Segmented Panel Regions for Driving Power Saving

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices described herein may implement a region-based refresh technique that reduces power consumption. The electronic device may include processing circuitry that compares a frame of image data with a previous frame of image data to identify row updates (e.g., changes). The electronic device may instruct the electronic display to update the rows to display the changed image content. For example, the electronic display may include gate-in-panel circuits that enable respective rows to receive a portion of the image data. Each gate-in-panel circuit may include a switch that selectively couple components of the gate-in-panel circuits, and moreover, selectively couple the gate-in-panel circuit to the row. If the image data for the respective row is changing, the switch may be toggled to a closed position to couple the components and drive a gate signal onto the row, thereby updating the row with the changed image content.

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