Display backplane with shared drivers for light source devices

A display comprising:

• a first device driver;
• a second device driver;
• a first light source;
• a second light source;
• a third light source;
• a fourth light source;
• a first light-source selection circuit coupled to the first device driver, the second device driver, the first light source, the second light source, the third light source, and the fourth light source;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first light source during a first time interval;
• and
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the second light source during a second time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the third light source during a third time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the fourth light source during a fourth time interval;
• and
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the third light source, the fourth light source, the first light source, and the second light source, during the first time interval, the second time interval, the third time interval and the fourth time interval, respectively.

A display comprising:

• a first device driver;
• a second device driver;
• a first light source of a first color;
• a second light source of a second color;
• a third light source of the second color;
• a fourth light source of a third color;
• a fifth light source of the third color;
• a sixth light source of the first color;
• a first light-source selection circuit coupled to the first device driver, the first light source, the second light source, and the fifth light source;
• a second light-source selection circuit coupled to the second device driver, the third light source, the fourth light source, and the sixth light source;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first light source during a first time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the second light source during a second time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the fifth light source during a third time interval;
• wherein the second light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the third light source during the first time interval;
• and
• wherein the second light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the fourth light source during the second time interval;
• and
• wherein the second light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the sixth light source during the third time interval.

A display comprising:

• a first device driver;
• a second device driver;
• a third device driver;
• a first multi-input light source having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal;
• a first light-source selection circuit coupled to the first device driver, the second device driver, the third device driver, the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source, and the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source during a first time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source during a second time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source during a third time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the first time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the second time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the second device driver with the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the third time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the third device driver with the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the first time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the third device driver with the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the second time interval;
• and
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the third device driver with the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source during the third time interval.

A display comprising:

• a first device driver;
• a second device driver;
• a third device driver;
• a first multi-input light source having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal;
• a second multi-input light source having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal;
• a third multi-input light source having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal;
• a first light-source selection circuit coupled to the first device driver, the second device driver, the third device driver, the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the first input terminal of the second multi-input light source, the first input terminal of the third multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the second multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the third multi-input light source, the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the third input terminal of the second multi-input light source, and the third input terminal of the third multi-input light source;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first input terminal of the first multi-input light source during a first time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first input terminal of the second multi-input light source during a second time interval;
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the first input terminal of the third multi-input light source during a third time interval;
• and
• wherein the first light-source selection circuit is configured to pair the first device driver with the second input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the second multi-input light source, the second input terminal of the third multi-input light source, the third input terminal of the first multi-input light source, the third input terminal of the second multi-input light source, and the third input terminal of the third multi-input light source during a fourth time interval, a fifth time interval, the sixth time interval, a seventh time interval, an eighth time interval, and a ninth time interval, respectively.