A novel voltage-feedback pixel circuit for AMOLED displays

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-60

  Lin, Chih Lung ^a   Tsai, Tsung Ting ^a   Chen, Yung Chih ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED); Amorphous silicon (a Si); Degradation; Low temperature poly silicon (LTPS)

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DEGRADATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; POLYSILICON; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (AMOLED); LOW TEMPERATURE POLYSILICON (LTPS);

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 43649105635     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2007.901555     Document Type: Article

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