• DocumentCode
    1278193
  • Title

    Pulsewidth Modulation With Current Uniformization for AM-OLEDs

  • Author

    Kimura, Mutsumi ; Suzuki, Daisuke ; Koike, Masamichi ; Sawamura, Shigeki ; Kato, Masakazu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Inf., Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan
  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    2624
  • Lastpage
    2630
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel conception of driving methods, pulsewidth modulation with current uniformization, for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays (AM-OLEDs). This driving conception can simultaneously achieve precise grayscale and exceedingly improve luminance uniformity. We evaluate a concrete example, in which a pixel circuit includes seven transistors and a driving period consists of addressing-programming and light-emitting periods. The working and the tolerance against characteristic deviations of thin-film transistors and OLEDs are confirmed using circuit simulation and actual equivalent circuits.
  • Keywords
    LED displays; organic light emitting diodes; pulse width modulation; thin film transistors; AM-OLED; active-matrix organic light-emitting diode displays; addressing-programming; circuit simulation; current uniformization; driving conception; equivalent circuits; light-emitting periods; luminance uniformity; pixel circuit; pulsewidth modulation; thin-film transistors; Active matrix technology; Circuit simulation; Concrete; Copper; Equivalent circuits; Flat panel displays; Gray-scale; Organic light emitting diodes; Pixel; Pulse modulation; Pulse width modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Thin film transistors; Transistors; Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display (AM-OLED); current uniformization; driving method; organic light-emitting diode (OLED); pulsewidth modulation; thin-film transistor (TFT);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TED.2010.2055871
  • Filename
    5530370