Common voltage generation circuit and generation method, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10909896-B2
Application number	US-201816485044-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2018
Priority date	Jan 9, 2018
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a common voltage generation circuit, a common voltage generation method, and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The common voltage generation circuit includes: an initial common voltage generation component configured to generate an initial common voltage controlled by a ground voltage and a positive power supply voltage according to a clock synchronization signal and a serial digital signal as received; and a common voltage adjustment component configured to generate a common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and a negative power supply voltage according to the initial common voltage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A common voltage generation circuit comprising:
an initial common voltage generation component configured to generate an initial common voltage controlled by a ground voltage and a positive power supply voltage according to a clock synchronization signal and a serial digital signal as received; and
a common voltage adjustment component configured to generate a common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and a negative power supply voltage according to the initial common voltage,
wherein the common voltage adjustment component comprises a second operational amplifier, wherein the second operational amplifier has a non-inverting input terminal provided with the ground voltage and an inverting input terminal coupled to an output terminal of the initial common voltage generation component, and is configured to generate the common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and the negative power supply voltage according to the initial common voltage and to output the common voltage by an output terminal of the second operational amplifier, and
wherein the ground voltage and the negative power supply voltage are supply voltages applied to the second operational amplifier by a power management integrated circuit after powered on.

2. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 1 , wherein the common voltage adjustment component further comprises a first resistor and a second resistor, and wherein
the first resistor is coupled between the output terminal of the initial common voltage generation component and the inverting input terminal of the second operational amplifier; and the second resistor is coupled between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal of the second operational amplifier.

3. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 2 , wherein a resistance of the second resistor is smaller than that of the first resistor.

4. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 3 , wherein the initial common voltage generation component comprises a master controller, a digital-to-analog converter, and a first operational amplifier, wherein,
the master controller has an input terminal coupled to an I2C bus comprising a clock terminal and a data terminal and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the digital-to-analog converter; an output terminal of the digital-to-analog converter is coupled to a non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier, and an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier is coupled to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier,
the master controller is configured to receive the clock synchronization signal and the serial digital signal provided by a host through the clock terminal and the data terminal, modulate the serial digital signal using the clock synchronization signal, and output the modulated digital signal to the digital-to-analog converter so that the digital-to-analog converter outputs a first common voltage to the non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier the first operational amplifier generates the initial common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage according to the first common voltage,
wherein the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage are supply voltages applied to the first operational amplifier by the power management integrated circuit after powered on.

5. A display device, comprising the common voltage generation circuit of claim 3 and a display panel being driven by the common voltage generated by the common voltage generation circuit.

6. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 2 , wherein the initial common voltage generation component comprises a master controller, a digital-to-analog converter, and a first operational amplifier, wherein,
the master controller has an input terminal coupled to an I2C bus comprising a clock terminal and a data terminal and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the digital-to-analog converter; an output terminal of the digital-to-analog converter is coupled to a non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier, and an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier is coupled to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier,
the master controller is configured to receive the clock synchronization signal and the serial digital signal provided by a host through the clock terminal and the data terminal, modulate the serial digital signal using the clock synchronization signal, and output the modulated digital signal to the digital-to-analog converter so that the digital-to-analog converter outputs a first common voltage to the non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier; the first operational amplifier generates the initial common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage according to the first common voltage,
wherein the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage are supply voltages applied to the first operational amplifier by the power management integrated circuit after powered on.

7. A display device, comprising the common voltage generation circuit of claim 2 and a display panel being driven by the common voltage generated by the common voltage generation circuit.

8. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 1 , wherein the initial common voltage generation component comprises a master controller, a digital-to-analog converter, and a first operational amplifier, wherein,
the master controller has an input terminal coupled to an I2C bus comprising a clock terminal and a data terminal and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the digital-to-analog converter; an output terminal of the digital-to-analog converter is coupled to a non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier, and an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier is coupled to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier,
the master controller is configured to receive the clock synchronization signal and the serial digital signal provided by a host through the clock terminal and the data terminal, modulate the serial digital signal using the clock synchronization signal, and output the modulated digital signal to the digital-to-analog converter so that the digital-to-analog converter outputs a first common voltage to the non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier; the first operational amplifier generates the initial common voltage controlled by the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage according to the first common voltage,
wherein the ground voltage and the positive power supply voltage are supply voltages applied to the first operational amplifier by the power management integrated circuit after powered on.

9. A display device, comprising the common voltage generation circuit of claim 8 and a display panel being driven by the common voltage generated by the common voltage generation circuit.

10. The common voltage generation circuit of claim 1 , wherein the initial common voltage generation component comprises a master controller, a digital-to-analog converter, and a first operational amplifier, wherein,
the master controller has an input terminal coupled to an I2C bus comprising a clock terminal and a data terminal and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the digital-to-analog converter; an output terminal of the digital-to-analog converter is coupled to a non-inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier, and an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier is coupled to an output terminal of the first operational amplifier,
the master controller is

Assignees

• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhan Yifei
• Zhang Dayu
• Ling Xiaohan

Classifications

• G09G3/3696 Primary

  Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers · CPC title

• G09G2310/0254

  Control of polarity reversal in general, other than for liquid crystal displays · CPC title

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G09G2300/0833

  forming a linear amplifier or follower · CPC title