# US 2014/0192096 A1 · Liquid crystal display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192096 A1 - Document ID: US20140192096A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/148,162 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Junichi MARUYAMA; Ryutaro OKE; Takashi NAKAI; Isamu SHIGEMOTO; Wataru KAWAZOE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192096A1 ## CPC - G09G 3/3696: {Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers} - G09G 3/3666: {with the matrix divided into sections} - G09G 3/3614: {Control of polarity reversal in general} - 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 Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a first analog power supply circuit that outputs, to each data signal line driving circuit, a first analog voltage generated based on a power supply voltage of an external power supply; a second analog power supply circuit that outputs a second analog voltage based on the first analog voltage; and a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage based on the second analog voltage, in which the each data signal line driving circuit generates a gray-scale voltage based on the reference voltage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel including a display portion divided into a plurality of regions that are driven at the same time; data signal line driving circuits and data signal lines that are individually provided to the respective plurality of regions; a first analog power supply circuit that is connected to an external power supply, and outputs a first analog voltage to each of the data signal line driving circuits, the first analog voltage being generated based on a power supply voltage output from the external power supply; a second analog power supply circuit that is connected to the first analog power supply circuit, and outputs a second analog voltage for generating a reference voltage based on the first analog voltage output from the first analog power supply circuit; and a reference voltage generating circuit that is connected to the second analog power supply circuit, generates the reference voltage based on the second analog voltage output from the second analog power supply circuit, and outputs the generated reference voltage to the each of the data signal line driving circuits, wherein the each of the data signal line driving circuits generates, based on the reference voltage, a gray-scale voltage to be supplied to each of the data signal lines. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the first analog power supply circuit and the second analog power supply circuit have different circuit configurations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2, wherein the first analog power supply circuit has a configuration of a switching regulator, and the second analog power supply circuit has a configuration of a linear regulator. ### Claim 4 A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel including a display portion divided into a plurality of regions that are driven at the same time; data signal line driving circuits and data signal lines that are individually provided to the respective plurality of regions; a first analog power supply circuit that is connected to an external power supply, and outputs a first analog voltage to each of the data signal line driving circuits, the first analog voltage being generated based on a power supply voltage output from the external power supply; a second analog power supply circuit that is connected to the external power supply, and outputs a second analog voltage for generating a reference voltage based on the power supply voltage output from the external power supply; and a reference voltage generating circuit that is connected to the second analog power supply circuit, generates the reference voltage based on the second analog voltage output from the second analog power supply circuit, and outputs the generated reference voltage to the each of the data signal line driving circuits, wherein the each of the data signal line driving circuits generates, based on the reference voltage, a gray-scale voltage to be supplied to each of the data signal lines. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the first analog power supply circuit and the second analog power supply circuit each have the same circuit configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein the first analog power supply circuit and the second analog power supply circuit each have a configuration of one of a switching regulator and a linear regulator. ### Claim 7 A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel including a display portion divided into a plurality of regions that are driven at the same time; a plurality of data signal line driving circuits and data signal lines that are individually provided to the respective plurality of regions, the plurality of data signal line driving circuits comprising a first data signal line driving circuit and a second data signal line driving circuit; a first analog power supply circuit that is connected to an external power supply, and outputs, to the first data signal line driving circuit, a first analog voltage generated based on a power supply voltage output from the external power supply; a second analog power supply circuit that is connected to the external power supply, and outputs a second analog voltage for generating a reference voltage based on the power supply voltage output from the external power supply; a third analog power supply circuit that is connected to the external power supply, and outputs, to the second data signal line driving circuit, a third analog voltage generated based on the power supply voltage output from the external power supply; and a reference voltage generating circuit that is connected to the second analog power supply circuit, generates the reference voltage based on the second analog voltage output from the second analog power supply circuit, and outputs the generated reference voltage to each of the first data signal line driving circuit and the second data signal line driving circuit, wherein each of the first data signal line driving circuit and the second data signal line driving circuit generates, based on the reference voltage, a gray-scale voltage to be supplied to each of the data signal lines. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7, wherein the first analog power supply circuit, the second analog power supply circuit, and the third analog power supply circuit each have the same circuit configuration. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, wherein the first analog power supply circuit, the second analog power supply circuit, and the third analog power supply circuit each have a configuration of one of a switching regulator and a linear regulator.