Pixel unit driving circuit and method, pixel unit of AMOLED pixel unit panel and display apparatus

US8963441B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963441-B2
Application numberUS-201213806209-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2012
Priority dateAug 25, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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The present disclosure discloses a pixel unit driving circuit and method, and a pixel unit of an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode AMOLED panel and a display apparatus. The pixel unit driving circuit of the AMOLED panel comprises: a switching unit, a first input terminal of which is connected to a current source for providing a charging current, a second input terminal of which is connected to an Organic Light-Emitting Diode, and an output terminal of which is connected to a first terminal of a storage capacitor to provide the charging current; the storage capacitor, a first terminal of which is connected to the output terminal of the switching unit, and a second terminal of which is connected to a low level; a driving Thin Film Transistor and a current mirror Thin Film Transistor, gates of which are connected to the first terminal of the storage capacitor, and sources of which are connected to the low level; a voltage-dividing Thin Film Transistor, gate of which is connected to the first terminal of the storage capacitor, a source of which is connected to a drain of the driving Thin Film Transistor, and a drain of which is connected to the Organic Light-Emitting Diode.

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What is claimed is: 1. A pixel unit driving circuit of an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode AMOLED panel, for driving an Organic Light-Emitting Diode, comprising: a switching unit, a first input terminal of which is connected to a current source for providing a charging current, a second input terminal of which is connected to the Organic Light-Emitting Diode, and an output terminal of which is connected to a first terminal of a storage capacitor to provide the charging c…

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What does patent US8963441B2 cover?
The present disclosure discloses a pixel unit driving circuit and method, and a pixel unit of an Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode AMOLED panel and a display apparatus. The pixel unit driving circuit of the AMOLED panel comprises: a switching unit, a first input terminal of which is connected to a current source for providing a charging current, a second input terminal of which is conn…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tan Wen, Qi Xiaojing, Boe Technology Group Co Ltd, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G3/325. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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