Electro-luminescence display with divided power supply lines
US6380688B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K59/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electro-luminescence display (ELD) wherein a voltage supply line is separated into a plurality of lines to reduce the number of pixels connected to each line. In the ELD, a pixel array has a number of pixels, each of which includes an electro-luminescence device having a luminescent layer made from an-electro-luminescent material, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode serving as a common electrode. The pixel array is arranged in an active matrix type. A gate driving circuit and a data driving circuit are connected, via a number of scanning electrode wiring and a number of data electrode wiring, respectively, to the pixel array, for switching the pixels to selectively drive the pixels. First and second supply voltages are applied from an external circuit to the first and second supply terminals. First and second power supply lines couple the first and second voltage supply terminals with the pixel array. The pixels within the array are divided into blocks and pixels within a block are all connected to a supply line for that block. Accordingly, excessive current is not generated, which prevents head damage to the ELD and thus improves reliability.
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