Patent ID: 8907876

Claim:
An image display apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixel circuits, each comprising: a light emitting element electrically connected to a first power supply line; and a driver electrically connected to the light emitting element and a second power supply line, a reverse bias voltage being applied to the driver, wherein a potential difference between the first power supply line and the second power supply line is substantially maintained during a reverse bias voltage period in which the reverse bias voltage is applied to the driver, wherein a write period in which an image signal is written is not overlapped with the reverse bias voltage period, wherein an electric charge accumulated in the light emitting element is reset by substantially equating a drain potential of the driver with a source potential of the driver before a light emitting period in which the light emitting element emits, and wherein a voltage between a gate and a source of the driver is not equal to zero when resetting the electric charge accumulated in the light emitting element in a reset period immediately before the light emitting period.