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Data line drive circuit for panel display with reduced static power consumption

US6816144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2001
Grant dateNov 9, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 11, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/027
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data line drive circuit for a liquid crystal display comprises a selection circuit 20 receiving from a D/A converter 16 a plurality of voltages V1 to V3 corresponding to data lines 301 to 303 of the liquid crystal display, for outputting a selected one of the received voltages, an analog buffer 22A connected to an output of the selection circuit, a distribution circuit 24 receiving an output of the analog buffer for selectively distributing the output of the analog buffer to a selected one of the data lines, and a precharge circuit 26 for precharging each of the data lines to either VDD or VSS in accordance with at least the most significant bit of the corresponding digital data, during a precharge period at the beginning of each scan line selection period. During a first writing period succeeding to the precharge period, a voltage V1 corresponding to the data line 301 is supplied to the analog buffer 22A, and the output of the analog buffer is supplied to the data line 301. During a succeeding and second writing period, a voltage V2 corresponding to the data line 302 is supplied to the analog buffer 22A, and the output of the analog buffer is supplied to the data line 302.

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