WO2015085702A1 - 像素电路及其驱动方法、显示装置 - Google Patents

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WO2015085702A1
WO2015085702A1 PCT/CN2014/076485 CN2014076485W WO2015085702A1 WO 2015085702 A1 WO2015085702 A1 WO 2015085702A1 CN 2014076485 W CN2014076485 W CN 2014076485W WO 2015085702 A1 WO2015085702 A1 WO 2015085702A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a pixel circuit, a driving method thereof, and a display device. Background technique
  • OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
  • PMOLED passive matrix driving OLED
  • AMOLED active matrix driving OLED
  • Conventional PMOLEDs generally require a reduction in the driving time of a single pixel as the size of the display device increases, and thus it is necessary to increase the transient current, resulting in a significant increase in power consumption.
  • AMOLED technology each OLED scans the input current progressively through a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) switching circuit, which can solve these problems well.
  • TFT Thin Film Transistor
  • the TFT switching circuit uses a low temperature polysilicon thin film transistor (LTPS TFT) or an oxide thin film transistor (Oxide TFT).
  • LTPS TFTs and Oxide TFTs have higher mobility and more stable characteristics, and are more suitable for use in AMOLED displays.
  • TFT switching circuits fabricated on large-area glass substrates often exhibit non-uniformities in electrical parameters such as threshold voltage and mobility, thereby making the threshold voltage of each TFT biased. Inconsistent shifts, which will result in current and brightness differences in the OLED display device and are perceived by the human eye.
  • the long-term pressurization and high temperature also cause the threshold voltage of the TFT to drift. Due to the difference in display screens, the threshold value of the TFTs in the various parts of the panel is different, resulting in a difference in display brightness. Since this difference is related to the previously displayed image, it is often presented as an afterimage phenomenon. Summary of the invention
  • a pixel circuit including: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a storage capacitor, a parasitic capacitor, and a light emitting device;
  • the first pole of the first transistor is connected to the first power signal end, and the second pole is connected to the first pole of the third transistor;
  • the gate of the second transistor is connected to the first control signal end, the first pole is connected to the data signal end, and the second pole is connected to the gate of the first transistor;
  • a gate of the third transistor is connected to the second control signal end, and a second pole is connected to one end of the light emitting device; one end of the storage capacitor is connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the other end is connected to the light emitting One end of the device; one end of the parasitic capacitance is connected to one end of the light emitting device, and the other end is connected to the other end of the light emitting device; the other end of the light emitting device is further connected to the second power signal end.
  • a display device comprising the pixel circuit as described above.
  • a pixel circuit driving method for driving a pixel circuit as described above including: turning on a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor, and inputting a data signal input reset a signal, the first power signal terminal is input to the first voltage control light emitting device in a closed state; the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are kept turned on, and the first power signal terminal is input to the second voltage , such that one end of the light emitting device is precharged;
  • the current of the tube and the third transistor drives the light emitting device to emit light.
  • the pixel circuit, the driving method thereof and the display device provided by the embodiment of the invention can perform switching and charge and discharge control on the circuit through a plurality of transistors and capacitors, so that the current for driving the light emitting device through the transistor can be independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor. It compensates for the difference in current flowing through the light-emitting device due to the inconsistency or offset of the threshold voltage of the transistor, improves the uniformity of the brightness of the display device, and significantly improves the display effect.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connection structure of a pixel circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a timing diagram of driving each signal line of the pixel circuit shown in FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pixel circuit in a reset phase according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit of a pixel circuit in a compensation stage according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit of a pixel circuit in preparation for writing data according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an equivalent circuit of a pixel circuit before being ready to drive a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel circuit in an illuminating phase according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flow chart of a pixel circuit driving method according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the invention, and not all of the embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a connection structure of a pixel circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the pixel circuit includes: a first transistor T1, a second transistor ⁇ 2, a third transistor ⁇ 3, a storage capacitor C1, a parasitic capacitance C2, and a light emitting device L.
  • the first electrode of the first transistor T1 is connected to the first power signal terminal ELVDD, and the second electrode thereof is connected to the first electrode of the third transistor T3.
  • the gate of the second transistor T2 is connected to the first control signal terminal S1, the first pole thereof is connected to the data signal terminal DATA, and the second pole thereof is connected to the gate of the first transistor T1.
  • the gate of the third transistor T3 is connected to the second control signal terminal S2, and the second electrode thereof is connected to one end of the light emitting device L.
  • One end of the storage capacitor C1 is connected to the gate of the first transistor T1, and the other end thereof is connected to one end of the light emitting device L.
  • One end of the parasitic capacitance C2 is connected to one end of the light emitting device L, and the other end thereof is connected to the other end of the light emitting device L.
  • the other end of the light emitting device L is also connected to the second power signal terminal ELVSS.
  • the light-emitting device L in the embodiment of the present invention may be a plurality of current-driven light-emitting devices including a light emitting diode (LED) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED).
  • LED light emitting diode
  • OLED organic light emitting diode
  • switching and charging and discharging control of the circuit by a plurality of transistors and capacitors can make the current for driving the light emitting device through the transistor independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor, and compensate for the transistor due to
  • the difference in current flowing through the light-emitting device caused by the inconsistent or offset of the threshold voltage improves the uniformity of the luminance of the display device and significantly improves the display effect.
  • the pixel circuit of such a structure has a simple structure and a small number of transistors, the area of the light-shielding region covering the transistor can be reduced, and the aperture ratio of the display device can be effectively increased.
  • the first transistor T1, the second transistor ⁇ 2, and the third transistor ⁇ 3 may each be a ⁇ -type transistor; or the first transistor T1, the second transistor ⁇ 2, and the third crystal Tube T3 can be a germanium transistor.
  • FIG. 1 is a timing diagram of each signal line during the operation of the pixel circuit shown in FIG. 1.
  • Pl, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 are used in the figure to respectively indicate the reset phase, the compensation phase, the data writing phase, and the illuminating phase.
  • the P1 phase is a reset phase, and the equivalent circuit of this phase is shown in FIG. 3.
  • the first control signal terminal S 1 and the second control signal terminal S2 both input a high level
  • the first power signal terminal ELVDD inputs a low level (Vss)
  • the data signal terminal DATA inputs a low level reset signal.
  • Vref Vref-Vth>Vss
  • Vth is the threshold voltage of the T1 transistor.
  • the first transistor T1, the second transistor ⁇ 2, and the third transistor ⁇ 3 are turned on, the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L is Vss, and the light-emitting device L is turned off.
  • the P2 phase is the compensation phase, and the equivalent circuit of this phase is shown in Figure 4.
  • the first control signal terminal S1, the second control signal terminal S2, and the first power signal terminal ELVDD are both input with a high level
  • the data signal terminal DATA is input with a low level reset signal (Vref).
  • the first transistor T1, the second transistor T2, and the third transistor T3 remain turned on, and the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L rises as the first transistor T1 is charged until the voltage is equal to Vref-Vth.
  • the charge stored across the storage capacitor C1 is Vth.C ST , where C ST is the capacitance of the storage capacitor C1.
  • the P3 phase is the data writing phase. Specifically, before preparing to write data, it is necessary to turn off the third transistor T3, and the equivalent circuit at this time is as shown in FIG.
  • the gate voltage of the first transistor T1 is a reset signal Vref of a low level input from the data signal terminal DATA. At this time, the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L is Vref-Vth.
  • the equivalent circuit is as shown in FIG. 6, wherein the first control signal terminal S1 and the first power signal terminal ELVDD are both input with a high level, and the second control signal terminal S2 is input with a low level.
  • the signal terminal DATA inputs a high level data signal (Vdata).
  • the P4 phase is the illuminating phase. Specifically, before the pixel circuit is ready to drive the light emitting device to emit light, the second transistor T2 needs to be turned off, and the equivalent circuit at this time is as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the first power signal terminal EL VDD and the second control signal terminal S 2 are both input with a high level, and the first control signal terminal S 1 and the data signal terminal DATA are both input with a low level, so that the third transistor T3 Turning on, the equivalent circuit at this time is as shown in FIG. 8.
  • the voltage Vgs between the gate and the source of the first transistor T1 is (la) (Vdata - Vref) + Vth.
  • the current flowing through the first transistor T1, the third transistor T3, and the light emitting device L in the light emitting phase is:
  • the current of the light-emitting device L is independent of the TFT threshold voltage and the voltage across the OLED, thereby effectively eliminating the influence of the threshold voltage non-uniformity and drift.
  • the effect of the threshold voltage non-uniformity can be compensated for both the enhancement type and the depletion type TFT, and thus the applicability is wider.
  • the structure uses a small number of TFTs and a simple control signal, which is suitable for high-resolution pixel design.
  • the timing of each control signal may be opposite to the timing of the signal in FIG. 2 (ie, the phase difference is 180 degrees).
  • the pixel circuit of the embodiment of the present invention may further include:
  • the fourth transistor ⁇ 4, the fourth transistor ⁇ 4 may be disposed in the first pixel circuit of the column of pixel circuits.
  • the gate of the fourth transistor T4 is connected to the control line EL, the first electrode of which is connected to the second electrode of the second transistor T2, and the second electrode of which is connected to the first power supply signal terminal ELVDD.
  • each of the fourth transistors T4 can correspond to a column of pixel circuits. Controlling the control line EL to the first power supply signal terminal ELVDD through a fourth transistor T4 can further increase the reliability of the pixel circuit control without additionally adding a timing signal design.
  • the fourth transistor T4 may be an N-type transistor or a P-type transistor.
  • the N-type transistors provided in the embodiments of the present invention may each be an N-type enhancement type TFT or an N-type depletion type TFT.
  • the first poles of the first transistor T1, the second transistor ⁇ 2, the third transistor ⁇ 3, and the fourth transistor ⁇ 4 may each be referred to as a drain, and the second pole may be referred to as a source.
  • a column of pixel circuits as shown in FIG. 9 can also be driven by using the timing signal design as shown in FIG. 2. The difference is that the timing of the first power supply signal terminal ELVDD is now used as the timing of the control line EL input signal.
  • the driving method can be divided into four stages.
  • a pixel circuit of such a structure switching and charging and discharging control of the circuit by a plurality of transistors and capacitors can make the current for driving the light emitting device through the transistor independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor, compensating for the transistor due to The difference in current flowing through the light-emitting device caused by the inconsistency or offset of the threshold voltage improves the uniformity of the brightness of the display device and significantly improves the display effect.
  • the pixel circuit of such a structure has a simple structure and a small number of transistors, the area of the light-shielding region covering the transistor can be reduced, and the aperture ratio of the display device can be effectively increased.
  • the transistors are all described with an enhanced germanium TFT as an example.
  • a depletion mode TFT can also be used.
  • the threshold voltage Vth is a positive value
  • the threshold voltage Vth is a negative value.
  • the fourth transistor T4 may be an N-type transistor or a P-type transistor. The above description is made by taking an N-type transistor as an example. Of course, the fourth transistor T4 may also use a P-type transistor, and the fourth transistor.
  • T4 is a P-type transistor, the timing of the control line EL may be opposite to the ELVDD timing of FIG.
  • Embodiments of the present invention also provide a display device including an organic light emitting display, other displays, and the like.
  • the display device includes any of the pixel circuits described above.
  • the display device may include a plurality of pixel unit arrays, each of which includes any one of the pixel circuits as described above.
  • a fourth transistor T4 corresponds to a column of pixel units.
  • the display device of the embodiment of the present invention may be a display device having a current-driven light-emitting device including an LED display or an OLED display.
  • the display device of the embodiment of the invention includes a pixel circuit, and the switching and charging and discharging control of the circuit through a plurality of transistors and capacitors can make the current for driving the light emitting device through the transistor independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor, thereby compensating for The difference in current flowing through the light-emitting device caused by the inconsistency or offset of the threshold voltage of the transistor improves the uniformity of the brightness of the display device, and significantly improves the display effect.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flow chart of a pixel circuit driving method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the pixel circuit driving method of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the pixel circuit provided in the foregoing embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the method includes the following working process: In step S1001, the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are turned on, the data signal terminal inputs a reset signal, and the first power signal terminal inputs the first voltage control. The light emitting device is turned off.
  • step S1002 the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor are kept turned on, and the first power signal terminal inputs a second voltage to precharge one end of the light emitting device.
  • step S1003 the third transistor is turned off, and the data signal terminal inputs a data signal to cause the pixel circuit data to be written.
  • step S1004 the second transistor is turned off, the third transistor is turned on, and the current of the first transistor and the third transistor drives the light emitting device to emit light.
  • the switching and charging and discharging control of the circuit by using a plurality of transistors and capacitors can make the current for driving the light emitting device through the transistor independent of the threshold voltage of the transistor, and compensate for the transistor due to The difference in current flowing through the light-emitting device caused by the inconsistency or offset of the threshold voltage improves the uniformity of the brightness of the display device and significantly improves the display effect.
  • the pixel circuit of such a structure has a simple structure and a small number of transistors, the area of the light-shielding region covering the transistor can be reduced, and the aperture ratio of the display device can be effectively increased.
  • the light emitting device in the embodiment of the present invention may be a plurality of conventional current driving light emitting devices including LEDs or OLEDs.
  • the fourth transistor can be used to control the signal input of the first power voltage terminal. Specifically, a fourth transistor can correspond to a column of pixel circuits.
  • the gate of the fourth transistor is connected to the control line, the first pole is connected to the first power voltage terminal, and the second pole is connected to the control power line.
  • the fourth transistor may be an N-type transistor or a P-type transistor.
  • the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor may each be an N-type transistor; or the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor may each be a P-type transistor.
  • the method includes: a first stage: the first control signal end and the second control signal end both input a high level, the first power signal end inputs a low level, and the data signal end inputs a low level reset signal.
  • the second stage the first control signal end, the second control signal end and the first power signal end input a high level, and the data signal end inputs a low level reset signal.
  • step S1001 may specifically include:
  • the first control signal terminal S 1 and the second control signal terminal S2 both input a high level, the first power signal terminal ELVDD inputs a low level (Vss ), and the data signal terminal DATA inputs a low level reset signal (Vref ), wherein Vref-Vth>Vss (Vth is the threshold voltage of the T1 transistor).
  • the step is a reset phase, as shown in FIG. 2, in the reset phase (P1), the first control signal terminal S1 and the second control signal terminal S2 are both input with a high level, and the first power signal terminal ELVDD input is low. Level (Vss), the data signal terminal DATA inputs a low level reset signal (Vref).
  • Vss Level
  • Vref low level reset signal
  • the first transistor T1, the second transistor T2, and the third transistor T3 is turned on, the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L is Vss, and the light-emitting device L is in a closed state.
  • the step S1002 may include: the first control signal terminal S1, the second control signal terminal S2, and the first power signal terminal ELVDD are both input with a high level, and the data signal terminal DATA is input with a low level reset signal (Vref). .
  • This step is a compensation phase.
  • the first transistor T1, the second transistor T2, and the third transistor T3 remain turned on, and the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L rises as the first transistor T1 is charged until the voltage is equal to Vref- Vth.
  • the charge stored across the storage capacitor C1 is Vth.C ST , where C ST is the capacitance of the storage capacitor C1.
  • Step S1003 may include: before preparing to write data, the third transistor T3 needs to be turned off, and the equivalent circuit at this time is as shown in FIG. 5, and the gate voltage of the first transistor T1 is a low level input by the data signal terminal DATA.
  • the reset signal Vref at this time, the anode voltage of the light-emitting device L is now Vref-Vth.
  • the step is a data writing phase.
  • the first control signal terminal S 1 and the first power signal terminal ELVDD are both input with a high level
  • the second control signal terminal S2 is input with a low level
  • the data signal terminal DATA is input with a high level.
  • Step S1004 may include: closing the second transistor T2 before the pixel circuit is ready to drive the light emitting device to emit light.
  • the step is an illumination phase.
  • the first power signal terminal ELVDD and the second control signal terminal S2 are both input with a high level
  • the first control signal terminal S 1 and the data signal terminal DATA are both input with a low level, so that the first The three transistor T3 is turned on, and the voltage Vgs between the gate and the source of the first transistor T1 is (la) (Vdata - Vref) + Vth.
  • the current flowing through the first transistor T1, the third transistor T3, and the light emitting device L is: I It can be seen from the above formula that the current of the light-emitting device L is independent of the TFT threshold voltage and the voltage across the OLED, thereby effectively eliminating the influence of the threshold voltage non-uniformity and drift.
  • the structure uses a small number of TFTs and a simple control signal, which is suitable for high-resolution pixel design.
  • the timing of the control signal may also be as shown in FIG. 2, including: the first stage: the control line and the second The control signal terminal inputs a high level, the first power signal terminal inputs a low level, and the data signal terminal inputs a low level reset signal.
  • the second stage the control line, the second control signal end and the first power signal end are all input with a high level, and the data signal end inputs a low level reset signal.
  • the third stage the control line and the first power signal end input a high level, the second control signal end inputs a low level, and the data signal end inputs a high level data signal.
  • the fourth stage the first power signal end and the second control signal end both input a high level, and both the control line and the data signal end input a low level.
  • the column signal circuit shown in FIG. 9 can also be driven by the timing signal design as shown in FIG. 2, except that the timing of the first power signal terminal ELVDD is used as the control line EL at this time.
  • the timing of the input signal can be divided into four stages. For details, refer to the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein.

Abstract

一种像素电路及其驱动方法、显示装置。该像素电路包括第一晶体管(T1)、第二晶体管(T2)、第三晶体管(T3)、存储电容(C1)、寄生电容(C2)以及发光器件(L)。第一晶体管(T1)的第一极连接第一电源信号端,其第二极连接第三晶体管(T3)的第一极;第二晶体管(T2)的栅极连接第一控制信号端(S1),其第一极连接数据信号端(DATA),其第二极连接第一晶体管(T1)的栅极;第三晶体管(T3)的栅极连接第二控制信号端(S2),其第二极连接发光器件(L)的一端;存储电容(C1)的一端连接第一晶体管(T1)的栅极,其另一端连接发光器件(L)的一端;寄生电容(C2)的一端连接发光器件(L)的一端,其另一端连接发光器件(L)的另一端;发光器件(L)的另一端还连接第二电源信号端(ELVSS)。该像素电路可以有效地补偿TFT的阈值电压漂移,提升显示效果。

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像素电路及其驱动方法、 显示装置 技术领域
本公开涉及显示技术领域, 尤其涉及一种像素电路及其驱动方法、 显示装置。 背景技术
有机发光二极管 (Organic Light Emitting Diode , OLED ) 作为一 种电流型发光器件, 因其所具有的自发光、 快速响应、 宽视角和可制 作在柔性衬底上等特点而越来越多地被应用于高性能显示领域当中。 OLED 按驱动方式可分为无源矩阵驱动有机发光二极管 (Passive Matrix Driving OLED , PMOLED)和有源矩阵驱动有机发光二极管 ( Active Matrix Driving OLED , AMOLED ) 两种。 传统的 PMOLED随 着显示装置尺寸的增大, 通常需要降低单个像素的驱动时间, 因而需 要增大瞬态电流, 从而导致功耗的大幅上升。 而在 AMOLED技术中, 每个 OLED均通过薄膜晶体管(Thin Film Transistor, TFT)开关电路逐 行扫描输入电流, 可以很好地解决这些问题。 在现有的 AMOLED面板中, TFT开关电路多釆用低温多晶硅薄膜 晶体管(LTPS TFT)或氧化物薄膜晶体管 (Oxide TFT ) 。 与一般的非晶 硅薄膜晶体管 ( amorphous-Si TFT ) 相比, LTPS TFT和 Oxide TFT具 有更高的迁移率和更稳定的特性, 更适合应用于 AMOLED显示中。 但 是由于晶化工艺和制作水平的限制, 导致在大面积玻璃基板上制作的 TFT 开关电路常常在诸如阔值电压、 迁移率等电学参数上出现非均匀 性, 从而使得各个 TFT的阔值电压偏移不一致, 这将导致 OLED显示 器件的电流差异和亮度差异, 并被人眼所感知。 另外, 在长时间加压 和高温下也会导致 TFT的阔值电压出现漂移。 由于显示画面不同, 面 板各部分 TFT的阔值漂移量不同, 从而造成显示亮度差异。 由于这种 差异与之前显示的图像有关, 因此常呈现为残影现象。 发明内容
在本发明的实施例中提供一种像素电路及其驱动方法、 显示装置, 可以有效地补偿 TFT的阔值电压漂移, 提高显示装置发光亮度的均匀 性, 提升显示效果。 为解决上述技术问题, 在本发明的实施例中可釆用如下技术方案。 按照本发明实施例的一方面, 提供一种像素电路, 包括: 第一晶体管、 第二晶体管、 第三晶体管、 存储电容、 寄生电容以 及发光器件;
所述第一晶体管的第一极连接第一电源信号端, 其第二极连接所 述第三晶体管的第一极;
所述第二晶体管的栅极连接第一控制信号端, 其第一极连接数据 信号端, 其第二极连接所述第一晶体管的栅极;
所述第三晶体管的栅极连接第二控制信号端, 其第二极连接所述 发光器件的一端; 所述存储电容的一端连接所述第一晶体管的栅极, 其另一端连接 所述发光器件的一端; 所述寄生电容的一端连接所述发光器件的一端, 其另一端连接所 述发光器件的另一端; 所述发光器件的另一端还连接第二电源信号端。 按照本发明实施例的另一方面, 还提供一种显示装置, 包括如上 所述的像素电路。 按照本发明实施例的又一方面, 还提供一种用于驱动如上所述像 素电路的像素电路驱动方法, 包括: 导通第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管, 数据信号端输入重 置信号, 第一电源信号端输入第一电压控制发光器件处于关闭状态; 保持所述第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管导通, 所述第一电源信号端输入第二电压, 以使得所述发光器件的一端预充 电;
关闭所述第三晶体管, 所述数据信号端输入数据信号, 以使得所 述像素电路数据写入;
关闭所述第二晶体管, 导通所述第三晶体管, 通过所述第一晶体 管和所述第三晶体管的电流驱动所述发光器件发光。 本发明实施例提供的像素电路及其驱动方法、 显示装置, 通过多 个晶体管和电容对电路进行开关和充放电控制, 可以使得通过晶体管 的用于驱动发光器件的电流与晶体管的阔值电压无关, 补偿了由于晶 体管的阔值电压的不一致或偏移所造成的流过发光器件的电流差异, 提高了显示装置发光亮度的均勾性, 显著提升了显示效果。 此外, 由 于这样一种结构的像素电路结构简单, 晶体管的数量较少, 从而可以 减少覆盖晶体管的遮光区域的面积, 有效增大显示装置的开口率。 附图说明 为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例的技术方案, 下面将对实施例描述中 所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍。 图 1为本发明实施例的一种像素电路的连接结构示意图; 图 2为驱动图 1所示像素电路的各信号线的时序图; 图 3为本发明实施例的像素电路在复位阶段的等效电路示意图; 图 4为本发明实施例的像素电路在补偿阶段的等效电路示意图; 图 5 为本发明实施例的像素电路在准备写入数据之前的等效电路 示意图; 图 6 为本发明实施例的像素电路在数据写入阶段的等效电路示意 图;
图 7 为本发明实施例的像素电路在准备驱动发光器件发光之前的 等效电路示意图; 图 8为本发明实施例的像素电路在发光阶段的等效电路示意图; 图 9为本发明实施例的另一像素电路的连接结构示意图; 图 10为本发明实施例的一种像素电路驱动方法的流程示意图。 具体实施方式 下面将结合附图, 对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、 完整 地描述。 显然, 所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明一部分实施例, 而不是 全部的实施例。 基于本发明中的实施例, 本领域普通技术人员在没有 做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例, 都属于本发明保护 的范围。 图 1 为本发明实施例的一种像素电路的连接结构示意图。 如图 1 所示, 该像素电路包括: 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2、 第三晶体管 Τ3、 存储电容 Cl、 寄生电容 C2以及发光器件 L。 第一晶体管 T1的第一极连接第一电源信号端 ELVDD, 其第二极 连接第三晶体管 T3的第一极。 第二晶体管 T2 的栅极连接第一控制信号端 S l, 其第一极连接数 据信号端 DATA , 其第二极连接第一晶体管 T1的栅极。 第三晶体管 T3 的栅极连接第二控制信号端 S2, 其第二极连接发 光器件 L的一端。 存储电容 C1的一端连接第一晶体管 T1的栅极, 其另一端连接发 光器件 L的一端。 寄生电容 C2的一端连接发光器件 L的一端,其另一端连接发光器 件 L的另一端。 发光器件 L的另一端还连接第二电源信号端 ELVSS。 需要说明的是, 本发明实施例中的发光器件 L可以是通常的包括 发光二极管( Light Emitting Diode , LED )或有机发光二极管( Organic Light Emitting Diode , OLED ) 在内的多种电流驱动发光器件。 在本发 明实施例中, 是以 OLED为例进行的说明。 在本发明实施例的像素电路中, 通过多个晶体管和电容对电路进 行开关和充放电控制, 可以使得通过晶体管的用于驱动发光器件的电 流与晶体管的阔值电压无关, 补偿了由于晶体管的阔值电压不一致或 偏移所造成的流过发光器件的电流差异, 提高了显示装置发光亮度的 均匀性, 显著提升了显示效果。 此外, 由于这样一种结构的像素电路 结构简单, 晶体管的数量较少, 从而可以减少覆盖晶体管的遮光区域 的面积, 有效增大显示装置的开口率。
在该电路中, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 Τ3均 可以为 Ν型晶体管; 或者第一晶 ^管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体 管 T3均可以为 Ρ型晶体管。
下面以第一晶体管 T1、第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 Τ3均为 Ν型 晶体管为例说明图 1所示像素电路的工作过程。 具体地, 在图 1所示 的像素电路的工作时, 其工作过程可以分为四个阶段, 分别为: 复位 阶段、 补偿阶段、 数据写入阶段以及发光阶段。 图 2是图 1 所示像素电路工作过程中各信号线的时序图。 如图 2 所示, 在该图中分别用 Pl、 Ρ2、 Ρ3和 Ρ4来相应地表示复位阶段、 补 偿阶段、 数据写入阶段以及发光阶段。 具体地, P1阶段为复位阶段, 该阶段的等效电路如图 3所示。 在 复位阶段中, 第一控制信号端 S 1和第二控制信号端 S2均输入高电平, 第一电源信号端 ELVDD输入低电平 (Vss ) , 数据信号端 DATA输入 低电平的复位信号( Vref ), 其中 Vref-Vth>Vss (Vth为 T1晶体管的阔 值电压)。 此时, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 Τ3导 通, 发光器件 L的阳极电压为 Vss, 发光器件 L处于关闭状态。
P2阶段为补偿阶段, 该阶段的等效电路如图 4所示。 在补偿阶段 中, 第一控制信号端 S l、 第二控制信号端 S2 以及第一电源信号端 ELVDD 均输入高电平, 数据信号端 DATA 输入低电平的复位信号 ( Vref ) 。 此时, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 Τ3保 持导通, 发光器件 L的阳极电压随着第一晶体管 T1的充电而升高, 直 到电压等于 Vref- Vth。 在补偿阶段结束时, 存储在存储电容 C1两端的 电荷为 Vth.CST, 其中 CST为存储电容 C1的电容值。
P3阶段为数据写入阶段。 具体地, 在准备写入数据之前, 需要关 闭第三晶体管 T3, 此时的等效电路如图 5所示。 第一晶体管 T1 的栅 极电压为数据信号端 DATA输入的低电平的复位信号 Vref, 此时, 发 光器件 L的阳极电压为 Vref-Vth。在数据写入阶段中, 等效电路如图 6 所示, 其中, 第一控制信号端 S 1和第一电源信号端 ELVDD均输入高 电平, 第二控制信号端 S2输入低电平,数据信号端 DATA输入高电平 的数据信号 (Vdata ) 。 因此, 第一晶体管 T1和第二晶体管 T2导通, 第三晶体管 T3 关闭 , 发光器件 L 的 阳极电压此时变为 Vref-Vth+a( Vdata- Vref) , 其中 a=CST/(CST+CL), CL为寄生电容 C2的电 容值。 P4阶段为发光阶段。 具体地, 在像素电路准备驱动发光器件进行 发光之前, 需要关闭第二晶体管 T2, 此时的等效电路如图 7所示。 在 发光阶段中, 第一电源信号端 EL V D D和第二控制信号端 S 2均输入高 电平, 第一控制信号端 S 1和数据信号端 DATA均输入低电平, 以使得 第三晶体管 T3 导通, 此时的等效电路如图 8 所示, 此时第一晶体管 T1的栅源极之间电压 Vgs为(l-a)(Vdata-Vref)+Vth。 在发光阶段中流过第一晶体管 Tl、 第三晶体管 Τ3和发光器件 L 的电流为:
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由上式可知, 发光器件 L发光的电流与 TFT阔值电压和 OLED两 端的电压均无关, 因此有效消除了阔值电压非均匀性、 漂移的影响。 釆用该结构的像素电路, 无论对于增强型还是耗尽型的 TFT, 都 可以补偿阔值电压非均匀性的影响, 因此适用性更广。 同时该结构使 用的 TFT数量较少, 控制信号简单, 适用于高分辨率像素设计。
需要说明的是, 当第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 Τ3均为 Ρ型晶体管时, 各个控制信号的时序可以与上述图 2中信号的 时序相反 (即相位差为 180度) 。
进一步地, 如图 9所示, 对于一列像素电路而言, 本发明实施例 的像素电路还可以包括:
第四晶体管 Τ4, 该第四晶体管 Τ4可以设置于一列像素电路中的 第一个像素电路中。
第四晶体管 Τ4的栅极连接控制线 EL, 其第一极连接第二晶体管 T2的第二极, 其第二极连接第一电源信号端 ELVDD。 图 9中, 每一个第四晶体管 T4均可以与一列像素电路相对应。 通 过一个第四晶体管 T4控制控制线 EL向第一电源信号端 ELVDD输入 信号可以进一步增加像素电路控制的可靠性, 且无需额外增加时序信 号设计。 在本发明实施例的像素电路中, 第四晶体管 T4可以为 N型晶体 管或 P型晶体管。 以 N型晶体管为例, 本发明实施例提供的 N型晶体 管均可以为 N型增强型 TFT或 N型耗尽型 TFT。 其中, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2、 第三晶体管 Τ3和第四晶体管 Τ4的第一极均可以 指的是漏极, 第二极则均可以指的是源极。 需要说明的是,同样可以釆用如图 2所示的时序信号设计对如图 9 所示的一列像素电路进行驱动。 所不同的是, 第一电源信号端 ELVDD 的时序此时作为控制线 EL输入信号的时序。 釆用这样一种驱动方法, 同样可以分为四个阶段, 具体可参照前述实施例, 此处不做赘述。 釆用这样一种结构的像素电路, 通过多个晶体管和电容对电路进 行开关和充放电控制, 可以使得通过晶体管的用于驱动发光器件的电 流与晶体管的阔值电压无关, 补偿了由于晶体管的阔值电压的不一致 或偏移所造成的流过发光器件的电流差异, 提高了显示装置发光亮度 的均勾性, 显著提升了显示效果。 此外, 由于这样一种结构的像素电 路结构简单, 晶体管的数量较少, 从而可以减少覆盖晶体管的遮光区 域的面积, 有效增大显示装置的开口率。 需要说明的是, 在上述实施例中, 晶体管均是以增强型 Ν型 TFT 为例进行的说明。 可替换地, 同样可以釆用耗尽型 Ν型 TFT。 其不同 之处在于,对于增强型 TFT,阔值电压 Vth为正值,而对于耗尽型 TFT, 阔值电压 Vth为负值。在上述实施例中, 第四晶体管 T4可以为 N型晶 体管或 P型晶体管, 以上是以 N型晶体管为例进行的说明, 当然, 第 四晶体管 T4还可以釆用 P型晶体管, 当第四晶体管 T4为 P型晶体管 时, 控制线 EL的时序可以与上述图 2中 ELVDD时序相反 (即二者的 相位差为 180度) 。 本发明实施例还提供一种显示装置, 包括有机发光显示器, 其他 显示器等。 所述显示装置包括如上所述的任意一种像素电路。 所述显 示装置可以包括多个像素单元阵列, 每一个像素单元包括如上所述的 任意一个像素电路。 可选地, 如图 9所示, 一个第四晶体管 T4对应一 列像素单元。 具有与本发明前述实施例提供的像素电路相同的有益效 果, 由于像素电路在前述实施例中已经进行了详细说明, 此处不再赘 述。 具体地, 本发明实施例的显示装置可以是包括 LED 显示器或 OLED显示器在内的具有电流驱动发光器件的显示装置。 本发明实施例的显示装置, 包括像素电路, 通过多个晶体管和电 容对电路进行开关和充放电控制, 可以使得通过晶体管的用于驱动发 光器件的电流与晶体管的阔值电压无关, 补偿了由于晶体管的阔值电 压的不一致或偏移所造成的流过发光器件的电流差异, 提高了显示装 置发光亮度的均勾性, 显著提升了显示效果。 此外, 由于这样一种结 构的像素电路结构简单, 晶体管的数量较少, 从而可以减少覆盖晶体 管的遮光区域的面积, 有效增大显示装置的开口率。 图 10为本发明实施例的一种像素电路驱动方法的流程示意图。 本 发明实施例的像素电路驱动方法, 可以应用于前述实施例中所提供的 像素电路。 如图 10所示, 该方法包括下列工作过程: 在步骤 S 1001 中, 导通第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管, 数据信号端输入复位信号, 第一电源信号端输入第一电压控制发光器 件处于关闭状态。 在步骤 S 1002 中, 保持第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管导 通, 第一电源信号端输入第二电压, 以使得发光器件的一端预充电。 在步骤 S 1003 中, 关闭第三晶体管, 数据信号端输入数据信号, 以使得像素电路数据写入。
在步骤 S 1004 中, 关闭第二晶体管, 导通第三晶体管, 通过第一 晶体管和第三晶体管的电流驱动发光器件发光。 本发明实施例的像素电路驱动方法, 通过多个晶体管和电容对电 路进行开关和充放电控制, 可以使得通过晶体管的用于驱动发光器件 的电流与晶体管的阔值电压无关, 补偿了由于晶体管的阔值电压的不 一致或偏移所造成的流过发光器件的电流差异, 提高了显示装置发光 亮度的均勾性, 显著提升了显示效果。 此外, 由于这样一种结构的像 素电路结构简单, 晶体管的数量较少, 从而可以减少覆盖晶体管的遮 光区域的面积, 有效增大显示装置的开口率。 需要说明的是, 本发明实施例中的发光器件可以是常规的包括 LED或 OLED在内的多种电流驱动发光器件。 在本发明实施例中, 可以釆用第四晶体管控制第一电源电压端的 信号输入。 具体地, 一个第四晶体管可以对应一列像素电路。
该第四晶体管的栅极连接控制线, 其第一极连接第一电源电压端, 其第二极连接控制电源线。
第四晶体管可以为 N型晶体管或 P型晶体管。 进一步地, 在本发明实施例中, 第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三 晶体管均可以为 N型晶体管; 或者第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶 体管均可以为 P型晶体管。
需要说明的是, 当仅包括第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管, 且第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管均为 N型晶体管时, 控制信 号的时序可以如图 2所示, 包括: 第一阶段: 第一控制信号端和第二控制信号端均输入高电平, 第 一电源信号端输入低电平, 数据信号端输入低电平的重置信号。
第二阶段: 第一控制信号端、 第二控制信号端以及第一电源信号 端均输入高电平, 数据信号端输入低电平的重置信号。
第三阶段: 第一控制信号端和第一电源信号端均输入高电平, 第 二控制信号端输入低电平, 数据信号端输入高电平的数据信号。 第四阶段: 第一电源信号端和第二控制信号端均输入高电平, 第 一控制信号端和数据信号端均输入低电平。 具体地, 当该第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管均为 N型增 强型薄膜晶体管时, 步骤 S 1001具体可以包括:
第一控制信号端 S 1和第二控制信号端 S2均输入高电平, 第一电 源信号端 ELVDD输入低电平 (Vss ) , 数据信号端 DATA输入低电平 的复位信号(Vref ),其中 Vref-Vth>Vss(Vth为 T1晶体管的阔值电压)。
其中, 该步骤为复位阶段, 参照图 2所示, 在复位阶段(P1 ) 中, 第一控制信号端 S 1和第二控制信号端 S2均输入高电平, 第一电源信 号端 ELVDD输入低电平 (Vss ) , 数据信号端 DATA输入低电平的复 位信号(Vref ) 。 此时, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第三晶体管 T3导通, 发光器件 L的阳极电压为 Vss, 发光器件 L处于关闭状态。 相应地, 步骤 S 1002可以包括: 第一控制信号端 S l、 第二控制信号端 S2 以及第一电源信号端 ELVDD 均输入高电平, 数据信号端 DATA 输入低电平的复位信号 ( Vref ) 。 该步骤为补偿阶段, 此时, 第一晶体管 Tl、 第二晶体管 Τ2和第 三晶体管 Τ3保持导通, 发光器件 L的阳极电压随着第一晶体管 T1的 充电而升高, 直到电压等于 Vref-Vth。 在补偿阶段结束时, 存储在存 储电容 C1 两端的电荷为 Vth.CST, 其中 CST为存储电容 C1的电容值。
步骤 S 1003可以包括: 在准备写入数据之前, 需要关闭第三晶体管 T3, 此时的等效电路 如图 5所示,第一晶体管 T1的栅极电压为数据信号端 DATA输入的低 电平的复位信号 Vref, 此时, 发光器件 L的阳极电压此时为 Vref- Vth。 该步骤为数据写入阶段, 在这个阶段, 第一控制信号端 S 1和第一 电源信号端 ELVDD均输入高电平, 第二控制信号端 S2输入低电平, 数据信号端 DATA输入高电平的数据信号 (Vdata ) 。 此时, 第一晶体 管 T1和第二晶体管 T2导通, 第三晶体管 T3关闭, 发光器件 L的阳 极电压此时变为 Vref-Vth+a(Vdata-Vref), 其中 a=CST/(CST+CL), CL为 寄生电容 C2的电容值。
步骤 S 1004可以包括: 在像素电路准备驱动发光器件进行发光之前, 需要关闭第二晶体 管 T2。
该步骤为发光阶段, 在这个阶段, 第一电源信号端 ELVDD 和第 二控制信号端 S2 均输入高电平, 第一控制信号端 S 1 和数据信号端 DATA 均输入低电平, 以使得第三晶体管 T3 导通, 此时第一晶体管 T1的栅源极之间电压 Vgs为(l-a)(Vdata-Vref)+Vth。 此时, 流过第一晶体管 Tl、 第三晶体管 Τ3和发光器件 L的电流 为: I
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由上式可知, 发光器件 L发光的电流与 TFT阔值电压和 OLED两 端的电压均无关, 因此有效消除了阔值电压非均匀性、 漂移的影响。 釆用该结构的像素电路, 无论对于增强型还是耗尽型的 TFT, 都 可以补偿阔值电压非均匀性的影响, 因此适用性更广。 同时该结构使 用的 TFT数量较少, 控制信号简单, 适用于高分辨率像素设计。 可替换地, 当第一晶体管、 第二晶体管、 第三晶体管和第四晶体 管均为 N型晶体管时, 控制信号的时序同样可以如图 2所示, 包括: 第一阶段: 控制线和第二控制信号端均输入高电平, 第一电源信 号端输入低电平, 数据信号端输入低电平的复位信号。
第二阶段: 控制线、 第二控制信号端以及第一电源信号端均输入 高电平, 数据信号端输入低电平的复位信号。 第三阶段: 控制线和第一电源信号端均输入高电平, 第二控制信 号端输入低电平, 数据信号端输入高电平的数据信号。 第四阶段: 第一电源信号端和第二控制信号端均输入高电平, 控 制线和数据信号端均输入低电平。
需要说明的是,同样可以釆用如图 2所示的时序信号设计对如图 9 所示的一列像素电路进行驱动, 所不同的是, 第一电源信号端 ELVDD 的时序此时作为控制线 EL输入信号的时序。 釆用这样一种驱动方法, 同样可以分为四个阶段, 具体可参照前述实施例, 此处不做赘述。 本领域普通技术人员可以理解: 实现上述方法实施例的全部或部 分流程可以通过计算机程序指令相关的硬件来完成, 前述的程序可以 存储于一计算机可读取存储介质中, 该程序在执行时, 执行包括上述 方法实施例的步骤; 而前述的存储介质包括: ROM、 RAM , 磁碟或者 光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上所述, 仅为本发明的具体实施方式, 但本发明的保护范围并不 局限于此, 任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本发明揭露的技术范围 内, 可轻易想到变化或替换, 都应涵盖在本发明的保护范围之内。 因此, 本发明的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。
本申请要求于 2013年 12月 12日递交的中国专利申请第 201310683964. 6 号的优先权, 在此全文引用上述中国专利申请公开的内容以作为本申请的一 部分。

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权 利 要 求 书
1、 一种像素电路, 包括:
第一晶体管、 第二晶体管、 第三晶体管、 存储电容、 寄生电容以及 发光器件;
所述第一晶体管的第一极连接第一电源信号端,其第二极连接所述 第三晶体管的第一极;
所述第二晶体管的栅极连接第一控制信号端,其第一极连接数据信 号端, 其第二极连接所述第一晶体管的栅极;
所述第三晶体管的栅极连接第二控制信号端,其第二极连接所述发 光器件的一端;
所述存储电容的一端连接所述第一晶体管的栅极,其另一端连接所 述发光器件的一端;
所述寄生电容的一端连接所述发光器件的一端,其另一端连接所述 发光器件的另一端;
所述发光器件的另一端还连接第二电源信号端。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的像素电路, 其中, 所述像素电路还包括: 第四晶体管;
所述第四晶体管的栅极连接控制线,其第一极连接所述第二晶体管 的第二极, 其第二极连接所述第一电源信号端。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的像素电路, 其中, 所述第四晶体管为 N 型晶体管或 P型晶体管;
所述第四晶体管的第一极为漏极, 其第二极为源极。
4、 根据权利要求 1-3任一所述的像素电路, 其中,
所述第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管均为 N 型晶 体管; 或,
所述第一晶体管、所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管均为 P型晶体 管;
所述第一晶体管、所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管的第一极均为 漏极, 所述第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管的第二极均 为源极。
5、 一种显示装置, 包括如权利要求 1-4中任一所述的像素电路。
6、 一种用于驱动如权利要求 1-4任一所述像素电路的像素电路驱 动方法, 包括下列步骤:
导通第一晶体管、 第二晶体管和第三晶体管, 数据信号端输入复位 信号, 第一电源信号端输入第一电压控制发光器件处于关闭状态;
保持所述第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管导通, 所 述第一电源信号端输入第二电压, 以使得所述发光器件的一端预充电; 关闭所述第三晶体管, 所述数据信号端输入数据信号, 以使得所述 像素电路数据写入;
关闭所述第二晶体管, 导通所述第三晶体管, 通过所述第一晶体管 和所述第三晶体管的电流驱动所述发光器件发光。
7、 根据权利要求 6所述的像素电路驱动方法, 还包括: 第四晶体 管控制所述第一电源电压端的信号输入,一个所述第四晶体管对应一列 像素电路;
所述第四晶体管的栅极连接控制线,其第一极连接所述第一电源电 压端, 其第二极连接所述控制电源线;
所述第四晶体管为 N型晶体管或 P型晶体管。
8、 根据权利要求 6或 7所述的像素电路驱动方法, 其中于, 所述 第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管均为 N型晶体管; 或, 所述第一晶体管、所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管均为 P型晶体 管。
9、 根据权利要求 8所述的像素电路驱动方法, 其中, 当仅包括所 述第一晶体管、所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管,且所述第一晶体管、 所述第二晶体管和所述第三晶体管均为 N型晶体管时,控制信号的时序 包括:
第一阶段:所述第一控制信号端和所述第二控制信号端均输入高电 平, 所述第一电源信号端输入低电平, 所述数据信号端输入低电平的所 述复位信号;
第二阶段: 所述第一控制信号端、 所述第二控制信号端以及所述第 一电源信号端均输入高电平,所述数据信号端输入低电平的所述复位信 号;
第三阶段:所述第一控制信号端和所述第一电源信号端均输入高电 平, 所述第二控制信号端输入低电平, 所述数据信号端输入高电平的所 述数据信号;
第四阶段:所述第一电源信号端和所述第二控制信号端均输入高电 平, 所述第一控制信号端和所述数据信号端均输入低电平。
10、 根据权利要求 8所述的像素电路驱动方法, 其中, 当所述第一 晶体管、 所述第二晶体管、 所述第三晶体管和所述第四晶体管均为 N 型晶体管时, 控制信号的时序包括:
第一阶段: 所述控制线和所述第二控制信号端均输入高电平, 所述 第一电源信号端输入低电平,所述数据信号端输入低电平的所述复位信 号;
第二阶段: 所述控制线、 所述第二控制信号端以及所述第一电源信 号端均输入高电平, 所述数据信号端输入低电平的所述复位信号; 第三阶段: 所述控制线和所述第一电源信号端均输入高电平, 所述 第二控制信号端输入低电平,所述数据信号端输入高电平的所述数据信 号;
第四阶段:所述第一电源信号端和所述第二控制信号端均输入高电 平, 所述控制线和所述数据信号端均输入低电平。
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