WO2008026350A1 - Display device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a driving method for improving response speed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and a display device therefor.
- liquid crystal TVs have become inexpensive and have become popular in ordinary homes.
- the opportunity to display moving images on PCs is increasing.
- opportunities for displaying moving images on mobile devices are increasing.
- FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 show one of the moving image quality improvement techniques of such a liquid crystal TV disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 17 shows a configuration diagram of the liquid crystal display 21 shown in Patent Document 1, and a picture element Aij includes TFT: Qx, an auxiliary capacitor Cs, and a liquid crystal element LC.
- TFT The drain terminal of Qx is connected to one terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cs and one terminal of the liquid crystal element LC.
- TFT: The source terminal of Qx is connected to the source wiring Xj (j n—l to n + 2).
- the source wiring Xj is connected to the video signal driver 22, the gate wiring Yi is connected to the scanning signal driver 23, and the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ci is connected to the auxiliary capacitance driver 24.
- the “video signal” of FIG. 18 is applied to the source wiring Xj
- the “scanning signal” of FIG. 18 is applied to the gate wiring Yi
- the “auxiliary capacitance line signal” of FIG. 18 is applied to the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ci. Yes.
- the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element LC changes as shown in “Picture element potential change (liquid crystal applied voltage)” in FIG. That is, the voltage Vd is applied to the liquid crystal in the first half of one vertical period, and changes to the voltage V d ′ in the second half.
- the transmittance of the picture element changes as shown in “luminance change” in FIG. [0009]
- an afterimage characteristic at the time of moving image display by pseudo impulse display is improved by providing a period in which the luminance of a picture element is reduced by using an auxiliary capacitor.
- this liquid crystal is a normally white (the transmittance is maximum when no voltage is applied) mode liquid crystal.
- liquid crystal display devices using polycrystalline silicon TFTs such as polysilicon TFT (Thin Film Transistor) and CG (Continuous Grain) silicon TFT have become widespread.
- a gate driver circuit and a source driver circuit are formed integrally with the liquid crystal panel using a polycrystalline silicon TFT, thereby reducing the cost.
- a spear is planned.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional liquid crystal display device using a polycrystalline silicon TFT.
- the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 19 has a pixel array 80, a gate driver circuit 81, and a source driver circuit 82 formed on a single TFT substrate (not shown).
- the pixel array 80 includes (m X n) pixel circuits Aij.
- the gate driver circuit 81 drives the gate lines Gl to Gn based on the control signal C1
- the source driver circuit 82 drives the source lines S1 to Sm based on the control signal C2 and the image data DX.
- the source driver circuit 82 includes an m-bit shift register 83, an (m X s) -bit register 84,
- the shift register 83 generates a timing pulse based on the control signal C2.
- the register 84 sequentially stores s-bit image data DX in accordance with the generated timing noise.
- the (m X s) -bit image data stored in the register 84 is transferred to the latch 85 and converted into an analog voltage signal by the DZA conversion circuit 86. As a result, a voltage corresponding to the image data DX can be applied to the pixel circuit Aij via the source lines Sl to Sm.
- Patent Document 2 describes a capacitance division method, a resistance division method, and a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) type DZA conversion circuit (see FIGS. 20 to 22).
- Capacity division method In the DZA conversion circuit (Fig. 20), when the input switch SW1 with the voltage V0 applied to one terminal is turned on, charges are accumulated in the capacitors C1 to C8. After that, when the output switch SW2 is turned on, the electric charge stored in the capacitors C1 to C8 moves to the capacitor C9.
- Capacitor C 1 ⁇ C8 the weight of each bit d 1 ⁇ D8 image data (2 W: W is 0 or more and 7 or an integer) having a capacity corresponding to the output-side switch SW2 each bit of the image data dl ⁇ Turns on or off depending on d8.
- the PWM circuit 93 In the PWM type DZA conversion circuit (Fig. 22), the PWM circuit 93 generates a pulse having a width corresponding to the image data stored in the latch 92, and the switch SW4 is in the ON state while the pulse is output. It becomes. A ramp voltage is applied from one ramp power supply 94 to one terminal of the switch SW4. According to the DZA conversion circuit shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, a voltage corresponding to image data can be applied to the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 connected to the output terminal Vout.
- the output of the DZA conversion circuit 95 is amplified between the output terminal Vout of the DZA conversion circuit 95 and the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 (impedance conversion is performed at a magnification of 1).
- An analog buffer circuit 96 also called an operational amplifier circuit
- This analog buffer circuit is disclosed in Patent Document 3, for example.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Published Patent Publication “JP 2001-265287 (Released on September 28, 2001)”
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2004-199082 Publication (Publication Date: July 15, 2004)”
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-338760 (Publication Date: January 28, 2003)”
- the transmittance of the liquid crystal element is determined by the effective value of the applied voltage.
- the effective value Vic of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element in one frame period is
- Vlc (Vd 2/2 + (Vd + AVd) 2/2) 1/2
- AVd is determined by capacitances Cs, Clc and auxiliary capacitance signal change AVcs independently of Vd.
- Clc is the capacitance value of the liquid crystal element LC
- Cs is the capacitance value of the auxiliary capacitance Cs.
- AVd lV.
- the effective value over one frame period is Vic (off) 2.55V.
- the effective value here is a voltage expressed by the difference between the potential of the driving potential input terminal, which is the pixel electrode, to which the potential for driving the liquid crystal element LC is input, and the reference potential as the counter electrode potential.
- the effective value over one frame period is shown, and the force of the drive potential input terminal is a force that is always higher than the reference potential and always lower than the reference potential at each time point in one frame period.
- the present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and its purpose is to increase the cost and reduce the cost. Responds to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line of the effective value of the voltage expressed by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential, while suppressing the increase in power consumption
- An object of the present invention is to realize a display device capable of making the magnitude difference made larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- a first display device of the present invention is a display device in which pixels are arranged corresponding to each intersection of a scanning signal line and a data signal line.
- the pixel includes an electro-optic element having a drive potential input terminal, which is a terminal to which a potential for driving the electro-optic element is input, and the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element.
- a first switch element disposed between the data signal line corresponding to the pixel, a first capacitive element having one terminal connected to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element, and the first A second capacitive element having one terminal connected to the other terminal of the capacitive element; a second switch element disposed between a connection point of the first capacitive element and the second capacitive element; and the data signal line And the scanning signal line is as described above.
- a pair of a first scanning signal line connected to the conduction control terminal of one switch element and a second scanning signal line connected to the conduction control terminal of the second switch element corresponds to each pixel. And a potential wiring to which the other terminal of the second capacitor element is connected is provided.
- the first switch element is turned on and the second switch element is turned off, thereby driving the electro-optic element.
- the potential at the potential input terminal and one terminal of the first capacitor can be the potential of the data signal line.
- the potential of the data signal line is Va
- the potential of the other terminal of the first capacitor is Vy.
- a connection point between the first capacitor element and the second capacitor element is provided by providing a period in which the first switch element is turned off and the second switch element is turned on. That is, the potential of the other terminal of the first capacitor element can be set to the potential of the data signal line. Assume that the potential of the data signal line at this time is Va, and the potential of one terminal of the first capacitor element changes to Vx. The potential Vx is
- Vx Va + Cs (Va-Vy) / (Cs + Clc) (7) It becomes.
- Cs is the capacitance value of the first capacitor element
- Clc is the capacitance value when the electro-optic element has a capacitor having the drive potential input terminal as one terminal.
- Va-Vy if Va-Vy is positive, Vx> Va. Then, considering the case where the polarity of the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and one terminal of the first capacitor element is inverted every frame, Vy can be 0, so Va ⁇ Vy> 0. be able to.
- the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element can be made larger than the amplitude of the output voltage of the data signal line drive circuit by the amount that Vx> Va. it can. Therefore, the difference between the effective value of the voltage expressed by the difference between the potential of the drive potential input terminal and the reference potential over one frame period, corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line, is set to the data signal line drive. It can be larger than the amplitude of the output voltage of the circuit. Note that the potential of the drive potential input terminal is always equal to or higher than the reference potential or always lower than the reference potential at each time point in one frame period.
- the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element is attenuated by an amount that has a margin in the amplitude of the voltage, and then in the third period.
- the potential of the potential wiring is changed, the potential of the drive potential input terminal can be changed via the second capacitor element and the first capacitor element.
- the response speed can be improved by causing the electro-optic element to display a strong impulse.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element is increased by increasing the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the liquid crystal element, that is, the pixel electrode. If you can increase the size, you can select the liquid crystal that can be used The range is expanded and lower viscosity liquid crystal can be used. As a result, the response speed of the liquid crystal element can be improved without changing the potential of the potential wiring in the third period. It is also possible to use a high-contrast liquid crystal, which improves the contrast.
- the amplitude of the output voltage of the data signal line driving circuit can be further reduced, which also reduces power consumption. That's right.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption.
- a display device can be realized in which the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line can be made larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- the display device of the present invention writes display data to the pixel in which the first switch element is turned on in the first period with respect to the pixel.
- the first switch element is turned off and the second switch element is turned on.
- the third period the first switch element and the second switch are turned off. It is characterized in that the element is turned off.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the electro-optic element and the reference potential can be applied to the data signal line while suppressing an increase in cost and an increase in power consumption.
- a display device capable of making the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the output signal voltage larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- the display device of the present invention is characterized in that the potential of the potential wiring is changed in the third period! /
- a second display device of the present invention is a display device in which pixels are arranged corresponding to each intersection of a scanning signal line and a data signal line in order to solve the above problem.
- the pixel includes an electro-optic element having a drive potential input terminal, which is a terminal to which a potential for driving the electro-optic element is input, and the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element.
- a first switch element disposed between the data signal line corresponding to the pixel, and a conduction control terminal of the first switch element is connected to the scanning signal line, and the data
- the output of the data signal line driving circuit for driving the signal line can be selectively set to a high impedance state for each of the data signal lines.
- the first switch element is turned on, and the data signal line driving circuit power is a period in which the potential corresponding to the display data of the pixel is output to the data signal line.
- the potential of the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element can be set to a potential corresponding to the display data.
- the potential corresponding to the display data at this time is Va.
- the electro-optic element has a counter electrode that forms a capacitance with the drive potential input terminal, the potential of the counter electrode or scanning other than the scan signal line connected to the pixel to which display data is written If the potential of the signal line (hereinafter referred to as another scanning signal line) is Vg, the voltage between the driving potential input terminal and the counter electrode or the voltage between the driving potential input terminal and the other scanning signal line is Va. —Vg.
- the first switch element is turned on, and the output of the data signal line driving circuit is set to a high impedance state for each selected one of the data signal lines.
- the potential corresponding to the display data is output from the data signal line driving circuit.
- the data signal line corresponding to the output in the no-impedance state can hold electric charges, and the potential of the remaining data signal lines can be kept at the potential Va corresponding to the display data.
- the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal can be made larger than the output voltage amplitude of the data signal line drive circuit. Therefore, the difference in magnitude corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line of the effective value of the voltage expressed by the difference between the potential of the drive potential input terminal and the reference potential is determined as the output voltage of the data signal line drive circuit. Can be made larger than the amplitude of.
- the effective value of the voltage is the signal voltage output to the data signal line. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the amplitude of the output voltage of the data signal line drive circuit in order to secure the desired effective value. Can be suppressed.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element is increased by increasing the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the liquid crystal element, that is, the pixel electrode. If it can be increased, the range of available liquid crystals can be expanded, and liquid crystals with lower viscosity can be used. As a result, the response speed of the liquid crystal element can be improved without changing the potential of the potential wiring in the third period. It is also possible to use high-contrast liquid crystal to improve contrast. It can be done.
- the amplitude of the output voltage of the data signal line driving circuit can be further reduced, so that the power consumption can be reduced.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption.
- a display device can be realized in which the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line can be made larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- each pixel includes a first capacitor element having one terminal connected to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element. It is characterized in that a potential wiring to which the other terminal of the first capacitive element is connected is provided.
- the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element is equivalent to the margin of the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element.
- the display device of the present invention writes display data to the pixel in which the first switch element is in a conductive state in the first period with respect to the pixel.
- a potential corresponding to the display data of the pixel is output from the signal line driver circuit to the data signal line, and in the second period, the first switch element is turned on, and among the data signal lines,
- the output of the data signal line driving circuit is set to a high impedance state for the selected one, and the remaining one of the data signal lines corresponds to the display data from the data signal line driving circuit.
- a potential is output, and in the second period, the potential of the counter electrode is changed when the electro-optic element further includes a counter electrode forming a capacitance with the drive potential input terminal, or
- the scanning signal lines other than the scanning signal lines connected to the pixels for writing display data The first switch element is turned off in the third period by changing the potential of the first switch element.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential while suppressing an increase in cost and an increase in power consumption.
- the display device writes display data to the pixel in which the first switch element is in a conductive state in the first period with respect to the pixel.
- a potential corresponding to the display data of the pixel is output from the signal line driver circuit to the data signal line, and in the second period, the first switch element is turned on, and among the data signal lines,
- the output of the data signal line driving circuit is set to a high impedance state for the selected one, and the remaining one of the data signal lines corresponds to the display data from the data signal line driving circuit.
- a potential is output, and in the third period, the first switch element is turned off to change the potential of the potential wiring.
- the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element is increased by the amount of the amplitude of the voltage applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element.
- the potential of the drive potential input terminal can be changed via the first capacitor element by changing the potential of the potential wiring in the third period. As a result, it is possible to improve the response speed by causing the electro-optical element to display a strong impulse, thereby producing an effect.
- the electro-optical element is a liquid crystal element
- the drive potential input terminal is one terminal connected to the pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element. It is characterized by being.
- the difference in magnitude corresponding to the difference in signal voltage output to the data signal line There is an effect that a liquid crystal display device that can be made larger than the amplitude of the voltage can be realized.
- the electro-optical element is an element including an organic EL element and a driving TFT for the organic EL element, and the drive potential input terminal is It is a gate terminal of the driving TFT.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential while suppressing an increase in cost and an increase in power consumption.
- the display device of the present invention is characterized in that the first switch element and the second switch element are TFTs, and the conduction control terminal is a gate terminal.
- the display device can be configured by using the TFT process.
- the display device of the present invention is characterized in that the first switch element is a TFT and the conduction control terminal is a gate terminal.
- a display device can be configured using the TFT process.
- FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a pixel included in a first display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing a first operation of the first display device when display data is written to the pixel of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an operation diagram showing the operation result of FIG. 2 in a first numerical example.
- FIG. 4 is an operation diagram showing the operation result of FIG. 2 in a second numerical example.
- FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing a second operation of the first display device when display data is written to the pixel of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the first display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a modification of the pixel in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the second display device, according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram showing a configuration of an output circuit included in the source driver circuit in the second display device of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a pixel included in the second display device of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a timing chart showing a first operation of the second display device when display data is written to the pixel of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a timing chart showing a second operation of the second display device when display data is written to the pixel of FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a modification of the pixel in FIG.
- FIG. 14, showing an embodiment of the present invention is a block diagram showing a configuration of a third display device.
- FIG. 15 is a timing chart showing a first operation of the third display device when writing display data to the pixels included in the third display device of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a timing chart showing a second operation of the third display device when writing display data to the pixels included in the third display device of FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a circuit block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to a related art.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the operation of the display device of FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a circuit block diagram illustrating a configuration of a display device according to a related art.
- FIG. 20 is a circuit diagram showing a first configuration of the DZA conversion circuit provided in the display device of FIG.
- FIG. 21 A circuit diagram showing a second configuration of the DZA conversion circuit provided in the display device of FIG. is there.
- FIG. 22 is a circuit diagram showing a third configuration of the DZA conversion circuit included in the display device of FIG.
- Source driver circuit (Data signal line driver circuit)
- Gai gate wiring (first scanning signal line)
- FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the display device 1 that is the first display device according to the present embodiment.
- the display device 1 includes a display panel 2, a source driver circuit 3, a gate driver circuit 4, and an auxiliary device.
- a storage capacitor driver circuit 5 is provided.
- the gate wiring Gai and the gate wiring G bi are drawn out on the display panel 2 in parallel with each other on a gate driver circuit (scanning signal line driving circuit) described later.
- the gate wiring (scanning signal line) in this embodiment is provided so as to correspond to the respective pixels Aij of the gate wiring Gai and the gate wiring Gbi.
- the source wiring 3 is drawn on the display panel 2 from a source driver circuit (data signal line driving circuit) 3 described later. Further, in parallel with the gate lines Gai and Gbi, an auxiliary capacity line (potential line) Ui is drawn out on the display panel 2 from an auxiliary capacity driver circuit 5 described later.
- the gate wirings Gai and Gbi and the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui are arranged so as to be orthogonal to the source wiring Sj.
- the source driver circuit 3 includes an m-bit shift register 6, an m X 6-bit register 7, an mX 6-bit latch 8, and m 6-bit DZA conversion circuits 9.
- a start pulse SP is input to the top of the shift register 6.
- the start pulse SP is transferred in the shift register 6 with the clock elk and output to the register 7 as the timing pulse SSP.
- the register 7 holds the input 6-bit data Dx at the position of the corresponding source wiring Sj.
- the latch 8 captures the held m ⁇ 6 bit data at the timing of the latch pulse LP and outputs it to the DZA conversion circuit 9.
- Each of the DZA conversion circuits 9 outputs a potential corresponding to the input 6-bit data to the corresponding source wiring example.
- the gate driver circuit 4 includes a shift register 10 and a logic circuit Z buffer 11.
- a start pulse YI and a clock wck are input to the shift register 10.
- the input start pulse YI is transferred in the shift register 10 by the clock wck.
- the logic circuit Z buffer 11 takes the logical operation product (AND) of the output signal of each stage of the shift register 10 and the control signal YOE input from the outside, and selects the operation result to each gate wiring Gai and Gbi.
- the potential is supplied as a non-selection potential.
- the source driver circuit 3 and the gate driver circuit 4 select the gate wirings Gai and Gbi in line order and write the display data to the pixel Aij in units of the gate wirings Gai and Gbi. Do.
- the auxiliary capacitor driver circuit 5 includes a shift register 12 and an analog switch circuit 13.
- a selection signal CI and a clock yck are input to the shift register 12.
- the input selection signal CI is transferred in the shift register 12 by the clock yck.
- the analog switch circuit 13 performs a logical operation on the output signal of each stage of the shift register 12 and the control signal COE to which an external force is also input, and supplies a potential corresponding to the operation result to each auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a pixel Aij (1) as the pixel Aij.
- Pixel Aij (1) consists of TFT (first switch element): Ql, liquid crystal element (electro-optic element) LC, auxiliary capacitor (first capacitor element) Cs, TFT (second switch element): Q2, and auxiliary A capacitor (second capacitor element) Cp is provided.
- TFT first switch element
- LC liquid crystal element
- auxiliary capacitor first capacitor element
- TFT second switch element
- auxiliary A capacitor (second capacitor element) Cp is provided.
- four pixels Aij (l), Ai + lj (l), Aij + l (l), and Ai + lj + l (l) are shown.
- the gate terminal (conduction control terminal) of TFT: Q1 is connected to the gate wiring Gai, the source terminal is connected to the source wiring layer 3, and the drain terminal is connected to the pixel electrode 14.
- This pixel electrode 14 is connected to one terminal of the liquid crystal element LC and one terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cs.
- the other terminal of the liquid crystal element LC is connected to the counter electrode com, and the other terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cs is connected to one terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cp.
- the other terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cp is connected to the auxiliary capacitor line Ui.
- the connection point between the auxiliary capacitor Cs and the auxiliary capacitor is the connection point 15.
- the gate terminal (conduction control terminal) of TFT: Q2 is connected to the gate wiring Gbi, the source terminal is connected to the source wiring 3, and the drain terminal is connected to the connection point 15 !.
- one terminal of the liquid crystal element LC connected to one terminal of the pixel electrode 14 and the auxiliary capacitor Cs functions as a drive potential input terminal to which a potential for driving the liquid crystal element LC is input.
- FIG. 2 shows the respective potentials of the gate wirings Gai, Gbi, Gai + 1, Gbi + 1, the source wiring Sj, Sj + 1, the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui, Ui + 1, and the counter electrode com. ing.
- the counter electrode com is supplied with a potential by a switch circuit (not shown).
- one frame period is represented as 1F
- one horizontal period is represented as 1H.
- time 0 to time tl in FIG. 2 is the first period of the first frame
- the potential GH selection potential
- the potential GL non-selection potential
- TFT: Q1 is turned on.
- TFT: Q2 is turned off.
- the potential Va corresponding to the video data Dxij is supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 9 in FIG. 6 to the source wiring Sj.
- the potential of the pixel electrode 14 becomes Va. Note that the potential at node 15 is Vy because it is unknown at this stage.
- Cs is the capacitance value of the auxiliary capacitance Cs
- Cp is the capacitance value of the auxiliary capacitance Cp.
- Vy Vz + Cs (Va-Vr) / (Cs + Cp) (10)
- time tl to time 2tl is the second period, and the potential GL (non-selection potential) is applied to the gate wiring Gai to turn off the TFT: Q1.
- the potential GH selection potential
- the potential Va corresponding to the video data Dxij is continuously supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 9 to the source wiring layer.
- the potential at the connection point 15 becomes Va.
- the potential of the pixel electrode 14 changes to Vx.
- Va—Vy positive
- Vx Va
- both the gate wirings Gai and Gbi are at the potential GL (non-selection potential), and both TFTs Q1 and Q2 are turned off.
- time tf to time tf + tl is the first period of the second frame for the pixel Aij (1), and the potential GH (selection potential) is applied to the gate wiring Gai, and the gate wiring Gbi The potential GL (non-selection potential) is applied to.
- TFT: Q1 is turned on.
- TF T: Q2 is in the OFF state.
- the potential Vb corresponding to the video data Dxij is supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 9 to the source wiring layer.
- the pixel electrode 14 becomes the potential Vb.
- the potential at the connection point 15 changes to Vs. Because the charge force S of the connection point 15 is retained (after the second period of the second frame)
- Vs Va + (Cs (Vb-Vx) + Cp (Vf-Ve)) / (Cs + Cp)
- the time tf + tl to the time tf + 2tl are the second period of the second frame for the pixel Aij (l), and the potential GL (non-selection potential) is applied to the gate wiring Gai, and the TFT : Set Q1 to OFF.
- the potential Vb corresponding to the video data Dxij is continuously supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 9 to the source wiring 3.
- Vh is the potential of the counter electrode com in the first and second periods of this frame.
- Vt Vb + Cs (Vb-Vs) / (Cs + Clc) (16)
- Figure 4 shows that the potential of the pixel electrode 14 is Vx in the second period regardless of the initial state of the potentials Vr and Vz.
- the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the source wiring layer of the effective value of the voltage is greatly increased. Since it is not necessary to increase the amplitude of the output voltage of the source driver circuit 3 in order to secure a desired effective value, an increase in cost and an increase in power consumption can be suppressed. [0114] As described above, the magnitude of the effective value of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element LC corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the source wiring 3 is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption. A display device that can be larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage can be realized.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be increased, the selection range of usable liquid crystal is widened, and a lower viscosity liquid crystal can be used. As a result, the response speed of the liquid crystal element LC can be improved. It is also possible to use a high-contrast liquid crystal, and the contrast can be improved. In addition, when the same liquid crystal is used to be driven with the same effective value, the amplitude of the output voltage of the source driver circuit 3 can be suppressed, which can also reduce power consumption.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be increased in this way, the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC is increased by the amount of allowance for the voltage amplitude.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui can be changed within one frame period after the attenuation is estimated.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui is Vf in the first half of the third period, which is different from the potential Ve in other periods. If the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui is changed, the potential of the pixel electrode 14 can be changed via the auxiliary capacitance Cp and the auxiliary capacitance Cs.
- the liquid crystal response speed can also be improved by applying a larger voltage to the liquid crystal element LC with the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui set to Vf in the first half of one frame period.
- the liquid crystal element LC is used as the electro-optical element.
- the electro-optical element is not limited to this, and an element including an organic EL element can also be used, for example.
- FIG. 7 shows a configuration of a pixel Aij (l ′) using an element 51 including an organic EL element as an electro-optic element. Note that elements having the same functions as those of the pixel Aij (l) in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- Pixel Aij (l ') is TFT (first switch element): Ql, organic EL element EL1, driving TFT:
- the organic EL element EL1 and the driving TFT: QD constitute an element 51 including the organic EL element.
- the display panel 2 is provided with a gate wiring Gai′G bi, a source wiring Sj, a potential wiring Ui, and a power supply wiring Vp.
- the power supply wiring Vp is a wiring drawn out from a voltage source separately provided on the display panel 2 so as to be arranged corresponding to each row of the pixel Aij (l ′).
- Driving TFT QD consists of p-type TFT, its gate terminal is one terminal of auxiliary capacitor Cs and TFT: Q1, source terminal is power supply wiring Vp, drain terminal is anode of organic EL element EL1, Each is connected.
- the force sword of the organic EL element EL1 is connected to the common electrode com.
- the current applied to the organic EL element EL1 is determined by the potential applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT: QD, and the organic EL element EL1 emits light with a brightness corresponding to the current, that is, is driven.
- TFT The gate terminal of QD functions as a drive potential input terminal for element 51 including an organic EL element.
- the reference potential is the potential Vp of the power supply wiring Vp
- the driving TFT that is the driving potential input terminal a voltage expressed by the difference between the QD gate terminal and the reference potential Vp Is the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT: QD. Therefore, the effective value of the gate-source voltage over one frame period corresponds to the magnitude of the current flowing through the organic EL element EL1, and thus the luminance of the organic EL element EL1.
- FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the display device 16 that is the second display device according to the present embodiment.
- the display device 16 includes a display panel 17, a source driver circuit 18, a gate driver circuit 19, and an auxiliary capacitance driver circuit 5.
- the gate wiring Gi also has a gate driver circuit (scanning signal line driving circuit) 19 described later drawn on the display panel 17.
- the source wiring 3 is drawn on the display panel 17 from a source driver circuit (data signal line driving circuit) 18 described later.
- an auxiliary capacitance wiring (potential wiring) Ui is drawn on the display panel 17 from an auxiliary capacitance driver circuit 5 described later.
- the gate wiring Gi and the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui are arranged so as to be orthogonal to the source wiring Z.
- the source driver circuit 18 includes an m-bit shift register 6, m X 6-bit register 7, m X
- a 6-bit latch 8 and m 6-bit output circuits 20 are provided.
- the start pulse SP is input to the top of the shift register 6.
- the start pulse SP is transferred in the shift register 6 with the clock elk and output to the register 7 as the timing pulse SSP.
- the register 7 holds the input 6-bit data Dx at the position of the corresponding source wiring Sj.
- the latch 8 captures the held m ⁇ 6 bit data at the timing of the latch pulse LP and outputs it to the output circuit 20.
- Each of the output circuits 20 outputs a potential corresponding to the input 6-bit data to the corresponding source wiring example.
- the gate driver circuit 19 includes a shift register 31 and a logic circuit Z buffer 32.
- a start pulse YI and a clock wck are input to the shift register 31.
- the input start pulse YI is transferred in the shift register 31 by the clock wck.
- the logic circuit Z buffer 32 takes the logical operation product (AND) of the output signal of each stage of the shift register 31 and the control signal YOE input from the outside, and selects the operation result to each gate wiring G i Supply as potential or non-selection potential.
- the control signal HP is input to the logic circuit Z buffer 32 and the control signal HP is low, the output connected to the gate wiring Gi that outputs the non-selection potential becomes high impedance.
- the circuit is open between the output of the logic circuit Z buffer 32.
- the gate wiring Gi that outputs the selection potential may or may not be set to high impedance.
- an analog switch is provided at each output of the logic circuit Z buffer 32, and each of them is provided. This can be realized by selecting the gate signal. Also, select potential is high If the non-selection potential is a low signal, the logical product of this signal and a signal that is high only in the second half of the selection period is obtained and applied to the gate terminal of the analog switch, the non-selected gate wiring Gi Can only be in high impedance state.
- the source driver circuit 18 and the gate driver circuit 19 write display data to the pixel Aij in units of gate wiring Gi by selecting the gate wiring Gi in line sequence.
- the auxiliary capacitor driver circuit 5 includes a shift register 12 and an analog switch circuit 13.
- a selection signal CI and a clock yck are input to the shift register 12.
- the input selection signal CI is transferred in the shift register 12 by the clock yck.
- the analog switch circuit 13 performs a logical operation on the output signal of each stage of the shift register 12 and the control signal COE to which an external force is also input, and supplies a potential corresponding to the operation result to each auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui.
- the output circuit 20 includes a 5-bit DZA conversion circuit 33, an OR circuit 34, and a transistor Q3.
- the transistor Q3 is an n-type MOS transistor here, and is a switch element that switches whether the output of the DZA conversion circuit 33 is made conductive or cut off with respect to the source wiring layer 3.
- the output of the OR circuit 34 is connected to the gate terminal of the transistor Q3.
- the lower 5 bits (J0 to J4) of the 6-bit data Dxij from the latch 8 are input to the DZ A conversion circuit 33, and the DZA conversion circuit 33 converts this into an analog voltage and converts it to the source wiring.
- the OR circuit 34 has two inputs, the upper one bit CF5) of the data Dxij is input to one input, and the control signal HP is input to the other input.
- the OR circuit 34 performs these OR operations to control the conduction and cutoff of the transistor Q3.
- Transistor Q is turned off only when both inputs of OR circuit 34 are low, otherwise it is turned on. When the transistor Q is cut off, the source line 3 ⁇ 4 and the output circuit 20 are open.
- the output circuit 20 of the source driver circuit 18 can selectively set the output to the high impedance state for each source wiring layer.
- FIG. 10 shows a configuration of the pixel Aij (2) as the pixel Aij.
- Pixel Aij (2) is a TFT (first Switch element): Ql, liquid crystal element (electro-optic element) LC, and auxiliary capacitor (first capacitor element) Cs.
- TFT first Switch element
- Ql liquid crystal element
- auxiliary capacitor first capacitor element
- TFT The gate terminal (conduction control terminal) of Q1 is connected to the gate wiring Gi, the source terminal is connected to the source wiring layer 3, and the drain terminal is connected to the pixel electrode 35.
- the pixel electrode 35 is connected to one terminal of the liquid crystal element LC and one terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cs.
- the other terminal of the liquid crystal element LC is connected to the counter electrode com, and the other terminal of the auxiliary capacitor Cs is connected to the auxiliary capacitor wiring Ui.
- one terminal of the liquid crystal element LC connected to one terminal of the pixel electrode 35 and the auxiliary capacitor Cs functions as a drive potential input terminal to which a potential for driving the liquid crystal element LC is input.
- FIG. 11 shows the gate wiring Gi, Gi + 1, the output Dj, Dj + 1 of the OR circuit 34 of FIG. 9, the source wiring Sj, Sj + 1, the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui, Ui + 1, and the counter electrode.
- Each potential of com is shown.
- the counter electrode com is supplied with a potential by a switch circuit (not shown).
- one frame period is represented as 1F
- one horizontal period is represented as 1H.
- time 0 to time tl is the first period of the first frame
- the potential GH selection potential
- the other gate wiring Gk (k ⁇ i) is applied.
- Apply potential GL unselected potential).
- TFT: Q1 corresponding to the pixel connected to the gate wiring Gi is turned on.
- the TFT: Q1 corresponding to the pixel connected to the gate wiring Gk is turned off.
- the video data Dxij is supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 33 to the source wiring Sj, for example, as the potential V a. Further, the video data Dxij + 1 is supplied as the potential Vc, for example, to the source wiring Sj + 1.
- the potential of the counter electrode com is Vg.
- time tl to time 2tl are in the second period, and the control signal HP is set to low.
- the control signal HP is set to low.
- the gate line Gk and the logic circuit / buffer 32 are opened, and the charge of the gate line Gk is held.
- the TFT Q1 corresponding to the pixel connected to the gate line Gk can maintain the OFF state.
- the output Dj of the OR circuit 34 is in the low state (DL) and the transistor Q3 is cut off, and the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4, The output circuit 20 corresponding to the source wiring 3 is open.
- the potential of the counter electrode com is changed from Vg to Vk.
- the potential difference Va ⁇ Vg between the pixel electrode 35 and the counter electrode com is maintained in the open source wiring Sj. Since the display device 16 performs AC driving of the display panel 17, in the opposite polarity, the potential of the counter electrode com is changed to Vh in the first period and changed to Vp in the second period.
- the potential Vc of the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 + 1 is maintained. Therefore, the potential difference between the pixel electrode 35 and the counter electrode com is Vc ⁇ Vk.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance line Ui is set to be switched between Ve and Vf for each frame in accordance with AC driving, but within one frame period. Then, it is fixed.
- the increase in the amplitude of the voltage applied to the pixel electrode 35 means that the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be made larger than the output voltage amplitude of the source driver circuit 18. Yes. Therefore, the effective value over one frame period of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential of the pixel electrode 35 that is the drive potential input terminal and the potential of the counter electrode com that is the reference potential, that is, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element LC. Thus, the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in signal voltage output to the source wiring 3 can be made larger than the amplitude of the output voltage of the source driver circuit 18.
- the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 of the effective value of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element LC is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption.
- a display device that can be larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage can be realized.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be increased, the selection range of the usable liquid crystal is widened, and a lower viscosity liquid crystal can be used. As a result, the response speed of the liquid crystal element LC can be improved. Also high contrast It is also possible to use a liquid crystal, and the contrast can be improved. Further, when the same liquid crystal is used to be driven with the same effective value, the amplitude of the output voltage of the source driver circuit 18 can be suppressed, which can also reduce the power consumption.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be increased in this way, the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC is increased by the margin of the voltage amplitude.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui can be changed within one frame period after the attenuation is estimated.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui is Vf in the first half of the third period, which is different from the potential Ve in other periods. If the potential of the auxiliary capacitance line Ui is varied, the potential of the pixel electrode 35 can be changed via the auxiliary capacitance Cs.
- the response speed of the liquid crystal can be improved by the force of applying a larger voltage to the liquid crystal element LC with the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui set to Vf in the first half of one frame period.
- the potential of the non-selected gate wiring Gk is changed from GL to GL— Vg + Vk + V a while keeping the potential Vg (Note that this voltage Va is the effect of capacitive coupling between the source wiring Sj and the counter electrode com. Even if the potential of the unselected gate wiring Gk is changed extra in order to change the potential of the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 in the high impedance state by Vg + Vk, the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 Can be changed by Vg-Vk. At this time, the potential of the selected gate line Gi may or may not be changed.
- the liquid crystal element LC is used as the electro-optical element.
- the electro-optical element is not limited to this, and for example, an element including an organic EL element can also be used.
- FIG. 13 shows a configuration of a pixel Aij (2 ′) using an element 51 including an organic EL element as an electro-optic element. Note that elements having the same functions as those of the pixel Aij (2) in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
- Pixel Aij (2 ') is TFT (first switch element): Ql, organic EL element EL1, driving TFT:
- the organic EL element EL1 and the driving TFT: QD constitute an element 51 including the organic EL element.
- the display panel 17 is provided with a gate wiring Gi, a source wiring Sj, a potential wiring Ui, and a power supply wiring Vp.
- the power supply wiring Vp is a wiring drawn out from a voltage source separately provided on the display panel 17 so as to be arranged corresponding to each row of the pixels Aij (2 ′).
- Driving TFT QD consists of p-type TFT, its gate terminal is one terminal of auxiliary capacitor Cs and TFT: Q1, source terminal is power supply wiring Vp, drain terminal is anode of organic EL element EL1, Each is connected. The force sword of the organic EL element EL1 is connected to the common electrode com. In this configuration, the current applied to the organic EL element EL1 is determined by the potential applied to the gate terminal of the driving TFT: QD.
- TFT for QD The gate terminal of QD functions as the drive potential input terminal of the element 51 including the organic EL element.
- the reference potential is the potential Vp of the power supply wiring Vp
- the driving TFT that is the driving potential input terminal a voltage expressed by the difference between the QD gate terminal and the reference potential Vp Is the gate-source voltage of the driving TFT: QD. Therefore, the effective value of the gate-source voltage over one frame period corresponds to the magnitude of the current flowing through the organic EL element EL1, and hence the luminance of the organic EL element EL1.
- the stray capacitance between the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 and the gate wiring Gk is used to move to the non-selected gate wiring Gk.
- the potential of all unselected gate wirings Gk is changed to GL—Vg + Vk.
- the potential of the source wiring Sj Vg—Vk can be changed.
- FIG. 9 Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 14 to 16.
- FIG. 9
- FIG. 14 shows a configuration of the display device 36 according to the present embodiment.
- the display device 36 includes a display panel 17, a source driver circuit 18, a gate driver circuit 37, and an auxiliary capacitor driver circuit 5.
- the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment only in that the gate driver is composed of a gate driver circuit (scanning signal line drive circuit) 37.
- the gate driver circuit 37 includes a shift register 31 and a logic circuit / buffer 38.
- the shift register 31 is the same as that in the second embodiment.
- the logic circuit / buffer 38 can output GH1 and GH2 as selection potentials and GL1 and GL2 as non-selection potentials.
- the pixel Aij in the present embodiment has the same configuration as the pixel Aij (2) in FIG. 10 described in the second embodiment.
- timing of the signal voltage supplied to the source wirings Sj to Sj + 1 is the same as that of the second embodiment as shown in 5) to 6) of FIG.
- the potential of 9) in FIG. 15 is supplied to the counter electrode com from a switch circuit (not shown) as in the second embodiment.
- the selection potential supplied to the gate wiring Gi to Gi + 1 is different from that of the second embodiment as shown in 1) to 2) of FIG. This is the logic circuit of the gate driver circuit 37 Z buffer 3
- the gate driver circuit 37 takes the logical operation product (AND) of the start pulse YI transferred in the shift register 31 and the control signal YOE input from the external cover. The same as in the second embodiment. However, the output to the gate wiring Gi is further controlled. When controlled by the signal HP, the high impedance state is set when the control signal HP is low in the second embodiment, but in this embodiment, another potential is selected and output to the gate wiring Gi. Yes.
- the potential force gate driver circuit 37 controlled in this way is supplied to each gate wiring Gi to Gi + 1 as shown in 1) to 2) of FIG.
- time 0 to time tl is the first period of the first frame, and the gate wiring
- TFT: Q1 corresponding to the pixel connected to the gate wiring Gi is turned on. In addition, it corresponds to the pixel connected to the gate wiring Gk.
- TFT Q1 is turned off.
- the video data Dxij is supplied from the DZA conversion circuit 33 to the source wiring Sj, for example, as a potential Va. Further, the video data Dxij + 1 is supplied to the source wiring Sj + 1 as, for example, the potential Vc.
- the potential of the counter electrode com is Vg.
- time tl to time 2tl are in the second period, and the control signal HP is set to low.
- the transistor Q3 if the upper 1 bit (J5) of the video data Dxij is in the high state, the transistor Q3 is turned on, and the video data Dxij is sent from the DZA conversion circuit 33 to the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 + 1. Is supplied.
- the potential of the counter electrode com changes from Vg by the voltage AVg and becomes the potential Vk.
- the potential of the gate wiring Gi is also changed by the voltage ⁇ Vg to be the potential GH1.
- the potential of the gate wiring Gk is also changed by the voltage ⁇ Vg to become the potential GL1.
- the potential of the source wiring Sj in the open state is affected by the change of the voltage AVg through the stray capacitance between the source wiring Sj and the gate wiring Gi, Gk. Changes to potential Va-AVg. For this reason, the potential difference between the pixel electrode 35 and the counter electrode com remains Va ⁇ Vg.
- the source driver circuit 1 in the source wiring 3 ⁇ 4 + 1 connected to the DZA conversion circuit 33, the source driver circuit 1
- the signal voltage output to the source wiring after the effective value of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element LC while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption is suppressed.
- a display device that can make the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference between the amplitudes of the signal voltages larger.
- a new wiring capacitively coupled to the source wiring may be provided and the wiring may be powered.
- the onZoff voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC can be increased in this way, in this embodiment also, the voltage amplitude applied to the liquid crystal element LC is provided by a margin.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitor wiring Ui can be changed within one frame period after the onZoff voltage amplitude is estimated to be attenuated.
- the potential of the auxiliary capacitance wiring Ui is Vf in the first half of the third period, which is different from the potential Ve in other periods.
- the first display device of the present invention is a display device in which pixels are arranged corresponding to each intersection of a scanning signal line and a data signal line.
- Electro-optic An electro-optic element having a drive potential input terminal that is a terminal to which a potential for driving the electro-optic element is input; the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element; and the pixel A first switch element disposed between the corresponding data signal lines, a first capacitor element having one terminal connected to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element, and a first capacitor element A second capacitive element having one terminal connected to the other terminal; a connection point between the first capacitive element and the second capacitive element; and a second switch element disposed between the data signal line;
- the scanning signal line includes a first scanning signal line connected to the conduction control terminal of the first switch element and a second scanning signal line connected to the conduction control terminal of the second switch element. Pairs were provided to correspond to each of the pixels There is provided a potential wiring to
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption.
- a display device can be realized in which the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line can be made larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- the second display device of the present invention is a display device in which pixels are arranged corresponding to each intersection of a scanning signal line and a data signal line, and each of the pixels Includes an electro-optic element having a drive potential input terminal which is a terminal to which a potential for driving the electro-optic element is input, and the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element.
- a first switch element disposed between the pixel and the data signal line corresponding to the pixel, and a conduction control terminal of the first switch element is connected to the scanning signal line, and the data
- the output of the data signal line driving circuit for driving the signal line can be selectively set in a high impedance state for each of the data signal lines.
- the effective value of the voltage represented by the difference between the potential applied to the drive potential input terminal of the electro-optic element and the reference potential is suppressed while suppressing the increase in cost and the increase in power consumption.
- a display device can be realized in which the magnitude difference corresponding to the difference in the signal voltage output to the data signal line can be made larger than the amplitude of the signal voltage.
- the present invention can be suitably used particularly for liquid crystal display devices and EL display devices.
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