CN210927601U - Drive and Amplifier Circuit with Voltage Interpolation - Google Patents
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技术领域technical field
本实用新型涉及一种具电压内插功能的放大器电路,以及包含该放大器电路的一驱动装置。The utility model relates to an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function, and a driving device including the amplifier circuit.
背景技术Background technique
随着液晶面板尺寸及分辨率的增加,显示器驱动芯片布局时所占的面积也越来越大。其中,6位元数模转换器为目前普遍认定的芯片面积利用率较佳的设计。然而,6位元影像分辨率已无法满足较大尺寸的液晶面板的影像分辨率需求。举例而言,现今大尺寸的液晶面板的影像分辨率需求已达10位元。若要满足至少10位元的影像分辨率需求而将6位元数模转换器升级为10位元数模转换器,则数模转换器将占据诺大的电路面积,使得芯片面积利用率大幅下降。With the increase in the size and resolution of the liquid crystal panel, the area occupied by the display driver chip layout is also increasing. Among them, the 6-bit digital-to-analog converter is currently generally recognized as a design with better chip area utilization. However, the 6-bit image resolution can no longer meet the image resolution requirements of larger-sized LCD panels. For example, the image resolution requirement of today's large-sized liquid crystal panels has reached 10 bits. If the 6-bit digital-to-analog converter is upgraded to a 10-bit digital-to-analog converter to meet the image resolution requirement of at least 10 bits, the digital-to-analog converter will occupy a large circuit area, making the utilization rate of the chip area large. decline.
因此,在提升影像分辨率的同时,如何降低芯片面积及生产成本成为业界十分重要的课题。Therefore, while improving the image resolution, how to reduce the chip area and production cost has become a very important issue in the industry.
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本实用新型的其中一目的在于提供一具电压内插功能的放大器电路,用以有效降低芯片面积同时提升影像分辨率。One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function, which can effectively reduce the chip area and improve the image resolution.
本实用新型的另一目的在于提供用于液晶显示器的一驱动装置,用以有效降低芯片面积同时提升影像分辨率。Another object of the present invention is to provide a driving device for a liquid crystal display, which can effectively reduce the chip area and improve the image resolution.
本实用新型的一实施例提供一种具电压内插功能的放大器电路,包括复数输入对,用以接收一第一电压与一第二电压,所述复数输入对另通过一输出级耦接于一电压输出端,所述复数输入对至少包括:一第一输入对,耦接于一接地点与一对节点之间,包括至少一第一对晶体管,该第一对晶体管的尺寸对应于一第一比率;以及一第二输入对,耦接于所述接地点与所述一对节点之间,包括至少一第二对晶体管,该第二对晶体管的尺寸对应于一第二比率,其中所述第二比率与所述第一比率不相等,所述第二比率为所述第一比率的倍数,并且所述电压输出端所输出的一电压为所述第一电压与所述第二电压通过所述第一比率与所述第二比率加权的内插结果。An embodiment of the present invention provides an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function, comprising a complex input pair for receiving a first voltage and a second voltage, the complex input pair being coupled to the other through an output stage A voltage output terminal, the plurality of input pairs at least include: a first input pair coupled between a ground point and a pair of nodes, including at least a first pair of transistors, the size of the first pair of transistors corresponds to a a first ratio; and a second input pair coupled between the ground point and the pair of nodes, comprising at least a second pair of transistors sized to correspond to a second ratio, wherein The second ratio is not equal to the first ratio, the second ratio is a multiple of the first ratio, and a voltage output by the voltage output terminal is the first voltage and the second ratio The voltage is an interpolated result weighted by the first ratio and the second ratio.
本实用新型的另一实施例提供一种具电压内插功能的放大器电路,包括复数输入对,用以接收一第一电压与一第二电压,所述复数输入对另通过一输出级耦接于一电压输出端,并且所述复数输入对至少包括:一第一输入对,耦接于一接地点与一对节点之间,包括至少一第一对晶体管,该第一对晶体管的尺寸对应于一第一比率;一第二输入对,耦接于所述接地点与所述一对节点之间,包括至少一第二对晶体管,该第二对晶体管的尺寸对应于一第二比率;以及一第三输入对,耦接于所述接地点与所述一对节点之间,包括至少一第三对晶体管,该第三对晶体管的尺寸对应于一第三比率,其中所述第一比率、所述第二比率与所述第三比率互不相等,并且所述电压输出端所输出的电压为所述第一电压与所述第二电压通过所述第一比率、所述第二比率与所述第三比率加权的内插结果。Another embodiment of the present invention provides an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function, comprising a plurality of input pairs for receiving a first voltage and a second voltage, the plurality of input pairs being coupled to the other through an output stage at a voltage output end, and the complex input pair at least includes: a first input pair, coupled between a ground point and a pair of nodes, including at least a first pair of transistors, the size of the first pair of transistors corresponds to in a first ratio; a second input pair, coupled between the ground point and the pair of nodes, including at least a second pair of transistors, the size of the second pair of transistors corresponding to a second ratio; and a third input pair coupled between the ground point and the pair of nodes, including at least a third pair of transistors sized to correspond to a third ratio, wherein the first pair of transistors The ratio, the second ratio and the third ratio are not equal to each other, and the voltage output by the voltage output terminal is the first voltage and the second voltage through the first ratio, the second voltage The ratio is weighted with the third ratio of the interpolation result.
本实用新型的又一实施例提供一种驱动装置,用于液晶显示器,该驱动装置包括前述的放大器电路,其中该放大器电路被整合于该驱动装置。Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a driving device for a liquid crystal display. The driving device includes the aforementioned amplifier circuit, wherein the amplifier circuit is integrated into the driving device.
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图1是本实用新型第一实施例提供的具电压内插功能的放大器电路的示例性电路示意图;1 is an exemplary circuit schematic diagram of an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function provided by a first embodiment of the present invention;
图2是本实用新型第二实施例提供的具电压内插功能的放大器电路的示例性电路示意图;2 is an exemplary circuit schematic diagram of an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function provided by a second embodiment of the present invention;
图3是本实用新型一具体实施例提供的用于液晶显示器的驱动装置示意图。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a driving device for a liquid crystal display provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention.
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100,200,320:放大器电路100, 200, 320: Amplifier Circuits
110,210:输入级110, 210: Input stage
111-0,111-1,111-2,111-3,111-4,211-0,211-1,211-2,211-3,211-4:输入对111-0, 111-1, 111-2, 111-3, 111-4, 211-0, 211-1, 211-2, 211-3, 211-4: Input pairs
120,220:输出级120,220: output stage
300:驱动装置300: Drive
310:数模转换器(DAC)310: Digital to Analog Converter (DAC)
330:参考电压走线330: Reference voltage trace
A、B、C、D:节点A, B, C, D: Nodes
E<0>、E<1>、E<2>、E<3>、E<4>:选择位元E<0>, E<1>, E<2>, E<3>, E<4>: select bits
I、I111-0、I111-1、I111-2、I111-3、I111-4:电流I, I 111-0 , I 111-1 , I 111-2 , I 111-3 , I 111-4 : Current
S_DATA:数字影像信号S_DATA: digital video signal
V1、V2、VIH、VIL、Vo:电压V1, V2, VIH, VIL, Vo: Voltage
Vout:电压输出端Vout: voltage output terminal
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下面对照附图并结合优选的实施方式对本实用新型作进一步说明。The present utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the preferred embodiments.
图1为本实用新型第一实施例提供的具电压内插功能的放大器电路的示例性电路示意图。放大器电路100用来根据两个输入电压VIH与VIL内插产生一输出电压Vo,其包含一输入级110及一输出级120。输入级110包含复数输入对,例如输入对111-0~111-4,用以接收输入电压VIH与VIL。输入对111-0~111-4共同耦接于接地点与一对节点A、B之间,通过节点A、B耦接于输出级120,并通过输出级120耦接放大器电路100的电压输出端Vout。输出级120耦接于节点A、B及电压输出端Vout,其用来将输入级110所输出的差动电流,转换为单端电压形式输出至电压输出端Vout,并对后级电路提供足够的驱动电流。FIG. 1 is an exemplary circuit schematic diagram of an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function provided by the first embodiment of the present invention. The
输入对111-0~111-4,每个输入对均各自包括两个输入端,每个输入对的两个输入端均记为各自的第一输入端和第二输入端。每个输入对的第一输入端都分别耦接一对开关装置,用以根据对应的一选择位元,例如,选择位元E<0>~E<4>,选择性地接收输入电压VIH或VIL,每个输入对的第二输入端则都耦接于电压输出端Vout,用以接收回授的输出电压Vo。The input pairs 111-0 to 111-4, each of which includes two input ends respectively, and the two input ends of each input pair are denoted as respective first input ends and second input ends. The first input terminals of each input pair are respectively coupled to a pair of switching devices for selectively receiving the input voltage VIH according to a corresponding selection bit, for example, selection bits E<0>-E<4> or VIL, the second input terminal of each input pair is coupled to the voltage output terminal Vout for receiving the feedback output voltage Vo.
根据本实用新型的第一实施例,输入对111-0~111-4可分别包括一对晶体管,而每一对晶体管各自的输出电流等于各自的转导(transconductance,gm)与第一输入端所接收的电压VIH或VIL的乘积,如以下公式(2)~公式(6)所示。其中,转导gm的平方又与每一对晶体管的输入端尺寸(W/L,一对晶体管的宽高比)与所供应的电流量I的乘积成正比,如以下公式(1)所示。而输出级120的输出电压Vo等于所有输入对111-0~111-4的输出电流的总和与等效输出阻抗Ro(图未示)的乘积,如以下公式(7)所示。也就是说,输出电压Vo可以由每一对晶体管的输入端尺寸(W/L)与所供应的电流量的比率来决定。According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the input pairs 111-0 to 111-4 may respectively include a pair of transistors, and the respective output current of each pair of transistors is equal to the respective transconductance (gm) and the first input terminal. The product of the received voltages VIH or VIL is shown in the following equations (2) to (6). Among them, the square of the transduction gm is proportional to the product of the input terminal size of each pair of transistors (W/L, the aspect ratio of a pair of transistors) and the supplied current I, as shown in the following formula (1) . The output voltage Vo of the
I111-0=gm0*Vin (2)I 111-0 = gm0*Vin (2)
I111-1=gm1*Vin (3)I 111-1 =gm1*Vin (3)
I111-2=gm2*Vin (4)I 111-2 =gm2*Vin (4)
I111-3=gm3*Vin (5)I 111-3 =gm3*Vin (5)
I111-4=gm4*Vin (6)I 111-4 = gm4*Vin (6)
Vo=(I111-0+I111-1+I111-2+I111-3+I111-4)*Ro (7)Vo=(I 111-0 +I 111-1 +I 111-2 +I 111-3 +I 111-4 )*Ro (7)
其中,I111-0~I111-4分别代表输入对111-0~111-4的输出电流,gm0~gm4分别代表输入对111-0~111-4的转导,Vin代表各输入对于第一输入端所接收的电压即VIH或VIL。Among them, I 111-0 to I 111-4 represent the output currents of the input pairs 111-0 to 111-4, respectively, gm0 to gm4 represent the transduction of the input pairs 111-0 to 111-4, respectively, and Vin represents the input to the first The voltage received by an input terminal is VIH or VIL.
根据本实用新型的第一实施例,输入对111-0~111-4可分别包括一对晶体管,各对晶体管的尺寸具有倍数关系(或者,当考虑到少许制作误差时,大体为倍数关系),所述晶体管对用以根据不同的比率产生对应的电流,使得晶体管对所产生的电流具有倍数关系(或者,大体为倍数关系)。举例而言,可以输入对111-0所包含的一对晶体管的宽高比(W/Lratio)作为基础尺寸单位,即,此对晶体管的宽高比可被设定为1单位,输入对111-0所产生的电流I同样也被设定为基础电流单位。其他输入对111-1~111-4的大小则可根据基础尺寸单位被弹性地选择或设计。According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the input pairs 111-0 to 111-4 may respectively include a pair of transistors, and the sizes of the transistors of each pair have a multiple relationship (or, when a slight manufacturing error is considered, generally a multiple relationship) , the transistor pairs are used to generate corresponding currents according to different ratios, so that the currents generated by the transistor pairs have a multiple relationship (or generally a multiple relationship). For example, the aspect ratio (W/Lratio) of a pair of transistors included in the pair 111-0 can be input as the base size unit, that is, the aspect ratio of the pair of transistors can be set to 1 unit, and the input pair 111 The current I produced by -0 is also set as the base current unit. The sizes of the other input pairs 111-1 to 111-4 can be flexibly selected or designed according to the basic dimension unit.
如图1所示例的,输入对111-1的尺寸可被设计为与输入对111-0相同。即,输入对111-1所包含的一对晶体管可同样具有1个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对111-1所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第一比率,此时第一比率为1,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为1*I。于本实用新型的实施例中,所述比率代表晶体管对的尺寸相对于上述基础尺寸单位的比率。同样地,输入对111-0所包含的晶体管对的尺寸亦对应于第一比率。As illustrated in FIG. 1, the input pair 111-1 may be designed to be the same size as the input pair 111-0. That is, a pair of transistors included in the input pair 111-1 may also have an aspect ratio of 1 unit. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 111-1 may correspond to a first ratio, in which case the first ratio is 1, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 1*I. In an embodiment of the present invention, the ratio represents the ratio of the size of the transistor pair to the above-mentioned basic size unit. Likewise, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 111-0 also corresponds to the first ratio.
输入对111-2的尺寸可被设计为输入对111-0的两倍。即,输入对111-2所包含的一对晶体管可具有2个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对111-2所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第二比率,此时第二比率为2,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为2*I。Input pair 111-2 can be designed to be twice the size of input pair 111-0. That is, a pair of transistors included in the input pair 111-2 may have an aspect ratio of 2 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 111-2 may correspond to a second ratio, in which case the second ratio is 2, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 2*I.
输入对111-3的尺寸可被设计为输入对111-0的四倍。即,输入对111-3所包含的一对晶体管可具有4个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对111-3所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第三比率,此时第三比率为4,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为4*I。Input pair 111-3 can be designed to be four times the size of input pair 111-0. That is, a pair of transistors included in the input pair 111-3 may have an aspect ratio of 4 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 111-3 may correspond to a third ratio, where the third ratio is 4, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 4*I.
输入对111-4的尺寸可被设计为输入对111-0的八倍。即,输入对111-4所包含的一对晶体管可具有8个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对111-4所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第四比率,此时第四比率为8,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为8*I。Input pair 111-4 can be designed to be eight times the size of input pair 111-0. That is, a pair of transistors included in the input pair 111-4 may have an aspect ratio of 8 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 111-4 may correspond to a fourth ratio, where the fourth ratio is 8, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 8*I.
于本实用新型的实施例中,输入级110内的输入对111-0~111-4可根据不相等的比率将输入电压VIH与VIL加权,并于电压输出端Vout输出电压Vo,也就是说,将输入电压VIH与VIL通过不等比率加权的内插结果作为输出电压Vo。其中,于此实施例中,第四比率大于第三比率,第三比率大于第二比率,第二比率大于第一比率,且第四比率为第三比率的倍数,第三比率为第二比率的倍数,第四比率、第三比率与第二比率皆为第一比率的倍数。In the embodiment of the present invention, the input pairs 111-0 to 111-4 in the
如图1所示例的,输入级110可利用输入对111-0~111-4分别将输入电压VIH或VIL根据1、1、2、4、8等的比率加权后产生内插结果,以实现4位元的电压内插,其中比率数值的总和为内插电压的数量。更具体的说,输入级110可利用输入对111-0~111-4将输入电压VIH或VIL根据所述不等比率加权后产生出16种不同位准的电压,其中16=1+1+2+4+8,也就是2的4次方,以实现4位元的电压内插。而输出电压Vo与输入电压VIH或VIL,以及不等比率的关系可以以下列等效公式(8)表示:As shown in FIG. 1 , the
式(8)中,对应表示E<0>~E<4>的反相信号。其中于图1、图2所示实施例中,若用以接收选择位元E<0>~E<4>的接收端绘制了圆圈“○”,代表实际输入该电路的信号将会是选择位元的反相信号(例如,的其中一者);若用以接收选择位元E<0>~E<4>的接收端并未绘制圆圈“○”,代表实际输入该电路的信号为选择位元(例如,E<0>~E<4>的其中一者)。于本实用新型的实施例中,可通过于选择位元接收端设置一反相器或其他类似功能的电路实施将选择位元反相的操作。In formula (8), Corresponds to the inverted signals representing E<0> to E<4>. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , if the receiving end used to receive the selection bits E<0>~E<4> is drawn with a circle "○", it means that the signal actually input to the circuit will be the selection bit-bit inverted signal (for example, If the receiving end used to receive the selection bits E<0>~E<4> does not draw a circle "○", it means that the signal actually input to the circuit is the selection bit (for example, E<0 >~E<4> one of). In the embodiment of the present invention, the operation of inverting the selected bits can be implemented by arranging an inverter or other circuits with similar functions at the receiving end of the selected bits.
值得注意的是,以上比率仅用以示例,而非用以限定本实用新型的范围。根据本实用新型的实施例,比率的选择依据所需的内插电压数量而定,并且可有弹性地组合与变化。举例而言,若要实现5位元的电压内插,则可增加一输入对,此输入对所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可被设计为基础尺寸单位的16倍(即,所对应的比率为16),或者,可增加两个输入对,此两个输入对所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可被设计为基础尺寸单位的8倍(即,所对应的比率为8)。It is worth noting that the above ratios are only used as examples, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the ratio is selected according to the required number of interpolated voltages, and can be combined and changed flexibly. For example, to achieve 5-bit voltage interpolation, an input pair can be added, and the size of the transistor pair included in this input pair can be designed to be 16 times the base size unit (that is, the corresponding ratio is 16) Alternatively, two input pairs may be added, and the size of the transistor pairs included in the two input pairs may be designed to be 8 times the base size unit (ie, the corresponding ratio is 8).
相较于现有技术,本实用新型的放大器电路100可利用较少的晶体管对来实现相同的电压内插功能,从而可大幅减少放大器电路所需的控制信号走线与开关装置的数量,有效减少电路布局的面积。Compared with the prior art, the
图2为本实用新型第二实施例所提供的具电压内插功能的放大器电路的示例性电路示意图。放大器电路200用来根据两个输入电压VIH与VIL内插产生一输出电压Vo,其包含一输入级210及一输出级220。输入级210包含复数输入对,例如输入对211-0~211-4,用以接收输入电压VIH与VIL。输入对211-0~211-4共同耦接于接地点与一对节点C、D之间,通过节点C、D耦接于输出级220,并通过输出级220耦接放大器电路200的电压输出端Vout。输出级220耦接于节点C、D及电压输出端Vout,其用来将输入级210所输出的差动电流,转换为单端电压形式输出至电压输出端Vout,并对后级电路提供足够的驱动电流。FIG. 2 is an exemplary circuit diagram of an amplifier circuit with a voltage interpolation function provided by a second embodiment of the present invention. The
输入对211-0~211-4五个输入对,每个输入对均分别包括两对晶体管,并且每对晶体管可各自包括两个输入对,每对晶体管的这两个输入端均记为各自的第一输入端与第二输入端。更具体的说,各输入对的其中一对晶体管的第一输入端用以接收电压VIH,另一对晶体管的第一输入端用以接收电压VIL,而各对晶体管的第二输入端则耦接于电压输出端Vout,用以接收回授的输出电压Vo。此外,各输入对211-0~211-4都分别耦接一对开关装置,用以根据对应的一选择位元,例如,选择位元E<0>~E<4>,选择性地基于所需的输入电压VIH或VIL产生对应的电流。There are five input pairs 211-0 to 211-4, each input pair includes two pairs of transistors, and each pair of transistors can include two input pairs respectively, and the two input ends of each pair of transistors are recorded as respective the first input terminal and the second input terminal. More specifically, the first input terminal of one pair of transistors of each input pair is used for receiving the voltage VIH, the first input terminal of the other pair of transistors is used for receiving the voltage VIL, and the second input terminal of each pair of transistors is coupled to Connected to the voltage output terminal Vout for receiving the feedback output voltage Vo. In addition, each of the input pairs 211-0 to 211-4 is respectively coupled to a pair of switch devices for selectively selecting based on a corresponding selection bit, for example, the selection bits E<0> to E<4>. The desired input voltage VIH or VIL produces the corresponding current.
根据本实用新型的第二实施例,输入对211-0~211-4可分别包括两对晶体管,而每一对晶体管各自的输出电流等于各自的转导(transconductance,gm)与第一输入端所接收的电压的乘积(本领域技术人员可根据以上公式(2)~公式(6)作出适应性的调整而推导出对应的公式)。其中,各输入对的其中一对晶体管的第一输入端用以接收输入电压VIH,另一对晶体管的第一输入端用以接收输入电压VIL。其中,转导gm的平方又与每一对晶体管的输入端尺寸(W/L)和所供应的电流量I的乘积成正比,如以上公式(1)所示。而输出级220的输出电压Vo等于所有输入对211-0~211-4的输出电流的总和与等效输出阻抗Ro(图未示)的乘积(本领域技术人员可根据以上公式(7)作适应性的调整而推导出对应的公式)。也就是说,输出电压Vo可以由每一对晶体管的输入端尺寸(W/L)与所供应的电流量的比率来决定。According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the input pairs 211-0 to 211-4 may respectively include two pairs of transistors, and the respective output current of each pair of transistors is equal to the respective transconductance (gm) and the first input terminal The product of the received voltages (persons skilled in the art can make adaptive adjustments according to the above formulas (2) to (6) to deduce the corresponding formulas). The first input end of one pair of transistors of each input pair is used for receiving the input voltage VIH, and the first input end of the other pair of transistors is used for receiving the input voltage VIL. Among them, the square of the transduction gm is proportional to the product of the input terminal size (W/L) of each pair of transistors and the supplied current I, as shown in the above formula (1). The output voltage Vo of the
根据本实用新型的第二实施例,输入对211-0~211-4所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可具有倍数关系(或者,当考虑到少许制作误差时,大体为倍数关系),所述晶体管对用以根据不同的比率产生对应的电流,使得晶体管对所产生的电流具有倍数关系(或者,大体为倍数关系)。举例而言,输入对211-0所包含的两对晶体管可具有相同的宽高比,并且此两对晶体管的宽高比可被设定为基础尺寸单位,即,此两对晶体管的宽高比皆可被设定为1单位,输入对211-0所产生的电流I同样也被设定为基础电流单位。其他输入对211-1~211-4的大小则可根据基础尺寸单位被弹性地选择或设计。According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the sizes of the transistor pairs included in the input pairs 211-0 to 211-4 may have a multiple relationship (or, when a slight manufacturing error is considered, generally a multiple relationship), the transistors The pairs are used to generate corresponding currents according to different ratios, so that the transistor pairs have a multiple relationship (or, generally, a multiple relationship) of the generated currents. For example, the two pairs of transistors included in the input pair 211-0 may have the same aspect ratio, and the aspect ratio of the two pairs of transistors may be set as the basic size unit, that is, the width and height of the two pairs of transistors All can be set to 1 unit, and the current I produced by the input pair 211-0 is also set to the base current unit. The sizes of the other input pairs 211-1 to 211-4 can be flexibly selected or designed according to the basic dimension unit.
如图2所示例的,输入对211-1的尺寸可被设计为与输入对211-0相同。即,输入对211-1所包含的两对晶体管可同样具有1个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对211-1所包含的两个晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第一比率,此时第一比率为1,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为1*I。于本实用新型的实施例中,所述比率代表晶体管对的尺寸相对于上述基础尺寸单位的比率。同样地,输入对211-0所包含的晶体管对的尺寸亦对应于第一比率。As illustrated in FIG. 2, the input pair 211-1 may be designed to be the same size as the input pair 211-0. That is, the two pairs of transistors included in the input pair 211-1 may also have an aspect ratio of 1 unit. Therefore, the size of the two transistor pairs included in the input pair 211-1 may correspond to a first ratio, and the first ratio is 1, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 1*I. In an embodiment of the present invention, the ratio represents the ratio of the size of the transistor pair to the above-mentioned basic size unit. Likewise, the size of the transistor pairs included in the input pair 211-0 also corresponds to the first ratio.
输入对211-2的尺寸可被设计为输入对211-0的两倍。即,输入对211-2所包含的两对晶体管可具有2个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对211-2所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第二比率,此时第二比率为2,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为2*I。Input pair 211-2 can be designed to be twice the size of input pair 211-0. That is, the two pairs of transistors included in the input pair 211-2 may have an aspect ratio of 2 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 211-2 may correspond to a second ratio, where the second ratio is 2, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 2*I.
输入对211-3的尺寸可被设计为输入对211-0的四倍。即,输入对211-3所包含的两对晶体管可具有4个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对211-3所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第三比率,此时第三比率为4,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为4*I。Input pair 211-3 can be designed to be four times the size of input pair 211-0. That is, the two pairs of transistors included in the input pair 211-3 may have an aspect ratio of 4 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 211-3 may correspond to a third ratio, where the third ratio is 4, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 4*I.
输入对211-4的尺寸可被设计为输入对211-0的八倍。即,输入对211-4所包含的两对晶体管可具有8个单位的宽高比。因此,输入对211-4所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可对应于一第四比率,此时第四比率为8,而晶体管对所产生的电流大小为8*I。Input pair 211-4 can be designed to be eight times the size of input pair 211-0. That is, the two pairs of transistors included in the input pair 211-4 may have an aspect ratio of 8 units. Therefore, the size of the transistor pair included in the input pair 211-4 may correspond to a fourth ratio, where the fourth ratio is 8, and the magnitude of the current generated by the transistor pair is 8*I.
于本实用新型的实施例中,输入级210内的输入对211-0~211-4可根据不相等的比率将输入电压VIH与VIL加权,并于电压输出端Vout输出电压Vo,也就是说,将输入电压VIH与VIL透过不等比率加权的一内插结果作为输出电压Vo。其中,于此实施例中,第四比率大于第三比率,第三比率大于第二比率,第二比率大于第一比率,且第四比率为第三比率的倍数,第三比率为第二比率的倍数,第四比率、第三比率与第二比率皆为第一比率的倍数。In the embodiment of the present invention, the input pairs 211-0 to 211-4 in the
如图2所示的实施例,输入级210可利用输入对211-0~211-4分别将输入电压VIH或VIL根据1、1、2、4、8等的比率加权后产生内插结果,以实现4位元的电压内插,其中比率数值的总和为内插电压的数量。更具体的说,输入级210可利用输入对211-0~211-4将输入电压VIH或VIL根据所述不等比率加权后产生出16种不同位准的电压,其中16=1+1+2+4+8,也就是2的4次方,以实现4位元的电压内插。而输出电压Vo与输入电压VIH或VIL,以及不等比率的关系可以与上述所列等效公式(8)相同。In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , the
值得注意的是,以上比率仅用以例示,而非用以限定本实用新型的保护范围。根据本实用新型的实施例,比率的选择依据所需的内插电压数量而定,并且可有弹性地组合与变化。举例而言,若要实现5位元的电压内插,则可增加一输入对,此输入对所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可被设计为基础尺寸单位的16倍(即,所对应的比率为16),或者,可增加两个输入对,此两个输入对所包含的晶体管对的尺寸可被设计为基础尺寸单位的8倍(即,所对应的比率为8)。It should be noted that the above ratios are only used for illustration, not for limiting the protection scope of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the ratio is selected according to the required number of interpolated voltages, and can be combined and changed flexibly. For example, to achieve 5-bit voltage interpolation, an input pair can be added, and the size of the transistor pair included in this input pair can be designed to be 16 times the base size unit (that is, the corresponding ratio is 16) Alternatively, two input pairs may be added, and the size of the transistor pairs included in the two input pairs may be designed to be 8 times the base size unit (ie, the corresponding ratio is 8).
相较于现有技术,本实用新型的放大器电路200可利用较少的晶体管对来实现相同的电压内插功能,从而可大幅减少放大器电路所需的控制信号走线与开关装置的数量,有效减少电路布局的面积。Compared with the prior art, the
图3为本实用新型一具体实施例所提供的用于液晶显示器的一驱动装置300的示意图。本实用新型的放大器电路100/200可被整合于液晶显示器的该驱动装置中。驱动装置300可包含一数模转换器310、一放大器电路320及2N条参考电压走线330。参考电压走线330用来提供一参考电压产生电路(图未示)所产生的2N个迦码(Gamma)参考电压。数模转换器310耦接于参考电压走线330,用来根据一数字影像信号S_DATA由2N个迦码参考电压中切换输出两个相邻参考电压V1及V2,其中V1及V2可提供至放大器电路320作为上述的输入电压VIH与VIL。放大器电路320可通过图1或图2的放大器电路100/200实现,用来根据数模转换器310所输出的参考电压V1及V2,产生一相对应内插结果的输出电压Vo。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a
因此,通过具有内插功能的放大器电路320根据其输入电压进行电压内插而产生2K个内插电压,驱动装置300最终将可相当于产生2(N+K)个迦码参考电压,其中2K为放大器电路的输入级的晶体管对的尺寸比率数值的总和。相较于现有技术,本实用新型的放大器电路320可利用较少的晶体管对来实现相同的电压内插功能,从而可大幅减少放大器电路所需的控制信号走线与开关装置的数量,有效减少电路布局的面积。此外,本实用新型的放大器电路的输入级内的晶体管均可操作在相同的操作区(例如,饱和区),因此相较于现有技术,本实用新型亦具有容易设计的优势。此外,通过本实用新型的方式所内插出来的电压值可具有较佳的线性度,例如,积分非线性度(integral nonlinearity,INL)与差动非线性度(differential nonlinearity,DNL)表现均可优于传统技术。此外,由于本实用新型采用不等比率的晶体管尺寸设计,因此,放大器电路中具有较大尺寸的元件,如此可相对弱化元件与元件之间因制程的误差(random mismatch)对于电路整体的影响。Therefore, the
以上内容是结合具体的优选实施方式对本实用新型所作的进一步详细说明,不能认定本实用新型的具体实施只局限于这些说明。对于本实用新型所属技术领域的技术人员来说,在不脱离本实用新型构思的前提下,还可以做出若干等同替代或明显变型,而且性能或用途相同,都应当视为属于本实用新型的保护范围。The above content is a further detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with specific preferred embodiments, and it cannot be considered that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, under the premise of not departing from the concept of the present invention, several equivalent substitutions or obvious modifications can be made, and the performance or use is the same, which should be regarded as belonging to the present invention. protected range.
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