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- the present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a display device using a current drive element such as an organic EL display or FED and a driving method thereof.
- the organic EL element included in the organic EL display emits light with higher luminance as the applied voltage is higher and the flowing current is larger.
- the relationship between the luminance and voltage of the organic EL element easily varies under the influence of driving time and ambient temperature. For this reason, when a voltage control type driving method is applied to the organic EL display, it becomes very difficult to suppress variations in luminance of the organic EL element.
- the luminance of the organic EL element is substantially proportional to the current, and this proportional relationship is not easily influenced by external factors such as the ambient temperature. Therefore, it is preferable to apply a current control type driving method to the organic EL display.
- the pixel circuit and the drive circuit of the display device are configured using TFTs (Thin Film Transistors) made of amorphous silicon, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon, CG (Continuous Grain) silicon, or the like.
- TFTs Thin Film Transistors
- CG Continuous Grain
- a method for compensating for variations in TFT characteristics includes a current programming method in which the amount of current flowing in the driving TFT is controlled by a current signal, and a voltage programming method in which the amount of current is controlled by a voltage signal. It is roughly divided into If the current programming method is used, variations in threshold voltage and mobility can be compensated, and if the voltage programming method is used, only variations in threshold voltage can be compensated.
- the influence of parasitic capacitance is set during setting of a current signal.
- the influence of parasitic capacitance and the like is slight, and the circuit design is relatively easy.
- the influence of the mobility variation on the current amount is smaller than the influence of the threshold voltage variation on the current amount, and the mobility variation can be suppressed to some extent in the TFT manufacturing process. Therefore, even with a display device to which the voltage program method is applied, sufficient display quality can be obtained.
- FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit and an output switch described in Patent Document 1.
- the pixel circuit 120 includes transistors T1 to T4, an organic EL element OLED, and a capacitor Cs, and the output switch 121 includes transistors T5 to T8 and a capacitor C1.
- the pixel circuit 120 is connected to the power supply wiring Vp, the common cathode Vcom, the scanning lines G1i, G2i, and the data line Sj.
- a voltage V0, a data voltage Vdata, a threshold correction voltage Vpre, and a voltage Va are applied to one ends of the transistors T5 to T8, respectively.
- the voltage Va is a voltage close to the threshold voltage of the transistor T3.
- the pixel circuit 120 operates according to the timing chart shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, in the first half of the threshold voltage writing period, the transistors T1, T2, T5, and T7 are turned on, and the transistors T4, T6, and T8 are turned off. At this time, the threshold correction voltage Vpre is applied to the data line Sj, and the same voltage is also applied to the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the transistor T3. In the second half of the threshold voltage writing period, the transistor T7 is turned off. At this time, the electric charge accumulated in the capacitor Cs is discharged through the transistors T1 to T3, and the gate terminal potential of the transistor T3 rises to a level Vt corresponding to the threshold voltage of the transistor T3.
- the transistor T8 In the second half of the threshold voltage writing period, the transistor T8 is in a conductive state for a predetermined time. As a result, the voltage Va for charging the stray capacitance Cf is applied to the data line Sj, and the gate terminal potential of the transistor T3 reaches Vt in a short time.
- the transistors T2 and T6 are turned on, and the transistors T1, T4, T5, T7, and T8 are turned off.
- the voltage between the electrodes of the capacitor C1 does not change.
- the potential of one electrode of the capacitor C1 electrodes connected to the transistors T5 and T6 changes from V0 to Vdata
- the potential of the other electrode of the capacitor C1 also changes by the same amount.
- the potential (Vt + Vdata ⁇ V0) thus obtained is applied to the gate terminal of the transistor T3 via the transistor T2.
- the transistor T4 is turned on, and the transistors T1, T2, and T5 to T7 are turned off.
- the capacitor Cs holds the gate-source voltage of the transistor T3. Therefore, the gate terminal potential of the transistor T3 remains (Vt + Vdata ⁇ V0) during the light emission period.
- the amount of current flowing through the transistor T3 is determined by the gate-source voltage, and the organic EL element OLED emits light with a luminance corresponding to the amount of current flowing through the transistor T3. Since the amount of current flowing through the transistor T3 does not depend on the threshold voltage of the transistor T3, the organic EL element OLED emits light with luminance that does not depend on the threshold voltage of the transistor T3.
- the organic EL element OLED can emit light with a desired luminance regardless of the threshold voltage of the transistor T3.
- FIG. 16 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit described in Patent Document 2.
- a pixel circuit 130 shown in FIG. 16 includes transistors M1 to M6, an organic EL element OLED, and a capacitor Cst.
- the pixel circuit 130 is connected to the power supply wiring Vp, the common cathode Vcom, the precharge line to which the initial voltage Vint is applied, the scanning lines GAi and GBi, and the control line Ei.
- the pixel circuit 130 operates according to a timing chart shown in FIG. 13 (described later). Since the operation of the pixel circuit 130 is similar to the operation of the pixel circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the description thereof is omitted here.
- a potential corresponding to the threshold voltage of the transistor M1 is applied to the gate terminal of the transistor M1, and the organic EL element OLED is formed in a desired manner regardless of the threshold voltage of the transistor M1. Light can be emitted with luminance.
- an example of the organic EL display is another application (international patent application PCT / 2007/69184, filing date October 1, 2007, priority date 2007) that is common to the present application and the applicant and the inventor. (March 8).
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing McChamdam's chromaticity determination threshold.
- a plurality of ellipses are drawn on the xy chromaticity coordinates.
- Each ellipse indicates a range in which a human discriminates the same chromaticity (however, in order to make the drawing easy to see, the ellipse is drawn 10 times larger than the actual size).
- Humans are sensitive to chromaticity differences near small ellipses and are insensitive to chromaticity differences near large ellipses.
- red, green, and blue humans are most sensitive to the difference in chromaticity of blue, then sensitive to the difference in chromaticity of red, and the difference in chromaticity of green Is most insensitive.
- a predetermined initial value is applied to the gate terminal of the drive element when performing threshold correction of the drive element (transistor T3 in FIG. 14 and transistor M1 in FIG. 16) that controls the amount of current flowing through the organic EL element.
- a voltage Vpre in FIG. 14 and Vint in FIG. 16 is applied. If an initial voltage that increases the absolute value of the gate-source voltage of the driving element at this time is applied, the accuracy of threshold correction increases and the image quality improves, but the power consumption due to charging / discharging of the signal line increases.
- one type of initial voltage is used in the entire apparatus, and the initial voltage is determined based on a certain color, for example.
- the accuracy of threshold correction is low, so that the absolute value of the gate-source voltage of the driving element is reduced and the power consumption is reduced.
- the accuracy of threshold correction is insufficient for blue and red that can be distinguished more sensitively than green, color variations are conspicuous in blue and red, and image quality deteriorates.
- the initial voltage is determined based on blue, the absolute value of the gate-source voltage of the driving element becomes large, and the threshold correction of the driving element can be performed with high accuracy for all colors.
- the same initial voltage as that of blue is used for green and red, which can be distinguished only insensitive to blue, power consumption increases more than necessary.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a current-driven color display device with high image quality and low power consumption.
- a first aspect of the present invention is a current-driven display device that performs color display, A plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, which are arranged corresponding to the respective intersections, each of which is an electro-optical element, a driving element that controls the amount of current flowing through the electro-optical element, and a control terminal of the driving element; A plurality of pixel circuits including a compensation switching element provided between the first conduction terminal, A driving circuit that selects a pixel circuit to be written using the scanning line and writes a data voltage to the selected pixel circuit using the data line; The drive circuit applies an initial potential difference between a control terminal of the drive element and a second conduction terminal for the selected pixel circuit, and temporarily sets the compensation switching element while the drive element is in a conduction state.
- the pixel circuits are classified into a plurality of types according to display colors, and the initial potential difference is different between at least two types of pixel circuits.
- the pixel circuit includes at least red, green and blue pixel circuits, Among the three types of pixel circuits, in the green pixel circuit, the initial potential difference is set so that the current flowing through the compensation switching element is minimized during the conduction period of the compensation switching element. It is characterized by.
- the pixel circuit includes at least red, green and blue pixel circuits, Among the three types of pixel circuits, in the blue pixel circuit, the initial potential difference is set so that the current flowing through the compensation switching element is maximized during the conduction period of the compensation switching element. It is characterized by.
- the pixel circuit further includes a writing switching element provided between the data line and a control terminal of the driving element,
- the drive circuit controls the writing switching element to be in a conductive state and applies an initial voltage different between at least two types of pixel circuits to the data line so that the initial potential difference is given.
- the drive circuit includes a capacitor corresponding to the data line, and the first electrode of the capacitor is connected to the data while the write switching element is controlled to be in a conductive state after the conduction period of the compensation switching element ends.
- the voltage applied to the second electrode of the capacitor connected to the line is switched from a reference voltage to the data voltage.
- a sixth aspect of the present invention is the fifth aspect of the present invention,
- the reference voltage is different between at least two types of pixel circuits.
- the pixel circuit includes a capacitor having a first electrode connected to a control terminal of the driving element, a writing switching element provided between the second electrode of the capacitor and the data line, An initialization switching element that switches whether or not to apply a predetermined initial voltage to the two electrodes,
- the drive circuit controls the write switching element to be in a conductive state, applies the data voltage to the data line, and applies the initial voltage to the first electrode of the capacitor.
- the switching element is controlled, and after the conduction period of the compensation switching element, the write switching element is controlled to be in a non-conduction state, and the initial voltage is applied to the second electrode of the capacitor. Control the switching element
- the initial voltage is different between at least two types of pixel circuits so that the initial potential difference is given.
- a power supply voltage different between at least two types of pixel circuits is applied to the second conduction terminal of the driving element so that the initial potential difference is given.
- a ninth aspect of the present invention is arranged corresponding to each intersection of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, each of which is an electro-optical element and a driving element that controls the amount of current flowing through the electro-optical element
- a driving method of a display device having a plurality of pixel circuits including a compensation switching element provided between a control terminal of the driving element and a first conduction terminal, Selecting a pixel circuit to be written using the scanning line; For the selected pixel circuit, an initial potential difference is applied between the control terminal of the drive element and the second conduction terminal, and the compensation switching element is temporarily controlled to be in the conduction state while the drive element is in the conduction state.
- the pixel circuits are classified into a plurality of types according to display colors, and the initial potential difference is different between at least two types of pixel circuits.
- threshold correction of the driving element when threshold correction of the driving element is performed, an initial potential difference that differs according to the display color is given between the control terminal of the driving element and the second conduction terminal. Can do. For this reason, for a color that humans are sensitive to chromaticity differences (for example, blue), threshold correction is performed with high accuracy by giving a large initial potential difference, and image quality can be improved. On the other hand, for a color that humans are insensitive to chromaticity differences (for example, green), a small initial potential difference can be given to reduce excessive charging / discharging of the signal line, thereby reducing power consumption. In this way, by switching the initial potential difference applied between the control terminal of the drive element and the second conduction terminal according to the display color in consideration of human visual characteristics, image quality is improved and power consumption is reduced. be able to.
- the human since the current flowing through the compensation switching element is maximized in the blue pixel circuit during the conduction period of the compensation switching element, the human is driven for blue sensitive to the difference in chromaticity.
- threshold correction can be performed with high accuracy and image quality can be improved.
- the human since the current flowing through the compensation switching element is minimized in the green pixel circuit during the conduction period of the compensation switching element, the human is driven with respect to green which is insensitive to the difference in chromaticity.
- the threshold correction of the element is performed, excessive charging / discharging of the signal line can be reduced and power consumption can be reduced.
- the writing switching element when the threshold value of the driving element is corrected, the writing switching element is controlled to be in a conductive state, and an initial voltage different between at least two types of pixel circuits is applied to the data line.
- an initial potential difference that differs depending on the display color is given between the control terminal of the drive element and the second conduction terminal, the image quality can be improved, and the power consumption can be reduced.
- the control terminal potential of the drive element is applied to the first electrode of the capacitor in the drive circuit and applied to the second electrode of the capacitor.
- the data voltage corrected using the control terminal potential of the drive element at the end of the conduction period of the compensation switching element can be applied to the control terminal of the drive element. Therefore, the threshold correction of the driving element can be performed without providing a capacitor for threshold correction in the pixel circuit.
- the zero point of the data voltage can be made uniform by using different reference voltages between at least two types of pixel circuits.
- the data switching voltage is applied to the control terminal of the driving element via the data line by controlling the writing switching element to be in a conductive state and applying the data voltage to the data line. be able to.
- correction is performed using the control terminal potential of the drive element at the end of the conduction period of the compensation switching element.
- the threshold voltage of the driving element can be corrected by applying the data voltage thus applied to the control terminal of the driving element.
- threshold value correction of a drive element when threshold value correction of a drive element is performed by applying a power supply voltage different between at least two types of pixel circuits to the second conduction terminal of the drive element, An initial potential difference which differs depending on the display color is given between the control terminal and the second conduction terminal, so that the image quality can be improved and the power consumption can be reduced.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of an output circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 1.
- 3 is a timing chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel circuit in the display device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the example of the time change of the gate-source voltage in TFT connected by diode. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus which concerns on a reference example.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 8.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of an output circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 8.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in the display device shown in FIG. 11.
- 12 is a timing chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel circuit in the display device illustrated in FIG. 11.
- It is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit and an output switch included in a conventional display device (first example).
- 15 is a timing chart showing a method for driving the pixel circuit shown in FIG.
- It is a circuit diagram of a pixel circuit included in a conventional display device (second example). It is a figure which shows the chromaticity discrimination threshold value of McDame.
- a display device includes a pixel circuit including an electro-optical element and a plurality of switching elements.
- the switching element included in the pixel circuit can be composed of a low-temperature polysilicon TFT, a CG silicon TFT, an amorphous silicon TFT, or the like. Since the structure and production process of these TFTs are known, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the electro-optical element included in the pixel circuit is an organic EL element. Since the configuration of the organic EL element is also known, its description is omitted here.
- m is a multiple of 3
- n is an integer of 2 or more
- i is an integer of 1 to n
- j is an integer of 1 to m
- k is an integer of 1 to (m / 3).
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a display device 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a display control circuit 11, a gate driver circuit 12, a source driver circuit 13, a power source 14, and (m ⁇ n) pixel circuits 20, and performs color display using RGB three colors.
- the display device 10 is provided with n scanning lines Gi parallel to each other and m data lines Sj parallel to each other orthogonal to the scanning lines Gi.
- the pixel circuits 20 are arranged in a matrix corresponding to the intersections of the scanning lines Gi and the data lines Sj. Further, n control lines Wi and Ri parallel to each other are arranged in parallel with the scanning line Gi.
- the scanning line Gi and the control lines Wi and Ri are connected to the gate driver circuit 12, and the data line Sj is connected to the source driver circuit 13. Further, a power supply wiring Vp and a common cathode Vcom (both not shown) are arranged in the arrangement region of the pixel circuit 20.
- the direction in which the scanning line Gi extends (lateral direction in FIG. 1) is referred to as a row direction
- the direction in which the data line Sj extends vertical direction in FIG. 1
- the pixel circuit 20 is classified into one that displays red, one that displays green, and one that displays blue (hereinafter, referred to as an R pixel circuit, a G pixel circuit, and a B pixel circuit, respectively).
- an R pixel circuit is arranged in the (3k-2) column
- a G pixel circuit is arranged in the (3k-1) column
- a B pixel circuit is arranged in the 3k column.
- the data lines corresponding to the pixel circuits in the (3k-2) to 3k columns are also referred to as Sk_R, Sk_G, and Sk_B.
- the display control circuit 11 outputs a timing signal OE, a start pulse YI, and a clock YCK to the gate driver circuit 12. Further, the display control circuit 11 outputs a start pulse SP, a clock CLK, a data voltage DA, and a latch pulse LP to the source driver circuit 13. Further, the display control circuit 11 controls the potentials of the five control lines SCAN1_R, SCAN1_G, SCAN1_B, SCAN2, and SCAN3 connected to the source driver circuit 13.
- the gate driver circuit 12 and the source driver circuit 13 are driving circuits for the pixel circuit 20.
- the gate driver circuit 12 includes a shift register circuit, a logic operation circuit, and a buffer (all not shown).
- the shift register circuit sequentially transfers the start pulse YI in synchronization with the clock YCK.
- the logical operation circuit performs a logical operation between the pulse output from each stage of the shift register circuit and the timing signal OE.
- the output of the logical operation circuit is given to the corresponding scanning line Gi and control lines Wi and Ri via the buffer.
- the m pixel circuits 20 are connected to one scanning line Gi, and m pixel circuits 20 are selected at a time using the scanning line Gi.
- the source driver circuit 13 includes an m-bit shift register 15, a register 16, a latch 17, and m output circuits 30, and performs line sequential scanning in which a voltage is written to the pixel circuits 20 for one row at the same timing. More specifically, the shift register 15 has m registers connected in cascade, transfers the start pulse SP supplied to the first stage register in synchronization with the clock CLK, and outputs the timing pulse DLP from each stage register. Is output.
- the analog data voltage DA is supplied to the register 16 in accordance with the output timing of the timing pulse DLP.
- the register 16 stores the data voltage DA according to the timing pulse DLP.
- the display control circuit 11 outputs a latch pulse LP to the latch 17.
- the latch 17 receives the latch pulse LP, the latch 17 holds the data voltage stored in the register 16.
- the data voltage DA is obtained, for example, by converting digital display data into an analog signal in a D / A converter (not shown) provided outside the display device 10.
- the output circuit 30 is provided corresponding to the data line Sj.
- the output circuit 30 receives the voltage output from the pixel circuit 20 selected by the gate driver circuit 12 via the data line Sj, and is based on the received voltage and the data voltage output from the latch 17 (hereinafter referred to as Vdata). A voltage is applied to the data line Sj.
- the threshold value of the driving TFT included in the pixel circuit 20 can be corrected by the operation of the output circuit 30 (details will be described later).
- the power supply 14 supplies a power supply voltage to each part of the display device 10. More specifically, the power supply 14 supplies power supply voltages VDD and VSS (where VDD> VSS) to the pixel circuit 20, and the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, Vint_B and the reference voltage Vref_R to the output circuit 30. Vref_G and Vref_B are supplied. The initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are voltages that are first applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 when threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 is performed. In FIG. 1, the wiring that connects the power supply 14 and the pixel circuit 20 is omitted.
- the source driver circuit 13 may perform dot sequential scanning in which voltages are sequentially written to the pixel circuits 20 one by one, instead of line sequential scanning.
- dot sequential scanning the voltage of the data line Sj is held by the capacity of the data line Sj while a certain scanning line Gi is selected. Since the configuration of the source driver circuit that performs dot sequential scanning is known, the description thereof is omitted here.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit 20.
- the pixel circuit 20 includes a driving TFT 21, switching TFTs 22 to 24, an organic EL element 25, and a capacitor 26.
- the driving TFT 21 is a P-channel enhancement type
- the switching TFTs 22 and 23 are N-channel type
- the switching TFT 24 is P-channel type.
- the switching TFT 22 functions as a writing switching element
- the switching TFT 23 functions as a compensation switching element.
- the pixel circuit 20 is connected to the power supply wiring Vp, the common cathode Vcom, the scanning line Gi, the control lines Wi and Ri, and the data line Sj.
- the power supply voltage VDD supplied from the power supply 14 is applied to the power supply wiring Vp, and the power supply voltage VSS supplied from the power supply 14 is applied to the common cathode Vcom.
- the common cathode Vcom is a cathode common to all the organic EL elements 25 in the display device 10.
- a driving TFT 21, a switching TFT 24, and an organic EL element 25 are provided in series between the power supply wiring Vp and the common cathode Vcom in this order from the power supply wiring Vp side.
- a switching TFT 22 is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 and the data line Sj.
- a switching TFT 23 is provided between the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 21, and a capacitor 26 is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 and the power supply wiring Vp.
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 22 to 24 are connected to the scanning line Gi, the control line Wi, and the control line Ri, respectively.
- the potentials of the scanning line Gi and the control lines Wi and Ri are controlled by the gate driver circuit 12, and the potential of the data line Sj is controlled by the source driver circuit 13.
- the node to which the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 is connected is referred to as A.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of the output circuit 30.
- the output circuit 30 is classified into one corresponding to the R pixel circuit, one corresponding to the G pixel circuit, and one corresponding to the B pixel circuit (hereinafter, R output circuit, G output circuit, and B output circuit, respectively). Called).
- each of the R output circuit 30r, the G output circuit 30g, and the B output circuit 30b includes N-channel switches 31 to 36 and a capacitor 37.
- One analog buffer 38 is provided corresponding to these three output circuits 30.
- the analog buffer 38 is a voltage follower circuit (unity gain amplifier).
- the node to which one electrode (the upper electrode in FIG. 3) of the capacitor 37 is connected is referred to as B, and the node to which the other electrode is connected is referred to as C.
- the R output circuit 30r has the following configuration.
- One end of the switch 31 is connected to the data line Sk_R, and the other end is connected to the node B.
- One end of the switch 32 is connected to the node C, and the reference voltage Vref_R is applied to the other end.
- One end of the switch 33 is connected to the node C, and the data voltage Vdata output from the latch 17 is applied to the other end.
- One end of the switch 34 is connected to the node B, and the other end is connected to the input of the analog buffer 38.
- One end of the switch 35 is connected to the data line Sk_R, and the other end is connected to the output of the analog buffer 38.
- One end of the switch 36 is connected to the data line Sk_R, and an initial voltage Vint_R is applied to the other end.
- the gate terminals of the switches 31 and 32 are connected to the control line SCAN2, the gate terminals of the switches 33 to 35 are connected to the control line SCAN1_R, and the gate terminal of the switch
- the configurations of the G output circuit 30g and the B output circuit 30b are the same as those of the R output circuit 30r.
- one end of the switches 31, 35 and 36 is connected to the data line Sk_G
- the other end of the switch 36 is applied with the initial voltage Vint_G
- the gate terminals of the switches 33 to 35 are connected to the control line SCAN1_G.
- one ends of the switches 31, 35, and 36 are connected to the data line Sk_B
- the other end of the switch 36 is applied with the initial voltage Vint_B
- the gate terminals of the switches 33 to 35 are connected to the control line SCAN1_B.
- the threshold voltages of the driving TFTs 21 in the R pixel circuit, the G pixel circuit, and the B pixel circuit are Vth_R, Vth_G, and Vth_B (all negative values), respectively.
- the driving TFT 21 is said to be in the threshold state.
- the initial voltage Vint_R and the reference voltage Vref_R are used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 in the R pixel circuit.
- the initial voltage Vint_G and the reference voltage Vref_G are used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 in the G pixel circuit
- the initial voltage Vint_B and the reference voltage Vref_B are used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 of the B pixel circuit.
- FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing a driving method of the pixel circuit 20.
- an R output circuit 30r, a G output circuit 30g, and a B output circuit 30b (hereinafter also collectively referred to as three output circuits 30) are used to scan the data lines Sk and the data lines Sk_R, The operation when writing the respective data voltages Vdata to the three pixel circuits 20 connected to Sk_G and Sk_B will be described.
- the selection period of the three pixel circuits 20 is from time t0 to time t4. Before time t2, a process of detecting the gate terminal potentials of the driving TFTs 21 of the three pixel circuits 20 in parallel is performed. After time t2, the corrected data voltage is applied to the three pixel circuits 20. Are sequentially written.
- the potentials of the scanning line Gi and the control lines Wi and Ri are controlled to a low level. For this reason, in the three pixel circuits 20, the switching TFTs 22 and 23 are in a non-conductive state, and the switching TFT 24 is in a conductive state. At this time, since the driving TFT 21 is in a conductive state, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 25 via the driving TFT 21 and the switching TFT 24, and the organic EL element 25 emits light. Thus, before time t0, all the organic EL elements 25 in the three pixel circuits 20 are in a light emitting state.
- the switching TFTs 22 and 23 change to a conductive state and the switching TFT 24 changes to a non-conductive state in the three pixel circuits 20.
- the potential of the control line SCAN3 changes to a high level, so that the switch 36 in the three output circuits 30 changes to a conductive state. Therefore, the potential of the node A in the data line Sk_R and the R pixel circuit is Vint_R.
- the potential of the node A in the data line Sk_G and the G pixel circuit is Vint_G
- the potential of the node A in the data line Sk_B and the B pixel circuit is Vint_B.
- the switch 36 changes to a non-conductive state in the three output circuits. Even after time t1, in the three pixel circuits 20, the current that has passed through the driving TFT 21 flows into the node A via the switching TFT 23, and the potential of the node A rises while the driving TFT 21 is in a conductive state. . At this time, since the switching TFT 22 is in a conductive state, the potentials of the data lines Sk_R, Sk_G, and Sk_B are equal to the potentials of the nodes A in the three pixel circuits 20, respectively.
- the potentials of the control lines SCAN1_R, SCAN1_G, and SCAN1_B are controlled to a low level, and the potential of the control line SCAN2 is controlled to a high level.
- the switches 31 and 32 are turned on, and the switches 33 and 34 are turned off.
- the potential of the node C becomes Vref_R, and the potential of the node B becomes equal to the potential of the data line Sk_R and the potential of the node A in the R pixel circuit.
- the potential of the node C becomes Vref_G
- the potential of the node B becomes equal to the potential of the data line Sk_G and the potential of the node A in the G pixel circuit.
- the potential of the node C is Vref_B
- the potential of the node B is equal to the potential of the data line Sk_B and the potential of the node A in the B pixel circuit.
- the switching TFT 23 changes to a non-conductive state.
- the potential of the control line SCAN2 changes to a low level, so that the switches 31 and 32 in the three output circuits 30 change to a non-conductive state.
- the potentials of the node A in the R pixel circuit, the G pixel circuit, and the B pixel circuit immediately before time t2 are (VDD + Vx_R), (VDD + Vx_G), and (VDD + Vx_B), respectively.
- Vx_R, Vx_G, and Vx_B are all negative values and satisfy
- the voltage (VDD + Vx_R ⁇ Vref_R) is held in the capacitor 37 in the R output circuit 30r.
- the voltage (VDD + Vx_G ⁇ Vref_G) is held in the capacitor 37 in the G output circuit 30g, and the voltage (VDD + Vx_B ⁇ Vref_B) is held in the capacitor 37 in the B output circuit 30b.
- the potential of the node A in the R pixel circuit rises while the driving TFT 21 is in a conductive state. Accordingly, if there is sufficient time, the potential of the node A in the R pixel circuit is such that the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT 21 becomes the threshold voltage Vth_R (negative value) (that is, the driving TFT 21 is in the threshold state). And finally reaches (VDD + Vth_R). However, in the display device 10, the time t2 is reached while the driving TFT 21 is in a conductive state (that is, before the driving TFT 21 enters the threshold state). For this reason, the potential (VDD + Vx_R) at the node A immediately before the time t2 is lower than (VDD + Vth_R).
- the voltage Vx_R changes according to the threshold voltage Vth_R, and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_R increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_R increases.
- the potential (VDD + Vx_G) of the node A in the G pixel circuit immediately before time t2 is lower than (VDD + Vth_G), and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_G increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_G increases.
- the potential (VDD + Vx_B) of the node A in the B pixel circuit immediately before time t2 is lower than (VDD + Vth_B), and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_B increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_B increases.
- the data voltage Vd_R output from the latch 17 is applied to the node C in the R output circuit 30r, and the node B is connected to the data line Sk_R via the switch 34 and the analog buffer 38. Connected to.
- the potential of the node C changes from Vref_R to Vd_R while the capacitor 37 holds the voltage (VDD + Vx_R ⁇ Vref_R).
- the switches 34 and 35 in the R output circuit 30r are in a conducting state, and the input voltage and the output voltage of the analog buffer 38 are equal. Therefore, the potential of the data line Sk_R is the same as the node B in the R output circuit 30r (VDD + Vx_R + Vd_R ⁇ ). Vref_R).
- the switching TFT 22 is in a conductive state in the R pixel circuit, the node A has the same potential as the data line Sk_R.
- the potential of the control line SCAN1_G is high
- the potential of the node B in the G output circuit 30g is (VDD + Vx_G + Vd_G-Vref_G)
- the potential of the node A in the data line Sk_G and the G pixel circuit is equal to this.
- the potential of the control line SCAN1_B is at a high level
- the potential of the node B in the B output circuit 30b is (VDD + Vx_B + Vd_B ⁇ Vref_B)
- the potential of the node A in the data line Sk_B and the B pixel circuit is equal to this.
- the capacitor 26 in the R pixel circuit holds the gate-source voltage (Vx_R + Vd_R ⁇ Vref_R) of the driving TFT 21.
- the voltage (Vx_G + Vd_G ⁇ Vref_G) is held in the capacitor 26 in the G pixel circuit
- the voltage (Vx_B + Vd_B ⁇ Vref_B) is held in the capacitor 26 in the B pixel circuit.
- the ON potential (low level potential) applied to the control line Ri is determined so that the switching TFT 24 operates in a linear region.
- the voltage held in the capacitors 26 in the three pixel circuits 20 does not change. For this reason, the potential at the node A in the R pixel circuit remains (VDD + Vx_R + Vd_R ⁇ Vref_R). Similarly, the potential of the node A in the G pixel circuit remains (VDD + Vx_G + Vd_G ⁇ Vref_G), and the potential of the node A in the B pixel circuit remains (VDD + Vx_B + Vd_B ⁇ Vref_B). Therefore, in the three pixel circuits 20, after time t4, until the potential of the control line Ri next becomes high level, current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 25 via the driving TFT 21 and the switching TFT 24.
- the organic EL element 25 emits light. At this time, the amount of current flowing through the driving TFT 21 increases or decreases in accordance with the potential of the node A. However, as shown below, if the data voltage is the same even if the threshold voltage of the driving TFT 21 is different, the amount of current is reduced. Can be the same.
- I EL ⁇ 1 / 2 ⁇ W / L ⁇ Cox ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (Vg ⁇ VDD ⁇ Vth_R) 2 (1)
- W / L is the aspect ratio of the driving TFT 21
- Cox is the gate capacitance
- ⁇ is the mobility
- Vg is the gate terminal potential (the potential at the node A).
- the current I EL shown in Expression (1) generally varies according to the threshold voltage Vth_R.
- the gate terminal potential Vg of the driving TFT 21 becomes (VDD + Vx_R + Vd_R ⁇ Vref_R), so that the current I EL is expressed by the following equation (2).
- I EL ⁇ 1 / 2 ⁇ W / L ⁇ Cox ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Vd_R ⁇ Vref_R + (Vx_R ⁇ Vth_R) ⁇ 2 (2)
- the current I EL does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth_R. Even if the voltage Vx_R does not match the threshold voltage Vth_R, the current I EL does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth_R as long as the difference between the two is constant.
- the length of the threshold correction period (period from time t1 to time t2) and the initial value are set so that the difference in the voltage Vx_R between the two TFTs in the R pixel circuit is substantially the same as the difference in the threshold voltage Vth_R.
- the level of the voltage Vint_R is determined. For this reason, the voltage difference (Vx_R ⁇ Vth_R) included in the equation (2) is substantially constant. Therefore, in the R pixel circuit, an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_R flows through the organic EL element 25 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_R, and the organic EL element 25 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_R.
- an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_G flows through the organic EL element 25 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_G, and the organic EL element 25 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_G.
- an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_B flows through the organic EL element 25 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_B, and the organic EL element 25 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_B.
- threshold correction is performed by the output circuit 30 provided outside the pixel circuit 20, but it is not necessary to provide a complicated logic circuit or memory in the output circuit 30.
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B will be described.
- the driving TFT 21 is diode-connected.
- a threshold correction period is a period from when the driving TFT is diode-connected until the gate-source voltage Vgs of the driving TFT sufficiently approaches the threshold voltage Vth. This is because if the voltage Vgs is sufficiently close to the threshold voltage Vth, the difference in threshold voltage between the two driving TFTs can be detected.
- the selection period of the pixel circuit is short, and the voltage Vgs may not be sufficiently close to the threshold voltage Vth within the selection period.
- the threshold voltage Vth of the driving TFT 21 when detecting the threshold voltage Vth of the driving TFT 21, it is necessary to charge the parasitic capacitance of the capacitor 37 and the data line Sj. Therefore, the threshold voltage is detected within the selection period. In order to perform the processing to write and the processing to write the corrected data voltage, it is necessary to devise.
- the initial voltage Vint_R and Vint_G are applied to the data lines Sk_R, Sk_G, and Sk_B by the action of the switch 36, respectively.
- Vint_B is fixedly given.
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are determined based on the length of the threshold correction period, the accuracy required for threshold correction, and the like.
- the switching TFT 23 is in a conductive state and the driving TFT 21 is diode-connected, the following expression (3) is established with respect to the current balance of the driving TFT 21.
- k is a constant
- C is the sum of the storage capacitor and the signal line capacitance.
- Vgs0 is an initial value of the voltage Vgs.
- the initial value Vgs0 of the voltage Vgs is determined so that ⁇ Vgs (t) shown in the equation (5) sufficiently approaches ⁇ Vth within the allowable time, and the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_R may be obtained accordingly.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a temporal change in the gate-source voltage Vgs of the diode-connected driving TFT.
- the voltage Vgs0 is previously applied to the two TFTs, and the absolute value
- 5V
- are separated from their final values (0.8V and 1.0V) after 30 ⁇ s, but the difference between them is already almost the same as the final value (0.2V).
- 1.5V
- are close to their final values after 30 ⁇ s, but the difference between them is still far from the final value.
- the display device 10 uses three types of initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B.
- An initial voltage Vint_R is used for the R pixel circuit
- an initial voltage Vint_G is used for the G pixel circuit
- an initial voltage Vint_B is used for the B pixel circuit.
- These three types of initial voltages are determined as follows.
- the gate-source voltage (VDD-Vint_R) when the initial voltage Vint_R is applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 in the R pixel circuit is referred to as Vgs0_R.
- Vgs0_G the gate-source voltage when the initial voltage Vint_G is applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 in the G pixel circuit
- Vint_B the initial voltage Vint_B is applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 in the B pixel circuit.
- the gate-source voltage at this time is referred to as Vgs0_B.
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are set to be different from each other.
- the initial voltage Vint_G for the G pixel circuit and the initial voltage Vint_B for the B pixel circuit are different and satisfy
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are all different from each other and satisfy
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are all set to a level lower than the power supply voltage VDD.
- the current flowing through the switching TFT 23 during the conduction period of the switching TFT 23 is the highest in the B pixel circuit among the three types of pixel circuits, and the minimum in the G pixel circuit. It becomes.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to a reference example.
- a display device 110 illustrated in FIG. 6 includes a source driver circuit 113 including an output circuit 115 instead of the source driver circuit 13 including the output circuit 30.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of the output circuit 115.
- a power supply 114 shown in FIG. 6 supplies power supply voltages VDD and VSS to the pixel circuit 20 and supplies an initial voltage Vint and a reference voltage Vref to the output circuit 115 one by one.
- the display device 110 operates according to the same timing chart (FIG. 4) as the display device 10.
- the display device 110 is described in another application (international patent application PCT / 2007/69184) shared by the present applicant and the inventor.
- an initial voltage is applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 when threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 is performed.
- the accuracy of threshold correction increases and
- one type of initial voltage Vint is used in the entire device. For this reason, if the initial voltage Vint is determined with green as a reference,
- a plurality of initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are used, and at least two of them are different. Therefore, for example, the initial voltage Vint_B that increases
- the initial voltage Vint_B that increases
- the gate terminal of the driving TFT 21 is obtained by using the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B corresponding to the display color when threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 is performed.
- the initial potential difference applied between the source terminal and the source terminal is switched in accordance with the display color in consideration of human visual characteristics, so that the image quality can be improved and the power consumption can be reduced.
- of the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT after 30 ⁇ s has passed is the final value regardless of whether
- 5V or
- 1.5V. It is different from the value.
- the gate terminal voltage of the driving TFT 21 after the elapse of a predetermined time is detected using different initial voltages according to the display colors, different offsets are added to the detected voltages according to the display colors.
- the R pixel circuit and the G pixel circuit are completely black, but the B pixel circuit is not completely black.
- the display device 10 uses a plurality of reference voltages Vref_R, Vref_G, and Vref_B.
- the current I EL flowing between the drain and source of the driving TFT 21 depends on the reference voltage Vref_R and the like. Therefore, by adjusting the reference voltages Vref_R, Vref_G, and Vref_B, the zero points of the data voltages Vdata of the respective colors can be aligned and the amplitudes of the data voltages can be aligned.
- D / A conversion performed outside the display device 10 can be simplified.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a display device 40 shown in FIG. 8 includes a source driver circuit 43 including an output circuit 45 instead of the source driver circuit 13 including the output circuit 30, and includes a power source 44 instead of the power source 14.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit 20 included in the display device 40
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of the output circuit 45.
- the 8 supplies power supply voltages VDD_R, VDD_G, VDD_B, and VSS to the pixel circuit 20, and supplies an initial voltage Vint and reference voltages Vref_R, Vref_G, and Vref_B to the output circuit 30.
- the R pixel circuit 20r is connected to the power supply wiring Vp_R
- the G pixel circuit 20g is connected to the power supply wiring Vp_G
- the B pixel circuit 20b is connected to the power supply wiring Vp_B.
- the power supply voltage VDD_R supplied from the power supply 44 is applied to the power supply wiring Vp_R
- the power supply voltage VDD_G supplied from the power supply 44 is applied to the power supply wiring Vp_G
- the same initial voltage Vint supplied from the power supply 44 is applied to one terminal of the switch.
- At least two of the power supply voltages VDD_R, VDD_G, and VDD_B are set to be different from each other.
- the power supply voltage VDD_G for the G pixel circuit and the initial voltage VDD_B for the B pixel circuit are different and satisfy
- the power supply voltages VDD_R, VDD_G, and VDD_B are all different from each other and satisfy
- the threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 when the threshold correction of the driving TFT 21 is performed by using the power supply voltages VDD_R, VDD_G, and VDD_B corresponding to the display color, the gate terminal and the source terminal of the driving TFT 21 The initial potential difference applied between the two can be switched according to the display color in consideration of human visual characteristics, and the image quality can be increased and the power consumption can be reduced. Further, by using a plurality of reference voltages Vref_R, Vref_G, and Vref_B, the zero point of the data voltage can be aligned inside the display device 40, and D / A conversion performed outside the display device 40 can be simplified.
- an analog buffer is provided corresponding to the three data lines Sk_R, Sk_G, Sk_B, but the analog buffer corresponds to p (p is an arbitrary integer of 1 or more) data lines. May be provided.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a display device 50 shown in FIG. 11 includes a display control circuit 51, a gate driver circuit 52, a source driver circuit 53, a power source 54, and (m ⁇ n) pixel circuits 60, and performs color display using RGB three colors.
- the same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted, and the differences from the display device 10 according to the first embodiment are described below. explain.
- the display device 50 is provided with n scanning lines GAi parallel to each other and m data lines Sj parallel to each other perpendicular to the scanning lines GAi.
- the pixel circuit 60 is arranged in a matrix corresponding to each intersection of the scanning line GAi and the data line Sj.
- n scanning lines GBi and n control lines Ei are arranged in parallel to the scanning lines GAi.
- the scanning lines GAi and GBi and the control line Ei are connected to the gate driver circuit 52, and the data line Sj is connected to the source driver circuit 53.
- a power supply wiring Vp, a common cathode Vcom, and three systems of precharge lines are arranged.
- the pixel circuit 60 is classified into an R pixel circuit, a G pixel circuit, and a B pixel circuit.
- An R pixel circuit is arranged in the (3k-2) column
- a G pixel circuit is arranged in the (3k-1) column
- a B pixel circuit is arranged in the 3k column.
- the display control circuit 51 is obtained by deleting the function of controlling the potentials of the control lines SCAN1_R, SCAN1_G, SCAN1_B, SCAN2, and SCAN3 from the display control circuit 11 according to the first embodiment.
- the gate driver circuit 52 has the same configuration as that of the gate driver circuit 12 according to the first embodiment, and controls the potentials of the scanning lines GAi and GBi and the control line Ei.
- the source driver circuit 53 includes an m-bit shift register 15, a register 16, a latch 17, and m analog buffers 55, and performs line sequential scanning.
- the analog buffer 55 is a voltage follower circuit (unity gain amplifier), and is provided corresponding to the data line Sj.
- the power supply 54 supplies a power supply voltage to each part of the display device 50. More specifically, the power supply 54 supplies power supply voltages VDD and VSS to the pixel circuit 60 and supplies initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B to the pixel circuit 60. In FIG. 11, the wiring connecting the power source 54 and the pixel circuit 60 is omitted.
- FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram of the pixel circuit 60.
- FIG. 12 shows an R pixel circuit 60r, a G pixel circuit 60g, and a B pixel circuit 60b (hereinafter also collectively referred to as three pixel circuits 60).
- each of the three pixel circuits 60 includes a driving TFT 61, switching TFTs 62 to 66, an organic EL element 67, and a capacitor 68.
- the driving TFT 61 is a P-channel enhancement type, and the switching TFTs 62 to 66 are P-channel type.
- the switching TFT 62 functions as a writing switching element, the switching TFT 63 functions as a compensation switching element, and the switching TFTs 65 and 66 function as initialization switching elements.
- the R pixel circuit 60r is connected to the power supply wiring Vp, the common cathode Vcom, one precharge line, the scanning lines GAi and GBi, the control line Ei, and the data line Sk_R.
- the power supply voltage VDD supplied from the power supply 54 is applied to the power supply wiring Vp
- the power supply voltage VSS supplied from the power supply 54 is applied to the common cathode Vcom
- the initial voltage Vint_R supplied from the power supply 54 is applied to the precharge line. Is applied.
- the common cathode Vcom is a cathode common to all the organic EL elements 67 in the display device 50.
- a driving TFT 61 In the R pixel circuit 60r, a driving TFT 61, a switching TFT 64, and an organic EL element 67 are provided in series in this order from the power supply wiring Vp side between the power supply wiring Vp and the common cathode Vcom. Between the gate terminal of the driving TFT 61 and the data line Sk_R, a capacitor 68 and a switching TFT 62 are provided in series in this order from the gate terminal side.
- D a node to which one electrode of the capacitor 68 (electrode on the driving TFT 61 side) is connected
- E a node to which the other electrode is connected
- a switching TFT 63 is provided between the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the driving TFT 61, and a switching TFT 65 is provided between the node E and the precharge line to which the initial voltage Vint_R is applied.
- a switching TFT 66 is provided between the drain terminal and the precharge line.
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 62 and 63 are connected to the scanning line GAi
- the gate terminal of the switching TFT 66 is connected to the scanning line GBi
- the gate terminals of the switching TFTs 64 and 65 are connected to the control line Ei.
- the configurations of the G pixel circuit 60g and the B pixel circuit 60b are the same as those of the R pixel circuit 60r. However, in the G pixel circuit 60g, one ends of the switching TFTs 65 and 66 are connected to a precharge line to which an initial voltage Vint_G is applied. In the B pixel circuit 60b, one ends of the switching TFTs 65 and 66 are connected to a precharge line to which an initial voltage Vint_B is applied.
- the threshold voltages of the driving TFTs 61 in the R pixel circuit 60r, the G pixel circuit 60g, and the B pixel circuit 60b are Vth_R, Vth_G, and Vth_B (all negative values), respectively.
- the initial voltage Vint_R is used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 61 in the R pixel circuit 60r.
- the initial voltage Vint_G is used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 61 in the G pixel circuit 60g
- the initial voltage Vint_B is used for threshold correction of the driving TFT 61 in the B pixel circuit 60b.
- FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing a driving method of the pixel circuit 60.
- three data buffers Vdata are applied to the three pixel circuits 60 connected to the scanning lines Gi and the data lines Sk_R, Sk_G, Sk_B using the three analog buffers 55.
- the operation at the time of writing will be described.
- the selection period of the three pixel circuits 60 is from time t0 to time t4.
- processing for detecting the gate terminal potentials of the driving TFTs 61 of the three pixel circuits 60 in parallel is performed, and after time t2, the respective data voltages are applied to the three pixel circuits 60. Processing to write in parallel is performed.
- the potentials of the scanning lines GAi and GBi are controlled to a high level, and the potential of the control line Ei is controlled to a low level. For this reason, in the three pixel circuits 60, the switching TFTs 62, 63, and 66 are in a non-conductive state, and the switching TFTs 64 and 65 are in a conductive state.
- the driving TFT 61 is in a conductive state, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 67 via the driving TFT 61 and the switching TFT 64, and the organic EL element 67 emits light.
- the organic EL elements 67 in the three pixel circuits 60 are all in the light emitting state.
- the switching TFTs 62, 63, and 66 change to a conductive state. Therefore, the node D is connected to the precharge line via the switching TFTs 63 and 66, and the node E is connected to the data line Sj via the switching TFT 62. While the potential of the scanning line GAi is at the low level, the data voltages Vd_R, Vd_G, and Vd_B output from the latch 17 are applied to the data lines Sk_R, Sk_G, and Sk_B, respectively.
- the potential of the node D is Vint_R, and the potential of the node E is Vd_R.
- the potential at the node D is Vint_G
- the potential at the node E is Vd_G.
- the potential at the node D is Vint_B
- the potential at the node E is Vd_B.
- the switching TFT 66 changes to a non-conductive state. After time t2, a current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the gate terminal of the driving TFT 61 via the driving TFT 61 and the switching TFT 63, and the potential of the node D rises while the driving TFT 61 is in a conductive state.
- the switching TFTs 62 and 63 in the three pixel circuits 60 change to a non-conducting state.
- the potentials of the nodes D in the R pixel circuit 60r, the G pixel circuit 60g, and the B pixel circuit 60b immediately before time t3 are (VDD + Vx_R), (VDD + Vx_G), and (VDD + Vx_B).
- the voltages Vx_R, Vx_G, and Vx_B are negative values, and satisfy
- the voltage (VDD + Vx_R ⁇ Vd_R) is held in the capacitor 68 in the R pixel circuit 60r.
- the voltage (VDD + Vx_G ⁇ Vd_G) is held in the capacitor 68 in the G pixel circuit 60g, and the voltage (VDD + Vx_B ⁇ Vd_B) is held in the capacitor 68 in the B pixel circuit 60b.
- the potential of the node D in the R pixel circuit 60r rises while the driving TFT 61 is in a conductive state. Therefore, if there is sufficient time, the potential of the node D in the R pixel circuit 60r is such that the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT 61 becomes the threshold voltage Vth_R (negative value) (the driving TFT 61 is in the threshold state). ) And finally reaches (VDD + Vth_R). However, in the display device 50, the time t3 is reached while the driving TFT 61 is in a conductive state. For this reason, the potential (VDD + Vx_R) of the node D immediately before the time t3 is lower than (VDD + Vth_R).
- the voltage Vx_R changes according to the threshold voltage Vth_R, and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_R increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_R increases.
- the potential (VDD + Vx_G) of the node D in the G pixel circuit 60g immediately before time t3 is lower than (VDD + Vth_G), and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_G increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_G increases.
- the potential (VDD + Vx_B) of the node D in the B pixel circuit 60b immediately before time t3 is lower than (VDD + Vth_B), and the absolute value of the voltage Vx_B increases as the absolute value of the threshold voltage Vth_B increases.
- the switching TFTs 64 and 65 change to a conductive state.
- the potential of the node D in the G pixel circuit 60g is (VDD + Vx_G + Vint_G ⁇ Vd_G), and the potential of the node D in the B pixel circuit 60b is (VDD + Vx_B + Vint_B ⁇ Vd_B).
- the voltage held in the capacitors 68 in the three pixel circuits 60 does not change. For this reason, the potential of the node D in the R pixel circuit 60r remains (VDD + Vx_R + Vint_R ⁇ Vd_R). Similarly, the potential of the node D in the G pixel circuit 60g remains (VDD + Vx_G + Vint_G ⁇ Vd_G), and the potential of the node D in the B pixel circuit 60b remains (VDD + Vx_B + Vint_B ⁇ Vd_B).
- the three pixel circuits 60 after time t4, until the potential of the control line Ei becomes high level next, current flows from the power supply wiring Vp to the organic EL element 67 via the driving TFT 61 and the switching TFT 64.
- the organic EL element 67 emits light.
- the amount of current flowing through the driving TFT 61 increases or decreases in accordance with the potential of the node D.
- the data voltage is the same even if the threshold voltage of the driving TFT 61 is different, the amount of current is reduced. Can be the same.
- the R pixel circuit 60r will be described.
- the gate terminal potential Vg of the driving TFT 61 becomes (VDD + Vx_R + Vint_R ⁇ Vd_R). Therefore, from the expression (1), the current I EL flowing between the drain and the source of the driving TFT 61 is expressed by the following expression (6).
- I EL ⁇ 1 / 2 ⁇ W / L ⁇ Cox ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Vint_R ⁇ Vd_R + (Vx_R ⁇ Vth_R) ⁇ 2 (6)
- the current I EL does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth_R. Even if the voltage Vx_R does not match the threshold voltage Vth_R, the current I EL does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth_R as long as the difference between the two is constant.
- the length of the threshold correction period and the initial voltage are set so that the difference in the voltage Vx_R between the two TFTs in the R pixel circuit is substantially the same as the difference in the threshold voltage Vth_R.
- the level of Vint_R is determined.
- the voltage difference (Vx_R ⁇ Vth_R) included in the equation (6) is substantially constant. Accordingly, in the R pixel circuit 60r, an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_R flows through the organic EL element 67 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_R, and the organic EL element 67 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_R. .
- an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_G flows through the organic EL element 67 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_G, and the organic EL element 67 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_G.
- an amount of current corresponding to the data voltage Vd_B flows through the organic EL element 25 regardless of the value of the threshold voltage Vth_B, and the organic EL element 67 emits light with luminance corresponding to the data voltage Vd_B.
- the configuration of the pixel circuit 60 is complicated compared to the display device 10 according to the first embodiment, but the configuration of the source driver circuit 53 is simplified.
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are set to be different from each other.
- the initial voltage Vint_G for the G pixel circuit and the initial voltage Vint_B for the B pixel circuit are different and satisfy
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are all different from each other and satisfy
- the initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are all set to a level lower than the power supply voltage VDD.
- the display device 50 according to the present embodiment has the same effects as the display device 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the conventional display device including the pixel circuit 130 shown in FIG. 16 one type of initial voltage Vint is used in the entire device. For this reason, the conventional display device has a problem that when the initial voltage Vint is determined based on the green color, the image quality is deteriorated, and when the initial voltage Vint is determined based on the blue color, the power consumption is increased.
- a plurality of initial voltages Vint_R, Vint_G, and Vint_B are used, and at least two of them are different. Therefore, for example, the initial voltage Vint_B that increases
- the initial voltage Vint_B that increases
- the gate terminal of the driving TFT 61 is used.
- the initial potential difference applied between the source terminal and the source terminal is switched in accordance with the display color in consideration of human visual characteristics, so that the image quality can be improved and the power consumption can be reduced.
- the power supply voltage VDD_R is applied to the power supply wiring connected to the R pixel circuit 60r
- the power supply voltage VDD_G is applied to the power supply wiring connected to the G pixel circuit 60g
- the B pixel circuit is applied to the power supply wiring connected to 60b.
- the display device of the present invention when color display is performed by correcting the threshold value of the drive element, the display device corresponds to the display color between the control terminal of the drive element and the second conduction terminal.
- the initial potential difference By providing the initial potential difference, the image quality can be increased and the power consumption can be reduced.
- the display device of the present invention has the characteristics of high image quality and low power consumption, it can be used as a display device for various electronic devices.
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複数の走査線と複数のデータ線との各交差点に対応して配置され、それぞれが電気光学素子と、前記電気光学素子に流れる電流の量を制御する駆動素子と、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第1の導通端子との間に設けられた補償用スイッチング素子とを含む複数の画素回路と、
前記走査線を用いて書き込み対象の画素回路を選択し、選択した画素回路に前記データ線を用いてデータ電圧を書き込む駆動回路とを備え、
前記駆動回路は、選択した画素回路について、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第2の導通端子との間に初期電位差を与え、前記駆動素子が導通状態である間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を一時的に導通状態に制御する動作と、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了時における前記駆動素子の制御端子電位を用いて補正されたデータ電圧を前記駆動素子の制御端子に印加する動作とを行い、
前記画素回路は表示色によって複数の種類に分類され、前記初期電位差は少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする。
前記画素回路には少なくとも赤色用、緑色用および青色用の画素回路が含まれており、
前記3種類の画素回路の中では前記緑色用の画素回路において、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を流れる電流が最小となるように、前記初期電位差が設定されていることを特徴とする。
前記画素回路には少なくとも赤色用、緑色用および青色用の画素回路が含まれており、
前記3種類の画素回路の中では前記青色用の画素回路において、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を流れる電流が最大となるように、前記初期電位差が設定されていることを特徴とする。
前記画素回路は、前記データ線と前記駆動素子の制御端子との間に設けられた書き込み用スイッチング素子をさらに含み、
前記駆動回路は、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御し、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なる初期電圧を前記データ線に印加することを特徴とする。
前記駆動回路は、前記データ線に対応した容量を含み、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了後に、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御したままで、前記容量の第1の電極を前記データ線に接続し、前記容量の第2の電極に印加する電圧を参照電圧から前記データ電圧に切り替えることを特徴とする。
前記参照電圧は、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする。
前記画素回路は、第1の電極が前記駆動素子の制御端子に接続された容量と、前記容量の第2の電極と前記データ線との間に設けられた書き込み用スイッチング素子と、前記容量の2個の電極に所定の初期電圧を印加するか否かを切り替える初期化用スイッチング素子とを含み、
前記駆動回路は、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御し、前記データ線に前記データ電圧を印加すると共に、前記容量の第1の電極に前記初期電圧が印加されるように前記初期化用スイッチング素子を制御し、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了後に、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を非導通状態に制御すると共に、前記容量の第2の電極に前記初期電圧が印加されるように前記初期化用スイッチング素子を制御し、
前記初期電圧は、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする。
前記駆動素子の第2の導通端子には、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なる電源電圧が印加されることを特徴とする。
前記走査線を用いて書き込み対象の画素回路を選択するステップと、
選択した画素回路について、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第2の導通端子との間に初期電位差を与え、前記駆動素子が導通状態である間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を一時的に導通状態に制御するステップと、
選択した画素回路について、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了時における前記駆動素子の制御端子電位を用いて補正されたデータ電圧を前記駆動素子の制御端子に印加するステップとを備え、
前記画素回路は表示色によって複数の種類に分類され、前記初期電位差は少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする。
図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。図1に示す表示装置10は、表示制御回路11、ゲートドライバ回路12、ソースドライバ回路13、電源14、および、(m×n)個の画素回路20を備え、RGB3色によるカラー表示を行う。
IEL=-1/2・W/L・Cox・μ
×(Vg-VDD-Vth_R)2 …(1)
ただし、上式(1)において、W/Lは駆動用TFT21のアスペクト比、Coxはゲート容量、μは移動度、Vgはゲート端子電位(節点Aの電位)である。
IEL=-1/2・W/L・Cox・μ・{Vd_R
-Vref_R+(Vx_R-Vth_R)}2 …(2)
式(2)において電圧Vx_Rが閾値電圧Vth_Rに一致すれば、電流IELは閾値電圧Vth_Rには依存しない。また、電圧Vx_Rが閾値電圧Vth_Rに一致しなくても、両者の差が一定であれば、電流IELは閾値電圧Vth_Rには依存しない。
図11は、本発明の第2の実施形態に係る表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。図11に示す表示装置50は、表示制御回路51、ゲートドライバ回路52、ソースドライバ回路53、電源54、および、(m×n)個の画素回路60を備え、RGB3色によるカラー表示を行う。本実施形態の構成要素のうち第1の実施形態と同一の要素については、同一の参照符号を付して説明を省略し、以下では第1の実施形態に係る表示装置10との相違点を説明する。
IEL=-1/2・W/L・Cox・μ・{Vint_R
-Vd_R+(Vx_R-Vth_R)}2 …(6)
式(6)において電圧Vx_Rが閾値電圧Vth_Rに一致すれば、電流IELは閾値電圧Vth_Rには依存しない。また、電圧Vx_Rが閾値電圧Vth_Rに一致しなくても、両者の差が一定であれば、電流IELは閾値電圧Vth_Rには依存しない。
11、51…表示制御回路
12、52…ゲートドライバ回路
13、43、53…ソースドライバ回路
14、44、54…電源
15…シフトレジスタ
16…レジスタ
17…ラッチ
20、60…画素回路
21、61…駆動用TFT
22~24、62~66…スイッチ用TFT
25、67…有機EL素子
26、37、68…コンデンサ
30、45…出力回路
31~36…スイッチ
38、55…アナログバッファ
Claims (9)
- カラー表示を行う電流駆動型の表示装置であって、
複数の走査線と複数のデータ線との各交差点に対応して配置され、それぞれが電気光学素子と、前記電気光学素子に流れる電流の量を制御する駆動素子と、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第1の導通端子との間に設けられた補償用スイッチング素子とを含む複数の画素回路と、
前記走査線を用いて書き込み対象の画素回路を選択し、選択した画素回路に前記データ線を用いてデータ電圧を書き込む駆動回路とを備え、
前記駆動回路は、選択した画素回路について、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第2の導通端子との間に初期電位差を与え、前記駆動素子が導通状態である間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を一時的に導通状態に制御する動作と、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了時における前記駆動素子の制御端子電位を用いて補正されたデータ電圧を前記駆動素子の制御端子に印加する動作とを行い、
前記画素回路は表示色によって複数の種類に分類され、前記初期電位差は少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする、表示装置。 - 前記画素回路には少なくとも赤色用、緑色用および青色用の画素回路が含まれており、
前記3種類の画素回路の中では前記緑色用の画素回路において、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を流れる電流が最小となるように、前記初期電位差が設定されていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の表示装置。 - 前記画素回路には少なくとも赤色用、緑色用および青色用の画素回路が含まれており、
前記3種類の画素回路の中では前記青色用の画素回路において、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を流れる電流が最大となるように、前記初期電位差が設定されていることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の表示装置。 - 前記画素回路は、前記データ線と前記駆動素子の制御端子との間に設けられた書き込み用スイッチング素子をさらに含み、
前記駆動回路は、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御し、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なる初期電圧を前記データ線に印加することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の表示装置。 - 前記駆動回路は、前記データ線に対応した容量を含み、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了後に、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御したままで、前記容量の第1の電極を前記データ線に接続し、前記容量の第2の電極に印加する電圧を参照電圧から前記データ電圧に切り替えることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の表示装置。
- 前記参照電圧は、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする、請求項5に記載の表示装置。
- 前記画素回路は、第1の電極が前記駆動素子の制御端子に接続された容量と、前記容量の第2の電極と前記データ線との間に設けられた書き込み用スイッチング素子と、前記容量の2個の電極に所定の初期電圧を印加するか否かを切り替える初期化用スイッチング素子とを含み、
前記駆動回路は、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を導通状態に制御し、前記データ線に前記データ電圧を印加すると共に、前記容量の第1の電極に前記初期電圧が印加されるように前記初期化用スイッチング素子を制御し、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了後に、前記書き込み用スイッチング素子を非導通状態に制御すると共に、前記容量の第2の電極に前記初期電圧が印加されるように前記初期化用スイッチング素子を制御し、
前記初期電圧は、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の表示装置。 - 前記駆動素子の第2の導通端子には、前記初期電位差が与えられるように、少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なる電源電圧が印加されることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の表示装置。
- 複数の走査線と複数のデータ線との各交差点に対応して配置され、それぞれが電気光学素子と、前記電気光学素子に流れる電流の量を制御する駆動素子と、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第1の導通端子との間に設けられた補償用スイッチング素子とを含む複数の画素回路を有する表示装置の駆動方法であって、
前記走査線を用いて書き込み対象の画素回路を選択するステップと、
選択した画素回路について、前記駆動素子の制御端子と第2の導通端子との間に初期電位差を与え、前記駆動素子が導通状態である間に前記補償用スイッチング素子を一時的に導通状態に制御するステップと、
選択した画素回路について、前記補償用スイッチング素子の導通期間終了時における前記駆動素子の制御端子電位を用いて補正されたデータ電圧を前記駆動素子の制御端子に印加するステップとを備え、
前記画素回路は表示色によって複数の種類に分類され、前記初期電位差は少なくとも2種類の画素回路間で異なることを特徴とする、表示装置の駆動方法。
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