# US 2010/0164933 A1 · Lcd source driver

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- Number: US 2010/0164933 A1
- Document ID: US20100164933A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/634,815
- Filed: 2009-12-10
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-26
- Inventors: Sang-Hoon Lim; Tae-Woon Kim; Shin-Young Yi; Jin-Seok Koh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100164933A1

## CPC

- H03M 3/502: {Details of the final digital/analogue conversion following the digital delta-sigma modulation}
- G09G 3/3688: {suitable for active matrices only}
- H03M: CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL (using fluidic means F15C4/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00; coding, decoding or code conversion, specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. G01D, G01R, G06F, G06T, G09G, G10L, G11B, G11C, H04B, H04L, H04M, H04N; ciphering or deciphering for cryptography or other purposes involving the need for secrecy G09C)
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)

## Abstract

An LCD source driver may include a digital-to-analog converter including a sampling capacitor to sample, according to a signal, at least one of a first voltage and a second voltage. The LCD source driver may also include a reconstruction filter in which capacitance applied from the sampling capacitor according to the signal and capacitance of an integral capacitor for holding a previous output voltage are connected in parallel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A liquid crystal display source driver comprising:
a digital-to-analog converter including a sampling capacitor to sample, according to a signal, at least one of a first voltage and a second voltage; and
a reconstruction filter in which capacitance applied from the sampling capacitor according to the signal and capacitance of an integral capacitor for holding a previous output voltage are connected in parallel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 1, wherein the first voltage is a source voltage.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 1, wherein the second voltage is a ground voltage.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 1, wherein the a digital-to-analog converter is a 1-bit digital-to-analog converter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 1, wherein the first voltage and the second voltage are each connected to the sampling capacitor by a switch controlled by the signal.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 1, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a third switch connected between the sampling capacitor and the output of an operational amplifier.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 6, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a fourth switch connected between the sampling capacitor Cs and a first input of the operational amplifier.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 7, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a fifth switch connected between the sampling capacitor Cs and ground.

### Claim 9

An liquid crystal display source driver comprising:
a digital-to-analog converter including a sampling capacitor to sample, according to a signal, at least one of a first voltage and a second voltage; and
a reconstruction filter configured to select a reference signal using some M bits of N bits, when N bits are implemented, and to perform digital-to-analog conversion using a delta-sigma conversion method using the remaining N-M bits.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the first voltage is a source voltage.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the second voltage is a ground voltage.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the M bits are smaller than the N-M bits.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the output voltage of the reconstruction filter is precharged to the reference voltage.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the reference voltage is adjusted according to the M bits.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the output voltage of the reconstruction filter is output at a voltage level corresponding to the N-M bits on the basis of the reference voltage.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the a digital-to-analog converter is a 1-bit digital-to-analog converter.

### Claim 17 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the first voltage and the second voltage are each connected to the sampling capacitor by a switch controlled by the signal.

### Claim 18 (depends on 9)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 9, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a third switch connected between the sampling capacitor and the output of an operational amplifier.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 18, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a fourth switch connected between the sampling capacitor Cs and a first input of the operational amplifier.

### Claim 20 (depends on 7)

The liquid crystal display source driver of claim 7, wherein the reconstruction filter includes a fifth switch connected between the sampling capacitor Cs and ground.
