Circuit and method for driving an array of light emitting pixels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9852689-B2
Application number	US-201615266474-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2016
Priority date	Sep 23, 2003
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A technique for driving a column of pixels that include light emitting elements. The technique incorporates feedback data provided from feedback data sources connected to the data line and to feedback line of the array, pixel driving circuit with feedback path. The technique can also include block of the reference elements for input signal corrections.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pixel circuit for use in a display, the display comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels comprising:
a light emitting element;
a drive use transistor for providing a drive current to the light emitting element; and
an on-pixel feedback circuit for generating a feedback voltage from a node through which a current proportional to the drive current passes, the feedback voltage representing the drive current and provided to a feedback line of the display.

2. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises at least one of a resistor, a diode, or the light emitting element connected between the drive use transistor and a reference potential.

3. The pixel circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the reference potential is ground.

4. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises a storage capacitor connected to ground or to the feedback circuit.

5. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises a resistor connected between the drive use transistor and a reference potential providing the feedback voltage at a level proportional to the drive current and wherein the current proportional to the drive current comprises the drive current.

6. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises a current mirror structure for generating the current proportional to the drive current.

7. The pixel circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises at least one of a resistor, a diode, or a light emitting element.

8. The pixel circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises a resistor connected between the current mirror structure and a reference potential providing the feedback voltage at a level proportional to the drive current.

9. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises the light emitting element, and wherein the light emitting element is connected between the drive use transistor and the reference potential.

10. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit comprises a diode connected between the drive use transistor and a reference potential to provide the feedback voltage.

11. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit forms an on-pixel feedback conductive path between the drive use transistor and a reference potential.

12. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein said light emitting element is an organic light emitting diode.

13. The pixel circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pixels further comprises a storage capacitor connected to the gate of the drive use transistor and a feedback transistor coupled between the feedback circuit and the feedback line.

Assignees

• Ignis Innovation Inc

Inventors

• Nathan Arokia
• Vygranenko Yuriy
• Jafarabadiashtiani Shahin
• Servati Peyman

Classifications

• H05B45/60

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• G09G2300/0809

  Several active elements per pixel in active matrix panels · CPC title

• G09G2300/0417

  Special arrangements specific to the use of low carrier mobility technology · CPC title

• G09G3/3241 Primary

  the current through the light-emitting element being set using a data current provided by the data driver, e.g. by using a two-transistor current mirror · CPC title

• G09G3/3283

  in which the data driver supplies a variable data current for setting the current through, or the voltage across, the light-emitting elements · CPC title