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Element substrate and light emitting device

US7141934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2004
Grant dateNov 28, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/0251
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light emitting device and an element substrate which are capable of suppressing variations in the luminance intensity of a light emitting element among pixels due to characteristic variations of a driving transistor without suppressing off-current of a switching transistor low and increasing storage capacity of a capacitor. According to the invention, a depletion mode transistor is used as a driving transistor. The gate of the driving transistor is fixed in its potential or connected to the source or drain thereof to operate in a saturation region with a constant current flow. A current controlling transistor which operates in a linear region is connected in series to the driving transistor, and a video signal for transmitting a light emission or non-emission of a pixel is inputted to the gate of the current controlling transistor through a switching transistor.

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