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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A source driver including: a current source that provides an approximately constant current; a channel coupled to a source electrode and including a digital to analog converters (DAC), the DAC including: a voltage source that applies an output voltage to the source electrode based on the approximately constant current provided by the current source; and a control unit having circuitry that: inputs a digital value; and terminates, based on the digital value, charging of the voltage source by the approximately constant current; and a calibration unit having circuitry that: generates a comparison between a test voltage applied by the voltage source with a target voltage; and modifies the approximately constant current based on the comparison.