Patent Application
20220036851
The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2020-128092, filed Jul. 29, 2020, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit device, a liquid crystal display device, an electronic apparatus, and a vehicle.
JP-UM-A-59-149195 discloses a display drive circuit that selects a display drive signal for segment display or a display drive signal for dot matrix display by a selection signal and outputs the selected display drive signal to output terminals. JP-UM-A-59-149195 discloses a configuration in which a state in which all the output terminals output the display drive signal for segment display and a state in which all the output terminals output the display drive signal for dot matrix display are switched by the selection signal.
JP-UM-A-59-149195 does not disclose that the circuit cannot independently select either the dot matrix display or the segment display for each of the plurality of output terminals. A display panel is assumed to have various designs, and an arrangement of the dot matrix display and the segment display changes depending on the designs. In the configuration of JP-UM-A-59-149195, only one of the dot matrix display and the segment display can be selected, and thus there is a problem that it is not possible to cope with the display panel of various designs.
An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device includes a drive circuit configured to output a first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display and a second drive waveform signal for segment display, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and a control circuit configured to control the drive circuit. The drive circuit is configured to output the first drive waveform signal to the first output terminal when the first output terminal is set as an output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, output the second drive waveform signal to the first output terminal when the first output terminal is set as an output terminal for segment display by the control circuit, output the first drive waveform signal to the second output terminal when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and output the second drive waveform signal to the second output terminal when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal display device including the integrated circuit device described above and a liquid crystal display panel driven by the integrated circuit device.
Still another aspect of the present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus including the integrated circuit device described above.
Still another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a vehicle including the integrated circuit device described above.
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail. The present embodiment to be described below does not unduly limit contents described in the appended claims, and all configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential constituent elements.
The liquid crystal display panel 200 is a liquid crystal display panel provided with a dot matrix display unit 210 and a segment display unit 220. The dot matrix display unit 210 performs display by a plurality of dots disposed in a matrix. The segment display unit 220 displays a display object by applying a drive waveform signal to an electrode formed in advance in a shape of the display object. The segment display unit 220 is disposed, for example, on a first direction DR1 side of the dot matrix display unit 210. An arrangement of the display units is not limited to that shown in
The liquid crystal display panel 200 includes two glass substrates and a liquid crystal sealed therebetween. Electrodes and signal lines are formed at each glass substrate by a transparent conductive film. The integrated circuit device 100 COG-mounted at one of the two glass substrates is coupled to the electrodes by the signal lines. COG is an abbreviation for chip on glass. The transparent conductive film is, for example, a thin film of ITO, and ITO is an abbreviation for indium tin oxide. A plurality of column electrodes, to which a drive waveform signal for dot matrix display is applied, are disposed in the dot matrix display unit 210 of one glass substrate. A plurality of row electrodes, to which a common drive waveform signal for dot matrix display is applied, are disposed in the dot matrix display unit 210 of the other glass substrate. For example, the column electrodes are linear electrodes along the second direction DR2, the row electrodes are linear electrodes along the first direction, and an intersection of the column electrodes and the row electrodes is a dot for dot matrix display. Further, a plurality of segment electrodes, to which a drive waveform signal for segment display is applied, are disposed in the segment display unit 220 of one glass substrate. One or a plurality of common electrodes, to which a common drive waveform signal for segment display is applied, are disposed in the segment display unit 220 of the other glass substrate. The segment electrodes face the one or one of a plurality of common electrodes. A region in which the segment electrodes and the common electrodes face each other is a display region of a display object indicated by the segment electrodes.
The integrated circuit device 100 is a display driver of the liquid crystal display panel 200. The integrated circuit device 100 drives the dot matrix display unit 210 by outputting the drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the column electrodes and outputting the common drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the row electrodes. The drive waveform signal for dot matrix display is also referred to as a first drive waveform signal. Further, the integrated circuit device 100 drives the segment display unit 220 by outputting the drive waveform signal for segment display to the segment electrodes and outputting the common drive waveform signal for segment display to the common electrodes. The drive waveform signal for segment display is also referred to as a second drive waveform signal. The integrated circuit device 100 is a one-chip integrated circuit device capable of simultaneously driving the dot matrix display unit 210 and the segment display unit 220. The integrated circuit device 100 is disposed on a side of the liquid crystal display panel 200 so that a long side of the integrated circuit device 100 is parallel to the side of the liquid crystal display panel 200. The integrated circuit device 100 is disposed, for example, on a second direction DR2 side of the dot matrix display unit 210 and the segment display unit 220. The integrated circuit device 100 is formed of a semiconductor chip, and a terminal thereof is coupled to a signal line of a conductive thin film formed at the glass substrate of the liquid crystal display panel 200.
The interface 170 receives display data for dot matrix display and segment data for segment display from a processing device provided outside the integrated circuit device 100. Further, the interface 170 may receive setting information on the output terminal group from the processing device. The interface 170 includes, for example, a serial or parallel data interface.
The control circuit 160 outputs the display data for dot matrix display received by the interface 170 to an MLS data output circuit 130, and outputs the segment data for segment display received by the interface 170 to a segment data register 140. The control circuit 160 sets the first output terminal group TAG for dot matrix display or segment display by outputting a select signal SDOT1 to the first selector 151, and sets the second output terminal group TBG for dot matrix display or segment display by outputting a select signal SDOT2 to the second selector 152. The control circuit 160 includes a storage circuit 161 that stores a select signal as the setting information on the output terminal group. The storage circuit 161 is a register, an RAM, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. For example, the select signal may be stored in advance in a nonvolatile memory, or a select signal received by the interface 170 from the external processing device may be stored in a register or an RAM. The control circuit 160 includes a logic circuit. The MLS is an abbreviation of multi-line selection. In the present embodiment, an MLS method is used as a driving method of the dot matrix display. However, in the present disclosure, the driving method of the dot matrix display is not limited to the MLS method, and may be an AP method which is a single line selection method. AP is an abbreviation of alt pleshko.
The data output circuit 135 outputs data to the first selector 151 and the second selector 152. The data output circuit 135 includes the MLS data output circuit 130 and the segment data register 140.
The MLS data output circuit 130 outputs MLS data DMLSA1 to DMLSAn and DMLSB1 to DMLSBm for dot matrix display. Each of n and m is an integer of 2 or more, and n and m may be the same as or different from each other. The MLS data output circuit 130 includes an RAM that stores the display data for dot matrix display received from outside by the interface 170, and an MLS decoder that decodes the display data into MLS data for MLS driving.
The segment data register 140 outputs segment data DSEGA1 to DSEGAn and DESGB1 to DSEGBm for segment display. The segment data register 140 is a register that stores segment data received from the outside by the interface 170.
The first selector 151 selects and outputs the MLS data DMLSA1 to DMLSAn when the select signal SDOT1 instructing the dot matrix display is input, and selects and outputs the segment data DSEGA1 to DSEGAn when the select signal SDOT1 instructing the segment display is input. The second selector 152 selects and outputs the MLS data DMLSB1 to DMLSBm when the select signal SDOT2 instructing the dot matrix display is input, and selects and outputs the segment data DSEGB1 to DSEGBm when the select signal SDOT2 instructing the segment display is input.
To the voltage supply circuit 110, a power supply voltage VDD is supplied from the outside of the integrated circuit device 100 via the power supply terminal TVDD, and a ground voltage VSS is supplied via the ground terminal TVSS. The voltage supply circuit 110 supplies a common voltage VC, a first positive polarity voltage V1 higher than the common voltage VC, a second positive polarity voltage V2 higher than the first positive polarity voltage V1, a first negative polarity voltage MV1 lower than the common voltage VC, and a second negative polarity voltage MV2 lower than the first negative polarity voltage MV1 to the drive circuit 120. The voltage supply circuit 110 supplies the common voltage VC, a third positive polarity voltage V3 higher than the second positive polarity voltage V2, and a third negative polarity voltage MV3 lower than the second negative polarity voltage MV2 to the first common drive circuit 181. Further, the voltage supply circuit 110 supplies the common voltage VC, the second positive polarity voltage V2, and the second negative polarity voltage MV2 to the second common drive circuit 182. Values of these voltages are of course adjusted to specifications of the liquid crystal display device to be driven, and are appropriately set depending on whether the driving method is the MLS method or the AP method.
The positive polarity and the negative polarity refer to polarity with reference to the common voltage VC, and are not polarity with reference to the ground voltage VSS. That is, when the common voltage VC is higher than the ground voltage VSS, the negative polarity voltage may be higher than the ground voltage VSS. Examples of the positive polarity voltage and the negative polarity voltage will be described later with reference to
The drive circuit 120 outputs the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the first output terminal group TAG when the first selector 151 selects the MLS data DMLSA1 to DMLSAn, and outputs the second drive waveform signal for segment display to the first output terminal group TAG when the first selector 151 selects the segment data DSEGA1 to DSEGAn. Further, the drive circuit 120 outputs the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the second output terminal group TBG when the second selector 152 selects the MLS data DMLSB1 to DMLSBm, and outputs the second drive waveform signal for segment display to the second output terminal group TBG when the second selector 152 selects the segment data DSEGB1 to DSEGBm. Specifically, the first output terminal group TAG includes output terminals TA1 to TAn, and the second output terminal group TBG includes output terminals TB1 to TBm. The drive circuit 120 includes drive units DA1 to DAn corresponding to the output terminals TA1 to TAn and drive units DB1 to DBm corresponding to the output terminals TB1 to TBm.
Assuming that i is an integer of 1 or more and n or less, the drive unit DAi is taken as an example. The drive units DB1 to DBm have the same configuration and operation. The first selector 151 outputs the MLS data DMLSAi or the segment data DSEGAi to the drive unit DAi. The MLS data DMLSAi is data instructing selection of any one of the V1, the V2, the VC, the MV1, and the MV2. The segment data DSEGAi is data instructing selection of any one of the V1 and the MV1. When the MLS data DMLSAi is input, the drive unit DAi selects any one of the V1, the V2, the VC, the MV1, and the MV2 based on an instruction of the MLS data DMLSAi, and outputs the selected one to the output terminal TAi. When the segment data DSEGAi is input, the drive unit DAi selects any one of the V1 and the MV1 based on an instruction of the segment data DSEGAi and outputs the selected one to the output terminal TAi.
The first common drive circuit 181 outputs a first common drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the first common terminal group TCMD. Specifically, the first common terminal group TCMD includes a plurality of common terminals, and the first common drive circuit 181 includes a plurality of common drive units. One common drive unit is provided corresponding to one common terminal. The control circuit 160 outputs common drive data for dot matrix display to the common drive units. The common drive data for dot matrix display is data instructing selection of any one of the V3, the VC, and the MV3. The first common drive circuit 181 outputs any one of the V3, the VC, and the MV3 to the common terminals based on the instruction of the common drive data.
The second common drive circuit 182 outputs a second common drive waveform signal for segment display to the second common terminal group TCMS. Specifically, the second common terminal group TCMS includes a plurality of common terminals, and the second common drive circuit 182 includes a plurality of common drive units. One common drive unit is provided corresponding to one common terminal. The control circuit 160 outputs common drive data for segment display to the common drive units. The common drive data for segment display is data for instructing selection of any one of the V2, the VC, and the MV2. The second common drive circuit 182 outputs any one of the V2, the VC, and the MV2 to the common terminals based on the instruction of the common drive data.
The first common terminal group TCMD is coupled to the row electrodes provided at the dot matrix display unit 210 of the liquid crystal display panel 200. The second common terminal group TCMS is coupled to the common electrodes provided at the segment display unit 220 of the liquid crystal display panel 200. The first output terminal group TAG is coupled to the column electrodes provided at the dot matrix display unit 210 or the segment electrodes provided at the segment display unit 220. In a configuration in which the first output terminal group TAG is coupled to the column electrodes provided at the dot matrix display unit 210, the first output terminal group TAG is set as an output terminal for dot matrix display. In a configuration in which the first output terminal group TAG is coupled to the segment electrodes provided at the segment display unit 220, the first output terminal group TAG is set as an output terminal for segment display. The second output terminal group TBG is also set in the same manner.
The integrated circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment described above includes the drive circuit 120 that outputs the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display and the second drive waveform signal for segment display, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and the control circuit 160 that controls the drive circuit 120. In
According to the present embodiment, the control circuit 160 can independently set the first output terminal and the second output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with the various arrangements of the dot matrix display and the segment display, and thus it is possible to improve a degree of freedom of design of the liquid crystal display panel 200.
The drive waveform signal for dot matrix display is simply referred to as the first drive waveform signal, and the first drive waveform signal output to the output terminals may be a signal having different waveforms. The same applies to the second drive waveform signal.
Further, the integrated circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the voltage supply circuit 110 that supplies a plurality of voltages to the drive circuit 120. In
In this way, the drive circuit 120 can output the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display or the second drive waveform signal for segment display by selecting the voltage from the plurality of voltages supplied by the voltage supply circuit 110. Accordingly, since the voltage supply circuit 110 and the drive circuit 120 can be shared by the dot matrix display and the segment display, the circuit can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.
Further, the integrated circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the first selector 151 to which first data for dot matrix display and second data for segment display are input, and the second selector 152 to which third data for dot matrix display and fourth data for segment display are input. The drive circuit 120 includes a first drive unit coupled to the first output terminal and a second drive unit coupled to the second output terminal. In
In this way, when the first selector 151 outputs the first data to the first drive unit, the first drive unit can output the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the first output terminal, and when the first selector 151 outputs the second data to the first drive unit, the first drive unit can output the second drive waveform signal for segment display to the first output terminal. In this way, one output terminal can be set for dot matrix display or segment display. The same applies to the second output terminal.
The integrated circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the data output circuit 135. The data output circuit 135 outputs the first data and the second data to the first selector 151, and outputs the third data and the fourth data to the second selector 152.
In this way, the first selector 151 can output the data for dot matrix display or the data for segment display to the first drive unit by selecting the first data or the second data received from the data output circuit 135. The second selector 152 can output the data for dot matrix display or the data for segment display to the second drive unit by selecting the third data or the fourth data received from the data output circuit 135.
Further, in the present embodiment, the control circuit 160 includes the storage circuit 161. The storage circuit 161 stores information for setting the first output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, and information for setting the second output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. In
In this way, based on the information stored in the storage circuit 161, the first output terminal can be set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, and the second output terminal can be set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. These settings are independent at the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal can be freely set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, respectively.
Further, the integrated circuit device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the first output terminal group TAG including the first output terminal and the second output terminal group TBG including the second output terminal. When the first output terminal group TAG is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit 160, the drive circuit 120 outputs the first drive waveform signal to the first output terminal group TAG. When the first output terminal group TAG is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit 160, the drive circuit 120 outputs the second drive waveform signal to the first output terminal group TAG. The drive circuit 120 outputs the first drive waveform signal to the second output terminal group when the second output terminal group TBG is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit 160, and outputs the second drive waveform signal to the second output terminal group when the second output terminal group TBG is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit 160.
In this way, the control circuit 160 can independently set the first output terminal group TAG and the second output terminal group TBG as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with various arrangements of the dot matrix display and the segment display. Further, it is not necessary to perform setting for each terminal, and thus the setting of the terminal is simplified.
The booster 111 generates voltages VOUT1 to VOUT3 and the first negative polarity voltage MV1 from the power supply voltage VDD and the ground voltage VSS using a booster circuit and a regulator. The voltage adjusting unit 112 generates the first positive polarity voltage V1, the second positive polarity voltage V2, the third positive polarity voltage V3, the common voltage VC, the second negative polarity voltage MV2, and the third negative polarity voltage MV3 by using the voltages VOUT1 to VOUT3, the first negative polarity voltage MV1, the power supply voltage VDD, and the ground voltage VSS. Further, the voltage adjusting unit 112 can adjust V3−VC=VC−MV3=Vy and V2−V1=V1−VC=VC−MV1=MV1−MV2=Vs. The voltage adjusting unit 112 adjusts the voltages Vy and Vs to adjust a contrast of the dot matrix display and a contrast of the segment display. This will be described later with reference to
The regulator RG generates the first negative polarity voltage MV1 by stepping down the power supply voltage VDD. The first negative polarity voltage MV1 is a voltage between the ground voltage VSS and the power supply voltage VDD. The regulator RG is, for example, a linear regulator including an operational amplifier and a resistor.
The booster circuit CP1 generates the voltage VOUT1 higher than the power supply voltage VDD by boosting the power supply voltage VDD. The booster circuit CP2 generates the voltage VOUT2 lower than the ground voltage VSS by inverting and boosting the voltage VOUT1 with reference to the ground voltage VSS. The booster circuit CP3 generates the voltage VOUT3 higher than the voltage VOUT1 by inverting and boosting the voltage VOUT2 with reference to the ground voltage VSS. The booster circuits CP1 to CP3 are switching regulators, and are, for example, charge pump circuits each including a capacitor and a switch.
The configuration of the booster 111 is not limited to that shown in
The amplifier circuit AMC includes an operational amplifier OPC configured as the inverting amplifier circuit and resistors RC1 and RC2. The operational amplifier OPC operates using the power supply voltage VDD and the voltage VOUT2 as power supplies. The amplifier circuit AMC generates the third negative polarity voltage MV3 by inverting and amplifying the first negative polarity voltage MV1 with reference to the ground voltage VSS. The resistor RC2 is a variable resistor circuit whose resistance value is variably adjusted. By adjusting the resistance value of the resistor RC2, a resistance ratio of the resistor RC1 to the resistor RC2, that is, a gain of the amplifier circuit AMC is adjusted. The gain is stored in the storage circuit 161 of the control circuit 160. For example, when the storage circuit 161 is a nonvolatile memory, the gain may be stored in the nonvolatile memory in advance, or when the storage circuit 161 is an RAM or a register, the gain may be set in the RAM or the register from the external processing device via the interface 170. By adjusting the resistance value of the resistor RC2, the third negative polarity voltage MV3 is adjusted.
The amplifier circuit AMA includes an operational amplifier OPA configured as the inverting amplifier circuit and resistors RA1 and RA2. The operational amplifier OPA operates using the voltages VOUT3 and VOUT2 as the power supplies. The amplifier circuit AMA generates the third positive polarity voltage V3 by inverting and amplifying the third negative polarity voltage MV3 with reference to the common voltage VC. A gain of the amplifier circuit AMA is −1. Since the third positive polarity voltage V3 changes in conjunction with the third negative polarity voltage MV3, V3−VC=VC−MV3.
When MV1−VSS=Vs and the gain of the amplifier circuit AMC is −(a/2−2), MV3=−(a/2−2)×Vs+VSS. Here, a is a ratio of Vy to Vs described above. As will be described later, since VC−MV1=MV1−VSS=Vs, VC−MV3 =−(a/2)×Vs. When this is denoted by Vy, the V3 is a voltage obtained by inverting and amplifying MV3 with reference to the common voltage VC, and thus V3−VC=VC−MV3=Vy. Since a is adjusted by adjusting the gain of the amplifier circuit AMC, V3−VC=VC−MV3=Vy is adjusted.
The amplifier circuit AMB includes an operational amplifier OPB configured as the non-inverting amplifier circuit and resistors RB1 to RB4. The resistors RB1 to RB4 are coupled in series between an output node of the operational amplifier OPB and a node of the ground voltage VSS, and a node between the resistors RB3 and RB4 is coupled to an inverting input node of the operational amplifier OPB. The amplifier circuit AMB generates the second positive polarity voltage V2 by amplifying the first negative polarity voltage MV1 in a forward direction with reference to the ground voltage VSS. Resistance values of the resistors RB1 to RB4 are the same, and a gain of the amplifier circuit AMB is 4.
The amplifier circuit AMD buffers a voltage between the resistor RB1 and the resistor RB2 with a gain of 1 to output the first positive polarity voltage V1. The amplifier circuit AME buffers a voltage between the resistor RB2 and the resistor RB3 with the gain of 1 to output the common voltage VC.
VSS=MV2 and MV1−VSS=Vs. Since the amplifier circuit AMB amplifies Vs with the gain of 4, V2−MV2=4×Vs. Since the resistance values of the resistors RB1 to RB4 are the same and the gains of the amplifier circuits AMD and AME are 1, V2−V1=V1−VC=VC−MV1=MV1−MV2=Vs. The regulator RG of the booster 111 has the electronic volume function and can adjust the first negative polarity voltage MV1. By adjusting the first negative polarity voltage MV1, Vs is adjusted, and the V2, the V1, the VC, and the MV1 are adjusted. An electronic volume value of the regulator RG is stored in the storage circuit 161 of the control circuit 160. For example, when the storage circuit 161 is a nonvolatile memory, the electronic volume value may be stored in the nonvolatile memory in advance, or when the storage circuit 161 is an RAM or a register, the electronic volume value may be set in the RAM or the register from the external processing device via the interface 170.
An effective voltage applied to each dot of the dot matrix display unit 210 is expressed by the following equations (1) and (2) using a and Vs described above. Von_duty is an effective voltage when the dot is on, and Voff_duty is an effective voltage when the dot is off. N is the number of lines of the low electrodes.
Von_duty=Vs×{(a2+2a+N)/N}1/2 (1)
Voff_duty=Vs×{(a2−2a+N)/N}1/2 (2)
As shown in the equations (1) and (2) described above, the effective voltage in the dot matrix display can be adjusted by a and Vs. On the other hand, in the segment display, since driving is performed using the V2, the V1, the VC, the MV1, and the MV2, the effective voltage is adjusted by Vs. Therefore, by fixing Vs and adjusting a, only the contrast of the dot matrix display can be adjusted. For example, it is possible to make the contrast of the dot matrix display and the contrast of the segment display as close as possible. In addition, by adjusting Vs, it is possible to adjust the contrasts of both the dot matrix display and the segment display, and it is possible to implement an optimum contrast. The value of each voltage generated as described above is of course adjusted to the specification of the liquid crystal display device to be driven, and is appropriately set depending on whether the driving method is the MLS method or the AP method.
To the first selector 151, signals V2DOT, V1DOT, VCDOT, MV1DOT, and MV2DOT are input as the MLS data, and signals V1SEG and MV1SEG are input as the segment data. Here, the MLS data is DMLSA1 to DMLSAn in
The AND circuits AN1 to AN7 and the OR circuits OR1 and OR2 function as a signal selector. When the select signal SDOT1 is at a high level, the signal selector selects the signals V2DOT, V1DOT, VCDOT, MV1DOT, and MV2DOT and outputs the signals to the latch circuits FV2, FV1, FVC, FMV1, and FMV2. When the select signal SDOT1 is at a low level, the signal selector selects the signals V1SEG and MV1SEG and outputs the signals to the latch circuits FV1 and FMV1, and outputs the low level to the latch circuits FV2, FVC, and FMV2.
The AND circuits AN8 to AN11 and the OR circuits OR3 and OR4 function as a clock selector. When the select signal SDOT1 is at the high level, the clock selector selects a first clock signal CKDOT for dot matrix display and outputs the first clock signal to the latch circuits FV1 and FMV1. When the select signal SDOT1 is at the low level, the clock selector selects a second clock signal CKSEG for segment display and outputs the second clock signal to the latch circuits FV1 and FMV1. The first clock signal CKDOT is input to the latch circuits FV2, FVC, and FMV2. The first clock signal CKDOT and the second clock signal CKSEG is input from the control circuit 160 to the first selector 151.
When the select signal SDOT1 is at the high level, the latch circuits FV2, FV1, FVC, FMV1, and FMV2 latch the signals V2DOT, V1DOT, VCDOT, MV1DOT, and MV2DOT by the first clock signal CKDOT and output latched signals as signals V2ON, V1ON, VCON, MV1ON, and MV2ON. That is, when the select signal SDOT1 is at the high level, the first selector 151 selects and outputs the MLS data for dot matrix display. When the select signal SDOT1 is at the low level, the latch circuits FV1 and FMV1 latch the signals V1SEG and MV1SEG by the second clock signal CKSEG and output latched signals as signals V1ON and MV1ON. That is, when the select signal SDOT1 is at the low level, the first selector 151 selects and outputs the segment data for segment display. At this time, since the latch circuits FV2, FVC, and FMV2 latch the low level, the signals V2ON, VCON, and MV2ON are at the low level.
The first selector 151 according to the present embodiment described above outputs the first data to the first drive unit based on the first clock signal CKDOT for dot matrix display when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit 160, and outputs the second data to the first drive unit based on the second clock signal CKSEG for segment display when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit 160. The first output terminal and the first drive unit are as described with reference to
In this way, a timing at which the data for dot matrix display is output is controlled by the first clock signal CKDOT, and a timing at which the data for segment display is output is controlled by the second clock signal CKSEG. Accordingly, display control can be performed at appropriate display timings in the dot matrix display and the segment display.
The level shifters LA2, LA1, LCA, LMA1, and LMA2 level-shift the signals V2ON, V1ON, VCON, MV1ON, and MV2ON. After the level shift, the high level is the V2, and the low level is the MV2. “I” indicates an input, “Q” indicates a non-inverted output having the same logic level as the input, and “XQ” indicates an inverted output having a logic level obtained by inverting the input.
The inverters IA2, IA1, and ICAP logically invert non-inverted outputs of the level shifters LA2, LA1, and LCA, and output the inverted outputs to the switches SA2, SA1, and SCA. The inverters ICAN, IMA1, and IMA2 logically invert inverted outputs of the level shifters LCA, LMA1, and LMA2, and output the inverted outputs to the switches SCA, SMA1, and SMA2.
The switches SA2 and SA1 are P-type transistors. One of a source and a drain of the switch SA2 is coupled to an output node of the drive unit DA1, the second positive polarity voltage V2 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IA2 is input to a gate. One of a source and a drain of the switch SA1 is coupled to the output node of the drive unit DA1, the first positive polarity voltage V1 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IA1 is input to a gate.
The switch SCA is a transfer gate, and includes a P-type transistor and an N-type transistor coupled in parallel. One end of the transfer gate is coupled to the output node of the drive unit DA1, and the common voltage VC is input to the other end. An output signal of the inverter ICAP is input to a gate of the P-type transistor of the transfer gate, and an output signal of the inverter ICAN is input to a gate of the N-type transistor.
The switches SMA1 and SMA2 are N-type transistors. One of a source and a drain of the switch SMA1 is coupled to the output node of the drive unit DA1, the first negative polarity voltage MV1 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IMA1 is input to a gate. One of a source and a drain of the switch SMA2 is coupled to the output node of the drive unit DA1, the second negative polarity voltage MV2 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IMA2 is input to a gate.
Any one of the signals V2ON, V1ON, VCON, MV1ON, and MV2ON is at the high level, and the other signals are at the low level. For example, when the signal V2ON is at the high level, the switch SA2 is turned on, the switches SA1, SCA, SMA1, and SMA2 are turned off, and the drive unit DA1 outputs the second positive polarity voltage V2 as a drive waveform signal DAQ1. Similarly, when the signals V1ON, VCON, MV1ON, and MV2ON are at the high level, the switches SA1, SCA, SMA1, and SMA2 are turned on, and the drive unit DA1 outputs the V1, the VC, the MV1, and the MV2 as the drive waveform signal DAQ1.
As shown in
A polarity signal FR is a signal for controlling a driving polarity. When the polarity signal FR is at the low level, negative polarity driving is performed, and when the polarity signal FR is at the high level, positive polarity driving is performed. In the one frame, the polarity signal FR repeats the low level and the high level for four cycles. In a first cycle, when the polarity signal FR is at the low level, the common drive waveform signal CMS1 is the V2, and when the polarity signal FR is at the high level, the common drive waveform signal CMS1 is the MV2, and the common drive waveform signals CMS2 to CMS4 are the VC. Similarly, in a second, a third, and a fourth cycles, when the polarity signal FR is at the low level, the common drive waveform signals CMS2, CMS3, and CMS4 are the V2, and when the polarity signal FR is at the high level, the common drive waveform signals CMS2, CMS3, and CMS4 are the MV2.
When the select signal SDOT1 is at the low level, the first selector 151 selects the segment data. At this time, any one of the signals V1ON and MV1ON is at the high level, and the drive unit DA1 outputs any one of the V1 and the MV1. In
The level shifters LB3, LCB, and LMB3 level-shift signals V3ONd, VCONd, and MV3ONd from the control circuit 160. After the level shift, the high level is the V3, and the low level is the MV3.
The inverters IB3 and ICBP logically invert non-inverted outputs of the level shifters LB3 and LCB and output the inverted outputs to the switches SB3 and SCB. The inverters ICBN and IMB3 logically invert inverted outputs of the level shifters LCB and LMB3, and output the inverted outputs to the switches SCB and SMB3.
The switch SB3 is a P-type transistor. One of a source and a drain of the switch SB3 is coupled to an output node of the common drive unit, the third positive polarity voltage V3 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IB3 is input to a gate.
The switch SCB is a transfer gate, and includes a P-type transistor and an N-type transistor coupled in parallel. One end of the transfer gate is coupled to the output node of the common drive unit, and the common voltage VC is input to the other end. An output signal of the inverter ICBP is input to a gate of the P-type transistor of the transfer gate, and an output signal of the inverter ICBN is input to a gate of the N-type transistor.
The switch SMB3 is an N-type transistor. One of a source and a drain of the switch SMB3 is coupled to the output node of the common drive unit, the third negative polarity voltage MV3 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IMB3 is input to a gate.
Any one of the signals V30Nd, VCONd, and MV30Nd is at the high level, and the other signals are at the low level. For example, when the signal V30Nd is at the high level, the switch SB3 is turned on, the switches SCB and SMB3 are turned off, and the common drive unit outputs the third positive polarity voltage V3 as a common drive waveform signal CMD. Similarly, when the signals VCONd and MV30Nd are at the high level, the switches SCB and SMB3 are turned on, and the common drive unit outputs the VC and the MV3 as the common drive waveform signal CMD.
The level shifters LC2, LCB, and LMC2 level-shift signals V2ONs, VCONs, and MV2ONs from the control circuit 160. After the level shift, the high level is the V2, and the low level is the MV2.
The inverters IC2 and ICCP logically invert non-inverted outputs of the level shifters LC2 and LCC and output the inverted outputs to the switches SC2 and SCC. The inverters ICON and IMC2 logically invert inverted outputs of the level shifters LCC and LMC2, and output the inverted outputs to the switches SCC and SMC2.
The switch SC2 is a P-type transistor. One of a source and a drain of the switch SC2 is coupled to the output node of the common drive unit, the second positive polarity voltage V2 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IC2 is input to a gate.
The switch SCC is a transfer gate, and includes a P-type transistor and an N-type transistor coupled in parallel. One end of the transfer gate is coupled to the output node of the common drive unit, and the common voltage VC is input to the other end. An output signal of the inverter ICCP is input to a gate of the P-type transistor of the transfer gate, and an output signal of the inverter ICCN is input to a gate of the N-type transistor.
The switch SMC2 is an N-type transistor. One of a source and a drain of the switch SMC2 is coupled to the output node of the common drive unit, the second negative polarity voltage MV2 is input to the other one of the source and the drain, and an output signal of the inverter IMC2 is input to a gate.
Any one of the signals V2ONs, VCONs, and MV2ONs is at the high level, and the other signals are at the low level. For example, when the signal V2ONs is at the high level, the switch SC2 is turned on, the switches SCC and SMC2 are turned off, and the common drive unit outputs the second positive polarity voltage V2 as a common drive waveform signal CMS. Similarly, when the signals VCONs and MV2ONs are at the high level, the switches SCC and SMC2 are turned on, and the common drive unit outputs the VC and the MV2 as the common drive waveform signal CMS.
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The integrated circuit device 100 of the first layout example includes the first common drive circuit 181a that outputs the common drive signal for dot matrix display, and the second common drive circuit 182a that outputs the common drive signal for segment display. In the long side direction of the integrated circuit device 100, the second common drive circuit 182a is disposed between the first common drive circuit 181a and the drive circuit 120. Similarly, the second common drive circuit 182b is disposed between the first common drive circuit 181b and the drive circuit 120.
In this way, the dot matrix display unit 210 can be driven by coupling the drive circuit 120 and the first common drive circuit 181a to the dot matrix display unit 210 by a signal line of the transparent conductive film, and the segment display unit 220 can be driven by coupling the drive circuit 120 and the second common drive circuit 182a to the segment display unit 220 by a signal line of the transparent conductive film. At this time, for example, various wirings as will be described later with reference to
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The integrated circuit device 100 of the fifth layout example includes the first output terminal group disposed at the long side of the integrated circuit device 100 and the second output terminal group disposed at the short side of the integrated circuit device 100. The first output terminal group is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit 160, and the second output terminal group is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit 160. In the middle part of
In this way, the signal lines of the transparent conductive film can be wired from the long side of the integrated circuit device 100 to the dot matrix display unit 210, and the signal lines of the transparent conductive film can be wired from the short side of the integrated circuit device 100 to the segment display unit 220. For example, in the middle part of
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The integrated circuit device 100 is provided with eight output terminal groups, and the drive circuit 120 includes eight drive blocks 121 to 128 corresponding to the eight output terminal groups. The number of outputs of each drive block is freely set, and is, for example, the same. Arrows indicate the signal lines of the transparent conductive film formed on the glass substrate of the liquid crystal display panel 200. When one drive block has a plurality of outputs, one arrow corresponding thereto means a plurality of signal lines coupled to a plurality of output terminals. “DOT” attached to the drive block means that the drive block outputs the drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the dot matrix display unit 210. “SEG” attached to the drive block means that the drive block outputs the drive waveform signal for segment display to the segment display unit 220. When the first common drive circuits 181a and 181b and the second common drive circuits 182a and 182b also have a plurality of outputs, corresponding arrows indicate the plurality of signal lines coupled to the plurality of common drive terminals.
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In the second wiring coupling example described above, the liquid crystal display device 300 includes the liquid crystal display panel 200 driven by the integrated circuit device 100. The integrated circuit device 100 is mounted at the substrate of the liquid crystal display panel 200. The liquid crystal display panel 200 includes a first signal line coupled to the first output terminal and provided on the substrate, and a second signal line coupled to the second output terminal and provided on the substrate. The first signal line and the second signal line are wired in opposite directions. The term “directions” as used herein means directions in which the first and second signal lines start to be wiring from portions overlapping with the first and the second output terminals, respectively, in a plan view of the liquid crystal display panel 200. Therefore, “wired in the opposite directions” means that the direction in which the first signal line starts to be wired from the position of the first terminal is opposite to the direction in which the second signal line starts to be wired from the position of the second terminal. For example, in the diagram of the middle part and a diagram of a lower part of
According to the present embodiment, the first signal line coupled to the first output terminal and the second signal line coupled to the second output terminal are wired in opposite directions. Accordingly, appropriate wiring according to the design of the liquid crystal display panel 200 can be performed. For example, in the middle part of
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The electronic apparatus 600 includes a processing device 400, a display controller 410, the liquid crystal display device 300, a storage device 320, an operation device 330, and a communication device 340. The liquid crystal display device 300 includes the integrated circuit device 100 and the liquid crystal display panel 200.
The operation device 330 is a user interface that receives various operations from a user. For example, the operation device 330 includes a button, a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch panel. The communication device 340 is a data interface that performs communication of display data, control data, and the like. For example, the communication device 340 is a wired communication interface such as a USB or a wireless communication interface such as a wireless LAN. The storage device 320 stores the display data input from the communication device 340. Alternatively, the storage device 320 functions as a working memory of the processing device 400. The storage device 320 is a semiconductor memory, a hard disk drive, an optical drive, and the like. The processing device 400 performs control processing of each unit of the electronic apparatus or various data processing. The processing device 400 transfers the display data received by the communication device 340 or the display data stored in the storage device 320 to the display controller 410. The processing device 400 is a processor such as a CPU. The display controller 410 converts the received display data into a format that can be received by the liquid crystal display device 300, and outputs the converted display data to the integrated circuit device 100. The integrated circuit device 100 drives the liquid crystal display panel 200 based on the display data transferred from the display controller 410.
An integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment described above includes a drive circuit that outputs a first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display and a second drive waveform signal for segment display, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and a control circuit that controls the drive circuit. The drive circuit outputs the first drive waveform signal to the first output terminal when the first output terminal is set as an output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and outputs the second drive waveform signal to the first output terminal when the first output terminal is set as an output terminal for segment display by the control circuit. The drive circuit outputs the first drive waveform signal to the second output terminal when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and outputs the second drive waveform signal to the second output terminal when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
According to the present embodiment, the control circuit can independently set the first output terminal and the second output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with the various arrangements of the dot matrix display and the segment display, and thus it is possible to improve the degree of freedom of design of a liquid crystal display panel.
Further, the integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment may include a voltage supply circuit configured to supply a plurality of voltages to the drive circuit. The drive circuit may output the first drive waveform signal based on a voltage for dot matrix display of the plurality of voltages, and may output the second drive waveform signal based on a voltage for segment display of the plurality of voltages.
In this way, the drive circuit can output the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display or the second drive waveform signal for segment display by selecting a voltage from the plurality of voltages supplied by the voltage supply circuit. Accordingly, since the voltage supply circuit and the drive circuit can be shared by the dot matrix display and the segment display, the circuit can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.
Further, the integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment may include a first selector to which first data for dot matrix display and second data for segment display are input, and a second selector to which third data for dot matrix display and fourth data for segment display are input. The drive circuit may include a first drive unit coupled to the first output terminal and a second drive unit coupled to the second output terminal. The first selector may select and output the first data to the first drive unit when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may select and output the second data to the first drive unit when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit. The second selector may select and output the third data to the second drive unit when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may select and output the fourth data to the second drive unit when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
In this way, when the first selector outputs the first data to the first drive unit, the first drive unit can output the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the first output terminal, and when the first selector outputs the second data to the first drive unit, the first drive unit can output the second drive waveform signal for segment display to the first output terminal. Further, when the second selector outputs the third data to the second drive unit, the second drive unit can output the first drive waveform signal for dot matrix display to the second output terminal, and when the second selector outputs the fourth data to the second drive unit, the second drive unit can output the second drive waveform signal for segment display to the second output terminal. In this way, each output terminal can be independently set for dot matrix display or segment display.
Further, in the present embodiment, the first selector may output, based on a first clock signal for dot matrix display, the first data to the first drive unit, when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may output, based on a second clock signal for segment display, the second data to the first drive unit when the first output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit. The second selector may output, based on the first clock signal, the third data to the second drive unit when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may output, based on the second clock signal, the fourth data to the second drive unit when the second output terminal is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
In this way, the timing at which the data for dot matrix display is output is controlled by the first clock signal, and the timing at which the data for segment display is output is controlled by the second clock signal. Accordingly, display control can be performed at appropriate display timings in the dot matrix display and the segment display.
Further, the integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment may include a data output circuit. The data output circuit may output the first data and the second data to the first selector, and may output the third data and the fourth data to the second selector.
In this way, the first selector can output the data for dot matrix display or the data for segment display to the first drive unit by selecting the first data or the second data input from the data output circuit. The second selector can output the data for dot matrix display or the data for segment display to the second drive unit by selecting the third data or the fourth data input from the data output circuit.
Further, in the present embodiment, the control circuit may include a storage circuit. The storage circuit may store information for setting the first output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, and information for setting the second output terminal as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display.
In this way, based on the information stored in the storage circuit, the first output terminal can be set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, and the second output terminal can be set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. These settings are independent at the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and the first output terminal and the second output terminal can be freely set as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display, respectively.
Further, the integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment may include a first output terminal group including the first output terminal and a second output terminal group including the second output terminal. The drive circuit may output the first drive waveform signal to the first output terminal group when the first output terminal group is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may output the second drive waveform signal to the first output terminal group when the first output terminal group is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit. The drive circuit may output the first drive waveform signal to the second output terminal group when the second output terminal group is set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit, and may output the second drive waveform signal to the second output terminal group when the second output terminal group is set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
In this way, the control circuit can independently set the first output terminal group and the second output terminal group as the output terminal for dot matrix display or the output terminal for segment display. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with the various arrangements of the dot matrix display and the segment display. Further, it is not necessary to perform the setting for each terminal, and thus the setting of the terminal is simplified.
Further, the integrated circuit device according to the present embodiment may include a first output terminal group and a second output terminal group. The first output terminal group may include the first output terminal and may be disposed at a long side of the integrated circuit device. The second output terminal group may include the second output terminal and may be disposed at a short side of the integrated circuit device. The first output terminal group may be set as the output terminal for dot matrix display by the control circuit. The second output terminal group may be set as the output terminal for segment display by the control circuit.
In this way, a signal line of a transparent conductive film can be wired from the long side of the integrated circuit device to a dot matrix display unit, and a signal line of the transparent conductive film can be wired from the short side of the integrated circuit device to a segment display unit. For example, when the drive circuit is provided at a second short side at a right side of the integrated circuit device and the segment display unit is located on a right side of the dot matrix display unit, signal lines of the transparent conductive film can be efficiently wired without crossing each other.
Further, the integrated circuit device of the present embodiment may include a first common drive circuit configured to output a common drive signal for dot matrix display, and a second common drive circuit configured to output a common drive signal for segment display. In a long side direction of the integrated circuit device, the second common drive circuit is disposed between the first common drive circuit and the drive circuit.
In this way, the dot matrix display unit can be driven by coupling the drive circuit and the first common drive circuit to the dot matrix display unit by a signal line of the transparent conductive film, and the segment display unit can be driven by coupling the drive circuit and the second common drive circuit to the segment display unit by a signal line of the transparent conductive film. At this time, various wirings of the signal lines are possible, and thus it is possible to cope with the liquid crystal display panel having various designs.
Further, the liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment may include the integrated circuit device described above and a liquid crystal display panel driven by the integrated circuit device.
Further, in the liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment, the integrated circuit device may be mounted at a substrate of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel may include a first signal line coupled to the first output terminal, the first signal line being provided at the substrate, and a second signal line coupled to the second output terminal, the second signal line being provided at the substrate. The first signal line and the second signal line may be wired in opposite directions.
According to the present embodiment, the first signal line coupled to the first output terminal and the second signal line coupled to the second output terminal are wired in opposite directions. Accordingly, appropriate wiring according to the design of the liquid crystal display panel can be performed. For example, when it is assumed that the first output terminal to which the first signal line is coupled is set for dot matrix display, and the second output terminal to which the second signal line is coupled is set for segment display, the first signal line coupled to the dot matrix display unit and the second signal line coupled to the segment display unit are wired in opposite directions. Accordingly, the signal lines can be wired to the dot matrix display unit and the segment display unit without crossing the signal lines of the transparent conductive film, and appropriate wiring according to the design of the liquid crystal display panel can be performed.
Further, an electronic apparatus according to the present embodiment includes the integrated circuit device described above.
Further, a vehicle according to the present embodiment includes the integrated circuit device described above.
Although the present embodiment has been described in detail as described above, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications may be made without departing substantially from novel matters and effects of the present disclosure. Therefore, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, a term cited with a different term having a broader meaning or the same meaning at least once in the present disclosure or in the drawings can be replaced with the different term in any place in the present disclosure or in the drawings. All combinations of the present embodiment and the modifications are also included in the scope of the present disclosure. Further, the configurations, operations, and the like of the integrated circuit device, the liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display device, the electronic apparatus, the vehicle, and the like are not limited to those described in the present embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2020-128092 | Jul 2020 | JP | national |
