This application is a National Phase of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2018/113303 having International filing data of Nov. 1, 2018, which claims the benefit of priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201810644432.4 filed on Jun. 21, 2018. The contents of the above applications are all incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein in their entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and more particularly, to an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit and an OLED display.
An active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) is one kind of display technology for televisions and mobile devices. Compared with the mainstream liquid crystal displays (LCDs) of the related art, the AMOLED displays have advantages of high contrast, wide viewing angle, low power consumption, and compact size so the AMOLED is one of the most popular flat panel display technologies.
However, the brightness of the OLEDs display of the related art keeps the same very long, resulting in the shift of the light-emitting characteristics. In addition, the efficiency of light emitting is lowered so afterimages occur easily and the display effect is lowered.
To solve the problem of the related art, it is necessary to propose a new OLED pixel driving circuit and an OLED display adopting the OLED pixel driving circuit.
An object of the present disclosure is to propose a solution, that is, to provide an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit and an OLED display. Afterimages are eliminated and the displaying effect is improved in the present disclosure.
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit includes:
a first thin-film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, a third TFT, a fourth TFT, a fifth TFT, a sixth TFT, a capacitor, a first OLED, and a second OLED;
a gate of the first TFT receiving a scanning signal; a source of the first TFT receiving a data signal; a drain of the first TFT connected to a gate of the second TFT and one terminal of the capacitor;
a source of the second TFT and the other terminal of the capacitor both receiving a power supply positive voltage; a drain of the second TFT connected to a source of the third TFT and a source of the fifth TFT;
a gate of the third TFT, a gate of the fourth TFT, a gate of the fifth TFT, and a gate of the sixth TFT all receiving a controlling signal; a drain of the third TFT connected to an anode of the first OLED, a cathode of the second OLED, and a source of the sixth TFT;
a drain of the fifth TFT connected to a cathode of the first OLED, an anode of the second OLED, and a source of the fourth TFT;
a drain of the sixth TFT and a drain of the fourth TFT both receiving a power supply negative voltage;
wherein the first TFT, the second TFT, the third TFT, and the fourth TFT are all N-type TFTs; the fifth TFT and the sixth TFT are both P-type TFTs; when a current frame of image is displayed, the controlling signal is at a high voltage level; when a following frame of image is displayed, the controlling signal is at a low voltage level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the OLED pixel driving circuit further comprises a seventh TFT and an eighth TFT; the controlling signal comprises a first controlling signal and a second controlling signal; the data signal comprises a first data signal and a second data signal;
a gate of the seventh TFT receives the first controlling signal; a source of the seventh TFT receives the first data signal;
a gate of the eighth TFT receives a second controlling signal; a source of the eighth TFT receives a second data signal; the source of the first TFT is connected to a drain of the seventh TFT and a drain of the eighth TFT;
the gate of the third TFT and the gate of the fourth TFT both receive the first controlling signal;
the gate of the fifth TFT and the gate of the sixth TFT T6 both receive the second controlling signal.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seventh TFT and the eighth TFT are both N-type TFTs.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the current frame of image is displayed, the first controlling signal is at a high voltage level and the second controlling signal is at a low voltage level; when the following frame of image is displayed, the second controlling signal is at a high voltage level and the first controlling signal is at a low voltage level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first controlling signal and the second controlling signal are both signals with a square wave; the period of the first controlling signal is the same as the period of the second controlling signal; the polarity of the first controlling signal is opposite to the polarity of the second controlling signal.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first data signal and the second data signal are set according to the brightness of the first OLED and the brightness of the second OLED at the same grayscale level; the brightness of the first OLED is the same as the brightness of the second OLED at the same grayscale level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first TFT, the second TFT, the third TFT, the fourth TFT, the fifth TFT, and the sixth TFT all are low temperature polysilicon TFTs, oxide semiconductor TFTs, or amorphous silicon (a-Si) TFTs arbitrarily.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit comprises:
a first thin-film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, a third TFT, a fourth TFT, a fifth TFT, a sixth TFT, a capacitor, a first OLED, and a second OLED;
a gate of the first TFT receiving a scanning signal; a source of the first TFT receiving a data signal; a drain of the first TFT connected to a gate of the second TFT and one terminal of the capacitor;
a source of the second TFT and the other terminal of the capacitor both receiving a power supply positive voltage; a drain of the second TFT connected to a source of the third TFT and a source of the fifth TFT;
a gate of the third TFT, a gate of the fourth TFT, a gate of the fifth TFT, and a gate of the sixth TFT all receiving a controlling signal; a drain of the third TFT connected to an anode of the first OLED, a cathode of the second OLED, and a source of the sixth TFT;
a drain of the fifth TFT connected to a cathode of the first OLED, an anode of the second OLED, and a source of the fourth TFT;
a drain of the sixth TFT and a drain of the fourth TFT both receiving a power supply negative voltage.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first TFT, the second TFT, the third TFT, and the fourth TFT are all N-type TFTs; the fifth TFT and the sixth TFT are both P-type TFTs.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a current frame of image is displayed, the controlling signal is at a high voltage level; when a following frame of image is displayed, the controlling signal is at a low voltage level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the OLED pixel driving circuit further comprises a seventh TFT and an eighth TFT; the controlling signal comprises a first controlling signal and a second controlling signal; the data signal comprises a first data signal and a second data signal;
a gate of the seventh TFT receives the first controlling signal; a source of the seventh TFT receives the first data signal;
a gate of the eighth TFT receives a second controlling signal; a source of the eighth TFT receives a second data signal; the source of the first TFT is connected to a drain of the seventh TFT and a drain of the eighth TFT;
the gate of the third TFT and the gate of the fourth TFT both receive the first controlling signal;
the gate of the fifth TFT and the gate of the sixth TFT T6 both receive the second controlling signal.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the seventh TFT and the eighth TFT are both N-type TFTs.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the current frame of image is displayed, the first controlling signal is at a high voltage level and the second controlling signal is at a low voltage level; when the following frame of image is displayed, the second controlling signal is at a high voltage level and the first controlling signal is at a low voltage level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first controlling signal and the second controlling signal are both signals with a square wave; the period of the first controlling signal is the same as the period of the second controlling signal; the polarity of the first controlling signal is opposite to the polarity of the second controlling signal.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first data signal and the second data signal are set according to the brightness of the first OLED and the brightness of the second OLED at the same grayscale level; the brightness of the first OLED is the same as the brightness of the second OLED at the same grayscale level.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first TFT, the second TFT, the third TFT, the fourth TFT, the fifth TFT, and the sixth TFT all are low temperature polysilicon TFTs, oxide semiconductor TFTs, or amorphous silicon (a-Si) TFTs arbitrarily.
According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes an OLED pixel driving circuit as disclosed above.
The OLED pixel driving circuit and the OLED display of the present disclosure prevent the OLED from being in a light-emitting state very long and avoid the shift of the light-emitting characteristics of the OLED by means of reversing bias frame-by-frame, thereby eliminating the afterimage phenomenon and improving the display effect of the panel.
Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath”, “below”, “lower”, “above”, “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.
The structure of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel driving circuit of the related art is usually 2T1C, that is, the structure of two thin-film transistors (TFTs) and a capacitor. The OLED pixel driving circuit of the related art converts voltage into the current.
As illustrated in
When the 2T1C pixel driving circuit drives the OLED, the current flowing through the OLED D10 satisfies a formula as follows:
I=k×(Vgs−Vth)2;
In this formula, I represents the current flowing through the OLED D10; k represents an intrinsic conductive factor of the driving TFT; Vgs represents the difference between voltage imposed on the gate of the first TFT T10 and voltage imposed on the source of the first TFT T10; Vth represents the threshold voltage imposed on the first TFT T10.
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Specifically, these components are connected in the following manner: A gate of the first TFT T1 receives the scanning signal Scan. A source of the first TFT T1 receives the data signal Data. A drain of the first TFT T1 is connected to a gate of the second TFT T2 and one terminal of the capacitor Cst.
A source of the second TFT T2 and the other terminal of the capacitor Cst both receive a power supply positive voltage ELVDD. A drain of the second TFT T2 is connected to a source of the third TFT T3 and a source of the fifth TFT T5.
A gate of the third TFT T3, a gate of the fourth TFT T4, a gate of the fifth TFT T5, and a gate of the sixth TFT T6 all receive a controlling signal SW. A drain of the third TFT T3 is connected to an anode of the first OLED D1, a cathode of the second OLED D2, and a source of the sixth TFT T6.
A drain of the fifth TFT T5 is connected to a cathode of the first OLED D1, an anode of the second OLED D2, and a source of the fourth TFT T4;
A drain of the sixth TFT T6 and a drain of the fourth TFT T4 both receive a power supply negative voltage ELVSS.
The first TFT T1, the second TFT T2, the third TFT T3, and the fourth TFT T4 are all N-type TFTs. The fifth TFT T5 and the sixth TFT T6 are both P-type TFTs.
The first TFT T1, the second TFT T2, the third TFT T3, the fourth TFT T4, the fifth TFT T5, and the sixth TFT T6 all are low temperature polysilicon TFTs, oxide semiconductor TFTs, or amorphous silicon (a-Si) TFTs arbitrarily.
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Therefore, the OLED in the present disclosure avoids keeping emitting light long by means of a frame-by-frame reverse bias and prevents the shift of the light-emitting characteristics of the OLED, effectively prevents the generation of afterimages, and further prolongs the service life of the OLED.
In order to solve the problem that the luminous efficiencies of the first OLED D1 and the second OLED D2 are inconsistent due to the process differences, that is, the brightness of two adjacent frames flickers inconsistently. As illustrated in
A gate of the seventh TFT T7 receives the first controlling signal SW1. A source of the seventh TFT T7 receives the first data signal Data1.
A gate of the eighth TFT T8 receives the second controlling signal SW2. A source of the eighth TFT T8 receives the second data signal Data2. The source of the first TFT T1 is connected to a drain of the seventh TFT T7 and a drain of the eighth TFT T8.
The gate of the third TFT T3 and the gate of the fourth TFT T4 both receive the first controlling signal SW1. The gate of the fifth TFT T5 and the gate of the sixth TFT T6 both receive the second controlling signal SW2.
The seventh TFT T7 and the eighth TFT T8 are both N-type TFTs.
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The size of the first data signal Data1 and the size of the second data signal Data2 are set according to the brightness of the first OLED D1 and the second OLED D2 at the same grayscale level. The brightness of the first OLED D1 is the same as the brightness of the second OLED D2 at the same grayscale level.
That is to say, the brightness of the first OLED D1 and the brightness of the second OLED D2 at the same grayscale level are the same by adjusting the size of the first data signal Data1 and the size of the second data signal Data2.
For example, when the brightness of the first OLED D1 under the testing grayscale is greater than the brightness of the second OLED D2, the first data signal is turned down so that the brightness of the first OLED D1 can be equal to the brightness of the second OLED D2 at the same grayscale level. While the brightness of the first OLED D1 under the testing grayscale is less than the brightness of the second OLED D2, the second data signal is turned down so that the brightness of the first OLED D1 can be equal to the brightness of the second OLED D2 at the same grayscale level.
The present disclosure further provides an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including the OLED pixel driving circuit, which has been detailed in the embodiment.
The OLED pixel driving circuit and the OLED display of the present disclosure prevent the OLED from being in a light-emitting state very long and avoid the shift of the light-emitting characteristics of the OLED by means of reversing bias frame-by-frame, thereby eliminating the afterimage phenomenon and improving the display effect of the panel.
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements made without departing from the scope of the broadest interpretation of the appended claims.
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