Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display unit including electro-optic elements and pixel drive circuits arranged two-dimensionally in row and column directions, a first power supplying line for supplying a first potential to the image display unit, and plural data lines severally connected to columns of the image display unit for supplying data signals to the pixel circuits. In addition, plural scanning lines cross the data lines, a data line drive circuit drives the data lines, and a scanning line drive circuit drives the scanning lines. A second potential is supplied to the scanning line drive circuit through a second power supplying line, and the display apparatus is provided with elements for shifting potential of the scanning lines to the first potential of the first electric power supplying line when the second potential is lower than the first potential.

Abstract: For making outputs of a drive circuits accurate, the drive circuit is composed of a plurality of current signal generation circuits for outputting a current signal to each of a plurality of output units, a current signal output line to which outputs of the plurality of current signal generation circuits are commonly connected, a correction value output circuit for outputting a correction value obtained by evaluating the output of one or more specific circuits of the plurality of current signal generation circuits on a basis of current values output through the current signal output line, and a correction circuit for correcting an image signal supplied to the current signal generation circuits by means of the correction value.

Abstract: A correction sampling signal generation circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling signal generation circuit for sequentially generating sampling signals in response to an input timing signal, an extended sampling circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling circuit for sampling a video signal at timing of the sampling signal, and a data signal is sampled at timing of the sampling signal generated by the extended sampling circuit. In a timing adjustment period, the data signal for adjustment is generated, the phases of the data signal and the timing signal are relatively shifted, the outputs of the sampling circuits are supplied to a common output line through respective switches, and the phase of the optimum timing signal or the video signal is determined based on the output from the common output line.

Abstract: A matrix type display apparatus includes a pixel circuit unit including electroluminescent elements and pixel circuits driving the electroluminescent elements arranged in a matrix, a plurality of data lines, each corresponding to a column of the pixel circuits for supplying a data current to the pixel circuits, and predetermined current setting circuits for supplying to the data lines a predetermined current for reducing a current to be supplied to the data lines, according to a setting by a reference current unrelated to a displaying, at a time of black displaying of the electroluminescent elements. In addition, switches are arranged corresponding to each of the data lines between the pixel circuits and the predetermined current setting circuits, and a row scanning circuit controls on and off of the switches.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting devices which are connected in series and formed by alternately disposing electrodes and organic layers including a light-emitting material, wherein the electrodes include one electrode and another electrode disposed at an anode end and a cathode end of the light-emitting devices, respectively, and an intermediate electrode disposed between two of the organic layers which serves as a cathode of the light-emitting device disposed on a side of the anode end and as an anode of the light-emitting device disposed on a side of the cathode end; the intermediate electrode is connected to a drive circuit having two current output terminals connected in common; the drive circuit receives data signals concerning two of the plurality of light-emitting devices for which the intermediate electrode serves as the anode and the cathode, respectively; and the drive circuit outputs currents which are different in direction from each other from the two current out

Abstract: A matrix display apparatus includes a plurality of current-driven display devices arranged along row and column directions, a first circuit provided for each of the display devices, a plurality of data lines arranged for each column, with the data lines supplying an image data signal to a plurality of pixel circuits included in each one of the columns, and a plurality of row scanning lines for transmitting a scanning signal for selecting row by row the plurality of pixel circuits. The first circuit includes a field effect transistor for supplying one of the display devices with a current, which has a control electrode and two principal electrodes, a first switch connecting the control electrode and one of the principal electrodes of the field effect transistor, and a second switch having one terminal connected to the one of the principal electrodes of the field effect transistor and having another terminal connected to one of the data lines along the column of the first circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a display region in which a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element are arranged; a power supply unit provided outside the display region; a plurality of power supply lines connected to the power supply unit, for supplying power to the elements; and a light emission control unit (108) for determining a reference voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels to display an image, based on information associated with the image and adjusting currents supplied from the plurality of power supply lines, in which the light emission control unit includes: a correction voltage setting unit (681) for discretely setting predetermined steps of correction voltages based on the information; and a reference voltage determining unit (682) for selecting one of the correction voltages set by the correction voltage setting unit, based on the information, to determine the reference voltage.

Abstract: A light emitting element is provided to allow for resetting a shift register while keeping a frame narrow without increasing complexity of a shift register circuit. A display apparatus has a data line, a scanning line, a pixel circuit, a shift register circuit, a first power supply supplying a voltage to the shift register circuit and a second power supply supplying a voltage to the pixel circuit. One end of the scanning line is connected to an output of the shift register circuit, and writing of a data signal from the data line to the pixel circuit can be controlled by a scanning signal from the scanning line. When the first power supply is on, any one of a high-level signal and a low-level signal is input into the shift register circuit for the number of stages of the shift register, and thereafter, the second power supply is turned on.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a light emitting element, a source which supplies a current to the light emitting element from a drain; a capacitor one end of which is connected to a gate of the transistor; a gate voltage setting circuit detachably connected to the gate of the transistor, the gate voltage setting circuit setting the gate voltage of the transistor to an initial voltage; and a capacitor terminal voltage setting circuit which is connected to another end of the capacitor, and which sets the voltage of the another end of the capacitor to any of data voltage corresponding to image information and constant reference voltage which does not depend on the image information, wherein a range, in which a current flowing through the light emitting element varies depending on the data voltage, is adjusted by changing one of the initial voltage and the reference voltage.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits, wherein each of the pixel circuits comprises a light emitting element, a drive transistor for supplying the light emitting element with a current, as a driving current, of a quantity corresponding to a potential between a gate and a source of the drive transistor, a first switch for controlling a flow of the current supplied to the light emitting element, a second switch for switching between a first state of setting the potential between the gate and the source of the drive transistor and a second state of holding the potential between the gate and the source of the drive transistor, and a circuit for supplying the first switch with a signal for switching a state of controlling the flowing of the current of the driving current.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: data lines; scanning lines arranged to cross the data lines; pixel circuits arranged along the data lines and the scanning lines, such that each of the pixel circuits corresponds to each of intersections between the data lines and the scanning lines; image signal lines for transmitting image signal; and switches, each arranged correspondingly to each of the data lines, for connecting each of the data lines to each one of the image signal lines, wherein the data lines are arranged such that adjacent two data lines are close to each other, and are connected simultaneously by the switches to different two of the image signal lines.

Abstract: An active matrix type display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits each having an electroluminescent element EL, a 1st FET to control a current flowing in the EL, and a 2nd FET provided between a gate and a drain of the 1st FET. The plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix and have every column connected to a data line. The 2nd FET is turned on for a predetermined time period, and an image data current flowing in the data line is supplied to the gate and drain of the 1st FET, thereby writing a current value of the image data current. A preliminary charging circuit is connected to the data line. Before the writing operation in the predetermined time period is expired, a current of a predetermined current value is applied to the image data current so that a gate-source voltage of the 1st FET is equal to or larger than a threshold value.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: an image display unit including plural electro-optic elements and plural pixel drive circuits, which elements and circuits being arranged two-dimensionally in row and column directions; a first power supplying line for supplying first potential to the image display unit; plural data lines severally connected to columns of the image display unit for supplying data signals to the pixel circuits; plural scanning lines crossing the data lines; a data line drive circuit for driving the data lines; and a scanning line drive circuit for driving the scanning lines, wherein second potential is supplied to the scanning line drive circuit through a second power supplying line and the display apparatus is provided with elements severally for shifting potential of the scanning lines to first potential of the first electric power supplying line when the second potential is lower than the first potential.

Abstract: For making outputs of a drive circuits accurate, the drive circuit is composed of a plurality of current signal generation circuits for outputting a current signal to each of a plurality of output units, a current signal output line to which outputs of the plurality of current signal generation circuits are commonly connected, a correction value output circuit for outputting a correction value obtained by evaluating the output of one or more specific circuits of the plurality of current signal generation circuits on a basis of current values output through the current signal output line, and a correction circuit for correcting an image signal supplied to the current signal generation circuits by means of the correction value.

Abstract: A color display apparatus which has a color display unit in which color pixels are arranged in a matrix, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of column drive circuits which output data signals to a plurality of data lines for every row, has a first dispersion circuit for selecting column drive circuits used as output destinations of analog video signals for every color which are obtained by DA converting digital video signals for every color, a second dispersion circuit for selecting data lines used as output destinations of the data signals from the column drive circuits, and control circuits which control the first and second dispersion circuits so as to sequentially change the drive circuits used as the output destinations of the analog video signals for each color, and the data lines used as the output destinations of the data signals, for every scanning period.

Abstract: A display apparatus of the present invention has EL elements and pixel circuits 2 for supplying currents to the EL elements, which are arranged in a matrix fashion, and column control circuits 1 arranged corresponding to the number of columns of the matrix. The same number of column control circuits 1 and data lines 14 form a group, and the data line 14 which becomes an output of the column control circuit 1 is sequentially changed over in the group. Furthermore, the display apparatus includes means for correcting input signals among different groups. According to the present invention, even if a characteristic of the column control circuit 1 has a variation, no unevenness occurs in a displayed image.

Abstract: An active matrix display apparatus comprising two-dimensional arranged pixel circuits each including a display element connected with a signal line for supplying a current thereto and a scanning line, and further including a drive transistor and a capacitor, one terminal thereof being connected to a control terminal of the drive transistor, wherein a first main conductive terminal of the drive transistor and the other terminal of the capacitor are connected to a lighting power source for supplying a current to the display element, and wherein at the current writing operation, the current supplied to the signal line is conducted to the drive transistor and at the lighting operation, the conductive current is injected into the display element so that before completion of the write operation, a voltage drop by a predetermined value is started to the voltage of the lighting power source and is kept continued for a predetermined period.

Abstract: For making outputs of a drive circuits accurate, the drive circuit is composed of a plurality of current signal generation circuits for outputting a current signal to each of a plurality of output units, a current signal output line to which outputs of the plurality of current signal generation circuits are commonly connected, a correction value output circuit for outputting a correction value obtained by evaluating the output of one or more specific circuits of the plurality of current signal generation circuits on a basis of current values output through the current signal output line, and a correction circuit for correcting an image signal supplied to the current signal generation circuits by means of the correction value.

Abstract: For making outputs of a drive circuits accurate, the drive circuit is composed of a plurality of current signal generation circuits for outputting a current signal to each of a plurality of output units, a current signal output line to which outputs of the plurality of current signal generation circuits are commonly connected, a correction value output circuit for outputting a correction value obtained by evaluating the output of one or more specific circuits of the plurality of current signal generation circuits on a basis of current values output through the current signal output line, and a correction circuit for correcting an image signal supplied to the current signal generation circuits by means of the correction value.

Abstract: A correction sampling signal generation circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling signal generation circuit of sequentially generating sampling signals in response to an input timing signal, an extended sampling circuit is disposed subsequent to a plural-stage sampling circuit of sampling a video signal at timing of the sampling signal, and a data signal is sampled at timing of the sampling signal generated by the extended sampling circuit. In a timing adjustment period, the data signal for adjustment is generated, the phases of the data signal and the timing signal are relatively shifted, the outputs of the sampling circuits are supplied to a common output line through respective switches, and the phase of the optimum timing signal or the video signal is determined based on the output from the common output line.