TWI386897B - Source driver, electro-optical device, and electronic instrument - Google Patents

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TWI386897B
TWI386897B TW096145785A TW96145785A TWI386897B TW I386897 B TWI386897 B TW I386897B TW 096145785 A TW096145785 A TW 096145785A TW 96145785 A TW96145785 A TW 96145785A TW I386897 B TWI386897 B TW I386897B
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源極驅動器、光電裝置、及電子機器 Source driver, optoelectronic device, and electronic device

本發明係關於一種源極驅動器、光電裝置及電子機器等。 The present invention relates to a source driver, an optoelectronic device, an electronic device, and the like.

先前用於行動電話等之電子機器的液晶面板(光電裝置),熟知有單純矩陣方式之液晶面板,與使用薄膜電晶體(Thin Film Transistor:以下簡稱為TFT)等之切換元件的主動矩陣方式之液晶面板。 A liquid crystal panel (optoelectronic device) used in an electronic device such as a mobile phone is known as a liquid crystal panel of a simple matrix type, and an active matrix method using a switching element such as a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as TFT). LCD panel.

單純矩陣方式之優點是比主動矩陣方式容易低耗電化,而缺點是多色化及動畫顯示困難。另外,主動矩陣方式之優點是適於多色化及動畫顯示,而缺點是低耗電化困難。 The advantage of the simple matrix method is that it is easier to consume power than the active matrix method, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult to multicolor and display animation. In addition, the advantage of the active matrix method is that it is suitable for multi-colorization and animation display, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult to reduce power consumption.

而近年來,行動電話等之攜帶式電子機器為了提供高品質之影像,而加強對多色化及動畫顯示之需求。因而,使用主動矩陣方式之液晶面板,來取代過去使用之單純矩陣方式之液晶面板。主動矩陣方式之液晶面板,係藉由在經閘極線選出之像素中寫入賦予源極線之信號,而使像素之透過率變化。 In recent years, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones have increased the demand for multi-color and animated displays in order to provide high-quality images. Therefore, an active matrix type liquid crystal panel is used instead of the simple matrix type liquid crystal panel used in the past. In the active matrix type liquid crystal panel, the transmittance of the pixel is changed by writing a signal to the source line selected in the pixel selected via the gate line.

近年來,隨著液晶面板之畫面尺寸擴大及像素數增加,液晶面板之源極線數量增大,且要求賦予各源極線之電壓的高精確度化。再者,隨著要求搭載液晶面板之電池驅動的電子機器輕量小型化,亦要求驅動液晶面板之源極線的源極驅動器低耗電化及該源極驅動器之晶片尺寸的縮小化。因而,源極驅動器須為結構簡單且高功能者。 In recent years, as the screen size of the liquid crystal panel has increased and the number of pixels has increased, the number of source lines of the liquid crystal panel has increased, and it is required to impart high precision to the voltages of the respective source lines. Further, as the electronic device that requires the battery driving of the liquid crystal panel is required to be light and compact, it is also required to reduce the power consumption of the source driver for driving the source line of the liquid crystal panel and to reduce the size of the wafer of the source driver. Therefore, the source driver must be simple and highly functional.

如專利文獻1及專利文獻2中揭示有可進行驅動源極驅動器之源極線的輸出電路之導軌至導軌動作,並可高精確度地供給電壓至源極線之結構。 As disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a rail-to-rail operation capable of driving an output circuit of a source line of a source driver can be performed, and a voltage to a source line can be supplied with high precision.

[專利文獻1]日本特開2005-175811號公報 [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-175811

[專利文獻2]日本特開2005-175812號公報 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-175812

但是,揭示於專利文獻1及專利文獻2之技術,係各輸出電路藉由搭載輔助電路,控制驅動能力,以實現導軌至導軌動作。因而,需要搭載輔助電路作為附加電路,而有源極驅動器之電路規模變大的問題。此外,為了抑制賦予源極線之電壓的變動,而導致電晶體之尺寸變大。 However, the techniques disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are such that each output circuit controls the driving capability by mounting an auxiliary circuit to realize the rail-to-rail operation. Therefore, it is necessary to mount an auxiliary circuit as an additional circuit, and the circuit scale of the source driver becomes large. Further, in order to suppress variations in the voltage applied to the source line, the size of the transistor is increased.

再者,為了高精確度地供給電壓至源極線,需要對應於灰階資料,而不變動地將來自產生灰階電壓之DAC的電壓供給至源極線。因而,灰階數增加時,灰階電壓信號線之數量亦須增加,而有晶片尺寸變大之問題。 Furthermore, in order to supply the voltage to the source line with high precision, it is necessary to supply the voltage from the DAC which generates the gray scale voltage to the source line without correspondingly corresponding to the gray scale data. Therefore, when the number of gray scales is increased, the number of gray scale voltage signal lines must also be increased, and there is a problem that the wafer size becomes large.

此外,一般之運算放大器需要考慮輸出電壓之變動。因而,需要增大構成運算放大器之電晶體的尺寸,來抑制輸出電壓之變動。 In addition, general op amps need to consider variations in the output voltage. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the size of the transistors constituting the operational amplifier to suppress variations in the output voltage.

本發明一種態樣係提供電路規模小,藉由導軌至導軌動作,可高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器、光電裝置及電子機器。 One aspect of the present invention provides a source driver, an optoelectronic device, and an electronic device that can supply a voltage to a source line with high accuracy by using a track-to-rail action.

此外,本發明其他態樣提供電路規模小,可抑制輸出電壓之變動,且高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器、 光電裝置及電子機器。 In addition, the other aspects of the present invention provide a circuit with a small circuit scale, which can suppress fluctuations in output voltage, and supply voltage to the source driver of the source line with high precision. Photoelectric devices and electronic devices.

再者,本發明其他態樣提供即使灰階數增加時,灰階電壓信號線數量仍少,且可高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器、光電裝置及電子機器。 Furthermore, other aspects of the present invention provide a source driver, an optoelectronic device, and an electronic device that supply a voltage to a source line with high accuracy even when the number of gray levels is increased.

為了解決上述問題,本發明之源極驅動器,係用於驅動光電裝置之源極線,且包含:灰階電壓產生電路,其係對應於灰階資料,而輸出第一及第二灰階電壓之各灰階電壓;及源極線驅動電路,其係依據前述第一及第二灰階電壓,來驅動前述源極線;前述源極線驅動電路包含翻轉型抽樣保持電路,其係將前述第一灰階電壓與前述第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓輸出至前述源極線。 In order to solve the above problem, the source driver of the present invention is used to drive a source line of an optoelectronic device, and includes: a gray scale voltage generating circuit that outputs first and second gray scale voltages corresponding to gray scale data. Each of the gray scale voltages and the source line driving circuit drives the source lines according to the first and second gray scale voltages; the source line driving circuit includes a flip type sample and hold circuit, which is An output gray scale voltage between the first gray scale voltage and the aforementioned second gray scale voltage is output to the source line.

此處,源極驅動器亦可輸出與第一灰階電壓同電位之電壓,亦可輸出與第二灰階電壓同電位之電壓,作為輸出灰階電壓。 Here, the source driver may also output a voltage having the same potential as the first gray scale voltage, and may also output a voltage having the same potential as the second gray scale voltage as the output gray scale voltage.

藉由本發明,由於係藉由翻轉型抽樣保持電路產生第一及第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓,因此結構非常簡單,可以輸出電路產生複數灰階電壓。結果可大幅刪減須產生之灰階電壓種類。藉此,可刪減灰階電壓信號線數量,且可大幅刪減灰階電壓產生電路之電路規模。一般而言,灰階電壓產生電路為了供給高電壓,需要增大電晶體尺寸,而灰階電壓產生電路之電路規模的刪減,大有助於源極驅 動器之晶片尺寸的縮小化。 According to the present invention, since the output gray scale voltage between the first and second gray scale voltages is generated by the flip type sample-and-hold circuit, the structure is very simple, and the output circuit can generate a complex gray scale voltage. As a result, the type of gray scale voltage to be generated can be greatly reduced. Thereby, the number of gray scale voltage signal lines can be deleted, and the circuit scale of the gray scale voltage generating circuit can be greatly reduced. In general, the gray scale voltage generating circuit needs to increase the size of the transistor in order to supply a high voltage, and the circuit scale of the gray scale voltage generating circuit is deleted, which greatly contributes to the source driving. The wafer size of the actuator is reduced.

此外,藉由翻轉型抽樣保持電路,無需附加輔助電路等即可進行導軌至導軌動作,且無需為了抑制變動而增大電晶體之尺寸。因而,有助於源極驅動器之晶片尺寸的縮小。 Further, by the flip type sampling and holding circuit, the rail-to-rail operation can be performed without adding an auxiliary circuit or the like, and it is not necessary to increase the size of the transistor in order to suppress variations. Thus, it contributes to the reduction in the size of the wafer of the source driver.

再者,藉由本發明,無需為了設定賦予源極線之灰階電壓,而將灰階電壓產生電路產生之灰階電壓輸出至源極線,可使灰階電壓產生電路之結構小型化。此外,藉由本發明,僅藉由輸出電路即可高精確度地產生灰階電壓。結果可使灰階電壓產生電路之結構簡化。 Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to output the gray scale voltage generated by the gray scale voltage generating circuit to the source line in order to set the gray scale voltage applied to the source line, and the structure of the gray scale voltage generating circuit can be miniaturized. Further, with the present invention, the gray scale voltage can be generated with high precision only by the output circuit. As a result, the structure of the gray scale voltage generating circuit can be simplified.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述翻轉型抽樣保持電路包含:運算放大電路;及複數電容元件,其係連接其一端於前述運算放大電路之輸入;在抽樣期間,於電性遮斷前述運算放大電路之輸出與前述源極線的狀態下,電性連接前述運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,於前述複數電容元件之各電容元件中儲存對應於前述第一或第二灰階電壓的電荷;在前述抽樣期間後之保持期間,電性遮斷前述運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,可供給將儲存於前述複數電容元件之電荷至前述運算放大電路之輸出而獲得之前述運算放大電路的輸出電壓輸出至前述源極線。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit includes: an operational amplifier circuit; and a plurality of capacitive elements connected to one end of the input of the operational amplifier circuit; during the sampling, electrically interrupting the foregoing And electrically connecting the input and the output of the operational amplifier circuit in an output of the operational amplifier circuit and the source line, and storing the charge corresponding to the first or second gray scale voltage in each of the capacitive elements of the plurality of capacitive components And electrically interrupting an input and an output of the operational amplifier circuit during a hold period after the sampling period, and supplying an output of the operational amplifier circuit obtained by outputting the charge stored in the complex capacitive element to an output of the operational amplifier circuit The voltage is output to the aforementioned source line.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中, 前述翻轉型抽樣保持電路包含:運算放大電路,其係在非反轉輸入端子上供給給定之電壓;反饋開關,其係插入前述運算放大電路之反轉輸入端子與前述運算放大電路之輸出之間;一端連接於前述反轉輸入端子之第一~第j(j為2以上之整數)電容元件;第一~第j翻轉用開關,其係將第p(1≦p≦j,p為整數)翻轉用開關插入前述第p電容元件之另一端與前述運算放大電路之輸出之間;第一~第j輸入開關,其係第p輸入開關的一端連接於第p電容元件之另一端;及輸出開關,其係插入前述運算放大電路之輸出與前述源極線之間;在前述第一~第j輸入開關之各輸入開關的另一端供給前述第一或第二灰階電壓;在抽樣期間,於斷開前述第一~第j翻轉用開關,接通前述反饋開關,並斷開前述輸出開關之狀態下,在前述第一~第j電容元件的另一端供給前述第一及第二灰階電壓之任何一個;在前述抽樣期間後之保持期間,可將藉由接通前述第一~第j翻轉用開關,斷開前述反饋開關,並接通前述輸出開關而獲得之前述第一灰階電壓與前述第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓輸出至前述源極線。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, The flip type sampling and holding circuit includes: an operational amplifier circuit that supplies a given voltage to the non-inverting input terminal; and a feedback switch that is inserted between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and the output of the operational amplifier circuit One end is connected to the first to jth (j is an integer of 2 or more) capacitive elements of the inverting input terminal; the first to jth inverting switches are p (1≦p≦j, p is an integer) a flip switch is inserted between the other end of the p-th capacitive element and an output of the operational amplifier circuit; a first to jth input switch, one end of the pth input switch is connected to the other end of the p-th capacitive element; An output switch inserted between the output of the operational amplifier circuit and the source line; the first or second gray scale voltage is supplied to the other end of each of the first to jth input switches; during sampling Supplying the first and second ash at the other end of the first to jth capacitive elements while disconnecting the first to jth inverting switches, turning on the feedback switch, and turning off the output switch Order voltage Any one of the first gray-scale voltages obtained by turning on the first to j-th flipping switches, turning off the feedback switch, and turning on the output switch, during the holding period after the sampling period. The output gray scale voltage between the aforementioned second gray scale voltages is output to the aforementioned source line.

採用上述任何一個發明時,因為係使儲存於複數電容元件之電荷移動至運算放大電路之輸出側的結構,所以不受運算放大電路具有之輸入偏移電壓的影響,而可高精確度產生輸出灰階電壓。此外,藉由本發明,可以簡單之結構使第一及第二灰階電壓供給至第一~第j電容元件。 According to any of the above inventions, since the charge stored in the plurality of capacitive elements is moved to the output side of the operational amplifier circuit, the input offset voltage of the operational amplifier circuit is not affected, and the output can be generated with high accuracy. Gray scale voltage. Further, according to the present invention, the first and second gray scale voltages can be supplied to the first to jth capacitive elements with a simple configuration.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器於前述輸出灰階電壓比輸出至前述源極線之電壓的最低電位電壓接近輸出至該源極線之電壓的最高電位電壓時,前述灰階電壓產生電路按照電位高之順序輸出前述第一及第二灰階電壓;前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最高電位電壓接近前述最低電位電壓時,前述灰階電壓產生電路可按照電位低之順序輸出前述第一及第二灰階電壓。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, when the output potential of the output gray scale voltage is lower than the lowest potential voltage of the voltage output to the source line, the gray scale voltage generating circuit follows the potential. Outputting the first and second gray scale voltages in a high order; when the output gray scale voltage is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage generating circuit may output the first and second in order of low potential Gray scale voltage.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器於前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最低電位電壓接近前述最高電位電壓時,在前述第一及第二灰階電壓中,高電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,可以低電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行前述第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, when the output gray scale voltage is closer to the highest potential voltage than the lowest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the high potential side is supplied to the first one in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the capacitive elements of the jth capacitive element, the first to the jth input switches may be performed by supplying a gray scale voltage on the low potential side to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements. Switch control.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器於前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最高電位電壓接近前述最低電位電壓時,在前述第一及第二灰階電壓中,低電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,可以高電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行前述第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, when the output gray scale voltage is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to the first one in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the capacitive elements of the jth capacitive element, the first to the jth input switches may be performed by supplying a gray scale voltage on the high potential side to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements. Switch control.

藉由上述任何一個發明,由於可抑制第一~第j翻轉用開關產生洩漏,因此可避免輸出灰階電壓之電壓位準變動的情況。 According to any of the above inventions, since leakage of the first to jth inversion switches can be suppressed, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the voltage level of the output gray scale voltage fluctuates.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,亦可前述第一~第j電容元件之各電容元件的電容值相等。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the capacitance values of the respective capacitance elements of the first to jth capacitive elements may be equal.

藉由本發明,可精確且輕易地產生第一及第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓。 With the present invention, the output gray scale voltage between the first and second gray scale voltages can be accurately and easily generated.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,可包含在一端供給給定之電壓,在另一端連接前述運算放大電路之反轉輸入端子的輔助電容元件。 Further, the source driver of the present invention may include an auxiliary capacitance element that supplies a predetermined voltage to one end and an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit to the other end.

藉由本發明,可抑制運算放大電路之反轉輸入端子的電壓變動,而實現輸出灰階電壓進一步之穩定化。 According to the present invention, the voltage fluctuation of the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit can be suppressed, and the output gray scale voltage can be further stabilized.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述輔助電容元件亦可兼用為形成於電容元件形成區域內之虛擬用的電容元件。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the auxiliary capacitance element may also be used as a dummy capacitance element formed in the capacitance element formation region.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,驅動前述光電裝置之各源極線的各源極驅動器區塊包含複數源極驅動器區塊,其係包含前述灰階電壓產生電路及前述源極線驅動電路;各源極驅動器區塊在與前述複數源極驅動器區塊之排列方向交叉的方向,具有形成前述第一~第j電容元件及前述輔助電容元件的電容元件形成區域;前述輔助電容元件亦可在前述電容元件形成區域之邊界 中,沿著在與前述排列方向交叉之方向相對的邊界而形成。 In addition, in the source driver of the present invention, each of the source driver blocks driving the source lines of the optoelectronic device includes a plurality of source driver blocks including the gray scale voltage generating circuit and the source line driving circuit. Each of the source driver blocks has a capacitive element forming region forming the first to jth capacitive elements and the auxiliary capacitive element in a direction crossing the arrangement direction of the plurality of source driver blocks; and the auxiliary capacitive element may be At the boundary of the aforementioned capacitive element forming region The middle portion is formed along a boundary opposite to a direction intersecting the arrangement direction.

藉由本發明,可精確形成第一~第j電容元件之電容值,另外,不浪費佈局面積而可形成輔助電容元件。 According to the present invention, the capacitance values of the first to jth capacitive elements can be accurately formed, and the auxiliary capacitance element can be formed without wasting the layout area.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述運算放大電路可在前述抽樣期間進行A級放大動作,在前述保持期間進行AB級放大動作。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the operational amplifier circuit may perform an A-stage amplification operation during the sampling period, and perform an AB-stage amplification operation during the retention period.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述運算放大電路可包含:運算放大器,其係放大前述運算放大電路之輸入與該運算放大電路之輸出的差分值;第一導電型之第一驅動電晶體,其係設於第一電源側,依據前述運算放大器的輸出節點之電壓,控制其閘極電極;第二導電型之第二驅動電晶體,其係與前述第一驅動電晶體串聯地設於第二電源側;電容器,其係用於將前述第一驅動電晶體之閘極電極與前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極進行電容耦合;及電荷供給電路,其係在前述抽樣期間供給電荷至前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極,在前述保持期間停止對前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極供給電荷。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the operational amplifier circuit may include: an operational amplifier that amplifies a difference value between an input of the operational amplifier circuit and an output of the operational amplifier circuit; and a first drive transistor of the first conductivity type And being disposed on the first power supply side, controlling the gate electrode according to the voltage of the output node of the operational amplifier; and the second driving transistor of the second conductivity type is disposed in series with the first driving transistor a second power supply side; a capacitor for capacitively coupling a gate electrode of the first driving transistor and a gate electrode of the second driving transistor; and a charge supply circuit for supplying a charge during the sampling period The gate electrode to the second driving transistor stops supplying electric charge to the gate electrode of the second driving transistor during the holding period.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述電荷供給電路包含:電流產生電路;及 開關電路,其係插入前述電流產生電路與前述電容器之一端及前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極之間;前述開關電路亦可以在前述抽樣期間接通,在前述保持期間斷開之方式被開關控制。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the charge supply circuit includes: a current generating circuit; a switching circuit inserted between the current generating circuit and one of the capacitors and the gate electrode of the second driving transistor; the switching circuit can also be turned on during the sampling period and disconnected during the holding period Switch control.

此外,本發明之源極驅動器中,前述電流產生電路包含供給電流至其汲極而二極體連接之電流源電晶體;前述開關電路亦可插入前述電流源電晶體之閘極電極與前述電容器之一端及前述第二驅動電晶體的閘極電極之間。 Further, in the source driver of the present invention, the current generating circuit includes a current source transistor that supplies a current to the drain thereof and the diode is connected; the switching circuit may also be inserted into the gate electrode of the current source transistor and the capacitor. One end is between the gate electrode of the aforementioned second driving transistor.

此處,一般之翻轉型抽樣保持電路,不論係抽樣期間或保持期間,輸出負荷均無變化。而上述任何一個發明之源極驅動器中,在保持期間需要驅動光電裝置之源極線的負荷。因而,藉由上述任何一個發明,因為翻轉型抽樣保持電路在抽樣期間驅動低負荷之輸出,在保持期間驅動高負荷之輸出,所以可使源極驅動器具備最佳之源極線驅動電路。而不影響翻轉型抽樣保持電路之功能,可大幅縮小翻轉型抽樣保持電路之電路規模。 Here, the general flip type sample-and-hold circuit has no change in output load regardless of the sampling period or the holding period. In the source driver of any of the above inventions, it is necessary to drive the load of the source line of the photovoltaic device during the holding period. Therefore, according to any of the above inventions, since the flip type sample-and-hold circuit drives the output of the low load during the sampling period and drives the output of the high load during the sustain period, the source driver can be provided with the optimum source line driving circuit. Without affecting the function of the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit, the circuit scale of the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit can be greatly reduced.

此外,本發明之光電裝置包含:複數掃描線;複數源極線;複數像素,其係藉由前述複數掃描線之各掃描線及前述複數源極線之各源極線而特定各像素;及驅動前述複數源極線用之上述任何一個源極驅動器。 In addition, the photovoltaic device of the present invention comprises: a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of source lines; and a plurality of pixels, wherein the pixels are specified by respective scan lines of the plurality of scan lines and respective source lines of the plurality of source lines; Driving any of the above-described source drivers for the plurality of source lines.

藉由本發明,可提供包含電路規模小,藉由導軌至導軌動作可高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器的光電裝置。此外,藉由本發明,可提供包含電路規模小,省略輸入偏移電壓,而可高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器的光電裝置。再者,藉由本發明,可提供包含即使灰階數增加時,仍可以少數灰階電壓信號線高精確度供給電壓至源極線之源極驅動器的光電裝置。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an optoelectronic device including a source driver having a small circuit scale and capable of supplying a voltage to a source line with high accuracy by rail-to-rail operation. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an optoelectronic device including a source driver having a small circuit scale and omitting an input offset voltage, and supplying a voltage to a source line with high accuracy. Furthermore, with the present invention, it is possible to provide an optoelectronic device including a source driver capable of supplying a voltage to a source line with a high degree of accuracy of a few gray scale voltage signal lines even when the number of gray levels is increased.

此外,本發明之電子機器包含上述任何一個源極驅動器。 Further, the electronic machine of the present invention includes any of the above-described source drivers.

此外,本發明之電子機器包含上述之光電裝置。 Further, the electronic apparatus of the present invention comprises the above-described photovoltaic device.

藉由上述任何一個發明,可提供可在源極線上高精確度地設定灰階電壓,且輕量小型化之電子機器。 According to any of the above inventions, it is possible to provide an electronic device which can set a gray scale voltage with high accuracy on a source line and is lightweight and miniaturized.

以下,就本發明之實施形態,使用圖式詳細作說明。另外,以下說明之實施形態並非不當地限定記載於申請專利範圍之本發明內容。此外,以下說明之全部結構並非限定為是本發明之必要構成要件。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail using the drawings. Further, the embodiments described below are not intended to unduly limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Further, all the configurations described below are not limited to the essential constituent elements of the present invention.

1.液晶裝置 1. Liquid crystal device

圖1顯示本實施形態之主動矩陣型之液晶裝置的結構概要。此處係就主動矩陣型之液晶裝置作說明,不過,即使其他液晶裝置仍可適用本實施形態之顯示驅動器。 Fig. 1 shows an outline of the configuration of an active matrix type liquid crystal device of the present embodiment. Here, the active matrix type liquid crystal device will be described, but the display driver of the present embodiment can be applied to other liquid crystal devices.

液晶裝置10包含液晶顯示(Liquid Crystal Display:LCD)面板(廣義而言係顯示面板,更廣義而言係光電裝置)20。LCD面板20係非晶矽液晶面板,如形成於玻璃基板上。在 該玻璃基板上配置有:在Y方向排列複數且分別延伸於X方向之閘極線(掃描線)GL1~GLM(M為2以上之整數),與在X方向排列複數且分別延伸於Y方向之源極線(資料線)SL1~SLN(N為2以上之整數)。此外,對應於閘極線GLm(1≦m≦M,m為整數,以下相同)與源極線SLn(1≦n≦N,n為整數,以下相同)之交叉位置而設置像素區域(像素),並在該像素區域配置有薄膜電晶體(Thin Film Transistor:以下簡稱為TFT)22 mn。 The liquid crystal device 10 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel (in a broad sense, a display panel, and more generally, an optoelectronic device) 20 . The LCD panel 20 is an amorphous germanium liquid crystal panel, for example, formed on a glass substrate. in The glass substrate is provided with gate lines (scanning lines) GL1 to GLM (M is an integer of 2 or more) which are arranged in the Y direction and extend in the X direction, and are arranged in the X direction and extend in the Y direction. Source line (data line) SL1~SLN (N is an integer of 2 or more). Further, a pixel region (pixel) is provided corresponding to the intersection of the gate line GLm (1≦m≦M, m is an integer, the same applies hereinafter) and the source line SLn (1≦n≦N, n is an integer, the same below). A thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as TFT) 22 mn is disposed in the pixel region.

TFT 22 mn之閘極連接於閘極線GLm。TFT 22 mn之源極連接於源極線SLn。TFT 22 mn之汲極連接於像素電極26 mn。在像素電極26 mn以及與其相對之相對電極28 mn之間密封液晶(廣義而言為光電裝置),而形成液晶電容(廣義而言為液晶元件)24 mn。因應像素電極26 mn與相對電極28 mn間之施加電壓,而像素之透過率變化。相對電極28 mn中供給相對電極電壓Vcom。 The gate of the TFT 22 mn is connected to the gate line GLm. The source of the TFT 22 mn is connected to the source line SLn. The drain of the TFT 22 mn is connected to the pixel electrode 26 mn. A liquid crystal (generally, a photovoltaic device) is sealed between the pixel electrode 26 mn and the counter electrode 28 mn opposed thereto to form a liquid crystal capacitor (in a broad sense, a liquid crystal element) 24 mn. The transmittance of the pixel changes depending on the applied voltage between the pixel electrode 26 mn and the opposite electrode 28 mn . The counter electrode voltage Vcom is supplied to the counter electrode 28 mn.

此種LCD面板20如藉由貼合形成有像素電極及TFT之第一基板與形成有相對電極之第二基板,並在兩基板之間密封作為光電材料之液晶而形成。 Such an LCD panel 20 is formed by laminating a first substrate on which a pixel electrode and a TFT are formed and a second substrate on which a counter electrode is formed, and sealing a liquid crystal as a photovoltaic material between the substrates.

因此,LCD面板20可包含經由作為開關元件之TFT而與源極線連接的像素電極。此外,LCD面板20可包含:複數源極線、複數開關元件、及各像素電極經由各源極線與各開關元件而連接之複數像素電極。 Therefore, the LCD panel 20 may include a pixel electrode connected to a source line via a TFT as a switching element. Further, the LCD panel 20 may include a plurality of source lines, a plurality of switching elements, and a plurality of pixel electrodes each of which is connected to each of the switching elements via the source lines.

液晶裝置10包含驅動LCD面板20之顯示驅動器(廣義而言為驅動電路)90。顯示驅動器90包含源極驅動器30。源 極驅動器30依據對應於各源極線之灰階資料,驅動LCD面板20之源極線SL1~SLN的各源極線。顯示驅動器90可包含閘極驅動器(廣義而言為掃描驅動器)32。閘極驅動器32在1個垂直掃描期間內掃描LCD面板20之閘極線GL1~GLM。顯示驅動器90亦可省略源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32之至少一方而構成。 The liquid crystal device 10 includes a display driver (broadly speaking, a driving circuit) 90 that drives the LCD panel 20. Display driver 90 includes a source driver 30. source The pole driver 30 drives the source lines of the source lines SL1 to SLN of the LCD panel 20 in accordance with the gray scale data corresponding to the respective source lines. Display driver 90 can include a gate driver (broadly speaking, a scan driver) 32. The gate driver 32 scans the gate lines GL1 G GLM of the LCD panel 20 during one vertical scanning period. The display driver 90 may be configured by omitting at least one of the source driver 30 and the gate driver 32.

液晶裝置10可包含電源電路94。電源電路94於驅動源極線時產生必要之電壓,並將此等對源極驅動器30供給。電源電路94如產生驅動源極驅動器30之源極線時需要的電源電壓VDDH、VSSH及源極驅動器30之邏輯部的電壓。 The liquid crystal device 10 can include a power supply circuit 94. The power supply circuit 94 generates a necessary voltage when driving the source line, and supplies the source driver 30 to the source. The power supply circuit 94 generates voltages of the power supply voltages VDDH, VSSH and the logic of the source driver 30 required to drive the source lines of the source drivers 30.

此外,電源電路94產生掃描閘極線時需要之電壓,並將其對閘極驅動器32供給。 Further, the power supply circuit 94 generates a voltage required to scan the gate line and supplies it to the gate driver 32.

再者,電源電路94產生相對電極電壓Vcom。電源電路94配合藉由源極驅動器30產生之極性反轉信號POL的時序,將週期性重複高電位側電壓VCOMH與低電位側電壓VCOML之相對電極電壓Vcom輸出至LCD面板20之相對電極。 Furthermore, the power supply circuit 94 generates a relative electrode voltage Vcom. The power supply circuit 94 outputs the counter electrode voltage Vcom of the periodic high potential side voltage VCOMH and the low potential side voltage VCOML to the opposite electrode of the LCD panel 20 in accordance with the timing of the polarity inversion signal POL generated by the source driver 30.

液晶裝置10可包含顯示控制器38。顯示控制器38按照藉由無圖示之中央處理裝置(Central Processing Unit:以下簡稱為CPU)等的主機(Host)所設定之內容,控制源極驅動器30、閘極驅動器32及電源電路94。如顯示控制器38對源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32設定動作模式,並供給在內部產生之垂直同步信號及水平同步信號。 The liquid crystal device 10 can include a display controller 38. The display controller 38 controls the source driver 30, the gate driver 32, and the power supply circuit 94 in accordance with contents set by a host (such as a central processing unit (CPU) which is not shown in the drawing). The display controller 38 sets an operation mode to the source driver 30 and the gate driver 32, and supplies a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal generated internally.

另外,圖1係在液晶裝置10中包含電源電路94或顯示控 制器38而構成,不過,亦可將此等中之至少一個設於液晶裝置10之外部而構成。或是亦可在液晶裝置10中包含主機而構成。 In addition, FIG. 1 includes a power supply circuit 94 or display control in the liquid crystal device 10. The controller 38 is configured. However, at least one of these may be provided outside the liquid crystal device 10. Alternatively, the liquid crystal device 10 may include a host.

此外,源極驅動器30亦可內藏閘極驅動器32及電源電路94中之至少一個。 In addition, the source driver 30 may also include at least one of the gate driver 32 and the power circuit 94.

再者,亦可將源極驅動器30、閘極驅動器32、顯示控制器38及電源電路94之一部分或全部形成於LCD面板20上。如圖2係在LCD面板20上形成有顯示驅動器90(源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32)。如此,LCD面板20可包含:複數源極線、複數閘極線、各開關元件連接於複數閘極線之各閘極線及複數源極線之各源極線的複數開關元件、及驅動複數源極線之源極驅動器而構成。在LCD面板20之像素形成區域80中形成有複數像素。 Further, part or all of the source driver 30, the gate driver 32, the display controller 38, and the power supply circuit 94 may be formed on the LCD panel 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a display driver 90 (a source driver 30 and a gate driver 32) is formed on the LCD panel 20. As such, the LCD panel 20 can include: a plurality of source lines, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of switching elements connected to the gate lines of the plurality of gate lines and the source lines of the plurality of source lines, and a plurality of driving elements The source line of the source line is formed. A plurality of pixels are formed in the pixel formation region 80 of the LCD panel 20.

圖3顯示圖1或圖2之閘極驅動器32的結構例。 FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of the gate driver 32 of FIG. 1 or 2.

閘極驅動器32包含:移位暫存器40、位準移位器42及輸出緩衝器44。 The gate driver 32 includes a shift register 40, a level shifter 42, and an output buffer 44.

移位暫存器40包含對應於各閘極線而設置各正反器,而依序連接之複數正反器。該移位暫存器40與時脈信號CPV同步,將啟動脈衝信號STV保持於正反器時,係依序與時脈信號CPV同步將啟動脈衝信號STV移位至鄰接之正反器。此處輸入之時脈信號CPV係水平同步信號,啟動脈衝信號STV係垂直同步信號。 The shift register 40 includes a plurality of flip-flops that are respectively connected to the respective gate lines and are sequentially connected to each of the flip-flops. The shift register 40 is synchronized with the clock signal CPV, and when the start pulse signal STV is held in the flip-flop, the start pulse signal STV is sequentially shifted to the adjacent flip-flop in synchronization with the clock signal CPV. The clock signal CPV input here is a horizontal synchronizing signal, and the start pulse signal STV is a vertical synchronizing signal.

位準移位器42將來自移位暫存器40之電壓位準移位成因應LCD面板20之液晶元件與TFT之電晶體能力的電壓位 準。該電壓位準,如需要20 V~50 V之高電壓位準。 The level shifter 42 shifts the voltage level from the shift register 40 to a voltage level corresponding to the transistor capability of the liquid crystal cell of the LCD panel 20 and the TFT. quasi. This voltage level requires a high voltage level of 20 V to 50 V.

輸出緩衝器44將藉由位準移位器42而移位之掃描電壓予以緩衝而輸出至閘極線,來驅動閘極線。脈衝狀之掃描電壓的高電位側係選擇電壓,掃描電壓之低電位側係非選擇電壓。 The output buffer 44 buffers the scan voltage shifted by the level shifter 42 and outputs it to the gate line to drive the gate line. The high potential side of the pulse-shaped scanning voltage is a selection voltage, and the low potential side of the scanning voltage is a non-selection voltage.

另外,閘極驅動器32如圖3所示,亦可不使用移位暫存器掃描閘極線,而藉由選擇對應於位址解碼器之解碼結果的閘極線,來掃描複數閘極線。 Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the gate driver 32 may scan the gate lines without using the shift register to scan the gate lines by selecting the gate lines corresponding to the decoding results of the address decoder.

圖4顯示圖1或圖2之源極驅動器30的結構例之區塊圖。 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the source driver 30 of FIG. 1 or 2.

源極驅動器30包含:I/O緩衝器50、顯示記憶體52、線閂鎖器54、灰階電壓產生電路58、DAC(數位/類比轉換器)(廣義而言為灰階電壓產生電路)60及源極線驅動電路62。 The source driver 30 includes an I/O buffer 50, a display memory 52, a line latch 54, a gray scale voltage generating circuit 58, and a DAC (digital/analog converter) (in a broad sense, a gray scale voltage generating circuit) 60 and source line drive circuit 62.

源極驅動器30中,如從顯示控制器38輸入灰階資料D。該灰階資料D係與點時脈信號DCLK同步輸入,並在I/O緩衝器50中予以緩衝。點時脈信號DCLK從顯示控制器38供給。 In the source driver 30, gray scale data D is input as from the display controller 38. The gray scale data D is input in synchronization with the dot clock signal DCLK and buffered in the I/O buffer 50. The dot clock signal DCLK is supplied from the display controller 38.

I/O緩衝器50藉由顯示控制器38或無圖示之主機存取。被I/O緩衝器50緩衝之灰階資料寫入顯示記憶體52中。此外,從顯示記憶體52讀取之灰階資料被I/O緩衝器50緩衝後,對顯示控制器38等輸出。 The I/O buffer 50 is accessed by the display controller 38 or a host not shown. The gray scale data buffered by the I/O buffer 50 is written in the display memory 52. Further, the gray scale data read from the display memory 52 is buffered by the I/O buffer 50, and output to the display controller 38 or the like.

顯示記憶體52包含對應於與各源極線連接之各輸出線而設有各記憶胞的複數記憶胞。各記憶胞藉由列位址及行位址而特定。此外,1條掃描線部分之各記憶胞藉由線位址 而特定。 The display memory 52 includes a plurality of memory cells provided with respective memory cells corresponding to respective output lines connected to the respective source lines. Each memory cell is specified by a column address and a row address. In addition, each memory cell of one scan line portion is provided by a line address And specific.

位址控制電路66產生特定顯示記憶體52內之記憶胞用的列位址、行位址及線位址。位址控制電路66在將灰階資料寫入顯示記憶體52時,產生列位址及行位址。亦即,被I/O緩衝器50緩衝之灰階資料寫入藉由列位址及行位址而特定之顯示記憶體52的記憶胞中。 The address control circuit 66 generates a column address, a row address, and a line address for the memory cells in the display memory 52. The address control circuit 66 generates a column address and a row address when writing gray scale data to the display memory 52. That is, the gray scale data buffered by the I/O buffer 50 is written into the memory cells of the display memory 52 specified by the column address and the row address.

列位址解碼器68將列位址予以解碼,而選擇對應於該列位址之顯示記憶體52的記憶胞。行位址解碼器70將行位址予以解碼,而選擇對應於該行位址之顯示記憶體52的記憶胞。 Column address decoder 68 decodes the column address and selects the memory cells of display memory 52 corresponding to the column address. The row address decoder 70 decodes the row address and selects the memory cell of the display memory 52 corresponding to the row address.

自顯示記憶體52讀取灰階資料而輸出至線閂鎖器54時,位址控制電路66產生線位址。亦即,線位址解碼器72將線位址予以解碼,而選擇對應於該線位址之顯示記憶體52的記憶胞。而後,從藉由線位址而特定之記憶胞讀取之1個水平掃描部分的灰階資料輸出至線閂鎖器54。 When the grayscale data is read from the display memory 52 and output to the line latch 54, the address control circuit 66 generates a line address. That is, the line address decoder 72 decodes the line address and selects the memory cell of the display memory 52 corresponding to the line address. Then, the gray scale data of one horizontal scanning portion read from the memory cell specified by the line address is output to the line latch 54.

位址控制電路66自顯示記憶體52讀取灰階資料而輸出至I/O緩衝器50時,產生列位址及行位址。亦即,保持於藉由列位址及行位址而特定之顯示記憶體52的記憶胞之灰階資料被I/O緩衝器50讀取。被I/O緩衝器50讀取之灰階資料藉由顯示控制器38或無圖示之主機取出。 When the address control circuit 66 reads the gray scale data from the display memory 52 and outputs it to the I/O buffer 50, a column address and a row address are generated. That is, the grayscale data of the memory cells of the display memory 52 held by the column address and the row address are read by the I/O buffer 50. The gray scale data read by the I/O buffer 50 is taken out by the display controller 38 or a host not shown.

因此,圖4中列位址解碼器68、行位址解碼器70及位址控制電路66作為控制對顯示記憶體52寫入灰階資料之寫入控制電路的功能。另外,圖4中,線位址解碼器72、行位址解碼器70及位址控制電路66作為控制從顯示記憶體52讀 取灰階資料之讀取控制電路的功能。 Therefore, the column address decoder 68, the row address decoder 70, and the address control circuit 66 in FIG. 4 function as a write control circuit that controls the writing of gray scale data to the display memory 52. In addition, in FIG. 4, the line address decoder 72, the row address decoder 70, and the address control circuit 66 are read as control from the display memory 52. Take the function of reading control circuit of gray scale data.

線閂鎖器54以規定1個水平掃描期間之閂鎖脈衝LP的變化時序,閂鎖自顯示記憶體52讀取之1個水平掃描部分的灰階資料。線閂鎖器54包含各暫存器保持1個點部分之灰階資料的複數暫存器。線閂鎖器54之複數暫存器之各暫存器中放入從顯示記憶體52讀取之1個點部分之灰階資料。 The line latch 54 latches the gray scale data of one horizontal scanning portion read from the display memory 52 by specifying the timing of the change of the latch pulse LP during one horizontal scanning period. The line latch 54 includes a plurality of registers in which each register holds gray scale data of one dot portion. The gray scale data of one dot portion read from the display memory 52 is placed in each of the registers of the plurality of registers of the line latch 54.

灰階電壓產生電路58產生各灰階電壓(基準電壓)對應於各灰階資料之複數灰階電壓。更具體而言,灰階電壓產生電路58依據高電位側電源電壓VDDH與低電位側電源電壓VSSH,而產生各灰階電壓對應於各灰階資料的複數灰階電壓。 The gray scale voltage generating circuit 58 generates a complex gray scale voltage corresponding to each gray scale data for each gray scale voltage (reference voltage). More specifically, the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58 generates a complex gray scale voltage corresponding to each gray scale data for each gray scale voltage in accordance with the high potential side power supply voltage VDDH and the low potential side power supply voltage VSSH.

DAC 60每個源極輸出產生對應於自線閂鎖器54之1個水平掃描部分的灰階資料之灰階電壓。更具體而言,DAC 58從藉由灰階電壓產生電路58所產生之複數灰階電壓之中,選擇自線閂鎖器54之1條線部分的灰階資料中,對應於與各源極線對應之灰階資料的灰階電壓,並輸出選擇之灰階電壓。此種DAC 60包含每個源極輸出設置之電壓選擇電路DEC1~DECN。各電壓選擇電路從來自灰階電壓產生電路58之複數灰階電壓中輸出對應於各灰階資料之1個灰階電壓。 Each source output of DAC 60 produces a gray scale voltage corresponding to gray scale data from one horizontal scanning portion of line latch 54. More specifically, the DAC 58 is selected from the gray scale data of the one line portion of the line latch 54 from among the complex gray scale voltages generated by the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58, corresponding to the respective sources The grayscale voltage of the grayscale data corresponding to the line, and outputs the selected grayscale voltage. Such a DAC 60 includes voltage selection circuits DEC 1 ~ DEC N for each source output setting. Each of the voltage selection circuits outputs a gray scale voltage corresponding to each gray scale data from a plurality of gray scale voltages from the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58.

源極線驅動電路62包含輸出電路OP1~OPN。輸出電路OP1~OPN之各輸出電路包含運算放大電路,並使用來自DAC 60之各電壓選擇電路的輸出灰階電壓進行阻抗轉換,以驅動源極線。 The source line driving circuit 62 includes output circuits OP 1 to OP N . Each of the output circuits OP 1 to OP N includes an operational amplifier circuit and performs impedance conversion using output gray scale voltages from respective voltage selection circuits of the DAC 60 to drive the source lines.

2.源極驅動器之結構例 2. Structure example of source driver

本實施形態為了縮小每個源極輸出設置之源極驅動器區塊的電路規模,在源極線驅動電路62之各輸出電路中設置翻轉型抽樣保持電路。而後,藉由該翻轉型抽樣保持電路供給電壓至源極線。更具體而言,接收藉由DAC 60輸出之第一及第二灰階電壓,翻轉型抽樣保持電路將第一灰階電壓與第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓輸出至源極線。 In the present embodiment, in order to reduce the circuit scale of the source driver block provided for each source output, a flip type sample hold circuit is provided in each output circuit of the source line drive circuit 62. Then, the voltage is supplied to the source line by the flip type sample hold circuit. More specifically, the first and second gray scale voltages outputted by the DAC 60 are received, and the flip type sample hold circuit outputs an output gray scale voltage between the first gray scale voltage and the second gray scale voltage to the source line.

此處,說明包含此種翻轉型抽樣保持電路之源極線驅動電路62的輸出電路。 Here, an output circuit including the source line driving circuit 62 of such a flip type sample-and-hold circuit will be described.

圖5顯示源極線驅動電路62之輸出電路OP1的結構例之電路圖。 FIG. 5 shows the source line electrode circuit diagram of a circuit embodiment of the output circuit 62 OP 1 driving.

圖5係顯示輸出電路OP1之結構,不過其他之輸出電路OP2~OPN亦具有與輸出電路OP1相同之結構。此外,圖5係顯示產生第一及第二灰階電壓間之2種輸出灰階電壓之例,不過就輸出灰階電壓之種類,本發明並無限定。 Figure 5 is shows the structure of an output circuit OP, but the other output circuit OP 2 ~ OP N also has the same structure of the output circuit OP 1. In addition, FIG. 5 shows an example in which two kinds of output gray scale voltages between the first and second gray scale voltages are generated, but the type of the gray scale voltage is not limited in the present invention.

圖5係從DAC 60供給第一及第二灰階電壓作為輸入電壓Vin,並將輸出灰階電壓Vout供給至源極線。 FIG. 5 is to supply the first and second gray scale voltages from the DAC 60 as the input voltage Vin, and supply the output gray scale voltage Vout to the source line.

藉由在輸出電路中產生之輸出灰階電壓的種類為數種,可刪減灰階電壓產生電路58產生之灰階電壓的種類。因而,可大幅刪減灰階電壓信號線數量,且亦可大幅刪減DAC60之電路規模。如源極驅動器30依據6位元之灰階資料驅動源極線時,原本灰階電壓產生電路需要產生64(=26)種灰階電壓。然而,因為圖5所示之源極線驅動電路62的各輸出電路可產生2種灰階電壓,所以灰階電壓產生電路 58只須產生32種灰階電壓即可。因而,灰階電壓信號線數量亦只須如為32條即可,而可將灰階電壓信號線之布線區域減半。另外,實際上本實施形態因為輸出電路產生分割第一及第二灰階電壓之電壓,所以灰階電壓信號線需要33條。 The types of gray scale voltages generated by the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58 can be eliminated by the number of types of output gray scale voltages generated in the output circuit. Therefore, the number of gray scale voltage signal lines can be greatly reduced, and the circuit scale of the DAC 60 can be greatly reduced. If the source driver 30 drives the source line according to the gray level data of 6 bits, the original gray scale voltage generating circuit needs to generate 64 (= 2 6 ) gray scale voltages. However, since each output circuit of the source line driving circuit 62 shown in FIG. 5 can generate two kinds of gray scale voltages, the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58 only needs to generate 32 kinds of gray scale voltages. Therefore, the number of gray scale voltage signal lines only needs to be 32, and the wiring area of the gray scale voltage signal lines can be halved. Further, actually, in the present embodiment, since the output circuit generates voltages for dividing the first and second gray scale voltages, 33 gray scale voltage signal lines are required.

此種輸出電路包含翻轉型抽樣保持電路。翻轉型抽樣保持電路之動作,在設於1個水平掃描期間(1H)之前半部的抽樣期間與設於後半部之保持期間不同。亦即,翻轉型抽樣保持電路在保持期間,將儲存於抽樣期間之電荷供給至其輸出側。 Such an output circuit includes a flip type sample hold circuit. The operation of the flip type sample-and-hold circuit differs between the sampling period set in the first half of the horizontal scanning period (1H) and the holding period in the second half. That is, the flip type sample hold circuit supplies the charge stored during the sampling period to the output side thereof during the hold period.

此種輸出電路包含:運算放大電路、與一端連接於運算放大電路之輸入的複數電容元件。而後,輸出電路於抽樣期間,在電性遮斷運算放大電路之輸出與源極線的狀態下,電性連接運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,而在複數電容元件之各電容元件中儲存對應於第一或第二灰階電壓的電荷。亦即,在抽樣期間不使源極線之電壓變動,而電性遮斷運算放大電路之輸出與源極線。而後,在複數電容元件之一端儲存對應於第一及第二灰階電壓之任何一個電壓的電荷,並且藉由運算放大電路之輸出段的驅動部,而在複數電容元件之另一端供給電荷。 The output circuit includes an operational amplifier circuit and a plurality of capacitive elements connected to one end of the operational amplifier circuit. Then, during the sampling period, the output circuit is electrically connected to the input and output of the operational amplifier circuit in the state of electrically interrupting the output and the source line of the operational amplifier circuit, and the storage of the capacitive elements of the plurality of capacitive components corresponds to The charge of the first or second gray scale voltage. That is, the output of the operational amplifier circuit and the source line are electrically interrupted without changing the voltage of the source line during the sampling period. Then, charges corresponding to any one of the first and second gray scale voltages are stored at one end of the plurality of capacitive elements, and charges are supplied to the other end of the plurality of capacitive elements by operating the driving portion of the output section of the amplifying circuit.

其次,在其後之保持期間,輸出電路電性遮斷運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,而將儲存於複數電容元件之電荷供給至運算放大電路之輸出。此時,電性連接運算放大電路之輸出與源極線。亦即,在保持期間,為了在源極線上供給 輸出灰階電壓,而電性連接運算放大電路之輸出與源極線。而後,電性遮斷運算放大電路之輸入與輸出,將儲存於複數電容元件之電荷供給至運算放大電路之輸出。如此,藉由欲將其輸入電壓與輸出電壓相等之運算放大電路的輸入側之虛短路功能,進行運算放大電路之驅動部的電荷充放電,可使輸出灰階電壓變化。 Next, during the subsequent hold period, the output circuit electrically blocks the input and output of the operational amplifier circuit, and supplies the charge stored in the complex capacitive element to the output of the operational amplifier circuit. At this time, the output of the operational amplifier circuit and the source line are electrically connected. That is, during the hold, in order to supply on the source line The gray scale voltage is output, and the output and the source line of the operational amplifier circuit are electrically connected. Then, the input and output of the operational amplifier circuit are electrically interrupted, and the charge stored in the plurality of capacitive components is supplied to the output of the operational amplifier circuit. In this way, by the virtual short-circuit function on the input side of the operational amplifier circuit whose input voltage and output voltage are equal to each other, the charge and discharge of the driving portion of the operational amplifier circuit are performed, and the output gray-scale voltage can be changed.

更具體而言,輸出電路OP1可包含:運算放大電路OPC1、第一~第j(j為2以上之整數)之電容元件C1~Cj、第一~第j之翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-j及輸出開關S4。在運算放大電路OPC1之非反轉輸入端子上供給類比接地AGND(指定之電壓)。將運算放大電路OPC1之高電位側電源電壓作為VDD,將低電位側電源電壓作為VSS時,類比接地AGND可為(VDD+VSS)/2。第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj的一端連接於運算放大電路OPC1之反轉輸入端子。第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之電容值相等。第p(1≦p≦j,p為整數)之翻轉用開關S3-p插入第p之電容元件Cp的另一端與運算放大電路OPC1之輸出之間。輸出開關S4插入運算放大電路OPC1之輸出以及與源極線SL1電性連接之輸出線之間。藉由在第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj中供給第一及第二灰階電壓,可產生第一及第二灰階電壓之間的2(j-1)種輸出灰階電壓。 More specifically, the output circuit OP 1 may include: an operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 , first to jth (j is an integer of 2 or more) capacitive elements C1 to Cj, and first to jth flip switches S3-1 ~S3-j and output switch S4. In the operational amplifier OPC non-inverting input of an analog ground AGND supply (voltage designated) terminal. When the high-potential side power supply voltage of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 is VDD and the low-potential side power supply voltage is VSS, the analog ground AGND can be (VDD + VSS)/2. A first capacitive element C1 ~ of the ~ j Cj one end is connected to operational amplifier inverting input terminal of an OPC. The capacitance values of the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj are equal. Of p (1 ≦ p ≦ j, p is an integer) of the p-inverted insertion of the capacitive element Cp switches S3-p with the other end of the operational amplifying circuit between the output of an OPC. Output switch S4 is inserted into the output of the operational amplifier OPC 1, and between the output line and the source line SL1 is electrically connected to it. By supplying the first and second gray scale voltages to the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj, 2 (j-1) kinds of output gray scale voltages between the first and second gray scale voltages can be generated.

另外,輸出電路OP1進一步可包含第一~第j之輸入開關。第p(1≦p≦j,p為整數)之輸入開關的一端連接於第p之電容元件Cp的另一端。而後,在第一~第j輸入開關之各輸入開關的另一端時間分割地供給第一或第二灰階電壓。 In addition, the output circuit OP 1 may further include first to jth input switches. One end of the input switch of the pth (1≦p≦j, p is an integer) is connected to the other end of the capacitive element Cp of the pth. Then, the first or second gray scale voltage is time-divisionally supplied to the other end of each of the input switches of the first to jth input switches.

其次,以圖5之情況為例,說明更具體之結構及動作。圖5顯示j係2之情況。第一輸入開關S0藉由開關控制信號SC0進行開關控制(接通斷開控制)。第二輸入開關S1藉由開關控制信號SC1進行開關控制。反饋開關S2藉由開關控制信號SC2進行開關控制。第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2藉由開關控制信號SC3進行開關控制。輸出開關S4藉由開關控制信號SC4進行開關控制。此種開關控制信號SC0~SC4係在無圖示之輸出電路OP1的控制電路中產生。 Next, a more specific structure and operation will be described by taking the case of FIG. 5 as an example. Figure 5 shows the case of j series 2. The first input switch S0 performs switching control (on/off control) by the switch control signal SC0. The second input switch S1 is switched and controlled by the switch control signal SC1. The feedback switch S2 is switched and controlled by the switch control signal SC2. The first and second inversion switches S3-1 and S3-2 are switched and controlled by the switch control signal SC3. The output switch S4 is switched and controlled by the switch control signal SC4. Such switching control signals SC0 ~ SC4 system (not shown) is generated in the control circuit of the output circuit OP 1.

圖6顯示圖5之輸出電路OP1的第一動作例之說明圖。 Figure 6 shows the output circuit of FIG. 5 OP 1 is a first operation explanatory diagram of the embodiment.

在抽樣期間,時間分割地供給第一灰階電壓Vin1及第二灰階電壓Vin2。在供給第一灰階電壓Vin1之期間,以第一輸入開關S0接通,其以後之抽樣期間與保持期間斷開之方式進行開關控制。此外,第二輸入開關S1以至少在供給第二灰階電壓Vin2之期間接通之方式進行開關控制。再者,第二輸入開關S1以在抽樣期間接通,在保持期間斷開之方式進行開關控制。 During the sampling period, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 and the second gray scale voltage Vin2 are supplied time divisionally. During the supply of the first gray scale voltage Vin1, the first input switch S0 is turned on, and the subsequent sampling period and the holding period are turned off to perform switching control. Further, the second input switch S1 is switched and controlled in such a manner as to be turned on at least during the supply of the second gray scale voltage Vin2. Further, the second input switch S1 is switched on in such a manner as to be turned on during the sampling period and turned off during the holding period.

反饋開關S2以在抽樣期間接通,在保持期間斷開之方式進行開關控制。第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2以在抽樣期間斷開,在保持期間接通之方式進行開關控制。輸出開關S4以在抽樣期間斷開,在保持期間接通之方式進行開關控制。 The feedback switch S2 performs switching control in such a manner that it is turned on during sampling and turned off during the holding period. The first and second inversion switches S3-1 and S3-2 are switched on during the sampling period and are turned on during the holding period. The output switch S4 is turned off during sampling, and is turned on and off during the hold period.

亦即,於抽樣期間,在斷開第一~第j之翻轉用開關,接通反饋開關S2,且斷開輸出開關S4之狀態下,在第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之另一端供給第一及第二灰階電壓 Vin1、Vin2之其中一個。而後,在抽樣期間後之保持期間,藉由接通第一~第j之翻轉用開關,斷開反饋開關S2,且接通輸出開關S4,而將第一灰階電壓Vin1與前述第二灰階電壓Vin2間之輸出灰階電壓Vout輸出至源極線。 That is, during the sampling period, in the state in which the first to jth flip switches are turned off, the feedback switch S2 is turned on, and the output switch S4 is turned off, the other ends of the first and second capacitive elements C1 and C2 are turned off. Supply first and second gray scale voltages One of Vin1 and Vin2. Then, during the hold period after the sampling period, by turning on the first to jth flip switches, turning off the feedback switch S2, and turning on the output switch S4, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 and the second gray are The output gray scale voltage Vout between the step voltages Vin2 is output to the source line.

更具體而言,圖6中係在抽樣期間,經由第一輸入開關S0,在第一電容元件C1之一端儲存對應於第一灰階電壓Vin1之電荷。此外,經由第二輸入開關S1,在第二電容元件C2之一端儲存對應於第二灰階電壓Vin2之電荷。在該期間,因為反饋開關S2接通,所以藉由運算放大電路OPC1之虛短路功能,運算放大電路OPC1之反轉輸入端子的節點NEG的電壓與運算放大電路OPC1之輸出電壓成為類比接地AGND。 More specifically, in FIG. 6, during sampling, the charge corresponding to the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is stored at one end of the first capacitive element C1 via the first input switch S0. Further, a charge corresponding to the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is stored at one end of the second capacitive element C2 via the second input switch S1. During this period, because the feedback switch S2 is turned on, the OPC by the operational amplifier imaginary short of a function, the arithmetic circuit voltage of the operational amplifier OPC 1 of node NEG inverting input terminal of the amplifier circuit 1 OPC analog output voltage becomes Ground AGND.

因此,在抽樣期間,於節點NEG上儲存以下公式表示之電荷Qs。此時,因為輸出開關S4斷開,所以源極線SL1之電壓不變動。 Therefore, during sampling, the charge Qs represented by the following formula is stored on the node NEG. At this time, since the output switch S4 is turned off, the voltage of the source line SL1 does not change.

Qs=Vin1×C+Vin2×C………(1) Qs=Vin1×C+Vin2×C.........(1)

此處,Vin1為第一灰階電壓,Vin2為第二灰階電壓,第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之各電容元件的電容值為C。 Here, Vin1 is the first gray scale voltage, Vin2 is the second gray scale voltage, and the capacitance values of the respective capacitive elements of the first and second capacitive elements C1 and C2 are C.

其次,在保持期間,第一及第二輸入開關S0、S1及反饋開關S2斷開,第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2接通。結果,輸出對應於第一及第二電容元件C1、C2中儲存之電荷的電壓,作為運算放大電路OPC1之輸出灰階電壓。此時,因為第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之一端短路,所以輸出灰階電壓Vout由以下公式表示。 Next, during the holding period, the first and second input switches S0 and S1 and the feedback switch S2 are turned off, and the first and second inverting switches S3-1 and S3-2 are turned on. As a result, an output corresponding to the first and second capacitive elements C1, C2 in the voltage of the charge stored as operational amplifier circuits OPC output the gray scale voltage 1. At this time, since one ends of the first and second capacitive elements C1, C2 are short-circuited, the output gray scale voltage Vout is expressed by the following formula.

Vout=(Vin1+Vin2)/2………(2) Vout=(Vin1+Vin2)/2.........(2)

圖7中顯示圖5之輸出電路OP1的第二動作例之說明圖。 FIG 5 FIG. 7 shows the output of the operation circuit OP of the second embodiment of FIG. 1 will be described.

圖6係按照第一及第二灰階電壓中電位高之順序供給至第一及第二電容元件,不過,圖7係按照第一及第二灰階電壓中電位低之順序供給至第一及第二電容元件。 6 is supplied to the first and second capacitive elements in the order of the high potential of the first and second gray scale voltages. However, FIG. 7 is supplied to the first in the order of the low potentials of the first and second gray scale voltages. And a second capacitive element.

該情況亦與圖6同樣地,進行第一及第二輸入開關S0、S1、反饋開關S2、第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2及輸出開關S4之開關控制。而後,在保持期間輸出以公式(2)表示之輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Also in this case, similarly to FIG. 6, the first and second input switches S0 and S1, the feedback switch S2, and the first and second inversion switches S3-1 and S3-2 and the output switch S4 are switched. Then, the output gray scale voltage Vout expressed by the formula (2) is output during the hold period.

圖8中顯示圖5之輸出電路OP1的第三動作例之說明圖。 Output shown in Figure 8. Figure 5 of the operation circuit OP of the third embodiment of FIG. 1 will be described.

圖6及圖7係顯示作為第一灰階電壓Vin1與第二灰階電壓Vin2間之電壓,而輸出輸出灰階電壓Vout之例,不過本發明並非限定於此者。藉由使第一及第二灰階電壓Vin1、Vin2為同電位之電壓,亦可使輸出灰階電壓Vout為與第一及第二灰階電壓Vin1、Vin2同電位之電壓。 6 and 7 show an example in which the voltage between the first gray scale voltage Vin1 and the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is output and the output gray scale voltage Vout is output, but the present invention is not limited thereto. By setting the first and second gray scale voltages Vin1, Vin2 to the same potential voltage, the output gray scale voltage Vout can be a voltage having the same potential as the first and second gray scale voltages Vin1, Vin2.

該情況亦與圖6同樣地,進行第一及第二輸入開關S0、S1、反饋開關S2、第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2及輸出開關S4之開關控制。結果,按照公式(2),輸出灰階電壓Vout成為與第一及第二灰階電壓Vin1、Vin2同電位之電壓,並在保持期間輸出該輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Also in this case, similarly to FIG. 6, the first and second input switches S0 and S1, the feedback switch S2, and the first and second inversion switches S3-1 and S3-2 and the output switch S4 are switched. As a result, according to the formula (2), the output gray scale voltage Vout becomes a voltage of the same potential as the first and second gray scale voltages Vin1, Vin2, and the output gray scale voltage Vout is output during the sustain period.

由於係使用以上說明之翻轉型抽樣保持電路來驅動源極線,因此可以非常簡單之結構,以輸出電路產生複數灰階電壓。結果,可大幅刪減灰階電壓產生電路58須產生之灰階電壓種類。藉此,可刪減灰階電壓信號線數量,且亦可 大幅刪減DAC 60之電路規模。一般而言,因為DAC 60供給高電壓而需要增大電晶體尺寸,而刪減DAC 60之電路規模,大有助於源極驅動器30之晶片尺寸的縮小化。 Since the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit described above is used to drive the source line, it is possible to have a very simple structure to generate a complex gray scale voltage with the output circuit. As a result, the gray scale voltage type to be generated by the gray scale voltage generating circuit 58 can be greatly reduced. Thereby, the number of gray scale voltage signal lines can be deleted, and The circuit scale of the DAC 60 is greatly reduced. In general, since the DAC 60 is required to increase the transistor size by supplying a high voltage, the circuit scale of the DAC 60 is reduced, which greatly contributes to the downsizing of the wafer size of the source driver 30.

此外,採用上述之翻轉型抽樣保持電路時,無需附加輔助電路等即可進行導軌至導軌動作,且無需為了抑制變動而增大電晶體之尺寸。因而,有助於源極驅動器30之晶片尺寸的縮小。 Further, in the case of the above-described flip type sample-and-hold circuit, the rail-to-rail operation can be performed without adding an auxiliary circuit or the like, and it is not necessary to increase the size of the transistor in order to suppress variations. Thus, the size of the wafer of the source driver 30 is reduced.

再者,因為上述之翻轉型抽樣保持電路係使儲存於第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之電荷移動於運算放大電路OPC1之輸出側的結構,所以不受運算放大電路OPC1具有之輸入偏移電壓的影響,可高精確度地產生輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Further, since the above sampling and holding circuit of a flip type stored in the system so that the first and second capacitive elements C1, C2 of the charge moving to the operational amplifier OPC 1 circuit configuration of the output side, it is not the operational amplifier OPC 1 having the By inputting the influence of the offset voltage, the output gray scale voltage Vout can be generated with high accuracy.

再者,上述之翻轉型抽樣保持電路無需為了高精確度設定賦予源極線之灰階電壓,而將DAC 60產生之灰階電壓輸出至源極線,僅輸出電路即可高精確度產生灰階電壓。因而,無需以DAC 60高精確度地產生灰階電壓,可簡化DAC 60之結構,而刪減DAC 60之電路規模。 Furthermore, the above-mentioned flip type sample-and-hold circuit does not need to output the gray scale voltage given to the source line to the source line for high precision, and outputs the gray scale voltage generated by the DAC 60 to the source line, and only the output circuit can generate gray with high precision. Order voltage. Therefore, it is not necessary to generate the gray scale voltage with high precision of the DAC 60, the structure of the DAC 60 can be simplified, and the circuit scale of the DAC 60 can be reduced.

2.1比較例 2.1 Comparative example

再者,具有本實施形態之結構的翻轉型抽樣保持電路,須使在抽樣期間之第一~第j輸入開關的開關控制之順序與輸入各輸入開關之灰階電壓的位準如下。亦即,輸出灰階電壓Vout為比輸出至源極線之電壓的最低電位電壓,接近輸出至該源極線之電壓的最高電位電壓時,如圖6所示,DAC 60(灰階電壓產生電路)須按照電位高之順序輸出第一及第二灰階電壓。此處如64種灰階電壓V0~V63中,最低 電位電壓為V0時,最高電位電壓則為V63,最低電位電壓為V63時,最高電位電壓則為V0。 Further, the flip type sample-and-hold circuit having the configuration of the present embodiment is such that the order of the switching control of the first to j-th input switches during the sampling period and the level of the gray-scale voltage input to each of the input switches are as follows. That is, the output gray scale voltage Vout is the lowest potential voltage than the voltage output to the source line, and is close to the highest potential voltage of the voltage output to the source line, as shown in FIG. 6, the DAC 60 (gray scale voltage generation) The circuit must output the first and second gray scale voltages in the order of the potential. Here, as for the 64 gray scale voltages V0~V63, the lowest When the potential voltage is V0, the highest potential voltage is V63, and when the lowest potential voltage is V63, the highest potential voltage is V0.

此外,輸出灰階電壓Vout為比最高電位電壓接近最低電位電壓時,DAC 60(灰階電壓產生電路)須按照電位低之順序輸出第一及第二灰階電壓。 Further, when the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the DAC 60 (gray scale voltage generating circuit) outputs the first and second gray scale voltages in order of low potential.

因此,在第一~第j輸入開關之各輸入開關的另一端供給第一或第二灰階電壓情況下,輸出灰階電壓Vout比最低電位電壓接近最高電位電壓時,在第一及第二灰階電壓中,高電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,須以低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 Therefore, when the first or second gray scale voltage is supplied to the other end of each of the first to jth input switches, the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the highest potential voltage than the lowest potential voltage, in the first and second In the gray scale voltage, when the gray scale voltage on the high potential side is supplied to any one of the first to the jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj, the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to the first to the jth. The switching control of the first to jth input switches is performed by any one of the capacitive elements C1 to Cj.

此外,在第一~第j輸入開關之各輸入開關的另一端供給第一或第二灰階電壓情況下,輸出灰階電壓Vout比最高電位電壓接近最低電位電壓時,在第一及第二灰階電壓中,低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,須以高電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 Further, in the case where the first or second gray scale voltage is supplied to the other end of each of the first to jth input switches, the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, in the first and second In the gray scale voltage, when the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to any one of the first to the jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj, the gray scale voltage on the high potential side must be supplied to the first to the jth. The switching control of the first to jth input switches is performed by any one of the capacitive elements C1 to Cj.

以下,與本實施形態之比較例作對比來說明上述理由。 Hereinafter, the above reasons will be described in comparison with the comparative example of the present embodiment.

圖9中顯示本實施形態之比較例中的輸出電路OP1之動作例的說明圖。 9 an explanatory view showing a comparative example of the present embodiment forms the output circuit of the example of the operation OP.

圖9中,在與圖6~圖8相同部分註記相同符號,適當地省略說明。本比較例係於抽樣期間之前半段,在接通第一輸 入開關S0,並斷開第二輸入開關S1之狀態下,將第一灰階電壓Vin1供給至第一電容元件C1之一端,而後,於該抽樣期間之後半段,在斷開第一輸入開關S0,並接通第二輸入開關之狀態下,將第二灰階電壓Vin2供給至第二電容元件C2之一端。本比較例之第一灰階電壓Vin1的電位,係比第二灰階電壓Vin2之電位低的電位。 In FIG. 9, the same portions as those in FIGS. 6 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. This comparative example is in the first half of the sampling period and is connected to the first loss. When the switch S0 is turned in and the second input switch S1 is turned off, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is supplied to one end of the first capacitive element C1, and then, in the second half of the sampling period, the first input switch is turned off. In a state where S0 is turned on and the second input switch is turned on, the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is supplied to one end of the second capacitive element C2. The potential of the first gray scale voltage Vin1 of the comparative example is a potential lower than the potential of the second gray scale voltage Vin2.

圖10中顯示本比較例之動作說明圖。 Fig. 10 is a view showing the operation of this comparative example.

圖10中與圖5相同之部分註記相同符號,適當地省略說明。圖10係在抽樣期間顯示第一輸入開關S0斷開,而第二輸入開關S1接通之狀態。 In FIG. 10, the same portions as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Fig. 10 shows a state in which the first input switch S0 is turned off and the second input switch S1 is turned on during sampling.

如在第一輸入開關S0接通,而第二輸入開關S1斷開之狀態下,在第一電容元件C1中供給圖9之第一灰階電壓Vin1(SQ1)。此時,在第一電容元件C1中儲存對應於第一灰階電壓Vin1之電荷。其次如圖10所示,在第一輸入開關S0斷開,而第二輸入開關S1接通之狀態下,在第二電容元件C2中供給圖9之第二灰階電壓Vin2(Vin1<Vin2)(SQ2)。此時,在第二電容元件C2中儲存對應於第二灰階電壓Vin2之電荷。 The first gray scale voltage Vin1 (SQ1) of FIG. 9 is supplied to the first capacitive element C1 in a state where the first input switch S0 is turned on and the second input switch S1 is turned off. At this time, the electric charge corresponding to the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is stored in the first capacitive element C1. Next, as shown in FIG. 10, in a state where the first input switch S0 is turned off and the second input switch S1 is turned on, the second gray scale voltage Vin2 of FIG. 9 is supplied to the second capacitive element C2 (Vin1<Vin2). (SQ2). At this time, the electric charge corresponding to the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is stored in the second capacitive element C2.

此處,伴隨第二灰階電壓Vin2之施加,儲存對應於第一灰階電壓Vin1之電荷的節點NEG(第二電容元件C2之另一端)的電壓位準變動。因為電性連接第一電容元件C1之另一端與第二電容元件C2之另一端,所以傳達節點NEG之電壓位準的變動,作為電容耦合之第一電容元件C1的一端電壓位準之變動。 Here, with the application of the second gray scale voltage Vin2, the voltage level fluctuation of the node NEG (the other end of the second capacitive element C2) corresponding to the electric charge of the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is stored. Since the other end of the first capacitive element C1 and the other end of the second capacitive element C2 are electrically connected, the fluctuation of the voltage level of the node NEG is transmitted as a fluctuation in the voltage level of one end of the first capacitive element C1 capacitively coupled.

此時,節點NEG之電壓變動經由第一電容元件C1傳達,作為第一翻轉用開關S3-1之一端電壓位準的變動,該電壓位準成為比電源電壓VDD高之電位(SQ4)。這表示因為構成開關之P型MOS電晶體的源極(汲極)與形成該電晶體之基板間的二極體連接部分為正方向而產生洩漏。因此,在保持期間應輸出之輸出灰階電壓Vout的電壓位準變動。 At this time, the voltage fluctuation of the node NEG is transmitted via the first capacitive element C1, and is a fluctuation of the voltage level of one of the first inversion switches S3-1, and the voltage level becomes a potential higher than the power supply voltage VDD (SQ4). This indicates that leakage occurs because the source (drain) of the P-type MOS transistor constituting the switch and the diode connection portion between the substrates forming the transistor are in the positive direction. Therefore, the voltage level of the output gray scale voltage Vout which should be output during the hold period fluctuates.

因此,本實施形態係以如亦在第二電容元件C2中,最初供給高電位側之第一灰階電壓Vin1後,再將低電位側之第二灰階電壓Vin2供給至第二電容元件C2之方式進行開關控制。藉此,可避免第二電容元件C2之電壓位準的變動傳達至節點NEG的情況。 Therefore, in the second capacitive element C2, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 on the high potential side is first supplied, and then the second gray scale voltage Vin2 on the low potential side is supplied to the second capacitive element C2. The way to switch control. Thereby, the case where the fluctuation of the voltage level of the second capacitive element C2 is transmitted to the node NEG can be avoided.

亦即,輸出灰階電壓Vout比最低電位電壓而接近最高電位電壓時,在第一及第二灰階電壓中,高電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,以低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 That is, when the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the highest potential voltage than the lowest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the high potential side is supplied to the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the capacitive elements, switching control of the first to jth input switches is performed such that the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj.

另外,圖9及圖10係說明輸出灰階電壓Vout比最低電位電壓而接近最高電位電壓之情況,不過,即使就輸出灰階電壓Vout比最高電位電壓而接近最低電位電壓之情況,亦同樣地產生輸入開關之洩漏。因而,輸出灰階電壓Vout比最高電位電壓而接近最低電位電壓時,在第一及第二灰階電壓中,低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,須以高電位側之灰 階電壓供給至第一~第j之電容元件C1~Cj之任何一個電容元件的方式,進行第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 9 and 10 illustrate a case where the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the highest potential voltage than the lowest potential voltage, but even when the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the same applies. Produces a leakage of the input switch. Therefore, when the output gray scale voltage Vout is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the capacitive elements, the gray on the high potential side The step voltage is supplied to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements C1 to Cj, and the first to the jth input switches are switched.

此處,為了以簡單之結構判定輸出灰階電壓Vout係接近灰階電壓之最高電位電壓或是接近最低電位電壓,亦可依據灰階資料之最上階位元作判定。 Here, in order to determine, by a simple structure, that the output gray scale voltage Vout is close to the highest potential voltage of the gray scale voltage or close to the lowest potential voltage, it may be determined based on the highest order bit of the gray scale data.

圖11中顯示本實施形態中灰階電壓之輸出順序的說明圖。 Fig. 11 is an explanatory view showing the output order of the gray scale voltage in the present embodiment.

如對應於灰階資料之最上階位元為「0」之灰階電壓,係比對應於最上階位元為「1」之灰階電壓高電位側者。此時,於灰階資料之最上階位元為「0」時,係將第一及第二灰階電壓中高電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一電容元件C1後,將低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第二電容元件C2。此外,於灰階資料之最上階位元為「1」時,係將第一及第二灰階電壓中低電位側之灰階電壓供給至第一電容元件C1後,將高電位側之灰階電壓供給至第二電容元件C2。藉此,第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2中不致產生洩漏,可避免輸出灰階電壓Vout無法產生標的電壓的情況。 For example, the gray-scale voltage corresponding to the uppermost bit of the gray-scale data is “0”, which is higher than the gray-scale voltage corresponding to the highest-order bit being “1”. In this case, when the highest order bit of the gray scale data is "0", the gray scale voltage of the high potential side of the first and second gray scale voltages is supplied to the first capacitive element C1, and the gray of the low potential side is applied. The step voltage is supplied to the second capacitive element C2. In addition, when the highest order bit of the gray scale data is "1", the gray scale voltage of the low potential side of the first and second gray scale voltages is supplied to the first capacitive element C1, and the gray of the high potential side is applied. The step voltage is supplied to the second capacitive element C2. Thereby, no leakage occurs in the first and second inversion switches S3-1 and S3-2, and it is possible to avoid the case where the output gray scale voltage Vout cannot generate the target voltage.

2.2源極驅動器之重要部分的結構 2.2 Structure of the important part of the source driver

其次,說明本實施形態中之源極驅動器30的重要部分之結構例。 Next, a configuration example of an important portion of the source driver 30 in the present embodiment will be described.

圖12中顯示本實施形態中之源極驅動器30的源極驅動器區塊之結構例的區塊圖。圖12中與圖4相同之部分註記相同符號,適當地省略說明。另外,以下之灰階資料係6位元者。 Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a source driver block of the source driver 30 in the present embodiment. In FIG. 12, the same portions as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. In addition, the following grayscale data is 6-bit.

圖12僅顯示驅動源極線SL1之源極驅動器區塊的結構。驅動源極線SL1用之源極驅動器區塊包含:加法電路801、加法控制邏輯821、電壓選擇電路DEC1及輸出電路OP1FIG. 12 shows only the structure of the source driver block of the driving source line SL1. The source driver block for driving the source line SL1 includes an adding circuit 80 1 , an adding control logic 82 1 , a voltage selecting circuit DEC 1 , and an output circuit OP 1 .

本實施形態為了時間分割地將第一及第二灰階電壓供給至輸出電路OP1,而自顯示記憶體52輸出灰階資料D[5:0],並將該灰階資料與增量該灰階資料之資料供給至電壓選擇電路DEC1。此時,加法電路801依據來自加法控制邏輯821之加法控制信號ADD_BIT作控制,可輸出增量灰階資料之資料,或是不變動地輸出灰階資料。 In this embodiment, the first and second gray scale voltages are supplied to the output circuit OP 1 for time division, and the gray scale data D[5:0] is output from the display memory 52, and the gray scale data is incremented. The data of the gray scale data is supplied to the voltage selection circuit DEC 1 . At this time, the adding circuit 80 1 controls the addition control signal ADD_BIT from the addition control logic 82 1 to output the data of the incremental gray scale data or output the gray scale data without change.

更具體而言,係將灰階資料D[5:0]之上階5位元的資料D[5:1]輸入加法電路801。此外,將灰階資料D[5:0]中最上階位元D[5]之資料與最下階位元D[0]之資料輸入加法控制邏輯821。加法控制邏輯821中輸入在無圖示之控制電路中產生之加法時序信號AD1、AD2,並依據灰階資料D[5]、D[0]之資料及加法時序信號AD1、AD2而產生加法控制信號ADD_BIT。 More specifically, the data D[5:1] of the upper 5 bits of the grayscale data D[5:0] is input to the adding circuit 80 1 . Further, the data of the uppermost bit D[5] of the grayscale data D[5:0] and the data of the lowermost bit D[0] are input to the addition control logic 82 1 . The addition control logic 82 1 inputs the addition timing signals AD1, AD2 generated in the control circuit not shown, and generates addition according to the data of the gray scale data D[5], D[0] and the addition timing signals AD1, AD2. Control signal ADD_BIT.

圖13中顯示圖12之加法時序信號AD1、AD2的說明圖。 An explanatory diagram of the addition timing signals AD1, AD2 of Fig. 12 is shown in Fig. 13.

加法時序信號AD1為H位準之期間,對應於在輸出電路OP1之第一電容元件C1中供給灰階電壓之第一輸入開關S0之接通期間。加法時序信號AD2為H位準之期間,對應於在輸出電路OP1之第二電容元件C2中供給灰階電壓之第二輸入開關S1之接通期間。 During the adder AD1 timing signal is H level, the period corresponding to the first supply input of switch S0 is turned on in the gray scale voltage output circuit OP 1 of the first capacitive element C1. During timing signal adder AD2 is H level, the period corresponding to the supply input switch S1 turns on the second gray scale voltage of the output circuit of the second capacitive element C2 of OP 1.

表1中顯示圖12之加法控制邏輯821的動作說明。 The operation description of the addition control logic 82 1 of Fig. 12 is shown in Table 1.

表1中,於灰階資料[5:0]為「000000」時,灰階電壓為最高電位,於灰階資料[5:0]為「111111」時,灰階電壓為最低電位。 In Table 1, when the grayscale data [5:0] is "000000", the grayscale voltage is the highest potential, and when the grayscale data [5:0] is "111111", the grayscale voltage is the lowest potential.

加法控制邏輯821於灰階資料之最上階位元D[5]的資料係「0」時,以加法時序信號AD2之時序進行加法電路801之加法控制。此時,灰階資料之最下階位元D[0]的資料係「0」時,加法電路801不變動地將灰階資料D[5:1]之資料輸出至電壓選擇電路DEC1。此外,於灰階資料之最下階位元D[0]的資料係「1」時,加法電路801將在增量灰階資料D[5:1]之資料(在灰階資料D[5:1]中加上「1」之資料)輸出至電壓選擇電路DEC1Addition control logic 821 in order of the most gray data bit D [5] of the data lines is "0", at the timing of the timing signal of the adder AD2 adder for adding control circuits 801. At this time, when the data of the lowest order bit D[0] of the gray scale data is "0", the adding circuit 80 1 outputs the data of the gray scale data D[5:1] to the voltage selecting circuit DEC 1 without change. . In addition, when the data of the lowest order bit D[0] of the gray scale data is "1", the adding circuit 80 1 will be the data of the incremental gray scale data D[5:1] (in the gray scale data D[ 5: 1] to add "1" of the data) is output to the voltage select circuit DEC 1.

此外,加法控制邏輯821於灰階資料之最上階位元D[5]的資料係「1」時,以加法時序信號AD1之時序進行加法電路801之加法控制。此時,灰階資料之最下階位元D[0]的資料係「0」時,加法電路801不變動地將灰階資料D[5:1]之資料輸出至電壓選擇電路DEC1。此外,於灰階資料之最下階位元D[0]的資料係「1」時,加法電路801將增量灰階資料D[5:1]之資料輸出至電壓選擇電路DEC1Further, when the addition control logic 82 1 is in the data system "1" of the uppermost bit D[5] of the gray scale data, the addition control of the addition circuit 80 1 is performed at the timing of the addition timing signal AD1. At this time, when the data of the lowest order bit D[0] of the gray scale data is "0", the adding circuit 80 1 outputs the data of the gray scale data D[5:1] to the voltage selecting circuit DEC 1 without change. . Further, when the data line "1" in the lowermost gray order bit data D [0] of the adder circuit 801 will increment the grayscale data D [5: 1] The data output to the voltage selection circuit DEC 1.

圖12中,如此藉由加法控制邏輯821而控制之加法電路801的輸出,作為灰階資料而輸入電壓選擇電路DEC1。電壓選擇電路DEC1依據來自加法電路801之灰階資料,將藉由灰階電壓產生電路58而產生之灰階電壓V0~V32的任何一個輸出至輸出電路OP1。該輸出電路OP1具有圖5之結構。 In Fig. 12, the output of the adding circuit 80 1 thus controlled by the addition control logic 82 1 is input to the voltage selecting circuit DEC 1 as gray scale data. Gray-scale voltage selecting circuit DEC 1 based on the grayscale data from the addition circuit 801, by the grayscale voltage generating circuit 58 generates an output of any of V0 ~ V32 to the output circuit OP 1. The output circuit OP 1 has the structure of FIG.

2.3輔助電容元件 2.3 auxiliary capacitor components

本實施形態如圖5所示,節點NEG上須連接輔助電容元件CCS。該輔助電容元件CCS之一端上如供給接地電源電壓VSS或類比接地AGND,另一端上連接節點NEG。藉此,可抑制運算放大電路OPC1之反轉輸入端子的電壓變動,實現輸出灰階電壓Vout進一步之穩定化。 In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the auxiliary capacitance element CCS is connected to the node NEG. One end of the auxiliary capacitive element CCS is supplied with a ground power supply voltage VSS or an analog ground AGND, and the other end is connected to a node NEG. Thereby, the voltage fluctuation of the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 can be suppressed, and the output gray scale voltage Vout can be further stabilized.

另外,輔助電容元件CCS因為以抑制電位變動為目的,所以無需比較第一及第二電容元件C1、C2,而精確地形成電容值。因而,在形成輔助電容元件CCS及第一及第二電容元件C1、C2的電容元件形成區域中,輔助電容元件CCS須形成於比第一及第二電容元件C1、C2,於蝕刻等之形成電容元件時控制困難的區域。因此,輔助電容元件CCS須兼用為形成於源極驅動器內之電容元件形成區域內的虛擬用之電容元件。 Further, since the auxiliary capacitance element CCS is intended to suppress potential fluctuation, it is not necessary to compare the first and second capacitance elements C1 and C2, and the capacitance value is accurately formed. Therefore, in the capacitive element forming region where the auxiliary capacitive element CCS and the first and second capacitive elements C1 and C2 are formed, the auxiliary capacitive element CCS must be formed in the first and second capacitive elements C1 and C2, formed by etching or the like. The area where the capacitive element is difficult to control. Therefore, the auxiliary capacitance element CCS must also be used as a dummy capacitance element formed in the capacitance element formation region in the source driver.

圖14(A)、圖14(B)中顯示輔助電容元件CCS之說明圖。 14(A) and 14(B) are explanatory views showing the auxiliary capacitance element CCS.

圖14(A)顯示源極驅動器30之佈局影像。源極驅動器30係在向源極線之輸出焊墊(Pad)的排列方向上並列源極驅動器區塊SB1~SBN。各源極驅動器區塊包含:灰階電壓產生 電路、電壓選擇電路及源極線驅動電路,各源極驅動器區塊之佈局配置相同。 FIG. 14(A) shows a layout image of the source driver 30. The source driver 30 is arranged in parallel with the source driver blocks SB1 to SBN in the direction in which the output pads (Pads) of the source lines are arranged. Each source driver block includes: gray scale voltage generation The circuit, the voltage selection circuit, and the source line driver circuit have the same layout configuration of each source driver block.

圖14(B)顯示源極驅動器區塊SBn之電容元件形成區域的影像。源極驅動器區塊SBn在與源極驅動器區塊SB1~SBN之排列方向(輸出焊墊之排列方向)垂直的方向(交叉的方向),具有形成第一電容元件C1、第二電容元件C2及輔助電容元件CCS的電容元件形成區域CEA。此時,輔助電容元件CCS須在電容元件形成區域CEA之邊界中,沿著在與上述排列方向垂直之方向(交叉之方向)相對之2個邊界部的其中一個邊界部而形成。一般而言,該邊界部中形成電容元件形成區域內之虛擬用的電容元件。圖14(B)在將源極驅動器區塊SB1~SBN之排列方向作為DR1時,係沿著構成在與排列方向DR1垂直之方向DR2相對之源極驅動器區塊SBn的邊界部之2個邊中的1邊EDn形成輔助電容元件CCS。 Fig. 14(B) shows an image of the capacitance element forming region of the source driver block SBn. The source driver block SBn has a first capacitive element C1 and a second capacitive element C2 formed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the source driver blocks SB1 SB SBN are arranged (the direction in which the output pads are arranged). The capacitive element of the auxiliary capacitive element CCS forms a region CEA. At this time, the auxiliary capacitance element CCS is formed along one of the boundary portions of the two boundary portions facing the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction (the direction intersecting) in the boundary of the capacitance element formation region CEA. In general, a virtual capacitance element in a region where a capacitor element is formed is formed in the boundary portion. 14(B), when the arrangement direction of the source driver blocks SB1 to SBN is referred to as DR1, the two sides of the boundary portion of the source driver block SBn which is opposed to the direction DR2 which is perpendicular to the arrangement direction DR1 are formed. One of the sides EDn forms the auxiliary capacitive element CCS.

藉此,第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之邊緣(端部)與該源極驅動器區塊之輔助電容元件CCS的邊緣,及鄰接之源極驅動器區塊的第一及第二電容元件C1、C2的邊緣鄰接。因而,因為可以大致相同蝕刻速度形成各邊緣間之間隙△d1~△d4,所以可高精確度地形成第一及第二電容元件C1、C2。另外,輔助電容元件CCS之邊緣不與其他電容元件之邊緣鄰接。因此,關於輔助電容元件CCS之邊緣,如從輸出焊墊配置區域側之蝕刻速度,因為從第一及第二電容元件C1、C2側之蝕刻速度不同,所以與第一及第二電 容元件C1、C2比較,無法精確地形成電容元件。 Thereby, the edges of the first and second capacitive elements C1, C2 (ends) and the edge of the auxiliary capacitive element CCS of the source driver block, and the first and second capacitive elements of the adjacent source driver block The edges of C1 and C2 are adjacent. Therefore, since the gaps Δd1 to Δd4 between the respective edges can be formed at substantially the same etching speed, the first and second capacitive elements C1 and C2 can be formed with high precision. In addition, the edges of the auxiliary capacitive element CCS are not adjacent to the edges of the other capacitive elements. Therefore, regarding the edge of the auxiliary capacitance element CCS, such as the etching speed from the output pad arrangement region side, since the etching speeds from the first and second capacitance elements C1 and C2 sides are different, the first and second electrodes are Compared with the capacitive elements C1 and C2, the capacitive element cannot be accurately formed.

如圖14(B)所示,藉由形成各電容元件,可精確地形成第一及第二電容元件C1、C2之電容值,另外不致浪費佈局面積,而可形成輔助電容元件CCS。 As shown in FIG. 14(B), by forming the respective capacitance elements, the capacitance values of the first and second capacitance elements C1, C2 can be accurately formed, and the layout area is not wasted, and the auxiliary capacitance element CCS can be formed.

2.4運算放大電路 2.4 operational amplifier circuit

本實施形態中之翻轉型抽樣保持電路的電路規模須小。因此,本實施形態中之翻轉型抽樣保持電路著眼於在抽樣期間與保持期間進行離散性之動作,適用於翻轉型抽樣保持電路之運算放大電路須採用以下說明之結構。 The circuit scale of the flip type sample-and-hold circuit in this embodiment must be small. Therefore, the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit of the present embodiment focuses on the discrete operation during the sampling period and the holding period, and the operational amplifier circuit applied to the inverted-type sample-and-hold circuit must have the following configuration.

本實施形態中之翻轉型抽樣保持電路,在抽樣期間斷開輸出開關S4,驅動低負荷之輸出,在保持期間接通輸出開關S4,而驅動高負荷之輸出。因而,本實施形態中之翻轉型抽樣保持電路的運算放大電路,亦可在抽樣期間進行A級放大動作,在保持期間進行AB級放大動作。因此,本實施形態之運算放大電路OPC1~OPCN可採用以下之結構。 In the flip type sample-and-hold circuit of the present embodiment, the output switch S4 is turned off during the sampling period, the output of the low load is driven, and the output switch S4 is turned on during the hold period to drive the output of the high load. Therefore, in the operational amplifier circuit of the flip-type sample-and-hold circuit of the present embodiment, the class A amplification operation can be performed during the sampling period, and the AB-stage amplification operation can be performed during the sustain period. Therefore, the operational amplifier circuits OPC 1 to OPC N of the present embodiment can adopt the following configurations.

圖15中顯示圖5之運算放大電路OPC1的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 15 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 of Fig. 5.

圖15係顯示運算放大電路OPC1之結構例,不過其他運算放大電路OPC2~OPCN亦具有相同之結構。 Fig. 15 shows an example of the configuration of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 , but the other operational amplifier circuits OPC 2 to OPC N have the same configuration.

運算放大電路OPC1包含:差動放大器110(廣義而言係運算放大器)、輸出部120、電容器CCP及電荷供給電路130。差動放大器110放大輸入電壓VIN與輸出電壓VOUT之差分值。輸出部120包含:P型驅動電晶體(第一導電型之第一驅動電晶體)PTR1,其係依據設於供給類比電源電壓 AVDD之第一電源側的差動放大器110的輸出節點NDD之電壓,控制其閘極電極;及N型驅動電晶體(第二導電型之第二驅動電晶體)NTR1,其係與P型驅動電晶體PTR1串聯地設於供給類比接地AGND的第二電源側。電容器CCP係以電容耦合P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極與N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極的方式設置。 The operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 includes a differential amplifier 110 (in a broad sense, an operational amplifier), an output unit 120, a capacitor CCP, and a charge supply circuit 130. The differential amplifier 110 amplifies a difference value between the input voltage VIN and the output voltage VOUT. The output unit 120 includes a P-type driving transistor (first driving transistor of the first conductivity type) PTR1 according to a voltage of an output node NDD of the differential amplifier 110 provided on the first power supply side to which the analog power supply voltage AVDD is supplied. And controlling the gate electrode thereof; and an N-type driving transistor (second driving transistor of the second conductivity type) NTR1, which is provided in series with the P-type driving transistor PTR1 on the second power supply side to which the analog ground AGND is supplied. The capacitor CCP is provided in such a manner as to capacitively couple the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 and the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR1.

電荷供給電路130在抽樣期間供給電荷至N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極,在保持期間停止對N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極供給電荷。藉此,在抽樣期間,依據差動放大器110之輸出節點NDD的電壓,使P型驅動電晶體PTR1及N型驅動電晶體NTR1動作,可使運算放大電路100之輸出電壓VOUT不論高電位側或低電位側均變化。此外,在保持期間,取決於P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓,而輸出輸出電壓VOUT。因而,可簡化在抽樣期間進行A級放大動作,在保持期間進行AB級放大動作之運算放大電路OPC1的結構。 The charge supply circuit 130 supplies electric charge to the gate electrode of the N-type drive transistor NTR1 during the sampling period, and stops supplying the charge to the gate electrode of the N-type drive transistor NTR1 during the sustain period. Thereby, during the sampling period, the P-type driving transistor PTR1 and the N-type driving transistor NTR1 are operated according to the voltage of the output node NDD of the differential amplifier 110, so that the output voltage VOUT of the operational amplifier circuit 100 can be on the high potential side or The low potential side changes. Further, during the holding period, the output voltage VOUT is output depending on the voltage of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1. Therefore, the configuration of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 that performs the class A amplification operation during the sampling period and performs the AB amplification operation during the holding period can be simplified.

圖16顯示圖15之運算放大電路OPC1的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 16 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 of Fig. 15.

不過,圖16中與圖15相同之部分註記相同符號,而適當地省略說明。 The same portions as those in Fig. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

差動放大器110包含:電流鏡電路CM1、差動對DIF1及電流源CS1。電流鏡電路CM1包含在其源極上供給類比電源電壓AVDD之P型電晶體PTR10、PTR11。連接P型電晶體PTR10之閘極電極與P型電晶體PTR11之閘極電極。P型電 晶體PTR11連接其閘極電極與汲極。 The differential amplifier 110 includes a current mirror circuit CM1, a differential pair DIF1, and a current source CS1. The current mirror circuit CM1 includes P-type transistors PTR10, PTR11 that supply an analog power supply voltage AVDD at its source. A gate electrode of the P-type transistor PTR10 and a gate electrode of the P-type transistor PTR11 are connected. P type The crystal PTR11 is connected to its gate electrode and drain.

差動對DIF1包含N型電晶體NTR10、NTR11。連接N型電晶體NTR10之源極與N型電晶體NTR11之源極。N型電晶體NTR10之汲極連接於P型電晶體PTR10之汲極。N型電晶體NTR11之汲極連接於P型電晶體PTR11之汲極。在電流源CS1之一端供給類比接地AGND,電流源CS1之另一端連接於N型電晶體NTR10、NTR11之源極。 The differential pair DIF1 includes N-type transistors NTR10 and NTR11. The source of the N-type transistor NTR10 and the source of the N-type transistor NTR11 are connected. The drain of the N-type transistor NTR10 is connected to the drain of the P-type transistor PTR10. The drain of the N-type transistor NTR11 is connected to the drain of the P-type transistor PTR11. An analog ground AGND is supplied to one end of the current source CS1, and the other end of the current source CS1 is connected to the sources of the N-type transistors NTR10 and NTR11.

此種差動放大器110在N型電晶體NTR10之閘極電極上供給輸入電壓VIN,在N型電晶體NTR11之閘極電極上供給輸出電壓VOUT。而後,連接P型電晶體PTR10之汲極與N型電晶體NTR10之汲極的連接節點成為差動放大器110之輸出節點NDD。該輸出節點連接於輸出部120之P型驅動電晶體PTR1的閘極電極。 The differential amplifier 110 supplies an input voltage VIN to the gate electrode of the N-type transistor NTR10, and supplies an output voltage VOUT to the gate electrode of the N-type transistor NTR11. Then, the connection node connecting the drain of the P-type transistor PTR10 and the drain of the N-type transistor NTR10 becomes the output node NDD of the differential amplifier 110. The output node is connected to the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 of the output portion 120.

電荷供給電路130包含:供給電流至其汲極之二極體連接的電流源電晶體CTR;及在其一端連接電流源電晶體CTR之閘極電極,其另一端連接電容器CCP之一端及N型驅動電晶體NTR1的閘極電極之開關電路SWT。開關電路SWT藉由開關控制信號STC進行開關控制。電荷供給電路130還可包含連接於電流源電晶體CTR之汲極,而產生穩流之電流源CS2。 The charge supply circuit 130 includes: a current source transistor CTR that supplies a diode to the drain of the drain thereof; and a gate electrode that is connected to the current source transistor CTR at one end thereof, and the other end of which is connected to one end of the capacitor CCP and the N type A switching circuit SWT that drives a gate electrode of the transistor NTR1. The switching circuit SWT is switched and controlled by the switching control signal STC. The charge supply circuit 130 may further include a current source CS2 connected to the drain of the current source transistor CTR to generate a steady current.

圖17中顯示適用圖16之運算放大電路的抽樣保持電路之開關控制信號的動作說明圖。 Fig. 17 is a view showing the operation of the switching control signal of the sample-and-hold circuit to which the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 16 is applied.

圖17係與第一及第二輸入開關S0、S1、反饋開關S2、第一及第二翻轉用開關S3-1、S3-2及輸出開關S4一起顯示圖 16之開關電路SWT的動作例。如圖17所示,圖16之開關電路SWT藉由無圖示之控制電路產生的開關控制信號STC,以在抽樣期間接通,在保持期間斷開之方式進行開關控制。 Figure 17 is a diagram showing the first and second input switches S0, S1, the feedback switch S2, the first and second inversion switches S3-1, S3-2, and the output switch S4. An example of the operation of the switching circuit SWT of 16. As shown in Fig. 17, the switch circuit SWT of Fig. 16 is switched on during the sampling period by the switch control signal STC generated by the control circuit (not shown), and is turned off during the hold period.

圖16之運算放大電路OPC1係因應經由電容器CCP之P型驅動電晶體PTR1的閘極電極的變化,N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極的電壓亦變化。電荷供給電路130係在抽樣期間接通開關電路SWT,藉由電流源電晶體CTR,在N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極中儲存電荷,同時將P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓變化傳達至N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極。此外,電荷供給電路130係在保持期間斷開開關電路SWT,而將P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓變化傳達至N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極。 The operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 of Fig. 16 changes the gate electrode of the N-type drive transistor NTR1 in response to the change of the gate electrode of the P-type drive transistor PTR1 via the capacitor CCP. The charge supply circuit 130 turns on the switch circuit SWT during sampling, and stores the charge in the gate electrode of the N-type drive transistor NTR1 by the current source transistor CTR, and simultaneously drives the gate electrode of the P-type drive transistor PTR1. The voltage change is transmitted to the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR1. Further, the charge supply circuit 130 turns off the switching circuit SWT during the holding period, and transmits the voltage change of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 to the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR1.

在此種結構之運算放大電路OPC1的差動放大器110中,考慮輸入電壓VIN比輸出電壓VOUT高之情況。此時,輸出節點NDD之電壓下降,N型電晶體NTR11之汲極電壓提高。結果,P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓下降,P型驅動電晶體PTR1朝向接通之方向。此處,P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓下降時,N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極的電壓亦下降。 In the differential amplifier 110 of the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 of such a configuration, the case where the input voltage VIN is higher than the output voltage VOUT is considered. At this time, the voltage of the output node NDD drops, and the drain voltage of the N-type transistor NTR11 increases. As a result, the voltage of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 drops, and the P-type driving transistor PTR1 faces the direction of turn-on. Here, when the voltage of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 drops, the voltage of the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR1 also decreases.

另外,在差動放大器110中考慮輸入電壓VIN比輸出電壓VOUT低之情況。此時,輸出節點NDD之電壓上昇,N型電晶體NTR11之汲極電壓下降。結果,P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓上昇,P型驅動電晶體PTR1朝向斷 開之方向。此處,P型驅動電晶體PTR1之閘極電極的電壓上昇時,N型驅動電晶體NTR1之閘極電極的電壓亦上昇。 Further, the case where the input voltage VIN is lower than the output voltage VOUT is considered in the differential amplifier 110. At this time, the voltage of the output node NDD rises, and the drain voltage of the N-type transistor NTR11 decreases. As a result, the voltage of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 rises, and the P-type driving transistor PTR1 faces off. The direction of opening. Here, when the voltage of the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR1 rises, the voltage of the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR1 also rises.

以上動作之結果,運算放大電路OPC1轉移成輸入電壓VIN與輸出電壓VOUT大致相同電位之平衡狀態。 As a result of the above operation, the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 shifts to an equilibrium state in which the input voltage VIN and the output voltage VOUT are substantially the same potential.

另外,圖15之運算放大電路OPC1並非限定於圖16之結構者。如圖15中,考慮第一電源係供給類比接地AGND之電源,第二電源係供給類比電源電壓AVDD之電源,第一導電型為N型,第二導電型為P型時,如以下地構成。 In addition, the operational amplifier circuit OPC 1 of FIG. 15 is not limited to the structure of FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, it is considered that the first power supply is supplied with the power supply of the analog ground AGND, and the second power supply is supplied with the power supply of the analog power supply voltage AVDD. When the first conductivity type is N type and the second conductivity type is P type, the following configuration is as follows. .

圖18中顯示圖15之運算放大電路的其他結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 18 is a circuit diagram showing another configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 15.

此時,輸出部120包含:N型驅動電晶體NTR2,其係依據設於第一電源側之差動放大器110的輸出節點之電壓,控制其閘極電極;及P型驅動電晶體PTR2,其係與N型驅動電晶體NTR2串聯地設於第二電源側。 At this time, the output unit 120 includes an N-type driving transistor NTR2 that controls its gate electrode according to the voltage of the output node of the differential amplifier 110 provided on the first power supply side, and a P-type driving transistor PTR2. It is provided in series with the N-type driving transistor NTR2 on the second power supply side.

圖18所示之運算放大電路的差動放大器110包含:電流鏡電路CM10、差動對DIF10及電流源CS10。電流鏡電路CM10包含在其源極中供給類比接地AGND之N型電晶體NTR40、NTR41。連接N型電晶體NTR40之閘極電極與N型電晶體NTR41之閘極電極。並連接N型電晶體NTR41之閘極電極與汲極。 The differential amplifier 110 of the operational amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 18 includes a current mirror circuit CM10, a differential pair DIF10, and a current source CS10. The current mirror circuit CM10 includes N-type transistors NTR40 and NTR41 which are supplied with an analog ground AGND in their sources. A gate electrode of the N-type transistor NTR40 and a gate electrode of the N-type transistor NTR41 are connected. And connected to the gate electrode and the drain of the N-type transistor NTR41.

差動對DIF10包含P型電晶體PTR40、PTR41。連接P型電晶體PTR40之源極與P型電晶體PTR41之源極。P型電晶體PTR40之汲極連接於N型電晶體NTR40之汲極。P型電晶體PTR41之汲極連接於N型電晶體NTR41之汲極。在電流 源CS10之一端供給類比電源電壓AVDD,電流源10之另一端連接於P型電晶體PTR40、PTR41之源極。 The differential pair DIF 10 includes P-type transistors PTR40 and PTR41. The source of the P-type transistor PTR40 and the source of the P-type transistor PTR41 are connected. The drain of the P-type transistor PTR40 is connected to the drain of the N-type transistor NTR40. The drain of the P-type transistor PTR41 is connected to the drain of the N-type transistor NTR41. At current One end of the source CS10 is supplied with an analog supply voltage AVDD, and the other end of the current source 10 is connected to the source of the P-type transistors PTR40, PTR41.

此種差動放大器110在P型電晶體PTR40之閘極電極上供給輸入電壓VIN,在P型電晶體PTR41之閘極電極上供給輸出電壓VOUT。而後,連接N型電晶體NTR40之汲極與P型電晶體PTR40之汲極的連接節點成為差動放大器110之輸出節點NDD。該輸出節點連接於輸出部120之N型驅動電晶體NTR2的閘極電極。 The differential amplifier 110 supplies an input voltage VIN to the gate electrode of the P-type transistor PTR40, and supplies an output voltage VOUT to the gate electrode of the P-type transistor PTR41. Then, the connection node connecting the drain of the N-type transistor NTR 40 and the drain of the P-type transistor PTR 40 becomes the output node NDD of the differential amplifier 110. The output node is connected to the gate electrode of the N-type driving transistor NTR2 of the output portion 120.

電荷供給電路130包含:電流源電晶體CTR10,其係在其汲極上供給電流而二極體連接;及開關電路SWT,其係其一端連接電流源電晶體CTR10之閘極電極,其另一端連接電容器CCP之一端及P型驅動電晶體PTR2之閘極電極。電荷供給電路130還可包含連接於電流源電晶體CTR10之汲極,而產生穩流的電流源CS20。 The charge supply circuit 130 includes a current source transistor CTR10 which supplies a current on its drain and a diode connection, and a switch circuit SWT which is connected at one end thereof to the gate electrode of the current source transistor CTR10, and at the other end thereof. One end of the capacitor CCP and the gate electrode of the P-type driving transistor PTR2. The charge supply circuit 130 may further include a current source CS20 connected to the drain of the current source transistor CTR10 to generate a steady current.

因為此種圖18所示之結構的運算放大電路OPC1之動作,與圖17所示之運算放大電路OPC1的動作相同,所以省略說明。 Since the arithmetic operation such as shown in FIG. 18 of the amplification circuit configuration of OPC, the operational amplifier circuit shown in FIG. 17 of the same OPC operation 1, the description thereof will be omitted.

2.5輸出電路之變形例 2.5 Modifications of the output circuit

本實施形態係說明源極線驅動電路62之輸出電路係產生第一及第二灰階電壓間之2種灰階電壓者,不過,本實施形態之變形例係產生第一及第二灰階電壓間之4種灰階電壓。亦即,圖5之說明中,j為4時的結構例成為本變形例之結構。 In the present embodiment, the output circuit of the source line driving circuit 62 generates two kinds of gray scale voltages between the first and second gray scale voltages. However, the variation of the embodiment generates the first and second gray scales. Four gray scale voltages between voltages. That is, in the description of Fig. 5, a configuration example in which j is 4 is the configuration of the present modification.

圖19中顯示本實施形態之變形例的源極線驅動電路62之 輸出電路OP1的結構例電路圖。 Example 19 shows the structure of a circuit diagram of the output of the source line modification of the present embodiment forms the driving circuit 62 is a circuit OP 1.

圖19中與圖5相同之部分顯示相同符號,而適當地省略說明。此外,圖19係設置第一~第四輸入開關SI1~SI4,並設置第一~第四翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-4。第一~第四電容元件C1~C4之電容值相等。 The same portions as those in Fig. 5 in Fig. 19 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description is omitted as appropriate. In addition, FIG. 19 sets the first to fourth input switches SI1 to SI4, and sets the first to fourth inversion switches S3-1 to S3-4. The capacitance values of the first to fourth capacitive elements C1 to C4 are equal.

圖20(A)、圖20(B)中顯示圖19之輸出電路OP1的第一動作例之說明圖。 FIG 20 (A), the output 19 of the operation circuit OP of the first embodiment of FIG. 1 explained shown in Figure 20 (B).

圖20(A)、圖20(B)係顯示輸出4.0 V作為灰階資料D[5:0]之下階2位元的資料D[1:0]為「00」時之第一及第二灰階電壓間的輸出灰階電壓之例。如圖20(A)所示,在抽樣期間,第一灰階電壓Vin1係賦予4.0 V,第二灰階電壓Vin2係賦予3.8 V時,經由第一~第四輸入開關SI1~SI4,而在第一~第四電容元件C1~C4之全部供給4.0 V。而後,如圖20(B)所示,在保持期間,經由第一~第四翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-4,藉由供給電荷至輸出側,可輸出4.0 V之輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Fig. 20(A) and Fig. 20(B) show the first and the first when the data D[1:0] of the lower order 2 bits of the gray level data D[5:0] is "00" is output. An example of an output gray scale voltage between two gray scale voltages. As shown in FIG. 20(A), during the sampling period, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is given 4.0 V, and when the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is given 3.8 V, the first to fourth input switches SI1 to SI4 are used. All of the first to fourth capacitive elements C1 to C4 are supplied at 4.0 V. Then, as shown in FIG. 20(B), during the holding period, the output gray scale voltage Vout of 4.0 V can be output by supplying the electric charge to the output side via the first to fourth inversion switches S3-1 to S3-4. .

圖21(A)、圖21(B)中顯示圖19之輸出電路OP1的第二動作例之說明圖。 FIG 21 (A), FIG. 19 FIG. 21 outputs the second operation circuit OP 1 explanatory diagram of a display (B),.

圖21(A)、圖21(B)係顯示輸出3.95 V作為灰階資料D[5:0]之下階2位元的資料D[1:0]為「01」時之第一及第二灰階電壓間的輸出灰階電壓之例。如圖21(A)所示,在抽樣期間,第一灰階電壓Vin1係賦予4.0 V,第二灰階電壓Vin2係賦予3.8 V時,經由第一~第四輸入開關SI1~SI4,而在第一~第四電容元件C1~C4中之3個電容元件供給4.0 V,在其餘之1個電容元件中供給3.8 V。而後,如圖21(B)所 示,在保持期間,經由第一~第四翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-4,藉由供給電荷至輸出側,按照電荷保存之法則,可輸出3.95 V之輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Fig. 21(A) and Fig. 21(B) show the first and the first when the data D[1:0] which outputs 3.95 V as the gray level data D[5:0] is "01". An example of an output gray scale voltage between two gray scale voltages. As shown in FIG. 21(A), during the sampling period, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is given 4.0 V, and when the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is given 3.8 V, the first to fourth input switches SI1 to SI4 are used. Three of the first to fourth capacitive elements C1 to C4 are supplied with 4.0 V, and 3.8 V is supplied to the remaining one of the capacitive elements. Then, as shown in Figure 21 (B) In the holding period, the first to fourth inverting switches S3-1 to S3-4 are supplied with electric charge to the output side, and an output gray scale voltage Vout of 3.95 V can be output according to the law of charge storage.

圖22(A)、圖22(B)中顯示圖19之輸出電路OP1的第三動作例之說明圖。 FIG. 22 (A), FIG. 19 of FIG. 22 outputs an operation circuit OP of the third embodiment of FIG. 1 explained displayed in (B).

圖22(A)、圖22(B)係顯示輸出3.90 V作為灰階資料D[5:0]之下階2位元的資料D[1:0]為「10」時之第一及第二灰階電壓間的輸出灰階電壓之例。如圖22(A)所示,在抽樣期間,第一灰階電壓Vin1係賦予4.0 V,第二灰階電壓Vin2係賦予3.8 V時,經由第一~第四輸入開關SI1~SI4,而在第一~第四電容元件C1~C4中之2個電容元件供給4.0 V,在其餘之2個電容元件中供給3.8 V。而後,如圖22(B)所示,在保持期間,經由第一~第四翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-4,藉由供給電荷至輸出側,按照電荷保存之法則,可輸出3.90 V之輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Fig. 22(A) and Fig. 22(B) show the first and the first when the data D[1:0] outputting 3.90 V as the lower order 2 bits of the grayscale data D[5:0] is "10" An example of an output gray scale voltage between two gray scale voltages. As shown in FIG. 22(A), during the sampling period, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is given 4.0 V, and when the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is given 3.8 V, the first to fourth input switches SI1 to SI4 are used. Two of the first to fourth capacitive elements C1 to C4 are supplied with 4.0 V, and 3.8 V is supplied to the other two of the capacitive elements. Then, as shown in FIG. 22(B), during the holding period, the charge is supplied to the output side via the first to fourth inversion switches S3-1 to S3-4, and 3.90 V can be output according to the law of charge storage. The output gray scale voltage Vout.

圖23(A)、圖23(B)中顯示圖19之輸出電路OP1的第四動作例之說明圖。 FIG 23 (A), FIG. 19 of FIG. 23 outputs an operation circuit OP fourth explanatory diagram of a display 1 in (B).

圖23(A)、圖23(B)係顯示輸出3.85 V作為灰階資料D[5:0]之下階2位元的資料D[1:0]為「11」時之第一及第二灰階電壓間的輸出灰階電壓之例。如圖23(A)所示,在抽樣期間,第一灰階電壓Vin1係賦予4.0 V,第二灰階電壓Vin2係賦予3.8 V時,經由第一~第四輸入開關SI1~SI4,而在第一~第四電容元件C1~C4中之1個電容元件供給4.0 V,在其餘之3個電容元件中供給3.8 V。而後,如圖23(B)所 示,在保持期間,經由第一~第四翻轉用開關S3-1~S3-4,藉由供給電荷至輸出側,按照電荷保存之法則,可輸出3.85 V之輸出灰階電壓Vout。 Fig. 23(A) and Fig. 23(B) show the first and the first when the data D[1:0] with the output of 3.85 V as the gray level data D[5:0] is "11". An example of an output gray scale voltage between two gray scale voltages. As shown in FIG. 23(A), during the sampling period, the first gray scale voltage Vin1 is given 4.0 V, and when the second gray scale voltage Vin2 is given 3.8 V, the first to fourth input switches SI1 to SI4 are used. One of the first to fourth capacitive elements C1 to C4 is supplied with 4.0 V, and the remaining three of the capacitive elements are supplied with 3.8 V. Then, as shown in Figure 23(B) In the holding period, the first to fourth inverting switches S3-1 to S3-4 are supplied with electric charge to the output side, and an output gray scale voltage Vout of 3.85 V can be output according to the law of charge storage.

3.源極驅動器之變形例 3. Variation of source driver

本實施形態中之翻轉型抽樣保持電路,亦可適用於所謂多驅動之源極驅動器的輸出電路。 The flip type sample-and-hold circuit of the present embodiment can also be applied to an output circuit of a so-called multi-drive source driver.

圖24中顯示本實施形態之變形例中的源極驅動器結構例之區塊圖。圖24中,與圖4相同之部分註記相同符號,而適當地省略說明。 Fig. 24 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a source driver in a modification of the embodiment. In FIG. 24, the same portions as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

本變形例中之源極驅動器與圖4所示之本實施形態中之源極驅動器不同之處為設有:多工化電路56及分離電路64,且在構成DAC60之電壓選擇電路及構成源極線驅動電路62之輸出電路中,每個源極輸出時間分割地供給灰階資料及灰階電壓。 The source driver in the present modification differs from the source driver in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 in that a multiplexer circuit 56 and a separation circuit 64 are provided, and a voltage selection circuit and a constituent source constituting the DAC 60 are provided. In the output circuit of the polar line driving circuit 62, each source output is time-divisionally supplied with gray scale data and gray scale voltage.

圖24中,多工化電路56設於線閂鎖器54與DAC60之間。分離電路64設於源極線驅動電路62之輸出側。 In FIG. 24, the multiplexing circuit 56 is provided between the line latch 54 and the DAC 60. The separation circuit 64 is provided on the output side of the source line drive circuit 62.

多工化電路56包含多工器MPX1~MPXk(k為正整數),各多工器產生將被線閂鎖器54閂鎖之1個水平掃描部分的灰階資料,以q(q為正整數,其中,q×k=N)條之每個源極輸出時間分割而多工化的多工化資料。 The multiplexer circuit 56 includes multiplexers MPX 1 to MPX k (k is a positive integer), and each multiplexer generates gray scale data of one horizontal scanning portion to be latched by the line latch 54 to q (q) It is a positive integer, wherein each source of the q×k=N) strip outputs time-divided and multiplexed multiplexed data.

圖25中顯示圖24之多工化電路56的動作說明圖。 FIG. 25 is a view showing the operation of the multiplexer circuit 56 of FIG.

圖25中之k係240者。此時,各多工器產生將對應於各源極輸出之灰階資料以240條之每個源極輸出時間分割多工的多工化資料。被線閂鎖器54放入之第一~第240源極輸出 用之灰階資料GD1~GD240,如藉由多工化電路56之多工器MPX1予以多工化。在多工器MPX1~MPXk之各多工器中輸入規定時間分割時序之多工控制信號SEL1~SEL240。此種多工器控制信號SEL1~SEL240在源極驅動器30之無圖示的控制電路中產生。該控制電路於1個水平掃描期間內,如以多工控制信號SEL1~SEL240之任何1個多工控制信號依序成為H位準之方式,產生多工控制信號SEL1~SEL240。在各多工控制信號為H位準之期間,輸出對應於該多工控制信號之源極輸出用的灰階資料作為多工化資料。 The k in Fig. 25 is 240. At this time, each multiplexer generates multiplexed data that divides the gray scale data corresponding to each source output by 240 times each source output time division multiplex. The gray scale data GD 1 to GD 240 for the first to 240th source outputs to be placed by the line latch 54 are multiplexed by the multiplexer MPX 1 of the multiplexer circuit 56. The multiplex control signals SEL1 to SEL240 that specify the time division timing are input to the multiplexers of the multiplexers MPX 1 to MPX k . Such multiplexer control signals SEL1 to SEL240 are generated in a control circuit (not shown) of the source driver 30. The control circuit generates the multiplex control signals SEL1 to SEL240 in a horizontal scanning period such that any one of the multiplex control signals SEL1 to SEL240 sequentially becomes the H level. During the period when the multiplex control signals are H level, the gray scale data corresponding to the source output of the multiplex control signal is output as the multiplexed data.

此種多工化電路56亦可以各像素具有複數點之複數像素單位,將灰階資料予以時間分割多工,亦可以構成各像素之同色成分的複數點單位,將灰階資料單位予以時間分割多工。如像素以RGB之3點構成時,可產生將2個像素部分之各RGB的灰階資料予以時間分割多工的多工化資料。此外,如像素以RGB之3點構成時,亦可分別產生像素P1~P6之R成分的灰階資料之多工化資料、G成分之灰階資料的多工化資料及B成分之灰階資料的多工化資料。 The multiplex circuit 56 can also have a plurality of pixel units of a plurality of pixels, and the gray scale data can be time-division multiplexed, and can also constitute a complex point unit of the same color component of each pixel, and the gray-scale data unit is time-divided. Multiple workers. When the pixel is composed of three points of RGB, it is possible to generate multiplexed data in which the gray scale data of each of the two pixel portions is time-division multiplexed. In addition, if the pixel is composed of 3 points of RGB, the multiplexed data of the gray scale data of the R component of the pixels P1 to P6, the multiplexed data of the gray scale data of the G component, and the gray scale of the B component may be respectively generated. Data multiplexed data.

圖24中分離電路64包含多工解訊器DMPX1~DMPXk,各多工解訊器進行與對應於該多工解訊器之多工化電路56的多工器相反的動作。亦即,各多工解訊器將來自源極線驅動電路62之各輸出電路的多工化灰階電壓分離而輸出至q條源極輸出。多工解訊器之分離動作時序與多工化電路56之各多工器的時間分割時序同步。 The separation circuit 64 of Fig. 24 includes multiplexers DMPX 1 to DMPX k , and each multiplexer performs the opposite operation to the multiplexer corresponding to the multiplexer 56 of the multiplexer. That is, each multiplexer separates the multiplexed gray scale voltages from the respective output circuits of the source line drive circuit 62 and outputs them to the q source outputs. The separation operation timing of the multiplexer is synchronized with the time division timing of each of the multiplexers of the multiplexer circuit 56.

4.電子機器 4. Electronic machine

圖26中顯示本實施形態中之電子機器的結構例之區塊圖。此處,電子機器係顯示行動電話之結構例的區塊圖。圖26中,與圖1或圖2相同之部分註記相同符號,而適當地省略說明。 Fig. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the electronic device in the embodiment. Here, the electronic device displays a block diagram of a configuration example of a mobile phone. In FIG. 26, the same portions as those in FIG. 1 or 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted.

行動電話900包含相機模組910。相機模組910包含CCD相機,以CCD相機攝像之圖像資料以YUV格式供給至顯示控制器38。 The mobile phone 900 includes a camera module 910. The camera module 910 includes a CCD camera, and the image data captured by the CCD camera is supplied to the display controller 38 in the YUV format.

行動電話900包含LCD面板20。LCD面板20藉由源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32驅動。LCD面板20包含:複數閘極線、複數源極線及複數像素。 The mobile phone 900 includes an LCD panel 20. The LCD panel 20 is driven by a source driver 30 and a gate driver 32. The LCD panel 20 includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of pixels.

顯示控制器38連接於源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32,並對源極驅動器30供給RGB格式之灰階資料。 The display controller 38 is connected to the source driver 30 and the gate driver 32, and supplies the source driver 30 with gray scale data in RGB format.

電源電路94連接於源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32,並對各驅動器供給驅動用之電源電壓。此外,在LCD面板20之相對電極上供給相對電極電壓Vcom。 The power supply circuit 94 is connected to the source driver 30 and the gate driver 32, and supplies a power supply voltage for driving to each driver. Further, a counter electrode voltage Vcom is supplied on the opposite electrode of the LCD panel 20.

主機940連接於顯示控制器38。主機940控制顯示控制器38。此外,主機940可將經由天線960而接收之灰階資料,以調變解調部950解調後,供給至顯示控制器38。顯示控制器38依據該灰階資料,藉由源極驅動器30及閘極驅動器32而顯示於LCD面板20。 Host 940 is coupled to display controller 38. Host 940 controls display controller 38. Further, the host 940 can demodulate the gray scale data received via the antenna 960 by the modulation/demodulation unit 950 and supply it to the display controller 38. The display controller 38 is displayed on the LCD panel 20 by the source driver 30 and the gate driver 32 in accordance with the gray scale data.

主機940可指示將相機模組910產生之灰階資料以調變解調部950調變後,經由天線960對其他通信裝置傳送。 The host 940 can instruct the grayscale data generated by the camera module 910 to be modulated by the modulation and demodulation unit 950, and then transmitted to other communication devices via the antenna 960.

主機940依據來自操作輸入部970之操作資訊,進行:灰階資料之傳送接收處理、相機模組910之攝像及LCD面板 20之顯示處理。 The host 940 performs: transmission and reception processing of grayscale data, imaging of the camera module 910, and an LCD panel according to operation information from the operation input unit 970. 20 display processing.

另外,本發明並非限定於上述之實施形態者,在本發明之要旨的範圍內可實施各種變形。如本發明不限於適用在上述之液晶顯示面板的驅動者,還可適用於電致發光、電漿顯示裝置之驅動。 In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the driver applied to the liquid crystal display panel described above, and is also applicable to the driving of electroluminescence and plasma display devices.

此外,本發明中,從屬請求項之發明中,亦可省略從屬對象之請求項的構成要件之一部分而構成。此外,亦可使本發明之1個獨立請求項的發明之重要部分,從屬於其他獨立請求項。 Further, in the present invention, in the invention of the dependent request item, a part of the constituent elements of the request item of the dependent object may be omitted. In addition, important parts of the invention of one independent claim of the present invention may also be subordinate to other independent claims.

10‧‧‧液晶裝置 10‧‧‧Liquid device

20‧‧‧LCD面板 20‧‧‧LCD panel

22 mn‧‧‧薄膜電晶體(TFT) 22 mn‧‧‧thin film transistor (TFT)

24 mn‧‧‧液晶電容(液晶元件) 24 mn‧‧‧Liquid Crystal Capacitor (Liquid Crystal Element)

26 mn‧‧‧像素電極 26 mn‧‧‧pixel electrode

28 mn‧‧‧相對電極 28 mn‧‧‧relative electrodes

30‧‧‧源極驅動器 30‧‧‧Source Driver

32‧‧‧閘極驅動器 32‧‧‧gate driver

38‧‧‧顯示控制器 38‧‧‧Display controller

40‧‧‧移位暫存器40 40‧‧‧Shift register 40

42‧‧‧位準移位器 42‧‧‧ position shifter

44‧‧‧輸出緩衝器 44‧‧‧Output buffer

50‧‧‧I/O緩衝器 50‧‧‧I/O buffer

52‧‧‧顯示記憶體 52‧‧‧ Display memory

54‧‧‧線閂鎖器 54‧‧‧Wire latch

56‧‧‧多工化電路 56‧‧‧Multiworking circuit

58‧‧‧灰階電壓產生電路 58‧‧‧ Gray scale voltage generating circuit

60‧‧‧DAC 60‧‧‧DAC

62‧‧‧源極線驅動電路 62‧‧‧Source line drive circuit

64‧‧‧分離電路 64‧‧‧Separation circuit

66‧‧‧位址控制電路 66‧‧‧ address control circuit

68‧‧‧列位址解碼器 68‧‧‧ column address decoder

70‧‧‧行位址解碼器 70‧‧‧ row address decoder

72‧‧‧線位址解碼器 72‧‧‧Wire Address Decoder

801‧‧‧加法電路 80 1 ‧‧‧Addition circuit

821‧‧‧加法控制邏輯 82 1 ‧‧‧Additional Control Logic

90‧‧‧顯示驅動器 90‧‧‧ display driver

94‧‧‧電源電路 94‧‧‧Power circuit

110‧‧‧差動放大器(運算放大器) 110‧‧‧Differential Amplifier (Operational Amplifier)

120‧‧‧輸出部 120‧‧‧Output Department

130‧‧‧電荷供給電路 130‧‧‧Charged supply circuit

900‧‧‧行動電話 900‧‧‧Mobile Phone

910‧‧‧相機模組 910‧‧‧ camera module

940‧‧‧主機 940‧‧‧Host

950‧‧‧調變解調部 950‧‧‧Transformation and Demodulation Department

960‧‧‧天線 960‧‧‧Antenna

970‧‧‧操作輸入部 970‧‧‧Operation Input Department

AGND‧‧‧類比接地 AGND‧‧‧ analog grounding

C1‧‧‧第一電容元件 C1‧‧‧First capacitive element

C2‧‧‧第二電容元件 C2‧‧‧second capacitive element

CCS‧‧‧輔助電容元件 CCS‧‧‧Auxiliary Capacitor Components

DEC1~DECN‧‧‧電壓選擇電路 DEC 1 ~ DEC N ‧‧‧ voltage selection circuit

GL1~GLM‧‧‧閘極線 GL1~GLM‧‧‧ gate line

NEG‧‧‧節點 NEG‧‧‧ node

OP1~OPN‧‧‧輸出電路 OP 1 ~OP N ‧‧‧Output circuit

OPC1‧‧‧運算放大電路 OPC 1 ‧‧‧Operation Amplifier

S0‧‧‧第一輸入開關 S0‧‧‧first input switch

S1‧‧‧第二輸入開關 S1‧‧‧second input switch

S2‧‧‧反饋開關 S2‧‧‧ feedback switch

S3-1‧‧‧第一翻轉用開關 S3-1‧‧‧First flip switch

S3-2‧‧‧第二翻轉用開關 S3-2‧‧‧second flip switch

S4‧‧‧輸出開關 S4‧‧‧ output switch

SC0~SC4‧‧‧開關控制信號 SC0~SC4‧‧‧ switch control signal

SL1~SLN‧‧‧源極線 SL1~SLN‧‧‧ source line

Vout‧‧‧輸出灰階電壓 Vout‧‧‧ output gray scale voltage

圖1係顯示本實施形態中之液晶裝置的結構例圖。 Fig. 1 is a view showing an example of the structure of a liquid crystal device in the embodiment.

圖2係顯示本實施形態中之液晶裝置的其他結構例圖。 Fig. 2 is a view showing another example of the configuration of the liquid crystal device of the embodiment.

圖3係圖1之源極驅動器的結構例之區塊圖。 Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the source driver of Fig. 1.

圖4係圖1或圖2之源極驅動器的結構例之區塊圖。 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the source driver of FIG. 1 or 2.

圖5係圖4之源極線驅動電路之輸出電路的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of an output circuit of the source line driving circuit of Fig. 4.

圖6係圖5之輸出電路的第一動作例之說明圖。 Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a first operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 5.

圖7係圖5之輸出電路的第二動作例之說明圖。 Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a second operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 5.

圖8係圖5之輸出電路的第三動作例之說明圖。 Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a third operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 5.

圖9係圖5之輸出電路的第四動作例之說明圖。 Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 5.

圖10係本比較例之動作說明圖。 Fig. 10 is an explanatory view of the operation of the comparative example.

圖11係本實施形態中之灰階電壓的輸出順序之說明圖。 Fig. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the output order of the gray scale voltage in the embodiment.

圖12係本實施形態中之源極驅動器的源極驅動器區塊之結構例的區塊圖。 Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a source driver block of the source driver in the embodiment.

圖13係圖12之加法時序信號的說明圖。 Figure 13 is an explanatory diagram of the addition timing signal of Figure 12.

圖14(A)、圖14(B)係輔助電容元件CCS之說明圖。 14(A) and 14(B) are explanatory views of the auxiliary capacitance element CCS.

圖15係圖5之運算放大電路的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 15 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 5.

圖16係圖15之運算放大電路的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 16 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 15.

圖17係適用圖16之運算放大電路的抽樣保持電路之開關控制信號的動作說明圖。 Fig. 17 is a view for explaining the operation of the switch control signal of the sample-and-hold circuit to which the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 16 is applied.

圖18係圖15之運算放大電路的其他結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 18 is a circuit diagram showing another configuration example of the operational amplifier circuit of Fig. 15.

圖19係本實施形態之變形例的源極線驅動電路之輸出電路的結構例之電路圖。 Fig. 19 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the configuration of an output circuit of a source line driving circuit according to a modification of the embodiment.

圖20(A)、圖20(B)係圖19之輸出電路的第一動作例之說明圖。 20(A) and 20(B) are explanatory views showing a first operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 19.

圖21(A)、圖21(B)係圖19之輸出電路的第二動作例之說明圖。 21(A) and 21(B) are explanatory views showing a second operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 19.

圖22(A)、圖22(B)係圖19之輸出電路的第三動作例之說明圖。 22(A) and 22(B) are explanatory views showing a third operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 19.

圖23(A)、圖23(B)係圖19之輸出電路的第四動作例之說明圖。 23(A) and 23(B) are explanatory views showing a fourth operation example of the output circuit of Fig. 19.

圖24係本實施形態之變形例中的源極驅動器之結構例的區塊圖。 Fig. 24 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a source driver in a modification of the embodiment.

圖25係圖24之多工化電路的動作說明圖。 Fig. 25 is a view showing the operation of the multiplexer circuit of Fig. 24.

圖26係本實施形態中之電子機器的結構例之區塊圖。 Fig. 26 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic device in the embodiment.

AGND‧‧‧類比接地 AGND‧‧‧ analog grounding

C1‧‧‧第一電容元件 C1‧‧‧First capacitive element

C2‧‧‧第二電容元件 C2‧‧‧second capacitive element

CCS‧‧‧輔助電容元件 CCS‧‧‧Auxiliary Capacitor Components

NEG‧‧‧節點 NEG‧‧‧ node

OP1‧‧‧輸出電路 OP 1 ‧‧‧Output circuit

OPC1‧‧‧運算放大電路 OPC 1 ‧‧‧Operation Amplifier

S0‧‧‧第一輸入開關 S0‧‧‧first input switch

S1‧‧‧第二輸入開關 S1‧‧‧second input switch

S2‧‧‧反饋開關 S2‧‧‧ feedback switch

S3-1‧‧‧第一翻轉用開關 S3-1‧‧‧First flip switch

S3-2‧‧‧第二翻轉用開關 S3-2‧‧‧second flip switch

S4‧‧‧輸出開關 S4‧‧‧ output switch

SC0~SC4‧‧‧開關控制信號 SC0~SC4‧‧‧ switch control signal

Vin‧‧‧輸入電壓 Vin‧‧‧Input voltage

Vout‧‧‧輸出灰階電壓 Vout‧‧‧ output gray scale voltage

Claims (17)

一種源極驅動器,其係用於驅動光電裝置之源極線,且特徵為包含:灰階電壓產生電路,其係對應於灰階資料,而輸出第一及第二灰階電壓之各灰階電壓;及源極線驅動電路,其係依據前述第一及第二灰階電壓,來驅動前述源極線;前述源極線驅動電路包含翻轉(Flip Around)型抽樣保持電路,其係將前述第一灰階電壓與前述第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓輸出至前述源極線;前述翻轉型抽樣保持電路依據灰階資料之下階位元資料,將前述第1、第2灰階電壓間之電壓或前述第1灰階電壓作為前述輸出灰階電壓,輸出至前述源極線。 A source driver for driving a source line of an optoelectronic device, and characterized by: a gray scale voltage generating circuit corresponding to gray scale data, and outputting gray scales of the first and second gray scale voltages And a source line driving circuit for driving the source line according to the first and second gray scale voltages; the source line driving circuit includes a Flip Around type sample and hold circuit, which is Output gray scale voltage between the first gray scale voltage and the second gray scale voltage is output to the source line; the flip type sample and hold circuit converts the first and second grays according to the order bit data of the gray scale data The voltage between the step voltages or the first gray scale voltage is output as the output gray scale voltage to the source line. 如請求項1之源極驅動器,其中前述翻轉型抽樣保持電路包含:運算放大電路;及複數電容元件,其係一端連接於前述運算放大電路之輸入;在抽樣期間,於電性遮斷前述運算放大電路之輸出與前述源極線的狀態下,電性連接前述運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,於前述複數電容元件之各電容元件中儲存對應於前述第一或第二灰階電壓的電荷;在前述抽樣期間後之保持期間,電性遮斷前述運算放大電路之輸入及輸出,將供給儲存於前述複數電容元件 之電荷至前述運算放大電路之輸出而獲得之前述運算放大電路的輸出電壓輸出至前述源極線。 The source driver of claim 1, wherein the flip type sampling and holding circuit comprises: an operational amplifier circuit; and a plurality of capacitive elements connected to an input of the operational amplifier circuit at one end; and electrically interrupting the operation during sampling a state in which the output of the amplifier circuit and the source line are electrically connected to the input and output of the operational amplifier circuit, and a charge corresponding to the first or second gray scale voltage is stored in each of the capacitor elements of the plurality of capacitor elements; During the holding period after the sampling period, the input and output of the operational amplifier circuit are electrically interrupted, and are stored and stored in the complex capacitive element. The output voltage of the operational amplifier circuit obtained by the charge to the output of the operational amplifier circuit is output to the source line. 如請求項1之源極驅動器,其中前述翻轉型抽樣保持電路包含:運算放大電路,其係供給給定之電壓至非反轉輸入端子;反饋開關,其係插入前述運算放大電路之反轉輸入端子與前述運算放大電路之輸出之間;第一~第j(j為2以上之整數)電容元件,其一端連接於前述反轉輸入端子;第一~第j翻轉用開關,其係將第p(1≦p≦j,p為整數)翻轉用開關插入前述第p電容元件之另一端與前述運算放大電路之輸出之間;第一~第j輸入開關,其係第p輸入開關的一端連接於第p電容元件之另一端;及輸出開關,其係插入前述運算放大電路之輸出與前述源極線之間;在前述第一~第j輸入開關之各輸入開關的另一端供給前述第一或第二灰階電壓;在抽樣期間,於斷開前述第一~第j翻轉用開關,接通前述反饋開關,並斷開前述輸出開關之狀態下,在前述第一~第j電容元件的另一端供給前述第一及第二灰階電壓之任何一個;在前述抽樣期間後之保持期間,將藉由接通前述第一 ~第j翻轉用開關,斷開前述反饋開關,並接通前述輸出開關而獲得之前述第一灰階電壓與前述第二灰階電壓間之輸出灰階電壓輸出至前述源極線。 The source driver of claim 1, wherein the flip type sampling and holding circuit comprises: an operational amplifier circuit that supplies a given voltage to the non-inverting input terminal; and a feedback switch that is inserted into the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit Between the output of the operational amplifier circuit and the first to jth (j is an integer of 2 or more) capacitive element, one end of which is connected to the inverting input terminal; and the first to jth inverting switch, which is the p (1≦p≦j, p is an integer) the inverting switch is inserted between the other end of the p-th capacitive element and the output of the operational amplifier circuit; the first to jth input switches are connected at one end of the pth input switch The other end of the p-th capacitive element; and an output switch inserted between the output of the operational amplifier circuit and the source line; and the first end of each of the input switches of the first to jth input switches Or a second gray scale voltage; during the sampling period, when the first to jth inversion switches are turned off, the feedback switch is turned on, and the output switch is turned off, in the first to jth capacitive elements another side To any one of said first and second gray scale voltage; during the holding period of the sample, the first turned on by the The jth inverting switch outputs the output gray scale voltage between the first gray scale voltage and the second gray scale voltage obtained by turning off the feedback switch and turning on the output switch to the source line. 如請求項3之源極驅動器,其中前述輸出灰階電壓比輸出至前述源極線之電壓的最低電位電壓接近輸出至該源極線之電壓的最高電位電壓時,前述灰階電壓產生電路按照電位高之順序輸出前述第一及第二灰階電壓;前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最高電位電壓接近前述最低電位電壓時,前述灰階電壓產生電路按照電位低之順序輸出前述第一及第二灰階電壓。 The source driver of claim 3, wherein the gray scale voltage generating circuit according to the lowest output voltage of the voltage outputted to the source line is close to the highest potential voltage of the voltage output to the source line, The first and second gray scale voltages are sequentially outputted when the potential is high; when the output gray scale voltage is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage generating circuit outputs the first and second in order of low potential Gray scale voltage. 如請求項4之源極驅動器,其中前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最低電位電壓接近前述最高電位電壓時,在前述第一及第二灰階電壓中,高電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,以低電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行前述第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 In the source driver of claim 4, wherein the output gray scale voltage is closer to the highest potential voltage than the lowest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the high potential side is supplied to the first portion in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the first to jth capacitive elements, the first to jth input switches are performed by supplying the gray scale voltage on the low potential side to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements. Switch control. 如請求項4之源極驅動器,其中前述輸出灰階電壓比前述最高電位電壓接近前述最低電位電壓時,在前述第一及第二灰階電壓中,低電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件的狀態下,以高電位側之灰階電壓供給至前述第一~第j電容元件之任何一個電容元件之方式,進行前述第一~第j輸入開關之開關控制。 In the source driver of claim 4, wherein the output gray scale voltage is closer to the lowest potential voltage than the highest potential voltage, the gray scale voltage on the low potential side is supplied to the first portion in the first and second gray scale voltages. In the state of any one of the first to jth capacitive elements, the first to jth input switches are performed by supplying the gray scale voltage on the high potential side to any one of the first to jth capacitive elements. Switch control. 如請求項3至6中任一項之源極驅動器,其中前述第一~第j電容元件之各電容元件的電容值相等。 The source driver of any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the capacitance values of the respective capacitance elements of the first to jth capacitive elements are equal. 如請求項2至6中任一項之源極驅動器,其中包含輔助電容元件,其一端供給有給定之電壓,另一端連接前述運算放大電路之反轉輸入端子。 The source driver according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the auxiliary capacitor element is provided with one end supplied with a given voltage and the other end connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit. 如請求項8之源極驅動器,其中前述輔助電容元件兼用為形成於電容元件形成區域內之虛擬用的電容元件。 The source driver of claim 8, wherein the auxiliary capacitance element is used as a dummy capacitance element formed in the capacitance element formation region. 如請求項8之源極驅動器,其中驅動前述光電裝置之各源極線的各源極驅動器區塊包含複數源極驅動器區塊,其係包含前述灰階電壓產生電路及前述源極線驅動電路;各源極驅動器區塊在與前述複數源極驅動器區塊之排列方向交叉的方向,具有形成前述第一~第j電容元件及前述輔助電容元件的電容元件形成區域;前述輔助電容元件在前述電容元件形成區域之邊界中,沿著在與前述排列方向交叉之方向相對的邊界形成。 The source driver of claim 8, wherein each of the source driver blocks driving the source lines of the optoelectronic device comprises a plurality of source driver blocks, wherein the gray scale voltage generating circuit and the source line driving circuit are included Each of the source driver blocks has a capacitive element forming region forming the first to jth capacitive elements and the auxiliary capacitive element in a direction crossing the arrangement direction of the plurality of source driver blocks; the auxiliary capacitive element is as described above The boundary between the capacitive element forming regions is formed along a boundary opposite to a direction intersecting the aforementioned alignment direction. 如請求項9之源極驅動器,其中驅動前述光電裝置之各源極線的各源極驅動器區塊包含複數源極驅動器區塊,其係包含前述灰階電壓產生電路及前述源極線驅動電路;各源極驅動器區塊在與前述複數源極驅動器區塊之排列方向交叉的方向,具有形成前述第一~第j電容元件及前述輔助電容元件的電容元件形成區域; 前述輔助電容元件在前述電容元件形成區域之邊界中,沿著在與前述排列方向交叉之方向相對的邊界形成。 The source driver of claim 9, wherein each of the source driver blocks driving the source lines of the optoelectronic device comprises a plurality of source driver blocks, wherein the gray scale voltage generating circuit and the source line driving circuit are included Each of the source driver blocks has a capacitance element forming region forming the first to jth capacitive elements and the auxiliary capacitive element in a direction crossing the arrangement direction of the plurality of source driver blocks; The auxiliary capacitance element is formed along a boundary of a direction intersecting the arrangement direction in a boundary between the capacitance element formation regions. 如請求項2至6中任一項之源極驅動器,其中前述運算放大電路在前述抽樣期間進行A級放大動作,在前述保持期間進行AB級放大動作。 The source driver according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the operational amplifier circuit performs an A-stage amplification operation during the sampling period, and performs an AB-stage amplification operation during the retention period. 如請求項2至6中任一項之源極驅動器,其中前述運算放大電路包含:運算放大器,其係放大前述運算放大電路之輸入與該運算放大電路之輸出的差分值;第一導電型之第一驅動電晶體,其係設於第一電源側,依據前述運算放大器的輸出節點之電壓,控制其閘極電極;第二導電型之第二驅動電晶體,其係與前述第一驅動電晶體串聯地設於第二電源側;電容器,其係用於電容耦合前述第一驅動電晶體之閘極電極與前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極;及電荷供給電路,其係在前述抽樣期間供給電荷至前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極,在前述保持期間停止對前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極供給電荷。 The source driver of any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the operational amplifier circuit comprises: an operational amplifier that amplifies a difference value between an input of the operational amplifier circuit and an output of the operational amplifier circuit; a first driving transistor, which is disposed on the first power source side, controls a gate electrode according to a voltage of an output node of the operational amplifier; and a second driving transistor of a second conductivity type, which is coupled to the first driving power a crystal is disposed in series on the second power supply side; a capacitor is used for capacitively coupling the gate electrode of the first driving transistor and the gate electrode of the second driving transistor; and a charge supply circuit, which is sampled in the foregoing The electric charge is supplied to the gate electrode of the second driving transistor during the period, and the supply of electric charge to the gate electrode of the second driving transistor is stopped during the holding period. 如請求項13之源極驅動器,其中前述電荷供給電路包含:電流產生電路;及開關電路,其係插入前述電流產生電路與前述電容器 之一端及前述第二驅動電晶體之閘極電極之間;前述開關電路以在前述抽樣期間接通,在前述保持期間斷開之方式被開關控制。 The source driver of claim 13, wherein the foregoing charge supply circuit comprises: a current generating circuit; and a switching circuit inserted into the current generating circuit and the capacitor One end is connected between the gate electrodes of the second driving transistor; and the switching circuit is switched on and off during the sampling period and is turned off during the holding period. 如請求項14之源極驅動器,其中前述電流產生電路包含供給電流至其汲極而二極體連接之電流源電晶體;前述開關電路插入前述電流源電晶體之閘極電極與前述電容器之一端及前述第二驅動電晶體的閘極電極之間。 The source driver of claim 14, wherein the current generating circuit comprises a current source transistor that supplies current to the drain thereof and the diode is connected; the switching circuit is inserted into the gate electrode of the current source transistor and one of the capacitors And between the gate electrodes of the foregoing second driving transistor. 一種光電裝置,其特徵為包含:複數掃描線;複數源極線;複數像素,其係藉由前述複數掃描線之各掃描線及前述複數源極線之各源極線特定各像素;及驅動前述複數源極線用之如請求項1至15中任一項的源極驅動器。 An optoelectronic device, comprising: a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of source lines; a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the scan lines of the plurality of scan lines and the source lines of the plurality of source lines are specific pixels; and driving The plurality of source lines are used as the source driver of any one of claims 1 to 15. 一種電子機器,其特徵為包含:如請求項1至15中任一項之源極驅動器;顯示面板,其由前述源極驅動器驅動;及電源電路,其對前述源極驅動器供給驅動用之電源電壓。 An electronic device, comprising: the source driver according to any one of claims 1 to 15, a display panel driven by the source driver, and a power supply circuit for supplying a power source for driving the source driver Voltage.
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