Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.

Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Sung Cheon Park

Won Kyu Kwak

Young Jong Park

Ki Myeong Eom

Choon Yul Oh

A direct current (DC)-DC converter for preventing ignition and destruction of an organic electroluminescent display device by not driving the current when a parameter of the organic electroluminescent display device is abnormal, an organic electroluminescent display device including the DC-DC converter, and a method of driving the organic electroluminescent display device.

DC-DC converter, organic electroluminescent display device including the same, and method of driving the organic electroluminescent display device

In order to adjust a black level by using a power supply voltage, an organic electroluminescent display device includes: a plurality of scan lines arranged in a row direction; a plurality of data lines arranged in a column direction; a plurality of pixels formed at intersections between the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines; and a direct current (DC)-DC converter to supply a power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels, wherein the DC-DC converter includes a set resistor, and to convert a reference voltage selected according to a set voltage determined by the set resistor into a power supply voltage and to supply the power supply voltage to the plurality of pixels.

An organic light emitting display capable of controlling brightness responsive to a user request. The display includes a brightness controller for controlling the brightness of a display region. The brightness controller includes a first look up table for storing widths of emission control signals corresponding to the image data of one frame period and a second look up table for storing at least one outside input mode for changing the widths of the emission control signals responsive to the outside input modes. By forming virtual look up tables, it is possible to vary the outside input modes in response to a user request in order to change the brightness of the display region while saving memory. Controlling the brightness of the display region also allows reducing power consumption, preventing the eyes of a user from getting tired, and maintaining image contrast of the display region.

Organic light emitting display with user brightness control and method of driving the same

A delta pixel circuit and a light emitting display are able to minimize a color separation phenomenon by adjusting an emitting point of a plurality of emitting diodes (or devices), reduce the number of driving circuits, and have a high aperture ratio. A first, second, and third light emitting diodes are arranged in a delta pattern and respectively correspond to a red color, a green color, and a blue color. A driving circuit is commonly connected with the first, second, and third light emitting diodes and is for supplying a current to each of the diodes. A switching circuit is connected between the driving circuit and the first, second, and third light emitting diodes and selectively supplies the current to the first, second, and third light emitting diodes.

Delta pixel circuit and light emitting display

A pixel circuit for a light emitting display. Adjacent pixels of the light emitting display coupled to one scan line share one first power supply line. A driving circuit in each pixel circuit drives first and second organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). A switching circuit is coupled between the first and second OLEDs and the driving circuit to sequentially control the driving of the first and second OLEDs. Because two adjacent pixel circuits share one pixel power supply line and a plurality of OLEDs are coupled to one pixel circuit, it is possible to reduce the number of pixel circuits and the number of wiring lines of the light emitting display. Other circuit elements may also be shared between adjacent pixel circuits. Reducing the wiring and other elements of the pixel circuits makes it possible to increase the aperture ratio of the light emitting display.

Pixel circuit and light emitting display

A light emitting display including a pixel area having a plurality of pixels, a scan driver for outputting a scan signal for selecting a predetermined pixel among the plurality of pixels of the pixel area, and an emission control signal for allowing a current to flow in the selected pixels. The scan driver includes: a signal generator adapted to generate the scan signal and the emission control signal; a first buffer adapted to transmit the scan signal to the pixel area; and a second buffer adapted to transmit the emission control signal to the pixel area. In the scan driver, the second buffer is smaller than the first buffer. The size of the second buffer is decreased to decrease the size of the scan driver, and/or to decrease the size of the predetermined pixel to get a high definition.

Light emitting display

A video signal processing method and a delta-structured display device using the same where video signals are rearranged in a logical structure such as a programmable logic chip. The video signal processing method includes receiving sequentially first line video signals and second line video signals, each having a plurality of video signals having red sub video signals, green sub video signals, and blue sub video signals, extracting alternately one of the red sub video signals, the green sub video signals, and the blue sub video signals for at least two successive video signals of the first line video signals and storing the extracted signals into a memory as the first line delta video signal, and alternately extracting one of the red sub video signals, the green sub video signals, and the blue sub video signals for at least two successive video signals of the second line video signals and storing the extracted signals into a memory as the first line delta video signals.

Light emitting display device and method of driving the same

A pixel and a light emitting display including the pixel. The pixel includes first and second organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), a driving circuit commonly connected to the plurality of OLEDs to drive the first and second OLEDs, a switching circuit connected between the first and second OLEDs and the driving circuit to sequentially control the driving of the first and second OLEDs using first and second emission control signals, and a reverse bias circuit for selectively applying a reverse bias voltage including at least one of the first and second emission control signals to the first and second OLEDs. Therefore, the reverse bias can be easily applied in the periods when the OLEDs do not emit light and thus can improve the characteristics of the OLEDs.

OLED pixel circuit and light emitting display using the same

A light display includes scan lines arranged in a row direction to transmit scan signals, a data line arranged in a column direction to transmit a data signal, an image display unit including emission control lines arranged in the row direction to transmit emission control signals, and a pixel in a region defined by the scan lines and the data line. The pixel has a driving circuit for receiving the signals, the data signal, the emission control signals, and a power to drive a current, a switching circuit connected with the driving circuit to receive the current, the switching circuit for selectively applying the current in accordance with the emission control signals, and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) positioned on different rows of the image display unit and connected with the switching circuit to receive the current in accordance with an operation of the switching circuit and to emit light.

An organic light emitting display includes a pixel circuit having first, second, and third organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), for emitting red, green, and blue light, respectively, a driving circuit commonly connected to the OLEDs, and a switching circuits connected to the OLED and the driving circuit to sequentially control the driving thereof. By controlling a plurality of OLEDs, the number of pixel circuits in an organic light emitting display is reduced, thereby reducing the number of scan lines, data lines, and emission control lines, which in turn improves the aperture ratio of the light emitting display. Further, the emission order of the OLEDs is controlled so that it is possible to prevent the generation of color breakup.

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Sung Cheon Park