Patent ID: 6876235

Claim:
A source follower capable of compensating a threshold voltage, suitable for using in a display comprising: an n-type transistor, having a drain, a gate, and a source, wherein the drain is coupled to a positive voltage, and the source outputs an output voltage; a current source, having a 1st electrode and a 2nd electrode, wherein the 1st electrode is coupled to the source, and the 2nd electrode is grounded; and a switching circuit, coupled to the n-type transistor, the current source, and an input voltage comprising: a 1st switch, having a 3rd electrode and a 4th electrode, wherein the 3rd electrode is coupled to the input voltage, and the 4th electrode is coupled to the gate; a 2nd switch, having a 5th electrode and a 6th electrode, wherein the 5th electrode is coupled to the input voltage and the 3rd electrode; a 3rd switch, having a 7th electrode and an 5th electrode, wherein the 7th electrode is coupled to the 6th electrode, and the 8th electrode is coupled to the source and the 1st electrode; and a storage capacitor, having a 9th electrode and a 10th electrode, wherein the 9th electrode is coupled to the 4th electrode and the gate, and the 10th electrode is coupled to the 6th electrode and the 7th electrode, wherein the switching circuit further comprises: a 4th switch, having an 11th electrode and a 12th electrode, wherein the 11th electrode is coupled to the 3rd electrode, the 5th electrode, and the input voltage; a 5th switch, having a 13th electrode and a 14th electrode, wherein the 13th electrode is coupled to the 12th electrode, and the 14th electrode is coupled to the 1st electrode, the 8th electrode, and the source; and a compensating capacitor, having a 15th electrode and a 16th electrode, wherein the 15th electrode is coupled to the 12th electrode and the 13th electrode, and the 16th electrode is coupled to the 6th electrode, the 7th electrode, and the 10th electrode.