Abstract: A method for repairing an organic light emitting display having a plurality of unit pixels each including a white subpixel is provided. The method includes detecting a defective white subpixel by checking circuit units of the white subpixels, connecting a circuit unit of a neighboring subpixel positioned adjacent to the defective white subpixel in the unit pixel with a light emitting unit of the defective white subpixel using a repair conductive pattern, storing a repair position to which the repair conductive pattern is connected, and compensating for digital video data that will be input to the repair position.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light emitting unit that emits light by current flowing through the light emitting unit; and a driver unit that includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The driver unit has a characteristic that an absolute value of a current flowing through the second terminal increases with a potential of the first terminal to the second terminal, and controls light emission of the light emitting unit based on a potential difference between the first terminal and the second terminal. The image display apparatus also includes a control unit that controls the potential of the first terminal to the second terminal of the driver unit to a value lower than a threshold voltage of the driver unit.

Abstract: An image display device comprises a light emitting element; a driver which has a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, and which controls the current flowing between the first terminal and the second terminal by the voltage between the control terminal and the first terminal, to control the light emission of the light emitting element; a first capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being connected directly or indirectly to the control terminal of the driver, the second electrode being connected directly or indirectly to a signal line supplying the potential corresponding to an image data; and a second capacitor connected electrically in series to the first capacitor during a writing period while the image data is written to the first capacitor through the signal line.

Abstract: An image display device including a light-emitting element configured to emit light corresponding to a current flowing therethrough; a driving element that is connected to the light-emitting element and configured to control light emission of the light-emitting element; and a control unit configured to apply a reverse bias voltage to a first n-type driving element whose the threshold voltage determined at a specific time is equal to or higher than a positive predetermined voltage level for shifting the threshold voltage of the first n-type driving element in a negative direction, and not apply the reverse bias voltage to a second n-type driving element whose the threshold voltage determined at the specific time is lower than the positive predetermined voltage level for shifting the threshold voltage of the second n-type driving element in a positive direction when the light-emitting element does not emit light.

Abstract: A voltage compensation type pixel circuit of an AMOLED display device includes a driving transistor serially connected to a light emitting element between high-potential and low-potential power lines to drive the light emitting element in response to a voltage supplied to a first node, a first program transistor for supplying a data voltage of a data line to a second node in response to a scan signal of a scan line, a second program transistor for supplying a reference voltage from a reference voltage supply line to the first node in response to the scan signal of the scan line, a merge transistor for connecting the first and second nodes in response to a merge signal of a merge line, a storage capacitor connected between a third node and the second node interposed between the driving transistor and the light emitting element to store a voltage which corresponds to the data voltage in which the threshold voltage is compensated, and first and second reset transistors for initializing at least two of the first,

Abstract: An image display device equalizes an amount of shift in Vth of a driving element for each pixel. Provided are a light-emitting element (D1) that emits light corresponding to current flowing therethrough; a driving element (Q1) that is connected to the light-emitting element (D1) and controls light emission of the light-emitting element (D1); and a controller (U1) that detects a threshold voltage of the driving element (D1) and controls an applied voltage to the driving element (D1) based on the detected threshold voltage. The controller (U1) applies voltages for a reverse or forward bias to the driving element (D1) based on a comparison result between the threshold voltage and a predetermined threshold when the light-emitting element (D1) does not emit light.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a panel in which a plurality of pixels are respectively formed in a plurality of pixel areas defined by intersections between a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a source driving IC coupled to the plurality of data lines in a first non-display area of the panel and configured to respectively supply data voltages to the plurality of data lines, and an ESD circuit in which, to prevent static electricity from flowing into the plurality of data lines, in the first non-display area, a end of one side of the ESD circuit is coupled to a corresponding data line, a end of the other side is coupled to a power line, and a length of a channel through which a current flows is formed greater than a width of the channel.

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device and an organic light emitting display device manufactured by the method. The method includes calculating a peak-luminance current density for each of a red sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a white sub-pixel, calculating an average use current density for each of the red sub-pixel, blue sub-pixel, green sub-pixel, and white sub-pixel; determining a size of each sub-pixel with the peak-luminance current density and the average use current density, and forming the sub-pixels with the determined sizes of the respective sub-pixels. The present invention sets the size of each sub-pixel in consideration of a peak-luminance current density and an average use current density, thus easily achieving the peak luminance and enhancing the color-coordinate life.

Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including data lines and gate lines; a gate drive IC to supply gate pulses to the gate lines; and a data drive IC supplying data voltages to the data lines, wherein the gate drive IC is connected to the gate lines through gate link lines, and resistance values of the gate link lines connected from one side edge to another side edge of the gate drive IC are distributed to a curve defined by a fourth order function.

Abstract: A sealing layer covers more surely both of a display region and a peripheral region on a substrate. A dummy structure is formed in the peripheral region of the substrate. The dummy structure contains, for instance, at least one of the materials constituting an organic EL display structure. The dummy structure is located in the peripheral region so that the volume per unit area of the sealing layer in the peripheral region is substantially the same as that in the display region.

Abstract: A method of driving an image display apparatus that includes a plurality of pixel circuits each provided with an organic light emitting device and a driving transistor that is electrically connected to the organic light emitting device and controls light emission of the organic light emitting device, includes: feeding the pixel circuits with an image signal corresponding to light emission luminance of the organic light emitting device; applying a reverse bias voltage to the organic light emitting device; and causing the organic light emitting device to emit light based on the image signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a light emitting device; a drive transistor electrically connected to the light emitting device; and a capacitor electrically connected to the drive transistor. A ratio of an area occupied by the drive transistor per one pixel to an area of the one pixel is equal to or more than 0.05.

Abstract: A voltage compensation type pixel circuit of an AMOLED display device includes a driving transistor serially connected to a light emitting element between high-potential and low-potential power lines to drive the light emitting element in response to a voltage supplied to a first node, a first program transistor for supplying a data voltage of a data line to a second node in response to a scan signal of a scan line, a second program transistor for supplying a reference voltage from a reference voltage supply line to the first node in response to the scan signal of the scan line, a merge transistor for connecting the first and second nodes in response to a merge signal of a merge line, a storage capacitor connected between a third node and the second node interposed between the driving transistor and the light emitting element to store a voltage which corresponds to the data voltage in which the threshold voltage is compensated, and first and second reset transistors for initializing at least two of the first,

Abstract: A voltage compensation type pixel circuit of an AMOLED display device includes a driving transistor serially connected to a light emitting element between high-potential and low-potential power lines to drive the light emitting element in response to a voltage supplied to a first node, a first program transistor for supplying a data voltage of a data line to a second node in response to a scan signal of a scan line, a second program transistor for supplying a reference voltage from a reference voltage supply line to the first node in response to the scan signal of the scan line, a merge transistor for connecting the first and second nodes in response to a merge signal of a merge line, a storage capacitor connected between a third node and the second node interposed between the driving transistor and the light emitting element to store a voltage which corresponds to the data voltage in which the threshold voltage is compensated, and first and second reset transistors for initializing at least two of the first,

Abstract: Discussed is a method of driving an image display device including a plurality of pixel circuits having respective light emitting elements and arranged in a plane in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction; and a plurality of power source lines each connected in common to each column of pixel circuits which comprises the pixel circuits arranged in the first direction comprises (a) deriving a voltage drop expected to be generated in one power source line based on the wiring resistance of the one power source line and first image data supplied to a plurality of pixel circuits connected in common to the one power source line; (b) deriving second image data by correcting the first image data based on the voltage drop; and (c) causing the light emitting elements to emit light based on the second image data.

Abstract: An image display device includes a plurality of pixels, and feeders that commonly supply power to the plurality of pixels. In this image display device, each of the pixels has a light-emitting portion that emits light by a current supplied to the light-emitting portion, a driver that controls light emission of the light-emitting portion, and a switching portion electrically connected to the driver. The parasitic capacitance of the switching portion is determined with respect to each one pixel or one group of pixels according to the voltage drop of said feeder.

Abstract: An image display apparatus including a light-emitting device of which emission luminance varies with the amount of current, a first transistor in which the amount of current between a first electrode electrically connected to the light-emitting device and a second electrode is adjusted by the potential applied to a third electrode, so as to control the amount of current in the light-emitting device, a second transistor in which the amount of current between a fourth electrode electrically connected to the first electrode and a fifth electrode electrically connected to the third electrode is adjusted by the potential applied to a sixth electrode, and a capacitor having a seventh electrode electrically connected to the third electrode and an eighth electrode.

Abstract: A sealing layer covers more surely both of a display region and a peripheral region on a substrate. A dummy structure (36) is formed in the peripheral region (15) of the substrate. The dummy structure (36) contains, for instance, at least one of the materials constituting an organic EL display structure (18). The dummy structure (36) is located in the peripheral region so that the volume per unit area of the sealing layer (40) in the peripheral region (15) is substantially the same as that in the display region (13).

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display wherein luminance change due to change of the light-emitting device over time is compensated while suppressing affects of characteristics change in the drive transistor. Specifically disclosed is an image display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel has a light-emitting device (OLED) which emits light when current is passed therethrough, a driver device (Td) for controlling light emission of the light-emitting device, and a control circuit (A) which is electrically connected to the light-emitting device and the driver device, and directly or indirectly detects the voltage applied to the light-emitting device at least during when the light-emitting device is emitting light and reflects the detection results to the driver device.

Abstract: An EL device includes a substrate having a square shape, an element-forming region provided on an upper surface of the substrate and having organic light-emitting elements, a protruding section arranged in a region between the element-forming region and an end portion of the substrate, and a protection film deposited in a region extending from the element-forming region to the end portion of the substrate and disposed so as to cover the protruding section. The protruding section is disposed in a substantially strip-like shape along at least two of four sides of the substrate.