Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Yu-Sheng Ma

Jhih-Siou Cheng

Chun-Fu Lin

Jin-Yi Lin

Min-Yang Chiu

Tso-Sheng Chan

Hsuan-Yu Chen

Ren-Chieh Yang

A scan circuit applicable to driving a plurality of light-emitting-diodes of a display panel is provided. Each of a plurality of switching components is electrically connected with a scan line of the display panel for determining if the light-emitting-diodes connected to the scan line are conductive. A plurality of power transistors are disposed corresponding to the scan lines, each connected between one scan line and a ground terminal. A low-dropout regulator circuit or global operational amplifier is alternatively connected to the plurality of switching components in common for selectively pulling up a voltage level of the scan lines and avoiding ghost imaging on the display panel. By employing the proposed scan circuit, the invention is effective in achieving de-ghost functioning and avoiding conventional signal coupling issues on the display panel. In addition, redundant power waste consumption is significantly reduced at the same time.

Scan circuit applicable to driving a plurality of light-emitting-diodes (LED) of a display panel

A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.

Light-emitting diode panel and driving device thereof

A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.

Source driver and driving system for driving LED panel, and display system

A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.

Fast precharge method and circuit with mismatch cancellation

The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of scan lines coupled to the plurality of subpixels. The method includes steps of: scanning a first scan line among the plurality of scan lines to turn on at least one of the plurality of subpixels coupled to the first scan line during a subframe period among a display frame period; and discharging a second scan line among the plurality of scan lines during a non-display period following the subframe period. Wherein, the second scan line is different from the first scan line.

Method of controlling display panel and control circuit using the same

A coupling compensation module is provided, for compensating a channel voltage of a channel outputted by a constant current circuit of a light emitting diode (LED) driver. The coupling compensation module includes a detecting circuit, for detecting a voltage variation of the channel voltage, to generate a detection result; and a compensation circuit, for compensating the voltage variation of the channel voltage according to the detection result.

Coupling compensation module and light emitting diode driver thereof

The present invention provides a source driver for driving a light emitting diode panel. The source driver includes a buffer including an output terminal; and a plurality of driving circuits coupled to the buffer. Each of the plurality of driving circuits includes a constant current transistor including a gate controlled by a node voltage of the output terminal of the buffer; and a compensation unit for compensating the node voltage of the output terminal of the buffer.

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Taichung, Taiwan

Yu-Sheng Ma