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The present invention generally relates to active matrix organic light emitting device (AMOLED) displays, and particularly extracting threshold and mobility factors from the pixel drivers for such displays.
Currently, active matrix organic light emitting device (“AMOLED”) displays are being introduced. The advantages of such displays include lower power consumption, manufacturing flexibility and faster refresh rate over conventional liquid crystal displays. In contrast to conventional liquid crystal displays, there is no backlighting in an AMOLED display, and thus each pixel consists of different colored OLEDs emitting light independently. The OLEDs emit light based on current supplied through a drive transistor controlled by a programming voltage. The power consumed in each pixel has a relation with the magnitude of the generated light in that pixel.
The quality of output in an OLED based pixel is affected by the properties of the drive transistor, which is typically fabricated from materials including but not limited to amorphous silicon, polysilicon, or metal oxide, as well as the OLED itself. In particular, threshold voltage and mobility of the drive transistor tend to change as the pixel ages. In order to maintain image quality, changes in these parameters must be compensated for by adjusting the programming voltage. In order to do so, such parameters must be extracted from the driver circuit. The addition of components to extract such parameters in a simple driver circuit requires more space on a display substrate for the drive circuitry and thereby reduces the amount of aperture or area of light emission from the OLED.
When biased in saturation, the I-V characteristic of a thin film drive transistor depends on mobility and threshold voltage which are a function of the materials used to fabricate the transistor. Thus different thin film transistor devices implemented across the display panel may demonstrate non-uniform behavior due to aging and process variations in mobility and threshold voltage. Accordingly, for a constant voltage, each device may have a different drain current. An extreme example may be where one device could have low threshold-voltage and low mobility compared to a second device with high threshold-voltage and high mobility.
Thus with very few electronic components available to maintain a desired aperture, extraction of non-uniformity parameters (i.e. threshold voltage, Vth, and mobility, μ) of the drive TFT and the OLED becomes challenging. It would be desirable to extract such parameters in a driver circuit for an OLED pixel with as few components as possible to maximize pixel aperture.
One example disclosed is an organic light emitting device (OLED) based display device, comprising: a plurality of pixel circuits, each pixel circuit including an organic light emitting device (OLED), a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input to provide a programming signal, a storage device to store the programming signal; and a plurality of readout circuits, each readout circuit coupled to one of the pixel circuits and capable of generating an output voltage which is a function of a parameter of the respective drive device. A controller is coupled to the pixel circuits, and the readout circuits, the controller capable of controlling input signals to the pixel circuits, and the readout circuit in a predetermined sequence to produce the output voltage value, and capable of adjusting the programming signal for each pixel based on the output voltage from each pixel.
Another example disclosed is an organic light emitting device (OLED) based display device, comprising: a plurality of pixel circuits, each pixel circuit including an organic light emitting device (OLED), a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input to provide a programming signal, and a storage device to store the programming signal. A plurality of readout circuits, each readout circuit coupled to one of the pixel circuits and capable of generating an output voltage which is a function of a parameter of the respective OLED.
A controller is coupled to the pixel circuits, and the readout circuits, and the controller capable of controlling input signals to the pixel circuits, and the readout circuit in a predetermined sequence to produce the output voltage value, and capable of adjusting the programming signal for each pixel based on the output voltage from each pixel.
The foregoing and additional aspects and embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the detailed description of various embodiments and/or aspects, which is made with reference to the drawings, a brief description of which is provided next.
The foregoing and other advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the drawings.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
The display system 100 further includes a current supply and readout circuit 120, which reads output data from data output lines, VD [k], VD [k+1], and so forth, one for each column of pixels 104 in the pixel array 102.
As is known, each pixel 104 in the display system 100 needs to be programmed with information indicating the brightness of the light emitting device in the pixel 104. A frame defines the time period that includes: (i) a programming cycle or phase during which each and every pixel in the display system 100 is programmed with a programming voltage indicative of a brightness; and (ii) a driving or emission cycle or phase during which each light emitting device in each pixel is turned on to emit light at a brightness commensurate with the programming voltage stored in a storage element. A frame is thus one of many still images that compose a complete moving picture displayed on the display system 100. There are at least schemes for programming and driving the pixels: row-by-row, or frame-by-frame. In row-by-row programming, a row of pixels is programmed and then driven before the next row of pixels is programmed and driven. In frame-by-frame programming, all rows of pixels in the display system 100 are programmed first, and all rows of pixels are driven at once. Either scheme can employ a brief vertical blanking time at the beginning or end of each frame during which the pixels are neither programmed nor driven.
The components located outside of the pixel array 102 may be disposed in a peripheral area 106 around the pixel array 102 on the same physical substrate on which the pixel array 102 is disposed. These components include the gate driver 108, the source driver 110, the optional supply voltage driver 114, and a current supply and readout circuit 120. Alternately, some of the components in the peripheral area 106 may be disposed on the same substrate as the pixel array 102 while other components are disposed on a different substrate, or all of the components in the peripheral area can be disposed on a substrate different from the substrate on which the pixel array 102 is disposed. Together, the gate driver 108, the source driver 110, and the supply voltage driver 114 make up a display driver circuit. The display driver circuit in some configurations can include the gate driver 108 and the source driver 110 but not the supply voltage control 114.
When biased in saturation, the first order I-V characteristic of a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistor (a thin film transistor in this case of interest) is modeled as:
where ID is the drain current and VGS is the voltage difference applied between gate and source terminals of the transistor. The thin film transistor devices implemented across the display system 100 demonstrate non-uniform behavior due to aging and process variations in mobility (μ) and threshold voltage (Vth). Accordingly, for a constant voltage difference applied between gate and source, VGS, each transistor on the pixel matrix 102 may have a different drain current based on a non-deterministic mobility and threshold voltage:
ID(i,j)=f(μi,j,Vthi,j)
where i and j are the coordinates (row and column) of a pixel in an n×m array of pixels such as the array of pixels 102 in
The driver circuit 202 includes a drive transistor 220, an organic light emitting device 222, a drain storage capacitor 224, a source storage capacitor 226, and a select transistor 228. A supply line 212 provides the supply voltage and also a monitor path (for the readout circuit 204) to a column of driver circuits such as the driver circuit 202. A select line input 230 is coupled to the gate of the select transistor 228. A programming data input 232 is coupled to the gate of the drive transistor 220 through the select transistor 228. The drain of the drive transistor 220 is coupled to the supply voltage line 212 and the source of the drive transistor 220 is coupled to the OLED 222. The select transistor 228 controls the coupling of the programming input 230 to the gate of the drive transistor 220. The source storage capacitor 226 is coupled between the gate and the source of the drive transistor 220. The drain storage capacitor 224 is coupled between the gate and the drain of the drive transistor 220. The OLED 222 has a parasitic capacitance that is modeled as a capacitor 240. The supply voltage line 212 also has a parasitic capacitance that is modeled as a capacitor 242. The drive transistor 220 in this example is a thin film transistor that is fabricated from amorphous silicon. Of course other materials such as polysilicon or metal oxide may be used. A node 244 is the circuit node where the source of the drive transistor 220 and the anode of the OLED 222 are coupled together. In this example, the drive transistor 220 is an n-type transistor. The system 200 may be used with a p-type drive transistor in place of the n-type drive transistor 220 as will be explained below.
The readout circuit 204 includes the charge-pump circuit 206 and the switch-box circuit 208. The charge-pump circuit 206 includes an amplifier 250 having a positive and negative input. The negative input of the amplifier 250 is coupled to a capacitor 252 (Cint) in parallel with a switch 254 in a negative feedback loop to an output 256 of the amplifier 250. The switch 254 (S4) is utilized to discharge the capacitor 252 Cint during the pre-charge phase. The positive input of the amplifier 250 is coupled to a common mode voltage input 258 (VCM). The output 256 of the amplifier 250 is indicative of various extracted parameters of the drive transistor 220 and OLED 222 as will be explained below.
The switch-box circuit 208 includes several switches 260, 262 and 264 (S1, S2 and S3) to steer current to and from the pixel driver circuit 202. The switch 260 (S1) is used during the reset phase to provide a discharge path to ground. The switch 262 (S2) provides the supply connection during normal operation of the pixel 104 and also during the integration phase of readout. The switch 264 (S3) is used to isolate the charge-pump circuit 206 from the supply line voltage 212 (VD).
The general readout concept for the two transistor pixel driver circuit 202 for each of the pixels 104, as shown in
Assuming that the capacitor 240 (COLED) is initially discharged, it takes some time for the capacitor 240 (COLED) to charge up to a voltage level that turns the drive transistor 220 off. This voltage level is a function of the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220. The voltage applied to the programming data input 232 (VData) must be low enough such that the settled voltage of the OLED 222 (VOLED) is less than the turn-on threshold voltage of the OLED 222 itself. In this condition, VData−VOLED is a linear function of the threshold voltage (Vth) of the drive transistor 220. In order to extract the mobility of a thin film transistor device such as the drive transistor 220, the transient settling of such devices, which is a function of both the threshold voltage and mobility, is considered. Assuming that the threshold voltage deviation among the TFT devices such as the drive transistor 220 is compensated, the voltage of the node 244 sampled at a constant interval after the beginning of integration is a function of mobility only of the TFT device such as the drive transistor 220 of interest.
During the reset phase 320, the input signal 304 (ϕ1) to the switch 260 is set high in order to provide a discharge path to ground. The signals 306, 308 and 310 (ϕ2, ϕ3, ϕ4) to the switches 262, 264 and 250 are kept low in this phase. A high enough voltage level (VRST_TFT) is applied to the programming data input 232 (VData) to maximize the current flow through the drive transistor 220. Consequently, the voltage at the node 244 in
During the integration phase 322, the signal 304 (ϕ2) to the switch 262 stays high which provides a charging path from the voltage source 210 through the switch 262. The signals 304, 308 and 310 (ϕ1, ϕ3, ϕ4) to the switches 260, 264 and 250 are kept low in this phase. The programming voltage input 232 (VData) is set to a voltage level (VINT_TFT) such that once the capacitor 240 (Coled) is fully charged, the voltage at the node 244 is less than the turn-on voltage of the OLED 222. This condition will minimize any interference from the OLED 222 during the reading of the drive transistor 220. Right before the end of integration time, the signal 312 to the programming voltage input 232 (VData) is lowered to VOFF in order to isolate the charge on the capacitor 240 (Coled) from the rest of the circuit.
When the integration time is long enough, the charge stored on capacitor 240 (Coled) will be a function of the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220. For a shortened integration time, the voltage at the node 244 will experience an incomplete settling and the stored charge on the capacitor 240 (Coled) will be a function of both the threshold voltage and mobility of the drive transistor 220. Accordingly, it is feasible to extract both parameters by taking two separate readings with short and long integration phases.
During the pre-charge phase 324, the signals 304 and 306 (ϕ1, ϕ2) to switches 260 and 262 are set low. Once the input signal 310 (ϕ4) to the switch 254 is set high, the amplifier 250 is set in a unity feedback configuration. In order to protect the output stage of the amplifier 250 against short-circuit current from the supply voltage 210, the signal 308 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 goes high when the signal 306 (ϕ2) to the switch 262 is set low. When the switch 264 is closed, the parasitic capacitance 242 of the supply line is precharged to the common mode voltage, VCM. The common mode voltage, VCM, is a voltage level which must be lower than the ON voltage of the OLED 222. Right before the end of pre-charge phase, the signal 310 (ϕ4) to the switch 254 is set low to prepare the charge pump amplifier 250 for the read cycle.
During the read phase 336, the signals 304, 306 and 310 (ϕ1, ϕ2, ϕ4) to the switches 260, 262 and 254 are set low. The signal 308 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 is kept high to provide a charge transfer path from the drive circuit 202 to the charge-pump amplifier 250. A high enough voltage 312 (VRD_TFT) is applied to the programming voltage input 232 (VData) to minimize the channel resistance of the drive transistor 220. If the integration cycle is long enough, the accumulated charge on the capacitor 252 (Cint) is not a function of integration time. Accordingly, the output voltage of the charge-pump amplifier 250 in this case is equal to:
For a shortened integration time, the accumulated charge on the capacitor 252 (Cint) is given by:
Consequently, the output voltage 256 of the charge-pump amplifier 250 at the end of read cycle equals:
Hence, the threshold voltage and the mobility of the drive transistor 220 may be extracted by reading the output voltage 256 of the amplifier 250 in the middle and at the end of the read phase 326.
During the reset phase 340, a high enough voltage level 332 (VRST_OLED) is applied to the programming data input 232 (VData) to maximize the current flow through the drive transistor 220. Consequently, the voltage at the node 244 in
During the integration phase 342, the signal 306 (ϕ2) to the switch 262 stays high which provides a charging path from the voltage source 210 through the switch 262. The programming voltage input 232 (VData) is set to a voltage level 332 (VINT_OLED) such that once the capacitor 240 (Coled) is fully charged, the voltage at the node 244 is greater than the turn-on voltage of the OLED 222. In this case, by the end of the integration phase 342, the drive transistor 220 is driving a constant current through the OLED 222.
During the pre-charge phase 344, the drive transistor 220 is turned off by the signal 332 to the programming input 232. The capacitor 240 (Coled) is allowed to discharge until it reaches the turn-on voltage of OLED 222 by the end of the pre-charge phase 344.
During the read phase 346, a high enough voltage 332 (VRD_OLED) is applied to the programming voltage input 232 (VData) to minimize the channel resistance of the drive transistor 220. If the pre-charge phase is long enough, the settled voltage across the capacitor 252 (Cint) will not be a function of pre-charge time. Consequently, the output voltage 256 of the charge-pump amplifier 250 at the end of the read phase is given by:
The signal 308 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 is kept high to provide a charge transfer path from the drive circuit 202 to the charge-pump amplifier 250. Thus the output voltage signal 336 may be used to determine the turn-on voltage of the OLED 220.
During the reset phase 350, the signals 368 and 370 (ϕ3, ϕ4) for the switches 264 and 254 are set high in order to provide a discharge path to virtual ground. A high enough voltage 372 (VRST_TFT) is applied to the programming input 232 (VData) to maximize the current flow through the drive transistor 220. Consequently, the node 244 is discharged to the common-mode voltage 374 (VCMRST) to get ready for the next cycle.
During the pre-charge phase 354, the drive transistor 220 is turned off by applying an off voltage 372 (VOFF) to the programming input 232 in
At the beginning of the read/integrate phase 356, the programming voltage input 232 (VData) is raised to VINT_TFT 372 to turn the drive transistor 220 on. The capacitor 240 (COLED) starts to accumulate the charge until VData minus the voltage at the node 244 is equal to the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220. In the meantime, a proportional charge is accumulated in the capacitor 252 (CINT). Accordingly, at the end of the read cycle 356, the output voltage 376 at the output 256 of the amplifier 250 is a function of the threshold voltage which is given by:
As indicated by the above equation, in the case of the direct reading, the output voltage has a positive polarity. Thus, the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220 may be determined by the output voltage of the amplifier 250.
As explained above, the drive transistor 220 in
As shown in
During the integrate/pre-charge phase 422, the common-mode voltage on the common voltage input 258 is reduced to VCMint and the programming input 232 (VData) is increased to a level 412 (VINT_TFT) such that the drive transistor 220 will conduct in the reverse direction. If the allocated time for this phase is long enough, the voltage at the node 244 will decline until the gate to source voltage of the drive transistor 220 reaches the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220. Before the end of this cycle, the signal 410 (ϕ4) to the switch 254 goes low in order to prepare the charge-pump amplifier 250 for the read phase 424.
The read phase 424 is initiated by decreasing the signal 412 at the programming input 232 (VData) to VRD_TFT so as to turn the drive transistor 220 on. The charge stored on the capacitor 240 (COLED) is now transferred to the capacitor 254 (CINT). At the end of the read phase 424, the signal 408 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 is set to low in order to isolate the charge-pump amplifier 250 from the drive circuit 202. The output voltage signal 416 Vout from the amplifier output 256 is now a function of the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220 given by:
The readout process starts by first resetting the capacitor 240 (COLED) in the reset phase 450. The signal 434 (ϕ1) to the switch 260 is set high to provide a discharge path to ground. The signal 442 to the programming input 232 (VData) is lowered to VRST_OLED in order to turn the drive transistor 220 on.
In the integrate phase 452, the signals 434 and 436 (ϕ1, ϕ2) to the switches 260 and 262 are set to off and on states respectively, to provide a charging path to the OLED 222. The capacitor 240 (COLED) is allowed to charge until the voltage 444 at node 244 goes beyond the threshold voltage of the OLED 222 to turn it on. Before the end of the integration phase 452, the voltage signal 442 to the programming input 232 (VData) is raised to VOFF to turn the drive transistor 220 off.
During the pre-charge phase 454, the accumulated charge on the capacitor 240 (COLED) is discharged into the OLED 222 until the voltage 444 at the node 244 reaches the threshold voltage of the OLED 222. Also, in the pre-charge phase 454, the signals 434 and 436 (ϕ1, ϕ2) to the switches 260 and 262 are turned off while the signals 438 and 440 (ϕ3, ϕ4) to the switches 264 and 254 are set on. This provides the condition for the amplifier 250 to precharge the supply line 212 (VD) to the common mode voltage input 258 (VCM) provided at the positive input of the amplifier 250. At the end of the pre-charge phase, the signal 430 (ϕ4) to the switch 254 is turned off to prepare the charge-pump amplifier 250 for the read phase 456.
The read phase 456 is initiated by turning the drive transistor 220 on when the voltage 442 to the programming input 232 (VData) is lowered to VRD_OLED. The charge stored on the capacitor 240 (COLED) is now transferred to the capacitor 254 (CINT) which builds up the output voltage 446 at the output 256 of the amplifier 250 as a function of the threshold voltage of the OLED 220.
The extraction process is initiated by simultaneous pre-charging of the drain storage capacitor 224, the source storage capacitor 226, the capacitor 240 (COLED) and the capacitor 242 in
At the beginning of the integrate phase 482, the signal 470 (ϕ4) to the switch 254 is turned off in order to allow the charge-pump amplifier 250 to integrate the current through the drive transistor 220. The output voltage 256 of the charge-pump amplifier 250 will incline at a constant rate which is a function of the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220 and its gate-to-source voltage. Before the end of the integrate phase 482, the signal 468 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 is turned off to isolate the charge-pump amplifier 250 from the driver circuit 220. Accordingly, the output voltage 256 of the amplifier 250 is given by:
where ITFT is the drain current of the drive transistor 220 which is a function of the mobility and (VCM−VData−|Vth|). Tint is the length of the integration time. In the optional read phase 484, the signal 468 (ϕ3) to the switch 264 is kept low to isolate the charge-pump amplifier 250 from the driver circuit 202. The output voltage 256, which is a function of the mobility and threshold voltage of the drive transistor 220, may be sampled any time during the read phase 484.
The process starts by activating the select signal corresponding to the desired row of pixels in array 102. As illustrated in
The select signal 489n or 489p will be kept active during the pre-charge and integrate cycles 486 and 487. The ϕ1 and ϕ2 inputs 490 and 491 are inactive in this readout method. During the pre-charge cycle, the switch signals 492 ϕ3 and 493 ϕ4 are set high in order to provide a signal path such that the parasitic capacitance 242 of the supply line (Cp) and the voltage at the node 244 are pre-charged to the common-mode voltage (VCMOLED) provided to the non-inverting terminal of the amplifier 250. A high enough drive voltage signal 494n or 494p (VON_nTFT or VON_pTFT) is applied to the data input 232 (VData) to operate the drive transistor 220 as an analog switch. Consequently, the supply voltage 212 VD and the node 244 are pre-charged to the common-mode voltage (VCMOLED) to get ready for the next cycle. At the beginning of the integrate phase 487, the switch input 493 ϕ4 is turned off in order to allow the charge-pump module 206 to integrate the current of the OLED 222. The output voltage 496 of the charge-pump module 206 will incline at a constant rate which is a function of the turn-on voltage of the OLED 222 and the voltage 495 set on the node 244, i.e. VCMOLED. Before the end of the integrate phase 487, the switch signal 492 ϕ3 is turned off to isolate the charge-pump module 206 from the pixel circuit 202. From this instant beyond, the output voltage is constant until the charge-pump module 206 is reset for another reading. When integrated over a certain time period, the output voltage of the integrator is given by:
which is a measure of how much the OLED has aged. Tint in this equation is the time interval between the falling edge of the switch signal 493 (ϕ4) to the falling edge of the switch signal 492 (ϕ3).
Similar extraction processes of a two transistor type driver circuit such as that in
The drive circuit 502 includes a drive transistor 520, an organic light emitting device 522, a drain storage capacitor 524, a source storage capacitor 526 and a select transistor 528. A select line input 530 is coupled to the gate of the select transistor 528. A programming input 532 is coupled through the select transistor 528 to the gate of the drive transistor 220. The select line input 530 is also coupled to the gate of an output transistor 534. The output transistor 534 is coupled to the source of the drive transistor 520 and a voltage monitoring output line 536. The drain of the drive transistor 520 is coupled to the supply voltage source 510 and the source of the drive transistor 520 is coupled to the OLED 522. The source storage capacitor 526 is coupled between the gate and the source of the drive transistor 520. The drain storage capacitor 524 is coupled between the gate and the drain of the drive transistor 520. The OLED 522 has a parasitic capacitance that is modeled as a capacitor 540. The monitor output voltage line 536 also has a parasitic capacitance that is modeled as a capacitor 542. The drive transistor 520 in this example is a thin film transistor that is fabricated from amorphous silicon. A voltage node 544 is the point between the source terminal of the drive transistor 520 and the OLED 522. In this example, the drive transistor 520 is an n-type transistor. The system 500 may be implemented with a p-type drive transistor in place of the drive transistor 520.
The readout circuit 504 includes the charge-pump circuit 506 and the switch-box circuit 508. The charge-pump circuit 506 includes an amplifier 550 which has a capacitor 552 (Cint) in a negative feedback loop. A switch 554 (S4) is utilized to discharge the capacitor 552 Cint during the pre-charge phase. The amplifier 550 has a negative input coupled to the capacitor 552 and the switch 554 and a positive input coupled to a common mode voltage input 558 (VCM). The amplifier 550 has an output 556 that is indicative of various extracted factors of the drive transistor 520 and OLED 522 as will be explained below.
The switch-box circuit 508 includes several switches 560, 562 and 564 to direct the current to and from the drive circuit 502. The switch 560 is used during the reset phase to provide the discharge path to ground. The switch 562 provides the supply connection during normal operation of the pixel 104 and also during the integration phase of the readout process. The switch 564 is used to isolate the charge-pump circuit 506 from the supply line voltage source 510.
In the three transistor drive circuit 502, the readout is normally performed through the monitor line 536. The readout can also be taken through the voltage supply line from the supply voltage source 510 similar to the process of timing signals in
The three transistor drive circuit 502 may be programmed differentially through the programming voltage input 532 and the monitoring output 536. Accordingly, the reset and pre-charge phases may be merged together to form a reset/pre-charge phase and which is followed by an integrate phase and a read phase.
The voltage level of the common mode input 558 (VCM) determines the voltage on the output monitor line 536 and hence the voltage at the node 544. The voltage to the common mode input 558 (VCMTFT) should be low enough such that the OLED 522 does not turn on. In the pre-charge phase 620, the voltage signal 612 to the programming voltage input 532 (VData) is high enough (VRST_TFT) to turn the drive transistor 520 on, and also low enough such that the OLED 522 always stays off.
At the beginning of the integrate phase 622, the voltage 602 to the select input 530 is deactivated to allow a charge to be stored on the capacitor 540 (COLED). The voltage at the node 544 will start to rise and the gate voltage of the drive transistor 520 will follow that with a ratio of the capacitance value of the source capacitor 526 over the capacitance of the source capacitor 526 and the drain capacitor 524 [CS1/(CS1+CS2)]. The charging will complete once the difference between the gate voltage of the drive transistor 520 and the voltage at node 544 is equal to the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 520. Before the end of the integration phase 622, the signal 610 (ϕ4) to the switch 554 is turned off to prepare the charge-pump amplifier 550 for the read phase 624.
For the read phase 624, the signal 602 to the select input 530 is activated once more. The voltage signal 612 on the programming input 532 (VRD_TFT) is low enough to keep the drive transistor 520 off. The charge stored on the capacitor 240 (COLED) is now transferred to the capacitor 254 (CINT) and creates an output voltage 618 proportional to the threshold voltage of the drive transistor 520:
Before the end of the read phase 624, the signal 608 (ϕ3) to the switch 564 turns off to isolate the charge-pump circuit 506 from the drive circuit 502.
At the beginning of the integrate phase 654, the signal 632 to the select input 530 is deactivated to allow a charge to be stored on the capacitor 540 (COLED). The voltage at the node 544 will start to fall and the gate voltage of the drive transistor 520 will follow with a ratio of the capacitance value of the source capacitor 526 over the capacitance of the source capacitor 526 and the drain capacitor 524 [CS1/(CS1+CS2)]. The discharging will complete once the voltage at node 544 reaches the ON voltage (VOLED) of the OLED 522. Before the end of the integration phase 654, the signal 640 (ϕ4) to the switch 554 is turned off to prepare the charge-pump circuit 506 for the read phase 656.
For the read phase 656, the signal 632 to the select input 530 is activated once more. The voltage 642 on the (VRD_OLED) programming input 532 should be low enough to keep the drive transistor 520 off. The charge stored on the capacitor 540 (COLED) is then transferred to the capacitor 552 (CINT) creating an output voltage 650 at the amplifier output 556 proportional to the ON voltage of the OLED 522.
The signal 638 (ϕ3) turns off before the end of the read phase 656 to isolate the charge-pump circuit 508 from the drive circuit 502.
As shown, the monitor output transistor 534 provides a direct path for linear integration of the current for the drive transistor 520 or the OLED 522. The readout may be carried out in a pre-charge and integrate cycle. However,
The direct integration readout process of the n-type drive transistor 520 in
At the beginning of the integrate phase 678, the signal 668 (ϕ4) to the switch 554 is turned off in order to allow the charge-pump amplifier 550 to integrate the current from the drive transistor 520. The output voltage 674 of the charge-pump amplifier 550 declines at a constant rate which is a function of the threshold voltage, mobility and the gate-to-source voltage of the drive transistor 520. Before the end of the integrate phase, the signal 666 (ϕ3) to the switch 564 is turned off to isolate the charge-pump circuit 508 from the drive circuit 502. Accordingly, the output voltage is given by:
where ITFT is the drain current of drive transistor 520 which is a function of the mobility and (VData−VCM−Vth). Tint is the length of the integration time. The output voltage 674, which is a function of the mobility and threshold voltage of the drive transistor 520, may be sampled any time during the read phase 680.
The readout process in
At the beginning of the integrate phase 698, the signal 690 (ϕ4) to the switch 552 is turned off in order to allow the charge-pump amplifier 550 to integrate the current from the OLED 522. The output voltage 696 of the charge-pump amplifier 550 will incline at a constant rate which is a function of the threshold voltage and the voltage across the OLED 522.
Before the end of the integrate phase 698, the signal 668 (ϕ3) to the switch 564 is turned off to isolate the charge-pump circuit 508 from the drive circuit 502. Accordingly, the output voltage is given by:
where IOLED is the OLED current which is a function of (VCM−Vth), and Tint is the length of the integration time. The output voltage, which is a function of the threshold voltage of the OLED 522, may be sampled any time during the read phase 699.
The controller 112 in
In addition, two or more computing systems or devices may be substituted for any one of the controllers described herein. Accordingly, principles and advantages of distributed processing, such as redundancy, replication, and the like, also can be implemented, as desired, to increase the robustness and performance of controllers described herein. The controllers may also be implemented on a computer system or systems that extend across any network environment using any suitable interface mechanisms and communications technologies including, for example telecommunications in any suitable form (e.g., voice, modem, and the like), Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTNs), Packet Data Networks (PDNs), the Internet, intranets, a combination thereof, and the like.
The operation of the example data extraction process, will now be described with reference to the flow diagram shown in
A pixel 104 under study is selected by turning the corresponding select and programming lines on (700). Once the pixel 104 is selected, the readout is performed in four phases. The readout process begins by first discharging the parasitic capacitance across the OLED (Coled) in the reset phase (702). Next, the drive transistor is turned on for a certain amount of time which allows some charge to be accumulated on the capacitance across the OLED Coled (704). In the integrate phase, the select transistor is turned off to isolate the charge on the capacitance across the OLED Coled and then the line parasitic capacitance (CP) is precharged to a known voltage level (706). Finally, the drive transistor is turned on again to allow the charge on the capacitance across the OLED Coled to be transferred to the charge-pump amplifier output in a read phase (708). The amplifier's output represent a quantity which is a function of mobility and threshold voltage. The readout process is completed by deselecting the pixel to prevent interference while other pixels are being calibrated (710).
In both processes, the generated voltage is post-processed to resolve the parameter of interest such as threshold voltage or mobility of the drive transistor or the turn-on voltage of the OLED (820). The extracted parameters may be then used for various applications (822). Examples of using the parameters include modifying the programming data according to the extracted parameters to compensate for pixel variations (824). Another example is to pre-age the panel of pixels (826). Another example is to evaluate the process yield of the panel of pixels after fabrication (828).
The parameters of interest may be stored as represented by the box 920. The parameters of interest in this example may include the threshold voltage of the drive transistor, the mobility of the drive transistor and the turn-on voltage of the OLED. The functions of the switch box 902 are represented by the box 922. The functions include steering current in and out of the pixel circuit 900, providing a discharge path between the pixel circuit 900 and the charge-pump of the readout circuit 904 and isolating the charge-pump of the readout circuit 904 from the pixel circuit 900. The functions of the readout circuit 904 are represented by the box 924. One function includes transferring a charge from the internal capacitance of the pixel circuit 900 to the capacitor of the readout circuit 904 to generate a voltage proportional to that charge in the case of in-pixel integration as in steps 800-804 in
While particular embodiments and applications of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction and compositions disclosed herein and that various modifications, changes, and variations can be apparent from the foregoing descriptions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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