US Patent 8120555 LED display with control circuit

An active-matrix circuit for controlling an LED display pixel that includes a control circuit responsive to control signals for storing a luminance value in a storage circuit during a frame period. A drive circuit responds to the storage circuit for controlling current through an LED to emit light at a luminance level determined by the luminance value. A luminance-value reduction circuit, connected to the storage circuit, provides a controlled reduction of the luminance value stored in the storage circuit during the frame period.