WO2011024338A1 - 液晶表示装置およびその電位設定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an active matrix type liquid crystal display device using a switching element such as a thin film transistor and a potential setting method thereof.
- Such an active matrix type liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel as a display unit composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a main part thereof.
- a plurality of data signal lines hereinafter referred to as “source bus lines”
- a plurality of scanning signal lines hereinafter referred to as “gate bus lines”
- gate bus lines are formed in a lattice shape so as to intersect each other.
- auxiliary capacitance lines are formed so as to extend in parallel with the plurality of gate bus lines.
- One pixel corresponds to each of the intersections of the plurality of source bus lines and gate bus lines.
- the liquid crystal display panel is provided in common to the above-described plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a common electrode (or a counter electrode) arranged to face a pixel electrode included in each pixel with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. Electrode).
- FIG. 13 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing an electrical configuration of one pixel in the liquid crystal display panel of the liquid crystal display device as described above.
- Each pixel has a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as “TFT”) as a switching element having a source electrode connected to a source bus line 50 passing through a corresponding intersection and a gate electrode connected to a gate bus line 51 passing through the intersection. 52) and a pixel electrode 53 connected to the drain electrode of the TFT 52.
- TFT thin film transistor
- a liquid crystal capacitor C lc is formed by the pixel electrode 53 and the common electrode 54
- an auxiliary capacitor C s is formed by the pixel electrode 53 and the auxiliary capacitor line provided along the gate bus line 51.
- the liquid crystal capacitor C lc and the auxiliary capacitor C s constitute a pixel capacitor for holding a voltage indicating a pixel value to be formed by each pixel.
- a parasitic capacitance C gd is formed between the pixel electrode 53 and the gate bus line 51.
- alternating current driving in which a positive voltage and a negative voltage are alternately applied to the liquid crystal is performed.
- AC driving there are types of AC driving such as frame inversion driving, line inversion driving, and dot inversion driving.
- common electrode voltage a voltage applied to the common electrode
- driving to switch the level of the common electrode voltage V com is performed.
- dot inversion driving is widely used in which the voltage applied to adjacent pixels has a reverse polarity and the polarity of each pixel is inverted every frame. If the polarity is inverted every dot (ie, every pixel), adjacent pixels become dark pixels and bright pixels, so that the change in brightness can be offset to some extent. This is because flicker is reduced to some extent.
- the dot inversion driving is a driving for making it difficult to see the flicker, so that it is difficult to set the common electrode voltage Vcom . Therefore, the same polarity is displayed on the entire surface, a dot checkered pattern that makes it easy to see the flicker is displayed, and the common electrode voltage Vcom is set.
- the dot checkered pattern is a display pattern in which only pixels having the same polarity are lit, and 0 gradation or a gradation close thereto is written in pixels that are not lit. In the case of dot inversion driving, it lights up every other dot vertically and horizontally.
- the common electrode voltage V com that minimizes the flicker and the potential setting of the source bus line seem to be possible by a theoretical method, but in reality, a slight deviation from the design value is actually caused. It doesn't go according to the calculation. Therefore, actually, the entire surface of the liquid crystal display panel (that is, all pixels) is displayed with the same gradation (hereinafter referred to as “solid pattern”), the common electrode voltage Vcom is changed, and flicker is minimized.
- a method has been proposed in which the common electrode voltage Vcom is searched and the respective potentials are determined (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
- a method of adjusting a common electrode potential V com or a potential input to a source bus line by displaying a pattern in which flicker is easily visible is generally performed.
- the common electrode potential V com adjusted by the above-described dot checkered dot checkered pattern may not be the same as the optimum value of the common electrode potential V com adjusted by the above-described solid pattern.
- the potential of the source bus line is set in consideration of the pull-in voltage due to the parasitic capacitance C gd described above so that a symmetrical voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. Since the pull-in voltage due to the parasitic capacitance C gd differs between the high gradation side and the low gradation side, the center voltage of the potential of the source bus line is set differently depending on the gradation. For example, in normally black, the center voltage of the potential of the source bus line set for displaying a low gradation is higher than the center voltage of the source bus line set for displaying a high gradation.
- the pixel potential is affected by the pull-in voltage due to the parasitic capacitance C sd formed between the data signal line and the drain of the switching element, in addition to the pull-in voltage due to the parasitic capacitance C gd described above.
- the average potential of the source bus lines for realizing the dot checkered pattern is the average potential of the set potential for displaying the high gradation and the gradation of 0 or low.
- adjacent pixels have the same gradation and opposite polarity.
- the average potential of the source bus line for realizing the solid pattern is the average of the set potential for displaying a high gradation.
- the center voltage of the potential of the source bus line set for displaying low gradation is higher than the center voltage of the source bus line set for displaying high gradation. Therefore, the average voltage of the source bus line after the potential is written to the pixel electrode is higher in the solid pattern than in the dot checkered pattern, and the pull-in voltage due to the parasitic capacitance C sd is small.
- the common electrode potential V com adjusted by the dot checkerboard pattern to become higher than the common electrode potential V com which is adjusted by the solid pattern, even when adjusting the common electrode voltage V com by the dot checkerboard pattern of dot inversion driving
- the common electrode potential Vcom is not always an optimum value.
- an asymmetric voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer to cause flicker, resulting in a significant decrease in display quality and a problem that image sticking occurs when left for a long time.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing the occurrence of image sticking caused by flicker and a potential setting method thereof.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is turned on when a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of scanning signal lines intersecting the plurality of data signal lines, and the scanning signal lines are in a selected state.
- a switching element that is turned off when the scanning signal line is in a non-selected state, a pixel electrode that is connected to the data signal line via the switching element, and a common electrode that is disposed to face the pixel electrode,
- a plurality of pixels having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and arranged in a matrix corresponding to each of the intersections of the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines And a potential control unit for controlling the potential of the electrode.
- the parasitic capacitance formed between the data signal line and the drain of the switching element is C sd
- the liquid crystal capacitance is C lc
- the auxiliary capacitance is C s
- the black display is 0 Gradation, white
- the potential set to the data signal line is applied to the pixel electrode to provide the positive potential necessary for the 0 gradation display to the pixel electrode.
- V H0 a potential set to the data signal line for applying a negative potential necessary for 0 gradation display to the pixel electrode is V L0
- a positive potential necessary for 255 gradation display is applied to the pixel electrode.
- the potential set to the data signal line is V H255
- the potential set to the data signal line is V L255 to give the pixel electrode a negative potential necessary for 255 gradation display
- the common electrode that minimizes flicker the potential with a V cenf255, if the potential of the common electrode flicker when displaying 255 gradation in all of the plurality of pixels is minimum was V cen255
- potential control unit, V cenf2 From 55 This is characterized in that a potential reduced to a value of V cen255 is set.
- the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is turned on when a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of scanning signal lines intersecting with the plurality of data signal lines, and the scanning signal line are in a selected state, A switching element that is turned off when in the non-selected state, a pixel electrode connected to the data signal line via the switching element, a common electrode disposed to face the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode and the common electrode A plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix corresponding to each of the intersections of the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines, and the potential of the common electrode is controlled.
- a potential control unit and when black display is 0 gradation, white display is 255 gradation, and brightness between them is divided into 254 levels, any two intermediate tones, a gradation and b gradation, And liquid in each of 255 gradations Capacity C lca, C lcb, and C lc255, negative electrode required a potential set to the data signal line to provide a positive potential required 0 gradation display pixel electrodes to V H0, 0 gradation display
- the potential set to the data signal line to apply a positive potential to the pixel electrode is V L0
- the potential set to the data signal line to apply a positive potential necessary for a gradation display to the pixel electrode is V
- the potential set to the data signal line to apply a positive potential necessary for a gradation display to the pixel electrode is V
- the potential set to the data signal line to apply a positive potential necessary for a gradation display to the pixel electrode is V
- the potential set for the data signal line is V Hb
- the potential set for the data signal line is V Lb for applying the negative potential necessary for b gradation display to the pixel electrode, and the positive electrode necessary for 255 gradation display.
- the potential setting method of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is turned on when the plurality of data signal lines, the plurality of scanning signal lines crossing the plurality of data signal lines, and the scanning signal lines are in a selected state, A switching element that is turned off when the scanning signal line is in a non-selected state, a pixel electrode that is connected to the data signal line via the switching element, a common electrode that is disposed to face the pixel electrode, and a pixel A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between an electrode and a common electrode, and a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix corresponding to each of intersections of the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines A method of setting the potential of the apparatus, wherein black display is 0 gradation, white display is 255 gradation, 0 gradation and 255 gradation are displayed for each pixel, and 0 gradation and 255 floor are displayed for each pixel.
- V L0 is a potential set to the data signal line to give the pixel electrode a negative potential necessary for 0 gradation display
- V H255 Is a potential set to the data signal line for applying a positive potential necessary for 255 gradation display to the pixel electrode
- VL255 is a data for applying a negative potential necessary for 255 gradation display to the pixel electrode. characterized in that it comprises at least a step of setting a potential as small as a potential set to the signal line), the potential V Cen255 of the common electrode in the case of displaying 255 gradation in all the plurality of pixels To.
- the potential setting method of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is turned on when a plurality of data signal lines, a plurality of scanning signal lines intersecting the plurality of data signal lines, and the scanning signal lines are in a selected state.
- a switching element that is turned off when the scanning signal line is in a non-selected state, a pixel electrode that is connected to the data signal line via the switching element, a common electrode that is disposed to face the pixel electrode,
- a method of setting a potential of a display device wherein black display is 0 gradation, white display is 255 gradation, and 0 gradation and 255 gradation are displayed for each pixel, and 0 gradation is provided for each pixel.
- a step of Kka seeks potential V Cenf255 of the common electrode becomes minimum, and displaying a gray level of 0 tone and any halftone for each pixel, 0 gradation and a gradation for each pixel , The step of obtaining the potential V cenfa of the common electrode that minimizes flicker, the step of displaying 0 gradation for each pixel and b gradation that is an arbitrary halftone, and 0 for each pixel.
- a step of obtaining the potential V cenf of the common electrode that minimizes flicker a step of displaying the gray scale in all of the plurality of pixels, and a in all of the plurality of pixels while viewing the gray scale, and determining the potential V cena the common electrode flicker is minimized, and displaying the b tone in all the plurality of pixels, b floor in all of the plurality of pixels While viewing the steps of: measuring and determining the potential V CENB the common electrode flicker is minimized, the characteristic of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal capacitance liquid crystal layer, a tone, b gradation and Determining the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in each of the 255 gradations, the characteristics of the liquid crystal capacitance and the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer, and the liquid crystal layer in each of the a gradation, b gradation, and 255 gradation Obtaining liquid crystal capacitances C lca , C lc
- VL0 is a potential set to the data signal line to give a negative potential necessary for 0 gradation display to the pixel electrode
- VHa is a positive potential necessary for the a gradation display to the pixel electrode.
- the potential set for the data signal line to give, V La is the potential set for the data signal line to give the pixel electrode a negative potential necessary for a gradation display, and V Hb for the b gradation display Define the required positive potential
- VLb is the potential set to the data signal line to apply the negative potential necessary for b gradation display to the pixel electrode
- V H255 is the 255th floor.
- Set potential At least a step of setting the voltage to the common electrode potential V cen255 when 255 gradations are displayed in all of the plurality of pixels.
- the potential setting method of the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is turned on when the plurality of data signal lines, the plurality of scanning signal lines crossing the plurality of data signal lines, and the scanning signal lines are in a selected state, A switching element that is turned off when the scanning signal line is in a non-selected state, a pixel electrode that is connected to the data signal line via the switching element, a common electrode that is disposed to face the pixel electrode, and a pixel A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between an electrode and a common electrode, and a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix corresponding to each of intersections of the plurality of data signal lines and the plurality of scanning signal lines
- a potential setting method for the apparatus in which black display is set to 0 gradation, white display is divided into 255 gradations, and the brightness between them is divided into 254 levels.
- a symmetrical voltage can be applied to the liquid crystal layer, so that the display quality can be prevented from deteriorating and the occurrence of image sticking due to flicker can be prevented.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an overall configuration of a liquid crystal display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing a main configuration of a pixel in the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole structure of the TFT substrate which comprises the liquid crystal display device which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole structure of the display part of the liquid crystal display device which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of setting a center voltage of a potential of a pixel electrode in the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- 7 is a flowchart for explaining a method of setting a center voltage of a potential of a pixel electrode in a liquid crystal display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the characteristic (CV characteristic) of a liquid crystal capacity and a voltage.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing a main configuration of a pixel in the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole structure of the TFT substrate which comprises this.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire configuration of the display unit of the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a diagram of the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the apparatus for setting the center voltage of a pixel electrode.
- the liquid crystal display device 1 includes a TFT substrate 2 that is a first substrate, a CF substrate 3 that is a second substrate disposed opposite to the TFT substrate 2, a TFT substrate 2, And a liquid crystal layer 4 which is a display medium layer sandwiched between CF substrates 3.
- the liquid crystal display device 1 is sandwiched between the TFT substrate 2 and the CF substrate 3, and a seal provided in a frame shape for adhering the TFT substrate 2 and the CF substrate 3 to each other and enclosing the liquid crystal layer 4.
- the material 40 is provided.
- the sealing material 40 is formed so as to go around the liquid crystal layer 4, and the TFT substrate 2 and the CF substrate 3 are bonded to each other via the sealing material 40.
- the liquid crystal display device 1 includes a plurality of photo spacers 25 for regulating the thickness of the liquid crystal layer 4 (that is, the cell gap).
- the liquid crystal display device 1 is formed in a rectangular shape, and in the longitudinal direction X of the liquid crystal display panel 1, the TFT substrate 2 protrudes from the CF substrate 3 on the upper side thereof, and the protrusion In the region, a plurality of display wirings such as gate lines and source lines, which will be described later, are drawn out to form a terminal region T.
- a display area D for displaying an image is defined in an area where the TFT substrate 2 and the CF substrate 3 overlap.
- the display area D is configured by arranging a plurality of pixels, which are the minimum unit of an image, in a matrix.
- the sealing material 40 is provided in a rectangular frame shape surrounding the entire periphery of the display area D.
- the pixel 30 of the liquid crystal display device 1 is provided with the source bus line 14 and the gate bus line 11 intersecting each other.
- the gate is connected to the gate bus line 11 near the intersection of the two signal lines, the source is connected to the source bus line 14 near the intersection, and the drain is connected to the pixel electrode 19.
- a thin film transistor (TFT) 5 is provided. The TFT 5 is turned on when the gate bus line 11 is in a selected state, and is turned off when the gate bus line 11 is in a non-selected state.
- the pixel electrode 19 is connected to the source bus line 14 via the TFT 5, and a common electrode (counter electrode) 24 is disposed so as to face the pixel electrode 19.
- the liquid crystal layer 4 is sandwiched between the pixel electrode 19 and the common electrode 24 as a display medium layer to form a liquid crystal capacitance C lc .
- an auxiliary capacitor Cs is provided in parallel with the liquid crystal capacitor C lc .
- One auxiliary capacitance electrode of the auxiliary capacitance Cs is connected to the pixel electrode 19, and a common voltage potential V com is applied to the other common electrode 24.
- a parasitic capacitance C gd is generated between the gate and drain of the TFT 5.
- each pixel portion is shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of source bus lines 14 and a plurality of gate bus lines 11 are provided, and a plurality of source bus lines 14 and a plurality of gate bus lines 11 are provided.
- a plurality of pixels 30 are arranged in a matrix corresponding to each of the intersections. That is, each pixel 30 is provided in each region surrounded by the gate bus line 11 and the source bus line 14.
- the TFT substrate 2 includes an insulating substrate 6 such as a glass substrate, the above-described gate bus lines 11 extending in parallel with each other on the insulating substrate 6, and the gate bus lines 11. And a gate insulating film 12 provided to cover the gate insulating film 12.
- the TFT substrate 2 is formed on the gate insulating film 12 so as to extend in parallel with each other in the direction orthogonal to the gate bus line 11, and at each intersection of the gate bus line 11 and the source bus line 14.
- a first interlayer insulating film 15 and a second interlayer insulating film 16 which are the interlayer insulating films 10 provided in order so as to cover the source bus line 14 and the TFT 5.
- the TFT substrate 2 is provided in a matrix on the second interlayer insulating film 16, a plurality of pixel electrodes 19 connected to each of the TFTs 5, and an alignment film 9 provided so as to cover the pixel electrodes 19. have.
- the TFT 5 includes a gate electrode 17 in which the gate bus line 11 protrudes to the side, a gate insulating film 12 provided so as to cover the gate electrode 17, and a gate on the gate insulating film 12.
- a semiconductor layer 13 provided in an island shape at a position overlapping with the electrode 17, and a source electrode 18 and a drain electrode 20 provided so as to face each other on the semiconductor layer 13 are provided.
- the source electrode 18 is a portion where the source bus line 14 protrudes laterally.
- the drain electrode 20 is connected to the pixel electrode 19 through a contact hole 30 formed in the first interlayer insulating film 15 and the second interlayer insulating film 16. As shown in FIG.
- the pixel electrode 19 includes a transparent electrode 31 provided on the second interlayer insulating film 16, and a reflective electrode that is stacked on the transparent electrode 31 and provided on the surface of the transparent electrode 31. 32.
- the semiconductor layer 13 includes a lower intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 13 a and an upper n + amorphous silicon layer 13 b doped with phosphorus, and is exposed from the source electrode 18 and the drain electrode 20.
- the intrinsic amorphous silicon layer 13a that constitutes the channel region.
- a reflective region R is defined by the reflective electrode 32, and a transparent region 31 exposed from the reflective electrode 32 Is stipulated.
- the surface of the second interlayer insulating film 16 below the pixel electrode 19 is formed in an uneven shape, and is provided on the surface of the second interlayer insulating film 16 via the transparent electrode 31.
- the surface of the reflective electrode 32 is also formed in an uneven shape.
- reflection region R described above is not necessarily defined, and only the transmission region T may be defined.
- the CF substrate 3 includes an insulating substrate 21 such as a glass substrate, a color filter layer 22 provided on the insulating substrate 21, and a reflection region R and a transmission region in the reflection region R of the color filter layer 22. And a transparent layer 23 for compensating for the optical path difference in the region T.
- the CF substrate 3 includes a common electrode 24 provided so as to cover the transmission region T and the transparent layer 23 (that is, the reflection region R) of the color filter layer 22, and a photo spacer 25 provided in a column shape on the common electrode 24.
- an alignment film 26 provided so as to cover the common electrode 24 and the photospacer 25.
- the color filter layer 22 includes a colored layer 28 of a red layer R, a green layer G, and a blue layer B provided for each pixel, and a black matrix 27 that is a light shielding film.
- the transflective liquid crystal display panel 1 having the above configuration reflects light incident from the CF substrate 3 side in the reflection region R by the reflective electrode 32 and backlight (not shown) incident from the TFT substrate 2 side in the transmission region T. ) Is transmitted.
- a display signal (data signal) corresponding to the display state of the pixel 30 is supplied to the source bus line 14 from a data signal line driving unit (source driver) (not shown).
- a scanning signal (gate signal) for turning on / off the TFT 21 is supplied from scanning signal line driving means (gate driver) (not shown).
- the liquid crystal display panel 1 transmits a data signal from the source bus line 14 when a gate signal is sent from the gate bus line 11 and the TFT 5 is turned on in the pixel 30 configured for each pixel electrode 19. Then, a predetermined charge is written into the pixel electrode 19 through the source electrode 18 and the drain electrode 20. A potential difference is generated between the pixel electrode 19 and the common electrode 24, and a predetermined voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 4.
- an image is displayed by adjusting the transmittance of light incident from the backlight by utilizing the change in the alignment state of the liquid crystal molecules according to the magnitude of the applied voltage. It becomes the composition which is done.
- the conventional method of displaying the dot checkered pattern and minimizing the flicker is not necessarily the optimum method.
- an asymmetric voltage (rectangular wave) having different absolute values of positive and negative voltages is applied to the liquid crystal layer. That is, a rectangular wave to which an offset voltage is applied is applied, and electric burn-in is likely to occur.
- the potential of the pixel electrode is affected by the potential of the gate bus line, but is also affected by the potential of the source bus line. After the gate bus line is turned off, the potential of the source bus line is changed, and the potential of the pixel electrode is changed by the capacitance between the source and the drain.
- the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 set in the dot checkered pattern display and the potential of the pixel electrode 19 in the case of the solid pattern display are set. A difference from the center voltage is obtained, and in consideration of this difference, the potential of the common electrode 24 and the center potential of the pixel electrode 19 are finally matched.
- the change in the potential of the pixel electrode 19 due to the parasitic capacitance C sd formed between the source bus line 14 and the drain (pixel electrode) of the TFT 5 is almost all. It can be ignored.
- the change in the potential of the source bus line 14 is determined based on the potential V H set on the source bus line 14 and the predetermined potential to give the pixel electrode 19 a positive potential necessary for displaying a predetermined gradation.
- V L is dot inversion driving, it is considered to change to the average of V H and V L.
- the potential attraction at this time is It becomes.
- the amount of decrease in the potential of V H and the amount of increase in the potential of VL are equal, so the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 does not change. That is, it is considered that there is almost no change in the potential of the pixel electrode 19 due to C sd in the drive for displaying the solid pattern.
- the potential of the source bus line 14 is set to V HX (the potential set to the source bus line 14 to give the pixel electrode 19 a positive potential necessary for displaying the X gradation, or V LX (predetermined When expressed as (a potential set in the source bus line 14 for applying a negative potential necessary for displaying gradation to the pixel electrode 19) (where X represents gradation), 255 gradations ( When the dot checkered pattern of (white) is displayed, the potential of the source bus line 14 in the same frame is driven by dot inversion, so it is considered that it changes from V H255 to the average of V H255 and V L0 . The amount of potential drawn is It becomes.
- the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 is shifted by the average value of the expressions (5) and (6), and the shift amount is It becomes.
- the center potential of the potential of the low-gradation source bus line 14 is set higher than the center potential of the potential of the high-gradation source bus line 14 because the pull-in by the gate bus line is large, and V H0 + V L0. ⁇ V H255 + V L255 often holds. Therefore, as shown in Expression (8), the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 is higher when the dot checkered pattern display is set than when the solid pattern display is set.
- the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 adjusted by the dot checkered pattern of the dot inversion driving described above is not the same as the optimum value of the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 adjusted by the solid pattern described above. Even when the adjustment is performed using the dot checkered pattern, the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 is not always the optimum value. As a result, an asymmetrical voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 to generate flicker, resulting in a problem that display quality is greatly deteriorated and burn-in occurs when left for a long time.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a center voltage setting method of the pixel electrode in the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 by the driving means 50 connected to the liquid crystal display device 1 shown in FIG. 6, and for each adjacent pixel in each of the gate bus line 11 and the source bus line 14,
- the polarity of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 is inverted to display the lowest gradation (that is, 0 gradation) and the maximum gradation (that is, 255 gradation) for each pixel (that is, black display is converted to 0 gradation).
- the white display is set to 255 gradations, and 0 gradation and 255 gradations are displayed for each pixel), and a dot checkered pattern is displayed (step S1).
- the voltage at which the flicker is minimized is set to the center potential V cenf255 of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 (step S2).
- the luminance of the liquid crystal display device 1 is detected by the luminance detection means (for example, a photodiode) 51 shown in FIG.
- the detected luminance data and the voltage data applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 are input to the voltage determining means 52 (for example, a spectrum analyzer, a flicker meter, etc.), and the voltage determining means 52 causes the flicker. Is determined to be the minimum (that is, the brightness at the time of light and dark is the minimum).
- the flicker is minimized by making the potential of the common electrode 24 equal to the center potential V cenf255 of the potential of the pixel electrode 19, the dot of the common electrode 24 that minimizes flicker is displayed in a state where the dot checkered pattern is displayed.
- the potential is set to be equal to the center potential V cenf 255 of the pixel electrode 19, and the voltage V cenf 255 of the common electrode 24 at which the flicker is minimized is displayed in the state where the dot checkered pattern is displayed according to the above equation (8).
- the voltage (that is, V cen255 ) that is reduced by a small amount is set to the potential of the common electrode 24 during solid pattern display (that is, when 255 gradations are displayed in all of the plurality of pixels 30) (step S3).
- the voltage data determined by the voltage determining means 52 is input to the potential control means 53 for controlling the potential of the pixel electrode 19 and the potential of the common electrode 24, and the potential control means 53
- the voltage is set to the center potential V cen 255 of the pixel electrode 19.
- the potential control unit 53 displays the dot checkered pattern from the potential V cen 255 of the common electrode 24 where the flicker is minimized.
- a voltage that is reduced by a small amount is set to the potential V cen 255 of the common electrode 24 when the solid pattern is displayed.
- the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 is set as the common electrode potential V com (step S4).
- step S4 the data of the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 when the set solid pattern is displayed is output to the driving unit 50, and the driving unit 50 sets the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 as the common electrode potential V com. Applied (step S4).
- the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 and the pixel in the solid pattern display are considered in consideration of the difference from the center voltage (that is, the voltage of the common electrode 24) V cen 255 of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 set in the dot checkered pattern display.
- the center voltage V Cen255 the potential of the electrode 19 i.e., to match the common electrode voltage V com and the central voltage V Cen255 potential of solid pattern display at the pixel electrode 19
- the common electrode voltage Vcom is set based on the equation (8).
- the parasitic capacitance Csd does not necessarily have a design capacitance and an actual capacitance due to variations in dimensions and the like. It cannot be said that they match.
- the parasitic capacitance C sd is eliminated, and the common electrode voltage V com is set using the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode in the halftone. .
- an arbitrary gray scale is a gray scale and b gray scale (that is, a black gradation is 0 gradation, a white display is 255 gradation, and the brightness between them is divided into 254 levels.
- a gray scale and b gray scale applying equation (10), It becomes.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a method of setting the center voltage of the potential of the pixel electrode in the liquid crystal display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 by the driving unit 50, and for each adjacent pixel in each of the gate bus line 11 and the source bus line 14,
- the polarity of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 is inverted to display the lowest gradation (that is, 0 gradation) and the maximum gradation (that is, 255 gradation) for each pixel, and display a dot checkered pattern ( Step S11).
- step S12 the potential of the common electrode 24 that minimizes flicker is obtained, and this potential is set to V cenf 255 (step S12).
- step S11 instead of the maximum gradation (that is, 255 gradations), arbitrary halftones a gradation and b gradation are displayed, and the same processing as in step 12 described above is performed. , while viewing the dot checkerboard pattern, determine the potential of the common electrode 24 which flicker is minimized, set this potential V Cenfa, and V cenfb (step S13).
- a voltage that minimizes flicker is displayed in a state where 0 gradation and b gradation which is an arbitrary halftone are displayed for each pixel, and 0 gradation and b gradation are displayed for each pixel.
- the potential V cenb of the common electrode 24 is set.
- the luminance detection unit 51 detects the luminance of the liquid crystal display device 1, and then the detected luminance data and the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4. Is input to the voltage determining means 52, and the voltage determining means 52 determines the potential of the common electrode 24 at which the flicker is minimized (that is, the brightness during light and dark is minimized).
- ⁇ x ⁇ (V H0 + V L0 ⁇ V Hx ⁇ V Lx ), ⁇ 255 , ⁇ a , and ⁇ b in the 255 gradation, the a gradation, and the b gradation are obtained (step S14).
- the drive unit 50 displays a solid pattern of gradations a and b, which are arbitrary halftones, and the common electrode 24 that minimizes flicker in a state where the solid pattern of gradations and b gradations is displayed. And the potentials are set to V cena and V cenb (step S15).
- the voltage at which flicker is minimized is set to the potential V of the common electrode 24. Set to cena .
- the voltage at which flicker is minimized is set to the potential V cenb of the common electrode 24. Set to.
- the luminance of the liquid crystal display device 1 is detected by the luminance detection means 51, and then the detected luminance data and the liquid crystal layer 4 are applied.
- the voltage data is input to the voltage determination unit 52, and the voltage determination unit 52 determines the potential of the common electrode 24 at which the flicker is minimized (that is, the brightness during light and dark is minimized).
- a liquid crystal display cell is separately prepared, and the characteristics of the liquid crystal capacitance and the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 (CV Characteristic) is measured (step S17).
- liquid crystal capacitance and voltage characteristics are measured using an LCR meter, an impedance measuring device, or the like.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of liquid crystal capacitance and voltage characteristics (CV characteristics).
- liquid crystal capacitance and voltage characteristics may be measured by liquid crystal alignment calculation. More specifically, first, a dielectric constant, an elastic coefficient, and a pretilt angle, which are physical properties of the liquid crystal, are set, and the liquid crystal at the applied voltage with a predetermined step size from 0 V to white voltage (in the case of normally black). A one-dimensional calculation of the orientation is performed. Next, using the calculated liquid crystal alignment, the liquid crystal capacity and voltage characteristics (CV characteristics) are measured by determining the liquid crystal capacity and transmittance.
- a dielectric constant, an elastic coefficient, and a pretilt angle which are physical properties of the liquid crystal
- step S18 voltages V a , V b , and V 255 applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 in each of the a gradation, the b gradation, and the 255 gradation are obtained (step S18).
- Equation (16) is a relational expression between luminance and gradation
- ⁇ 2.2 in a television
- the luminance at the 255 gradation is 1, the luminance at the a gradation and the b gradation is calculated from Equation (16).
- VT characteristics luminance and voltage characteristics
- the liquid crystal capacitors C lca , C lcb , C lc255 are obtained from the capacitors corresponding to the voltages corresponding to the a gradation, b gradation, and 255 gradation,
- the capacity ratios C lca / C lc255 and C lcb / C lc255 are obtained (step S19).
- the voltages V a , V b , and V 255 applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 in each of the a gradation, the b gradation, and the 255 gradation, and the liquid crystal capacitance described above Based on the characteristics (CV characteristics) with the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4, the respective liquid crystal capacitances C lca , C lcb , C lc255 in each of the a gradation, b gradation, and 255 gradation are obtained , The respective capacitance ratios C lca / C lc255 and C lcb / C lc255 are obtained.
- the voltage data determined by the voltage determining means 52 (that is, V cenfa , V cenb , V cena , V cenb ) is input to the voltage control means 53 and input means connected to the potential control means (for example, , 255 , ⁇ a , ⁇ b , C lca , C lcb , C lc255 , C lca / C lc255 , C lcb / C lc255 are input to the potential control means 53.
- the potential control unit 53 can obtain ⁇ V cen255 shown in Expression (14), the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 at the time of displaying the solid pattern is calculated based on V cen255 + ⁇ V cen255 according to Expression (15). Can be set (step S20).
- the potential control means 53 is connected to V cen255 .
- the potential V cen 255 of the common electrode 24 when the set solid pattern is displayed is set as the common electrode potential V com (step S21).
- the data of the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 when the set solid pattern is displayed is output to the driving unit 50, and the driving unit 50 applies the potential cen255 of the common electrode 24 as the common electrode voltage Vcom .
- the potential V cen255 of the common electrode 24 and the pixel in the solid pattern display are considered in consideration of the difference from the center voltage (that is, the voltage of the common electrode 24) V cen 255 of the potential of the pixel electrode 19 set in the dot checkered pattern display.
- the center voltage V Cen255 the potential of the electrode 19 i.e., to match the common electrode voltage V com and the central voltage V Cen255 potential of solid pattern display at the pixel electrode 19
- the potential of the common electrode 24 at the time of displaying a solid pattern can be set without using a parasitic capacitance that does not necessarily match the designed capacitance and the actual capacitance.
- the potential V com255 of 24 and the center potential of the pixel electrode 19 can be matched.
- the common electrode potential Vcom As described in the first embodiment, it can be said that it is desirable to set the common electrode potential Vcom by a solid pattern (for example, 255 white gradations on the entire surface).
- a solid pattern for example, 255 white gradations on the entire surface.
- flicker is reduced, so that setting of the common electrode potential Vcom is not easy.
- white display since there is almost no change in luminance, it may be difficult to detect flicker.
- the voltage at which flicker is minimized in a state in which a solid pattern having a gradation close to 255 gradations is displayed is the common electrode voltage V com (that is, the center voltage V cen255 of the potential of the pixel electrode).
- V com that is, the center voltage V cen255 of the potential of the pixel electrode.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a common electrode voltage setting method in the liquid crystal display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 by the driving means 50 connected to the liquid crystal display device 1 to display a solid pattern of gradations close to 255 gradations (for example, 245 gradations) (step S31).
- the luminance of the liquid crystal display device 1 is detected by the luminance detecting means 51 in a state where the solid pattern is displayed.
- the detected luminance data and the data of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 4 are input to the voltage determining unit 52, and the voltage determining unit 52 minimizes flicker (that is, the luminance at the time of light and darkness is reduced).
- the minimum voltage is determined (step S32).
- the determined voltage is set to the common electrode voltage Vcom (step S33).
- the voltage data determined by the voltage determination unit 52 is input to the voltage control unit 53 for controlling the voltage of the common electrode 24, and the voltage control unit 53 uses the voltage to the common electrode.
- Set to voltage Vcom is input to the voltage control unit 53 for controlling the voltage of the common electrode 24, and the voltage control unit 53 uses the voltage to the common electrode.
- the data of the set common electrode voltage Vcom is output to the driving unit 50, and the common electrode voltage Vcom is applied by the driving unit 50.
- the center voltage V cen255 and the common electrode voltage V com of the potential of the pixel electrode at the time of displaying the solid pattern can be made to coincide with each other while the flicker can be easily detected, and the voltage symmetrical to the liquid crystal layer 4 can be obtained. Can be applied. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the display quality from being deteriorated and to prevent the occurrence of burn-in.
- a solid pattern of 223 gradations or more and 247 gradations or less is displayed as a gradation range close to 255 gradations.
- the flicker is larger than that in the case of 255 gradations, but the flicker is not increased to the extent that flicker can be easily detected. Because there is.
- the gradation is less than 223, as shown in FIG.
- the liquid crystal capacity is significantly different from the case of 255 gradation (that is, the liquid crystal capacity is smaller than that of 255 gradation). This is because it may be difficult to set a common electrode potential Vcom .
- the liquid crystal capacitance at each of the arbitrary x gray scale and 255 gray scale is set to the ratio of C lcx to C lc255 (C lcx This is because it is necessary to carry out at 223 gradations or more where / C lc255 ) is 0.9 or more.
- Examples of utilization of the present invention include an active matrix type liquid crystal display device using a switching element such as a thin film transistor and a potential setting method thereof.
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ΔVd=(Vgh-Vgl)・Cgd/(Clc+Cs+Cgd)…(1)
で表される。
共通電極の電位Vcenf255に、
を加えた電圧を、複数の画素の全てにおいて255階調を表示した場合の共通電極の電位Vcen255に設定するステップとを少なくとも含むことを特徴とする。
図1は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置の全体構成を示す平面図であり、図2は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置の断面図である。また、図3は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置における画素の要部構成を示す等価回路図であり、図4は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置を構成するTFT基板の全体構成を示す断面図である。また、図5は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置の表示部の全体構成を示す断面図であり、図6は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係る液晶表示装置における画素電極の中心電圧を設定するための装置の全体構成を示す図である。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態について説明する。なお、液晶表示装置の全体構成、TFT基板の全体構成、及び液晶表示装置における画素電極の中心電圧を設定するための装置の全体構成は、上述の第1の実施形態において説明したものと同様であるため、ここでは詳しい説明を省略する。
Vcen255=Vcenf255+ΔVcen255…(15)
となり、寄生容量Csdを使用することなく、中間調における画素電極19の電位の中心電圧を用いて、ベタパターンによって調整された画素電極19の電位の中心電圧を求めることができる。
例えば、階調xが255階調の場合の輝度がy255の場合は、上述の定数αは、α=y255・255-γとなる。
次に、本発明の第3の実施形態について説明する。なお、液晶表示装置の全体構成、TFT基板の全体構成、及び液晶表示装置における画素電極の中心電圧を設定するための装置の全体構成は、上述の第1の実施形態において説明したものと同様であるため、ここでは詳しい説明を省略する。また、本実施形態においては、上述の電圧制御手段53が共通電極の電圧を制御するための手段として機能する。
2 TFT基板
3 CF基板
4 液晶層
5 TFT(スイッチング素子)
11 ゲートバスライン(走査信号線)
14 ソースバスライン(データ信号線)
19 画素電極
24 共通電極
30 画素
50 駆動手段
51 輝度検出手段
52 電圧決定手段
53 電位制御手段(電位制御部)
54 入力手段
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- 複数のデータ信号線と、
前記複数のデータ信号線と交差する複数の走査信号線と、
前記走査信号線が選択状態であるときにオン状態となり、前記走査信号線が非選択状態であるときにオフ状態となるスイッチング素子と、前記データ信号線に前記スイッチング素子を介して接続された画素電極と、前記画素電極と対向するように配置された共通電極と、前記画素電極と前記共通電極とに挟持された液晶層とを有し、前記複数のデータ信号線と前記複数の走査信号線との交差点の各々に対応してマトリクス状に配置された複数の画素と、
前記共通電極の電位を制御する電位制御部と
を備える液晶表示装置であって、
前記データ信号線と前記スイッチング素子のドレインとの間に形成された寄生容量をCsd、液晶容量をClc、補助容量をCs、黒表示を0階調、白表示を255階調とし、1画素毎に0階調と255階調を表示した場合の0階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVH0、0階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるためにデータ信号線に設定された電位をVL0、255階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるためにデータ信号線に設定された電位をVH255、255階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるためにデータ信号線に設定された電位をVL255、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位をVcenf255とするとともに、複数の画素の全てにおいて255階調を表示した場合のフリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位をVcen255とした場合、
前記電位制御部は、Vcenf255から、
- 複数のデータ信号線と、
前記複数のデータ信号線と交差する複数の走査信号線と、
前記走査信号線が選択状態であるときにオン状態となり、前記走査信号線が非選択状態であるときにオフ状態となるスイッチング素子と、前記データ信号線に前記スイッチング素子を介して接続された画素電極と、前記画素電極と対向するように配置された共通電極と、前記画素電極と前記共通電極とに挟持された液晶層とを有し、前記複数のデータ信号線と前記複数の走査信号線との交差点の各々に対応してマトリクス状に配置された複数の画素と、
前記共通電極の電位を制御する電位制御部と
を備える液晶表示装置であって、
黒表示を0階調、白表示を255階調とし、その間の明るさを254レベルに分割した時、任意の2つの中間調であるa階調とb階調、及び255階調の各々における液晶容量をClca、Clcb、Clc255とし、
0階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVH0、0階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVL0、a階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVHa、a階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVLa、b階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVHb、b階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVLb、255階調表示に必要な正極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVH255、255階調表示に必要な負極性の電位を前記画素電極に与えるために前記データ信号線に設定された電位をVL255として、νa=-(VH0+VL0-VHa-VLa)、νb=-(VH0+VL0-VHb-VLb)、ν255=-(VH0+VL0-VH255-VL255)と定義するとともに、
1画素おきに0階調とa階調を表示した場合のフリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位をVcenfa、1画素おきに0階調とb階調を表示した場合のフリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位をVcenfbとするとともに、前記複数の画素の全てにおいてa階調、及びb階調を表示した場合の各々のフリッカーが最小となる共通電極の電位をVcena、Vcenbとして、ΔVcena=Vcena-Vcenfa、ΔVcenb=Vcenb-Vcenfbと定義した場合、
前記電位制御部は、Vcenf255に、
- 複数のデータ信号線と、
前記複数のデータ信号線と交差する複数の走査信号線と、
前記走査信号線が選択状態であるときにオン状態となり、前記走査信号線が非選択状態であるときにオフ状態となるスイッチング素子と、前記データ信号線に前記スイッチング素子を介して接続された画素電極と、前記画素電極と対向するように配置された共通電極と、前記画素電極と前記共通電極とに挟持された液晶層とを有し、前記複数のデータ信号線と前記複数の走査信号線との交差点の各々に対応してマトリクス状に配置された複数の画素と
を備える液晶表示装置の電位設定方法であって、
黒表示を0階調、白表示を255階調とし、1画素毎に0階調と255階調を表示するステップと、
1画素毎に0階調と255階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる電圧を、前記共通電極の電位の中心電圧Vcenf255に設定するステップと、
前記共通電極の電位の中心電圧Vcenf255から、
を少なくとも含むことを特徴とする液晶表示装置の電位設定方法。 - 複数のデータ信号線と、
前記複数のデータ信号線と交差する複数の走査信号線と、
前記走査信号線が選択状態であるときにオン状態となり、前記走査信号線が非選択状態であるときにオフ状態となるスイッチング素子と、前記データ信号線に前記スイッチング素子を介して接続された画素電極と、前記画素電極と対向するように配置された共通電極と、前記画素電極と前記共通電極とに挟持された液晶層とを有し、前記複数のデータ信号線と前記複数の走査信号線との交差点の各々に対応してマトリクス状に配置された複数の画素と
を備える液晶表示装置の電位設定方法であって、
黒表示を0階調、白表示を255階調とし、1画素毎に0階調と255階調を表示するステップと、
1画素毎に0階調と255階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位Vcenf255を求めるステップと、
1画素毎に0階調と任意の中間調であるa階調を表示するステップと、
1画素毎に0階調とa階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位Vcenfaを求めるステップと、
1画素毎に0階調と任意の中間調であるb階調を表示するステップと、
1画素毎に0階調とb階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位Vcenfbを求めるステップと、
複数の画素の全てにおいてa階調を表示するステップと、
複数の画素の全てにおいてa階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位Vcenaを求めるステップと、
複数の画素の全てにおいてb階調を表示するステップと、
複数の画素の全てにおいてb階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる前記共通電極の電位Vcenbを求めるステップと、
液晶容量と前記液晶層に印加される電圧との特性を測定するステップと、
a階調、b階調及び255階調の各々において前記液晶層に印加される電圧を求めるステップと、
前記液晶容量と前記液晶層に印加される電圧との特性と、a階調、b階調及び255階調の各々において前記液晶層に印加される電圧に基づいて、a階調、b階調及び255階調の各々における液晶容量Clca、Clcb、Clc255を求めるステップと、
共通電極の電位Vcenf255に、
を加えた電圧を、複数の画素の全てにおいて255階調を表示した場合の前記共通電極の電位Vcen255に設定するステップとを少なくとも含むことを特徴とする電位設定方法。 - 複数のデータ信号線と、
前記複数のデータ信号線と交差する複数の走査信号線と、
前記走査信号線が選択状態であるときにオン状態となり、前記走査信号線が非選択状態であるときにオフ状態となるスイッチング素子と、前記データ信号線に前記スイッチング素子を介して接続された画素電極と、前記画素電極と対向するように配置された共通電極と、前記画素電極と前記共通電極とに挟持された液晶層とを有し、前記複数のデータ信号線と前記複数の走査信号線との交差点の各々に対応してマトリクス状に配置された複数の画素と
を備える液晶表示装置の電位設定方法であって、
黒表示を0階調、白表示を255階調とするとともに、その間の明るさを254レベルに分割し、前記複数の画素の全てにおいて、223階調以上247階調以下の範囲におけるいずれかの階調を表示するステップと、
前記複数の画素の全てにおいて223階調以上247階調以下の範囲におけるいずれかの階調を表示した状態で、フリッカーが最小となる電圧を、共通電極電位に設定するステップと、
を少なくとも備えることを特徴とする液晶表示装置の電位設定方法。
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