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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Seiichi Mizukoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Mori, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Kohno, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Onomura, Yokohama, JP;
Seiichi Mizukoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Mori, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Kohno, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Onomura, Yokohama, JP;
Global OLED Technology LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An electroluminescent display device having a first and a second power supply; a respective power supply line for each row, wherein each power supply line is placed along a horizontal direction and is connected to the respective first electrodes of the driving TFTs of the pixels in the corresponding row; a plurality of switches, each connected to one or more power supply lines, for selectively connecting the corresponding one or more power supply lines to either the first or the second power supply; a gate driver for selecting a gate line; and a selecting circuit for controlling the plurality of switches, wherein the selecting circuit causes the power supply line corresponding to the selected gate line to be connected to the first power supply, and the one or more power supply lines not corresponding to the selected gate line to be connected to the second power supply.