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公开(公告)号:US12062329B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US18139682
申请日:2023-04-26
Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin
IPC: G09G3/32
CPC classification number: G09G3/32 , G09G2300/06 , G09G2310/0202 , G09G2310/0272 , G09G2320/0233 , G09G2330/025
Abstract: A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.
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公开(公告)号:US11978392B1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US18203652
申请日:2023-05-31
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Min-Yang Chiu , Yu-Sheng Ma , Jin-Yi Lin , Hsuan-Yu Chen , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin
CPC classification number: G09G3/32 , G09G2310/0248 , G09G2310/0272 , G09G2310/0291 , G09G2310/08
Abstract: A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20240046856A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-08
申请号:US18365247
申请日:2023-08-04
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin , Jin-Yi Lin
IPC: G09G3/32
CPC classification number: G09G3/32 , G09G2310/0275 , G09G2310/0267 , G09G2310/0251 , G09G2330/04
Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.
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公开(公告)号:US20230306900A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18205199
申请日:2023-06-02
Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin , Jin-Yi Lin , Ju-Lin Huang
IPC: G09G3/32
CPC classification number: G09G3/32 , G09G2320/064 , G09G2330/021
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a charge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned on during the turn-on period of the channel switch to form a charge path; and a discharge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned-on after the channel switch is turned off, to form a discharge path.
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公开(公告)号:US11217152B1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-04
申请号:US17111449
申请日:2020-12-03
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin , Tso-Sheng Chan , Ren-Chieh Yang
IPC: G09G3/32
Abstract: The present invention provides a source driver for driving a light emitting diode panel. The source driver includes a buffer including an output terminal; and a plurality of driving circuits coupled to the buffer. Each of the plurality of driving circuits includes a constant current transistor including a gate controlled by a node voltage of the output terminal of the buffer; and a compensation unit for compensating the node voltage of the output terminal of the buffer.
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公开(公告)号:US12243472B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18365247
申请日:2023-08-04
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin , Jin-Yi Lin
IPC: G09G3/32
Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) panel and a driving device therefore is provided. The driving device includes a source driver and a scan driver. The source driver is coupled to a plurality of data lines disposed in the LED panel. The source driver outputs driving currents to the data lines in any one of a plurality of scan line periods, to drive an LED array of the LED panel. The scan driver is coupled to a plurality of scan lines disposed in the LED panel, wherein the scan driver scans the scan lines during the plurality of scan line periods. In an active period of any one of the scan line periods, the scan driver applies an enable voltage to a current scan line among the scan lines, and the scan driver applies a pre-charge voltage to other scan line among the scan lines.
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公开(公告)号:US12190793B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US18205199
申请日:2023-06-02
Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin , Jin-Yi Lin , Ju-Lin Huang
IPC: G09G3/32
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driver for driving a light emitting unit array of a display device, the driver including: a plurality of driving units, each of the plurality of driving units includes: a driving circuit configured to provide a driving current to a corresponding column of light emitting units in the light emitting unit array according to a pulse width modulation signal, during a turn-on period of a channel switch; a charge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned on during the turn-on period of the channel switch to form a charge path; and a discharge path circuit configured to be connected in parallel with the driving circuit, and to be turned-on after the channel switch is turned off, to form a discharge path.
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公开(公告)号:US20230351948A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18139682
申请日:2023-04-26
Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
Inventor: Yu-Sheng Ma , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Chun-Fu Lin
IPC: G09G3/32
CPC classification number: G09G3/32 , G09G2310/0272 , G09G2310/0202 , G09G2320/0233 , G09G2330/025 , G09G2300/06
Abstract: A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.
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公开(公告)号:US11557249B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US17169519
申请日:2021-02-07
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Chun-Fu Lin , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Yu-Sheng Ma , Jin-Yi Lin
IPC: G09G3/3216 , G09G3/3266
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of subpixels and a plurality of scan lines coupled to the plurality of subpixels. The method includes steps of: scanning a first scan line among the plurality of scan lines to turn on at least one of the plurality of subpixels coupled to the first scan line during a subframe period among a display frame period; and discharging a second scan line among the plurality of scan lines during a non-display period following the subframe period. Wherein, the second scan line is different from the first scan line.
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公开(公告)号:US11291095B1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US17216666
申请日:2021-03-29
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Tso-Sheng Chan , Jin-Yi Lin , Chun-Fu Lin , Jhih-Siou Cheng , Yu-Sheng Ma
IPC: H05B45/39
Abstract: A coupling compensation module is provided, for compensating a channel voltage of a channel outputted by a constant current circuit of a light emitting diode (LED) driver. The coupling compensation module includes a detecting circuit, for detecting a voltage variation of the channel voltage, to generate a detection result; and a compensation circuit, for compensating the voltage variation of the channel voltage according to the detection result.
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