Backlight driver, backlight device including the same, and operating method of the backlight device

    公开(公告)号:US11615752B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17244369

    申请日:2021-04-29

    IPC分类号: G09G3/32 G09G3/34 G09G5/10

    摘要: A backlight device includes LED elements divided into dimming groups; a panel driver configured to output a reference current for driving the LED elements; and pixel circuits, each of which is connected to the panel driver through a common line and is respectively configured to drive first LED elements comprised in a corresponding dimming group. Each of the pixel circuits is configured to: in a first period of a frame period, obtain a reference voltage based on the reference current and store the reference voltage, in a second period of the frame period, obtain luminance data of an image displayed by the corresponding dimming group, and in a third period of the frame period, drive the first LED elements during a light emitting time corresponding to the luminance data obtained in the second period using the reference voltage stored in the first period.

    BACKLIGHT DRIVER, BACKLIGHT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE BACKLIGHT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210350754A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17244369

    申请日:2021-04-29

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34 G09G5/10 G09G3/32

    摘要: A backlight device includes LED elements divided into dimming groups; a panel driver configured to output a reference current for driving the LED elements; and pixel circuits, each of which is connected to the panel driver through a common line and is respectively configured to drive first LED elements comprised in a corresponding dimming group. Each of the pixel circuits is configured to: in a first period of a frame period, obtain a reference voltage based on the reference current and store the reference voltage, in a second period of the frame period, obtain luminance data of an image displayed by the corresponding dimming group, and in a third period of the frame period, drive the first LED elements during a light emitting time corresponding to the luminance data obtained in the second period using the reference voltage stored in the first period.

    Fault detection display apparatus and operation method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12033551B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US18212981

    申请日:2023-06-22

    IPC分类号: G09G3/00 G09G3/32

    摘要: Disclosed is integrated circuit panel which detects fault of a driving circuit. The integrated circuit panel includes: a driving circuit array including first and second driving circuits; a data driver configured to output first and second input data signals through first and second data lines, respectively; a switch driver configured to output a switching signal through a switch line; and an error detection driver configured to receive first and second output data signals through first and second test lines, respectively, wherein, in response to the switching signal, the first and second driving circuits are configured to output the first and second output data signals, which are based on the first and second input data signal, through the first and second test lines, respectively, and the error detection driver is configured to detect a fault of the first or second driving circuit based on the first or second output data signal.

    Backlight system, display device including the backlight system and method of transferring data in the backlight system

    公开(公告)号:US11488548B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17373092

    申请日:2021-07-12

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34

    摘要: A backlight system includes a backlight and a master driving circuit. The backlight includes a plurality of slave driving circuits and a plurality of light sources driven by the plurality of slave driving circuits, wherein the plurality of slave driving circuits are arranged in a matrix of driving rows and driving columns such that first through m-th slave driving circuits, where m is a positive integer greater than one, are arranged in each driving row of the driving rows, and the first through m-th slave driving circuits are connected in a daisy chain structure. The master driving circuit is configured to generate a plurality of input data signals, wherein each input data signal of the plurality of input data signals corresponds to the each driving row, and the each input data signal includes first through m-th packets including luminance data corresponding to the first through m-th slave driving circuits.