Brightness Or Intensity Control Patents (Class 345/77)
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Patent number: 12387683Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a data writing sub-circuit, a reset sub-circuit and a leakage prevention sub-circuit. The data writing sub-circuit is configured to: in a data writing period, store a light-emitting compensation signal in response to a gate scan signal from a first scan signal terminal and a data signal from a data signal terminal; and in a light-emitting period, assist in controlling the light-emitting control sub-circuit to be turned on according to the light-emitting compensation signal. The reset sub-circuit is configured to: in a reset period, transmit an initial voltage signal to the data writing sub-circuit and the leakage prevention sub-circuit in response to a reset scan signal from a second scan signal terminal. The leakage prevention sub-circuit is configured to: in the data writing period, store another light-emitting compensation signal; and in the light-emitting period, inhibit leakage of the reset sub-circuit according to the another light-emitting compensation signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2024Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Li Wang, Lujiang Huangfu
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Patent number: 12374260Abstract: A display device and a grayscale compensation method thereof. The display device includes a data conversion circuit, a voltage drop estimation circuit, and a compensation circuit. The data conversion circuit converts a plurality of original grayscale data of a target pixel block into current data. The voltage drop estimation circuit converts the current data into transmission line voltage drop information of the target pixel block. The compensation circuit converts the transmission line voltage drop information into at least one pixel compensation value of the target pixel block, and uses the at least one pixel compensation value to compensate the original grayscale data of the target pixel block, so as to generate a plurality of compensated grayscale data of the target pixel block.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Chan-Yi Lin, Yen-Tao Liao
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Patent number: 12374277Abstract: A pulse width modulation and amplitude modulation driving system for a display panel, including related circuits and methods of operation, are described. In an embodiment, a display panel includes a thin film transistor layer comprising a plurality of subpixel circuits. Each subpixel circuit may include a drive transistor, a comparator, and a switch. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), such as micro-LEDs, may be connected to the plurality of subpixel circuits. Each subpixel circuit can control an LED based on a current amplitude controlled by the drive transistor and a current pulse width controlled by the comparator and the switch. Other aspects are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Majid Gharghi, Tore Nauta, Saif Choudhary, Chuang Qian, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Xia Li, Patrick B Bennett, Ze Yuan
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Patent number: 12374283Abstract: A pixel circuit, a driving method therefor, and a display panel. The pixel circuit includes a driving module, a storage module, a data writing module, an initialization module, and a light emitting module. The driving module includes a dual gate transistor, a first electrode is connected to a first power supply, a second electrode is connected to a first terminal of the light emitting module, and a second terminal of the light emitting module is connected to a second power supply. The data writing module is connected between a first gate of the dual gate transistor and a data line. The storage module is connected to the first gate, a second gate, and the second electrode of the dual gate transistor. The initialization module is connected to the first gate, the second gate and the second electrode of the dual gate transistor and an initialization signal line.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Gang Wang
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Patent number: 12367814Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a pixel, and a panel driver configured to receive a brightness value, and to generate a reference voltage and an initialization voltage. The pixel includes a driving transistor, a storage capacitor and a light emitting element. In an initialization period, the reference voltage is applied to a gate of the driving transistor, and the initialization voltage is applied to a source of the driving transistor. In a compensation period, the driving transistor is turned on based on the reference voltage such that a threshold voltage of the driving transistor is stored between first and second electrodes of the storage capacitor. The panel driver adjusts at least one of the reference voltage and the initialization voltage according to the brightness value.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hansin Lim, Seung-Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 12361871Abstract: A display device with combined pixel driving methods includes a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged, each pixel including a luminous element and a pixel circuit connected to the luminous element, and a driver configured to generate and supply a driving current, a clock signal, and a driving method selection signal to the pixel unit, wherein the pixel circuit of each of the plurality of pixels drives light emission of the luminous element based on the driving method selection signal through one of a pulse width modulation (PWM) driving method or a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) driving method.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.Inventors: Jun Young Jung, Myunghee Lee
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Patent number: 12354549Abstract: A pixel driving circuit, a driving method thereof, and a display panel are proposed. The pixel driving circuit includes a switching transistor connected between a gate of the driving transistor and the initialization voltage node and between the first electrode of the driving transistor. The active layer of the switching transistor includes an oxide semiconductor with a characteristics of low leakage current. The display quality is improved when the display panel is operated in the low-frequency driving mode for display.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuanyun Wang, Chao Dai
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Patent number: 12340752Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels displaying an image; a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the plurality of pixels and comprising a plurality of source drive integrated circuits (ICs); and a timing controller configured to differentially supply video data to the data driver by a frame based on a gradation difference in the video data among consecutive pixel rows.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heain Jung, Myungkook Moon
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Patent number: 12340750Abstract: A pixel drive circuit and a display panel are provided in the disclosure. The pixel drive circuit includes a drive transistor, an energy-storage capacitor, a bootstrap capacitor, a pre-charge loop, a data-writing loop, and a light-emitting loop. The energy-storage capacitor has a first terminal coupled with a control terminal of the drive transistor. The bootstrap capacitor has a first terminal coupled with a first coupling terminal of the drive transistor. The pixel drive circuit is configured to charge a voltage at the first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor to reach a value of a drive voltage via the pre-charge loop in a reset phase, and receive a data voltage via the bootstrap capacitor to charge the energy-storage capacitor based on a bootstrap effect of the bootstrap capacitor in a data-writing phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Renjie Zhou, Rongrong Li
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Patent number: 12340745Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including a pixel; and a panel driver configured to provide a reference voltage and a data voltage to the pixel, wherein the pixel emits light with a luminance corresponding to a difference between the reference voltage and the data voltage, and when the reference voltage changes, and a range of the data voltage is shifted by a voltage level that corresponds to the amount of change in the reference voltage.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-Wook Yang, Donggyu Lee, Jae-Hyeon Jeon, Yu-Chol Kim
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Patent number: 12334008Abstract: A display device, a turn-on state, and a turn-off state of a driving transistor can be easily controlled by a control of a control voltage applied to a control gate electrode opposed to a driving gate electrode of the driving transistor and a non-light-emitting driving can be performed in a display driving. Furthermore, as the non-light-emitting driving is performed by the control voltage applied to the control gate electrode of the driving transistor, the non-light-emitting driving can be performed independently from a period in which a scan signal is applied, the non-light-emitting driving can be performed without affecting a display driving and a video response time of the display device can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngjun Choi, HyeMi Oh, SoJung Lee
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Patent number: 12322349Abstract: Two or more sensing switches are included in a sensing unit for detecting a characteristic value of a subpixel, and are electrically coupled to a reference voltage line. The two or more sensing switches share a sampling switch with a sensing capacitor included in the sensing unit, which reduces size of the sensing unit. Sensing may include driving simultaneously two or more sensing switches sharing a sensing capacitor, or sensing may be performed through continuous and short driving after simultaneous driving. Overall sensing time can be reduced and sensing accuracy improved.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinhee Jung, MooKyoung Hong
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Patent number: 12300186Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving controlling device and a driving controlling method as well as an information processing system by which a display (backlight) with a high luminance and a high gradation can be implemented inexpensively and easily. Light emission of an LED is controlled by control of a current value of current for energizing the LED in addition to control of energization time for energizing the LED with current, to control the light emission luminance of the LED. The present disclosure can be applied to a large-sized video wall in which multiple display units having an HDR function are arranged in tile-like arrangement, an LED backlight of an LCD display, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Hisao Sakurai
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Patent number: 12289973Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus includes a display portion including a plurality of pixel driving lines disposed over a substrate and a plurality of pixels selectively connected to the plurality of pixel driving lines, a light emitting device layer disposed at the display portion, a dam portion including at least one dam having a metal line, a plurality of switching circuit portions disposed to overlap the at least one dam and selectively connected to the plurality of pixel driving lines, and a front pad portion including a plurality of front pads electrically coupled to the plurality of pixel driving lines and the metal line of the at least one dam, each of the plurality of switching circuit portions includes first and second switching circuits each including a gate electrode electrically coupled to the metal line of the at least one dam.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Subin Kim, Youngin Jang, Kyungyun Kang
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Patent number: 12266311Abstract: The disclosure provides a compensation method, system, device and medium of a IR Drop of a display panel. The compensation method includes: constructing a IR Drop model of the display panel based on a distribution of equivalent resistances between adjacent pixels in the display panel; constructing a vector matrix equation of the IR Drop according to the IR Drop model; performing an equivalent processing on the vector matrix equation of the IR Drop to form a plurality of equivalent sub-matrices; iteratively solving IR Drop data of each node in each equivalent sub-matrix; and performing a voltage compensation on each pixel in the display panel according to the IR Drop data. The disclosure may realize a point-to-point accurate compensation of all nodes in the display panel, and improves a problem of uneven brightness of a high-resolution display panel caused by the IR Drop.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Hefei University of TechnologyInventors: Qibin Feng, Hongtao Ren, Chen Zheng, Guoqiang Lv, Zi Wang
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Patent number: 12260792Abstract: A display panel, a method for detecting and compensating the display panel, and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first voltage terminal, a gate driving circuit, and a detection circuit. The gate driving circuit includes multiple stages of first output terminals; and the detection circuit includes a voltage divider circuit, multiple first switching units, and multiple second switching units. The voltage divider circuit includes multiple stages of voltage output terminals, and the voltage output terminals and the first output terminals are arranged in one-by-one correspondence; the first switching units and the voltage output terminals are arranged in one-by-one correspondence; the second switching units and the first switching units are arranged in one-by-one correspondence; and the second switching units have second terminals connected to a second output terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Li, Chienpang Huang, Zhangmin Wu, Linchang He
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Patent number: 12254831Abstract: A display device comprises a pixel circuit including a driving element having a gate electrode connected to a first node and a source electrode connected to a second node, a light emitting element connected to the second node, a first switch element that connects a data line and the first node, and a second switch element that connects a reference voltage line and the second node; a gate driver that supplies a scan signal to the gate line; and a sensing circuit that senses a voltage of the reference voltage line during a sensing period, wherein during an initialization period the scan signal is higher than the sensing data voltage, during the sensing period, the scan signal is higher than the first ground voltage and lower than the sensing data voltage, during the sensing period, a voltage of the second node is stored in a sensing capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junghyeon Kim, Taewook Kim
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Patent number: 12249280Abstract: The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises pixel circuits, collecting modules and feedback modules, and the pixel circuit comprises a driving module, a data writing module and a light-emitting module; wherein the data writing module is configured to transmit a voltage output by a data signal terminal to the driving module; the driving module and the light-emitting module are electrically connected between a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal, and the driving module is configured to generate a driving current according to the voltage from the data signal terminal and a voltage from the first power supply terminal to drive the light-emitting module to emit light; the collecting module is configured to collect at least one of a voltage actually received by the driving module and a voltage actually received by the driving module.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qingyue Zhang, Xiaoyong Liu, Zhida Zhu, Jingxiong Zhou, Zhiqiang Xia
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Patent number: 12243481Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. A second transistor of a first pixel driving circuit is connected to a reset signal line and a first light emitting device, and a second transistor of a second pixel driving circuit is connected to the reset signal line and a second light emitting device. A first light emitting device emits first color light having a first wavelength and a second light emitting device emits second color light having a second wavelength. The first wavelength is greater than the second wavelength. The reset signal line and first node of the first pixel driving circuit have a first coupling capacitor, the reset signal line and the first node of the second pixel driving circuit have a second coupling capacitor, and a first coupling capacitance of the first coupling capacitor is greater than a second coupling capacitance of the second coupling capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: WHUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shuyuan Zhang
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Patent number: 12230199Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, are configured to cause a computing device to determine, in response to a change in a refresh rate of a display, an encoded intensity of at least a portion of an image presented by the display, determine that the encoded intensity is within a predetermined range, and based on determining that the encoded intensity is within the predetermined range, adjust an intensity of a signal for the portion of the image.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ken Kok Foo, John William Kaehler, Chien-Hui Wen
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Patent number: 12223898Abstract: A pixel circuit can include a capacitor connected between a first node and a second node, a first transistor connected between a data line and the first node, a driving transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second node, a first electrode connected to a first voltage supply line, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a second transistor connected between the second node and a fourth node, the fourth node being connected to a reference voltage supply line, a third transistor connected between the fourth node and a fifth node, and an emission element connected to the driving transistor and connected to the third transistor through the fifth node.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: DaeKyu Kim, DaeSung Jung, JeongHo Kim
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Patent number: 12223901Abstract: A pixel of a display device may pre-charge a light emitting element in non-emission periods immediately before emission periods by varying a voltage level of an initialization voltage. As a result, a luminance non-uniformity phenomenon that may occur as the result of a deterioration deviation of the light emitting element may be removed or reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Youn Cho, Jong Woo Park, Jun Seok Oh, Yoon Suk Choi, Young Tae Choi
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Patent number: 12198637Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller configured to generate a first control signal using a first clock signal when driven at a first frame frequency, and generate a second control signal using a second clock signal when driven at a second frame frequency different from the first frame frequency, pixels connected to scan lines, data lines, and emission control lines, and an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to the emission control lines in response to an emission start signal included in the first control signal or the second control signal. The number of off periods of the emission control signal included in one frame driven at the first frame frequency is equal to the number of off periods of the emission control signal included in one frame driven at the second frame frequency.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTDInventors: Ga Ram Kim, Hun Bae Kim
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Patent number: 12198611Abstract: In a display apparatus, a display panel includes a pixel array of pixels, each pixel disposed on one of a plurality of row lines and including a plurality of inorganic LEDs, and a sub pixel circuit corresponding to each of the plurality of LEDs. Each sub pixel circuit includes a PMOSFET driving transistor, and drives a corresponding LED based on an applied image data voltage. A sensing part senses a current through the driving transistor of at least one sub pixel circuit based on a specified voltage applied to the sub pixel circuit, and outputs corresponding sensing data. A correcting part corrects an image data voltage applied to the sub pixel circuit based on the sensing data. In each LED, an anode electrode is coupled to a common node to which a driving voltage is applied, and a cathode electrode is coupled to a source terminal of the driving transistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jinho Kim, Yong-Sang Kim, Donggun Oh, Jongsu Oh, Eun Kyo Jung
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Patent number: 12190823Abstract: An embodiment of a display apparatus includes a scan driver, a pixel, a first scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, a second scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, and a third scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, wherein in operation: the pixel receives first, second, and third scan signals from the scan driver by way of the first, second, and third scan lines, respectively; the first and second scan signals produce a display period of a frame period in the pixel; and the third scan signal produces a black insertion period of the frame period in the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanghwa Choi, Junghwan Hwang
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Patent number: 12175950Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a display driver circuit and a display panel. The electronic device includes a processor. The display driver circuit is configured to obtain information regarding an image from the processor. The display driver circuit is configured to display, based on an on pixel ratio (OPR) of the image that is a first OPR, the image within a first brightness range from a first reference brightness level to a second reference brightness level greater than the first reference brightness level, through the display panel. The display driver circuit is configured to display, based on the OPR that is a second OPR lower than the first OPR, the image within a second brightness range from the first reference brightness level to a third reference brightness level greater than the second reference brightness level, through the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Namhyeon Jeon, Sungwon Ryu, Gyudong Eom, Dongseop Lee, Jongsik Kang, Seungjae Lee
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Patent number: 12170056Abstract: A light emitting substrate is provided. The light emitting substrate includes a plurality of light emitting controlling units arranged in M rows and N columns, M is an integer equal to or greater than one, N is an integer equal to or greater than one, wherein a respective one of the plurality of light emitting controlling units includes a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in J rows and I columns, J being an integer equal to or greater than one, I being an integer equal to or greater than one, a i-th column of the I columns of light emitting elements includes J rows of light emitting elements, 1?i?I; (M×J) number of first voltage signal lines; and (M×J) number of groups of second voltage signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming Yang, Qi Qi, Wanzhi Chen, Lubin Shi, Fuqiang Li, Fei Wang
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Patent number: 12159578Abstract: In a display device including scanning lines, light emission control lines, data lines, pixel circuits, and a drive circuit that drives the scanning lines, the light emission control lines, and the data lines, the pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element and a drive transistor that controls the amount of current flowing through the light-emitting element. The drive circuit has a monitoring mode, and during a frame period in the monitoring mode, the drive circuit sets non-light-emission periods, which are sequentially delayed and have the same length, for rows of the pixel circuits, selects a row to be measured from among the rows of the pixel circuits as a monitoring row, sets a monitoring period that partially overlaps a non-light-emission period of the monitoring row, and measures characteristics of light-emitting elements or drive transistors in pixel circuits in the monitoring row during the monitoring period.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Seiichi Uchida
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Patent number: 12154506Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display device includes: a light-emitting element; a drive transistor; a write control transistor having one conductive terminal connected to a data line and a control terminal connected to a scanning line; a first capacitor provided between a control terminal of the drive transistor and a conductive terminal of the drive transistor on the light-emitting element side; a second capacitor provided between another conductive terminal of the write control transistor and the control terminal of the drive transistor; and a mode selection circuit provided in parallel to the second capacitor and configured to cause a short-circuit and an open-circuit between electrodes of the second capacitor in accordance with a voltage of a mode selection line. Accordingly, a display device capable of easily performing gradation control is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryo Yonebayashi
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Patent number: 12148391Abstract: An embodiment of a display apparatus includes a scan driver, a pixel, a first scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, a second scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, and a third scan line electrically connecting the scan driver to the pixel, wherein in operation: the pixel receives first, second, and third scan signals from the scan driver by way of the first, second, and third scan lines, respectively; the first and second scan signals produce a display period of a frame period in the pixel; and the third scan signal produces a black insertion period of the frame period in the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanghwa Choi, Junghwan Hwang
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Patent number: 12141398Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stage groups each including a plurality of stages; and a plurality of start circuits each configured to output a start signal to each of the plurality of stage groups, wherein each of the plurality of start circuits outputs the start signal to an uppermost stage among the plurality of stages of each of the plurality of stage groups, so that an area of the gate driver can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hojin Jung, ChungSik Kong
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Patent number: 12142174Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a normal pixel in a display region and a test pixel in a peripheral region, a sensing line coupled to the test pixel, and a sensing circuit configured to sense a mobility characteristic of the test pixel by measuring a current at a source node of the test pixel through the sensing line. The source node of the test pixel is electrically separated from the sensing line in a data writing period of a frame period, and is electrically coupled to the sensing line in an emission period of the frame period.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seongjoo Lee, Joon-Chul Goh, Ohjo Kwon
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Patent number: 12136382Abstract: A timing controller for controlling a plurality of driving circuits of a light-emitting diode (LED) display device is provided. The timing controller comprises: a voltage level conversion circuit and a setting circuit. The voltage level conversion circuit is configured to determine a plurality of voltage level settings with respect to a plurality of image regions of an input image. The setting circuit is configured to respectively set the plurality of driving circuits of the LED display device according to the plurality of voltage level settings, wherein the third circuitry is configured to set each of the plurality of driving circuits to utilize a drive voltage at a specific level that is indicated by a corresponding one of the voltage level settings, to respectively drive LED units of the LED display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Tung-Ying Wu
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Patent number: 12125441Abstract: A light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pixel circuit including a light-emitting part; and a gradation controller that performs gradation control. The pixel circuit includes a light emission time controller that controls a light emission time of the light-emitting part, and an amplitude modulator that includes an output transistor coupled in series to the light-emitting part. The gradation controller performs the gradation control by performing, via the light emission time controller, on/off control on the output transistor of the amplitude modulator, and modulation control on the amplitude modulator.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventor: Ken Kikuchi
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Patent number: 12118912Abstract: A pixel structure and a display panel are provided. The pixel structure includes a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are located on the same side of the third sub-pixel along the first direction. Each of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel is arranged opposite to the third sub-pixel, and the first sub-pixel is arranged opposite to the second sub-pixel along the second direction. The areas of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel increase sequentially. The third sub-pixel includes a body portion and an extension portion. The body portion extends in the second direction, the extension portion is connected to the body portion and extends in the first direction towards the first sub-pixel and is arranged opposite to the first sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Lei Jiang, Haoxuan Zheng
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Patent number: 12118959Abstract: A display device including a display panel including a scan line, a data line, and a pixel connected thereto, a gate driver, and a source driver including a gamma voltage generator to generate gamma voltages having different voltage levels, a digital-to-analog converter to generate the data voltage corresponding to a gray scale value using the gamma voltages, and a source buffer, in which the gamma voltage generator includes a first resistor string to set a voltage range of the gamma voltages, a second resistor string to set tab gamma voltages corresponding to some of the gamma voltages within the voltage range, gamma buffers to output the tab gamma voltages, and a third resistor string including tabs respectively connected to output terminals of the gamma buffers, the third resistor string being configured to divide a voltage between the tabs to generate the gamma voltages.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Su Bin Kim, Se Byung Chae
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Patent number: 12119436Abstract: A display device may include a substrate, pixels disposed on the substrate, each of the pixels including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected between the first and the second electrodes, and a first oscillator disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to a first electrode of a first pixel of the pixels, the first oscillator including at least one transistor and at least one capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Ho Lee, Sung-Chan Jo, Jong Hyuk Kang, Hyun Deok Im, Hyun Min Cho, Won Kyu Kim
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Patent number: 12100343Abstract: Disclosed herein is to a display device with high resolution of display image and low current consumption. In the display device of the disclosure, the activation width of a modulation signal that causes a current to flow in a light emitting element of a display panel, reflects an activation width of a micro response signal that can be divided into a short unit time. Accordingly, the light emitting element that emits light with a brightness corresponding to the activation width of the modulation signal, can implement a high-resolution display image. The micro modulation part that includes a high frequency clock generating unit and a micro modulation unit, is disabled in a subframe in which the micro response signal is inactivated. Therefore, according to the display device of the disclosure, current consumption can be reduced with maintaining a high resolution of a display image.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: TLI INC.Inventors: Ju Hyun Park, Hwi Jeong Jo
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Patent number: 12100330Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data modulator configured to modulate input image data with reference to a gray offset to output modulated image data, a gamma voltage generator configured to output gamma compensation voltages including a plurality of gamma reference tap voltages, and a digital-to-analog converter configured to map the modulated image data to the gamma compensation voltages to output data voltages which are to be input to the plurality of pixels, wherein the gray offset has different magnitudes in a plurality of gray levels.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyeong Min Moon
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Patent number: 12067944Abstract: In order to prevent a rapid decrease in luminance of a screen as an average picture level (APL) increases, a display device for controlling luminance of an image through a peak luminance control (PLC) curve may comprise a display unit and a controller configured to obtain a first average picture level (APL) of a first image, to determine whether a second APL of a second image is increased compared to the first APL as the first image is switched to the second image, and to control image quality of the second image to reduce an output level of the second image when the second APL is increased compared to the first APL.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Beduero Hong
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Patent number: 12067931Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel. The device includes a reference voltage generator, a controller, and a data driver. The controller is configured to receive an input image signal and a dimming value, convert the dimming value into the dimming control signal, and convert the input image signal into image data. The reference voltage generator is configured to receive the dimming control signal and output a correction reference voltage by correcting at least one of a first gamma reference voltage and a second gamma reference voltage based on the dimming control signal. The data driver is configured to receive the correction reference voltage, generate gamma voltages based on the correction reference voltage, convert the image data into data voltages based on the gamma voltages, and output the data voltages to a display panel with pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyongdo Choi, Hyangwon Moon, Yun-Nam Kim
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Patent number: 12057041Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller is configured to predict a panel temperature according to a position in the display panel based on input image data, to calculate a block current of a display block of the display panel and a panel resistance according to the position in the display panel based on the panel temperature, to calculate a voltage drop according to the position in the display panel based on the block current and the panel resistance and to compensate the input image data based on the voltage drop to generate a data signal. The data driver is configured to convert the data signal to a data voltage and to output the data voltage to the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seokha Hong, Joon-Chul Goh
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Patent number: 12052893Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device comprises a first thin-film transistor disposed on a substrate; and a second thin-film transistor disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from the first thin-film transistor. The first thin-film transistor comprises a first semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and that overlaps the first semiconductor layer, and a first insulating layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer. The second thin-film transistor comprises a second semiconductor layer, and a second conductive layer disposed on the second semiconductor layer and that overlaps the second semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Ho Jeong, Se Myung Kwon, Yoon Ho Kim, Seok Je Seong, Joon Hoo Choi
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Patent number: 12046188Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display device and a driving method of the display device. The display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, a driver for driving the display panel, a controller for controlling the driver, and a duty cycle controller for defining an unknown area in which vertical resolution information is not known and a known area in which the vertical resolution information is known within one frame when a driving frequency of the display panel is changed, and varying a duty cycle for driving the known area.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yeong Go, Tae Gung Kim, Dae Sung Park
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Patent number: 12039939Abstract: An emission driver includes a plurality of stages. A stage of the plurality of stages receives a start signal, a first clock signal, a second clock signal, a protection signal, a first gate power voltage and a second gate power voltage and outputs an emission signal. The stage of the plurality of stages includes a pull-up switching element connected between a first gate power voltage terminal which receives the first gate power voltage and an emission signal output terminal which outputs the emission signal, a pull-down switching element connected between a second gate power voltage terminal which receives the second gate power voltage and the emission signal output terminal and a protection switching element which applies the first gate power voltage to a control electrode of the pull-down switching element in response to the protection signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hai-Jung In, Kimyeong Eom, Ji-Hyun Ka
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Patent number: 12008951Abstract: Disclosed is a display device which includes a display panel, a voltage generator, and a driving controller. The voltage generator generates a driving voltage and determines a voltage level of the driving voltage based on a voltage control signal. A current compensator calculates a load based on previous image data and outputs compensation image data with target luminance by compensating for current image data based on the load. The driving controller turns on the current compensator in a normal mode such that an image is displayed with the target luminance, and turns off the current compensator in a setting mode such that an image corresponding to the current image data is displayed with given reference luminance.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyung-Hun Lee
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Patent number: 12008959Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving element including a first electrode connected to a first node to which a pixel driving voltage is applied, a gate electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to a third node, and configured to supply an electric current to a light emitting element; a first switch element discharging the second node; and a second switch element configured to supply a data voltage to the second node. The light emitting element and the first switch element are commonly connected to a VSS node to which a low-potential power supply voltage is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Won Lee, Hyun Soo Lee, Ki Young Kwon
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Patent number: 11990073Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light-emission control signal generation circuitry, a light-emission control signal generation method and a display device. The light-emission control signal generation circuitry includes a first control node control circuitry, a second control node control circuitry, a first node control circuitry, a second node control circuitry and an output circuitry. The first control node control circuitry is configured to control a potential at a first control node to be a first voltage at a first stage; the second control node control circuitry is configured to control a second control node to be electrically decoupled from the first control node at the first stage; and the output circuitry is configured to generate a light-emission control signal under the control of a potential at a first node and a potential at a second node.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xilei Cao, Yingsong Xu, Jingyi Feng
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Patent number: 11984074Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel driving circuit, a display panel, and a display device. The pixel driving circuit includes a first reset transistor connected between a first reset voltage end and a gate electrode of a driving transistor, a first capacitor connected in series between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and one of a source electrode or a drain electrode of the driving transistor, and a second capacitor connected in series between the first capacitor and a second voltage end, thereby reducing an influence of a threshold voltage of the driving transistor on a driving current and ensuring light emission stability of light-emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Liuqi Zhang
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Patent number: 11984081Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel circuit and a method of driving the same, and a display device. A pixel circuit, including: a light emitting device; a driving sub-circuit configured to drive the light emitting device, the driving sub-circuit including a driving transistor configured to generate a driving current flowing through the light emitting device so that the light emitting device emits light; and a reset sub-circuit configured to reset a voltage between a gate electrode and a second electrode of the driving transistor.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chengchung Yang