This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202011067673.0, filed on Sep. 30, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a light-emitting driving circuit and a driving method thereof, and a light-emitting apparatus.
Light-emitting devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), have the characteristics of self-luminescence, high contrast, and low power consumption, and are widely used in the display field.
In one aspect, a light-emitting driving circuit is provided. The light-emitting driving circuit includes: a driving sub-circuit, a control sub-circuit coupled to a first node and a control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a data writing sub-circuit coupled to a first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a compensation sub-circuit coupled to the first node, the control terminal and a second terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The control sub-circuit is configured to initialize a voltage of the first node and a voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to a second scan signal. The data writing sub-circuit is configured to write a data signal into the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to a first scan signal. The driving sub-circuit is configured to output, from the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, the data signal and a compensation signal. The compensation sub-circuit is configured to transmit the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node in response to the first scan signal, and to adjust the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node and the initialized voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The driving sub-circuit is further configured to output a driving signal for driving a light-emitting device to emit light according to the adjusted voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and a first voltage transmitted to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the control sub-circuit includes: a second switching device coupled to a second node, a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, and a third switching device coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The second switching device is configured to transmit a first signal to the second node in response to the second scan signal. The third switching device is configured to transmit a second signal to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to the second scan signal.
In some embodiments, the second switching device is a second transistor. A control electrode of the second transistor is configured to be coupled to a second scan signal terminal for providing the second scan signal, a first electrode of the second transistor is configured to be coupled to a first signal terminal for providing the first signal, and a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the second node.
In some embodiments, the third switching device is a third transistor. A control electrode of the third transistor is configured to be coupled to a second scan signal terminal for providing the second scan signal, a first electrode of the third transistor is configured to be coupled to a second signal terminal for providing the second signal, and a second electrode of the third transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the compensation sub-circuit includes a first switching device and a first capacitor. The first switching device is coupled between the first node and the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The first capacitor is coupled between the first node and the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the first switching device is a first transistor. A control electrode of the first transistor is configured to be coupled to a first scan signal terminal for providing the first scan signal, a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the first node.
In some embodiments, the driving sub-circuit includes a driving transistor and a storage capacitor. A control electrode of the driving transistor is the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a first electrode of the driving transistor is the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the driving transistor is the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit. A first terminal of the storage capacitor is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor, and a second terminal of the storage capacitor is configured to be coupled to a first voltage terminal for providing the first voltage.
In some embodiments, the data writing sub-circuit includes an eighth transistor. A control electrode of the eighth transistor is configured to be coupled to a first scan signal terminal for providing the first scan signal, a first electrode of the eighth transistor is configured to be coupled to a data signal terminal for providing the data signal, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting driving circuit further includes a light-emitting control sub-circuit coupled to the driving sub-circuit. The light-emitting control sub-circuit is configured to control the driving sub-circuit to be communicated with a first voltage terminal for providing the first voltage and the light-emitting device in response to a light-emitting control signal.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting control sub-circuit includes a sixth transistor and a seventh transistor. A control electrode of the sixth transistor is configured to be coupled to a light-emitting control terminal for providing the light-emitting control signal, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is configured to be coupled to the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit. A control electrode of the seventh transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting control terminal, a first electrode of the seventh transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the seventh transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting device.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting driving circuit further includes a reset sub-circuit coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The reset sub-circuit is configured to transmit an initialization signal to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to a reset signal, so as to reset the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the reset sub-circuit includes a fifth transistor. A control electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to a reset signal terminal for providing the reset signal, a first electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to an initialization signal terminal for providing the initialization signal, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the reset sub-circuit is further configured to be coupled to the light-emitting device, and to transmit the initialization signal to the light-emitting device in response to the reset signal, so as to reset the light-emitting device.
In some embodiments, the reset sub-circuit includes a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor. A control electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to a reset signal terminal for providing the reset signal, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to an initialization signal terminal for providing the initialization signal, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting device. A control electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to the initialization signal terminal, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting driving circuit further includes a reset sub-circuit and a light-emitting control sub-circuit. The control sub-circuit includes a second transistor, a third transistor and a second capacitor. A control electrode of the second transistor is configured to be coupled to a second scan signal terminal for providing the second scan signal, a first electrode of the second transistor is configured to be coupled to a first signal terminal for providing a first signal, and a second electrode of the second transistor is coupled to a second node; a control electrode of the third transistor is configured to be coupled to the second scan signal terminal, a first electrode of the third transistor is configured to be coupled to a second signal terminal for providing a second signal, and a second electrode of the third transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and the second capacitor is coupled to the first node and the second node. The compensation sub-circuit includes a first transistor and a first capacitor. A control electrode of the first transistor is configured to be coupled to a first scan signal terminal for providing the first scan signal, a first electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the first node; and the first capacitor is coupled between the first node and the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The driving sub-circuit includes a driving transistor and a storage capacitor. A control electrode of the driving transistor is the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, a first electrode of the driving transistor is the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the driving transistor is the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and a first terminal of the storage capacitor is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor, and a second terminal of the storage capacitor is configured to be coupled to a first voltage terminal for providing the first voltage. The data writing sub-circuit includes an eighth transistor. A control electrode of the eighth transistor is configured to be coupled to the first scan signal terminal for providing the first scan signal, a first electrode of the eighth transistor is configured to be coupled to a data signal terminal for providing the data signal, and a second electrode of the eighth transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit. The light-emitting control sub-circuit includes a sixth transistor and a seventh transistor. A control electrode of the sixth transistor is configured to be coupled to a light-emitting control terminal for providing a light-emitting control signal, a first electrode of the sixth transistor is configured to be coupled to the first voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the sixth transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and a control electrode of the seventh transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting control terminal, a first electrode of the seventh transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and a second electrode of the seventh transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting device. The reset sub-circuit includes a fourth transistor and a fifth transistor. A control electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to a reset signal terminal for providing a reset signal, a first electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to an initialization signal terminal for providing an initialization signal, and a second electrode of the fourth transistor is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting device; and a control electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first electrode of the fifth transistor is configured to be coupled to the initialization signal terminal, and a second electrode of the fifth transistor is coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In another aspect, a light-emitting apparatus is provided. The light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting driving circuits as described in any of the above embodiments, and a plurality of light-emitting devices. The light-emitting driving circuit is coupled to a first electrode of the light-emitting device, and a second electrode of the light-emitting device is coupled to a second voltage terminal for providing a second voltage.
In yet another aspect, a driving method of a light-emitting driving circuit is provided. The light-emitting driving circuit is the light-emitting driving circuit as described in any of the above embodiments. The driving method includes: initializing, by the control sub-circuit, the voltage of the first node and the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, in response to the second scan signal; writing, by the data writing sub-circuit, the data signal into the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit, in response to the first scan signal; outputting, from the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, the data signal and the compensation signal; transmitting, by the compensation sub-circuit, the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node, in response to the first scan signal; adjusting, by the compensation sub-circuit, the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node and the initialized voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and outputting, by the driving sub-circuit, the driving signal for driving the light-emitting device to emit light, according to the adjusted voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and the first voltage transmitted to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit.
In some embodiments, the control sub-circuit includes a second switching device, a third switching device and a second capacitor. Initializing, by the control sub-circuit, the voltage of the first node and the voltage of the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit in response to the second scan signal includes: transmitting, by the second switching device, a first signal to a second node, in response to the second scan signal; transmitting, by the third switching device, a second signal to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, in response to the second scan signal; and controlling, by the second capacitor, the voltage of the first node, according to the voltage of the second node.
In some embodiments, the first signal is the same as the data signal, and the first signal is different from the second signal.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting driving circuit further includes a reset sub-circuit and a light-emitting control sub-circuit. The driving method further includes: transmitting, by the reset sub-circuit, an initialization signal to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit, in response to a reset signal; transmitting, by the reset sub-circuit, the initialization signal to the light-emitting device, in response to the reset signal; transmitting, by the light-emitting control sub-circuit, the first voltage to the driving sub-circuit, in response to a light-emitting control signal; and transmitting, by the light-emitting control sub-circuit, the driving signal to the light-emitting device, in response to the light-emitting control signal.
In order to describe technical solutions in the present disclosure more clearly, the accompanying drawings to be used in some embodiments of the present disclosure will be introduced briefly below. However, the accompanying drawings to be described below are merely accompanying drawings of some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings. In addition, the accompanying drawings in the following description can be regarded as schematic diagrams, and are not limitations on actual dimensions of products, actual processes of methods and actual timings of signals involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Technical solutions in some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the described embodiments are merely some but not all embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained on a basis of the embodiments of the present disclosure by a person of ordinary skill in the art shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the description and the claims, the term “comprise” and other forms thereof such as the third-person singular form “comprises” and the present participle form “comprising” are construed as an open and inclusive meaning, i.e., “including, but not limited to.” In the description of the specification, the terms such as “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “exemplary embodiments”, “example”, “specific example” or “some examples” are intended to indicate that specific features, structures, materials or characteristics related to the embodiment(s) or example(s) are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. Schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment(s) or examples(s). In addition, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be included in any or more embodiments or examples in any suitable manner.
Hereinafter, the terms such as “first” and “second” are only used for descriptive purposes, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined with “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term “a/the plurality of” means two or more unless otherwise specified.
In the description of some embodiments, the terms “coupled” and “connected” and their derivatives may be used. For example, the term “connected” may be used in the description of some embodiments to indicate that two or more components are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other. For another example, the term “coupled” may be used in the description of some embodiments to indicate that two or more components are in direct physical or electrical contact. However, the term “coupled” may also mean that two or more components are not in direct contact with each other but still cooperate or interact with each other. The embodiments disclosed herein are not necessarily limited to the contents herein.
Use of the phrase “configured to” is meant as an open and inclusive expression, which does not exclude devices configured to perform additional tasks or steps.
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In this case, when different high gray scales (e.g., two adjacent high gray scales) are displayed, a difference between two brightnesses corresponding to the two high gray scales is large, and a difference between two data voltages of two corresponding data signals is large. When different low gray scales (e.g., two adjacent low gray scales) are displayed, a difference between two brightnesses corresponding to the two low gray scales is small, and a difference between two data voltages of two corresponding data signals is small. As can be seen from the above, a range within which the data voltage can be adjusted is large when a high gray scale is displayed, and a range within which the data voltage can be adjusted is small when a low gray scale is displayed.
Therefore, when the light-emitting apparatus displays a low gray scale, more finely divided data voltages are needed to realize a corresponding low gray scale display. However, for the current light-emitting apparatus, due to the influence of cost and process, the minimum data voltage is limited (that is, the minimum data voltage output by a device for outputting the data voltage is limited), and thus the data voltage cannot be divided more finely when a low gray scale is displayed, resulting in deviation of gray scale and brightness that does not satisfy the Gamma curve.
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light-emitting apparatus. The light-emitting apparatus may be a lighting apparatus or a display apparatus.
In some examples, the light-emitting apparatus is the lighting apparatus, which is used as a light source to realize a lighting function. For example, the light-emitting apparatus is a backlight module in a liquid crystal display apparatus, a lamp for lighting or a signal lamp.
In some other examples, the light-emitting apparatus is the display apparatus for displaying images. The light-emitting apparatus may be a display or a product including a display. The display may be a flat panel display (FPD), a micro display, etc. For example, the display is a transparent display or an opaque display. For another example, the display may be a flexible display or a general display (which may be referred to as a rigid display). The product including the display may be a computer monitor, a television, a billboard, a laser printer with a display function, a telephone, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a laptop computer, a digital camera, a portable video camera, a wearable display device, a viewfinder, a theater screen or a stadium sign, etc. Embodiments of the present disclosure do not particularly limit a specific form of the light-emitting apparatus.
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In some examples, a first electrode of the light-emitting device L is coupled to the light-emitting driving circuit 100, and a second electrode of the light-emitting device L is coupled to the second voltage terminal VSS. For example, the first electrode of the light-emitting device L is an anode, and the second electrode of the light-emitting device L is a cathode.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting devices L may be current-driven light-emitting devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), micro light-emitting diodes (Micro LEDs), mini light-emitting diodes (Mini LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) or quantum light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). Of course, the light-emitting devices L may also be voltage-driven light-emitting devices, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
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The control sub-circuit 40 is coupled to a first node M and a control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10. The data writing sub-circuit 20 is coupled to a first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10. The compensation sub-circuit 30 is coupled to the first node M and the control terminal G and a second terminal 102 of the driving sub-circuit 10.
The control sub-circuit 40 is configured to initialize a voltage of the first node M and a voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to a second scan signal.
The data writing sub-circuit 20 is configured to write a data signal into the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to a first scan signal. The driving sub-circuit 10 is configured to output, from the second terminal 102 of the driving sub-circuit 10, the data signal written into the first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10 and a compensation signal.
The compensation sub-circuit 30 is configured to transmit the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node M in response to the first scan signal, and to adjust the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10.
The driving sub-circuit 10 is further configured to output a driving signal for driving the light-emitting device L to emit light, according to the adjusted voltage of the control terminal G and a first voltage from the a first voltage terminal VDD transmitted to the first terminal 101.
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In the light-emitting driving circuit 100 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the control sub-circuit 40 initializes the voltage of the first node M and the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10, so that the first node M and the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 each have initial voltage. The data writing sub-circuit 20 writes the data signal into the driving sub-circuit 10, and the driving sub-circuit 10 output the data signal and the compensation signal. The compensation sub-circuit 30 inputs the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node M, and adjusts the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10. In this way, after the data signal and the compensation signal are input, the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is related to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G, and the driving sub-circuit 10 outputs the driving signal according to the adjusted voltage of the control terminal G and the first voltage transmitted to the first terminal 101, so as to drive the light-emitting device L to emit light.
Based on this, after the data signal and the compensation signal are input, compared to a case where the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is only related to the data signal and the compensation signal, the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 in the light-emitting driving circuit 100 in the embodiments of the present disclosure is adjusted according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G, so that the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 may be finely adjusted (e.g., may be finely reduced). In this way, when displaying a low gray scale, the light-emitting device L may obtain a smaller driving signal. Therefore, the driving signal corresponding to the low gray scale may be finely adjusted, and the brightness and the gray scale of the light-emitting device L are more in line with the Gamma curve.
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The second switching device 12 is coupled to a second node H. The second capacitor C2 is coupled between the first node M and the second node H. That is, a first terminal of the second capacitor C2 is coupled to second node H, and a second terminal of the second capacitor C2 is coupled to the first node M. The third switching device 13 is coupled to the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10.
The second switching device 12 is configured to write a first signal into the second node H in response to the second scan signal. The third switching device 13 is configured to write a second signal into the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to the second scan signal. In this case, the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is initialized, and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is a voltage of the second signal. The second capacitor C2 is configured to initialize the voltage of the first node M according to a voltage of the second node H.
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In addition, the second switching device 12 and the third switching device 13 may also be coupled to the second scan signal terminal Gate2 to receive the second scan signal.
In this case, the second switching device 12 transmits the first signal from the first signal terminal S1 to the second node H in response to the second scan signal from the second scan signal terminal Gate2, so that the voltage of the second node H is the voltage of the first signal. The third switching device 13 transmits the second signal from the second signal terminal S2 to the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to the second scan signal from the second scan signal terminal Gate2, so that the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is the voltage of the second signal. That is, the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is the voltage of the second signal, and a voltage of the first terminal of the second capacitor C2 is the voltage of the second node H, i.e., the voltage of the first signal. Since the second capacitor C2 can adjust a voltage of the second terminal of the second capacitor C2 according to the voltage of the first terminal of the second capacitor C2, the initialized voltage of the first node M is related to the voltage of the second node H. That is, the initialized voltage of the first node M is related to the voltage of the first signal.
In some embodiments, the first signal is the same as the data signal. In this case, the voltage of the first signal is the same as the voltage of the data signal.
In some embodiments, the first signal is different from the second signal. For example, the voltage of the first signal is different from the voltage of the second signal. For example, the second signal is a direct current voltage signal, and the first signal is a data signal.
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The first switching device 11 is further configured to transmit the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node M in response to the first scan signal. The first capacitor C1 is configured to adjust the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 according to the voltage of the first node M after the data signal and the compensation signal are input, so that after the data signal and the compensation signal are input, the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 is related to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10.
The first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are connected in series, a connection point between the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 is the first node M, and two terminals of the series structure are the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 and the second node H. Therefore, the series structure composed of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 divides voltages of the two terminals. That is, the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 divide the voltages of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 and the second node H, so as to obtain the voltage of the first node M (i.e., the initialized voltage of the first node M).
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In this case, the data writing sub-circuit 20 writes the data signal into the first electrode of the driving transistor DT, the second electrode of the driving transistor DT outputs the data signal and the compensation signal, and thus a voltage of the second electrode of the driving transistor DT is a sum of the voltage of the data signal and a voltage of the compensation signal. The compensation signal is a signal that is used to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. For example, the voltage of the compensation signal is the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT.
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The reset signal may be provided by a reset signal terminal RST, that is, the reset signal terminal RST is configured to transmit the reset signal. The initialization signal may be provided by an initialization signal terminal Init, that is, the initialization signal terminal Init is configured to transmit the initialization signal. In this case, the reset sub-circuit 60 is further configured to be coupled to the reset signal terminal RST and the initialization signal terminal Init.
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A specific structure of the light-emitting driving circuit 100 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. The light-emitting driving circuit 100 includes the driving sub-circuit 10, the data writing sub-circuit 20, the compensation sub-circuit 30, the control sub-circuit 40, the light-emitting control sub-circuit 50 and the reset sub-circuit 60.
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The compensation sub-circuit 30 includes the first transistor T1 and the first capacitor C1. The control electrode of the first transistor T1 is configured to be coupled to the first scan signal terminal Gate1, the first electrode of the first transistor T1 is coupled to the second terminal 102 of the driving sub-circuit 10, and the second electrode of the first transistor T1 is coupled to the first node M. The first capacitor C1 is coupled between the first node M and the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10.
The driving sub-circuit 10 includes the driving transistor DT and the storage capacitor Cst. The control electrode of the driving transistor DT is the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10, the first electrode of the driving transistor DT is the first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10, and the second electrode of the driving transistor DT is the second terminal 102 of the driving sub-circuit 10. The first terminal of the storage capacitor Cst is coupled to the control electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second terminal of the storage capacitor Cst is configured to be coupled to the first voltage terminal VDD for providing the first voltage.
The data writing sub-circuit 20 includes the eighth transistor T8. The control electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is configured to be coupled to the first scan signal terminal Gate1, the first electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is configured to be coupled to the data signal terminal Data, and the second electrode of the eighth transistor T8 is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor DT.
The light-emitting control sub-circuit 50 includes the sixth transistor T6 and the seventh transistor T7. The control electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting control terminal EM, the first electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is configured to be coupled to the first voltage terminal VDD, and the second electrode of the sixth transistor T6 is coupled to the first electrode of the driving transistor DT. The control electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is configured to be coupled to the light-emitting control terminal EM, the first electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is coupled to the second electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second electrode of the seventh transistor T7 is configured to be coupled to the first electrode of the light-emitting device L. The second electrode of the light-emitting device L is coupled to the second voltage terminal VSS.
The reset sub-circuit 60 includes the fourth transistor T4 and the fifth transistor T5. The control electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is configured to be coupled to the reset signal terminal RST, the first electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is configured to be coupled to the initialization signal terminal Init, and the second electrode of the fourth transistor T4 is configured to be coupled to the first electrode of the light-emitting device L. The control electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is configured to be coupled to the reset signal terminal RST, the first electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is configured to be coupled to the initialization signal terminal Init, and the second electrode of the fifth transistor T5 is coupled to the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10.
It will be noted that transistors used in the light-emitting driving circuit provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be thin film transistors, field effect transistors, or other switching devices with like characteristics. The embodiments of the present disclosure are described by taking an example where the transistors are thin film transistors.
In some embodiments, a control electrode of each transistor used in the light-emitting driving circuit is a gate of the transistor, a first electrode of each transistor is one of a source and a drain of the transistor, and a second electrode of each transistor is another one of the source and the drain of the transistor. Since the source and the drain of the transistor may be symmetrical in structure, there may be no difference in structure between the source and the drain of the transistor. That is to say, there may be no difference in structure between the first electrode and the second electrode of the transistor in the embodiments of the present disclosure. In a case where the transistor is a P-type transistor, the first electrode of the transistor is the source, and the second electrode thereof is the drain. In a case where the transistor is an N-type transistor, the first electrode of the transistor is the drain, and the second electrode thereof is the source.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, each of terminals (e.g., the first scan signal terminal Gate1, the second scan signal terminal Gate2, the data signal terminal Data, the first signal terminal S1, the second signal terminal S2, the reset signal terminal RST, the light-emitting control signal terminal EM, the initialization signal terminal Init, the first voltage terminal VDD and the second voltage terminal VSS) is a connection point in the circuit. The terminal may be a node of a relevant electrical connection in the circuit diagram, that is, the terminal is equivalent to the node of the relevant connection in the circuit diagram.
In the circuit provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first node M and the second node H do not represent actual components, but represent junction points of relevant electrical connections in the circuit diagram, that is, these nodes are equivalent to the junction points of the relevant electrical connections in the circuit diagram.
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, specific implementation manners of the driving sub-circuit 10, the data writing sub-circuit 20, the compensation sub-circuit 30, the control sub-circuit 40, the light-emitting control sub-circuit 50 and the reset sub-circuit 60 are not limited to the manners described above, and may be any implementation manner, as long as the realization of corresponding functions may be guaranteed. The above embodiments/examples do not limit the protection scope of the present disclosure. In practical applications, a person skilled in the art may choose to use or not to use one or more of the above sub-circuits according to situations. Various combinations and variations based on the above sub-circuits do not depart from the principle of the present disclosure, and details are not repeated here.
An operation process of the light-emitting driving circuit 100 in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below.
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In the first period Q1 in
For example, as shown in
In this case, a voltage of the second terminal (i.e., the terminal coupled to the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10) of the first capacitor C1 in the compensation sub-circuit 30 is the voltage VG of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10, i.e., a voltage VCOM of the second signal COM. The first terminal of the second capacitor C2 is coupled to the second node H, and thus the voltage VH of the first terminal of the second capacitor C2 is a voltage VCTL of the first signal CTL. Since the second terminal of the second capacitor C2 and the first terminal of the first capacitor C1 are both connected to the first node M, the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are connected in series, and the first node M is the connection point of the series structure. Therefore, a voltage V1 on the first capacitor C1 is obtained by a formula
V is a voltage applied to the series structure, and V is equal to a difference of VH and VG (i.e., V=VH−VG=VCTL−VCOM). VG is equal to VCOM (VG=VCOM). A voltage VM of the first node M is obtained by a formula
where z is equal to
CA1 represents a capacitance of the first capacitor C1, and CA2 represents a capacitance of the second capacitor C2.
In some examples, a value of z is in a range from 1 to 10, such as 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 or 10. The capacitance CA1 of the first capacitor C1 may be in a range from 0.1 pF to 10.1 pF, such as 0.1 pF, 0.5 pF, 1.5 pF, 2 pF, 3 pF, 5 pF, or 10.1 pF. The capacitance CA2 of the second capacitor C2 may be in a range from 0.1 pF to 10.1 pF, such as 0.1 pF, 0.5 pF, 1.5 pF, 2 pF, 3 pF, 5 pF or 10.1 pF.
In some examples, the second signal COM is a direct current voltage signal, such as a low-level direct current voltage signal. For example, the voltage VCOM of the second signal COM is 0, and the voltage VM of the first node M is
In addition, in the first period Q1, as shown in
Therefore, in the first period Q1, the initialized voltage of the first node M is
A voltage difference between the two terminals of the first capacitor C1 is a difference between the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10, i.e.,
In the second period Q2 in
For example, as shown in
Due to a coupling effect of the first capacitor C1, the voltage difference of the two terminals of the first capacitor C1 is kept at the voltage difference thereof in a previous period (i.e., the first period Q1). That is, in the second period Q2, the voltage difference of the two terminals of the first capacitor C1 is
Since the voltage V′M of the first node M becomes Vdata+Vth, the voltage V′G of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 becomes
In addition, in the second period Q2, as shown in
In the third period Q3 in
For example, as shown in
In addition, in the third period Q3, referring to
It will be noted that the driving signal for driving the light-emitting device L to emit light may be a driving current or a driving voltage, which is not limited here.
For example, the driving signal is a driving current. The driving current I is obtained by a formula I=K×(Vgs−Vth)2, where
is a channel carrier mobility, Cox is a dielectric constant of a channel insulating layer,
is a width-to-length ratio of a channel of the driving transistor DT, and Vgs is a gate-source voltage difference of the driving transistor DT (that is, Vgs is a voltage difference between the control electrode and the first electrode of the driving transistor DT). A voltage of the gate of the driving transistor DT is the voltage V′G of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10, which is equal to
and a voltage of the first electrode of the driving transistor DT is the first voltage Vdd. Therefore, the driving current I is equal to
and is further equal to
It can be seen that the driving current I is unrelated to the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT. Therefore, it is possible to avoid influence of the threshold voltage on the driving current output by the driving sub-circuit 10, thereby ensuring accuracy of the displayed gray scale.
For example, capacitances of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are equal, i.e., z is 1; the voltage of the second signal is zero, i.e., VCOM is 0 V; and the voltage of the first signal is equal to the voltage of the data signal, i.e., VCTL is equal to Vdata. Based on this, the driving current I is equal to
which is equivalent that a magnitude of the data voltage is changed into half of the magnitude of the data voltage written into the first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10, i.e., is changed from Vdata to ½Vdata, thereby reducing the magnitude of the driving current.
Therefore, for the light-emitting driving circuit 100 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure, by adjusting the capacitances of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2, the voltage of the first signal and the voltage of the second signal, a smaller driving signal is obtained. Based on this, when a low gray scale is displayed, the data voltage may be divided more finely, thereby improving the accuracy of gray scale display. As a result, the gray scale and the brightness is more in line with the Gamma curve.
In some examples, the capacitances of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 are not equal, i.e., z is not equal to 1; and the voltage of the second signal is zero, i.e., VCOM is 0 V. Based on this, if a relationship between the voltage VCTL of the first signal and the data voltage Vdata meets a formula
the magnitude of the data voltage is changed into half of the magnitude of the data voltage written into the first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10, i.e., is changed from Vdata to ½Vdata. In this way, by adjusting the voltage of the first signal, the data voltage may be divided more finely to obtain a smaller driving signal when displaying the low gray scale.
The value of z determines a value of the voltage VCTL of the first signal CTL. The value of z may be determined according to the capacitances of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 during actual design and fabrication, so as to determine the value of the voltage VCTL of the first signal.
It will be noted that various parameters related to the light-emitting driving circuit 100, such as the first signal, the second signal, and the capacitances of the first capacitor C1 and the second capacitor C2 may be adjusted according to actual conditions, so as to meet the condition of using the light-emitting driving circuit 100 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure to implement data voltage division, which is not limited herein.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting driving circuit 100 further includes the reset sub-circuit 60, and referring to
In the fourth period Q4, as shown in
In the fourth period Q4, as shown in
For example, as shown in
In addition, referring
Referring to
In some embodiments, in a process of manufacturing the light-emitting apparatus 2, a metal pattern in the same layer as a certain electrode of the transistor may be utilized to serve as an electrode of the capacitor, and the electrode of the capacitor does not need to be separately manufactured, so that the existing conductive layer is utilized to the maximum extent, the space is saved, and the process is simplified.
In some embodiments, the light-emitting apparatus is a display apparatus. As shown in
The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit a specific arrangement of the plurality of sub-pixels P, which may be designed according to actual needs. For example, the plurality of sub-pixels P is arranged in a matrix. In this case, as shown in
In some examples, as shown in
For example, as shown in
An extending direction of the plurality of first scan signal lines GL1, an extending direction of the plurality of second scan signal lines GL2, an extending direction of the plurality of reset signal lines RL and an extending direction of the plurality of light-emitting control signal lines EL may be the same, and may be cross an extending direction of the plurality of data signal lines DL. For example, the extending direction of the plurality of first scan signal lines GL1, the extending direction of the plurality of second scan signal lines GL2, the extending direction of the plurality of reset signal lines RL and the extending direction of the plurality of light-emitting control signal lines EL are parallel to the first direction X, and the extending direction of the plurality of data signal lines DL is parallel to the second direction Y.
A first scan signal line GL1, a second scan signal line GL2, a reset signal line RL and a light-emitting control signal line EL are coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a row of sub-pixels R A data signal line DL is coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a column of sub-pixels P. For example, a first scan signal line GL1(1), a second scan signal line GL2(1), a reset signal line RL(1), and a light-emitting control signal line EL(1) are coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a first row of sub-pixels P; a first scan signal line GL1(2), a second scan signal line GL2(2), a reset signal line RL(2) and a light-emitting control signal line EL(2) are coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a second row of sub-pixels P; . . . ; a first scan signal line GL1(n), a second scan signal line GL2(n), a reset signal line RL(n) and a light-emitting control signal line EL(n) are coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in an n-th row of sub-pixels P. A data signal line DL(1) is coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a first column of sub-pixels P, a data signal line DL(2) is coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in a second column of sub-pixels P; . . . ; a data signal line DL(m) is coupled to light-emitting driving circuits 100 in an m-th column of sub-pixels P.
In this case, each first scan signal line GL1 provides the first scan signal to first scan signal terminals Gate1 coupled to the light-emitting driving circuits 100 in corresponding one row of sub-pixels P. Each second scan signal line GL2 provides the second scan signal to second scan signal terminals Gate2 coupled to the light-emitting driving circuits 100 in corresponding one row of sub-pixels P. Each light-emitting control signal line EL provides the light-emitting control signal to light-emitting control signal terminals EM coupled to the light-emitting driving circuits 100 in corresponding one row of sub-pixels P. Each reset signal line RL provides the reset signal to reset signal terminals RST coupled to the light-emitting driving circuits 100 in corresponding one row of sub-pixels P. Each data signal line DL provides the data signal to data signal terminals Data coupled to the light-emitting driving circuits 100 in corresponding one column of sub-pixels P. In this way, the light-emitting driving circuit 100 may receive the first scan signal, the second scan signal, the reset signal, the light-emitting control signal, and the data signal.
In some embodiments, as shown in
In some examples, the first signal transmitted by the first signal line SLA to the light-emitting driving circuit 100 is the same as the data signal transmitted by the data signal line DL to the light-emitting driving circuit 100. That is, the first signal input to the light-emitting driving circuit 100 is the same as the data signal written into the light-emitting driving circuit 100. For example, as shown in
In addition, it will be noted that the arrangement of the signal lines described above are only examples, and do not limit the structure of the light-emitting apparatus 2, and a person skilled in the art can design the arrangement of the signal lines according to actual situations.
In some embodiments, referring to
In a case where a minimum data voltage output by the first driver chip 31 is 3 mV, the light-emitting driving signal 100 may reduce the minimum data voltage in half. Thus, a minimum voltage of the control electrode of the driving transistor DT may be adjusted to be half of the minimum data voltage, that is, the minimum voltage of the control electrode of the driving transistor DT may be 0.15 mV.
In some embodiments, referring to
In some examples, referring to
In some embodiments, the light-emitting apparatus further includes components such as a system motherboard and a housing.
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a driving method of a light-emitting driving circuit. The light-emitting driving circuit is the light-emitting driving circuit 100 in any of the above embodiments. Referring to
The driving method includes: initializing, by the control sub-circuit 40, the voltage of the first node M and the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to the second scan signal; writing, by the data writing sub-circuit 20, the data signal into the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit 10 in response to the first scan signal; outputting, from the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, the data signal written into the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit and the compensation signal; transmitting, by the compensation sub-circuit 30, the data signal and the compensation signal to the first node M in response to the first scan signal; adjusting, by the compensation sub-circuit 30, the voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10 according to the data signal, the compensation signal, the initialized voltage of the first node M and the initialized voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit 10; and outputting, by the driving sub-circuit 10, the driving signal for driving the light-emitting device L to emit light according to the adjusted voltage of the control terminal G of the driving sub-circuit and the first voltage transmitted to the first terminal 101 of the driving sub-circuit 10.
In some embodiments, referring to
In some examples, the first signal is the same as the data signal. In this case, the voltage VCTL of the first signal is the same as the voltage Vdata of the data signal. In some examples, the first signal is different from the second signal. In this case, the voltage VCTL of the first signal is different from the voltage VCOM of the second signal.
In some embodiments, referring to
It will be noted that, for a detailed process of the driving method, reference can be made to the above description of the operating process of the light-emitting driving circuit, which will not be repeated herein. In addition, beneficial effects of the driving method are the same as the beneficial effects of the above light-emitting driving circuit, which will not be described herein.
The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Changes or replacements that any person skilled in the art could conceive of within the technical scope of the present disclosure shall all be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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