Abstract:
A timing controller includes: a compensator to receive an image signal and to output a compensation image signal; a dimming range adjustor to receive a backlight dimming signal and to output a dimming range signal to adjust an active section of the backlight dimming signal; a smoothing processor to output a smoothing image signal to smooth the compensation image signal in response to the dimming range signal; and a data output part to output an image data signal by adding the smoothing image signal to the image signal.
Abstract:
A timing controller includes: a compensator to receive an image signal and to output a compensation image signal; a dimming range adjustor to receive a backlight dimming signal and to output a dimming range signal to adjust an active section of the backlight dimming signal; a smoothing processor to output a smoothing image signal to smooth the compensation image signal in response to the dimming range signal; and a data output part to output an image data signal by adding the smoothing image signal to the image signal.
Abstract:
A backlight unit includes a power converter configured to generate a light source driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal, a plurality of light emitting diode strings, where each of the light emitting diode strings receives the light source driving voltage through a first terminal thereof, a plurality of transistors corresponding to the light emitting diode strings, where each of the transistors includes: a first electrode connected to a second terminal of a corresponding light emitting diode string thereof; a second electrode; and a control electrode, and a controller connected to the control electrode and the second electrode, where the controller outputs a plurality of current control signals to control electrodes of the transistors and generate the voltage control signal, where the controller generates an over-current detection signal when any one of the current control signals has a pulse width less than a predetermined reference width.
Abstract:
In a display device, a backlight unit including a power converter configured to generate a light source driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal, a plurality of light emitting diode strings each configured to receive the light source driving voltage through an end thereof, and a controller connected to the other end of each of the plurality of light emitting diode stringsand configured to generate a plurality of current control signals used to control a current flowing through each of the plurality of light emitting diode strings and the voltage control signal. The controller is configured to generate the voltage control signal in response to a current control signal from among the plurality of current control signals, which is applied to a light emitting diode string configured to receive a lowest forward driving voltage among the plurality of light emitting diode strings.
Abstract:
In a display device, a backlight unit including a power converter configured to generate a light source driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal, a plurality of light emitting diode strings each configured to receive the light source driving voltage through an end thereof, and a controller connected to the other end of each of the plurality of light emitting diode strings and configured to generate a plurality of current control signals used to control a current flowing through each of the plurality of light emitting diode strings and the voltage control signal. The controller is configured to generate the voltage control signal in response to a current control signal from among the plurality of current control signals, which is applied to a light emitting diode string configured to receive a lowest forward driving voltage among the plurality of light emitting diode strings.
Abstract:
A backlight unit includes a power supply converter including a primary winding connected to an input power supply voltage, and a secondary winding which is connected to an output node and outputs a light emitting diode drive voltage to the output node in response to a mode signal and a switching control signal; and a light emitting diode string connected to the output node of the power supply converter, where the power supply converter serially connects a boosting winding to the secondary winding and the output node and when the mode signal represents a three dimensional image display mode, and outputs a boosted light emitting diode drive voltage to the output node through the boosting winding.