Abstract:
A display panel and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display panel includes an active pixel including a driving circuit configured to generate a driving current based on a data signal and an emission circuit configured to emit light based on the driving current. The display panel also includes a repair pixel including a repair driving circuit configured to provide a repair driving current to the emission circuit instead of the driving current of the driving circuit when the driving circuit is disconnected from the emission circuit. The repair pixel further includes an aging switch configured to apply an aging voltage to the repair driving circuit during an aging operation and electrically disconnect the repair driving circuit from a power supply after the aging operation is performed.
Abstract:
An organic light emitting display device includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes display pixels at crossing areas of data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The non-display area includes auxiliary pixels at crossing positions of auxiliary data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The display device also includes a scan driver to supply scan signals to the scan lines, a first data driver to supply data voltages to the data lines, a second data driver to supply an auxiliary data voltage to the auxiliary data line, and a demultiplexer between the data lines and the first data driver.
Abstract:
An organic light emitting display device includes display pixels, auxiliary pixels, and a plurality of signal lines. The signal lines include data lines, auxiliary data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The auxiliary pixels are to be used for repairing defective ones of the display pixels. In operation, scan signals are supplied in a unit of p scan lines, A emission control signals are to be supplied in a unit of p A emission control lines, and B emission control signals are to be supplied in a unit of p B emission control lines, where p≧2.
Abstract:
A display device includes a substrate, one line on the substrate, the one line extending from a peripheral region through a display region, pixels on the display region, the pixels being connected to the one line, an outer line on the peripheral region, the outer line being connected to the one line during a short circuit test process that detects a position of a short circuit defect, an electrostatic protection resistor on the peripheral region, the electrostatic protection resistor being connected to the outer line, a pad on the peripheral region, the pad being connected to the outer line through the electrostatic protection resistor, a short circuit test signal being applied to the pad during the short circuit test process, and a bypass line connecting a node between the pad and the electrostatic protection resistor to the outer line.
Abstract:
An organic light emitting display device includes a display area and a non-display area. The display area includes display pixels at crossing areas of data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The non-display area includes auxiliary pixels at crossing positions of auxiliary data lines, scan lines, and emission control lines. The display device also includes a scan driver to supply scan signals to the scan lines, a first data driver to supply data voltages to the data lines, a second data driver to supply an auxiliary data voltage to the auxiliary data line, and a demultiplexer between the data lines and the first data driver.
Abstract:
A display device includes a substrate, one line on the substrate, the one line extending from a peripheral region through a display region, pixels on the display region, the pixels being connected to the one line, an outer line on the peripheral region, the outer line being connected to the one line during a short circuit test process that detects a position of a short circuit defect, an electrostatic protection resistor on the peripheral region, the electrostatic protection resistor being connected to the outer line, a pad on the peripheral region, the pad being connected to the outer line through the electrostatic protection resistor, a short circuit test signal being applied to the pad during the short circuit test process, and a bypass line connecting a node between the pad and the electrostatic protection resistor to the outer line.
Abstract:
A data driver supplies data voltages to data lines based on gray values corresponding to display pixels, and supplies a compensation data voltage to an auxiliary data line based on a gray value of a repaired pixel. The data driver computes a coupling voltage between the auxiliary line and the display pixels according to the gray values corresponding to the display pixels, and determines the compensation data voltage according to the coupling voltage.
Abstract:
A source drive integrated circuit includes a source driving circuit, output buffers, and voltage protection circuits. The source driving circuit generates data voltages according to a source timing control signal and digital video data. The output buffers output the data voltages from the source driving circuit to output terminals. The voltage protection circuits are connected between the output buffers and the output terminals. A voltage supplied to at least one of the voltage protection circuits is different from a voltage supplied to remaining ones of the voltage protection circuits.
Abstract:
A pixel repair circuit and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the pixel repair circuit includes an emission controller configured to control the emission current and a repair line initialization unit configured to initialize the repair line. The pixel repair circuit further includes a current mirror unit configured to provide a mirror current of the emission current to the repair line initialization unit, wherein the current mirror unit is connected between a power supply voltage and the emission controller. The pixel repair circuit also includes a first emission switch configured to control an electrical connection between the emission controller and the current mirror unit based on an emission control signal and a second emission switch configured to control an electrical connection between the emission controller and the repair line based on the emission control signal.
Abstract:
A display device includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to a plurality of control lines and to a plurality of power lines to commonly receive same control signals and power source, a plurality of inlet pads positioned outside the pixel unit, the plurality of inlet pads being configured to apply the power source to the plurality of power lines, a pad bar electrically coupling the plurality of inlet pads, and a plurality of coupling patterns contacting end portions of the plurality of power lines and corresponding end portions of the pad bar, the plurality of coupling patterns electrically connecting the plurality of power lines and the pad bar, and one or more of the end portions of the pad bar and the ends portions of the plurality of power lines have different contact areas with the plurality of coupling patterns.