Circuit and method for driving organic light emitting diode
US7675018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive circuit for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and a method for driving OLEDs, using the drive circuit. The drive circuit includes pixel circuits, each of which includes a first transistor for receiving a data voltage, and outputting a drive current to an OLED, a second transistor for transmitting the data voltage to the first transistor, a third transistor for connecting the gate and drain of the first transistor, a capacitor for storing a gate voltage of the first transistor, and a fourth transistor connected to the drain of the first transistor. The OLED is connected to the source of the first transistor by a fifth transistor, or is directly connected to the source of the first transistor without using the fifth transistor. The drive circuit generates drive current, based on a non-uniformity-compensated threshold voltage of the first transistor, thereby obtaining a uniform luminance of the OLED.
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