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US 8,558,824 B2Granted
Buffer amplifier included in display driver and method of generating driving voltages using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyung-tae Kim, Soo-ik Cha, Chon-wook Park
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Abstract
A method of generating a driving voltage includes inputting a test gradation voltage to a first input terminal and a second input terminal of a buffer, latching the logic level of a test driving voltage output from an output terminal of the buffer, setting the buffer to a first type when the logic level of the test driving voltage is high level and setting the buffer to a second type when the logic level of the test driving voltage is low level, and operating the buffer set to the first type or the second type to generate a driving voltage corresponding to a gradation voltage.
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A method of generating a driving voltage, the method comprising:
- inputting a test gradation voltage to a first input terminal and a second input terminal of a buffer, the buffer further including a chopping terminal, an output terminal, a first type first switch to transfer a gradation voltage to the first input terminal, a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal, a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal, a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal, a test switch to transfer a test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, and a chopping signal latch to latch the logic level of a test driving voltage output from the output terminal when the test switch is on;
- latching the logic level of the test driving voltage output from the output terminal of the buffer;
- setting the buffer to a first type when the logic level of the test driving voltage is high level and setting the buffer to a second type when the logic level of the test driving voltage is low level;
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- operating the buffer set to the first type or the second type to generate a driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage,
- wherein setting the buffer to a first type comprises setting the test switch, the second type first switch;
- and the second type second switch to off, setting the first type first switch and the first type second switch to on, inputting the gradation voltage to the first input terminal, and outputting the driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage from the output terminal,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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A buffer amplifier, comprising:
- a buffer including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a chopping terminal and an output terminal;
- a first type first switch to transfer a gradation voltage to the first input terminal;
- a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal;
- a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal;
- a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal;
- a test switch to transfer a test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal;
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- a chopping signal latch to latch the logic level of a test driving voltage output from the output terminal when the test switch is on,
- wherein the buffer amplifier performs a first type operation or a second type operation in response to the logic level of a chopping signal output from the chopping signal latch in a buffering operation, and
- wherein the test switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the first type first switch and the first type second switch are on, the gradation voltage is input to the first input terminal, and a driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage is output from the output terminal when the buffer performs the first type operation,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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A method of generating a plurality of driving voltages respectively corresponding to a plurality of gradation voltages using a plurality of buffers and a plurality of chopping signal latches, the method comprising:
- inputting a test gradation voltage to first input terminals and second input terminals of the buffers and latching the logic levels of test driving voltages respectively output from output terminals of the buffers on the chopping signal latches, each buffer further including a first type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the first input terminal, a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal, a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal, a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal, and a test switch to transfer the test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal;
- setting buffers outputting a high-level test driving voltage from among the plurality of buffers to a first type and setting buffers outputting a low-level test driving voltage from among the plurality of buffers to a second type;
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- respectively inputting the plurality of gradation voltages to the buffers set to the first type or the second type to generate the plurality of driving voltages,
- wherein setting the buffer to a first type comprises setting the corresponding test switch, second type first switch, and second type second switch to off, setting the corresponding first type first switch and first type second switch to on, inputting the corresponding gradation voltage to the first input terminal, and outputting the driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage from the output terminal,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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A driving device usable with a display panel, the driving device comprising:
- a plurality of buffers to receive input voltages and to output driving voltages, respectively, each of the buffers having a positive or negative deviation corresponding to a difference between the respective input voltage and the driving voltage, each buffer further including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a chopping terminal, an output terminal, a first type first switch to transfer a gradation voltage to the first input terminal, a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal, a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal, a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal, a test switch to transfer a test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, and a chopping signal latch to latch the logic level of a test driving voltage output from the output terminal when the test switch is on;
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- a plurality of latches to set operation type of each of the buffers such that all of the buffers have positive deviation or all of the buffers have negative deviation to reduce a dispersion range of the deviations,
- wherein each buffer is set to a first type or a second type in response to the logic level of a chopping signal output from the chopping signal latch in a buffering operation, and
- wherein when one of the plurality of buffers is set to the first type, the corresponding test switch, second type first switch, and second type second switch are off, the corresponding first type first switch and first type second switch are on, the corresponding gradation voltage is input to the first input terminal, and the driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage is output form the output terminal,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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A method of generating a plurality of driving voltages from a plurality of input voltages by using a plurality of buffers, the method comprising:
- determining whether each of the buffers has a positive deviation or a negative deviation according to the logic level of a chopping signal output from a chopping signal latch of the buffer in a buffering operation, the chopping signal latch being configured to latch the logic level of a test driving voltage output from an output terminal of the buffer when a test gradation voltage is transferred to a first input terminal and a second output terminal of the buffer;
- setting buffers having a positive deviation to a first type and setting buffers having a negative deviation to a second type;
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- generating the plurality of driving voltages from the plurality of input voltages by using the plurality of buffers set to the first type or the second type:
- wherein all of the driving voltages respectively have positive deviation from corresponding input voltage, or all of the driving voltages respectively have negative deviation from corresponding input voltage,
- wherein each of the plurality of buffers further includes a chopping terminal, a first type first switch to transfer a gradation voltage to the first input terminal, a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal, a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal, a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal, and a test switch to transfer a test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal,
- wherein setting one of the buffers to the first type comprises setting the corresponding test switch, second type first switch, and second type second switch to off, setting the corresponding first type first switch and first type second switch to on, inputting the corresponding gradation voltage to the first input terminal, and outputting the driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage from the output terminal,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method of generating a plurality of driving voltages from a plurality of input voltages by using a plurality of buffers, wherein the method comprises:
- determining whether each of the buffers has a positive deviation or a negative deviation according to the logic level of a chopping signal output from, chopping signal latch of the buffer in a buffering operation, the chopping signal latch being configured to latch the logic level of a test driving voltage output from an output terminal of the buffer when a test gradation voltage is transferred to a first input terminal and a second input terminal of the buffer;
- setting buffers having a positive deviation to a first type and setting buffers having a negative deviation to a second type;
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- generating the plurality of driving voltages from the plurality of input voltages by using the plurality of buffers set to the first type or the second type;
- wherein all of the driving voltages respectively have positive deviation from corresponding input voltage, or all of the driving voltages respectively have negative deviation from corresponding input voltage,
- wherein each of the plurality of buffers further includes a chopping terminal, a first type first switch to transfer a gradation voltage to the first input terminal, a first type second switch to connect the second input terminal to the output terminal, a second type first switch to transfer the gradation voltage to the second input terminal, a second type second switch to connect the first input terminal to the output terminal, and a test switch to transfer a test gradation voltage to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, and
- wherein setting one of the buffers to the first type comprises setting the test switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch to off, setting the first type first switch and the first type second switch to on, inputting the gradation voltage to the first input terminal and outputting the driving voltage corresponding to the gradation voltage from the output terminal,
- wherein the first type first switch, the first type second switch, the second type first switch, and the second type second switch are off, the test switch is on, and the chopping signal latch latches the logic level of the test driving voltage in a test operation.
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