The disclosure relates to a display device, and particularly relates to a driving device for a self-luminous display panel and an operation method thereof.
With the popularization of micro organic light-emitting diode (u-OLED) displays, the demand for high resolution is getting high, thereby increasing the quantity of source channels in a single integrated circuit (IC). In the application scenario of u-OLED, the output voltages of the source channels are positive voltages. Generally speaking, a single GAMMA voltage circuit is configured in the single IC (the driving circuit of the OLED panel) to provide a single group of GAMMA voltages to all source channels (load circuits). Therefore, the load of the single GAMMA voltage circuit also increases as the quantity of the channels increases. When the output voltages of all source channels are flipped together, the disturbance of the source channel to the GAMMA voltage is an important issue. As the quantity of the source channels increases, the disturbance of the source channel to the GAMMA voltage becomes serious.
There are three main solutions in the past. First, the slew rate of the operational amplifier of the GAMMA voltage circuit (GAMMA source) is enhanced. However, this solution is not effective for the source channel near the outside of the IC (the source channel farther away from the GAMMA voltage circuit). Second, the width of the GAMMA voltage transmission wire between the GAMMA voltage circuit and the source channel is increased to reduce the resistance of the GAMMA voltage transmission wire. However, this solution sacrifices the wiring space of other wires and increases parasitic capacitance. Third, the resistance of the internal voltage-dividing resistor string (GAMMA resistor) of the GAMMA voltage circuit is reduced to increase the GAMMA current, thereby accelerating the stabilization of the GAMMA voltage after being disturbed by the source channel. However, this solution increases power consumption and does not help much for the source channel farther from the GAMMA voltage circuit.
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The disclosure provides a driving device for a self-luminous display panel and an operation method to reduce the disturbance of a driving channel to a GAMMA voltage.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the driving device includes a plurality of GAMMA voltage circuit, a first group of driving channels, and a first routing circuit. Each GAMMA voltage circuit generates a group of GAMMA voltages. Each driving channel in the first group of driving channels is coupled to a corresponding GAMMA voltage circuit of the GAMMA voltage circuits to receive a group of corresponding GAMMA voltages. Each driving channel in the first group of driving channels converts corresponding sub-pixel data into a corresponding gray scale voltage based on the group of corresponding GAMMA voltages. The first routing circuit is coupled to an output terminal of each driving channel in the first group of driving channels to receive the corresponding gray scale voltage. The first routing circuit dynamically changes the coupling relationship between different driving channels in the first group of driving channels and different data lines in a first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel during different scanning periods.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the operation method includes the following. A plurality of GAMMA voltage circuit, a first group of driving channels, and a first routing circuit are provided, in which each of the GAMMA voltage circuits generates a group of GAMMA voltages, and each driving channel in a first group of driving channels is coupled to a corresponding GAMMA voltage circuit of the GAMMA voltage circuits to receive a group of corresponding GAMMA voltages. Each driving channel in the first group of driving channels converts corresponding sub-pixel data into a corresponding gray scale voltage based on the group of corresponding GAMMA voltages, in which the first routing circuit is coupled to an output terminal of each driving channel in the first group of driving channels to receive the corresponding gray scale voltage. The coupling relationship between different driving channels in the first group of driving channels and different data lines in a first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel is dynamically changed by the first routing circuit during different scanning periods.
Based on the above, the various embodiments of the disclosure can generate a plurality of groups of GAMMA voltages by using a plurality of GAMMA voltage circuits based on the actual design. Ideally, the plurality of groups of GAMMA voltages have no difference from each other. Different GAMMA voltage circuits can supply GAMMA voltages to different driving channels. Based on this, although the quantity of the driving channels (load circuits) is large, in the embodiments of the disclosure, through increasing the quantity of the GAMMA voltage circuits, the output load of each GAMMA voltage circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing the disturbance of the driving channel to the GAMMA voltage.
In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the disclosure more comprehensible, the detailed description of the embodiments are provided as follows with the accompanying drawings.
The term “coupled (or connected)” used throughout the specification of the disclosure (including the appended claims) may refer to any direct or indirect means of connection. For example, if it is described that the first device is coupled (or connected) to the second device, it should be interpreted that the first device may be directly connected to the second device, or the first device may be connected through other devices or some kind of connection means. The terms “first” and “second” mentioned the specification of the disclosure (including the appended claims) are used to name the name of an element, or to distinguish different embodiments or ranges, and are not used to limit the upper limit or the lower limit of the quantity of elements, nor to limit the order of elements. In addition, wherever possible, elements/members/steps using the same reference numerals in the drawings and embodiments represent the same or similar parts. Elements/members/steps using the same reference numerals or using the same terms in different embodiments may refer to related descriptions.
Generally speaking, in the case of a single GAMMA voltage circuit being configured in a single integrated circuit (a driving device for a self-luminous display panel), as the quantity of the driving channels increases, the disturbance of the driving channel to the GAMMA voltage becomes serious. In the following embodiments, through increasing the quantity of the GAMMA voltage circuits, the output load of each GAMMA voltage circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing the disturbance of the driving channel to the GAMMA voltage.
Based on the quantity of the GAMMA voltage circuits 110_1 to 110_n, all driving channels of the driving device 100 may be grouped into a plurality of groups of driving channels, such as driving channel groups 120_1 to 120_m shown in
Each GAMMA voltage circuit 110_1 to 110_n generates a group of GAMMA voltages. Ideally, the n groups of GAMMA voltages generated by the GAMMA voltage circuits 110_1 to 110_n have no difference from each other. Based on errors of actual circuits or other factors, the n groups of GAMMA voltages generated by the GAMMA voltage circuits 110_1 to 110_n may have a mismatch problem. In order to solve the mismatch problem generated by different groups of GAMMA voltages of the different GAMMA voltage circuits 110_1 to 110_n, a routing circuit is configured for each group of driving channels in the embodiment shown in
Each routing circuit (such as the routing circuit 130_1) is coupled to an output terminal of each driving channel in different groups of driving channels to receive the corresponding gray scale voltage. Taking the routing circuit 130_1 as an example (other routing circuits may be analogized), in Step S230, the coupling relationship between different driving channels in the driving channel group 120_1 and different data lines in a first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 may be dynamically changed by the routing circuit 130_1 during different scanning periods. By analogy, the routing circuit 130_m may dynamically change the coupling relationship between different driving channels in the driving channel group 120_m and different data lines in an mth group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 during the different scanning periods. For other driving channel groups and other routing circuits shown in
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During the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC41, the output terminal of the driving channel DC42, and the output terminal of the driving channel DC43 to the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in a one-to-one manner based on a first coupling relationship. During the second scanning period after the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminals of the driving channels DC41, DC42, and DC43 to the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on a second coupling relationship different from the first coupling relationship. During a third scanning period after the second scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminals of the driving channels DC41, DC42, and DC43 to the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on a third coupling relationship different from the first coupling relationship and the second coupling relationship.
The first coupling relationship, the second coupling relationship, and the third coupling relationship may be determined according to the actual design. For example (but not limited thereto), during the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC41 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC42 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC43 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10. During the second scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC41 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC42 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC43 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10. During the third scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC41 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC42 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC43 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10.
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During the first scanning period, the switches SW41, SW45, and SW49 are turned on, and the switches SW42, SW43, SW44, SW46, SW47, and SW48 are turned off. During the second scanning period, the switches SW43, SW44, and SW48 are turned on, and the switches SW41, SW42, SW45, SW46, SW47, and SW49 are turned off. During the third scanning period, the switches SW42, SW46, and the SW47 are turned on, and the switches SW41, SW43, SW44, SW45, SW48, and SW49 are turned off. Next, for the operation during the (3*i+1)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the first scanning period (i is a positive integer greater than 0), for the operation during the (3*i+2)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the second scanning period, and for the operation during the (3*i+3)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the third scanning period, so details are not repeated here.
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During the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC51, the output terminal of the driving channel DC52, the output terminal of the driving channel DC53, and the output terminal of the driving channel DC54 to the first data line, the second data line, the third data line, and a fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on the first coupling relationship. During the second scanning period after the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminals of the driving channels DC51, DC52, DC53, and DC54 to the first data line, the second data line, the third data line, and the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on the second coupling relationship different from the first coupling relationship. During the third scanning period after the second scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminals of the driving channels DC51, DC52, DC53, and DC54 to the first data line, the second data line, the third data line, and the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on the third coupling relationship different from the first coupling relationship and the second coupling relationship. During a fourth scanning period after the third scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminals of the driving channels DC51, DC52, DC53, and DC54 to the first data line, the second data line, the third data line, and the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10 in the one-to-one manner based on a fourth coupling relationship different from the first coupling relationship, the second coupling relationship, and the third coupling relationship.
The first coupling relationship, the second coupling relationship, the third coupling relationship, and the fourth coupling relationship may be determined according to the actual design. For example (but not limited thereto), during the first scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC51 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC52 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC53 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC54 to the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10. During the second scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC51 to the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC52 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC53 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC54 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10. During the third scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC51 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC52 to the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC53 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC54 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10. During the fourth scanning period, the routing circuit 130_1 couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC51 to the second data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC52 to the third data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC53 to the fourth data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10, and couples the output terminal of the driving channel DC54 to the first data line in the first group of data lines of the self-luminous display panel 10.
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During the first scanning period, the switches SW501, SW506, SW511, and SW516 are turned on and the switches SW502, SW503, SW504, SW505, SW507, SW508, SW509, SW510, SW512, SW513, SW514, and SW515 are turned off. During the second scanning period, the switches SW504, SW505, SW510, and SW515 are turned on and the switches SW501, SW502, SW503, SW506, SW507, SW508, SW509, SW511, SW512, SW513, SW514, and SW516 are turned off. During the third scanning period, the switches SW503, SW508, SW509, and SW514 are turned on, and the switches SW501, SW502, SW504, SW505, SW506, SW507, SW510, SW511, SW512, SW513, SW515, and SW516 are turned off. During the fourth scanning period, the switches SW502, SW507, SW512, and SW513 are turned on, and the switches SW501, SW503, SW504, SW505, SW506, SW508, SW509, SW510, SW511, SW514, SW515, and SW516 are turned off. Next, for the operation during the (4*i+1)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the first scanning period (i is a positive integer greater than 0), for the operation during the (4*i+2)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the second scanning period, for the operation during the (4*i+3)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the third scanning period, and for the operation during the (4*i+4)th scanning period, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of the fourth scanning period, so details are not repeated here.
In summary, the various embodiments can generate the plurality of groups of GAMMA voltages by using the plurality of GAMMA voltage circuits based on the actual design. Ideally, the plurality of groups of GAMMA voltages have no difference from each other. Different GAMMA voltage circuits can supply GAMMA voltages to different driving channels. Based on this, although the quantity of the driving channels (load circuits) is large, in the above-mentioned embodiments, through increasing the quantity of the GAMMA voltage circuits, the output load of each GAMMA voltage circuit can be reduced, thereby reducing the disturbance of the driving channel to the GAMMA voltage.
Although the disclosure has been disclosed as above with the embodiments, the embodiments are not used to limit the disclosure. Persons with ordinary knowledge in the technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the disclosure shall be defined by the appended claims.