Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Hsiu-Hui Yang

Yen-Cheng Cheng

Yu-Shao Liu

Chin-Hung Hsu

Wei-Kang Tsai

A source driver, including a plurality of channel circuits, each of the plurality of channel circuits including a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a second DAC, a first switch, a second switch and an output buffer circuit, is provided. The output terminal of the output buffer circuit is configured to be coupled to a data line of a display panel. An output terminal of the first DAC is coupled to a first input terminal among the input terminals of the output buffer circuit. An output terminal of the second DAC is coupled to a second input terminal among the input terminals of the output buffer circuit. The first switch is disposed along a first signal path between the output terminal of the first DAC and the output terminal of the output buffer circuit. The second switch is disposed along a second signal path between the output terminal of the second DAC and the output terminal of the output buffer circuit.

Channel circuit of source driver for increasing operation frequency of display panel

A layout arrangement of a driver integrated circuit includes multiple output pads, a plurality of switching circuits, and multiple data channel circuits. The output pads include a first output pad and a second output pad and are configurable to be coupled to a plurality of data lines. The switching circuits include a first switching circuit. A first selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the first output pad via a first connecting wire. A second selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the second output pad via a second connecting wire. The data channel circuits include a first data channel circuit. An output terminal of the first data channel circuit is coupled to a common terminal of the first switching circuit via a third connecting wire. The third connecting wire is longer than the first connecting wire and the second connecting wire.

Layout arrangement of driver integrated circuit

A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a pixel array, multiple data lines and first scan lines. The pixel array is arranged in multiple pixel rows by multiple pixel columns, and includes a first pixel row, a second pixel row, and a third pixel row which are adjacent pixel rows. The first scan line is coupled to multiple first pixel groups. Each first pixel group includes multiple first pixels in the first pixel row and multiple second pixels in the second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row. A display driving circuit for driving a display panel is also provided.

Display panel and display driving circuit for driving display panel

A signal processing apparatus includes a first signal processing circuit and the second signal processing circuit. The first signal processing circuit receives a first signal. The first signal processing circuit has a power end connecting to a first voltage and a reference ground end. The second signal processing circuit receives a second signal. The second signal processing circuit has a power end which is electrically coupled to the reference ground end of the first signal processing circuit or equals the reference ground end of the first signal processing circuit. The second signal processing circuit has a reference ground end connecting to a second voltage.

Signal processing apparatus and touch display apparatus thereof

An output circuit of a driver includes a plurality of output nodes, a first output buffer group and a multiplexer. The first output buffer group is configured to output data to the plurality of output nodes, wherein each output buffer in the first output buffer group is configured to output data to at least two output nodes among the plurality of output nodes. The multiplexer, coupled between the plurality of output nodes and the first output buffer group, is configured to select to couple each output buffer in the first output buffer group to one of the plurality of output nodes.

Output circuit of driver

A driver integrated circuit, including multiple output pads, multiple switching circuits, and multiple data channel circuits, is provided. The output pads and the switching circuits are arranged in a pad area of the driver integrated circuit. The output pads include a first output pad and a second output pad, and the switching circuits include a first switching circuit. A first selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the first output pad. A second selection terminal of the first switching circuit is coupled to the second output pad. The data channel circuits are arranged in a function circuit area of the driver integrated circuit. The data channel circuits include a first data channel circuit. An output terminal of the first data channel circuit is coupled to a common terminal of the first switching circuit.

Driver integrated circuit

The present invention provides a method of a controller, for controlling a plurality of drivers, each coupled to a panel having a plurality of areas and configured to control at least one of the areas of the panel. The method includes steps of: controlling each of the drivers to perform finger touch detection in a first finger detection mode and perform stylus detection in a first stylus detection mode; when a finger touch is detected on a first area in the first finger detection mode, controlling a first driver corresponding to the first area to perform finger touch detection in a second finger detection mode on the first area; and when a stylus is detected on a second area in the first stylus detection mode, controlling a second driver corresponding to the second area to perform stylus detection in a second stylus detection mode on the second area.

Method of controlling stylus and finger touch detection and related controller

A channel circuit of a source driver, including a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a second DAC, a first switch, a second switch and an output buffer circuit, is provided. The output terminal of the output buffer circuit is configured to be coupled to a data line of a display panel. An output terminal of the first DAC is coupled to a first input terminal among the input terminals of the output buffer circuit. An output terminal of the second DAC is coupled to a second input terminal among the input terminals of the output buffer circuit. The first switch is disposed along a first signal path between the output terminal of the first DAC and the output terminal of the output buffer circuit. The second switch is disposed along a second signal path between the output terminal of the second DAC and the output terminal of the output buffer circuit.

Channel circuit of source driver

A display device, an operation, a driving circuit and a timing control circuit are provided. The display device includes a touch display panel, the driving circuit and the timing control circuit. The driving circuit drives the touch display panel to display image frames and perform touch detection. The timing control circuit outputs display data to the driving circuit through a data transmission path during a display period to display the image frame on the touch display panel. The driving circuit outputs touch detection data corresponding to the touch detection to the timing control circuit through the same data transmission path during a touch detection period.

Display device, operation method, driving circuit and timing control circuit

Control methods of a channel setting module applied to a display panel are provided. The display panel has gate lines, source lines, and pixels. The pixels are arranged in matrix. The pixels disposed at the same row are electrically connected to the same gate line, and the pixels disposed at the same column are electrically connected to the same source line. The adoption of the channel setting module reduces the control signals required by the source lines. The channel setting module includes operational amplifiers and de-mux switches, and the control methods dynamically determine conduction states of the de-mux switches. The voltage outputs of the operational amplifiers are selectively outputted to the source lines, depending on conduction statuses of the de-mux switches. By applying the control methods, the interference between the source lines are reduced, and the instantaneous overshoots/undershoots of floating channels are depressed.

Control method of channel setting module applied to display panel

A display device and a detection method applied to the display device are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a source control circuit, and a leakage estimation circuit. The display panel includes pixels being arranged in M columns, wherein at least one panel-partition is defined on the display panel. The source control circuit includes M source drivers which respectively provide data voltages to the M columns of pixels. The leakage estimation circuit includes an evaluation circuit, a defect detection circuit, and a mode-switch. The evaluation circuit controls the defect detection circuit to perform a leakage estimation procedure so that a leakage current corresponding to the panel-partition is estimated when the at least one mode-switch is turned on.

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Hsiu-Hui Yang