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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
John W. Hamer, Rochester, NY (US);
Gary Parrett, Rochester, NY (US);
John W. Hamer, Rochester, NY (US);
Gary Parrett, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for determining an adjustment to a signal voltage for compensating for changes in the threshold voltage (Vth) for a drive transistor in a pixel drive circuit in an active matrix OLED display having at least one OLED light-emitting pixel, comprising: the pixel drive circuit having a data line, a power supply line, a drive transistor; the drive transistor being electrically connected to the power supply line and to the OLED light-emitting pixel; the switch transistor being electrically connected to the gate electrode of the drive transistor and to the data line; first means for applying a first voltage to the power supply line; second means for applying a second voltage to the power supply line opposite in polarity to the first voltage; third means for producing a threshold-voltage-related signal on the data line; and fourth means responsive to the threshold-voltage-related signal for calculating the adjustment to the signal voltage.