電晶體(22)問極間之第一儲存電容 时(C1)及位址電晶體(16),且其中該附加電路包括一第 儲存私谷為(C2),該等第一與第二儲存電容器(c卜 疋串聯於該驅動電晶體(22)閘極與源極間。 3 ·種驅動&括一陣列在一顯示區内之顯示像素,每一 O:\92\92233.DOC 200421221 像素均包括一電流驅動之發光顯示元件(2)及一驅動一電 流流經該顯示元件之驅動電晶體(22)之主動矩陣顯示裝 置之方法,該方法包括: 提供在顯示區外用以對複數個顯示像素之行為建模且 υ括笔/;IL ‘驅動發光顯示元件(2)及一驅動電晶體(22)之 至少一個建模電路(32); 。提供具有取自用於複數個顯示像素之—些像素驅動信 號中之一像素驅動信號之至少一個建模電路; 測里该建模電路驅動電晶體之電晶體特性;及 響應經測量之電晶體特性修改用於該等複數個顯示像 素之像素驅動信號。 14.如申請專利範圍第13項之方法,其中該電晶體特性包括 該臨界電壓。 15·如申請專利範圍第13或14項之方法,纟中該單_建模, 路被用來對所有顯示像素之行為建模。 16·如申請專利範圍第13或14 ^ Λ <万法,其中提供複數個 模電路,每個用於對顯示像辛i 豕京各子集之行為建模。 17·如申請專利範圍第13或14 K之万去,其中提供至該建相 %路之像素驅動信號是取自供靡 k應至對應複數個顯示像 一些像素驅動信號之平均。 / 18. 方法其中該像素驅動信號之 顯不像·素之數位圖I資料加以 如申請專利範圍第17項之 平均是將用於對應複數個 平均而獲得。 19.如申請專利範圍第17項之方 ,、中該像素驅動信號之 °^2\92233.D〇C 200421221 平均是將供應至對應複數個顯示像素之 、〜.¾¾動 以平 均而獲得。 2〇·如申請專利範圍第13或14項之方法,其中' 顯示像去+你士 ^ 對用於複數個 之附力π 叹包括用母個顯示像素中 將一電壓加至該等像素驅動信號。 O:\92\92233 DOC -4-421221 Patent application scope: An active matrix display device including one display pixel array in the display area ⑼), each pixel includes a current-driven light-emitting display element (2) and a current driven through the display element. The driving transistor (22), wherein the device further includes a light-emitting display element (2) for modeling one of the plurality of display pixels outside the display area (30) and having a% current driving, and a driving transistor ( 22) at least one modeling circuit (32), the at least one modeling circuit is provided with one pixel driving signal taken from a plurality of pixel driving signals for a plurality of display pixels, which makes the device further include ... A component (50, 52, 54) for measuring the transistor characteristics of the modelling circuit driving transistor; and for modifying the pixel driving signals for the plurality of display pixels in response to the measured characteristics of the thunder crystal member. 2. The device according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, i ^, where the early modeling circuit is used to model the behavior of all display pixels. 3. ^ Please refer to the first item of the patent application, which is provided with a plurality of modeling circuits, each for modeling the behavior of a subset of the display pixels. 4. If the third item of the scope of the patent application includes a subset of T pixels and no pixels, a row of pixels is displayed. 5. If the patent application scope of the first, second, third, or fourth $ ^^^^ is broken, the pixel driving signal provided to the built-in circuit is taken from (, should be corresponding to the pixel driving signal of a plurality of display pixels 6. If the device in the scope of patent application No. 5 is used, the flat sentence of the pixel driving signal in the em /, will be used to flatten digital image data corresponding to a plurality of display pixels O: \ 92 \ 92233. DOC 8. Both are obtained. For example, if the scope of the patent application is ^ ^ m, the level of the pixel driving signal will be obtained by supplying to the pair.… Set the driving current of several display pixels to be averaged as The patent application scope includes the second display: 3 or 4 devices, in which the modeled electric pixel circuit is in a fixed ratio form. • For devices with patent scope 1, 1, 3, or 4, it also includes providing Use & .¾ to drive the circuit (9) after the voltage of the array is higher than the output voltage, and modify it in the bean to use it. For example, V 7 I /, ^ ,,,,,, and several displays The components of the pixel driving signal of the pixel "text § line driving circuit (9) and the like Output: 1 〇 The device according to the scope of patent application No. 1, M >, 3 or 4, wherein the component for modifying the pixels of a plurality of display pixels is included in the additional circuit of each display pixel Declared the device of the patent No. 10, where each pixel includes a / ^ ~ storage capacitor (22) storage capacitor (24) between the gate and the source and the material line (6) The address transistor ⑽ between the driving transistor (22) and the additional circuit includes a second address transistor between the second row line ⑽ and the source of the driving transistor (22) ( 72). 2: The device of the patent No. 10 of the monthly patent, wherein each pixel includes a first storage capacitor (C1) between the order material line (6) and the driving transistor (22). And an address transistor (16), and wherein the additional circuit includes a first storage valley (C2), the first and second storage capacitors (c) connected in series to the gate of the driving transistor (22) and Between Sources: 3 types of drivers & an array of display pixels in a display area, each O: \ 92 \ 92233.DOC 200421221 The elements each include a current-driven light-emitting display element (2) and an active matrix display device that drives a current through a driving transistor (22) of the display element. The method includes: providing a complex number outside the display area; Model the behavior of each display pixel and include a pen /; IL 'driving at least one modeling circuit (32) for driving the light-emitting display element (2) and a driving transistor (22); Pixels—at least one modeling circuit for one of the pixel driving signals; driving the transistor characteristics of the transistor; and modifying the measured transistor characteristics for the plurality of displays in response to the measured transistor characteristics Pixel driving signals for pixels. 14. The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the transistor characteristics include the threshold voltage. 15. If the method in the scope of patent application No. 13 or 14 is used, the model in the list is used to model the behavior of all display pixels. 16. If the scope of the patent application is 13 or 14 ^ Λ < Wanfa, which provides a plurality of modular circuits, each of which is used to model the behavior of a subset of the display image Xin Jing. 17. If the patent application range is 13 or 14K, the pixel drive signal provided to the phase% channel is taken from the average of the pixel drive signals corresponding to a plurality of display images. / 18. The method in which the pixel driving signal's display image and pixel digit map I data is added. If the average of the 17th patent application range is averaged, it will be obtained by corresponding multiple averages. 19. According to item 17 of the scope of patent application, the average of the pixel driving signal ° ^ 2 \ 92233.DOC 200421221 is obtained by averaging the supply of ~ .¾¾ to the corresponding plurality of display pixels. 2.If the method of claim 13 or 14 is applied for, the method of “display image to go + you” ^ sigh for a plurality of pixels includes adding a voltage to the pixels to drive the pixels signal. O: \ 92 \ 92233 DOC -4-
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