Ignis Innovation Inc.

A system reads a desired circuit parameter from a pixel circuit that includes a light emitting device, a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input, and a storage device to store a programming signal. One embodiment of the extraction system turns off the drive device and supplies a predetermined voltage from an external source to the light emitting device, discharges the light emitting device until the light emitting device turns off, and then reads the voltage on the light emitting device while that device is turned off. The voltages on the light emitting devices in a plurality of pixel circuits may be read via the same external line, at different times. In-pixel, charge-based compensation schemes are also discussed, which can be used with the external parameter extraction implementations.

Methods of compensating for common unwanted signals present in pixel data measurements of a pixel circuit in a display having a plurality of pixel circuits each including a storage device, a drive transistor, and a light emitting device. First pixel data is measured from a first pixel circuit through a monitor line. Second pixel data from the first pixel circuit or a second pixel circuit is measured through the monitor line or another monitor line. The first measured pixel data or the second measured pixel data or both are used to clean the other of the first measured pixel data or the second measured pixel data of common unwanted signals to produce cleaned data for parameter extraction from the first pixel and/or second pixel.

The OLED voltage of a selected pixel is extracted from the pixel produced when the pixel is programmed so that the pixel current is a function of the OLED voltage. One method for extracting the OLED voltage is to first program the pixel in a way that the current is not a function of OLED voltage, and then in a way that the current is a function of OLED voltage. During the latter stage, the programming voltage is changed so that the pixel current is the same as the pixel current when the pixel was programmed in a way that the current was not a function of OLED voltage. The difference in the two programming voltages is then used to extract the OLED voltage.

A system and method for determining the current of a pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode (OLED). The pixel circuit is connected to a source driver by a data line. The voltage (or current) supplied to the pixel circuit by the source driver. The current of the pixel and the OLED can be measured by a readout circuit. A value of a voltage from the measured current can be extracted and provided to a processor for further processing.

A method and system determine the characteristics of drive devices and load devices in selected pixels in an array of pixels in a display in which each pixel includes a drive device for supplying current to a load device. The method and system supply current to the load device via the drive device in a selected pixel, the current being a function of a current effective characteristic of at least one of the drive device and the load device; measure the current via a measurement line that is shared by adjacent pixels, and extract the value of a selected effective characteristic of one of the drive and load devices from the effect of the current on another of the drive and load devices. Current may be measured via a read transistor in each pixel.

A system and method for determining the current of a pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode (OLED). The pixel circuit is connected to a source driver by a data line. The voltage (or current) supplied to the pixel circuit by the source driver. The current of the pixel and the OLED can be measured by a readout circuit. A value of a voltage from the measured current can be extracted and provided to a processor for further processing.

Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) displays, novel pixel circuits therefor, and methods of programming the pixel circuit and measuring the current of the pixel circuit and OLED thereof are disclosed. One pixel circuit includes four TFT transistors, a storage capacitor and an OLED device and is programmed with use of voltage supplied through a data line. One method measures currents of the OLED and the pixel circuit through the data line by a readout circuit.

Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) displays, novel pixel circuits therefor, and methods of programming the pixel circuit and measuring the current of the pixel circuit and OLED thereof are disclosed. One pixel circuit includes four TFT transistors, a storage capacitor and an OLED device and is programmed with use of voltage supplied through a data line. One method measures currents of the OLED and the pixel circuit through the data line by a readout circuit.

A method and system determine the characteristics of drive devices and load devices in selected pixels in an array of pixels in a display in which each pixel includes a drive device for supplying current to a load device. The method and system supply current to the load device via the drive device in a selected pixel, the current being a function of a current effective characteristic of at least one of the drive device and the load device; measure the current via a measurement line that is shared by adjacent pixels, and extract the value of a selected effective characteristic of one of the drive and load devices from the effect of the current on another of the drive and load devices. Current may be measured via a read transistor in each pixel.

A pixel having an organic light emitting diode (OLED) and method for fabricating the pixel is provided. A planarization dielectric layer is provided between a thin-film transistor (TFT) based backplane and OLED layers. A through via between the TFT backplane and the OLED layers forms a sidewall angle of less than 90 degrees to the TFT backplane. The via area and edges of an OLED bottom electrode pattern may be covered with a dielectric cap.