Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Jr-Ching Lin

Chia-Wei Su

Po-Hsiang Fang

Hsin-Hung Lee

Po-Yu Tseng

Shun-Hsun Yang

Teng-Jui Yu

Chun-Yu Liao

Chia-Hung Lin

Che-Li Lin

Ji-Ting Chen

Tsung-Hau Chang

Yung-Cheng Lin

Yueh-Hsiu Liu

Tai-Hung Lin

Wen-Ching Huang

A chip on film package is disclosed, including a flexible film and a chip. The flexible film includes a film base, a patterned metal layer includes a plurality of pads and disposed on an upper surface of the film base, and a dummy metal layer covering a lower surface of the film base and capable of dissipating heat of the chip. The dummy metal layer comprises at least one opening exposing the second surface, and at least one of the plurality of pads is located within the at least one opening in a bottom view of the chip on film package. The chip is mounted on the plurality of pads of the patterned metal layer.

Chip on film package

A chip on film package is disclosed, including a flexible film, a patterned circuit layer, a chip, and a dummy metal layer. The flexible film includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the first surface. The chip is mounted on the first surface and electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer. The dummy metal layer covers the second surface capable of dissipating heat of the chip. The dummy metal layer is electrically insulated from the patterned circuit layer.

A source driver includes a first drive channel circuit, a voltage controller and a first programmable voltage buffer unit. The first drive channel circuit receives a first pixel data and a first reference voltage group, for driving the display device. The voltage controller receives a voltage command during a line data transmitting period, a horizontal blanking period or a vertical blanking period for generating a first reference voltage configuration data. The first programmable voltage buffer unit is coupled to the voltage controller and the first drive channel circuit, and receives the first reference voltage configuration data for applying the first reference voltage group to the first drive channel circuit. Furthermore, a method for driving a display device is also provided.

Source driver and method for driving display device

A source driver includes a first drive channel circuit, a voltage controller and a first programmable voltage buffer unit. The first drive channel circuit receives a first pixel data from the timing controller via a data bus, converts the first pixel data to a first drive voltage according to a first reference voltage group, and drives a display panel by the first drive voltage. The voltage controller receives a voltage command from the timing controller, generates and changes a first reference voltage configuration data according to the voltage command. The first programmable voltage buffer unit is coupled to the voltage controller and the first drive channel circuit, and receives the first reference voltage configuration data to generate and adjust the first reference voltage group for applying to the first drive channel circuit. Furthermore, a method for updating a new gamma curve by the source driver is also provided.

Source driver and method for updating a gamma curve

A display system, a source driving apparatus, and a method of black insertion are provided. The apparatus includes a data channel, a black-insertion-data line, a first and a second selector. In a first period, the first selector electrically connects the data channel to a first data line in a display panel, and the second selector electrically connects the black-insertion-data line to a second data line in the display panel. In a second period, the first selector electrically connects the data channel to the second data line, and the second selector electrically connects the black-insertion-data line to the first data line.

Display system and source driving apparatus

The present invention provides a differential signal interfacing device, including a reduced swing differential signaling (RSDS) transmitter and a plurality of RSDS receivers, in order to improve RSDS signal capacity. The RSDS transmitter is coupled to the plurality of RSDS receivers via a bus and transmits a RSDS signal in a discontinuous manner. The plurality of RSDS receivers receives the RSDS signal for signals of different types.

Differential signal interfacing device and related method

A driving circuit of enhancing response speed is disclosed. The driving circuit includes an operational amplifier and a slew rate enhancement unit. The operational amplifier is utilized for generating a driving voltage according to an input voltage. The slew rate enhancement unit is coupled to the operational amplifier, and is utilized for generating a compensation current to the operational amplifier to enlarge a bias current of the operational amplifier according to voltage difference between the input voltage and the driving voltage when variation of the input voltage occurs.

Driving circuit capable of enhancing response speed and related method

A source follower includes first through third switches, first and second transistors, and a first capacitor. The first switch is used to determine whether or not to couple the source of the first transistor with an input signal. The second switch is used to determine whether or not to couple a gate and a drain of the first transistor with a first voltage. A first end of the first capacitor is coupled with a first control signal, and a second end of the first capacitor is coupled to the drain of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor. The third switch is used to determine whether to or not couple a drain of the second transistor with the first voltage, and a source of the second transistor serves as an output of the source follower.

Source follower

A driving device includes a plurality of transmitters. Each transmitter includes a first current source, a second current source, a third current source, a fourth current source, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, and a sixth switch. The first and the fourth switches are controlled by a first control signal. The second and the third switches are controlled by a second control signal. The second switch is coupled to the first switch. The third switch is coupled to the first current source. The fourth switch is coupled to the third switch and the second current source. The fifth and the sixth switches are controlled respectively by a third and a fourth control signal. The fifth switch is coupled to the third current source and the first switch. The sixth switch is coupled to the second switch and the fourth current source.

Driving device and related image transmission device of a flat panel display

A rail-to-rail operational amplifier capable of reducing current consumption includes an amplification stage circuit including a first compensation output terminal and a second compensation output terminal, for generating an amplified signal according to an input signal, an output stage circuit coupled to the amplification stage circuit, for outputting the amplified signal, and a compensation circuit coupled to the amplification stage circuit and the output stage circuit. The compensation circuit includes a first voltage generator for generating a first voltage, a second voltage generator for generating a second voltage, a first compensation capacitor, a second compensation capacitor, and four switches named from a first switch to a fourth switch, wherein the first voltage is approximately a steady state voltage of the first compensation output terminal and the second voltage is approximately a steady state voltage of the second compensation output terminal.

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Jr-Ching Lin