Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Plural physical display element control system – Display elements arranged in matrix
Patent
1996-03-21
1998-12-22
Hjerpe, Richard A.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Plural physical display element control system
Display elements arranged in matrix
345 87, 345 99, 345209, 345211, G09G 336
Patent
active
058524266
ABSTRACT:
A power-saving column driver integrated circuit, and a power-saving method for driving a liquid crystal display, include a series of multiplexers coupled to the columns of the display. The multiplexers selectively couple each of the columns to a common external storage capacitor during a portion of each row drive period for discharging each of the pixels in the selected row of the liquid crystal display to a median bias voltage. During the remaining portion of each row drive period, the multiplexers selectively couple voltage drivers to the columns of the LCD pixel array for applying a desired driving voltage to each column of the array. The polarity of the driving voltages applied to each column alternates on succeeding row drive periods, and the resulting voltage that is summed on the storage capacitor averages to the median bias voltage. For active matrix liquid crystal display panels, a multiplexer selectively couples the backplane of the display panel to either an external storage capacitor or to an alternating-polarity backplane driving voltage during each row drive period.
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Erhart Richard Alexander
Harder Gerald T.
Chang Kent
Hjerpe Richard A.
Vivid Semiconductor, Inc.
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