Pixel Circuit Designs for Active Matrix Displays

Pixel circuits are key components of flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diode displays (OLEDs), and micro light-emitting diode displays (micro-LEDs). Depending on the active layer material of the thin film transistor (TFT), pixel circuits are catego...

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Main Authors: Dan-Mei Wei, Hua Zheng, Chun-Hua Tan, Shenghao Zhang, Hua-Dan Li, Lv Zhou, Yuanrui Chen, Chenchen Wei, Miao Xu, Lei Wang, Wei-Jing Wu, Honglong Ning, Baohua Jia
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Hua Zheng
Chun-Hua Tan
Shenghao Zhang
Hua-Dan Li
Lv Zhou
Yuanrui Chen
Chenchen Wei
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Lei Wang
Wei-Jing Wu
Honglong Ning
Baohua Jia
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description Pixel circuits are key components of flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diode displays (OLEDs), and micro light-emitting diode displays (micro-LEDs). Depending on the active layer material of the thin film transistor (TFT), pixel circuits are categorised into amorphous silicon (a-Si) technology, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) technology, metal oxide (MO) technology, and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon and oxide (LTPO) technology. In this review, we outline the fundamental display principles and four major TFT technologies, covering conventional single-gated TFTs to novel two-gated TFTs. We focus on novel pixel circuits for three glass-based display technologies with additional mention of pixel circuits for silicon-based OLED and silicon-based micro-LED.
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spelling doaj-art-445fefe66b284658b8768663d1f1d0ce2025-08-20T02:24:43ZengMDPI AGApplied System Innovation2571-55772025-03-01824610.3390/asi8020046Pixel Circuit Designs for Active Matrix DisplaysDan-Mei Wei0Hua Zheng1Chun-Hua Tan2Shenghao Zhang3Hua-Dan Li4Lv Zhou5Yuanrui Chen6Chenchen Wei7Miao Xu8Lei Wang9Wei-Jing Wu10Honglong Ning11Baohua Jia12School of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering & Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaCentre for Atomaterials and Nanomanufacturing, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, AustraliaPixel circuits are key components of flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diode displays (OLEDs), and micro light-emitting diode displays (micro-LEDs). Depending on the active layer material of the thin film transistor (TFT), pixel circuits are categorised into amorphous silicon (a-Si) technology, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) technology, metal oxide (MO) technology, and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon and oxide (LTPO) technology. In this review, we outline the fundamental display principles and four major TFT technologies, covering conventional single-gated TFTs to novel two-gated TFTs. We focus on novel pixel circuits for three glass-based display technologies with additional mention of pixel circuits for silicon-based OLED and silicon-based micro-LED.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/8/2/46active matrix displaythin film transistorpixel circuit
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Honglong Ning
Baohua Jia
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title_short Pixel Circuit Designs for Active Matrix Displays
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thin film transistor
pixel circuit
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