Patent ID: 8723767

Claim:
A display device comprising a display unit including: a plurality of light emitting elements; and a plurality of respective pixel circuits, each of the pixel circuits including a first transistor configured to sample a signal voltage and a second transistor configured to drive the light emitting element in response to the signal voltage, wherein, each of the pixel circuits is driven such that (a) a first voltage, a second voltage, and a third voltage are sequentially supplied to a control electrode of the second transistor, (b) the first voltage is higher than the second voltage and the third voltage is a voltage corresponding to the video signal, and (c) the first voltage is supplied before a correction of a threshold voltage of the second transistor is initiated and within a period in which the light emitting element is turned off, and (d) a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage is large enough to reduce a probability of occurrence of black dots on the display unit.