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Display drivers

US7239309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateOct 23, 2002
Grant dateJul 3, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/148
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Display driver circuitry for electro-optic displays, in particular active matrix displays using organic light emitting diodes. The circuitry includes a driver to drive an electro-optic display element in accordance with a drive voltage, a photosensitive device optically coupled to the electro-optic display element to pass a current dependent upon illumination reaching photosensitive device, a control circuit having a control line coupled to the driver to control the brightness of the electro-optic display element and having a current sense input coupled to the photosensitive device, a current set line for coupling to a reference current generator, and a display element select line to, when active, cause the control circuit to drive the electro-optic display element in accordance with the current set by the reference current generator. The circuit provides improved control of an electro-display element such as an organic LED pixel.

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