PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ITS DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE
20230162673 · 2023-05-25
Assignee
Inventors
US classification
- 345/214
Cpc classification
G09G2310/0256
PHYSICS
G09G2320/0233
PHYSICS
G09G2310/08
PHYSICS
G09G3/3233
PHYSICS
G09G2300/0819
PHYSICS
G09G2300/043
PHYSICS
G09G2300/0842
PHYSICS
International classification
Abstract
A pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting module and a drive module. A first terminal of the drive module is electrically connected with the light emitting module. A first control terminal of the drive module loads a first signal in a first period. The first control terminal of the drive module loads a second signal in a second period. The first signal and the second signal have opposite polarity. There is no intersection between the first period and the second period. A driving method of the pixel circuit, a display panel and a display device are also provided.
Claims
1. A pixel circuit, comprising: a light emitting module; a drive module, a first terminal of the drive module is electrically connected with the light emitting module, a first control terminal of the drive module is configured to load a first signal in a first period, and the first control terminal of the drive module is configured to load a second signal in a second period, the first signal and the second signal have opposite polarity, and there is no intersection between the first period and the second period.
2. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises: a first signal module, the first signal module is electrically connected with the first control terminal of the drive module, and the first control terminal of the drive module is loaded with a first signal by the first signal module in the first period, and a polarity of the first signal is negative; and a second signal module, the second signal module is electrically connected with the first control terminal of the drive module, and the first control terminal of the drive module is loaded with a second signal by the second signal module in the second period, and a polarity of the second signal is positive.
3. The pixel circuit of claim 2, wherein the first signal module comprises a first signal source and a first switch, the first switch is turned on in the first period for driving the first signal source to load the first signal to the first control terminal of the drive module.
4. The pixel circuit of claim 2, wherein the second signal module comprises a second signal source and a second switch, the second switch is turned on in the second period for driving the second signal source to load the second signal to the first control terminal of the drive module.
5. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein the drive module comprises a driving thin film transistor which is a double gate thin film transistor, a top gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor is set as the first control terminal of the drive module, and a bottom gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor is set as a second control terminal of the drive module.
6. The pixel circuit of claim 5, wherein when the driving thin film transistor is an N-type thin film transistor, a threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor is positively correlated with the top gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor, and the threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor is negatively correlated with the bottom gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor.
7. The pixel circuit of claim 5, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises: a compensation module configured to adjust a threshold voltage of the drive module, a first terminal of the compensation module is electrically connected with the second control terminal of the drive module, and a second terminal of the compensation module is electrically connected with the first terminal of the drive module.
8. The pixel circuit of claim 7, wherein the compensation module comprises: a compensation capacitor configured to store a signal of the second control terminal of the drive module, a first terminal of the compensation capacitor is electrically connected with the second control terminal of the drive module, and a second terminal of the compensation capacitor is connected with a ground terminal; and a compensating thin film transistor, a gate electrode of the compensating thin film transistor is electrically connected with the second signal module, a source electrode of the compensating thin film transistor is electrically connected with the first terminal of the drive module, a drain electrode of the compensating thin film transistor is electrically connected with the second control terminal of the drive module, and the drain electrode of the compensating thin film transistor is configured to adjust the threshold voltage of the drive module.
9. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises: a data signal module; a write module, an input terminal of the write module is electrically connected with the data signal module; and a memory module, a first terminal of the memory module is electrically connected with an output terminal of the memory module and the first control terminal of the drive module, and a second terminal of the memory module is electrically connected with the second terminal of the drive module.
10. The pixel circuit of claim 9, wherein the write module comprises a write switch, a first terminal of the write switch is set as the input terminal of the write module, a second terminal of the write switch is set as the output terminal of the write module, and a control terminal of the write switch is electrically connected with a scanning voltage module configured to control whether the write switch is turned on; and the memory module comprises a storage capacitor configured to store a data signal, a first terminal of the storage capacitor is set as the first terminal of the memory module, and a second terminal of the storage capacitor is set as the second terminal of the memory module.
11. The pixel circuit of claim 8, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a pre-storage module configured to store the data signal provided by the data signal module, an input terminal of the pre-storage module is electrically connected with the output terminal of the write module, and an output terminal of the pre-storage module is electrically connected with the first terminal of the memory module.
12. The pixel circuit of claim 10, wherein the pre-storage module comprises: a pre-storage capacitor configured to store the data signal, a first terminal of the pre-storage capacitor is set as the input terminal of the pre-storage module, and a second terminal of the pre-storage capacitor is connected with the ground terminal; and a pre-storage switch configured to control whether the first control terminal of the drive module is loaded with the data signal, a first terminal of the pre-storage switch is electrically connected with the first terminal of the pre-storage capacitor, a second terminal of the pre-storage switch is set as the output terminal of the pre-storage module.
13. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein the light emitting module includes a micro light emitting diode.
14. The pixel circuit of claim 1, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a power module, a power supply terminal of the light emitting module is electrically connected with the power module, and a working terminal of the light emitting module is electrically connected with the first terminal of the drive module, a light emitting condition of the light emitting module is controlled by the driving module, a driving current of the light emitting module is adjusted by the drive module.
15. A display panel, wherein the display panel comprises the pixel circuit of claim 1.
16. A display device, wherein the display device comprises the display panel of claim 15.
17. A driving method, wherein the driving method is applied to the pixel circuit of claim 1, and the driving method comprises: loading a second signal to a first control terminal of a drive module in a second period; driving a drive module to control a light emitting module to emit light; and loading a first signal to the first control terminal of the drive module in a first period.
18. The driving method of claim 17, wherein the pixel circuit further comprises a power module, a transformer module, a memory module, a first signal module, a second signal module, a compensation module, a pre-storage module and a write module, the light emitting module comprises a OLED device, the drive module comprises a driving thin film transistor, the memory module comprises a storage capacitor, the first signal module comprises a first signal source and a first switch, the second signal module comprises a second signal source and a second switch, the compensation module comprises a compensating thin film transistor, the pre-storage module comprises a pre-storage switch, the write module comprises a write switch, and the driving method further comprises: in a initialization phase, controlling the power module to input a low voltage to an anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the transformer module to input a high voltage to a source electrode of the driving thin film transistor and a second terminal of the storage capacitor, controlling the second signal control module to input a high voltage to a gate electrode of the second switch and a gate electrode of the compensating thin film transistor, and controlling the second signal source to output a high voltage; in a compensation phase, maintaining the power module to input the low voltage to the anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the transformer module to input a low voltage to the source electrode of the driving thin film transistor and the second terminal of the storage capacitor, controlling a second control module to input the high voltage to the gate electrode of the second switch and the gate electrode of the compensating thin film transistor, and controlling the second signal source to output a low voltage; in a write phase, controlling a pre-storage voltage module to input the high voltage to the pre-storage switch; in a light emitting phase, controlling the power module to input the high voltage to the anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the pre-storage voltage module to input a low voltage to the pre-storage switch, controlling a scan voltage module input a high voltage to a control terminal of the write switch; and in a reversal phase, controlling the first control module to input a high voltage to a gate electrode of the first switch, and controlling the first signal source to output a low voltage.
Description
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0050] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical solutions and the beneficial effects of the present disclosure will be obviously.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0061] The following embodiments refer to the accompanying drawings for exemplifying specific implementable embodiments of the present disclosure in a suitable computing environment. It should be noted that the exemplary described embodiments are configured to describe and understand the present disclosure, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0062] The terms “first” and “second” in the present disclosure are used to distinguish between different objects and are not used to describe a particular order. In addition, the terms “includes” and “has” and any variations of them are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or modules is not limited to the listed steps or modules, but optionally also includes steps or modules that are not listed, or optionally also includes other steps or modules that are inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices.
[0063] References herein to “embodiments” mean that particular features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. The appearance of the phrase in various places in the specification does not necessarily mean the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment namely mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is understood, both explicitly and implicitly, by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.
[0064] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pixel circuit, and the pixel circuit includes but is not limited to the following embodiments and a combination of the following embodiments.
[0065] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0066] Referring to
[0067] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0068] Since the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 is loaded with a first signal by the first signal with a negative polarity module 104 in the first period, the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 is loaded with a second signal with a positive polarity by the second signal module 105 in the second period, and one cycle of working time of the drive module 102 may include the first period and the second period, the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 can be alternately loaded with two voltages with different polarities during the working time of the drive module 102, and the deviation of the threshold voltage of the drive module 102 can be slowed down to stabilize the driving current of the light emitting module 101, so as to improve the display uniformity of the display panel and reduce the lifespan of the display panel.
[0069] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0070] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0071] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0072] When the driving thin film transistor is an N-type thin film transistor, a threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor is positively correlated with the top gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor, and the threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor is negatively correlated with the bottom gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor. The method of adjusting the threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor 1021 includes, but is not limited to, adjusting the bottom gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021 to adjust the threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor 1021. Specifically, the voltage of the bottom gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021 changes as the voltage of the drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021 changes.
[0073] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0074] It can be understood that when the threshold voltage of the drive module 102 drifts, the light emitting condition of the light emitting module 101 will be affected. In this embodiment, the drive module 102 further includes a second control terminal 08. In addition, the second control terminal 08 of the drive module 102 is electrically connected with the compensation module 108 to control the second control terminal 08 of the drive module 102. The drive module 102 has the property that “the threshold voltage of the drive module 102 is negatively correlated or positively correlated with the voltage of the second control terminal 08 of the drive module 102”. Therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure can reasonably control the signal of the second control terminal 08 according to the actual situation, so that the threshold voltage of the drive module 102 is within the preset voltage range, namely, the threshold of the drive module 102 is increased. The stability of the voltage improves the accuracy of the light emission of the light-emitting module 101.
[0075] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0076] Referring to
[0077] Furthermore, referring to
[0078] Vth and the Vbs of two different types of N-type vertical double-gate transistors. It can be seen from
[0079] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0080] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0081] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0082] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a driving method, which is applied to any of the above-mentioned pixel circuits, and the driving method includes, but is not limited to, the following embodiments and a combination of the following embodiments.
[0083] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0084] S10, loading a second signal to a first control terminal of a drive module in a second period.
[0085] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0086] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0087] S20, driving a drive module to control a light emitting module to emit light.
[0088] Referring to
[0089] S30, loading a first signal to the first control terminal of the drive module in a first period.
[0090] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0091] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to
[0092] Since the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 is loaded with a first signal by the first signal with a negative polarity module 104 in the first period, the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 is loaded with a second signal with a positive polarity by the second signal module 105 in the second period, and one cycle of working time of the drive module 102 may include the first period and the second period, the first control terminal 02 of the drive module 102 can be alternately loaded with two voltages with different polarities during the working time of the drive module 102, and the deviation of the threshold voltage of the drive module 102 can be slowed down to stabilize the driving current of the light emitting module 101, so as to improve the display uniformity of the display panel and reduce the lifespan of the display panel.
[0093] In one embodiment of the present disclosure,
[0094] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, according to a timing diagram shown in
[0095] S101, in a initialization phase, controlling the power module to input a low voltage to an anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the transformer module to input a high voltage to a source electrode of the driving thin film transistor and a second terminal of the storage capacitor, controlling the second signal control module to input a high voltage to a gate electrode of the second switch and a gate electrode of the compensating thin film transistor, and controlling the second signal source to output a high voltage.
[0096] Referring to
[0097] S102, in a compensation phase, maintaining the power module to input the low voltage to the anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the transformer module to input a low voltage to the source electrode of the driving thin film transistor and the second terminal of the storage capacitor, controlling a second control module to input the high voltage to the gate electrode of the second switch and the gate electrode of the compensating thin film transistor, and controlling the second signal source to output a low voltage.
[0098] Referring to
[0099] S103, in a write phase, controlling a pre-storage voltage module to input the high voltage to the pre-storage switch.
[0100] Referring to
[0101] S104, in a light emitting phase, controlling the power module to input the high voltage to the anode terminal of the OLED device, controlling the pre-storage voltage module to input a low voltage to the pre-storage switch, controlling a scan voltage module input a high voltage to a control terminal of the write switch.
[0102] Referring to
μ is a carrier mobility of driving thin film transistor 1021. Cox is a capacitance per unit area. The (W/L) is the aspect ratio of the driving thin film transistor 1021. The α is the transmission efficiency of the data signal to the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021. The Vdata is a voltage value of the data signal. The Vref is the voltage value at which the signal output by the first signal source 1041 is at a high voltage. Simultaneously, the write switch 2011 is turned on, and the data signal module 109 of this frame is pre-stored in the pre-storage capacitor 2041 through the write switch 2011.
[0103] S105, in a reversal phase, controlling the first control module to input a high voltage to a gate electrode of the first switch, and controlling the first signal source to output a low voltage.
[0104] Referring to
[0105] It should be noted that when SiNx:H is used to make the active layer of the driving thin film transistor 1021, the positive deflection stress mainly causes the increase of the De state density in a-Si:H, and the negative deflection stress mainly causes the decrease of the De state density. When SiO2 is used to make the active layer of the driving thin film transistor 1021, the threshold voltage drift is caused by the generation of De state in a-Si:H under positive bias and the generation of Dh state under negative bias. When a (SiNx:H)/SiO2 composite layer is used to make the active layer of the driving thin film transistor 1021, the drift of the threshold voltage is caused by the increase of the De state in a-Si: H and the decrease of the Dh state under the positive bias and the decrease of the De state while the increase of the Dh state under the negative bias.
[0106] It is understood that by alternately inputting two voltage signals with opposite polarity to the gate electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021, this embodiment makes the voltage difference between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving thin film transistor 1021 alternately present a positive value and a negative value. According to above analysis, this embodiment can make the generation of the a-Si:H intermediate state a dynamic equilibrium process, namely, the positive bias stress mainly causes the density of De states in the active layer amorphous silicon of the driving thin film transistor 1021 to increase and the density of Dh states to decrease. The negative deviator stress mainly causes the decrease of the density of De states and the increase of the density of Dh states, and the positive deviator stress and the negative deviator stress alternately. Therefore, the drift of the threshold voltage of the driving thin film transistor 1021 maintains a dynamic balance to achieve the stability of the output current.
[0107] An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a display panel, the display panel includes any one of the pixel circuit in the above embodiments.
[0108] An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a display device, the display device includes the display panel in the above embodiments.
[0109] The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit and its driving method, a display panel, and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting module and a drive module. A first terminal of the drive module is electrically connected with the light emitting module. A first control terminal of the drive module is configured to load a first signal in a first period, and the first control terminal of the drive module is configured to load a second signal in a second period, the first signal and the second signal have opposite polarity, and there is no intersection between the first period and the second period. It is realized that the first control terminal of the drive module is alternately loaded as the first signal and the second signal with opposite polarity in the first period and the second period. Therefore, in the present disclosure, the first control terminal of the drive module is alternately set to two signals with opposite polarity, so as to slow down the deviation of the threshold voltage of the drive module and stabilize the driving current of the light-emitting module, and to improve the display uniformity of the display panel and reduce the life of the display panel.