Patent ID: 7952542
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G09G,H01L

Abstract:
1. An image display device comprising: a pixel array part; a scanner part; and a signal part, wherein the pixel array part includes the signal part supplies a video signal to the signal lines, the scanner part supplies a control signal to the first scanning line, the second scanning line, the third scanning line and the fourth scanning line, and in turn scans the pixel circuit for every row, each of the pixel circuits includes a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor, a third switching transistor, a pixel capacitance, and a light emitting device, the sampling transistor conducts in response to the control signal supplied from the first scanning line in a predetermined sampling period, and samples the signal potential of the video signal supplied from the signal line to the pixel capacitance, the pixel capacitance applies input voltage to a gate of the drive transistor in accordance with the signal potential of sampled video signal, the drive transistor supplies output current in accordance with the input voltage to the light emitting device, the light emitting device emits light at brightness in accordance with the signal potential of the video signal with the output current supplied from the drive transistor for a predetermined light emission period, the first switching transistor conducts in response to the control signal supplied from the second scanning line prior to the sampling period, and sets the gate of the drive transistor to the first potential, the second switching transistor conducts in response to control signal supplied from the third scanning line prior to the sampling period, and sets a source of the drive transistor to the second potential, and the third switching transistor conducts in response to control signal supplied from the fourth scanning line prior to the sampling period, and connects the drive transistor to the third potential, whereby voltage corresponding to the threshold voltage of the drive transistor is held in the pixel capacitance to correct the influence of threshold voltage, and wherein the third switching transistor conducts in response to the control signal supplied from the fourth scanning line in the light emission period, and connects the drive transistor to the third potential to carry the output current through the light emitting device, in which a channel length of the drive transistor is made longer than a channel length of the individual switching transistors to suppress fluctuations in threshold voltage, wherein in the pixel circuit, the channel length of the drive transistor is set so that during the light emission period, the source potential of the drive transistor is varied, whereas the input voltage applied to the gate of the drive transistor is not varied with reference to the source potential.