TWI395190B - Display devices capable of automatically adjusting driving voltages and methods of driving the same - Google Patents

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TWI395190B
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可主動調整驅動電壓之顯示器及相關驅動方法Display capable of actively adjusting driving voltage and related driving method

本發明相關於一種顯示器及相關驅動方法,尤指一種可主動調整驅動電壓之顯示器及相關驅動方法。The invention relates to a display and related driving method, in particular to a display capable of actively adjusting a driving voltage and a related driving method.

由於液晶顯示器(liquid crystal display)具有低輻射、體積小及低耗能等優點,已逐漸取代傳統的陰極射線管顯示器(cathode ray tube display),因而被廣泛地應用在筆記型電腦、個人數位助理(personal digital assistant,PDA)、平面電視,或行動電話等資訊產品上。傳統液晶顯示器之方式是利用外部驅動晶片來驅動面板上的畫素以顯示影像,但為了減少元件數目並降低製造成本,近年來逐漸發展成將驅動電路結構直接製作於顯示面板上,例如將閘級驅動電路(gate driver)整合於液晶面板(Gate on Array,GOA)之技術。Liquid crystal display has been widely used in notebook computers and personal digital assistants because it has the advantages of low radiation, small size and low energy consumption. It has gradually replaced the traditional cathode ray tube display. (personal digital assistant, PDA), flat-screen TV, or mobile phone and other information products. The conventional liquid crystal display adopts an external driving chip to drive pixels on the panel to display images, but in order to reduce the number of components and reduce the manufacturing cost, in recent years, the driving circuit structure has been developed directly on the display panel, for example, the gate is The level driver is integrated into the technology of a liquid crystal panel (Gate on Array, GOA).

請參考第1圖,第1圖為先前技術中一液晶顯示器100之示意圖。如第1圖所示,液晶顯示器100包含一液晶顯示面板110,一源極驅動電路120,以及一閘極驅動電路130。液晶顯示器100之液晶顯示面板110上設有複數個呈陣列狀排列的畫素PX、複數條資料線D1 ~Dm ,以及複數條閘極線G1 ~Gn 。源極驅動電路120用來驅動資料線D1 ~Dm ,而閘極驅動電路130可提供輸出電壓V1 ~Vn 以分別驅動閘極線G1 ~GnPlease refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a liquid crystal display 100 in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 1, the liquid crystal display 100 includes a liquid crystal display panel 110, a source driving circuit 120, and a gate driving circuit 130. The liquid crystal display panel 110 of the liquid crystal display 100 is provided with a plurality of pixels PX arranged in an array, a plurality of data lines D 1 to D m , and a plurality of gate lines G 1 to G n . The source driving circuit 120 is used to drive the data lines D 1 -D m , and the gate driving circuit 130 can provide the output voltages V 1 VV n to drive the gate lines G 1 -G n , respectively .

請參考第2圖。第2圖為描述液晶顯示器操作特性之示意圖。在第2圖中,縱軸代表閘極驅動電路可正常操作面板的最小輸出電壓(伏特),橫軸代表使用時間(小時),液晶顯示器之操作溫度為攝氏85度,曲線A代表正閘極電壓Vgh=11V且負閘極電壓Vgl=-11V時的特性曲線,曲線B代表正閘極電壓Vgh=20V且負閘極電壓Vgl=-11V時的特性曲線。由於正常操作閘極驅動電路之最小輸出電壓會隨操作時間增加而逐漸變大,參見第2圖之曲線A,在正閘極電壓Vgh=11V的操作條件下,液晶顯示器在使用超過約250小時後,能夠正常操作閘極驅動電路之最小輸出電壓會超出此條件的理想閘極電壓(Vgh=11V),容易造成操作異常;如第2圖之曲線B所示,在正閘極電壓Vgh=20V的操作條件下,液晶顯示器即使在使用約800小時後,最小輸出電壓仍然維持在理想的電壓範圍內。因此,提高正閘極電壓Vgh能夠有效地拉長面板的使用時間。Please refer to Figure 2. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the operational characteristics of a liquid crystal display. In Fig. 2, the vertical axis represents the minimum output voltage (volts) of the gate drive circuit that can operate the panel normally, the horizontal axis represents the usage time (hours), the operating temperature of the liquid crystal display is 85 degrees Celsius, and the curve A represents the positive gate. A characteristic curve when the voltage Vgh=11V and the negative gate voltage Vgl=-11V, and the curve B represents a characteristic curve when the positive gate voltage Vgh=20V and the negative gate voltage Vgl=-11V. Since the minimum output voltage of the normal operation gate drive circuit will gradually increase with the increase of the operation time, see curve A of Fig. 2, under the operating condition of the positive gate voltage Vgh=11V, the liquid crystal display is used for more than about 250 hours. After that, the minimum output voltage of the gate drive circuit can be operated normally beyond the ideal gate voltage (Vgh=11V) of this condition, which is easy to cause abnormal operation; as shown by curve B in Fig. 2, at the positive gate voltage Vgh= Under the operating conditions of 20V, the minimum output voltage of the liquid crystal display remains within the ideal voltage range even after about 800 hours of use. Therefore, increasing the positive gate voltage Vgh can effectively lengthen the use time of the panel.

請參考下列圖表一,圖表一說明了液晶顯示器在不同操作條件下之功率消耗。在圖表一中,T_stress代表施加偏壓的時間長短,unstress代表尚未施加偏壓。Vgh和Vgl分別代表正閘極電壓與負閘極電壓(V),Ih和Il分別代表施加 正閘極電壓Vgh和施加負閘極電壓Vg時之電流(mA),Ph和Pl分別代表施加正閘極電壓Vgh和施加負閘極電壓Vg時之功率消耗(mW),而P_sum代表總功率消耗(mW)。在T_stress相同的條件下比較總功率消耗P_sum,亦即比較條件一和條件二或比較條件三和條件四,可得知總功率消耗P_sum和正閘極電壓Vgh成正比。因此,提高正閘極電壓Vgh雖然能拉長使用時間,卻同時增加面板的功率消耗。Please refer to the following chart 1, which shows the power consumption of the liquid crystal display under different operating conditions. In Figure 1, T_stress represents the length of time the bias is applied, and unstress represents that no bias has been applied. Vgh and Vgl represent the positive gate voltage and the negative gate voltage (V), respectively, and Ih and Il represent the application, respectively. The positive gate voltage Vgh and the current (mA) when the negative gate voltage Vg is applied, Ph and Pl represent the power consumption (mW) when the positive gate voltage Vgh is applied and the negative gate voltage Vg is applied, respectively, and P_sum represents the total power. Consumption (mW). Comparing the total power consumption P_sum under the same conditions of T_stress, that is, comparing condition 1 and condition 2 or comparing condition 3 and condition 4, it can be known that the total power consumption P_sum is proportional to the positive gate voltage Vgh. Therefore, increasing the positive gate voltage Vgh can increase the use time while increasing the power consumption of the panel.

本發明提供一種可主動調整驅動電壓之顯示器,包含一顯示面板,用來依據複數組閘極輸出電壓和一共同電壓來開啟畫素以顯示影像;一閘極驅動電路,用來依據一閘極輸入訊號來提供該複數組閘極輸出電壓;一電壓選擇器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路以接收該複數組閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓,該電壓選擇器能提供複數個相異之正閘極電壓和複數個相異之共同電壓,並能依據一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係,從該複數個正閘極電壓中選取 一相對應之正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及從該複數組相異之共同電壓中選取一相對應之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;一時序控制器,用來產生一時脈訊號;以及一電壓產生器,用來產生一負閘極電壓。The invention provides a display capable of actively adjusting a driving voltage, comprising a display panel for turning on a pixel to display an image according to a complex array gate output voltage and a common voltage; and a gate driving circuit for using a gate Inputting a signal to provide the complex array gate output voltage; a voltage selector coupled to the gate drive circuit to receive an nth gate output voltage of the complex array gate output voltage, the voltage selector capable of Providing a plurality of different positive gate voltages and a plurality of different common voltages, and selecting from the plurality of positive gate voltages according to a relationship between a reference voltage and the nth gate output voltage a corresponding positive gate voltage is used as an output positive gate voltage, and a corresponding common voltage is selected from the common voltages of the complex array as the common voltage; a timing controller is used Generating a clock signal; and a voltage generator for generating a negative gate voltage.

本發明另提供一種應用於顯示面板之電壓補償電路,包含一閘極驅動電路,用以產生複數組閘極輸出電壓至一畫素陣列;一電壓選擇器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路以接收複數組閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓,該電壓選擇器能提供複數組相異之正閘極電壓和複數組相異之共同電壓,並能依據一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係,從該複數組正閘極電壓中選取一相對應之正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及從該複數組相異之共同電壓中選取一相對應之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;一時序控制器,用來產生一時脈訊號;以及一電壓產生器,用來產生一負閘極電壓。The present invention further provides a voltage compensation circuit for a display panel, comprising a gate driving circuit for generating a complex array gate output voltage to a pixel array; a voltage selector coupled to the gate driving circuit Receiving one of the n-th gate output voltages of the complex array gate output voltage, the voltage selector can provide a common voltage of a complex array of different positive gate voltages and a complex array, and can be based on a reference voltage and the a relationship between the output voltages of the nth gates, selecting a corresponding positive gate voltage from the positive gate voltage of the complex array as an output positive gate voltage, and a common voltage different from the complex array A corresponding common voltage is selected as the common voltage; a timing controller is used to generate a clock signal; and a voltage generator is used to generate a negative gate voltage.

本發明另提供一種驅動顯示面板之方法,包含提供複數個閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓;比較一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的電位高低;當該第n級閘極輸出電壓大於該參考電壓時,選取複數組正閘極電壓中一相對應之第一正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取複數組相異之共同電壓中一相對應之第一共同電壓以做 為一輸出共同電壓;以及當該第n級閘極輸出電壓不大於該參考電壓時,選取該複數個正閘極電壓中大於該第一正閘極電壓之一第二正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數個共同電壓中小於該第一共同電壓之一第二共同電壓以做為該輸出共同電壓。The present invention further provides a method of driving a display panel, comprising: providing an nth gate output voltage of a plurality of gate output voltages; comparing a potential between a reference voltage and the nth gate output voltage; When the output voltage of the nth gate is greater than the reference voltage, a corresponding first positive gate voltage of the positive gate voltage of the complex array is selected as an output positive gate voltage, and the complex array is selected to be different. a corresponding common voltage in the voltage to do And outputting a common voltage; and when the output voltage of the nth gate is not greater than the reference voltage, selecting a second positive gate voltage of the plurality of positive gate voltages greater than the first positive gate voltage to And outputting a positive gate voltage for the output, and selecting a second common voltage of the plurality of common voltages that is less than the first common voltage as the output common voltage.

請再次參考圖表一,在偏壓相同的條件下比較總功率消耗P_sum,亦即比較條件一和條件三或比較條件二和條件四,可得知總功率消耗P_sum和施加偏壓的時間T_stress成反比。當T_stress超過一個特定值(例如500小時)後,在相同偏壓的條件下,總功率消耗P_sum約降為unstress時之一半(例如從115mV降至46.2mV或從202.9mV降至111.7mV)。本發明即利用此面板特性,在起始時以較低正閘極電壓Vgh來驅動面板,以節省功率消耗;當使用時間超過一預定值時,再以較高正閘極電壓Vgh來驅動面板,提升面板的使用壽命,同時亦不會大幅增加功率消耗。Referring again to the first chart, the total power consumption P_sum is compared under the same bias voltage, that is, the comparison condition 1 and the condition 3 or the comparison condition 2 and the condition 4, the total power consumption P_sum and the time T_stress applied are known. Inverse ratio. When T_stress exceeds a certain value (for example, 500 hours), the total power consumption P_sum is reduced to one-half of unstress (for example, from 115 mV to 46.2 mV or from 202.9 mV to 111.7 mV) under the same bias conditions. The invention utilizes the panel characteristic to drive the panel with a low positive gate voltage Vgh at the beginning to save power consumption; when the usage time exceeds a predetermined value, the panel is driven with a higher positive gate voltage Vgh. Increases the life of the panel without significantly increasing power consumption.

由於饋通穿透效應(feed-through)的作用,顯示面板的共同電壓(common voltage)Vcom亦會隨著正閘極電壓Vgh之值而改變。請參考下列圖表二,圖表二說明了共同電壓、正閘極電壓Vgh和施加偏壓的時間T_stress之間的關係。如圖表二所示,Vcom代表當unstress時之共同電壓, 共同電壓Vcom和正閘極電壓Vgh成反比;Vcom’代表當T_stress大於一個特定值(例如500小時)時之共同電壓,共同電壓Vcom’和正閘極電壓Vgh亦成反比。同時,當T_stress超過一個特定值(例如500小時)時,正閘極電壓Vgh需大於一個特定值(例如15V)才能正常地操作顯示面板。在正閘極電壓Vgh相同的條件下比較共同電壓之值,亦即比較Vcom和Vcom’,可得知Vcom和Vcom’之間差異不大。換而言之,施加偏壓的時間T_stress對共同電壓影響並不大,因此本發明僅需考慮正閘極電壓Vgh對共同電壓的影響:在起始時以較低正閘極電壓Vgh和較高共同電壓Vcom來驅動面板,以節省功率消耗;當使用時間超過一個預定值時,再以較高正閘極電壓Vgh和較低共同電壓Vcom來驅動面板,提升面板的使用壽命,同時亦不會大幅增加功率消耗,或是改變顯示面板的特性。Due to the feedthrough effect, the common voltage Vcom of the display panel also changes with the value of the positive gate voltage Vgh. Please refer to the following chart 2, which shows the relationship between the common voltage, the positive gate voltage Vgh and the time T_stress applied. As shown in Figure 2, Vcom represents the common voltage when unstressed. The common voltage Vcom is inversely proportional to the positive gate voltage Vgh; Vcom' represents a common voltage when T_stress is greater than a specific value (e.g., 500 hours), and the common voltage Vcom' and the positive gate voltage Vgh are also inversely proportional. Meanwhile, when T_stress exceeds a certain value (for example, 500 hours), the positive gate voltage Vgh needs to be larger than a specific value (for example, 15 V) to operate the display panel normally. Comparing the values of the common voltage under the condition that the positive gate voltage Vgh is the same, that is, comparing Vcom and Vcom', it can be known that there is little difference between Vcom and Vcom'. In other words, the time T_stress applied is not significant to the common voltage, so the present invention only needs to consider the effect of the positive gate voltage Vgh on the common voltage: at the beginning with a lower positive gate voltage Vgh and The high common voltage Vcom is used to drive the panel to save power consumption; when the usage time exceeds a predetermined value, the panel is driven by the higher positive gate voltage Vgh and the lower common voltage Vcom, thereby improving the service life of the panel without Will greatly increase the power consumption, or change the characteristics of the display panel.

請參考第3圖,第3圖為本發明中液晶顯示器500之示意圖。液晶顯示器500包含液晶顯示面板510,源極驅動電路520,閘極驅動電路530,以及閘極補償電路540。液晶顯示面板510上設有複數個呈陣列狀排列的畫素PX、複數條資料線D1 ~Dm ,以及複數條閘極線G1 ~Gn 。液晶顯示器500之源極驅動電路520。閘極驅動電路530係依據閘極輸入訊號Si來運作,閘極輸入訊號Si包含電壓訊號Vss、起始脈衝(start pulse)訊號Vst、時脈訊號Vck,以及反向時脈訊號Vxck等。依據閘極輸入訊號Si,閘極驅動電路530能以相對應之正閘極電壓Vgh和負閘極電壓Vgl來驅動閘極線G1 ~Gn ,此時閘極驅動電路530之輸出電壓分別由V1 ~Vn 來表示。閘極補償電路540可提供閘極輸入訊號Si給閘極驅動電路530以及提供閘極共同電壓Vcom至液晶顯示面板510,並依據閘極驅動電路530之輸出電壓來修正閘極輸入訊號Si和共同電壓Vcom之值,因此能以最佳偏壓來驅動液晶顯示面板510。Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the liquid crystal display 500 of the present invention. The liquid crystal display 500 includes a liquid crystal display panel 510, a source driving circuit 520, a gate driving circuit 530, and a gate compensation circuit 540. The liquid crystal display panel 510 is provided with a plurality of pixels PX arranged in an array, a plurality of data lines D 1 to D m , and a plurality of gate lines G 1 to G n . The source driving circuit 520 of the liquid crystal display 500. The gate driving circuit 530 operates according to the gate input signal Si. The gate input signal Si includes a voltage signal Vss, a start pulse signal Vst, a clock signal Vck, and a reverse clock signal Vxck. The gate input signal based on Si, the gate driving circuit 530 can be a positive gate voltage Vgh and Vgl negative gate voltage to the corresponding gate driving electrode line 1 ~ G n G, the output voltage at this time the gate driving circuit 530, respectively, of It is represented by V 1 ~V n . The gate compensation circuit 540 can provide a gate input signal Si to the gate driving circuit 530 and a gate common voltage Vcom to the liquid crystal display panel 510, and correct the gate input signal Si and the common voltage according to the output voltage of the gate driving circuit 530. The value of the voltage Vcom can thus drive the liquid crystal display panel 510 with an optimum bias voltage.

當液晶顯示器500剛開始運作時,閘極驅動電路530係以預定正閘極電壓Vgh1和預定負閘極電壓Vg1來驅動閘極線G1~Gn。由於閘極驅動電路530之第n級輸出位於訊號傳遞路徑的末端,其輸出電壓通常最早開始不符合操作條件,因此本發明可依據閘極驅動電路530之第n級輸出電壓 Vn 來判斷液晶顯示器500在此種偏壓條件下是否能正常運作。舉例來說,若液晶顯示器500正常運作的條件下,閘極驅動電路530之每一級輸出電壓皆需大於參考電壓Vref ,本發明之閘極補償電路540會判斷第n級輸出電壓Vn 是否大於參考電壓Vref :若第n級輸出電壓Vn 大於參考電壓Vref ,在絕大部分的情況下閘極驅動電路530之其它級之輸出電壓也會大於參考電壓Vref ,此時會以預定偏壓條件下之正閘極電壓Vgh1、負閘極電壓Vgl和共同電壓Vcom1來驅動液晶顯示面板510。當液晶顯示器500使用超過一定時間後,其特性可能會衰退,此時若繼續以預定偏壓條件來驅動液晶顯示面板510,則可能無法達到預定的顯示品質。因此,若第n級輸出電壓Vn 不大於參考電壓Vref ,閘極補償電路540會提供相對應閘極輸入訊號Si,如此才能以較佳偏壓條件下之正閘極電壓Vgh2、負閘極電壓Vgl和共同電壓Vcom2來驅動液晶顯示面板510。換而言之,閘極補償電路540能夠依據閘極驅動電路530之輸出電壓來主動補償閘極輸入電壓Si,如此閘極驅動電路530能以相對應之正閘極電壓Vgh來驅動閘極線G1~Gn,以及提供相對應之共同電壓Vcom至液晶顯示面板510。When the liquid crystal display 500 is just starting to operate, the gate driving circuit 530 drives the gate lines G1 to Gn with a predetermined positive gate voltage Vgh1 and a predetermined negative gate voltage Vg1. Since the output of the nth stage of the gate driving circuit 530 is at the end of the signal transmission path, the output voltage of the gate driving circuit 530 usually does not meet the operating conditions at the earliest. Therefore, the present invention can determine the liquid crystal according to the nth output voltage V n of the gate driving circuit 530. Whether the display 500 is functioning properly under such bias conditions. For example, if the output voltage of each stage of the gate driving circuit 530 needs to be greater than the reference voltage V ref under the condition that the liquid crystal display 500 is normally operated, the gate compensation circuit 540 of the present invention determines whether the output voltage V n of the nth stage is Greater than the reference voltage V ref : if the nth stage output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage V ref , in most cases the output voltage of the other stages of the gate drive circuit 530 will be greater than the reference voltage V ref , The positive gate voltage Vgh1, the negative gate voltage Vgl, and the common voltage Vcom1 under predetermined bias conditions drive the liquid crystal display panel 510. When the liquid crystal display 500 is used for more than a certain period of time, its characteristics may be degraded, and if the liquid crystal display panel 510 is continuously driven under a predetermined bias condition, the predetermined display quality may not be achieved. Therefore, if the nth stage output voltage Vn is not greater than the reference voltage Vref , the gate compensation circuit 540 provides a corresponding gate input signal Si, so that the positive gate voltage Vgh2 and the negative gate can be under a favorable bias condition. The pole voltage Vgl and the common voltage Vcom2 drive the liquid crystal display panel 510. In other words, the gate compensation circuit 540 can actively compensate the gate input voltage Si according to the output voltage of the gate driving circuit 530, so that the gate driving circuit 530 can drive the gate line with the corresponding positive gate voltage Vgh. G1~Gn, and providing a corresponding common voltage Vcom to the liquid crystal display panel 510.

如圖表一、圖表二和第2圖所示,前述實施例中Vgh2>Vgh1而Vcom2<Vcom1。亦即當液晶顯示器500的顯示品質達不到預定標準時,本發明以較高正閘極電壓Vgh和 較低共同電壓Vcom來驅動面板以提升面板的使用壽命,同時亦不會大幅增加功率消耗。As shown in the first table, the second diagram and the second diagram, in the foregoing embodiment, Vgh2>Vgh1 and Vcom2<Vcom1. That is, when the display quality of the liquid crystal display 500 does not reach a predetermined standard, the present invention has a high positive gate voltage Vgh and The lower common voltage Vcom drives the panel to increase the life of the panel without significantly increasing power consumption.

請參考第4圖,第4圖為閘極補償電路540之功能方塊圖。閘極補償電路540包含電壓選擇器(voltage selector)50、時序控制器(timing controller)52、電壓產生器(voltage generator)54,以及電壓準位轉移器(level shifter)56。電壓選擇器50耦接於閘極驅動電路530和液晶顯示面板510,可依據閘極驅動電路530之輸出電壓Vn 來提供相對應之正閘極電壓Vgh和共同電壓Vcom。時序控制器52可提供閘極驅動電路530運作所需之邏輯訊號Sc,而電壓產生器54可提供負閘極電壓Vgl。電壓準位轉移器56耦接於電壓選擇器50、時序控制器52、電壓產生器54和閘極驅動電路530,可依據邏輯訊號Sc、正閘極電壓Vgh、和負閘極電壓Vgl來提供閘極輸入訊號Si,使得閘極驅動電路530能夠依據包含閘極輸入訊號Si內之電壓訊號Vss、起始脈衝訊號Vst、時脈訊號Vck,以及反向時脈訊號Vxck等來運作。Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a functional block diagram of the gate compensation circuit 540. The gate compensation circuit 540 includes a voltage selector 50, a timing controller 52, a voltage generator 54, and a level shifter 56. The voltage selector 50 is coupled to the gate driving circuit 530 and the liquid crystal display panel 510 to provide a corresponding positive gate voltage Vgh and a common voltage Vcom according to the output voltage V n of the gate driving circuit 530. The timing controller 52 can provide the logic signal Sc required for the operation of the gate drive circuit 530, and the voltage generator 54 can provide the negative gate voltage Vgl. The voltage level shifter 56 is coupled to the voltage selector 50, the timing controller 52, the voltage generator 54, and the gate driving circuit 530, and is provided according to the logic signal Sc, the positive gate voltage Vgh, and the negative gate voltage Vgl. The gate input signal Si enables the gate driving circuit 530 to operate according to the voltage signal Vss including the gate input signal Si, the start pulse signal Vst, the clock signal Vck, and the reverse clock signal Vxck.

請參考第5圖,第5圖為本發明第一實施例中電壓選擇器50之功能方塊圖。第一實施例之電壓選擇器50包含比較器58、類比數位轉換器(Analog to Digital Converter,ADC)60、計數器62,電壓輸出電路64。比較器58耦接於閘極驅動電路530,用來比較參考電壓Vref 和輸出電壓Vn 之電位高 低:若輸出電壓Vn 大於參考電壓Vref ,比較器58會輸出高電位類比訊號Va;若輸出電壓Vn 不大於參考電壓Vref ,比較器58會輸出低電位類比訊號Va 。類比數位轉換器60耦接於比較器58,可將類比訊號Va 轉換為數位訊號Vd :若接收到高電位類比訊號Va ,類比數位轉換器60會輸出具邏輯1電位之數位訊號Vd ;若接收到低電位類比訊號Va,類比數位轉換器60會輸出具邏輯0電位之數位訊號Vd 。計數器62耦接於類比數位轉換器60,可依據數位訊號Vd 產生輸出計數值Co。電壓輸出電路64包含控制電路66和多工器MUX1、MUX2,控制電路66耦接於計數器62,可比較輸出計數值Co和參考計數值Ct的大小並輸出相對應之控制訊號Vt,多工器MUX1和MUX2則可依據控制訊號Vt輸出相對應之正閘極電壓和輸出共同電壓。舉例來說,若輸出計數值Co大於參考計數值Ct,多工器MUX1會輸出正閘極電壓Vgh1(例如11V)至電壓準位轉移器56,以及輸出共同電壓Vcom1(例如3.89V)至液晶顯示面板510;若輸出計數值Co不大於參考計數值Ct,多工器MUX1會輸出正閘極電壓Vgh2(例如20V)至電壓準位轉移器56,以及輸出共同電壓Vcom2(例如3.29V)至液晶顯示面板510。Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the voltage selector 50 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The voltage selector 50 of the first embodiment includes a comparator 58, an analog to digital converter (ADC) 60, a counter 62, and a voltage output circuit 64. The comparator 58 is coupled to the gate driving circuit 530 for comparing the potential of the reference voltage V ref and the output voltage V n : if the output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage V ref , the comparator 58 outputs a high potential analog signal Va; If the output voltage V n is not greater than the reference voltage V ref, the comparator 58 outputs a low level analog signal V a. The analog-to-digital converter 60 is coupled to the comparator 58 to convert the analog signal V a into a digital signal V d : if the high-potential analog signal V a is received, the analog-to-digital converter 60 outputs a digital signal V having a logic 1 potential. d ; if the low potential analog signal Va is received, the analog digital converter 60 outputs a digital signal V d having a logic zero potential. The counter 62 is coupled to the analog-to-digital converter 60 and generates an output count value Co according to the digital signal V d . The voltage output circuit 64 includes a control circuit 66 and multiplexers MUX1 and MUX2. The control circuit 66 is coupled to the counter 62. The output count value Co and the reference count value Ct can be compared and the corresponding control signal Vt is outputted. The multiplexer MUX1 and MUX2 can output the corresponding positive gate voltage and output common voltage according to the control signal Vt. For example, if the output count value Co is greater than the reference count value Ct, the multiplexer MUX1 outputs a positive gate voltage Vgh1 (eg, 11V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and outputs a common voltage Vcom1 (eg, 3.89V) to the liquid crystal. The display panel 510; if the output count value Co is not greater than the reference count value Ct, the multiplexer MUX1 outputs a positive gate voltage Vgh2 (eg, 20V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and outputs a common voltage Vcom2 (eg, 3.29V) to The liquid crystal display panel 510.

請參考第6圖,第6圖為本發明第一實施例之電壓選擇器50在運作時之時序圖。第6圖顯示了輸出電壓Vn 、數位訊號Vd 、正閘極電壓Vgh和共同電壓Vcom之波形。當輸 出電壓Vn 之值大於參考電壓Vref 時,計數器62開始計數,直到輸出電壓Vn 之值低於參考電壓Vref 為止,計算出之輸出計數值分別由Co1 、Co2 、Co3 ,...等來表示。在第6圖的實施例中,前三筆輸出電壓Vn1 ~Vn3 高於參考電壓Vref 之時間分別對應於輸出計數值Co1 ~Co3 ,其中輸出計數值Co1 和Co3 大於參考計數值Ct,而輸出計數值Co2 小於參考計數值Ct。由於Co1 >Ct,此時仍會以對應於輸出電壓Vn1 之正閘極電壓Vgh1和共同電壓Vcom1來驅動液晶顯示器。之後,輸出電壓Vn2 之波形偏離理想值,使得Co2 <Ct,此時本發明會選擇較佳之正閘極電壓Vgh2和共同電壓Vcom2來驅動液晶顯示器。在使用較佳驅動電壓後,輸出電壓Vn3 之波形回復正常,因此Co3 >Ct,此時本發明會繼續使用正閘極電壓Vgh2和共同電壓Vcom2來驅動液晶顯示器。Please refer to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a timing chart of the voltage selector 50 of the first embodiment of the present invention in operation. Figure 6 shows the waveforms of the output voltage V n , the digital signal V d , the positive gate voltage Vgh and the common voltage Vcom. When the value of the output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage V ref , the counter 62 starts counting until the value of the output voltage V n is lower than the reference voltage V ref , and the calculated output count values are respectively C o1 , C o2 , C o3 . ,...etc. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the times when the first three output voltages V n1 VV n3 are higher than the reference voltage V ref correspond to the output count values C o1 to C o3 , respectively, wherein the output count values C o1 and C o3 are greater than the reference. The value Ct is counted, and the output count value C o2 is smaller than the reference count value Ct. Since C o1 >Ct, the liquid crystal display is still driven at the positive gate voltage Vgh1 and the common voltage Vcom1 corresponding to the output voltage V n1 at this time. Thereafter, the waveform of the output voltage V n2 deviates from the ideal value such that C o2 < Ct, and the present invention selects the preferred positive gate voltage Vgh2 and the common voltage Vcom2 to drive the liquid crystal display. In the preferred use of the driving voltage waveform of the output voltage V n3 of the back to normal, so C o3> Ct, the present invention will continue to use this time a positive gate voltage and the common voltage Vcom2 Vgh2 to drive a liquid crystal display.

請參考第7圖,第7圖為本發明第二實施例中電壓選擇器50之功能方塊圖。第二實施例和第一實施例類似,不同之處在於第5圖中之第一實施例能提供Vgh1/Vgl/Vcom1和Vgh2/Vgl/Vcom2兩組不同偏壓條件,而第7圖中之第二實施例則能提供Vgh1/Vgl/Vcom1~Vghn/Vgl/Vcomn等n組不同偏壓條件。在第二實施例中,電壓輸出電路64之控制電路66同樣將輸出計數值Co和參考計數值Ct做比較,並輸出相對應之控制訊號Vt,多工器MUX1和MUX2則可依據控制訊號Vt輸出相對應之正閘極電壓和輸出共同電壓。舉 例來說,若輸出計數值Co大於參考計數值Ct,多工器MUX1會輸出正閘極電壓Vgh1(例如11V)至電壓準位轉移器56,以及輸出共同電壓Vcom1(例如3.89V)至液晶顯示面板510;在輸出計數值Co開始不大於參考計數值Ct時,多工器MUX1首先會輸出正閘極電壓Vgh2(例如13V)至電壓準位轉移器56,而多工器MUX2首先會輸出共同電壓Vcom2(例如3.72V)至液晶顯示面板510,再判斷此驅動條件是否已經足夠。若以正閘極電壓Vgh2和輸出共同電壓Vcom2來驅動仍無法讓輸出電壓Vn 大於參考電壓Vref ,輸出計數值Co依舊不大於參考計數值Ct時,此時多工器MUX1會輸出正閘極電壓Vgh3(例如15V)至電壓準位轉移器56,而多工器MUX2會輸出共同電壓Vcom3(例如3.53V)至液晶顯示面板510;若以正閘極電壓Vgh2和輸出共同電壓Vcom2來驅動時輸出電壓Vn 大於參考電壓Vref ,此時電壓選擇器50會繼續提供此偏壓條件,並定期執行前述判斷步驟。在以正閘極電壓Vgh3和輸出共同電壓Vcom3來驅動的情形下,若輸出電壓Vn 再度低於參考電壓Vref ,此時會再次變更偏壓條件,多工器MUX1輸出正閘極電壓Vgh4(例如20V)至電壓準位轉移器56,而多工器MUX2輸出共同電壓Vcom4(例如3.29V)至液晶顯示面板510。換而言之,本發明第二實施例可依據輸出電壓Vn 之值逐步改變偏壓之值,而非一次大幅改變偏壓值。Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the voltage selector 50 in the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment except that the first embodiment in FIG. 5 can provide different bias conditions for Vgh1/Vgl/Vcom1 and Vgh2/Vgl/Vcom2, and FIG. 7 The second embodiment can provide n sets of different bias conditions such as Vgh1/Vgl/Vcom1~Vghn/Vgl/Vcomn. In the second embodiment, the control circuit 66 of the voltage output circuit 64 also compares the output count value Co with the reference count value Ct, and outputs a corresponding control signal Vt. The multiplexers MUX1 and MUX2 can be based on the control signal Vt. The output corresponds to the positive gate voltage and the output common voltage. For example, if the output count value Co is greater than the reference count value Ct, the multiplexer MUX1 outputs a positive gate voltage Vgh1 (eg, 11V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and outputs a common voltage Vcom1 (eg, 3.89V) to the liquid crystal. The display panel 510; when the output count value Co starts to be not greater than the reference count value Ct, the multiplexer MUX1 first outputs a positive gate voltage Vgh2 (for example, 13V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and the multiplexer MUX2 first outputs The common voltage Vcom2 (for example, 3.72V) is applied to the liquid crystal display panel 510, and it is judged whether or not the driving condition is sufficient. If the output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage V ref by the positive gate voltage Vgh2 and the output common voltage Vcom2, and the output count value Co is still not greater than the reference count value Ct, the multiplexer MUX1 outputs a positive gate. The pole voltage Vgh3 (for example, 15V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and the multiplexer MUX2 outputs a common voltage Vcom3 (for example, 3.53V) to the liquid crystal display panel 510; if the positive gate voltage Vgh2 and the output common voltage Vcom2 are driven When the output voltage Vn is greater than the reference voltage Vref , the voltage selector 50 continues to provide the bias condition and periodically performs the aforementioned determining step. In the case of driving with the positive gate voltage Vgh3 and the output common voltage Vcom3, if the output voltage Vn is again lower than the reference voltage Vref , the bias condition is changed again, and the multiplexer MUX1 outputs the positive gate voltage Vgh4. (for example, 20V) to the voltage level shifter 56, and the multiplexer MUX2 outputs a common voltage Vcom4 (for example, 3.29V) to the liquid crystal display panel 510. In other words, the second embodiment of the present invention can gradually change the value of the bias voltage depending on the value of the output voltage V n instead of changing the bias voltage value a large amount.

請參考第8圖,第8圖為本發明第二實施例之電壓選擇器50在運作時之時序圖。第8圖顯示了輸出電壓Vn 、數位訊號Vd 、正閘極電壓Vgh和共同電壓Vcom之波形。當輸出電壓Vn 之值大於參考電壓Vref 時,計數器62開始計數,直到輸出電壓Vn 之值低於參考電壓Vref 為止,計算出之輸出計數值分別由Co1 、Co2 、Co3 、Co4 ,...等來表示。在第8圖的實施例中,前四筆輸出電壓Vn1 ~Vn4 高於參考電壓Vref 之時間分別對應於輸出計數值Co1 ~Co4 ,其中輸出計數值Co1 和Co4 大於參考計數值Ct,而輸出計數值Co2 和Co3 小於參考計數值Ct。由於Co1 >Ct,此時仍會以對應於輸出電壓Vn1 之正閘極電壓Vgh1和共同電壓Vcom1來驅動液晶顯示器。之後,輸出電壓Vn2 之波形偏離理想值,使得Co2 <Ct,此時本發明會選擇較佳之正閘極電壓Vgh2和共同電壓Vcom2來驅動液晶顯示器。在使用正閘極電壓Vgh2和共同電壓Vcom2後,輸出電壓Vn3 之波形仍偏離理想值,因此Co3 <Ct,此時本發明會再次選擇較佳之正閘極電壓Vgh3和共同電壓Vcom3來驅動液晶顯示器。在使用正閘極電壓Vgh3和共同電壓Vcom3後,輸出電壓Vn4 之波形回復正常,因此Co4 >Ct,此時本發明會繼續使用正閘極電壓Vgh3和共同電壓Vcom3來驅動液晶顯示器。Please refer to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a timing chart of the voltage selector 50 in operation of the second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 shows the waveforms of the output voltage V n , the digital signal V d , the positive gate voltage Vgh and the common voltage Vcom. When the value of the output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage V ref , the counter 62 starts counting until the value of the output voltage V n is lower than the reference voltage V ref , and the calculated output count values are respectively C o1 , C o2 , C o3 . , C o4 , ..., etc. to represent. In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the times when the first four output voltages V n1 VV n4 are higher than the reference voltage V ref correspond to the output count values C o1 to C o4 , respectively, wherein the output count values C o1 and C o4 are greater than the reference. The value Ct is counted, and the output count values C o2 and C o3 are smaller than the reference count value Ct. Since C o1 >Ct, the liquid crystal display is still driven at the positive gate voltage Vgh1 and the common voltage Vcom1 corresponding to the output voltage V n1 at this time. Thereafter, the waveform of the output voltage V n2 deviates from the ideal value such that C o2 < Ct, and the present invention selects the preferred positive gate voltage Vgh2 and the common voltage Vcom2 to drive the liquid crystal display. After using a positive gate voltage and the common voltage Vcom2 Vgh2, the waveform of the output voltage V n3 still deviates from the ideal value, C o3 <Ct, the present invention will select the preferred case of a positive gate voltage and the common voltage Vgh3 again driven Vcom3 LCD Monitor. After using a positive gate voltage and the common voltage Vcom3 Vgh3, the waveform of the output voltage V n4 back to normal, so C o4> Ct, the present invention will continue to use this time a positive gate voltage and the common voltage Vcom3 Vgh3 to drive a liquid crystal display.

請參考第9圖,第9圖為本發明電壓選擇器50運作時之流程圖。第9圖之流程圖包含下列步驟: 步驟910:提供複數組正閘極電壓與複數組共同電壓中;步驟920:輸出複數組正閘極電壓中一預定正閘極電壓與一複數組共同電壓中一預定共同電壓;步驟930:接收一閘極輸出電壓Vn ;步驟940:判斷閘極輸出電壓Vn 是否大於一參考電壓Vref ;若閘極輸出電壓Vn 大於參考電壓Vref,執行步驟960;若閘極輸出電壓Vn 不大於參考電壓Vref ,執行步驟950;步驟950:輸出複數組正閘極電壓中另一相對應之正閘極電壓與一複數組共同電壓中另一相對應之共同電壓;執行步驟930;步驟960:輸出對應於閘極輸出電壓Vn 之正閘極電壓和共同電壓;執行步驟930。Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the operation of the voltage selector 50 of the present invention. The flowchart of FIG. 9 includes the following steps: Step 910: providing a complex array positive gate voltage and a complex array common voltage; step 920: outputting a predetermined positive gate voltage and a complex array common voltage in the complex array positive gate voltage The first one of the predetermined common voltage; the step 930: receiving a gate output voltage V n ; the step 940: determining whether the gate output voltage V n is greater than a reference voltage V ref ; if the gate output voltage V n is greater than the reference voltage Vref, performing the steps 960; if the gate output voltage Vn is not greater than the reference voltage Vref , step 950 is performed; step 950: outputting another corresponding positive gate voltage of the complex array positive gate voltage and another phase of a complex array common voltage corresponding to the common voltage; step 930; step 960: the gate output corresponding to the output voltage and a positive gate voltage V n of the joint; step 930.

請參考第10圖,第10圖為本發明另一實施例中液晶顯示器550之示意圖。液晶顯示器550包含液晶顯示面板510,源極驅動電路520,兩閘極驅動電路531和532,以及閘極補償電路540。液晶顯示器550和液晶顯示器500類似,不同之處在於液晶顯示器550採用雙邊驅動的架構,亦即將閘極驅動電路531和532分別設置於液晶顯示面板510的兩側。閘極驅動電路531和532皆依據閘極輸入訊號Si來運 作,其輸出電壓分別由Vl1~Vln和Vr1~Vrn來表示。本發明之液晶顯示器550同時依據閘極驅動電路531和532之第n級輸出電壓Vln和Vrn來判斷在預定偏壓條件下是否能正常運作。舉例來說,若第n級輸出電壓Vln和Vrn其中之一不大於參考電壓Vref ,閘極補償電路540會提供相對應閘極輸入訊號Si以同時改變閘極驅動電路531和532之驅動條件。Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a schematic diagram of a liquid crystal display 550 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The liquid crystal display 550 includes a liquid crystal display panel 510, a source driving circuit 520, two gate driving circuits 531 and 532, and a gate compensation circuit 540. The liquid crystal display 550 is similar to the liquid crystal display 500 except that the liquid crystal display 550 adopts a bilaterally driven architecture, that is, the gate driving circuits 531 and 532 are respectively disposed on both sides of the liquid crystal display panel 510. The gate driving circuits 531 and 532 operate according to the gate input signal Si, and the output voltages thereof are represented by Vl1 to Vln and Vr1 to Vrn, respectively. The liquid crystal display 550 of the present invention simultaneously judges whether or not it can operate normally under a predetermined bias condition in accordance with the nth-order output voltages Vln and Vrn of the gate driving circuits 531 and 532. For example, if one of the nth output voltages Vln and Vrn is not greater than the reference voltage V ref , the gate compensation circuit 540 provides a corresponding gate input signal Si to simultaneously change the driving conditions of the gate driving circuits 531 and 532 . .

如前所述,本發明可選擇位於訊號傳遞路徑的末端之第n級輸出電壓Vn 來做為判斷條件,同時亦可依據其它級輸出電壓來判斷液晶顯示器是否能正常運作。第5圖和第6圖中電壓選擇器50之結構僅為本發明之實施例,並不限定本發明的範疇。As described above, the present invention can select the n-th output voltage V n at the end of the signal transmission path as a judgment condition, and can also judge whether the liquid crystal display can operate normally according to other stage output voltages. The structure of the voltage selector 50 in Figures 5 and 6 is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the present invention.

以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例,凡依本發明申請專利範圍所做之均等變化與修飾,皆應屬本發明之涵蓋範圍。The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

50‧‧‧電壓選擇器50‧‧‧Voltage selector

52‧‧‧時序控制器52‧‧‧Timing controller

54‧‧‧電壓產生器54‧‧‧Voltage generator

56‧‧‧電壓準位轉移器56‧‧‧Voltage level shifter

58‧‧‧比較器58‧‧‧ comparator

60‧‧‧ADC60‧‧‧ADC

62‧‧‧計數器62‧‧‧ counter

64‧‧‧電壓輸出電路64‧‧‧Voltage output circuit

66‧‧‧控制電路66‧‧‧Control circuit

540‧‧‧閘極補償電路540‧‧‧ gate compensation circuit

D1 ~Dm ‧‧‧資料線D 1 ~D m ‧‧‧ data line

G1 ~Gn ‧‧‧閘極線G 1 ~G n ‧‧‧ gate line

PX‧‧‧畫素PX‧‧ ‧ pixels

MUX1、MUX2‧‧‧多工器MUX1, MUX2‧‧‧ multiplexer

100、500‧‧‧液晶顯示器100, 500‧‧‧ liquid crystal display

110、510‧‧‧液晶顯示面板110, 510‧‧‧ LCD panel

120、520‧‧‧源極驅動電路120, 520‧‧‧ source drive circuit

130、530~532‧‧‧閘極驅動電路130, 530~532‧‧‧ gate drive circuit

第1圖為先前技術中一液晶顯示器之示意圖。Figure 1 is a schematic view of a liquid crystal display in the prior art.

第2圖為液晶顯示器操作特性之示意圖。Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the operational characteristics of a liquid crystal display.

第3圖為本發明中一液晶顯示器之示意圖。Figure 3 is a schematic view of a liquid crystal display of the present invention.

第4圖為本發明閘極補償電路之功能方塊圖。Figure 4 is a functional block diagram of the gate compensation circuit of the present invention.

第5圖為本發明第一實施例中電壓選擇器之功能方塊圖。Fig. 5 is a functional block diagram of a voltage selector in the first embodiment of the present invention.

第6圖為本發明第一實施例之電壓選擇器運作時之時序圖。Fig. 6 is a timing chart showing the operation of the voltage selector of the first embodiment of the present invention.

第7圖為本發明第二實施例中電壓選擇器之功能方塊圖。Figure 7 is a functional block diagram of a voltage selector in a second embodiment of the present invention.

第8圖為本發明第二實施例之電壓選擇器運作時之時序圖。Figure 8 is a timing chart showing the operation of the voltage selector of the second embodiment of the present invention.

第9圖為本發明電壓選擇器運作時之流程圖。Figure 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of the voltage selector of the present invention.

第10圖為本發明另一實施例中一液晶顯示器之示意圖。Figure 10 is a schematic view of a liquid crystal display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

500...液晶顯示器500. . . LCD Monitor

510...液晶顯示面板510. . . LCD panel

520...源極驅動電路520. . . Source drive circuit

530...閘極驅動電路530. . . Gate drive circuit

540...閘極補償電路540. . . Gate compensation circuit

PX...畫素PX. . . Pixel

D1 ~Dm ...資料線D 1 ~ D m . . . Data line

G1 ~Gn ...閘極線G 1 ~ G n . . . Gate line

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一種可主動調整驅動電壓之顯示器,包含:一顯示面板,用來依據複數組閘極輸出電壓和一共同電壓來開啟畫素以顯示影像;一閘極驅動電路,用來依據一閘極輸入訊號來提供該複數組閘極輸出電壓;一電壓選擇器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路以接收該複數組閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓,該電壓選擇器能提供複數個相異之正閘極電壓和複數個相異之共同電壓,並能依據一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係,從該複數個正閘極電壓中選取一相對應之正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及依據該參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係從該複數組相異之共同電壓中選取一相對應之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;一時序控制器,用來產生一時脈訊號;以及一電壓產生器,用來產生一負閘極電壓。 A display capable of actively adjusting a driving voltage, comprising: a display panel for turning on a pixel to display an image according to a complex array gate output voltage and a common voltage; and a gate driving circuit for inputting a signal according to a gate Providing the complex array gate output voltage; a voltage selector coupled to the gate drive circuit to receive an nth gate output voltage of the complex array gate output voltage, the voltage selector capable of providing a plurality a different positive gate voltage and a plurality of different common voltages, and can select a corresponding one of the plurality of positive gate voltages according to a relationship between a reference voltage and the output voltage of the nth gate The positive gate voltage is used as an output positive gate voltage, and a corresponding common voltage is selected from the common voltages of the complex arrays according to the relationship between the reference voltage and the output voltage of the nth gate. As the common voltage; a timing controller for generating a clock signal; and a voltage generator for generating a negative gate voltage. 如請求項1所述之顯示器,其中該電壓選擇器包含:一比較器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路,用來比較該參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位高低,並依比較結果產生一類比訊號;一類比數位轉換器,耦接於該比較器,用來該類比訊號 轉換為一數位訊號;一計數器,耦接於該類比數位轉換器,用來依據該數位訊號來產生一輸出計數值;以及一電壓輸出電路,耦接於該計數器,用來比較該輸出計數值和一參考計數值的大小,並依比較結果來產生該輸出正閘極電壓和該共同電壓。 The display device of claim 1, wherein the voltage selector comprises: a comparator coupled to the gate driving circuit for comparing a potential of the reference voltage and the output voltage of the nth gate, and The comparison result produces a analog signal; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the comparator for the analog signal Converting to a digital signal; a counter coupled to the analog digital converter for generating an output count value according to the digital signal; and a voltage output circuit coupled to the counter for comparing the output count value And a reference count value, and the output positive gate voltage and the common voltage are generated according to the comparison result. 如請求項2述之顯示器,其中:當該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位大於該參考電壓時,該比較器係輸出一高電位類比訊號;以及當該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位不大於該參考電壓時,該比較器係輸出一低電位類比訊號。 The display of claim 2, wherein: when the potential of the output voltage of the nth gate is greater than the reference voltage, the comparator outputs a high potential analog signal; and when the voltage of the output voltage of the nth gate is When not greater than the reference voltage, the comparator outputs a low potential analog signal. 如請求項2述之顯示器,其中:當接收到一高電位類比訊號時,該類比數位轉換器係將該高電位類比訊號轉換為一邏輯1數位訊號;以及當接收到一低電位類比訊號時,該類比數位轉換器係將該低電位類比訊號轉換為一邏輯0數位訊號。 The display of claim 2, wherein: when receiving a high potential analog signal, the analog digital converter converts the high potential analog signal into a logical one digital signal; and when receiving a low potential analog signal The analog-to-digital converter converts the low potential analog signal into a logical zero digital signal. 如請求項2述之顯示器,其中:當該輸出計數值大於該參考計數值時,該電壓輸出電路選取該複數組正閘極電壓中一原始正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數組相異之共同 電壓中一原始共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;以及當該輸出計數值小於該參考計數值時,該電壓輸出電路選取該複數組正閘極電壓中一大於該原始正閘極電壓之正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數組相異之共同電壓中一小於該原始共同電壓之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓。 The display of claim 2, wherein: when the output count value is greater than the reference count value, the voltage output circuit selects an original positive gate voltage of the complex array positive gate voltage as the output positive gate voltage And select the complex array to be different a common common voltage in the voltage as the common voltage; and when the output count value is less than the reference count value, the voltage output circuit selects a positive gate of the complex array positive gate voltage that is greater than the original positive gate voltage The pole voltage is used as the output positive gate voltage, and a common voltage different from the original common voltage among the common voltages of the complex array is selected as the common voltage. 如請求項2述之顯示器,其中該電壓輸出電路包含:一控制器,耦接於該計數器,用來比較該輸出計數值和該參考計數值的大小,並依比較結果產生一控制訊號;一第一多工器,耦接於該控制器,用來依據該控制訊號從複數個正閘極電壓中選取該輸出正閘極電壓;以及一第二多工器,耦接於該控制器,用來依據該控制訊號從複數個相異之共同電壓中選取該共同電壓。 The display device of claim 2, wherein the voltage output circuit comprises: a controller coupled to the counter for comparing the output count value and the size of the reference count value, and generating a control signal according to the comparison result; a first multiplexer coupled to the controller for selecting the output positive gate voltage from the plurality of positive gate voltages according to the control signal; and a second multiplexer coupled to the controller The method is configured to select the common voltage from a plurality of different common voltages according to the control signal. 如請求項1述之顯示器,其中該閘級驅動電路係整合於該液晶面板(gate on array,GOA)。 The display of claim 1, wherein the gate drive circuit is integrated in the gate on array (GOA). 如請求項1述之顯示器,另包含:一電壓準位轉移器,耦接於該電壓選擇器、該時序控制器和該電壓產生器,用來依據該時脈訊號、該負閘極電壓,以及該輸出正閘極電壓來產生該閘極輸入訊 號。 The display device of claim 1, further comprising: a voltage level shifter coupled to the voltage selector, the timing controller, and the voltage generator for using the clock signal, the negative gate voltage, And outputting a positive gate voltage to generate the gate input signal number. 一種應用於顯示面板之電壓補償電路,包含:一閘極驅動電路,用以產生複數組閘極輸出電壓至一畫素陣列;一電壓選擇器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路以接收複數組閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓,該電壓選擇器能提供複數組相異之正閘極電壓和複數組相異之共同電壓,並能依據一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係從該複數組正閘極電壓中選取一相對應之正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及依據該參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的關係從該複數組相異之共同電壓中選取一相對應之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;一時序控制器,用來產生一時脈訊號;以及一電壓產生器,用來產生一負閘極電壓。 A voltage compensation circuit for a display panel, comprising: a gate driving circuit for generating a complex array gate output voltage to a pixel array; a voltage selector coupled to the gate driving circuit to receive the complex array One of the gate output voltages of the nth stage gate output voltage, the voltage selector can provide a common voltage of the complex gate different positive gate voltage and the complex array, and can be based on a reference voltage and the nth stage The relationship between the gate output voltages selects a corresponding positive gate voltage from the positive gate voltage of the complex array as an output positive gate voltage, and according to the reference voltage and the nth gate output voltage The relationship between the common voltages of the complex arrays is selected as a common voltage; a timing controller is used to generate a clock signal; and a voltage generator is used to generate a Negative gate voltage. 如請求項9所述之電壓補償電路,其中該電壓選擇器包含:一比較器,耦接於該閘極驅動電路,用來比較該參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位高低,並依比較結果產生一類比訊號;一類比數位轉換器,耦接於該比較器,用來將該類比訊 號轉換為一數位訊號;一計數器,耦接於該類比數位轉換器,用來依據該數位訊號來產生一輸出計數值;以及一電壓輸出電路,耦接於該計數器,用來比較該輸出計數值和一參考計數值的大小,並依比較結果來產生該輸出正閘極電壓和該共同電壓。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 9, wherein the voltage selector comprises: a comparator coupled to the gate driving circuit for comparing a potential of the reference voltage and the output voltage of the nth gate; And generating a analog signal according to the comparison result; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the comparator for using the analog signal The number is converted to a digital signal; a counter coupled to the analog digital converter for generating an output count value according to the digital signal; and a voltage output circuit coupled to the counter for comparing the output meter The value and a reference count value are magnituded, and the output positive gate voltage and the common voltage are generated according to the comparison result. 如請求項10述之電壓補償電路,其中:當該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位大於該參考電壓時,該比較器係輸出一高電位類比訊號;以及當該第n級閘極輸出電壓之電位不大於該參考電壓時,該比較器係輸出一低電位類比訊號。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 10, wherein: when the potential of the nth gate output voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the comparator outputs a high potential analog signal; and when the nth gate output voltage When the potential is not greater than the reference voltage, the comparator outputs a low potential analog signal. 如請求項10述之電壓補償電路,其中:當接收到一高電位類比訊號時,該類比數位轉換器係將該高電位類比訊號轉換為一邏輯1數位訊號;以及當接收到一低電位類比訊號時,該類比數位轉換器係將該低電位類比訊號轉換為一邏輯0數位訊號。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 10, wherein: when receiving a high potential analog signal, the analog digital converter converts the high potential analog signal into a logic one digit signal; and when receiving a low potential analogy In the case of a signal, the analog digital converter converts the low potential analog signal into a logical zero digital signal. 如請求項10述之電壓補償電路,其該計數器係根據該數位訊號的寬度來產生該輸出計數值。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 10, wherein the counter generates the output count value according to the width of the digital signal. 如請求項10述之電壓補償電路,其中: 當該輸出計數值大於該參考計數值時,該電壓輸出電路選取該複數組正閘極電壓中一原始正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數組共同電壓中一原始共同電壓以做為該共同電壓;以及當該輸出計數值小於該參考計數值時,該電壓輸出電路選取該複數組正閘極電壓中一大於該原始正閘極電壓之正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數組共同電壓中一小於該原始共同電壓之共同電壓以做為該共同電壓。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 10, wherein: When the output count value is greater than the reference count value, the voltage output circuit selects an original positive gate voltage of the complex array positive gate voltage as the output positive gate voltage, and selects one of the complex array common voltages The original common voltage is taken as the common voltage; and when the output count value is less than the reference count value, the voltage output circuit selects a positive gate voltage of the complex array positive gate voltage that is greater than the original positive gate voltage As the output positive gate voltage, and selecting a common voltage of the complex array common voltage less than the original common voltage as the common voltage. 如請求項10述之電壓補償電路,其中該電壓輸出電路包含:一控制器,耦接於該計數器,用來比較該輸出計數值和該參考計數值的大小,並依比較結果產生一控制訊號;一第一多工器,耦接於該控制器,用來依據該控制訊號從複數個正閘極電壓中選取該輸出正閘極電壓,以及一第二多工器,耦接於該控制器,用來依據該控制訊號從複數個共同電壓中選取該共同電壓。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 10, wherein the voltage output circuit comprises: a controller coupled to the counter for comparing the output count value and the reference count value, and generating a control signal according to the comparison result a first multiplexer coupled to the controller for selecting the output positive gate voltage from the plurality of positive gate voltages according to the control signal, and a second multiplexer coupled to the control And configured to select the common voltage from the plurality of common voltages according to the control signal. 如請求項9述之電壓補償電路,另包含一電壓準位轉移器,耦接於該電壓選擇器、該時序控制器和該電壓產生器,用來依據該時脈訊號、該負閘極電壓,以及該輸出 正閘極電壓來產生驅動該閘極驅動電路所需之閘極輸入訊號。 The voltage compensation circuit of claim 9, further comprising a voltage level shifter coupled to the voltage selector, the timing controller and the voltage generator for using the clock signal and the negative gate voltage And the output The positive gate voltage generates the gate input signal required to drive the gate drive circuit. 一種驅動顯示面板之方法,包含:提供複數個閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓;比較一參考電壓和該第n級閘極輸出電壓之間的電位高低;當該第n級閘極輸出電壓大於該參考電壓時,選取複數組正閘極電壓中一相對應之第一正閘極電壓以做為一輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取複數組相異之共同電壓中一相對應之第一共同電壓以做為一輸出共同電壓;以及當該第n級閘極輸出電壓不大於該參考電壓時,選取該複數個正閘極電壓中大於該第一正閘極電壓之一第二正閘極電壓以做為該輸出正閘極電壓,以及選取該複數個共同電壓中小於該第一共同電壓之一第二共同電壓以做為該輸出共同電壓。 A method of driving a display panel, comprising: providing an nth gate output voltage of a plurality of gate output voltages; comparing a potential between a reference voltage and the nth gate output voltage; when the nth When the output voltage of the gate is greater than the reference voltage, a corresponding first positive gate voltage of the positive gate voltage of the complex array is selected as an output positive gate voltage, and one of the common voltages of the complex array is selected. Corresponding first common voltage as an output common voltage; and when the nth gate output voltage is not greater than the reference voltage, selecting the plurality of positive gate voltages to be greater than the first positive gate voltage A second positive gate voltage is used as the output positive gate voltage, and a second common voltage of the plurality of common voltages less than the first common voltage is selected as the output common voltage. 如請求項17所述之方法,其另包含:提供一類比訊號;將該類比訊號轉換為一邏輯數位訊號;根據該邏輯數位訊號的寬度來產生一輸出計數值;以及比較該輸出計數值和一參考計數值之大小。 The method of claim 17, further comprising: providing an analog signal; converting the analog signal into a logical digit signal; generating an output count value according to a width of the logical digit signal; and comparing the output count value and The size of a reference count value. 如請求項17所述之方法,另包含比較該第n級閘極輸出電壓和該參考電壓之大小。 The method of claim 17, further comprising comparing the magnitude of the nth gate output voltage and the reference voltage. 如請求項17所述之方法,其中提供複數個閘極輸出電壓中之一第n級閘極輸出電壓係提供該複數個閘極輸出電壓中之最後一級閘極輸出電壓。 The method of claim 17, wherein providing one of the plurality of gate output voltages, the nth gate output voltage, provides a last one of the plurality of gate output voltages. 如請求項17所述之方法,另包含提供該複數個正閘極電壓及該複數個共同電壓。 The method of claim 17, further comprising providing the plurality of positive gate voltages and the plurality of common voltages. 如請求項17所述之方法,另包含依據該輸出正閘極電壓和該輸出共同電壓來驅動一顯示面板。 The method of claim 17, further comprising driving a display panel according to the output positive gate voltage and the output common voltage. 如請求項17所述之方法,另包含依據一顯示面板之特性來設定該參考電壓。 The method of claim 17, further comprising setting the reference voltage according to a characteristic of a display panel.
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