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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
May. 07, 2002
Robert E. Decaro, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Patrick N. Dennehey, Lake Forest, CA (US);
James W. Everitt, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Robert E. DeCaro, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Patrick N. Dennehey, Lake Forest, CA (US);
James W. Everitt, Granite Bay, CA (US);
Clare Micronix Integrated Systems, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of providing balanced currents at locations in devices requiring accurate, matched and repeatable current sources, for example visual displays having arrays of light-emitting sources. In one embodiment, the method provides closely balanced currents flowing through column drivers located at or near end regions of a display area. The method allows for more closely matching currents at adjacent columns in a device such as a visual display, wherein the currents are driven by separate driver circuits, thereby eliminating discontinuity in brightness across the entire display area and providing higher quality visual display devices. Another embodiment provides closely balanced currents flowing through column drivers located at or near end regions of a display area. The method additionally allows for balancing currents at adjacent columns or regions throughout the device.