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Amplifier with pixel voltage compensation for a display
Assignee: Vantiva SA
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Filing: 1995-03-06
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Granted: 1997-02-04
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Expires: 2015-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display includes pixels that are arranged in columns and rows. Data line drivers responsive to a video signal develop output signals in data lines that correspond with the columns, respectively. An adjustment data line driver is provided. The adjustment data line driver is responsive to a reference DC constant signal at a mid-range of the video signal. An output signal of the adjustment data line driver is coupled to the other data line drivers in a negative feedback manner to compensate for output signal variations in the other data line drivers.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew G. F. Dingwall
- 👤 Sherman Weisbrod
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2011; G09G5/00; G09G5/10; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G09G3/3685; G09G3/3688; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/04; G09G2300/0421; G09G2300/043; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0243; G09G2310/0251; G09G2310/0259; G09G2310/0264; G09G2310/027; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A video apparatus for developing a signal containing picture information in pixels of a display device arranged in columns, comprising: a source of a video signal; a plurality of data line drivers responsive to said video signal for applying said video signal to said pixels, a given data line driver of said plurality of line drivers being coupled to a corresponding data line associated with a corresponding column of said pixels for developing an output signal in said associated data line at a magnitude that is determined by a corresponding portion of said video signal; and an amplifier stage including a dummy data line driver for generating a control signal that is coupled to each of said plurality of said data line drivers for controlling said output signal of each of said plurality of data line drivers such that for a given magnitude of said video signal portion a tendency of said output signal of said given data line driver to change over the operation lifetime is compensated by said control signal in a manner to reduce said change in said output signal of each of said plurality of data line drivers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A video apparatus for developing a signal containing picture information in pixels of a display device arranged in columns, comprising: a source of a video signal; a plurality of data line drivers responsive to said video signal for applying said video signal to said pixels, a given data line driver of said plurality of line drivers being coupled to a corresponding data line associated with a corresponding column of said pixels for developing an output signal in said associated data line at a magnitude that is determined by a corresponding portion of said video signal; and an amplifier stage including a dummy data line driver for generating a control signal that is coupled to each of said plurality of said data line drivers for controlling said output signal of each of said plurality of data line drivers such that for a given magnitude of said video signal portion a tendency of said output signal of said given data line driver to change over the operation lifetime is compensated by said control signal in a manner to reduce said change in said output signal of each of said plurality of data line drivers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said dummy data line driver is responsive to an input signal at a constant reference level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said reference level is selected to be approximately at a mid-range of said video signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of data line drivers includes a comparator and wherein said control signal varies a triggering level of said comparator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein said dummy data line driver includes a comparator having a triggering level that is unaffected by said control signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said triggering level of said comparator varies by the same amount independently of said video signal.
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