Abstract:
A backlight unit, and a display device having the backlight unit, includes a light source, the light source formed to directly illuminate a display panel, and an optical plate arranged over the light source, wherein the optical plate includes a first surface and a second surface that faces the first surface, and the first surface is different in height from the second surface.
Abstract:
A driving device includes an output timing controller which controls an output timing of a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage respectively generated from a first voltage generator and a second voltage generator. A third driving voltage output from the output timing controller is provided to a first data driver and a second data driver, and also provided to a gamma voltage generator to generate a plurality of gamma voltages. Accordingly, a reverse electric potential between the third driving voltage and the gamma voltages is prevented from being generated in the first and second data drivers, therefore, preventing the first and second data drivers from being damaged.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes; a liquid crystal panel, and a DC-DC converter which receives an input voltage to generate an analog drive voltage and a gate-on voltage used to operate the liquid crystal panel, wherein the DC-DC converter includes a pulse width modulation circuit which modulates a pulse width of the analog drive voltage and the gate-on voltage, a boost converter which boosts the input voltage to output the analog drive voltage, and a charge pump which boosts one of the input voltage and the analog drive voltage to output the gate-on voltage, wherein when a high voltage stress test is performed, the DC-DC converter outputs the analog drive voltage boosted to a voltage level higher than a voltage level of the analog drive voltage during a normal operation, and outputs the gate-on voltage having a voltage level substantially equal to a voltage level of the gate-on voltage during the normal operation.
Abstract:
A driving apparatus includes a timing controller, a gate driver, and a pulse width controller. The timing controller generates a gate output enable signal having a width which is used for defining on-voltage widths of gate driving signals. The gate driver sequentially outputs the gate driving signals corresponds to a plurality of gate lines. The gate driver is controlled to prevent overlapping of the gate driving signals. The pulse width controller includes a signal generator and a converter. The signal generator receives two of the gate driving signals from two adjacent gate lines, compares the two gate driving signals, and generates a detection signal that detects an overlapping area of the two gate driving signals. The converter converts the detection signal to a pulse width control signal and feeds the pulse width control signal back to the timing controller. The timing controller receives the pulse width control signal and adjusts the width of the gate output enable signal.
Abstract:
A method of driving a display device includes analyzing input data of the display device to confirm whether there is a predetermined image pattern in an image corresponding to the input data, where a common voltage is distorted to an extent that a clock signal for a gate driver of the display device is distorted when the display device displays the image including the predetermined image pattern, and changing a slew rate of an output buffer of a data driver of the display device based on a result of the analyzing the input data.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes; a liquid crystal panel, and a DC-DC converter which receives an input voltage to generate an analog drive voltage and a gate-on voltage used to operate the liquid crystal panel, wherein the DC-DC converter includes a pulse width modulation circuit which modulates a pulse width of the analog drive voltage and the gate-on voltage, a boost converter which boosts the input voltage to output the analog drive voltage, and a charge pump which boosts one of the input voltage and the analog drive voltage to output the gate-on voltage, wherein when a high voltage stress test is performed, the DC-DC converter outputs the analog drive voltage boosted to a voltage level higher than a voltage level of the analog drive voltage during a normal operation, and outputs the gate-on voltage having a voltage level substantially equal to a voltage level of the gate-on voltage during the normal operation.
Abstract:
A display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels defined in an area where a plurality of gate lines and data lines cross one another, a clock generator generating a gate clock signal using a clock generation control signal provided from a timing controller and a gate-on voltage, and a gate driver providing a gate signal to the gate lines in response to the gate clock signal. The gate signal includes a pre-charge period having a first gate-on level and a main-charge period having a second gate-on level that is higher than the first gate-on level.
Abstract:
A power generating module is provided in an LCD where the power generating module includes a first driving voltage generator, a second driving voltage generator and an output deviation controller. The first driving voltage generator generates and outputs a first set of LCD driving voltages including a first liquid crystal driving voltage and a first gate-on-voltage. The second driving voltage generator generates and outputs a similar second set of LCD driving voltages. The output deviation controller controls the first and second driving voltage generators using one or more feedback signals each corresponding to a potential difference between counterpart output voltages of the first driving voltage and the second driving voltage to reduce output deviations between those counterpart output voltages.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device and method of driving the same capable of eliminating pressure induced light leakage includes a liquid crystal display comprising an LCD panel having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines formed in a direction to intersect the plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of unit pixels respectively formed at intersection regions of the plurality of gate and data lines; a power circuit for generating a plurality of driving voltages for driving the LCD panel; a gate driving unit for driving the plurality of gate lines; a source driving unit for driving the plurality of data lines; and a timing control circuit for generating plurality of control signals for controlling the gate and source driving units, wherein the timing control circuit drives the LCD panel in a non-electric field state every predetermined frame.
Abstract:
A method of driving a display device includes analyzing input data of the display device to confirm whether there is a predetermined image pattern in an image corresponding to the input data, where a common voltage is distorted to an extent that a clock signal for a gate driver of the display device is distorted when the display device displays the image including the predetermined image pattern, and changing a slew rate of an output buffer of a data driver of the display device based on a result of the analyzing the input data.