Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Chieh-An Lin

Jhih-Siou Cheng

Ju-Lin Huang

Po-Hsiang Fang

Chun-Yung Cho

Po-Yu Tseng

Yi-Chuan Liu

Keko-Chun Liang

Chih-Wen Lu

Tzong-Honge Shieh

Pang-Chen Hung

Yen-Ru Kuo

Chih-Hao Lin

Che-Wei Yeh

Yu-Hsiang Wang

Tzu-Chien Tzeng

Chih-Hsien Chou

Jin-Yi Lin

Yi-Yang Tsai

Chun-Wei Kang

Nien-Tsung Hsueh

Hung-Ho Huang

A display control system for controlling a display panel having a plurality of display zones includes a main controller, a plurality of display driver circuits and a plurality of memories. Each of the display driver circuits is coupled to a corresponding display zone among the plurality of display zones, to control the corresponding display zone. Each of the memories is coupled to a corresponding display driver circuit among the plurality of display driver circuits, to store a compensation data for the corresponding display zone controlled by the corresponding display driver circuit. The plurality of display driver circuits are cascaded through a plurality of first transmission channels and connected through at least one second transmission channel, and each of the first transmission channels is coupled between two of the plurality of display driver circuits or between one of the plurality of display driver circuits and the main controller.

Display control system for splicing screen

A display driver and a charge recycling method are provided. The display driver includes a charging and discharging circuit and a control circuit. A first terminal of the charging and discharging circuit is coupled to at least one of the scan lines, and a second terminal of the charging and discharging circuit is coupled to at least one of the data lines. The control circuit is coupled to a first control terminal and a second control terminal of the charging and discharging circuit. The charging and discharging circuit receives a first current generated by discharging the at least one of the scan lines to charge the capacitor based on a first control signal. The charging and discharging circuit discharges the capacitor to generate a second current for charging the at least one of the data lines based on a second control signal.

Display driver and charge recycling method using the same

The disclosure provides a digital-to-analog conversion device and an operation method thereof. The digital-to-analog conversion device includes a digital-to-analog conversion circuit and a slew rate enhancement circuit. The digital-to-analog conversion circuit is configured to convert a digital code into an analog voltage. An output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit outputs the analog voltage to a load circuit. A control terminal of the slew rate enhancement circuit is coupled to the digital-to-analog conversion circuit to receive a control voltage following the analog voltage. The slew rate enhancement circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The slew rate enhancement circuit enhances the slew rate at the output terminal of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit based on the control voltage.

Digital-to-analog conversion device and operation method thereof

The disclosure provides a control method of a display driver. The control method includes receiving address information and defining an IC address according to the address information. The IC address includes n bits representing k zones, and n and k are positive integers. The control method further includes receiving the IC address, a black frame data signal and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal, and turning on or off the plurality of LEDs in the corresponding zone according to toggle of bit in the black frame data signal. Each bit in the black frame data signal indicates that a plurality of LEDs in a zone among the k zones are turned on or off.

Display driver and control method thereof

A display driver and a display driving method are provided. The display driving is adapted for driving a display panel and sensing an electrical characteristic of the display panel. The display driver includes a first amplifier circuit. The first amplifier circuit is coupled to the display panel. The first amplifier circuit includes a first driving circuit, a first sensing circuit and a first operational amplifier. The first operational amplifier is coupled to the display panel through a first driving line and a first sensing line. The first driving circuit is configured to provide a first driving signal to the display panel through the first operational amplifier and the first driving line during a driving period. The first sensing circuit is configured to receive a first sensing signal from the display panel through the first operational amplifier and the first sensing line during a first sensing period.

Display driver and display driving method

A sensing circuit for an organic light-emitting diode driver includes a sample and hold circuit and a gain amplifier. The sample and hold circuit is configured to sample a sensing signal received via an input terminal. The gain amplifier is coupled to the sample and hold circuit. The sample and hold circuit includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The first capacitor is coupled between the input terminal and the gain amplifier. The second capacitor is coupled between a reference terminal and the gain amplifier. The first switch is connected between the first capacitor and the input terminal. The second switch is connected between the second capacitor and the reference terminal. The third switch is connected between the first capacitor and the gain amplifier. The fourth switch is connected between the second capacitor and the gain amplifier.

Simplified sensing circuit and sample and hold circuit for improving uniformity in OLED driver

A differential input circuit and a driving circuit including the same are provided. The differential input circuit transforms an analog voltage signal corresponding to a sensing line on an OLED panel to a pair of differential input signals being output to a gain amplifier. The differential input circuit includes a sampling circuit and a scaling circuit. The sampling circuit receives the analog voltage signal and a reference voltage through a first scaling path and a second scaling path, respectively. The scaling circuit includes a first scaling path and a second scaling path. The first scaling path and the second scaling path collectively generate the pair of differential input signals, based on a first shift voltage, a first scaled voltage, a second shift voltage, and a second scaled voltage. The first shift voltage is less than the second shift voltage.

Differential input circuit and driving circuit

The present invention includes a current integrator for an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel. The current integrator includes an operational amplifier, which includes an output stage. The output stage, coupled to an output terminal of the current integrator, includes a first output transistor, a second output transistor, a first stack transistor and a second stack transistor. The first stack transistor is coupled between the first output transistor and the output terminal. The second stack transistor is coupled between the second output transistor and the output terminal.

Current integrator for OLED panel

A current sensor including a voltage generation circuit and a voltage integration circuit is provided. The voltage generation circuit is configured to generate a first voltage according to a current to be sensed. The voltage integration circuit is coupled to the voltage generation circuit and configured to receive the first voltage and a second voltage to generate an output voltage. The voltage integration circuit includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier and a first capacitor. The first amplifier is configured to receive the first voltage and the second voltage to generate a third voltage. The second amplifier is coupled to the first amplifier and configured to receive the third voltage to generate the output voltage. The first capacitor is coupled between an output terminal of the voltage generation circuit and an output terminal of the first amplifier and configured to reduce a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage.

Current sensor and frequency compensation method thereof

A current integrator includes an operational amplifier, an integration capacitor and an offset cancelation capacitor. The operational amplifier includes a first input stage and a second input stage. The first input stage is coupled to an input terminal of the current integrator. The integration capacitor is coupled between the first input stage of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the current integrator. The offset cancelation capacitor is coupled to the second input stage of the operational amplifier.

Current integrator and related signal processing system

A buffer circuit, a display module, and a display driving method are disclosed. The buffer circuit comprises a first polarity buffer, a negative polarity buffer. The first polarity buffer receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage to output a first reference voltage to a first resistance string. The second supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage. The negative polarity buffer receives the second supply voltage and a third supply voltage to output a negative reference voltage to a negative resistance string. The third supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage.

Buffer circuit, panel module, and display driving method

A driver of a display panel is provided. The driver includes a plurality of sensing channels and a signal convertor. The plurality of sensing channels are configured to receive a plurality of sensing signals from the display panel via a plurality of sensing lines and output the sensing signals. The signal convertor is coupled to the sensing channels and configured to receive the sensing signals from the sensing channels. The signal convertor receives the sensing signals from the sensing channels in different sequences during different sensing periods.

Multi-sensing channels design for pixel compensation

A display apparatus and a driving method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver circuit, and a source driver circuit. During a functional sub-period of a frame period, the gate driver circuit simultaneously drives a plurality of gate lines, and the source driver circuit drives a plurality of source lines, so as to perform a function on a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines. In a scan sub-period of the frame period, the gate driver circuit drives the gate lines according to a scan sequence, and the source driver circuit correspondingly drives the source lines according to the scan sequence of the gate driver circuit in the first scan sub-period, so as to display an image.

Display apparatus and driving method thereof

A buffer circuit, a display module, and a display driving method are disclosed. The buffer circuit comprises a positive polarity buffer, a negative polarity buffer. The positive polarity buffer receives a first supply voltage and a second supply voltage to output a positive reference voltage to a positive resistance string. The second supply voltage is less than the first supply voltage. The negative polarity buffer receives the second supply voltage and a third supply voltage to output a negative reference voltage to a negative resistance string. The third supply voltage is less than the second supply voltage.

A display apparatus and a gate driving method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a gate driver. The display panel has a plurality of gate lines. Output terminals of the gate driver are coupled to the gate lines in a one-to-one manner. The gate driver is configured to drive the gate lines according to a scrambled scan sequence.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chieh-An Lin