Patent ID: 7116293

Claim:
A display panel, comprising: emitters disposed in the form of an array; an active element, having a first terminal and a second terminal, which is adapted to switch between the first terminal and the second terminal; a diode emitting element having a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the diode emitting element is an organic EL; and a capacitor having a first terminal and a second temiinal, wherein; the respective first terminal of the active element, the diode emitting element, and the capacitor are directly connected to one another at a common terminal, and the respective second terminals of the active element, the diode emitting element, and the capacitor are connected to connecting lines different from one another, and potentials are individually set for the respective second terminals of the active element, the diode emitting element, and the capacitor via the respective connecting lines, while controlling a switching operation of the active element, so as to control charning and discharging of the capacitor so that the diode emitting element emits light.