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US 2024/0404485 A1Published application
Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same
AssigneeSharp Display Technology Corporation
InventorsKAORU YAMAMOTO, Kohhei Tanaka, Keiichi Yamamoto
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Abstract
In a first transition period during which an operation mode transitions from a normal mode to a low power consumption mode, a source driver changes the potential of each source bus line to 0 V, a gate driver sets all gate bus lines to be in a high impedance state in a state where a gate low power source voltage VGL (a potential of a second level: for example, −7 V) is applied to all of the gate bus lines, and a power source IC sets a common electrode and a VGL line to be in a high impedance state.
Claims20
A liquid crystal display device capable of switching an operation mode between a normal mode and a low power consumption mode, the liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a plurality of scanning signal lines;
- a plurality of video signal lines intersecting the plurality of scanning signal lines;
- a plurality of pixel forming portions each connected to one of the plurality of scanning signal lines and one of the plurality of video signal lines;
- a scanning signal line drive circuit configured to drive the plurality of scanning signal lines;
- a video signal line drive circuit configured to drive the plurality of video signal lines;
- a common electrode provided in common to the plurality of pixel forming portions;
- a power source circuit configured to generate a first power source voltage maintained at a potential of a first level, a second power source voltage maintained at a potential of a second level, and a third power source voltage applied to the common electrode at least in a period during which the operation mode is set to be the normal mode;
- a first power source voltage line configured to transmit the first power source voltage;
- and
- a second power source voltage line configured to transmit the second power source voltage,
- wherein each of the plurality of pixel forming portions includes
- a pixel electrode,
- a pixel transistor including a control terminal connected to one of the plurality of scanning signal lines, a first conduction terminal connected to one of the plurality of video signal lines, and a second conduction terminal connected to the pixel electrode,
- the common electrode, and
- a liquid crystal capacitance formed by the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
- the scanning signal line drive circuit applies the first power source voltage to the scanning signal line connected to the control terminal of the pixel transistor to be turned on and applies the second power source voltage to the scanning signal line connected to the control terminal of the pixel transistor to be turned off in a period during which the operation mode is set to be the normal mode,
- a period during which the operation mode is set to be the low power consumption mode includes a rewrite period during which a video signal is written to the liquid crystal capacitance and a pause period during which a video signal is not written to the liquid crystal capacitance,
- in a first transition period during which the operation mode transitions from the normal mode to the low power consumption mode,
- the video signal line drive circuit changes potentials of the plurality of video signal lines to 0 V,
- the scanning signal line drive circuit sets the plurality of scanning signal lines to be in a high impedance state in a state where the second power source voltage is applied to the plurality of scanning signal lines, and
- the power source circuit sets the common electrode and the second power source voltage line to be in a high impedance state, and
- the power source circuit restarts application of the third power source voltage to the common electrode and application of the second power source voltage to the second power source voltage line in a second transition period during which the operation mode transitions from the low power consumption mode to the normal mode.
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A method of driving a liquid crystal display device capable of switching an operation mode between a normal mode and a low power consumption mode,
- the liquid crystal display device including
- a plurality of scanning signal lines,
- a plurality of video signal lines intersecting the plurality of scanning signal lines,
- a plurality of pixel forming portions each connected to one of the plurality of scanning signal lines and one of the plurality of video signal lines,
- a scanning signal line drive circuit configured to drive the plurality of scanning signal lines,
- a video signal line drive circuit configured to drive the plurality of video signal lines,
- a common electrode provided in common to the plurality of pixel forming portions,
- a power source circuit configured to generate a first power source voltage maintained at a potential of a first level, a second power source voltage maintained at a potential of a second level, and a third power source voltage applied to the common electrode at least in a period during which the operation mode is set to be the normal mode,
- a first power source voltage line configured to transmit the first power source voltage, and
- a second power source voltage line configured to transmit the second power source voltage,
- each of the plurality of pixel forming portions including
- a pixel electrode,
- a pixel transistor including a control terminal connected to one of the plurality of scanning signal lines, a first conduction terminal connected to one of the plurality of video signal lines, and a second conduction terminal connected to the pixel electrode,
- the common electrode, and
- a liquid crystal capacitance formed by the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
- the scanning signal line drive circuit applying the first power source voltage to the scanning signal line connected to the control terminal of the pixel transistor to be turned on and applies the second power source voltage to the scanning signal line connected to the control terminal of the pixel transistor to be turned off in a period during which the operation mode is set to be the normal mode,
- the driving method comprising:
- causing the operation mode to transition from the normal mode to the low power consumption mode;
- and
- causing the operation mode to transition from the low power consumption mode to the normal mode,
- wherein the causing of the operation mode to transition from the normal mode to the low power consumption mode includes
- causing the video signal line drive circuit to change potentials of the plurality of video signal lines to 0 V,
- causing the scanning signal line drive circuit to set the plurality of scanning signal lines to be in a high impedance state in a state where the second power source voltage is applied to the plurality of scanning signal lines, and
- causing the power source circuit to set the common electrode and the second power source voltage line to be in a high impedance state, and
- the causing of the operation mode to transition from the low power consumption mode to the normal mode includes causing the power source circuit to restart application of the third power source voltage to the common electrode and application of the second power source voltage to the second power source voltage line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.