Abstract:
An EL device driving apparatus enables substantial light emission luminance characteristics to be kept constant even if an environmental temperature fluctuates. The apparatus includes a driving unit for selectively supplying a light emission driving energy to EL devices, a temperature sensing unit for sensing an operation temperature, and a temperature compensating unit for changing the light emission driving energy in accordance with the operation temperature.
Abstract:
A display panel driving device and driving method for providing high quality images without irregular luminance even after long-time use. The value of the light-emission drive current flowing when causing each light-emission elements bearing each pixel to independently emit light in succession is measured, then the luminance is corrected for each input pixel data based on the above light-emission drive current values, associated with the pixels corresponding to the input pixel data. According to another aspect, the voltage value of the drive voltage is adjusted in such a manner that one value among each measured light-emission drive current value becomes equal to a predetermined reference current value. According to a further aspect, the current value is measured while an off-set current component corresponding to a leak current of the display panel is added to the current outputted from the drive voltage generator circuit and the resultant current is supplied to each of the pixel portions.
Abstract:
A display apparatus and a driving circuit of a display panel, in which even when an anode line driving circuit is made of a plurality of IC chips, light emission luminance values on the display panel can be uniformed. The display apparatus is made of a plurality of driving circuits having a plurality of light-emission drive current sources each for generating a light-emission drive current to allow a light emitting element of the display panel to emit the light and supplying the light-emission drive current to first electrode lines of the display panel. At least one of the driving circuits is provided with a drive current control circuit for adjusting a current amount of the light-emission drive current to be generated by the driving circuit on the basis of the light-emission drive current generated from the other driving circuit.
Abstract:
A method is provided for driving a luminescent display which includes a plurality of luminescent units adapted to be selected for light emission, so as to display an image. This method is characterized in that during a predetermined period, a reverse voltage having a direction opposite to that of a voltage to be applied for light emission of a luminescent unit, is applied to each luminescent unit.
Abstract:
A method for producing a fixed display panel using a matrix display panel. In the method, the holding state of memory elements of a plurality of pixels of the matrix display panel is changed to one of two values, in accordance with the predetermined fixed pattern, m driving lines are jointly connected as a first electrode and n scanning lines are jointly connected as a second electrode.
Abstract:
A drive unit which can prevent the decrease of the luminance of a self-luminous device due to degradation or a change is electric characteristic thereof. The drive unit has a semiconductor device having an electric characteristic almost the same as the that of the self-luminous device, and drives the semiconductor device in accordance with the frequency of light emission of the self-luminous device. The device generates a characteristic change detection signal indicating the degree of a change in an electric characteristic of the semiconductor device, and supplies the self-luminous device with a drive signal having a current level or a voltage level based on the characteristic change detection signal.
Abstract:
Improvement for extending the service life of a self-emitting panel and for reducing the power consumption thereof. The self-emitting panel is driven based on intensity-reduced data. The intensity-reduced data is obtained by applying intensity reduction processing on each frame of the image frame data to be displayed.
Abstract:
Driving method and apparatus for a light emitting device have a simple configuration and are able to change the luminance even when a light emitting device which operates at a low speed is employed. The apparatus includes power supplies numbering n each generating different output, switches numbering n to turn the outputs of the power supplies on/off and an adder to add the outputs from the switches and drive the light emitting device. The control information to control the n switches for each divided section obtained by dividing a lighting period by k is stored in the control information storing part and the control information for each divided section is read out to turn on/off the n switches.
Abstract:
A display device having light-emitting elements capable of maintaining high display quality without variation in emission comprises a display part having a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light at emission intensity in accordance with the amount of an input current, a reference table for storing control information associated with the amount of a driving current for each of the light-emitting elements, a driver for driving each of the light-emittlng elements of the display part by means of an electrical current, and a controller for controlling the amount of the driving current from the driver, the controller identifying control information associated with light-emitting elements to be driven for emiseion from the reference table and varies the amount of the driving current from the driver.
Abstract:
A pixel circuit includes a first power line that supplies a first power, a single control line, an emission control variable resistance element having one end connected to the first power line and the other end connected to the control line, a second power line that supplies a second power, a light-emitting element that has one end connected to the control line and the other end connected to the second power line and emits light in accordance with data written to the emission control variable resistance element, and a parallel connection variable resistance element having one end connected to the control line and the other end connected to the second power line so that it is parallel with the light-emitting element.