A new pixel circuit compensating for brightness variation in large size and high resolution AMOLED displays

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 398-403

  Lu, Hau Yan ^b   Chang, Ting Chang ^c   Tai, Ya Hsiang ^b   Liu, Po Tsun ^a,b   Chi, Sien ^b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED); Currrent resistance (I R) drop; Pixel design; Poly crystalline silicon thin film transistors (poly Si TFTs); Uniformity

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; PIXELS; POLYSILICON;

ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (AMOLED); CURRRENT-RESISTANCE (I-R) DROP; PIXEL DESIGN; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 36348989129     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2007.900921     Document Type: Article

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