Display device and method for driving same
US9335598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/045
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a pixel circuit, during a period during which an organic EL element is not emitting light, transistors are in an “on” state and the organic EL element (OLED) is reversed-biased by a low-level power-supply potential and a reverse-biasing power-supply potential. A reverse-direction voltage determined by a reverse-direction current that depends on the degree to which degradation of the organic EL element has progressed is thus written to a capacitor. A data voltage is then supplied to the capacitor via another capacitor, bringing the drive voltage of a transistor (T2) that controls the current that drives the organic EL element to Vsig+Voledr. This makes it possible to minimize decreases in the emission luminance of an electrooptical element such as an organic EL element due to degradation thereof over time.
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