This application is a National Phase of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2020/132190 having International filing date of Nov. 27, 2020, which claims the benefit of priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 202011222211.1 filed on Nov. 5, 2020. The contents of the above applications are all incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein in their entirety.
The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and more particularly to a display device and a light-emitting panel.
At present, mini light emitting diode (mini LED, sub-millimeter light emitting diode) light-emitting panel or micro light emitting diode (micro LED) light-emitting panel have been widely developed for direct display or as a backlight source of display device.
Existing LED lamp is commonly driven by a driving circuit to drive and emit light. At present, a commonly used driving circuit is 2T1C, that is, a structure of two thin film transistors and a capacitor to convert voltage into current. However, due to factors such as characteristics of the LED lamp, the 2T1C drive circuit can only drive one LED lamp to emit light. Therefore, this setting method increases production cost of the drive circuit.
Therefore, it is necessary to propose a new technical solution to solve the above technical problems.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device and a light-emitting panel, which are configured to reduce the production cost of a driving circuit in the light-emitting panel.
For the above-mentioned objective, the present invention provides a light-emitting panel, comprising a plurality of minimal repeating units, wherein at least two of the minimal repeating units are arranged in an array, the minimal repeating units comprise a driving chip and a light emitting device, and the driving chip and the light emitting device are electrically connected, wherein, the driving chip comprises a first driving submodule, a second driving submodule, and a capacitor, and the light emitting device comprises a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device;
The present invention also provides a display device, comprising a liquid crystal box and a backlight module, the liquid crystal box is arranged on the backlight module, and the backlight module includes a backlight source, the backlight source includes a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel comprises a plurality of minimal repeating units, wherein at least two of the minimal repeating units are arranged in an array, the minimal repeating units comprise a driving chip and a light emitting device, and the driving chip and the light emitting device are electrically connected, wherein, the driving chip comprises a first driving submodule, a second driving submodule, and a capacitor, and the light emitting device includes a first light emitting device and a second light emitting device;
The benefit of the present invention is:
The embodiment of the present invention provides a display device and a light-emitting panel. In the light-emitting panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the minimal repeating units comprise the driving chip and the light emitting device, wherein the driving chip comprises at least the first driving submodule and the second driving submodule, and the light emitting device comprises at least the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device, so that the same driving chip can drive at least two light emitting devices to emit light, which reduces the production cost of the driving circuit in the light-emitting panel.
In addition, this arrangement of the driving chip achieves a high degree of integration of the light-emitting panel, and due to the reduction in the number of driving chips, the loss of lamp shadow and brightness is reduced.
In order to make the objective, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to the figures in the accompanying drawings. The components with the same reference numbers represent the same or similar components. The following description is based on the illustrated specific embodiments of the present disclosure, and should not be construed to limit the other specific embodiments which are not described in detail herein. The word “embodiment” configured in this specification means an example, example, or illustration.
In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counter-clockwise”, etc., are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely for the purpose of assisting and simplify the description, rather than indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation, and be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, these terms cannot be construed as limiting the present disclosure. In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only configured for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, “a plurality of” means two or more than two, unless otherwise specifically defined.
In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms “installation”, “connection” and “connection” should be understood in a broadly understood, unless otherwise specified and defined, for example, as a fixed connection or a removable connection, an integral connection, a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, a communication with each other, a direct connection, an indirect connection via intermediate medium, an internal communication between two elements, or an inter-reaction relationship between two elements. The specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure may be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art in light of specific circumstances.
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The first driving submodule 101a is electrically connected to a first end of the first light emitting device L1, and the first driving submodule 101a is configured to access a scan signal SCAN and a first data signal D1, and control the first light emitting device L1 to emit light according to the scan signal SCAN and the first data signal D1.
In some embodiments, the first driving submodule 101a comprises a first switching transistor T11 and a first driving transistor T12. Wherein, an output terminal of the first switching transistor T11 is electrically connected to a control terminal of the first driving transistor T12. A control terminal of the first switching transistor T11 is configured to receive the scan signal SCAN. An input terminal of the first switching transistor T11 is configured to receive the first data signal D1. The first switching transistor T11 is configured to output the first data signal D1 to the control terminal of the first driving transistor T12. And an input terminal of the first driving transistor T12 is electrically connected to the first light emitting device L1, and an output terminal of the first driving transistor T12 is connected to the ground GND.
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In some embodiments, the second driving submodule 101b comprises a second switching transistor T21 and a second driving transistor T22. An output terminal of the second switching transistor T21 is electrically connected to a control terminal of the second driving transistor T22, and a control terminal of the second switching transistor T21 is configured to receive the scan signal SCAN, an input terminal of the second switching transistor T21 is configured to receive the second data signal D2, and the second switching transistor T21 is configured to output the second data signal D2 to the control terminal of the second driving transistor T22. An input terminal of the second driving transistor T22 is electrically connected to the second light emitting device L2, and an output terminal of the second driving transistor T22 is connected to the ground GND.
A second end of the first light emitting device L1 and a second end of the second light emitting device L2 are both connected to the power supply voltage VDD. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the light emitting device L may be a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the light emitting diode may be a mini light emitting diode (mini LED, sub-millimeter light emitting diode) or a micro light emitting diode (micro LED). When the light emitting device L is a light emitting diode, the first end of the light emitting device L is the cathode of the light emitting diode, and the second end of the light emitting device L is the anode of the light emitting diode.
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Specifically, in some embodiments, the third driving submodule 101c comprises a third switching transistor T31 and a third driving transistor T32. An output terminal of the third switching transistor T31 is electrically connected to a control terminal of the third driving transistor T32, and a control terminal of the third switching transistor T31 is configured to receive the scan signal SCAN, and an input terminal of the third switching transistor T31 is configured to receive the third data signal D3, and the third switching transistor T31 is configured to output the third data signal D3 to the control terminal of the third driving transistor T32. An input terminal of the third driving transistor T32 is electrically connected to the third light emitting device L3, and an output terminal of the third driving transistor T32 is connected to the ground GND.
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In some embodiments, the fourth driving submodule 101d comprises a fourth switching transistor T41 and a fourth driving transistor T42. An output terminal of the fourth switching transistor T41 is electrically connected to a control terminal of the fourth driving transistor T42, a control terminal of the fourth switching transistor T41 is configured to receive the scan signal SCAN, and an input terminal of the fourth switching transistor T41 is configured to receive the fourth data signal D4, and the fourth switching transistor T41 is configured to output the fourth data signal D4 to the control terminal of the fourth driving transistor T42. An input terminal of the fourth driving transistor T42 is electrically connected to the fourth light emitting device L4, and an output terminal of the fourth driving transistor T42 is connected to the ground GND.
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Specifically, at the stage where a threshold voltage is compensated, the scan signal SCAN is at a high level potential, and the first data signal D1 and/or the second data signal D2 is at a high level potential, so that the first switching transistor T11 and/or the second switching transistor T21 is in an on state. Wherein, the first data signal D1 and/or the second data signal D2 passes through the output terminal of the first switching transistor T11 and/or the second switching transistor T21, and is transmitted to the control terminal of the first driving transistor T12 and/or the second driving transistor T22, so as to control turning on of the first driving transistor T12 and/or the second driving transistor T22, that makes the first light emitting device L1 and/or the second light emitting device L2 emit light.
In some embodiments, the third data signal D3 and the fourth data signal D4 have the same signal timing diagram as the first data signal D1 and the second data signal D2. That is, at the stage where a threshold voltage is compensated, the scan signal SCAN is at a high level potential, and the third data signal D3 and/or the fourth data signal D4 is at a high level potential, so that the third switching transistor T31 and/or the fourth switching transistor T41 is in an on state. Wherein, the third data signal D3 and/or the fourth data signal D4 passes through the output terminal of the third switching transistor T31 and/or the fourth switching transistor, and is transmitted to the control terminal of the third driving transistor T32 and/or the fourth driving transistor T42, so as to control turning on of the third driving transistor T32 and/or the fourth driving transistor T42, that makes the third light emitting device L3 and/or the fourth light emitting device L4 emit light.
At the stage where the threshold voltage is compensated and the light emitting stage, the power supply voltage VDD is a constant high voltage, and the voltage of the ground GND is zero volt.
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In some embodiments, a time of a rising edge of the scan signal SCAN from a low level potential to a high level potential is earlier than a time of the rising edge of the third data signal D3 and/or the fourth data signal D4 from a low level potential to a high level potential. And, a time of a falling edge of the scan signal SCAN from the high level potential to the low level potential later than a time of the falling edge of the third data signal D3 and/or the fourth data signal D4 from a low level potential to a high level potential.
In some embodiments, the first switching transistor T11, the first driving transistor T12, the second switching transistor T21, the second driving transistor T22, the third switching transistor T31, the third driving transistor T32, the fourth switching transistor T41, and the fourth driving transistor T42 may be a low-temperature polysilicon thin film transistor, an oxide semiconductor thin film transistor, or an amorphous silicon thin film transistor.
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The light-emitting panel 100 in the embodiment of the present invention can be configured to display directly, and can also be configured as a backlight source in a display device. When the light-emitting panel 100 is configured to display directly, for example, the light-emitting panel 100 may be configured as an LED TV.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a display device and a light-emitting panel. In the light-emitting panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the minimal repeating units comprise the driving chip and the light emitting device, wherein the driving chip comprises at least the first driving submodule and the second driving submodule, and the light emitting device comprises at least the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device, so that the same driving chip can drive at least two light emitting devices to emit light, which reduces the production cost of the driving circuit in the light-emitting panel.
In addition, this arrangement of the driving chip achieves a high degree of integration of the light-emitting panel, and due to the reduction in the number of driving chips, the loss of lamp shadow and brightness is reduced.
In summary, although the present invention has been disclosed in preferred embodiments as above, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art can make various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Such changes and modifications, therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is subject to the scope defined by the claims.
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