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Driving circuit and method for light emitting device

US6677713B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2002
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B45/60
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driving circuit for a light-emitting device, having a driving, a first and a second transistor, and a maintaining capacitor. The light-emitting device is coupled to the driving transistor in series to form a light-emitting path. The on/off state of the driving transistor determines the conductance and on/off state of the light-emitting path. The first transistor has a source region coupled to the gate of the driving transistor and a gate coupled to a first scan line. The second transistor has a source region coupled to a reference low voltage, a drain region coupled to the gate of the driving transistor, and a gate coupled to a second scan line. The pulses of the first and second scan lines have the same frequency, while there is a delay time therebetween. The maintaining capacitor is coupled to the gate of the driving transistor to maintain a voltage state.

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