Patent ID: 8797314

Claim:
A pixel circuit for driving a light emitting device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the pixel circuit comprising: a driving transistor comprising a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the gate electrode of the driving transistor being coupled to a second node, the driving transistor being configured to output a driving current corresponding to a data signal; a second transistor configured to electrically couple the gate electrode and the second electrode of the driving transistor to each other in response to a current scan signal applied to a gate electrode of the second transistor; a third transistor comprising a first electrode configured to receive the data signal, the third transistor being configured to transfer the data signal to a first node in response to the current scan signal; a fourth transistor comprising a first electrode coupled to a first power source, the fourth transistor being configured to transfer a voltage from the first power source to the first node in response to a next emission control signal; a fifth transistor coupled in series between the second electrode of the driving transistor and the first electrode of the light emitting device, and configured to transfer the driving current from the driving transistor to the first electrode of the light emitting device in response to a current emission control signal; a sixth transistor configured to transfer an initialization voltage to the second node in response to a previous scan signal; and a first capacitor comprising a first electrode coupled to the first node and a second electrode coupled to the second node, wherein, during an initialization period, the third transistor and the second transistor are configured to be off and the fourth transistor and the sixth transistor are configured to be on to initialize the first node and the second node, respectively, and wherein, during an emission period, the fifth transistor is configured to be on to transfer the driving current to the light emitting device and the fourth transistor is configured to be on to transfer the voltage from the first power source to the first node.