Drive circuit for display device

Abstract

To reduce power consumption of a drive circuit for a display device. A drive circuit (10) for the display device includes a comparator (100), a PWM signal generation unit (200), and a drive unit (300). The comparator (100) is a comparator that starts comparison between a count number of pulses in an input clock signal and input comparison data in synchronization with a start signal, and includes a shift register (120) that is configured by a plurality of flip-flops in which the clock signal is input to a clock terminal and that is cascade-connected and shifts the start signal, and a selection unit (130) that selects one of outputs of the plurality of flip-flops constituting the shift register according to the comparison data and outputs the shifted start signal as a result of the comparison. The PWM signal generation unit (200) generates a PWM signal according to the result of the comparison. The drive unit (300) drives a light emitting element (11) based on the generated PWM signal.

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