Analog video transport to a display panel, source driver integration with display panel, and ar/vr headset

A source driver for a display unit, the source driver comprising:

• a receiver terminal that receives an analog electromagnetic signal over an electromagnetic pathway that includes a series of analog levels representing a video stream;
• a collector including a plurality of sampling amplifiers each arranged to sample exclusively a portion of said series of analog levels and to write said portion as analog video samples into positions into a first storage array or into a second storage array designated for said each sampling amplifier, said collector being further arranged to output said sampled analog video samples in parallel;
• a plurality of column drivers each arranged to receive one of said analog video samples from said collector, to amplify said one of said analog video samples and to drive said one of said amplified analog video samples onto a column of a display panel of said display unit;
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• control logic circuitry arranged to enable each of said sampling amplifiers to sample said portion of said series of analog video samples, to enable said sampling amplifiers to write into said first storage array or into said second storage array, and to enable said column drivers to receive said analog video samples from said first storage array or from said second storage array.

A source driver for a display unit, the source driver comprising:

• a receiver terminal that receives an analog electromagnetic signal over an electromagnetic pathway that includes a series of analog levels representing a video stream;
• a collector including a plurality of sampling amplifiers each arranged to sample exclusively a portion of said series of analog levels and to write said exclusive portion as analog video samples into positions in a storage array designated for said each sampling amplifier, said collector being further arranged to output said sampled analog video samples in parallel;
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• a plurality of column drivers each arranged to receive one of said analog video samples from said collector, to amplify said one of said analog video samples and to drive said one of said amplified analog video samples onto a column of a display panel of said display unit, wherein the number of said sampling amplifiers is fewer than the number of said column drivers.

A source driver for a display unit, the source driver comprising:

• a receiver terminal that receives an analog electromagnetic signal over an electromagnetic pathway that includes a series of analog levels representing a video stream, wherein said analog electromagnetic signal includes control signals used for synchronization;
• a collector including
• a plurality of sampling amplifiers each arranged to sample exclusively a portion of said series of analog levels and to write said exclusive portion as analog video samples into positions in a storage array designated for said each sampling amplifier, said collector being further arranged to output said sampled analog video samples in parallel, and
• a control sampling amplifier dedicated to sampling said control signals;
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• a plurality of column drivers each arranged to receive one of said analog video samples from said collector, to amplify said one of said analog video samples and to drive said one of said amplified analog video samples onto a column of a display panel of said display unit, wherein said control signals used for synchronization are not driven into said columns of said display panel.