Electroluminescent display device and driving method thereof
Abstract
An EL display device which can display vivid images with a good balance of the brightnesses of emitted red color, blue color, and green color light is provided. The EL display device has a plurality of pixels each containing EL elements respectively, and the EL display device performs gradation display by controlling the time during which the plurality of EL elements emit light. The EL display device is characterized in that a voltage applied to each of the EL elements differs depending upon the color displayed by the plurality of pixels each containing the EL elements respectively.

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Numbers
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- Publication, DOCDB
- 1087366
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- EP1087366
- Application
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- Application, DOCDB
- 00120760
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20000120760
Titles3
- German
- Elektrolumineszierende Anzeigevorrichtung und Steuerungsverfahren dafür
- English
- Electroluminescent display device and driving method thereof
- French
- Dispositif d'affichage électroluminescent et sa méthode de commande
Classification
- CPC, 15
- G09G3/30
- H10D86/40
- G09G3/2022
- G09G3/3233
- G09G3/3258
- G09G3/3291
- G09G2300/0408
- G09G2300/0809
- G09G2300/0842
- G09G2320/0242
- G09G2320/043
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- H10K59/1213
- H10D86/00
- H10D86/60
- IPC, 6
- G09G3 20
- G09G3 30
- G09G3 32
- H01L21 77
- H04N23 56
- H04N23 57
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia