The present invention relates to a data driving circuit for an organic light emitting diode display, and more particularly, to a data driving circuit with a single D/A converter.
Digital data drivers for conventional organic light emitting displays normally use a storage register (digital latch), as a line buffer to store digital video signal in a signal cycle.
A data bit number increases with resolution, and the number of area-consuming storage registers and the number of digital-to-analog converters also increase. In the conventional layout of a digital driving circuit, when a data bit number increases with resolution, the number of storage registers and the number of the digital-to-analog converters also increase, and make layout more difficult due to limited horizontal layout area.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a data driving circuit comprising data lines, a D/A converter and a plurality of analog sampling storage circuits. The data lines transmit first digital data in a first cycle, and subsequent digital data in a second cycle. The D/A converter electrically connected to the data lines converts the first digital data to first analog data, and the subsequent digital data to second analog data. Each analog sampling storage circuit electrically coupled to the D/A converter, in the first cycle, stores the first analog data, in the second cycle, outputs the first analog data and stores the second analog data, and in a third cycle, outputs the second analog data.
An organic light emitting diode display is also provided, comprising pixels, a scan driving circuit and a data driving circuit. The pixels are arranged in columns and rows. The scan driving circuit selects a row of pixels in sequence. The data driving circuit comprises data lines, a D/A converter and a plurality of analog sampling storage circuits. The data lines transmit first digital data in a first cycle, and subsequent digital data in a second cycle. The D/A converter electrically connected to the data lines converts the first digital data to first analog data, and converts the subsequent digital data to second analog data. Each analog sampling storage circuit electrically coupled to the D/A converter, in the first cycle, stores the first analog data, in the second cycle, outputs the first analog data and stores the second analog data, and in a third cycle, outputs the second analog data.
A driving method for an organic light emitting diode display is also provided. In a first cycle, first digital data is converted to first analog data, which is then stored. In a second cycle, subsequent digital data is converted to second analog data for storage and the first analog data is output to a pixel. The second analog data is output in a third cycle.
A detailed description is given in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The D/A converter 3 is coupled to the data lines DL1˜DLm converting digital data to corresponding analog data. The analog sampling storage circuits 4_1˜4_m are coupled to the D/A converter 3. Hereinafter, ENB is an enabling signal and XENB represents the reverted signal of ENB. One enabling sampling signal among SR_n+lSR_n+m turns on one of the analog sampling storage circuits 4_1˜4_m to sample the analog data transmitted from the D/A converter 3 and to drive a corresponding pixel with a stored signal sampled during the last horizontal scan cycle. There are two identical, parallel-operating storage schemes in one analog sampling storage circuit. One samples and the other performs driving operation. For example, during a horizontal scan cycle A, in which ENB is asserted and XENB is therefore disserted, the first storage sampling storage circuit 4_1 samples incoming analog data I_DAC1 and at the same time drives a corresponding pixel with the stored signal sampled during the last horizontal scan cycle. During the next horizontal scan cycle B, in which ENB is disserted and XENB asserted, the first storage sampling storage circuit 4_1 samples incoming analog data I_DAC2 and at the same time drives the corresponding pixel with the stored signal sampled during the last horizontal scan cycle.
The analog sampling storage circuit 4_1 comprises a transistor MP2 as a current recorder between a voltage source VDD and a D/A converter 3. A switch SW6 (the sixth switch) is between the gate of the transistor MP2 and the drain of the transistor MP2, and a switch SW5 (the fifth switch) is between the drain of the transistor MP2 and the D/A converter 3. When the sampling signal SR_n+1 is asserted, the switches SW5 and SW6 are turned on to create current from the D/A converter 3 through transistor MP2. The gate voltage of the transistor MP2 records and represents current therethrough and accordingly records the current through the D/A converter 3. Two storage capacitors Cl and C2 are coupled between a voltage source VDD and a first node in parallel, both sampling and storing the gate voltage of MP2. A switch SW1 (the first switch) is between the storage capacitor Cl and the first node N1. A switch SW3 (the third switch) is between the storage capacitor C2 and the first node N1. Controlled by either ENB or XENB, the switch SW1 is turned on while the switch SW3 is turned off, and vice versa. A transistor MP1 between the voltage source VDD and a pixel 6_1 has a gate coupled to the storage capacitor Cl through a switch SW2 (the second switch) and coupled to the storage capacitor C2 through a switch SW4 (the fourth switch). The voltage on either the storage capacitor Cl or the storage capacitor C2 causes the transistor MP1 to generate a corresponding current and drive a corresponding pixel. Controlled by either ENB or XENB, the switch SW2 is turned on while the switch SW4 is turned off, and vice versa. Note that SW1 and SW4 are turned on simultaneously by the same control signal, ENB, and SW2 and SW3 are turned on simultaneously by another control signal, XENB.
The analog sampling storage circuit 4_2 comprises transistors MP3 and MP4, two storage capacitors C3 and c4, and switches SW7˜SW12, the same as analog sampling storage circuit 41. Thus description is omitted here.
In a cycle B (the second cycle), the first signal ENB is de-asserted, turning off switches SW1 and SW4, and the second signal XENB asserted, turning on switches SW2 and SW3. The sampled voltage on the storage capacitor Cl, representing analog data I_DAC1, is sent to the gate of the transistor MP1 through turned-on SW2 to generate corresponding analog data I_DATA1 to a pixel 6_1. At the same time, bits of subsequent digital data, D0D5 (second digital data) are written into D/A converter 3 to convert to corresponding analog data I_DAC2 (second analog data). When the switches SW5 and SW6 are turned on according to the sampling signal SR_n+1, the analog data I_DAC2 (second analog data) is written to the storage capacitor C2 through turned-on SW3, and not to the storage capacitor C1 since SW1 is turned off.
In cycle C (the third cycle), the first signal ENB is asserted to turn on switches SW1 and SW4. The voltage on the storage capacitor C2, representing the analog data I_DAC2, is coupled to the gate of the transistor MP1 to generate corresponding analog data I_DATA2 to the pixel 6_1.
The operation of the analog storage circuit 4_2 is the same as analog storage circuit 4_1, with the difference that the switches SW11 and switch SW12 are turned on when sampling signal SRn+2 is asserted in a corresponding cycle.
One of the switches may be a transistor or transmission gate.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.
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93114378 | May 2004 | TW | national |