OLED Light-Emitting Control Circuit for Stable Adjustable Pulse Width

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing OLED display technologies face challenges in generating a stable pulse signal with adjustable pulse width to accommodate various brightness needs, affecting display quality and efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A light-emitting control signal generation circuit comprising a first control module, an interlocking stabilization module, and an output module, which coordinates to output a signal with the same pulse width as the input signal, allowing for adjustable pulse width adjustments and maintaining stability, comprising a cascade circuit structure for improved display performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the pulse width of the light-emitting control signal is adjusted to accommodate various brightness needs, then the adaptability of the display device is improved, but the stability of the pulse signal may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness adjustment capabilityVSAvoidpulse signal stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit employs dynamic control mechanisms where the first and second control modules adjust the potentials of first and second nodes based on clock signals and voltage signals, enabling the pulse width to be dynamically adjusted while maintaining signal stability through controlled potential transitions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The interlocking stabilization module provides feedback control by maintaining and controlling the potential of the third node based on the second voltage signal, ensuring that the output pulse signal maintains stable characteristics even when the pulse width is adjusted to different values for various brightness requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If a stable pulse signal with adjustable pulse width is generated, then the display quality and flexibility are improved, but the circuit complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepulse width adjustabilityVSAvoidcircuit structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The light-emitting control signal generation circuit is divided into four functional modules: a first control module for controlling the first node potential, a second control module for controlling the second node potential, an interlocking stabilization module for maintaining the third node potential, and an output module for transmitting voltage signals. This segmentation allows each module to perform a specific function, achieving adjustable pulse width with manageable circuit complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit modules are designed to perform multiple functions: the first and second control modules both respond to clock signals and voltage signals while controlling different nodes, and the interlocking stabilization module works with both voltage signals and node potentials, creating a multi-functional circuit that reduces overall complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10482812B1Light-emitting control signal generation circuit, display panel and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.11.19 SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting control signal generation circuit, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The light-emitting control signal generation circuit includes a first control module, an interlocking stabilization module, a second control module and an output module. The display panel includes a cascade circuit including a plurality of light-emitting control signal generation circuits, and the display apparatus includes the display panel. The light-emitting control signal generation circuit has a simple circuit structure with four modules coordinating one another, such that a signal outputted by a signal output terminal has a same pulse width as an effective pulse signal supplied to a signal input terminal. By adjusting the pulse with of the effective input pulse signal, the pulse width of the output signal may be adjusted accordingly, thereby fulfilling various display needs for different brightness of the display panel and improving quality and flexibility of display images.