Pixel Circuit Voltage Division for Low Gray Scale Display Precision

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing pixel circuits face limitations in providing precise data voltage adjustments for low gray scale displays, leading to reduced display quality due to limited voltage division ability.

Innovation Solution

A pixel circuit comprising a driving sub-circuit, voltage division control sub-circuit, and compensation sub-circuit that conducts voltage division on input data signals and writes the voltage division signal to the control terminal, allowing for finer adjustments in data voltage, thereby enhancing low gray scale display capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional pixel circuits are used, then the circuit structure is simple, but the voltage division ability is limited resulting in poor low gray scale display quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoltage division precisionVSAvoidcircuit structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel circuit is divided into multiple functional sub-circuits: a driving sub-circuit containing a driving transistor, a voltage division control sub-circuit with first and second capacitors and transistors, and a compensation sub-circuit. This segmentation allows each sub-circuit to perform specific functions, with the voltage division control sub-circuit specifically responsible for precise voltage division through capacitor ratios, thereby improving voltage division precision while maintaining overall circuit manageability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit employs dynamic control through scanning signals that activate different sub-circuits at different time periods. The voltage division control sub-circuit is activated during specific periods to perform voltage division, while the compensation sub-circuit operates during other periods to compensate for threshold voltage variations. This dynamic operation allows the circuit to adapt its functionality based on operational requirements, achieving precise voltage division without permanent structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If voltage division ability is improved through additional circuits, then low gray scale display quality is enhanced, but the circuit complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata voltage adjustment precisionVSAvoidpixel circuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The voltage division control sub-circuit utilizes capacitor ratio parameters to achieve precise voltage division. By adjusting the capacitance values of the first and second capacitors, the circuit can divide the input data voltage into precise proportions (e.g., 1:1, 2:1, or other ratios). This parameter-based approach allows flexible voltage adjustment for different gray levels without requiring complex additional circuitry, as the division ratio is determined by simple capacitor value selections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The compensation sub-circuit provides feedback mechanisms to correct for threshold voltage variations in the driving transistor. During specific time periods, the compensation sub-circuit measures and compensates for threshold voltage shifts, ensuring that the voltage division remains accurate despite device variations. This feedback approach maintains measurement precision without requiring overly complex circuit structures, as it uses the existing circuit elements in a feedback configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11341920B2Pixel circuit, driving method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2022.05.24 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and electronic device, relates to the technical field of display configured for. The pixel circuit comprises a driving sub-circuit comprising a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, the driving sub-circuit being configured to control a driving signal flowing through the first terminal and the second terminal according to a signal of the control terminal; a voltage division control sub-circuit configured to conduct voltage division on an input data signal in response to a first scanning signal to obtain a voltage division signal, and write the voltage division signal to the first terminal of the driving sub-circuit; and a compensation sub-circuit coupled to the control terminal of the driving sub-circuit and the second terminal of the driving sub-circuit, and configured to write voltage division signal passing through driving sub-circuit to control terminal of driving sub-circuit in response to first scanning signal.