Abstract:
An operational amplifier having a high slew rate and stability is provided to output a stable voltage regardless of variation of a load capacitance. An operational amplifier(10-1) includes a differential amplifier(11), an output stage(23), and a control unit. The differential amplifier generates a first current and a second current in response to a voltage difference between a first input signal(Vin+) and a second input signal(Vin-). The first input signal is inputted through a first input terminal. The second input signal inputted through a second input terminal. The first current is outputted through a first output node(ND1). The second current is outputted through a second output node(ND2). The output stage generates an output signal(Vout) through the output node. The control unit receives a voltage of the first output node and a voltage of the second output node as a bias voltage, and controls an output current of the output stage in order to determine an output signal of the output stage in response to the voltage of the first output node and the voltage of the second output node.
Abstract:
A rail-to-rail operational amplifier and a display driver IC are provided to obtain little power consumption and high slew rate by varying first input stage current and second input stage current proportionally to voltage difference of a differential input signal pair. According to voltage difference of a differential input signal pair, a first input stage circuit(100) provides first input stage current. According to the voltage difference of the differential input signal pair, a second input stage circuit(200) provides second input stage current. An output stage circuit(320) produces output signal based on the first and second input stage currents. The first input stage circuit and the second input stage circuit have similar configuration. The first input stage circuit has a differential amplifier, a first adaptive biasing circuit and a second adaptive biasing circuit. According to the differential amplifier(110) is the voltage difference of the differential input signal pair, it is generated the first current and the complementarily controlled second current. The first adaptive biasing circuit(120) controls first adaptive variable current for comprising tail current of the differential amplifier based on the first current. The second adaptive biasing circuit(130) controls the second adaptive variable current for comprising the tail current of the differential amplifier based on the second current. The first adaptive variable current and the second adaptive variable current are complementarily varied based on the voltage difference of the differential input signal pair.
Abstract:
A display device and a backlight scanning method thereof are provided to reduce a motion blur and a flicker efficiently by driving a backlight based on a scanning signal. A display device includes an image processor(201), a display panel driver(202), a backlight emitting unit(303), a parameter generator(301), and a backlight driver(302). The image processor receives and processes an image signal to be displayed on a display panel. The display panel driver drives the display panel to display the image signal. The parameter generator calculates parameters to extract motion characteristics from the image signal. The backlight driver generates a scanning signal adjusted according to the parameters generated by the parameter generator. The scanning signal has a plurality of scanning pulses during one frame period.
Abstract:
A display device for displaying an image in response to an inputted image signal and a display method are provided to perform an image process adaptively in response to the image signal and improve image quality with reduced energy consumption. An image processing unit(110) changes a frame rate of an inputted image signal and outputs the changed image signal. A display unit(120) displays an image on the basis of the image signal outputted by the image processing unit. A motion evaluating unit(130) evaluates a motion change quantity between frames of the image signal inputted in the image processing unit. A control unit(140) controls the image processing unit to adjust a change quantity of the frame rate of the image signal according to the motion change quantity evaluated by the motion evaluating unit.
Abstract:
디스플레이장치 및 그 밝기조정방법이 개시된다. 본 발명의 디스플레이장치는 영상을 디스플레이하는 디스플레이장치에 있어서, 소정 개수의 부분영역으로 분할되어 각 부분영역별로 밝기가 조정되는 발광부; 발광부에 연결되어 발광부의 각 부분영역의 밝기를 조절하는 구동부; 및 입력되는 영상신호에 대응하여 발광부의 각 부분영역의 밝기조정에 적용될 대표값을 계산하고, 상기 대표값을 콘트라스트 개선(contrast enhancement)기법으로 보상하여 상기 구동부로 출력하는 제어부를 포함한다. 본 발명에 따르면, 백라이트의 각 부분영역별 밝기조정이 이루어짐으로써 발생되는 인접 부분영역과의 상호작용에 의한 밝기 증감을 보상하도록 각 부분영역의 밝기조정을 위해 적용될 대표값을 조절하여 명암비를 효과적으로 개선시킬 수 있는 디스플레이장치 및 그 밝기조정방법이 제공된다. 백라이트, 부분영역, 콘트라스트 개선, 히스토그램 이퀄라이제이션, 스트레치, 바이 히스토그램 이퀄라이제이션
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display and a method of adjusting brightness for the same are provided to enhance brightness ratio by controlling brightness for each area of a back light unit in correspondence to image signals. A liquid crystal display comprises a back light unit(300), a liquid crystal display unit(400), and a control unit(200). The back light unit includes a light emitting unit(320) divided into a plurality of partial areas such that the brightness of each partial area is controlled. The liquid crystal display unit includes an LCD panel unit(420) and an LCD drive unit(410). The control unit calculates representative value applied to control brightness of each partial area in correspondence to image signals, reduces the representative value by a predetermined ratio to reduce power consumption, and outputs the reduced representative value to the back light unit.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for generating backlight signals synchronized with a frame signal are provided to synchronize blinking frequencies of a backlight signal with frequencies of the frame signal, thereby removing flickers generated in an LCD(Liquid Crystal Display). A source driver(114) drives data lines of a display panel(102) based on digital video data. A gate driver(116) successively drives gate lines of the display panel. A timing controller(120) generates a frame signal and a line clock signal in response to a first control signal. A light source control signal generator(122) generates a light source control signal synchronized with the frame signal based on a second control signal and the line clock signal. The light source control signal generator includes a line counter for outputting a count value in response to the light source control signal and the line clock signal, and a comparator for comparing the count value with the second control signal and outputting the light source control signal as a comparison result.
Abstract:
본 발명의 기준 전압 발생기는 출력전압이 온도에 반비례하는 다양한 온도계수를 구현할 수 있으며, 온도계수가 다르더라도 상온에서 동일한 출력전압을 생성할 수 있어 안정적인 전압을 공급할 수 있는 것을 특징으로 한다. 본 발명에 의하면 온도에 따라 반비례하는 출력전압을 생성하는 기준 전압 발생기를 제공하여, TFT-LCD의 게이트 드라이버에 고온에서도 안정적인 전압을 공급할 수 있게 되어 TFT-LCD의 고온에서의 신뢰성을 향상시킬 수 있다.
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PURPOSE: A boosting circuit, a boosting power device, and a power boosting control method are provided to reduce the number of external capacitors and generate boosting voltages which are stepped up or stepped down due to the charging or pumping by two-phase drive. CONSTITUTION: A boosting circuit comprises the first capacitor(C1) connected between the first node(35) and the second node(36); the second capacitor(C2) connected between the third node(37) and the fourth node(38); the third capacitor(C3) connected between the first boosted voltage output node(39) and the third power(GND); the fourth capacitor(C4) connected between the second boosted voltage output node(40) and the third power; the first switch(21) for switching connection or disconnection between the fourth power(-VCI) and the first node in response to the logic of the first control signal(a); the second switch(22) for switching connection or disconnection between the fourth power and the third node in response to the logic of the second control signal(b); the third switch(23) for switching connection or disconnection between the third power and the third node in response to the logic of a third control signal(c); the fourth switch(24) for switching connection or disconnection between the first node and the first boosted voltage output node in response to the logic of the fourth control signal(d); and the fifth switch(25) for switching connection or disconnection between the first node and the first power in response to the logic of the fifth control signal(e).
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PURPOSE: A super twist nematic liquid crystal display diving circuit is provided to decrease the number of external capacitors and minimize power consumption. CONSTITUTION: A super twist nematic liquid crystal display driving circuit(300) includes a reference voltage generator(310), a voltage booster(320), a voltage controller(330), and the first and second common voltage generators(350,370). The reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage(VREF) in response to an external voltage(VCI). The voltage controller generates the first and second segment voltages(VM,V1) for driving a segment electrode of a super twist nematic liquid crystal display panel in response to the reference voltage and a boosted voltage(VCSL). The first common voltage generator generates the first common voltage(+VR) that is controller to be higher than the first segment voltage and drives a common electrode of the liquid crystal display panel. The second common voltage generator generates the second common voltage(-VR) that is controlled to be lower than the first segment voltage and drives the common electrode of the liquid crystal display panel.