• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.205-210
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• 2022

A novel OLED pixel circuit is proposed in this paper that uses only n-type thin-film transistors(TFTs) to improve the luminance non-uniformity of the AMOLED display caused by the threshold voltage variation of an OLED driving TFT. The proposed OLED pixel circuit is composed of 6 n-channel TFTs and 2 capacitors. The operation of the proposed OLED pixel circuit consists of the capacitor initializing period, threshold voltage sensing period of an OLED·driving TFT, image data voltage writing period, and OLED·emitting period. As a result of SmartSpice simulation, when the threshold voltage of·OLED·driving TFT varies from 1.2 V to 1.8 V, the proposed OLED pixel circuit has a maximum current error of 5.18 % at IOLED = 1 nA. And, when the OLED cathode voltage rises by 0.1 V, the proposed OLED pixel circuit has very little change in the OLED current compared to the conventional OLED pixel circuit. Therefore, the proposed pixel circuit exhibits superior compensation characteristics for the threshold voltage variation of an OLED driving TFT and the rise of the OLED cathode voltage compared to the conventional OLED pixel circuit.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.785-786
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• 2017

Recently, interest in AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED) panels has been growing with the development of displays used in each device. Therefore, the demand for the inspection equipment required for production is spreading, and therefore, efficient design is required to operate a plurality of signal generators. In this paper, we propose a central server management system for signal generators. The proposed system includes a method for driving an AMOLED panel, and the timing and power setting results are presented. Thus, it is possible to cope with loss or alteration of data, and it is believed that stable and smooth communication is possible.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08b
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• pp.1108-1111
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• 2007

OLED driving voltage shift can reduce the OLED display lifetime, especially for digitally driven AMOLED. By operating OLED at high frequency, we were able to suppress OLED voltage shift degradation, expecting improved AMOLED lifetime. We describe frequency dependence of voltage shift obtained from bias stress test of OLED.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1436-1439
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• 2005

A novel current-type data driver for active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) is proposed for current uniformity enhancement among its output channels. New architecture is composed of shadow DACs that precharge output stages, a single-real DAC that correct the output level to a real target current level and output stages that operate in 3 states of sampling, correcting and driving. Simulation results show that the proposed driving method and circuits improve the current uniformity among output channels of a current-type driver IC.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.248-249
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 능동 구동형 유기 발광 소자(AMOLED)에 쓰이는 수소화된 비정질 실리콘(a-Si:H)의 전류 안정성(stability)을 개선하기 위한 새로운 구동방법(driving method)을 제안한다. 제안된 방식은 한 프레임 시간 중 특정 시간동안 비정질 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터(Thin Film Transistor, TFT)에 음의 화상데이터전압을 인가함으로써 열화(degradation)를 억제한다. 비정질 실리콘 박막트랜지스터의 열화를 회복하기 위한 음의 화상데이터의 진폭은 실제 이미지를 표현하는 이전에 인가한 양의 화상데이터에 의해 결정된다. 본 연구에서 제안된 구동방식을 시뮬레이션을 통하여 화소 회로의 동작을 검증하였고, 이를 통해 비정질 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터의 열화가 억제되는 것과 화면의 균일성(screen uniformity) 개선하고자 한다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1424-1427
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• 2005

In this paper, we studied on the application of Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs) to the active matrix organic light emitting diodes (AMOLED). We designed organic transistor based pixel circuits for AMOLED. The pixel circuit is consisted of two-transistor, one-capacitor and one-OLED. We report the simulation results of the pixel circuits that OLED current varied as the data line and scan line voltage. Also, we will describe the fabrication process of the Pentacene OTFTs arrays and the organic light emitting diodes. The driving results of the fabricated unit pixels and their 4x4 arrays are also presented.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.80-86
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• 2009

The variation of the electrical characteristics of thin-film transistors (TFTs) causes a non-uniform image quality problem, and the differential aging of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) devices causes an image-sticking problem. A video data correction method is proposed herein as an effective solution to the non-uniform electro-optical characteristics of the pixels in activematrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays. The results of the simulation that was conducted show that the proposed method successfully senses the electrical characteristics of TFTs and the degradation of OLEDs and effectively compensates for them.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.46 no.8
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

A new pixel circuit for Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes (AMOLEDs), based on the polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors (Poly-Si TFTs), was proposed and verified by SMART SPICE simulation. One driving and six switching TFTs and one storage capacitor were used to improve display image uniformity without any additional control signal line. The proposed pixel circuit compensates an inevitable threshold voltage variation of Poly-Si TFTs and also compensates the degradation of OLED at low power supply voltage($V_{DD}$). The simulation results show that the proposed pixel circuit successfully compensates the variation of OLED driving current within 0.8% compared with 20% of the conventional pixel circuit.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.861-866
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• 2018

In OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) manufacturing, the aging process increases the manufacturing efficiency and measures the correction value to correct the aging. The correction value for correcting the aging of the OLED can be applied to the driving signal. The OLED aging process measures the current after outputting the light for a predetermined time according to the preset driving signal and temperature. In the OLED manufacturing process, aging is applied for non-uniformity by deposition and temperature. This time has little effect on OLED efficiency reduction. Heating devices and signal generation systems are required to create the conditions necessary for aging. The results measured by the heating system and signal generation system can be used as a basis for evaluating power requirements, uniformity and efficiency in OLED manufacturing. In this paper, we propose and implement a configuration for interlocking the driving signal generation and heating system for practical OLED aging correction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.95-96
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• 2008

A new voltage-driven pixel circuit using soluble-processed organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) for an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) is proposed. The proposed circuit is composed of four switching TFTs, one driving TFT and one storage capacitor. The proposed circuit can compensate for the degradation of OLED current caused by the threshold voltage shift of the OTFT. The simulation results show that the variation of OLED current corresponding to a 3V threshold voltage shift is decreased by 30% compared to the conventional 2TlC structure.