Patent Publication Number: US-9424782-B2

Title: Organic light emitting display

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0009666 filed on Jan. 21, 2015 and No. 10-2014-0194908 filed on Dec. 31, 2014, which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an organic light emitting display. 
     2. Discussion of the Related Art 
     Various display devices such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), and an organic light emitting display have been used. The organic light emitting display can be driven at a low voltage, and has a thin profile, an excellent viewing angle, and a fast response speed. 
     Further, the organic light emitting display includes data lines, scan lines, a display panel having a plurality of pixels formed at crossing portions between the data lines and the scan lines, a scan driver supplying scan signals to the scan lines, and a data driver supplying data voltages to the data lines. Each pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a driving transistor controlling the amount of a current supplied to the organic light emitting diode in accordance with a voltage of a gate electrode, and a scan transistor supplying the data voltages of the data lines to the gate electrode of the driving transistor in response to the scan signals of the scan lines. 
     However, a problem occurs in that a threshold voltage of the driving transistor varies for each pixel due to non-uniformity of a fabricating process. In this instance, even though the same data voltage is applied to each pixel, the luminance of the organic light emitting diode is varied for each pixel due to a difference in the threshold voltage of the driving transistor between the pixels. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide an organic light emitting display that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide an organic light emitting display that uniformly maintains the luminance of pixels by compensating for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor. 
     To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the present invention provides in one aspect an organic light emitting display including a display panel having pixels coupled to data lines and first power voltage lines. Each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode; a driving transistor coupled to the organic light emitting diode and the first power voltage lines; a first transistor coupled to the data lines and a gate electrode of the driving transistor; a second transistor configured to supply a reference voltage of the data lines to a source electrode of the driving transistor; and a capacitor coupled to the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor. 
     Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an organic light emitting display according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a pixel of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a waveform illustrating a kth scan signal, a kth initialization signal, a jth data signal, and gate and source voltages of a driving transistor; 
         FIG. 4  is a flow chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 5A to 5D  are circuit diagrams illustrating operations of a pixel of  FIG. 2  for first to fourth periods of  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a circuit diagram illustrating another example of a pixel of  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating an example of a display panel divided into blocks; 
         FIG. 8  is a waveform illustrating scan signals and initialization signals supplied to the display panel of  FIG. 7 ; 
         FIG. 9  is another waveform illustrating a kth scan signal, a kth initialization signal, a jth data signal, and gate and source voltages of a driving transistor; 
         FIG. 10  is a flow chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIGS. 11A to 11F  are circuit diagrams illustrating operations of a second pixel during first to sixth periods of  FIG. 9 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
     As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms “first” and “second” are for differentiating one element from the other element, and these elements should not be limited by these terms. The terms “comprises”, “comprising,”, “has”, “having”, “includes” and/or “including”, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The term “at least one” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. For example, the meaning of “at least one of a first item, a second item, and a third item” denotes the combination of all items proposed from two or more of the first item, the second item, and the third item as well as the first item, the second item, or the third item. The term “on” should be construed as including when one element is formed at a top of another element and moreover when a third element is disposed therebetween. 
     Hereinafter, an organic light emitting display according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     For example,  FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an organic light emitting display according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the organic light emitting display includes a display panel  10 , a data driver  20 , a scan driver  30 , an initialization driver  40 , and a timing controller  50 . 
     The display panel  10  includes a display area AA and a non-display area NDA provided in the periphery of the display area AA. The display area AA includes pixels P to display an image. On the display panel  10 , data lines D 1  to Dm (m is a positive integer greater than 2), scan lines S 1  to Sn (n is a positive integer greater than 2), and initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn are formed. The data lines D 1  to Dm cross the scan lines S 1  to Sn and the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn. The scan lines S 1  to Sn may be formed in parallel with the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn. 
     Each of the pixels P of the display panel  10  may be coupled to any one of the data lines D 1  to Dm, any one of the scan lines S 1  to Sn, and any one of the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn. Each of the pixels P of the display panel  10  may include a driving transistor, a first transistor controlled by the scan signals of the scan lines, a second transistor controlled by initialization signals of the initialization lines, an organic light emitting diode, and a capacitor. A detailed description of the pixels P will be described later with reference to  FIG. 2 . 
     The data driver  20  includes at least one source drive integrated circuit (hereinafter, referred to as “IC”). The source drive IC is coupled to the data lines D 1  to Dm and supplies the data voltages and receives digital video data DATA and a source timing control signal DCS from the timing controller  50 . In addition, the source drive IC converts the digital video data DATA to the data voltages in accordance with the source timing control signal DCS and supplies the converted data voltages to the data lines D 1  to Dm. Also, the source drive IC may supply a reference voltage and a compensation voltage in addition to the data voltages to the data lines D 1  to Dm. The reference voltage, the compensation voltage and the data voltage of the source drive IC will be described later in detail with reference to  FIGS. 3 and 10 . 
     The scan driver  30  is coupled to the scan lines S 1  to Sn and supplies the scan signals to the scan lines S 1  to Sn in accordance with the scan timing control signal SCS input from the timing controller  50 . The supply of the scan signals of the scan driver  30  will be described later in detail with reference to  FIGS. 3, 8 and 9 . 
     The initialization driver  40  is coupled to the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn and supplies the initialization signals to the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn in accordance with an initialization timing control signal SENCS input from the timing controller  50 . The supply of the initialization signals of the initialization driver  40  will be described later in detail with reference to  FIGS. 3, 8 and 9 . 
     Further, the timing controller  50  receives the digital video data DATA from an external system, and generates timing control signals for controlling operation timing of the data driver  20 , the scan driver  30  and the initialization driver  40 . The timing control signals include a data timing control signal DCS for controlling the operation timing of the data driver  20 , a scan timing control signal SCS for controlling the operation timing of the scan driver  30 , and the initialization timing control signal SENCS for controlling the operation timing of the initialization driver  40 . 
     Further, the timing controller  50  outputs the digital video data DATA and the data timing control signal DCS to the data driver  20 , outputs the scan timing control signal SCS to the scan driver  30 , and outputs the initialization timing control signal SENCS to the initialization driver  40 . 
     Next,  FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a pixel of  FIG. 1 . Referring to  FIG. 2 , the pixel P includes an organic light emitting diode OLED, a driving transistor DT, first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2 , and a capacitor C. The driving transistor DT is coupled between a first power voltage line VDDL to which a first power voltage is supplied and the organic light emitting diode OLED. The driving transistor DT controls a current flowing from the first power voltage line VDDL to the organic light emitting diode OLED in accordance with a voltage of the gate electrode. The gate electrode of the driving transistor DT is coupled to the first electrode of the first transistor ST 1 , its source electrode is coupled to the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode OLED, and its drain electrode is coupled to the first power voltage line VDDL to which the first power voltage is supplied. 
     The organic light emitting diode OLED emits light in accordance with a current supplied through the driving transistor DT. An anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode OLED is coupled to a source electrode of the driving transistor DT, and its cathode electrode is coupled to a second power voltage line VSSL to which a second power voltage lower than the first power voltage is supplied. 
     In addition, the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal of the kth scan line Sk (k is a positive integer that satisfies 1≦k≦n) to supply a voltage of the jth data line Dj (j is a positive integer that satisfies 1≦j≦m) to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT. The gate electrode of the first transistor T 1  is coupled to the kth scan line Sk, the first electrode is coupled to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second electrode is coupled to the jth data line Dj. 
     The second transistor ST 2  is turned on by the kth initialization signal of the kth initialization line SENk to supply the voltage of the jth data line Dj to the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. The gate electrode of the second transistor T 2  is coupled to the kth initialization line SENk, the first electrode is coupled to the jth data line Dj, and the second electrode is coupled to the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. 
     Further, the capacitor C is coupled to the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT, and uniformly maintains a voltage difference between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. Also, as shown in  FIG. 2 , a parasitic capacitance Cp may be formed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diode OLED. 
     In  FIG. 2 , the first electrode of each of the first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2  may be the source electrode or the drain electrode, and the second electrode may be different from the first electrode. For example, if the first electrode is the source electrode, the second electrode is the drain electrode. In  FIG. 2 , the driving transistor DT and the first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2  are formed as, but not limited to, N type MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors). The driving transistor DT and the first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2  may also be formed as P type MOSFETs. In this instance, waveforms of  FIGS. 3, 8 and 9  may be corrected appropriately to be matched with the P type MOSFETs. 
     As described above, the pixel P according to one embodiment of the present invention includes the first transistor ST 1  coupled to the jth data line Dj and the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second transistor ST 2  coupled to the jth data line Dj and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. As a result, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the turn-on of the first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2  and the voltage supplied to the jth data line Dj can be controlled, whereby a threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT can be sensed. A method of compensating the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 2  will now be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 3, 4, and 5A to 5D . 
     Next,  FIG. 3  is a waveform illustrating a kth scan signal, a kth initialization signal, a jth data signal, and gate and source voltages of a driving transistor. In  FIG. 3 , the kth scan signal SCANk supplied to the kth scan line Sk coupled to the pixel of  FIG. 2 , the kth initialization signal SENSk supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, a voltage DVj supplied to the jth data line Dj, and the gate and source voltages Vg and Vs of the driving transistor DT are shown. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , one frame period may be divided into first to fourth periods t 1  to t 4 . The first period t 1  is to initialize the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT to a reference voltage Vref. The second period t 2  is to sense the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT. The third period t 3  supplies the data voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the fourth period t 4  emits light from the organic light emitting diode OLED in accordance with a current Ids flowing in the driving transistor DT. The first to third periods t 1  to t 3  may correspond to one horizontal period  1 H as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     In  FIG. 3 , it is preferable that the second period t 2  is longer than the first and third periods t 1  and t 3 . However, the second period t 2  is not limited to be longer than the first and third periods t 1  and t 3 . That is, the first to third periods t 1  to t 3  may be set equally, or the second period t 2  may be set to be shorter than each of the first and third periods t 1  and t 3 . The first and third periods t 11  and t 3  may also be set to different periods from each other. Further, the first to third periods t 1  to t 3  may be designed in accordance with characteristics of the driving transistor DT, and the first and second transistors T 1  and T 2 . 
     In addition, the data driver  20  supplies the reference voltage Vref to the jth data line Dj during the first period t 1 . In particular, the reference voltage Vref is used to initialize the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT. Further, the data driver  20  supplies a compensation voltage Vcomp to the jth data line Dj during the second period t 2 . The compensation voltage Vcomp is to compensate for the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT. If the driving transistor DT is formed as the N type MOSFET, the compensation voltage Vcomp may be a voltage higher than the reference voltage Vref as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     The data driver  20  supplies the data voltage Vdata to the jth data line Dj during the third period t 3 . In particular, the data voltage Vdata is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT to allow the organic light emitting diode OLED to emit light with a predetermined luminance. If the digital video data DATA supplied to the data driver  20  correspond to 8 bits digital data, the data voltage Vdata may be supplied as any one of 256 voltages. If the driving transistor DT is formed as the N type MOSFET, the data voltage Vdata may be the voltage higher than the compensation voltage Vcomp as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     The pixel P according to one embodiment of the present invention includes the first transistor ST 1  coupled to the jth data line Dj and the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second transistor ST 2  coupled to the jth data line Dj and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. As a result, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the turn-on of the first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2  can be controlled and the voltage supplied to the jth data line Dj can be adjusted to the reference voltage Vref, the compensation voltage Vcomp and the data voltage Vdata, whereby the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT can be sensed and also the electron mobility can be compensated. This will be described later in detail with reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5A to 5D . 
     The scan driver  30  can sequentially supply the scan signals SCAN 1  to SCANn to the scan lines S 1  to Sn. Further, the scan driver  30  supplies the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von to the kth scan line Sk during the first to third periods t 1  to t 3 . The scan driver  30  also supplies the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff to the kth scan line Sk during the fourth period t 4 . The kth scan signal SCANk may have the gate-on voltage Von for one horizontal period  1 H. 
     In addition, the initialization driver  40  can sequentially supply the initialization signals SENS 1  to SENSn to the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn. The initialization driver  40  supplies the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-on voltage Von to the kth initialization line SENk during the first period t 1 . The initialization driver  40  supplies the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff to the kth initialization line SENk during the second to fourth periods t 2  to t 4 . 
     Next,  FIG. 4  is a flow chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.  FIGS. 5A to 5D  are circuit diagrams illustrating operations of a pixel P of  FIG. 2  for first to fourth periods of  FIG. 3 . 
     A method for compensating for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor of a pixel P is categorized into an internal compensation method and an external compensation method. The internal compensation method is to compensate for the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT by sensing the threshold voltage in the pixel P. The external compensation method is to supply a predetermined voltage to the pixel P, sense the voltage of the source electrode of the driving transistor DT of the pixel P through a predetermined sensing line in accordance with the predetermined voltage, and compensate for digital video data, which will be supplied to the pixel P, by using the sensed voltage. In the embodiment of the present invention, the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT is compensated by the internal compensation method. Hereinafter, the driving method of the pixel P according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 3, 4 and 5A to 5D . 
     First of all, the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT are initiated to the reference voltage Vref during the first period t 1 . During the first period t 1 , the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, and the reference voltage Vref is supplied to the jth data line Dj. 
     Thus, during the first period t 1 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von, and the reference voltage Vref is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the first transistor ST 1 . Also, during the first period t 1 , the second transistor ST 2  is turned on by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-on voltage Von, and thus the reference voltage Vref is supplied to the source electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the second transistor ST 2 . That is, the second transistor ST 2  is the transistor for supplying the reference voltage Vref of the jth data line Dj to the source electrode of the driving transistor DT. The gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT are therefore initialized to the reference voltage Vref as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 5A  (S 101  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     During the second period t 2 , the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT is sensed. In particular, during the second period t 2 , the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, and the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk. Further, the compensation voltage Vcomp is supplied to the jth data line Dj during the second period t 2 . 
     Thus, the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von, the compensation voltage Vcomp is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the first transistor ST 1 , and the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff. 
     Because a voltage difference (Vgs=Vcomp−Vref) between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is greater than the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT, the driving transistor DT allows a current to flow until the voltage difference Vgs reaches the threshold voltage Vth. Thus, the source voltage of the driving transistor DT is increased to “Vcomp−Vth” as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 5B . Therefore, during the second period t 2 , the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT is sensed in the source electrode of the driving transistor DT (S 102  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     During the third period t 3 , the data voltage is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, and the data voltage Vdata is supplied to the jth data line Dj. Thus, during the third period t 3 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von, the data voltage Vdata is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the first transistor ST 1 , and the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 5C . 
     Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the electron mobility μ of the driving transistor DT can be compensated during the third period t 3 . In particular, during the third period t 3 , since a voltage difference (Vgs=Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth)) between the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT is greater than the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT, the driving transistor DT allows a current to flow until the voltage difference Vgs reaches the threshold voltage Vth. However, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the third period t 3  is shorter than the second period t 2 . Thus, the third period t 3  ends before the source voltage Vs of the driving transistor DT reaches “Vdata−Vth.” 
     In addition, the current of the driving transistor DT can be defined by the following Equation 1. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     In the Equation 1, “Ids” denotes the current of the driving transistor DT, “K” denotes the electron mobility, “Cox” denotes a capacitance of an insulating film, “W” denotes a channel width of the driving transistor DT, and “L” denotes a channel length of the driving transistor DT. 
     Since the current of the driving transistor DT is proportional to the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT as expressed in Equation 1, the increasing amount of the source voltage of the driving transistor DT during the third period t 3  is proportional to the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT. That is, if the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT becomes great, the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs of the driving transistor DT is increased during the third period t 3 . 
     As a result, during the third period t 3 , the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs is varied depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT, whereby the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is varied. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT can be adjusted depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT during the third period t 3 , the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT can be compensated. 
     As described above, during the third period t 3 , the gate voltage Vg of the driving transistor is “Vdata,” and its source voltage Vs is increased to reach “Vcomp−Vth+α” depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT as shown in  FIG. 5C . “α” may be defined as the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs during the third period t 3 . Therefore, during the third period t 3 , the capacitor C stores “Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth+α)” which is the voltage difference Vgs between the gate source electrodes of the driving transistor DT as shown in  FIG. 5C  (S 103  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     During the fourth period t 4 , the organic light emitting diode OLED is generated in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT. Further, during the fourth period t 4 , the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, and the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk. 
     Thus, the first transistor ST 1  is turned off by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff, and the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-offvoltage Voff. In addition, during the fourth period t 4 , the voltage difference (Vgs=Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth+α)) between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT can be maintained uniformly by the capacitor C. As a result, the current Ids of the driving transistor DT, which flows in the organic light emitting diode OLED, is defined by the following Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     The following Equation 3 can be obtained from the Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     As a result, the current Ids of the driving transistor DT does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT as expressed in Equation 3. That is, the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT is compensated. As a result, the organic light emitting diode OLED emits light in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT, of which threshold voltage Vth is compensated as shown in  FIG. 5D  (S 104  of  FIG. 4 ). 
     As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT are initialized to the reference voltage Vref during the first period t 1 , and the compensation voltage Vcomp is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT during the second period t 2 . As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT can be sensed in the source electrode of the driving transistor DT during the second period t 2 . Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the organic light emitting diode OLED can emit light in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT of which threshold voltage Vth is compensated. 
     Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, during the third period t 3 , the data voltage is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, the source voltage Vs is increase as much as “α”, and “α” which is the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs is varied depending on the electron mobility of the driving transistor DT. As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT can be adjusted depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT during the third period t 3 , the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT can be compensated. 
     Next,  FIG. 6  is a circuit diagram illustrating another example of a pixel of  FIG. 1 . Referring to  FIG. 6 , the pixel P includes an organic light emitting diode OLED, a driving transistor DT, first and second transistors ST 1  and ST 2 , and a capacitor C. The organic light emitting diode OLED, the driving transistor DT, the first transistor ST 1  and the capacitor C of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6  are substantially the same as those of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 2 . Therefore, a detailed description of the organic light emitting diode OLED, the driving transistor DT, the first transistor ST 1  and the capacitor C of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6  is omitted. 
     The second transistor ST 2  is turned on by the kth initialization signal of the kth initialization line SENk to couple the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT with each other. The gate electrode of the second transistor T 2  is coupled to the kth initialization line SENk, the first electrode is coupled to the source electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the second electrode is coupled to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT. 
     Since the kth scan signal SCANk supplied to the kth scan line Sk coupled to the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6 , the kth initialization signal SENSk supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, a voltage DVj supplied to the jth data line Dj, and the gate and source voltages Vg and Vs of the driving transistor DT are substantially the same as those of  FIG. 3 , their detailed description will be omitted. Also, since a driving method of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6  is substantially the same as that of  FIG. 4 , its detailed description will be omitted. 
     Next,  FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating an example of a display panel divided into a plurality of blocks. In  FIG. 7 , for convenience of description, scan lines S 1  to S 3   p  of the display panel  10 , initialization lines SEN 1  to SEN 3   p , pixels P, a scan driver  30 , and an initialization driver  40  are only shown. Also, although the display panel  10  is divided into three blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3  in  FIG. 7 , the display panel  10  may be divided into two or more blocks without limitation to the example of  FIG. 7 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3  may respectively include the same number of pixels P. In more detail, if the display panel  10  is divided into q number of blocks (q is a positive integer greater than 2), each of the q blocks includes pixels P coupled to p number of scan lines (p is a positive integer greater than 2). At this time, p may be n (a total number of scan lines)/q (the total number of blocks). 
     For example, if the display panel  10  is divided into three blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3  as shown in  FIG. 7 , each of the blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3  includes the pixels P coupled to p number of scan lines. As shown in  FIG. 7 , the first block BL 1  includes pixels P coupled to the first to p-th scan lines S 1  to Sp, the second block BL 2  includes pixels P coupled to the p+1-th to 2p-th scan lines Sp+1 to S 2   p , and the third block BL 3  includes pixels P coupled to the 2p+1-th to 3p-th scan lines S 2   p+ 1 to S 3   p.    
     Next,  FIG. 8  is a waveform illustrating scan signals and initialization signals supplied to a display panel. In  FIG. 8 , first to 3p-th scan signals SCAN 1  to SCAN 3   p  supplied to the first to 3p-th scan lines S 1  to S 3   p  of  FIG. 7  and first to 3p-th initialization signals SENS 1  to SENS 3   p  supplied to the first to 3p-th initialization signals S 1  to S 3   p  are shown. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , one frame period includes q number of sub frame periods. For example, if the display panel  10  is divided into three blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3  as shown in  FIG. 7 , one frame period may include three sub frame periods SF 1 , SF 2  and SF 3 . The scan driver  30  supplies the first to p-th scan signals SCAN 1  to SCANp to the first to p-th scan lines S 1  to Sp for the first sub frame period SF 1 . The initialization driver  30  also supplies the first to p-th initialization signals SENS 1  to SENSp to the first to p-th initialization lines SEN 1  to SENp for the first sub frame period SF 1 . 
     Also, the scan driver  30  supplies the p+1-th to 2p-th scan signals SCANp+1 to SCAN 2   p  to the p+1-th to 2p-th scan lines Sp+1 to S 2   p  for the second sub frame period SF 2 , and the initialization driver  30  supplies the p+1-th to 2p-th initialization signals SENSp+1 to SENS 2   p  to the p+1-th to 2p-th initialization lines SENp+1 to SEN 2   p  for the second sub frame period SF 2 . In addition, the scan driver  30  supplies the 2p+1-th to 3p-th scan signals SCAN 2   p +1 to SCAN 3   p  to the 2p+11-th to 3p-th scan lines S 2   p +1 to S 3   p  for the third sub frame period SF 3 , and the initialization driver  30  supplies the 2p+1-th to 3p-th initialization signals SENS 2   p+ 1 to SENS 3   p  to the 2p+1-th to 3p-th initialization lines SEN 2   p +1 to SEN 3   p  for the third sub frame period SF 3 . 
     In other words, the scan driver  30  and the initialization driver  40  supply the scan signals and the initialization signals to the scan lines and the initialization lines, which are coupled to the pixels of the second block BL 2 , after supplying the scan signals and the initialization signals to only the scan lines and the initialization lines, which are coupled to the pixels of the first block BL 1 . Also, the scan driver  30  and the initialization driver  40  supply the scan signals and the initialization signals to only the scan lines and the initialization lines, which are coupled to the pixels of the third block BL 3 , after supplying the scan signals and the initialization signals to the scan lines and the initialization lines, which are coupled to the pixels of the second block BL 2 . Therefore, the q blocks of the display panel  10  are sequentially driven, and are also driven per block. 
     In addition, each of the q sub frame periods includes a threshold voltage sensing period ST and a data voltage supply period DP. The threshold voltage sensing period ST is to sense the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT of each of the pixels P of the blocks, and the data voltage supply period DP is to supply the data voltages to the pixels P of the blocks. The threshold voltage sensing period ST and the data voltage supply period DP will be described in detail with reference to  FIG. 9 . 
     In particular,  FIG. 9  is another waveform illustrating a kth scan signal, a kth initialization signal, a jth data signal, and gate and source voltages of a driving transistor. In  FIG. 9 , the kth scan signal SCANk supplied to the kth scan line Sk coupled to the pixel P of  FIG. 2 , the kth initialization signal SENSk supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, a voltage DVj supplied to the jth data line Dj, and gate and source voltages Vg and Vs of the driving transistor DT are shown. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , each of the sub frame periods SF 1 , SF 2  and SF 3  includes a threshold voltage sensing period ST and a data voltage supply period DP. The threshold voltage sensing period ST may include first to third periods t 1  to t 3 , and the data voltage supply period DP may include fourth to sixth periods t 4  to t 6 . The first period t 1  is to initialize the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT to the reference voltage Vref, and the second period t 2  is to sense the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT. Further, the third period t 3  is to supply a turn-off voltage Vt to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and fourth period t 4  is to maintain the difference voltage Vgs between the gate-source voltage of the driving transistor DT. 
     In addition, the fifth period t 5  is to supply the data voltage Vdata to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the sixth period t 6  is to allow the organic light emitting diode OLED to emit light in accordance with the current of the driving transistor DT. 
     The second period t 2  is preferably longer than each of the first, third and fifth periods t 1 , t 3  and t 5 . Meanwhile, since the p number of scan signals are sequentially supplied for each of the sub frame periods SF 1 , SF 2  and SF 3 , the lengths of the fourth periods t 4  of the p number of scan signals are different from one another. 
     Further, the data driver  20  supplies the reference voltage Vref to the jth data line Dj during the first period t 1 , and in which the reference voltage Vref is to initialize the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT. The data driver  20  supplies a compensation voltage Vcomp to the jth data line Dj during the second period t 2 , and in which the compensation voltage Vcomp is to compensate for the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT. If the driving transistor DT is formed as the N type MOSFET, the compensation voltage Vcomp may be the voltage higher than the reference voltage Vref as shown in  FIG. 9 . Also, the data driver  20  supplies a turn-off voltage Vt to the jth data line Dj during the third and fourth periods t 3  and t 4 . 
     The turn-off voltage Vt turns off the driving transistor DT. If the driving transistor DT is formed as the N type MOSFET, the turn-off voltage Vt may be the voltage lower than the compensation voltage Vcomp as shown in  FIG. 9 . Also, the turn-off voltage Vt may be set to the same voltage as the reference voltage Vref. The data voltage Vdata is also supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT to allow the organic light emitting diode OLED to emit light with predetermined luminance. If the driving transistor DT is formed as the N type MOSFET, the data voltage Vdata may be the voltage higher than the compensation voltage Vcomp as shown in  FIG. 9 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the scan driver  30  simultaneously supplies the scan signals to the scan lines during the first to fourth periods t 1  to t 4 , and sequentially supplies the scan signals to the scan lines during the fifth period t 5 . The scan driver  30  also supplies the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von to the kth scan line Sk during the first to third periods t 1  to t 3  and the fifth period t 5 , and supplies the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff to the kth scan line Sk during the fourth and sixth periods t 4  and t 6 . 
     In addition, the initialization driver  40 , as shown in  FIG. 9 , simultaneously supplies the initialization signals SENS 1  to SENSn to the initialization lines SEN 1  to SENn during the first to sixth periods t 1  to t 6 , and supplies the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-on voltage Von to the kth initialization line SENk during the first period t 1 . The initialization driver  40  also supplies the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff to the kth initialization line SENk during the second to sixth periods t 2  to t 6 . 
     Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, if the sequential driving is performed as shown in  FIG. 3 , the first period t 1  for initializing the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT, the second period t 2  for sensing the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT, and the third period t 3  for supplying the data voltage to the driving transistor DT are included in one horizontal period  1 H. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, if the sequential driving is performed as shown in  FIG. 3 , a problem may occur in that periods for initialization, sensing of the threshold voltage, and supply of the data voltage are not sufficient when high speed driving of 120 Hz or more. 
     To solve the problem, in the embodiment of the present invention, the display panel  10  is divided into a plurality of blocks BL 1 , BL 2  and BL 3 , which are driven sequentially and driven simultaneously per block. As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, the initialization of the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT and sensing of the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT are performed simultaneously per block as shown in  FIG. 8 , whereby the first period t 1  for initializing the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT, the second period t 2  for sensing the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT, and the third period  13  for supplying the data voltage to the driving transistor DT may be increased more than the period for sequential driving as shown in  FIG. 3 . Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the periods for initialization, sensing of the threshold voltage and supply of the data voltage can be obtained sufficiently even when high speed driving of 120 Hz or more. 
     Next,  FIG. 10  is a flow chart illustrating a method for driving a pixel in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a driving method of a pixel according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 9-11 . First of all, the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT are initiated to the reference voltage Vref during the first period t 1  as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 11A . Since the operation of the pixel P during the first period t 1  shown in  FIG. 10  is substantially the same as the operation of the pixel P during the first period t 1  described with reference to  FIG. 4 , its detailed description is omitted (S 201  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     Second, during the second period t 2 , the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT is sensed as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 11B . Since the operation of the pixel P during the second period t 2  shown in  FIG. 10  is substantially the same as the operation of the pixel P during the second period t 2  described with reference to  FIG. 4 , its detailed description is omitted (S 202  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     Third, during the third period t 3 , the turn-off voltage Vt is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, and the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth scan line Sk. During the third period t 3 , the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, and the turn-off voltage Vt is supplied to the jth data line Dj. 
     Thus, during the third period t 3 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von. The turn-off voltage Vt is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the first transistor ST 1 . Also, during the third period t 3 , the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff. Meanwhile, during the third period t 3 , as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 11C , the gate voltage Vg of the driving transistor DT is “Vt,” and its source voltage Vs is dropped to “Vcomp−Vth−β” as voltage variation of the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT is reflected by the capacitor C. In addition, Q can be defined by the following Equation 4. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   β 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         Vcomp 
                         - 
                         Vt 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                     × 
                     
                       CCc 
                       
                         CCc 
                         + 
                         CCcp 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     4 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In the Equation 4, “Vcomp” means the compensation voltage, “Vt” means the turn-off voltage, “CCc” means capacity of the capacitor C, and “CCcp” means capacity of a parasitic capacitor Cp (S 203  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     During the fourth period t 4 , the voltage Vs of the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is maintained, the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth scan line Sk the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, and the turn-off voltage Vt is supplied to the jth data line Dj. 
     Further, during the fourth period t 4 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned off by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff, the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff, and the voltage Vg of the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT maintains the turn-off voltage Vt supplied during the third period t 3 . Therefore, during the fourth period t 4 , the driving transistor DT maintains the turn-off state subsequently to the third period t 3 . 
     Meanwhile, since the p number of scan signals are sequentially supplied for the data voltage supply period DP of each of the sub frame periods SF 1 , SF 2  and SF 3 , the lengths of the fourth periods t 4  of the p number of scan signals are different from one another. That is, the length of the fourth period t 4  may be varied depending on a scan line to which the pixel is coupled at each of the blocks. If the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is maintained in the same manner as the second period t 2  without turning off the driving transistor DT during the third and fourth periods t 3  and t 4 , a micro-current can flow through the driving transistor DT. Therefore, if the driving transistor DT is not turned off during the fourth period t 4 , a problem may occur in that voltage Vs of the source electrode is varied due to the micro-current flowing through the driving transistor DT. 
     However, in the embodiment of the present invention, as the driving transistor DT is turned off during the fourth period t 4 , the voltage Vs of the source electrode of the driving transistor DT can be maintained as it is. Therefore, during the fourth period t 4 , as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 11D , the voltage Vs of the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is maintained at “Vcomp−Vth−β” (S 204  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     Next, during the fifth period t 5 , the data voltage is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, and the turn-off voltage Vt is supplied to the jth data line Dj. 
     Thus, during the fifth period t 5 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned on by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-on voltage Von, the data voltage Vdata is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT due to the turning-on of the first transistor ST 1 , and the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff. 
     Meanwhile, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the electron mobility μ of the driving transistor DT can be compensated during the fifth period t 5 . During the fifth period t 5 , since a voltage difference (Vgs=Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth−β”)) between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is greater than the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT, the driving transistor DT allows a current to flow until the voltage difference Vgs reaches the threshold voltage Vth. However, the fifth period t 5  is shorter than the second period t 2 , and thus ends before the source voltage Vs of the driving transistor DT reaches “Vdata−Vth.” 
     Since the current of the driving transistor DT is proportional to the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT as expressed in Equation 1, the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs of the driving transistor DT during the fifth period t 5  is proportional to the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT. That is, if the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT becomes great, the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs of the driving transistor DT is increased more during the fifth period t 5 . 
     As a result, during the fifth period t 5 , the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs is varied depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT, whereby the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT is varied. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT can be adjusted depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT during the fifth period t 5 , the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT can be compensated. 
     Meanwhile, during the fifth period t 5 , as shown in  FIGS. 9 and 11E , the gate voltage Vg of the driving transistor is “Vdata”, and its source voltage Vs is increased to reach “Vcomp−Vth−β+α.” At this time, “α” may be defined as the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs during the fifth period t 5 . Therefore, during the fifth period t 5 , the capacitor C stores “Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth−β+α)” which is the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT (S 205  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     Further, during the sixth period t 6 , the organic light emitting diode OLED emits light in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT, the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth scan line Sk, and the kth initialization signal SENSk having a gate-off voltage Voff is supplied to the kth initialization line SENk. 
     Also, during the sixth period t 6 , the first transistor ST 1  is turned off by the kth scan signal SCANk having a gate-off voltage Voff, the second transistor ST 2  is turned off by the kth initialization signal SENk having a gate-off voltage Voff, and the voltage difference (Vgs=Vdata−(Vcomp−Vth−β+α)) between the gate electrode and the source electrode of the driving transistor DT may be maintained uniformly by the capacitor C. As a result, the current Ids of the driving transistor DT, which flows in the organic light emitting diode OLED, can be defined by the following Equation 5. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Ids 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         K 
                         × 
                         Cox 
                         × 
                         W 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           / 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         L 
                       
                       2 
                     
                     × 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Vdata 
                           - 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               Vcomp 
                               - 
                               Vth 
                               - 
                               β 
                               + 
                               α 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           - 
                           Vth 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     5 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     The following Equation 6 can be obtained from the Equation 5. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   Ids 
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         K 
                         × 
                         Cox 
                         × 
                         W 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           / 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         L 
                       
                       2 
                     
                     × 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Vdata 
                           - 
                           Vcomp 
                           + 
                           β 
                           - 
                           α 
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     6 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     As a result, the current Ids of the driving transistor DT does not depend on the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT as expressed in Equation 6. That is, the threshold voltage Vth of the driving transistor DT is compensated. As a result, the organic light emitting diode OLED emits light in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT, of which threshold voltage Vth is compensated as shown in  FIG. 11F  (S 206  of  FIG. 10 ). 
     As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT are initialized to the reference voltage Vref during the first period t 1 , and the compensation voltage Vcomp is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT during the second period t 2 . In this instance, since the voltage difference Vgs between the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT is greater than the threshold voltage during the second period t 2 , the driving transistor makes the current flow until the voltage difference Vgs between the gate electrode and the source electrode reaches the threshold voltage. As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, the threshold voltage of the driving transistor DT can be sensed in the source electrode of the driving transistor DT during the second period t 2 . Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the organic light emitting diode OLED can emit light in accordance with the current Ids of the driving transistor DT of which the threshold voltage Vth is compensated. 
     Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, during the fifth period t 5 , the data voltage is supplied to the gate electrode of the driving transistor DT, the source voltage Vs is increase as much as “α.” At this time, “α” which is the increasing amount of the source voltage Vs is varied depending on the electron mobility of the driving transistor DT. As a result, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the voltage difference Vgs between the gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor DT can be adjusted depending on the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT during the fifth period t 5 , the electron mobility K of the driving transistor DT can be compensated. 
     Meanwhile, since the kth scan signal SCANk supplied to the kth scan line Sk coupled to the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6 , the kth initialization signal SENSk supplied to the kth initialization line SENk, a voltage DVj supplied to the jth data line Dj, and the gate and source voltages Vg and Vs of the driving transistor DT are substantially the same as those of  FIG. 9 , their detailed description is omitted. Also, since the driving method of the pixel P shown in  FIG. 6  is substantially the same as that of  FIG. 10 , its detailed description is omitted. 
     In addition, because the second transistor supplies a reference voltage of the data lines to a source electrode of the driving transistor, the present invention can advantageously remove a separate reference line needed. That is, the aspect ratio can be increased and manufacturing costs can be reduced because a separate reference line for supplying a reference voltage is not needed. The present invention advantageously supplies the reference voltage using an existing data line. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.