1. An electroluminescence device, comprising:
a plurality of scan lines;
a plurality of data lines orthogonal to the scan lines; and
an array of pixels, each of the pixels formed near an intersection of one of the scan lines and one of the data lines, each pixel including a light emitting diode (LED) device, a driving transistor coupled to drive the LED device, and a plurality of capacitors, at least one of the capacitors being coupled to a gate of the driving transistor and another one of the capacitors being coupled either in parallel with the at least one capacitor or in a floating state,
wherein each of the capacitors is provided for storing a voltage level for driving the driving transistor.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein one terminal of the capacitor in the floating state is coupled in common with one terminal of the at least one capacitor and another terminal of the floating state capacitor is unconnected.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the LED device comprises an organic light emitting diode device.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the LED device comprises a polymer light emitting diode device.
5. The device of claim 1 further comprising a current copier circuit coupled to copy a current flowing through a one of the data lines associated with one or more of the pixels.
6. The device of claim 1 comprising a current mirror circuit coupled to copy a current flowing through a one of the data lines associated with one or more of the pixels.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the voltage level stored in each of the capacitors is a voltage level across the gate and a source of the driving transistor.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the capacitors is disconnectable in an event of failure thereof.
9. An electroluminescence device, comprising:
an array of pixels; and
a driver device for driving the array of pixels including a driving transistor and a plurality of capacitors, at least one of the capacitors being coupled to a gate of the driving transistor and another one of the capacitors being coupled either in parallel with the at least one capacitor or in a floating state,
wherein each of the capacitors is provided for storing a voltage level across a gate and a source of the driving transistor.
10. The device of claim 9 wherein one terminal of the capacitor in the floating state is coupled in common with one terminal of the at least one capacitor and another terminal of the floating state capacitor is unconnected.
11. The device of claim 9 further comprising one of an organic light emitting diode device and a polymer light emitting diode device for driving by the driver device.
12. The device of claim 9 comprising one of a current copier circuit and a current mirror circuit coupled to copy a data current for driving one or more of the array of pixels.
13. The device of claim 9 wherein the driver device is incorporated within a low temperature polycrystalline silicon device.
14. A method for repairing an electroluminescence device, comprising:
providing an array of pixels in the electroluminescence device;
providing capacitors in each of the pixels;
providing a transistor in each of the pixels;
coupling at least one of the capacitors in each of the pixels to a gate of the driving transistor and coupling another one of the capacitors either in parallel with the at least one capacitor or in a floating state; and
storing a voltage level in at least one of the capacitors for driving the driving transistor.
15. The method of claim 14 comprising electrically connecting the floating state capacitor to the transistor.
16. The method of claim 14 comprising electrically disconnecting one of the capacitors from the transistor.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the storing comprises storing a voltage level across a gate and a source of the driving transistor.
18. A method for repairing an electroluminescence device, comprising:
providing an array of pixels in the electroluminescence device;
providing driving circuits for driving the array of pixels;
providing capacitors in each of the driving circuits;
providing a driving transistor in each of the pixels; and
coupling at least one of the capacitors in each of the pixels to a gate of the driving transistor and coupling another one of the capacitors either in parallel with the at least one capacitor or in a floating state; and
electrically connecting one of the driving circuits to a line of the pixels in the array.
19. The method of claim 18 comprising electrically connecting the floating state capacitor to the transistor.
20. The method of claim 18 comprising electrically disconnecting one of the capacitors from the transistor using a laser repair.
21. The method of claim 18 comprising storing a voltage level across a gate and a source of the transistor in at least one of the capacitors.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for managing communication at a mobile terminal, the method being implemented by the mobile terminal and comprising:
if the mobile terminal does not have a dedicated destination address allocated, initializing a next expected sequence number associated with common packet data units having a shared destination address and shared sequence numbers;
after initializing the next expected sequence number, receiving an initial packet data unit having the shared destination address and comprising an initial shared sequence number and a payload carrying data;
responsive to a determination that the initial packet data unit was correctly received, accepting the initial packet data unit and starting a first timer associated with the common packet data units having the shared destination address and shared sequence numbers;
while the first timer is running:
accepting all subsequent packet data units having the shared destination address that are correctly received and storing the subsequent packet data units in a reordering buffer;
resetting the first timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units is correctly received;
starting a second timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units has a sequence number higher than the next expected sequence number; and
responsive to expiration of the first timer, resetting the value of the next expected sequence number to a first predefined initial value, and resetting the upper boundary of a receiver window in the mobile terminal to a second predefined initial value.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising proceeding to receive a subsequent next packet data unit when determining that the first timer has expired.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the initial packet data unit is received on a control channel with the mobile terminal in a state of connecting to a data downlink channel.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the state comprises an Enhanced CELL_FACH state.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile terminal is operating in an FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) or TDD (Time Division Duplex) wireless communication network.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the shared destination address is a common H-RNTI (HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
7. A mobile terminal for communication in a wireless communication network, comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive packet data units;
a measurement unit comprising a first timer associated with common packet data units having a shared destination address and a shared sequence numbers;
a processing unit configured to:
if the mobile terminal does not have a dedicated address allocated, initialize a next expected sequence number associated with the common packet data units having a shared destination address and shared sequence numbers;
after initializing the next expected sequence number, receive an initial packet data unit having the shared destination address and comprising an initial shared sequence number and a payload carrying data;
examine packet data units received and determine whether they are correctly received; and
responsive to a determination that the initial packet data unit was correctly received, instruct the measurement unit to start the first timer;
while the first timer is running:
accepting all subsequent packet data units having the shared destination address that are correctly received and storing the subsequent packet data units in a reordering buffer;
resetting the first timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units is correctly received;
starting a second timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units has a sequence number higher than the next expected sequence number and;
responsive to expiration of the first timer:
reset the next expected sequence number for the next expected packet data unit to a first predefined initial value; and
reset the upper boundary of its receiving window to a second predefined initial value.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for managing communication in a mobile terminal, the computer program comprising program instructions that configure the mobile terminal to:
if the mobile terminal does not have a dedicated address allocated, initialize a next expected sequence number associated with packet data units having a shared destination address and shared sequence numbers;
after initializing the next expected sequence number, receive an initial packet data unit having the shared destination address and comprising an initial shared sequence number and a payload carrying data;
responsive to a determination that the initial packet data unit was correctly received, accept the initial packet data unit and start a first timer associated with packet data units having the shared destination address and shared sequence numbers;
while the first timer is running:
accepting all subsequent packet data units having the shared destination address that are correctly received and storing the subsequent packet data units in a reordering buffer;
resetting the first timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units is correctly received;
starting a second timer responsive to determining that one of said subsequent packet data units has a sequence number higher than the next expected sequence number; and
responsive to expiration of the first timer:
reset the value of the next expected sequence number to a first predefined initial value; and
reset the upper boundary of a receiver window in the mobile terminal to a second predefined initial value.