OLED Pixel Driving Circuit Threshold Voltage Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional organic light emitting display panels face issues with unstable luminance due to threshold voltage shifts in driving transistors and variations in capacitance values among organic light emitting diodes, leading to uneven display quality.

Innovation Solution

The proposed solution involves an organic light emitting display panel with a pixel driving circuit that includes a driving module with a capacitor and a light emitting control module, which compensates for the threshold voltage of the driving transistor by disconnecting the capacitor from the organic light emitting diode, ensuring that the light emitting current is independent of the capacitance value, thereby improving luminance uniformity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a conventional pixel driving circuit is used with a driving transistor and organic light emitting diode, then the display can operate with basic functionality, but the luminance becomes unstable due to threshold voltage shifts and capacitance variations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance stabilityVSAvoidpixel driving circuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel driving circuit is divided into multiple functional modules: a driving module with driving transistor and first capacitor, an initialization module with initialization transistor, a data writing module with second transistor, and a light emitting control module with third and fourth transistors. Each module performs a specific function, allowing independent optimization and compensation for threshold voltage shifts without redesigning the entire circuit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A first capacitor is introduced as an intermediary element between the gate of the driving transistor and ground. This capacitor compensates for threshold voltage shifts by maintaining a stable voltage relationship, thereby stabilizing the light emitting current without requiring complex active compensation circuits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If identical data signals are provided to different pixel driving circuits, then the data transmission is simplified, but the luminances of organic light emitting diodes become uneven due to capacitance value variations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance uniformityVSAvoidcapacitance matching difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The light emitting control module is extracted as a separate functional unit that controls the charging and discharging of the first capacitor. By isolating this control function, the circuit ensures that the voltage across the capacitor (and thus the light emitting current) depends only on the data signal and reference voltages, not on the specific capacitance value, thereby achieving luminance uniformity without precise capacitance matching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit design changes the dependency relationship by making the light emitting current independent of the capacitor's capacitance value. Through the specific circuit configuration involving the driving transistor, first capacitor, and light emitting control module, the current is determined by voltage differences rather than RC time constants, eliminating the need for precise capacitance matching across different pixels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the capacitance value of organic light emitting diodes is varied, then the display can accommodate different device specifications, but the luminance uniformity deteriorates when identical data signals are applied

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice specification flexibilityVSAvoiddisplay luminance uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel driving circuit is designed with universal characteristics that allow it to function correctly regardless of the specific capacitance value of the organic light emitting diode. The first capacitor and light emitting control module work together to ensure that the light emitting current is determined by voltage control rather than capacitance matching, making the display adaptable to different device specifications while maintaining luminance uniformity.

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

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach stabilizes the light emitting current and ensures uniform display luminance across the panel, independent of the capacitance value, enhancing the display's accuracy and resolution by compensating for threshold voltage shifts.

Implementation Method 1

Utilizing the self-luminous property of organic semiconductor material for displaying, an organic light emitting display has the advantages of, among others, high contrast and low power consumption.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS10056038B2Organic light emitting display panel, driving method thereof and organic light emitting display apparatus
Publication Date: 2018.08.21 WUHAN TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses an organic light emitting display panel, a driving method thereof, and an organic light emitting display apparatus. The organic light emitting display panel includes a plurality of pixel driving circuits, comprising: a driving module including a driving transistor and a first capacitor; an initialization module for initializing potentials of a gate and a first electrode of the driving transistor at least under the control of a first scanning signal terminal; a data writing module for transmitting a signal of a data signal terminal to a second electrode plate of a first capacitor under the control of the first or a second scanning signal terminal; a light emitting control module for transmitting a potential signal of the first electrode of the driving transistor to the second electrode plate of the first capacitor and driving an organic light emitting diode to emit light.