Display driver and display device
AssigneeLapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
InventorHideki Masai
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Abstract
A first latch retrieves a pixel data piece for each one horizontal scanning period of a video data signal and holds the pixel data piece as a first pixel data piece. A second latch retrieves the first pixel data piece from the first latch at a timing when the retrieval by the first latch is completed and holds the first pixel data piece as a second pixel data piece. An interpolation data generating unit obtains the first pixel data piece and the second pixel data piece and generates an interpolation data piece. A third latch alternately performs a retrieval of the second pixel data piece and a retrieval of the interpolation data piece, and sequentially outputs the retrieved data piece as a third pixel data piece. A gradation voltage output unit outputs the gradation voltage signal based on the third pixel data piece.
Claims5
A display driver coupled to a display panel, wherein the display panel includes m data lines and n gate lines (m and n are integers of two or more), and m×n pixel portions disposed in a matrix at respective intersecting portions between the m data lines and the n gate lines, and
- the display driver receives a video data signal for one frame and generates a gradation voltage signal, the video data signal being formed of continuous n/2 pieces of pixel data piece groups each of which is formed of m pixel data pieces, the gradation voltage signal being supplied to each of the m×n pixel portions based on the video data signal, wherein
- the display driver comprises m output circuits disposed corresponding to the m data lines, the m output circuits outputting the gradation voltage signal to each of the m data lines, wherein
- each of the m output circuits includes:
- a first latch that sequentially retrieves the pixel data piece from the pixel data piece group for each one horizontal scanning period of the video data signal, the first latch holding the pixel data piece as a first pixel data piece;
- a second latch that retrieves the first pixel data piece from the first latch at a timing when the retrieval of the pixel data piece by the first latch is completed, the second latch holding the first pixel data piece as a second pixel data piece;
- an interpolation data generating unit that obtains the first pixel data piece from the first latch and obtains the second pixel data piece from the second latch so as to generate an interpolation data piece by interpolating between the first pixel data piece and the second pixel data piece;
- a third latch that alternately retrieves the second pixel data piece from the second latch and the interpolation data piece from the interpolation data generating unit, the third latch sequentially outputting the second pixel data piece and the interpolation data piece alternately as a third pixel data piece;
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- a gradation voltage output unit that outputs a gradation voltage signal corresponding to the third pixel data piece based on the third pixel data piece output from the third latch.
A display device comprising:
- a display panel including m data lines, n gate lines (m and n are integers of two or more), and m×n pixel portions disposed in a matrix at respective intersecting portions between the m data lines and the n gate lines;
- a gate driver that supplies a scan signal that controls to turn on a pixel switch in a selection period corresponding to a pulse width to the n gate lines;
- a data driver that receives a video data signal for one frame, and generates a gradation voltage signal, the video data signal being formed of continuous n/2 pieces of pixel data piece groups each of which is formed of m pixel data pieces, the gradation voltage signal being supplied to each of the m×n pixel portions based on the video data signal;
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- a display controller that supplies the video data signal to the data driver, wherein
- the data driver includes m output circuits disposed corresponding to the m data lines, the m output circuits outputting the gradation voltage signal to each of the m data lines, and
- each of the m output circuits includes:
- a first latch that sequentially retrieves the pixel data piece from the pixel data piece group for each one horizontal scanning period of the video data signal, the first latch holding the pixel data piece as a first pixel data piece;
- a second latch that retrieves the first pixel data piece from the first latch at a timing when the retrieval of the pixel data piece by the first latch is completed, the second latch holding the first pixel data piece as a second pixel data piece;
- an interpolation data generating unit that obtains the first pixel data piece from the first latch and obtains the second pixel data piece from the second latch so as to generate an interpolation data piece by interpolating between the first pixel data piece and the second pixel data piece;
- a third latch that alternately performs a retrieval of the second pixel data piece from the second latch and a retrieval of the interpolation data piece from the interpolation data generating unit, the third latch sequentially outputting the second pixel data piece and the interpolation data piece as a third pixel data piece;
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- a gradation voltage output unit that outputs a gradation voltage signal corresponding to the third pixel data piece based on the third pixel data piece output from the third latch.
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