To provide an inexpensive display device. The display device includes a pixel and an IC chip. The pixel includes a first pixel circuit including a display element and a second pixel circuit including a light-receiving device. The one IC chip includes a control circuit, a data driver circuit, and a read circuit. The first and second pixel circuits are electrically connected to the read circuit. The control circuit has a function of controlling driving of the data driver circuit and the read circuit. The data driver circuit has a function of supplying image data to the first pixel circuit. The read circuit has a function of outputting a monitor signal corresponding to a monitor current when the monitor current flows through the first pixel circuit. The read circuit also has a function of outputting an imaging signal corresponding to imaging data acquired by the second pixel circuit.

A pixel circuit includes an organic EL element configured to emit light, a capacitor configured to hold a data voltage, a drive transistor with a data gate connected to one electrode of the capacitor, and a diode connection transistor connected between a source of the drive transistor and the organic EL element. A source of the diode connection transistor is connected to a back gate of the drive transistor. In a case where a channel length of the drive transistor is taken as L.sub.1, a channel length of the diode connection transistor is taken as L.sub.2, a ratio of a channel width to a channel length of the drive transistor is taken as (W/L).sub.1, and a ratio of a channel width to a channel length of the diode connection transistor is taken as (W/L).sub.2, a relation of L.sub.1<L.sub.2 and a relation of (W/L).sub.1<(W/L).sub.2 are satisfied.

A pixel driving circuit and a method for driving the same, a display panel, and a display device are described. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving circuit and a light-adjusting circuit. The driving circuit is configured to provide a light-emitting current to a light-emitting element. The light-adjusting circuit is arranged between the driving circuit and the light-emitting element, and configured to adjust a value of the light-emitting current.

A display device includes a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of first scan lines, a plurality of second scan lines, and a plurality of data lines, where the pixels are arranged in a plurality of rows, a plurality of first stages connected to the first scan lines, a plurality of second stages connected to the second scan lines, and a data driver connected to the data lines. Each of the first scan lines is connected to pixels arranged in a corresponding row among the rows. Each of the second scan lines is commonly connected to pixels arranged in corresponding 8h rows among the plurality of rows, where h is a natural number.

A display may include an array of pixels. Each pixel in the array includes an organic light-emitting diode coupled to a drive transistor, a data loading transistor, a first capacitor for storing data charge, and a second capacitor. During a data programming phase, the data loading transistor may be activated to load in a data value onto the first capacitor. After the data programming phase, the second capacitor may be configured to receive a lower voltage, which extends a threshold voltage sampling time for the pixel. Configured and operated in this way, the temperature luminance sensitivity of the display can be reduced.

To suppress a malfunction of a circuit due to deterioration in a transistor. In a transistor which continuously outputs signals having certain levels (e.g., L-level signals) in a pixel or a circuit, the direction of current flowing through the transistor is changed (inverted). That is, by changing the level of voltage applied to a first terminal and a second terminal (terminals serving as a source and a drain) every given period, the source and the drain are switched every given period. Specifically, in a portion which successively outputs signals having certain levels (e.g., L-level signals) in a circuit including a transistor, L-level signals having a plurality of different potentials (L-level signals whose potentials are changed every given period) are used as the signals having certain levels.

A display device includes a plurality of pixels and a control circuit configured to control brightness of the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit configured to control light emission of the light-emitting element. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to supply electric current to the light-emitting element, and a storage capacitor configured to store voltage to control the electric current to be supplied by the driving transistor to the light-emitting element. The control circuit is configured to determine a statistic of brightness of pixels specified by one or more video frames with a predetermined method, determine a length of a threshold compensation period for which the storage capacitor applies threshold compensation to the driving transistor based on the statistic, and control the pixel circuit based on the threshold compensation period.

A pixel circuit and a display device including the pixel circuit are discussed. The pixel circuit can include 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; a first switch element including a first electrode connected to the third node, a gate electrode to which a first light emission control pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to a fourth node; a second switch element including a first electrode connected to the third node, a gate electrode to which a second light emission control pulse is applied, and a second electrode connected to a fifth node; and a light emitting device including an anode connected to the fifth node, and a cathode electrode to which a low potential power voltage is applied.

The present invention provides a method of display control for a display driver circuit operated in a video mode. The method includes steps of: driving a display panel to display a plurality of image frames having a plurality of active frames and a plurality of blanking frames, and determining whether to transmit a notification to an application processor to indicate whether the application processor needs to output image data according to whether an incoming image frame among the plurality of image frames is one of the plurality of active frames or one of the plurality of blanking frames. Wherein, the display panel is refreshed in each of the plurality of active frames, and not refreshed in each of the plurality of blanking frames.

An optoelectronic light emitting device includes an optoelectronic semiconductor component configured to generate light, a current source configured to generate a current, and a PWM transistor driven by a pulse-width modulated signal. The PWM transistor enters a first state or a second state based on said pulse-width modulated signal. The PWN transistor is configured to supply the optoelectronic semiconductor component with the current generated by the current source in the first state and to decouple it from the current generated by the current source in the second state. The current source is manufactured by a first technology and the PWM transistor is manufactured by a second technology.