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Lamp driving apparatus for liquid crystal display device having high contrast ratio

US8570269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2007
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/066
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a technology for implementing a high contrast ratio that cannot be implemented by only an analog dimming or burst dimming method, by selectively turning off lamps on the LCD device, comprising: a control unit outputting control signals and video data for controlling a driving of a gate driving unit and a data driving unit, and brightness control signals; the gate driving unit for supplying scan signals to gate lines on a liquid crystal panel by controlling of the control unit and the data driving unit for supplying a data voltage to data lines; the liquid crystal panel having liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix type and thin film transistors formed at each intersection between the data lines and the gate lines; a backlight driving unit for controlling an optical amount by controlling a tube current supplied to lamps on a backlight unit and for selectively turning off the lamps when the brightness control signals are inputted; and the backlight unit for implementing a high brightness with respect to a dark area by irradiating a backlight having a brightness corresponding to light from the lamps emitted by the backlight driving unit toward the liquid crystal panel,…

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