Dot clock generator for liquid crystal display device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohji Mamiya, Hironari Nishino, Kohnji Ishii
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohji Mamiya, Hironari Nishino, Kohnji Ishii
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To generate a dot clock for a liquid crystal display device from a horizontal sync signal with reduced skew, a phase locked loop (PLL) is divided into three functional parts. The first part generates a particular frequency by supplying voltage from a latch type DAC (digital/analog converter) to a VCO (voltage controller oscillator). A horizontal sync signal is estimated from the dot clock signal that is finally generated and the output value of the DAC is increased or decreased in accordance with the difference between this estimated horizontal sync signal and the actual horizontal sync signal. This increase or decrease correction is made at, for example, the vertical sync timing. The second part achieves synchronization. A signal corresponding to the phase error between the actual horizontal sync signal and the dot clock signal is added to the signal from the DAC to control the phase of the dot clock. The third part is a PLL for generating the dot clock in accordance with the signal generated by the first part at the particular frequency.
A dot clock generator for a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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