WO2012121087A1 - デジタルアナログ変換回路及び表示装置のデータドライバ - Google Patents
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- the present invention is based on the priority claim of Japanese patent application: Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-047282 (filed on March 4, 2011), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Shall.
- the present invention relates to a digital-analog conversion circuit, a data driver, and a display device using the same.
- LCDs are widely used as display devices. Not only notebook PCs and monitors, but also large-screen LCD TVs, multi-function mobile phones, and tablet-type high functions Applications are expanding to information terminals.
- liquid crystal display devices many active matrix drive type liquid crystal display devices capable of high-definition display are used.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- FIG. 20A is a block diagram illustrating the main structure of the thin display device.
- FIG. 20B shows a main part configuration of a unit pixel of the display panel of the liquid crystal display device
- FIG. 20C shows a main part configuration of the unit pixel of the display panel of the organic light emitting diode display device. Yes.
- each unit pixel is shown by a schematic equivalent circuit.
- an active matrix driving type thin display device generally includes a power supply circuit 940, a display controller 950, a display panel 960, a gate driver 970, and a data driver 980.
- unit pixels including the pixel switch 964 and the display element 963 are arranged in a matrix (for example, in the case of a color SXGA (Super eXtended Graphics Array) panel, 1280 ⁇ 3 pixel columns ⁇ 1024 pixel rows), and each unit pixel
- a scanning line 961 for transmitting a scanning signal output from the gate driver 970 and a data line 962 for transmitting a gradation voltage signal output from the data driver 980 are wired in a grid pattern.
- the gate driver 970 and the data driver 980 are controlled by the display controller 950, and necessary clock signals CLK, control signals, and the like are supplied from the display controller 950, and video data is a digital signal from the display controller 950 as a data driver. 980.
- the power supply circuit 940 supplies necessary power to the gate driver 970 and the data driver 980.
- the display panel 960 includes a semiconductor substrate. In particular, in a large-screen display device, a semiconductor substrate in which a pixel switch or the like is formed using a thin film transistor (TFT) on an insulating substrate such as a glass substrate or a plastic substrate is widely used.
- TFT thin film transistor
- the display device controls on / off of the pixel switch 964 by a scanning signal, and when the pixel switch 964 is turned on, a gradation voltage signal corresponding to video data is applied to the display element 963, and the gradation voltage An image is displayed by changing the luminance of the display element 963 in accordance with the signal.
- Rewriting of data for one screen is performed in one frame period (usually about 0.017 seconds when driven at 60 Hz), and is sequentially selected (pixel switch 964) for each pixel row (each line) on each scanning line 961. And the gradation voltage signal is supplied from each data line 962 to the display element 963 through the pixel switch 964 within the selection period. In some cases, driving is performed at a frame frequency of 120 Hz or a higher frame frequency in order to simultaneously select a plurality of pixel rows on the scanning line or improve moving image characteristics.
- a display panel 960 in a liquid crystal display device, includes a semiconductor substrate in which pixel switches 964 and transparent pixel electrodes 973 are arranged in a matrix as unit pixels, and a whole surface. And a counter substrate on which one transparent electrode (counter substrate electrode) 974 is formed. The two substrates are arranged to face each other, and liquid crystal is sealed therebetween.
- the display element 963 included in the unit pixel includes a pixel electrode 973, a counter substrate electrode 974, a liquid crystal capacitor 971, and an auxiliary capacitor 972.
- a backlight (not shown) is provided as a light source on the back surface of the display panel.
- the gradation voltage signal from the data line 962 is applied to the pixel electrode 973, and between each pixel electrode 973 and the counter substrate electrode 974. Even after the transmittance of the backlight that transmits the liquid crystal changes due to the potential difference between the pixel switch 964 and the pixel switch 964 is turned off (non-conducting), the potential difference is held in the liquid crystal capacitor 971 and the auxiliary capacitor 972 for a certain period. Done.
- the driving in order to prevent the deterioration of the liquid crystal, the driving (inversion driving) is performed to switch the voltage polarity (positive or negative) with a period of one frame for each pixel with respect to the common voltage of the counter substrate electrode 974.
- the driving inversion driving
- column inversion driving in which the voltage polarity is different between adjacent data lines.
- a dot inversion drive a gradation voltage signal having a different voltage polarity is output for each selection period (one data period), and in a column inversion drive, for example, a gradation having a different voltage polarity for each frame period is output to one data line.
- a voltage signal is output.
- the display panel 960 includes a pixel switch 964 and an organic film sandwiched between two thin film electrode layers as unit pixels.
- An organic light emitting diode 982 and a semiconductor substrate on which thin film transistors (TFTs) 981 for controlling a current supplied to the organic light emitting diode 982 are arranged in a matrix are provided.
- the TFT 981 and the organic light emitting diode 982 are connected in series between power supply terminals 984 and 985 to which different power supply voltages are supplied, and further include an auxiliary capacitor 983 that holds the control terminal voltage of the TFT 981.
- the display element 963 corresponding to one pixel includes a TFT 981, an organic light emitting diode 982, power supply terminals 984 and 985, and an auxiliary capacitor 983.
- the gradation voltage signal from the data line 962 is applied to the control terminal of the TFT 981, and the current corresponding to the gradation voltage signal is
- the organic light emitting diode 982 is supplied from the TFT 981 to the organic light emitting diode 982, and the organic light emitting diode 982 emits light with luminance corresponding to the current, thereby displaying. Even after the pixel switch 964 is turned off (non-conducting), the gradation voltage signal applied to the control terminal of the TFT 981 is held in the auxiliary capacitor 983 for a certain period, so that light emission is held.
- the pixel switch 964 and the TFT 981 are examples of n-channel transistors, they can be formed of p-channel transistors.
- the organic EL element can be connected to the power supply terminal 984 side. Further, the driving of the organic light emitting diode display device does not require the inversion driving as in the liquid crystal display device, and the gradation voltage signal corresponding to the pixel is output to the data line 962 every one selection period (one data period). .
- the organic light emitting diode display device performs display in response to the grayscale current signal output from the data driver, separately from the configuration in which display is performed in response to the grayscale voltage signal from the data line 962 described above.
- a configuration in which display is performed by receiving a grayscale voltage signal output from a data driver will be described.
- the gate driver 970 only needs to supply at least binary scanning signals, whereas the data driver 980 supplies each data line 962 with multi-level gray levels corresponding to the number of gray levels. Driving with a voltage signal is required. Therefore, the data driver 980 includes a digital / analog conversion circuit including a decoder that converts video data into a gradation voltage signal and an amplification circuit that amplifies and outputs the gradation voltage signal to the data line 962.
- High-end mobile devices multi-function mobile phones, tablet-type high-performance information terminals having thin display devices, notebook PCs, monitors, TVs, etc.
- image quality multi-color
- RGB 8 Display devices compatible with bit video data signals about 16.8 million colors
- demand for display devices corresponding to 10-bit video data signals about 1.1 billion colors or more is also expected.
- an organic light emitting diode display device featuring high image quality there is an increasing demand for 10-bit video data signals.
- the number of switch transistor elements increases in a decoder that selects a voltage corresponding to a video data signal from a large number of reference voltages.
- the progress of the multi-gradation (10 bits or more) leads to an increase in the area of the decoder of the digital-analog conversion circuit, resulting in an increase in driver cost.
- the area of the digital-analog conversion circuit that receives multi-bit video data signals depends on the decoder configuration. For this reason, a technique for reducing the area of the decoder is required.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-43944 discloses a configuration shown in FIGS. 21 and 22 (FIGS. 21 and 22 show FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1). , Corresponding to FIG. In FIG. 21, the reference numerals of the constituent elements are changed from those in FIG.
- the DA converter 310 converts a 6-bit digital signal (Bit 5 to Bit 0) into a voltage level of 64 gradations.
- a reference voltage generation circuit 318 that generates a reference voltage at 17 voltage levels from the 0th gradation to every 64th gradation, and two adjacent references according to a 6-bit digital signal (Bit5 to Bit0)
- a selection circuit 316 that selects a voltage and outputs it to the three terminals (IN3, IN2, and IN1) of the voltage follower circuit 317, and a predetermined weighting calculation of the voltages (VIN3, VIN2, and VIN1) of the three terminals,
- a voltage follower circuit 317 that outputs one of two reference voltages and a total of four voltage levels obtained by linear interpolation of the two reference voltages (a signal is input to a non-inverting input terminal).
- An operational amplifier having an output terminal connected to an inverting input terminal).
- the selection circuit 316 selects a reference voltage selection circuit 316a that selects two reference voltages whose voltage levels are adjacent based on the upper bits Bit5 to Bit2 of the digital signal, and a reference voltage selection circuit 316a based on the lower bits Bit0 and Bit1. And a generated voltage selection circuit 316b that outputs one or two of the two reference voltages selected in step 3 to the three terminals (IN1, IN2, and IN3) of the voltage follower circuit 317.
- the reference voltage selection circuit 316a sequentially selects from the upper bit (Bit5) to the lower bit side (Bit0 side).
- the switch SW (5, 1) that is on / off controlled by Bit5 selects one of V0 and V32
- the switch SW (5, 2) that is on / off controlled by Bit5 is V4 and V36. Select one.
- the switch SW (4, 1) controlled to be turned on / off by Bit 4 which is one bit lower than Bit 5 is the output of the switch SW (5, 1) and the switch SW (5, 5) for selecting one of V16 and V48. Select one of the outputs.
- the switch SW (2, 1) that is on / off controlled by Bit 2 lower by 1 bit selects one of the output of the switch SW (3, 1) and the output of the SW (3, 2). Then, with the two least significant bits, Bit1 and Bit0 (the least significant bit), the three outputs (IN3, IN2, IN1) of the voltage follower circuit 317 are obtained from the two outputs SW (2, 1) and SW (2, 2). ) To select one of the combinations of assignments.
- FIG. 22 shows a 6-bit digital signal (Bit5 to Bit0), an output from the selection circuit 316 to the three terminals (IN3, IN2, IN1) of the voltage follower circuit 317, and a voltage follower in the DA converter 310 of FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship with an output voltage Vout of a circuit 317.
- the voltage follower circuit 317 performs a weighting operation (also referred to as a weighted average or weighted addition) on the three-terminal voltages (VIN3, VIN2, VIN1) at a ratio of 1: 1 to 2, and uses the following expression (1) as the output voltage Vout.
- the voltage given by is output.
- Vout (VIN3 + VIN2 + VIN1 ⁇ 2) / 4 (1)
- the three terminals (IN3, IN2, and IN1) of the voltage follower circuit 317 have two reference voltages V0 and V4 that are adjacent to each other. (V0, V0, V0), (V0, V4, V0), (V0, V0, V4), (V0, V4, V4)
- the output voltage Vout corresponding to the gradations 0, 1, 2, and 3 is four voltage levels obtained by linear interpolation of the reference voltages V0 and V4.
- the gradation follower 4 outputs the (4j) to (4j + 3) gradations (where j is an integer from 1 to 15). From the adjacent reference voltages V (4j) and V (4j + 4) to the three terminals (IN3, IN2, and IN1) of the circuit 317, (V (4j), V (4j), V (4j)), (V (4j), V (4j + 4), V (4j)), (V (4j), V (4j), V (4j + 4)), (V (4j), V (4j + 4), V (4j + 4)) The output voltage Vout is a total of four voltage levels V (4j), which is a reference voltage V (4j) and three voltage levels obtained by linear interpolation of the reference voltages V (4j) and V (4j + 4). (3 ⁇ V (4j) + V (4j + 4)) / 4, (2 ⁇ V (4j) + 2 ⁇ V (4j + 4)) / 4, (V (4j) + 3 ⁇ V (4j + 4)
- Patent Document 1 discloses a specific example of the voltage follower circuit 317.
- FIG. 23 shows the configuration disclosed in FIG.
- the voltage follower circuit includes a first differential pair (NMOS transistor pair N1, N2) having a commonly connected source connected to a first current source (NMOS transistor N9) and a gate connected to IN1 and OUT.
- a second differential pair (NMOS transistor pair N3, N4) having a commonly connected source connected to a second current source (NMOS transistor N10) and a gate connected to IN1 and OUT;
- a third differential pair (NMOS transistor pair N5, N6) having a commonly connected source connected to a third current source (NMOS transistor N11) and a gate connected to IN2 and OUT;
- the NMOS transistor N1 includes a fourth differential pair (NMOS transistor pair N7, N8) having a commonly connected source connected to a fourth current source (NMOS transistor N12) and a gate connected to IN4 and OUT.
- N3, N5 and N7 are connected to the drain of the PMOS transistor P1 of the active load circuit (current mirror), and the drains of the NMOS transistors N2, N4, N6 and N8 are connected to the PMOS transistor P2 of the active load circuit (current mirror).
- the sources of the PMOS transistors P1 and P2 are connected to the power supply terminal in common. Further, the source is connected to the power supply terminal, the drain is connected to the output terminal OUT, the gate is connected to the connection node of the PMOS transistor P1 and the drains of the NMOS transistors N1, N3, N5, and N7, and the source is connected to the PMOS transistor P3.
- the NMOS transistor N13 is connected to the ground, the gate is connected to the bias voltage terminal INf, and the drain is connected to OUT.
- the sources of the first to fourth current source transistors N9 to N12 are connected to the ground, and the gates are connected to the bias voltage terminal INf.
- ⁇ V1 VIN1-VOUT
- ⁇ V1, ⁇ V2 VIN2-VOUT
- ⁇ V3 VIN3-VOUT
- the selection circuit, the voltage follower circuit, the reference voltage, and the DA converter are a decoder, a differential amplifier (operational amplifier), a reference voltage, and a digital / analog conversion circuit in the embodiment of the present specification. Referenced.
- the digital-to-analog converter circuit (DA converter 310) has two reference voltages adjacent to each other from four reference voltages (reference voltages V0, V4, V8,..., V60, V64). By selecting (reference voltage), it is possible to output one of the four reference voltage levels, that is, one reference voltage and three voltage levels for linear interpolation of the two reference voltages.
- the total number of reference voltages is 1/4 plus 1 of the number of output voltage levels (grayscale voltages). For example, when the configuration is extended to input 10-bit digital data, 257 reference voltages are required for 1024 output voltage levels. When expanded to a configuration in which 12-bit digital data is input, the number of reference voltages is required to be 1025 for the number of output voltage levels 4096. For digital data of 10 bits or more, the number of reference voltages is still very large, and the number of switches for selecting the reference voltage is also large. Therefore, the area of the decoder is increased, and the cost of a chip equipped with a digital / analog conversion circuit is increased. Becomes big.
- the reference voltage to be generated can be expanded every 8 levels, and the number of voltage levels for linear interpolation of two adjacent reference voltages can be expanded to 7.
- the total number of reference voltages is 1/8 plus 1 of the number of output voltage levels, and the number of reference voltages can be reduced, but there are eight interpolation amplifiers (voltage follower circuit 317 in FIG. 21). Differential pair is required. As a result, the area of the interpolation amplifier increases.
- Digital-to-analog conversion circuit capable of reducing the number of input reference voltages with respect to the number of voltage levels output corresponding to multi-bit digital data, and suppressing or reducing the increase in area, and the digital-to-analog conversion
- a driver including a circuit and a display device including the driver are disclosed below.
- the present disclosure is generally configured as follows.
- an N reference voltage and an n-bit (n is a predetermined integer of 4 or more) digital signal are input, and the n reference voltage is input from the N reference voltages.
- a first decoder that selects the first to third voltages according to the digital signal;
- An operational amplifier that inputs the first to third voltages selected by the first decoder and outputs a voltage level of (first voltage + second voltage + 2 ⁇ third voltage) / 4;
- 2 ⁇ n ( ⁇ is a power operator) combination of the n-bit digital signals, 2 ⁇ n from the A level as the reference level to the (A-1 + 2 ⁇ n) level
- the voltage level can be output from the operational amplifier,
- the N reference voltages are: With respect to the A th to (A-1 + 2 ⁇ n) levels, which are the 2 ⁇ n output voltage levels, voltage levels A + 4k every four levels from the A level (where k is from 0 to 2 ⁇ ) Of ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n-2)
- a data driver is provided that receives the input digital signal corresponding to the input video signal and outputs the voltage corresponding to the input digital signal, and that drives the data line with the voltage corresponding to the input digital signal.
- the display device includes a unit pixel including a pixel switch and a display element at an intersection of the data line and the scanning line, and the signal of the data line is written to the display element through the pixel switch turned on by the scanning line.
- a display device having a data driver for driving the data line is provided.
- the increase in the number of switch transistors of the decoder can be suppressed by significantly reducing the number of reference voltages input to the decoder for increasing the number of bits.
- the area can be reduced.
- an increase in the number of reference voltages input to the decoder can be suppressed with respect to the increase in the number of bits, and area saving (low cost) can be realized. Further, according to the display device, the cost can be reduced by using the data driver.
- (A), (B) is a figure explaining the 1st specification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 2nd specification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 2nd specification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 3rd specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 3rd specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 4th specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 4th specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 5th specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 5th specification of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 5th specification of a 1st embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is an overall configuration of a display device
- B is a pixel of a liquid crystal
- C is a diagram illustrating an organic EL pixel.
- FIG. 1 of patent document 1 as related technology.
- FIG. It is the figure which quoted FIG. 2 of patent document 1.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the 2nd specification of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the specification of a 1st Example.
- It is a figure which shows the circuit structure of a 1st Example.
- It is a figure which shows the example of a change of the circuit structure of a 1st Example.
- N reference voltages (4 ⁇ N ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2): where ⁇ represents a power operation) and n bits (n is a positive number of 4 or more) digital signals are input.
- a first decoder for selecting first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) from the N reference voltages according to the n-bit digital signal ( 10) and an operational amplifier (60) for inputting the first to third voltages and amplifying and outputting the voltage levels obtained by weighting one-to-one to two.
- the N reference voltages correspond to the value of the n-bit digital signal on a one-to-one basis, 2 ⁇ n voltage levels that can be output from the operational amplifier (60): A level, (A + 1),..., (A-1 + 2 ⁇ n) level (where Ath level is a predetermined reference level) Voltage levels every four levels from the A level: A + 4k (where k is an integer from 0 to 2 ⁇ (n-2)) corresponding to ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n-2) ⁇ reference voltages home, Level A, The (A + 4) level, The (A-4 + 2 ⁇ n) level, (A + 2 ⁇ n) level four reference voltages (these are not subject to thinning), ⁇ -3 + 2 ⁇ (n-2) ⁇ reference voltages other than the four reference voltages among ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n-2) ⁇ reference voltages corresponding to voltage levels every four levels from the A level A reference voltage of at most ⁇ 4 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2)
- the voltage level output from the operational amplifier (60) is the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V) in the first decoder (10). (T3)) is selected and has a voltage level output based on three different reference voltages.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a digital-to-analog converter circuit according to a first exemplary embodiment.
- N reference voltages (4 ⁇ N ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2); ⁇ is a power operator), where n is a predetermined positive number equal to or greater than 4)
- N-bit digital signals (D (n ⁇ 1) to D0 and their complementary signals D (n ⁇ 1) B to D0B) are input, and the first reference signal is generated from N reference voltages according to the n-bit digital signal.
- a first decoder 10 for selecting a third voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) and a first to a third voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is input to three input terminals (non-inverting input terminals), and operational amplifiers 60 that amplify and output voltage levels Vout obtained by weighting one-to-one to two, respectively.
- D0 LSB (Least Significant Bit)
- D (n ⁇ 1) MSB (Most Significant Bit).
- the operational amplifier 60 has a configuration in which the output terminal is connected to the inverting input terminal in a feedback manner, and performs an operation (interpolation operation) of the following equation (2).
- Vout ⁇ V (T1) + V (T2) + 2 ⁇ V (T3) ⁇ ) / 4 (2)
- Equation (2) is an arithmetic expression in which VIN3, VIN2, and VIN1 in the above equation (1) correspond to V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3), respectively.
- VIN3, VIN2, and VIN1 in the above equation (1) correspond to V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3), respectively.
- a voltage V (T3) is applied in common with the gate (IN1) of the NMOS transistor N3 of the pair (N3, N4) as the third terminal (T3), and the NMOS transistor N5 of the third differential pair (N5, N6)
- the voltage V (T2) is applied using the gate (IN2) as the second terminal (T2), and the gate (IN3) of the NMOS transistor N7 of the fourth differential pair (N7, N8) is used as the first terminal (T1).
- V (T1) is applied.
- the operational amplifier 60 uses the voltage V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) of the first terminal (T1), the second terminal (T2), and the third terminal (T3) as weights of 1: 1: 2. Any configuration can be used as long as it is an interpolation amplifier that outputs the voltage level Vout subjected to weighting calculation (also called weighted addition or weighted average).
- N reference voltages (4 ⁇ N ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2)) input to the first decoder 10 are output from the operational amplifier 60 in one-to-one correspondence with the value of the n-bit digital signal. 2 ⁇ n possible voltage levels: A level, (A + 1) level, (A + 2) level,...
- (A-1 + 2 ⁇ n) level (where A level is an arbitrary reference level)
- a level is an arbitrary reference level
- the four reference voltages respectively corresponding to the (A + 2 ⁇ n) level are not subject to thinning and are included in the N reference voltages as they are.
- ⁇ 2 ⁇ (n-2) +1 ⁇ reference voltages corresponding to voltage levels every four levels from the A level
- ⁇ 3 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2) ⁇ references other than these four reference voltages
- the remaining number of reference voltages to be thinned (after thinning) is ⁇ 4 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2) ⁇ or less, and this is a reference voltage that is not a thinning target.
- the sum of (four) is the number N of reference voltages, where N is 4 or more and 2 ⁇ (n-2) or less.
- the voltage level Vout output from the operational amplifier 60 is different from each other as the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3)) selected by the first decoder 10. At least two voltage levels amplified based on the three reference voltages are provided. That is, at least two voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 are: Three voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T) where V (T1) ⁇ V (T2), V (T1) ⁇ V (T3), and V (T2) ⁇ V (T3) are satisfied. T3)).
- the decoder selects three voltages output to the three terminals IN3, IN2, and IN1 of the voltage follower circuit 317 from the same or adjacent two reference voltages.
- the first decoder 10 includes two or three including not only two identical or adjacent reference voltages (adjacent reference voltage pairs) but also sets other than adjacent voltages.
- One reference voltage is selected as the first, second and third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)).
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) the first, second and third voltages
- the total number of reference voltages can be reduced rather than the total number of reference voltages of the related art which made the reference voltage number every four levels. That is, when the number of bits of the digital signal is the same and the number of output gradations is the same, according to the present embodiment, the resolution of the digital-analog converter circuit remains the same as in the related art of FIG. The total number can be further reduced.
- At least two of the three voltages output from the decoder (selection circuit 316) to the three terminals IN3, IN2, and IN1 of the voltage follower circuit 317 have the same reference voltage. Are selected and output. That is, in the related technique of FIG. 21, three different reference voltages are not selected for the three terminals IN1, IN2, and IN3 of the voltage follower circuit 317, but are amplified and output based on the three different reference voltages. There is no voltage level.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) three different references are used as the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) selected by the first decoder 10.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) A plurality of voltage levels amplified and output based on the voltage are provided. That is, as will be described in detail later, some of the output voltage levels from the operational amplifier 60 are V (T1) ⁇ V (T2) as first to third voltages input to the operational amplifier 60, It is generated from V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) that satisfy the relationship of V (T1) ⁇ V (T3) and V (T2) ⁇ V (T3).
- FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the first specification in the embodiment of FIG.
- Voltage levels that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 in one-to-one correspondence with 4-bit digital signal values four reference voltages for one section consisting of 16 voltage levels from the 0th level to the 15th level Are set to the 0th level, the 4th level, the 12th level, and the 16th level.
- the reference phone corresponding to is not required).
- the 0th to 16th levels of the output voltage level are almost linear voltage levels, which are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing with respect to the order of level numbers (0, 1, 2,). Is done.
- Each number (0 to 15) of the 0th to 15th levels of the output voltage level corresponds to the adjacent value of the 4-bit digital signal (binary code of the lower-order bit signal including LSB), and the adjacent voltage
- the level difference voltage corresponds to the quantization step width (1LSB step width) of the digital-analog conversion circuit, and the quantization step width is substantially uniform in the 0th to 15th levels (DNL (Differential Nonlinearity)). Is constant).
- FIG. 2B shows three voltages selected from the four reference voltages (the 0th level, the 4th level, the 12th level, and the 16th level) set in FIG. 3 shows a list of voltage levels (specified by the above equation (2)) of the output Vout of the operational amplifier 60 that receives a combination of three voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)). Yes. All combinations of four reference voltages (levels 0, 4, 12, 16) are shown.
- the voltages selected as V (T1) and V (T2) can be interchanged.
- FIG. 2B the voltages selected as V (T1) and V (T2) can be interchanged.
- V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3)) FIG.
- the combinations (V (T2) and V (T1)) in which V (T1) and V (T2) are exchanged are also included. The same applies to FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 12, and FIG.
- the sixteenth level in FIG. 2B is obtained by setting the first to third voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) to the sixteenth level. Corresponds to the 0 level.
- the first decoder 10 in FIG. 1 includes first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T2), corresponding to the respective voltage levels from the 0th level to the 15th level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T2) One of the combinations (FIG. 2B) of V (T3)) is selected corresponding to the value of the 4-bit digital signal.
- the Vout voltage levels 0, 1, 2,..., 15 in FIG. 2B correspond to each voltage level using a 4-bit digital signal (V (T1), V (T2). ), V (T3)).
- Vout 5 (fifth level)
- D3, D2, D1, D0) (0, 1, 0, 1)
- the 0th, fourth, eighth Among the four reference voltages of the sixteenth level, the sixteenth level for the first voltage V (T1), the fourth level for the second voltage V (T2), the zeroth level for the third voltage V (T3), or
- the twelfth level is selected for the first voltage V (T1)
- the zeroth level is selected for the second voltage V (T2)
- the fourth level is selected for the third voltage V (T3).
- a section consisting of 16 voltage levels from the 0th level to the 15th level is shown as a correspondence between the output level of 4 bits and 16 levels and the reference voltage (section). ).
- an additional section is provided after the 16th level, such as 5 bits, 32 levels, 6 bits, 64 levels, etc., and the reference voltage is set in each additional section in the same manner as the 1st section of the 0th to 15th levels. Of course, it may be.
- the reference voltage at the 16th level corresponding to one section and the reference voltage at the 0th level in the next section are set to the same voltage level.
- a decoder corresponding to a 10-bit digital signal it can be configured by 16 levels (1 section) ⁇ 64 sections, which is 1 in comparison with the related art configuration (a configuration in which FIGS. 21 and 22 are expanded to 10 bits). 64 reference voltages are thinned out per section and 64 sections.
- 2A shows 16 continuous levels (levels 0 to 15) with the 0th level as a reference level (Ath level) as an output level for convenience, the level 32 or 48 as the Ath level. It is also possible to correspond to 16 levels forming a part of a plurality of voltage levels, such as 16 consecutive levels (for example, levels 32 to 47 or levels 48 to 63). In that case, the reference level of one section is preferably set to the first voltage level of the section having 16 voltage levels as a unit.
- the 0th level to the 32nd level are almost linear voltage levels and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 4 shows six reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 12th level, 20th level, 28th level, 32nd level) set according to the specification of FIG.
- the voltage levels corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) are shown.
- FIG. 4 shows all combinations of six reference voltages.
- the voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 all exist from the 0th level to the 31st level, and the six reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 12th level) set in FIG. , 20th level, 28th level, 32nd level), it can be confirmed that 32 voltage levels from 0th level to 31st level can be output.
- the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3)) that output the 13th level and the 19th level, respectively, are combined with each other. This is a combination of three reference voltages having different levels. When these voltage levels (the 13th level and the 19th level) are output, the first to third voltages V (T1) and V (T2) , V (T3) are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 shown in FIG. 1 has first to third voltages (V (T1), V) based on FIG. 4 corresponding to voltage levels from the 0th level to the 31st level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T1), V first to third voltages
- One of the combinations of (T2) and V (T3)) is selected according to the value of a 5-bit digital signal (lower 5-bit signal including LSB).
- FIG. 3 shows one section composed of 32 voltage levels from the 0th level to the 31st level, but an additional section is provided after the 32nd level, and each additional section also has the 0th level to the 0th level.
- the reference voltage can be set in the same manner as one section of 31 levels. At this time, the reference voltage of the 32nd level corresponding to one section and the reference voltage of the 0th level in the next section are set to the same voltage level.
- a decoder corresponding to a 10-bit digital signal it can be configured with 32 levels (1 section) ⁇ 32 sections, compared to the configuration in the related art (the configuration in which FIGS. 21 and 22 are expanded to 10 bits), 96 reference voltages are thinned out in 3 sections and 32 sections per section.
- 32 levels are shown with the 0th level as a reference level, but may correspond to 32 levels forming a part of a plurality of voltage levels (for example, 64 levels or more).
- the reference level of one section is preferably set to the first voltage level of the section having 32 voltage levels as a unit.
- Voltage levels every 4th level from the 0th level: among the reference voltages corresponding to 4k (where k is an integer from 0 to 8), the 8th level, the 12th level, the 20th level, the 24th level (k Four reference voltages corresponding to 2, 3, 5, 6) are thinned out.
- the 0th level to the 32nd level are almost linear voltage levels and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 6 shows five reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 16th level, 28th level, 32nd level) set in the specification of FIG. 5 as first to third voltages (V ( The voltage levels corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as T1), V (T2), and V (T3)) are shown.
- FIG. 6 shows all combinations of five reference voltages.
- the voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 include all levels from the 0th level to the 31st level, and the five reference voltages (the 0th level, the 1st level) set in FIG. 4 levels, 16th level, 28th level, and 32nd level), it can be confirmed that 32 voltage levels from 0th level to 31st level can be output.
- the first to third voltages (V (T1), V) for outputting the fifth level, the sixth level, the ninth level, the fifteenth level, the seventeenth level, the twenty-third level, the twenty-sixth level, and the twenty-seventh level.
- the combination of (T2) and V (T3)) is a combination of three reference voltages in which the first to third voltages have different voltage levels. When these voltage levels are output, the first The third voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T2), corresponding to voltage levels from the 0th level to the 31st level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T3)) is selected corresponding to the value of the 5-bit digital signal.
- the 0th level to the 64th level are almost linear voltage levels and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 8 shows seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 16th level, 32nd level, 48th level, 60th level, 64th level) set according to the specification of FIG.
- the voltage level corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as the third voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is shown.
- FIG. 8 shows all combinations of seven reference voltages.
- the voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 all exist from the 0th level to the 63rd level, and the seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 16th level) set in FIG. , The 32nd level, the 48th level, the 60th level, and the 64th level), it can be confirmed that 64 voltage levels from the 0th level to the 63rd level can be output.
- the combinations of the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) for outputting the fifth level, the sixth level, the ninth level,... 3 is a combination of three reference voltages having different voltage levels, and when these voltage levels are output, the first to third voltages V (T1), V (T2), V ( T3) are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 of FIG. 1 has first to third voltages (V (T1), V based on FIG. 8) corresponding to the voltage levels from the 0th level to the 63rd level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T1), V based on FIG. 8) One of the combinations of (T2) and V (T3)) is selected according to the value of a 6-bit digital signal (for example, lower 6 bits including LSB).
- FIG. 9 and 10 are diagrams for explaining the fifth specification in the embodiment of FIG.
- An example is shown.
- the reference voltage is thinned out.
- the 0th level to the 64th level are almost linear voltage levels, and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 10 shows seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 8th level, 32nd level, 56th level, 60th level, 64th level) set according to the specification of FIG.
- the voltage level corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as the third voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is shown.
- FIG. 10 shows all combinations of seven reference voltages.
- the voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 all exist from the 0th level to the 63rd level, and the seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 8th level) set in FIG. , 32 level, 56th level, 60th level, 64th level), it can be confirmed that 64 voltage levels from 0th level to 63rd level can be output.
- the combinations of the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) for outputting the ninth level, the tenth level, the twelfth level,... 3 is a combination of three reference voltages having different voltage levels, and when these voltage levels are output, the first to third voltages V (T1), V (T2), V ( T3) are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 in FIG. 1 has first to third voltages (V (T1), V) based on FIG. 10 corresponding to the voltage levels from the 0th level to the 63rd level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- One of the combinations of (T2) and V (T3)) is selected according to the value of a 6-bit digital signal (for example, lower 6 bits including LSB).
- FIG. 11 and 12 are diagrams for explaining the sixth specification in the embodiment of FIG.
- An example is shown.
- the reference voltage is thinned out.
- the 0th level to the 64th level are almost linear voltage levels, and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 12 shows the seven reference voltages (the 0th level, the 4th level, the 12th level, the 32nd level, the 52nd level, the 60th level, and the 64th level) set in FIG. 3 shows a voltage level corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as a voltage of 3 (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)).
- FIG. 12 shows all combinations of seven reference voltages.
- the combination of the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) for outputting the fifth level, the seventh level, the fourteenth level,... 3 is a combination of three reference voltages having different voltage levels, and when these voltage levels are output, the first to third voltages V (T1), V (T2), V ( T3) are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 in FIG. 1 has first to third voltages (V (T1), V) based on FIG. 12 corresponding to voltage levels from the 0th level to the 63rd level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T1), V first to third voltages
- One of the combinations of (T2) and V (T3)) is selected corresponding to the value of the 6-bit digital signal.
- FIG. 13 and 14 are diagrams for explaining the seventh specification in the embodiment of FIG.
- An example is shown.
- the 0th level to the 64th level are almost linear voltage levels, and are monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing voltage levels.
- FIG. 14 shows seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 20th level, 32nd level, 44th level, 60th level, 64th level) set according to the specification of FIG.
- the voltage level corresponding to the above equation (2) that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 when combined as the third voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is shown.
- FIG. 14 shows all combinations of seven reference voltages.
- the voltage levels output from the operational amplifier 60 all exist from the 0th level to the 63rd level, and the seven reference voltages (0th level, 4th level, 20th level) set in FIG. , 32th level, 44th level, 60th level, 64th level), it can be confirmed that 64 voltage levels from 0th level to 63rd level can be output.
- the combinations of the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) for outputting the sixth level, the seventh level, the ninth level, and others are the first to third levels. Is a combination of three reference voltages having different voltage levels. When these voltage levels are output, the first to third voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3 ) Are different from each other, and there is no combination in which the same reference voltage overlaps.
- the first decoder 10 in FIG. 1 has first to third voltages (V (T1), V) based on FIG. 12 corresponding to voltage levels from the 0th level to the 63rd level output from the operational amplifier 60.
- V (T1), V first to third voltages
- One of the combinations of (T2) and V (T3)) is selected corresponding to the value of the 6-bit digital signal.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of the digital-analog conversion circuit.
- the second embodiment includes a reference voltage group including N (4 ⁇ N ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ (n ⁇ 2)) reference voltages in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment of FIG.
- a reference voltage generation circuit 50 that generates m, and m (m> n) bit digital signals (D (m ⁇ 1) to D0 and its complementary signal D) including an n bit (n is a positive number of 4 or more) digital signal.
- D-1) B to D0B and a second decoder 20 are further provided.
- the first decoder 10 and the second decoder 20 together constitute a decoder block 40.
- the voltage levels that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 are the first to Sth non-overlapping voltages having 2 ⁇ n voltage levels of the Az level to the (Az ⁇ 1 + 2 ⁇ n) level as one section. Including a section (where S is a positive number equal to or greater than 1. Az is a reference level of the z-th section (1 ⁇ z ⁇ S)).
- the reference voltage group input from the reference voltage generation circuit 50 to the decoder 20 is divided into four voltage levels from the Az level to every fourth level: Az + 4k (where k is from 0 to 2 ⁇ ( Among the reference voltages corresponding to the integers up to n-2), the four reference voltages Az, (Az + 4), (Az-4 + 2 ⁇ n), and (Az + 2 ⁇ n) are excluded ⁇ 3 + 2 A reference voltage obtained by thinning out a predetermined number (one or more) from ⁇ (n ⁇ 2) ⁇ reference voltages.
- the second decoder 20 receives the upper (mn) bits (D (m ⁇ 1) to Dn and its complementary signal D (m ⁇ ) of the m-bit digital signal from the reference voltage group input from the reference voltage generation circuit 50.
- N N is 4 or more, 2 ⁇ (n) assigned to one corresponding section (for example, the z-th section) among the first to S-th sections according to the values of B to DnB) -2)
- the following positive number) reference voltages Az, (Az + 4),..., (Az-4 + 2 ⁇ n), (Az + 2 ⁇ n) reference voltages are selected and sent to the first decoder 10. Output.
- the first decoder 10 is subordinate to the N reference voltages selected by the second decoder 20: Az, (Az + 4),..., (Az-4 + 2 ⁇ n), (Az + 2 ⁇ n).
- First to third voltages V (T1), V (T2) according to the values of n-bit digital signals (D (n-1) to D0 and their complementary signals D (n-1) B to D0B) , V (T3)). Note that the configurations and operations of the first decoder 10 and the operational amplifier 60 are the same as those in FIG.
- the digital-to-analog converter circuit of FIG. 15 described above may be configured to include a section in which the voltage level that can be output from the operational amplifier 60 is different from the specifications of FIGS. 2 (A) to 14.
- the decoder block 40 further includes a third decoder 30 corresponding to sections of different specifications, as shown in FIG.
- a reference voltage corresponding to the first to third voltages selected by the third decoder 30 is input from the reference voltage generation circuit 50 to the third decoder 30.
- the third decoder 30 corresponds to the values of m bits (D (m ⁇ 1) to D0 and its complementary signals D (m ⁇ 1) B to D0B) of the digital signal input in common with the first decoder 10.
- the first to third voltages are selected and input to the operational amplifier 60.
- the operational amplifier 60 is shared by the first decoder 10 and the third decoder 30. In FIG. 24, there is no overlap of sections between different specifications, and when one of the first decoder 10 and the third decoder 30 selectively outputs the first to third voltages, the other decoder is not selected. The first to third voltages are not output. In FIG. 24, with respect to voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) output to the three terminals T1, T2, and T3 shared by the first decoder 10 and the third decoder 30.
- the operational amplifier 60 outputs a voltage corresponding to the calculation of the above equation (2).
- the operational amplifier 60 has the following equation (1).
- a voltage corresponding to the calculation result (Vout ⁇ VIN3 + VIN2 + 2 ⁇ VIN1) ⁇ / 4) is output.
- the first to third voltages selected by the third decoder 30 are VIN2, VIN3, and VIN1, respectively, and are output to the terminals T1, T2, and T3 of the operational amplifier 60, respectively.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the first specification in the second embodiment of FIG.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) the first to third voltages
- D9 to D0 the value of the 10-bit digital signal
- the second decoder 20 performs the Az, (Az + 4), (Az + 12), and (Az + 16) th Az corresponding to the value of the digital signal (D9, D8, D7, D6, D5, D4). Are selected and output to the first decoder 10.
- the total number of reference voltages (potentials different from each other) input to the decoder 40 is 193 with respect to the output voltage level number 1024.
- the number of reference voltages of the digital-analog conversion circuit (DA converter 310) expanded to a 10-bit digital signal is 257.
- the total number of reference voltages is reduced by about 1 ⁇ 4 of the related technology (FIGS. 21 and 22).
- the total number of reference voltages is reduced, the total number of decoder switch transistors is also reduced. As a result, the area of the decoder can be reduced.
- the operational amplifier 60 can be the same as the operational amplifier of FIGS. 21 and 23 (voltage follower circuit 317). Therefore, in this embodiment, the area of the operational amplifier 60 does not increase as compared with the related technology of FIG.
- FIG. 18 shows the number of reference voltages when the specifications of FIGS. 2A to 14 are applied to all 1024 voltage levels in the digital-to-analog conversion circuit of FIG. 15 corresponding to a 10-bit digital signal.
- FIG. 18 shows the number of voltage levels per section for each of the specifications of FIGS. 2A and 2B, FIGS. 3 and 4, FIGS. 5 and 6, and FIGS. Indicates the number of reference voltages per section, the section function, and the number of reference voltages for all sections.
- the number of reference voltages per section is obtained by adding the reference voltage corresponding to the reference voltage level of the next section to the number of reference voltages corresponding to the voltage level in the section (corresponding to “+1”).
- the number of reference voltages in all sections is a value obtained by adding one of the 1024th level reference voltages to the product of the number of reference voltages corresponding to the voltage level in each section and the section function.
- the number of reference voltages can be further reduced by applying the specifications of FIGS. 3 to 14 from the specifications of FIGS. 2A and 2B described above.
- the reference voltage number of the digital-analog conversion circuit in FIG. 15 corresponding to a 12-bit digital signal is much larger than the reference voltage number of the expanded digital-analog conversion circuit (DA converter 310) in FIG.
- the number of reference voltages is reduced, and the area of the decoder can be greatly reduced.
- the output voltage level (16 levels) in each section is substantially linear. For this reason, nonlinear characteristics are possible in a plurality of sections, but it is difficult to realize nonlinear voltage characteristics in one section (within 16 levels). However, for example, by combining the specifications of FIG. 22 in which the four levels are linear, it is possible to sufficiently cope with non-linear voltage characteristics that change relatively smoothly.
- the digital-to-analog converter circuit of FIG. 24 capable of dealing with non-linear voltage characteristics will be described.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the second specification in the second embodiment.
- the circuit configuration of the second specification corresponds to FIG.
- FIG. 17 shows a modification of the specification of FIG.
- the specifications are applied.
- the reference voltage is set at 4 levels, the 0th level, the 4th level, the 8th level, the 12th level, and the 16th level (however, the 16th level is the standard of the 2nd section)
- V (T1) and V (T2) in FIG. 17 may be interchanged with each other, and (VIN 2 and VIN 3 ) in FIG. 22 may also be interchanged with each other.
- the digital-analog conversion circuit of FIG. 24 corresponding to the second specification (FIG. 17) further includes a third decoder 30 in addition to the decoder block 40 of FIG.
- the third decoder 30 selects the first to third voltages (VIN2, VIN3, VIN1) for outputting the voltage level in the first section of FIG. 17 and outputs them to the terminals T1, T2, T3.
- the first and second decoders 10 and 20 output the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is selected and output to terminals T1, T2, and T3.
- the third decoder 30 receives five references of the 0th level, the 4th level, the 8th level, the 12th level, and the 16th level in the first section of FIG. 17 from the reference voltage generation circuit 50.
- the first to third voltages (VIN2, VIN3, VIN1) corresponding to the first section (0th level to 15th level) in FIG. 17 are selected and output to the terminals T1, T2, T3.
- the operational amplifier 60 (1: 1: 2 interpolation amplifier) converts the first to third voltages (VIN2, VIN3, VIN1) output to the terminals T1, T2, T3 to (V (T1), V (T2). ), V (T3)), and outputs a voltage corresponding to the calculation result of the above equation (2). Note that the voltage output from the operational amplifier 60 corresponds to the calculation result of the above equation (1) for the first to third voltages (VIN2, VIN3, VIN1) selected by the third decoder 30. Of course.
- the first and second decoders 10 and 20 receive three voltage levels ⁇ 63 sections + 1024 levels from the reference voltage generation circuit 50 for 63 sections from the second section to the 64th section in FIG.
- the voltage (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) is selected and output to the terminals T1, T2, T3.
- the operational amplifier 60 (1: 1: 2 interpolation amplifier) receives the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) output to the terminals T1, T2, and T3. Input and output a voltage corresponding to the calculation result of the above equation (2).
- a specification different from that shown in FIG. 22 may be applied to the non-linear voltage characteristic section.
- a reference voltage corresponding to each voltage level in the section of the non-linear voltage characteristic may be provided on a one-to-one basis, and a decoder for selecting the reference voltage may be further added to the decoder block 40 in FIG.
- the operational amplifier 60 can be shared with the added decoder.
- the added decoder selects the first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) by duplicating the reference voltage equal to the output voltage level according to the digital signal.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) the first to third voltages
- the specifications of FIGS. 3 to 14 can be set in the same manner as the specifications of FIG. That is, the specifications of FIGS. 3 to 14 are applied to the section of the linear voltage characteristic at all voltage levels, and the section including the non-linear voltage characteristic is different from the present embodiment such as the specification of FIG. Specification can be applied.
- a plurality of specifications shown in FIGS. 2A to 14 may be combined with a linear voltage characteristic section (one section is 16 levels or more).
- the decoder block 40 of FIG. 15 includes the first and second decoders 10 and 20 for each of a plurality of specifications, and the operational amplifier 60 is shared by the first decoder 10 for each of the plurality of specifications. It becomes the composition to be done.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a main configuration of the data driver of the display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- This data driver corresponds to, for example, the data driver 980 in FIG. 20A (the display element is a liquid crystal or an organic light emitting diode).
- the data driver includes a shift register 801, a data register / latch 802, a level shifter group 803, a reference voltage generation circuit 804, a decoder circuit group 805, and an output circuit group 806. Is done.
- the reference voltage generation circuit 804 generates N reference voltages in FIG. Alternatively, the reference voltage generation circuit 50 of FIG. 15 is included.
- the decoder circuit group 805 includes a plurality of first decoders 10 in FIG. 1 corresponding to the number of outputs or a plurality of decoder blocks 40 in FIG.
- the output circuit group 806 includes a plurality of operational amplifiers 60 shown in FIGS. 1 and 15 corresponding to the number of outputs.
- a reference voltage group output from the reference voltage generation circuit 804 is input in common to a plurality of decoders (or decoder blocks) constituting the decoder circuit group 805.
- the shift register 801 determines the data latch timing based on the start pulse and the clock signal CLK. Based on the timing determined by the shift register 801, the data register / latch 802 develops the input video digital data into digital data signals for each output unit, latches for each predetermined number of outputs, and according to the control signal And output to the level shift circuit group 803.
- the level shifter group 803 converts the level of each output unit digital data signal output from the data register / latch 802 from a low amplitude signal to a high amplitude signal, and outputs the result to the decoder circuit group 805.
- the decoder circuit group 805 generates, for each output, a reference voltage (first to third voltages (V (T1), V)) corresponding to an input digital data signal from the reference signal group generated by the reference signal generation circuit 804. V (T2), V (T3)) is selected.
- the output circuit group 806 includes one or a plurality of reference voltages (first to third voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V) selected by a corresponding decoder of the decoder circuit group 805. (T3)) is input, and a gradation signal corresponding to one or a plurality of reference voltages is amplified and output.
- the output terminal group of the output circuit group 806 is connected to the data line (962 in FIG. 20A) of the display device.
- the shift register 801 and the data register / latch 802 are logic circuits and are generally constituted by a low voltage (for example, 0 V to 3.3 V) and supplied with a corresponding power supply voltage.
- the level shifter group 803, the decoder circuit group 805, and the output circuit group 806 are generally configured with a high voltage (for example, 0V to 18V) necessary for driving the display element, and are supplied with corresponding power supply voltages.
- the number of reference voltages necessary for the number of voltage levels output from the output circuit (operational amplifier 60) is greatly reduced, and the number of transistor switches constituting the decoder circuit is greatly reduced.
- a data driver and a display device that can reduce the decoder area can be realized.
- FIG. 25 shows 4-bit digital from the reference voltage (corresponding to four reference voltages of the 0th level, the 4th level, the 12th level, and the 16th level in FIG. 2A) input to the decoder 10 of FIG.
- the decoder 10 of FIG. Corresponding to the signals (D3, D2, D1, D0), voltages V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) selectively output to the output terminals T1, T2, T3 of the decoder 10 and the operational amplifier 60 Shows the relationship with the voltage Vout calculated and output based on the voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3).
- each voltage is indicated by a voltage level number, and a digital signal is indicated by a binary value (0 or 1).
- FIG. 25 is the same as the specification of the first section in FIG.
- the 0th level corresponding to the reference level of the 0th level to the 15th level in FIG. 25 may be replaced with a voltage level that is an arbitrary multiple of 16 to obtain a section corresponding to 16 levels from the reference level.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example (10-1A) of the circuit configuration of the decoder 10 that realizes the specification of FIG.
- reference voltages input to the decoder 10-1A are V (Az), V (Az + 4), V (Az + 12), and V (Az + 16), and include a 4-bit digital signal (LSB) as a digital signal.
- Lower 4 bits) (D3, D2, D1, D0) and their complementary signals (D3B, D2B, D1B, D0B) are input.
- the reference voltages V (Az), V (Az + 4), V (Az + 12), and V (Az + 16) are the 0th level (V0), the 4th level (V4), and the 12th level in FIG.
- the decoder 10-1A shown in FIG. 26 includes an N-channel transistor switch (hereinafter referred to as an Nch transistor switch). Note that the Nch transistor switch is indicated by a symbol in which “x” is added to “ ⁇ ” for convenience of the drawing.
- the Nch transistor switch is controlled by a digital signal Dx (x is an integer of 0 or more) and its complementary signal DxB.
- the Nch transistor to which the signal Dx is input The switch is turned on (conductive), and the Nch transistor switch to which the complementary signal DxB is input is turned off (non-conductive).
- the Nch transistor to which the signal Dx is input The switch is turned off (non-conductive), and the Nch transistor switch to which the complementary signal DxB is input is turned on (conductive).
- Pch transistor switch When configured with a P-channel transistor switch (hereinafter referred to as a Pch transistor switch), it is easy to replace the positive signal (Dx) and complementary signal (DxB) of each bit signal and replace the Nch transistor switch with a Pch transistor switch. Can be configured. In the following circuit configuration, a configuration example with an Nch transistor switch is shown, but it goes without saying that it can be converted to a configuration with a Pch transistor switch.
- the decoder 10-1A shown in FIG. 26 corresponds to the specification shown in FIG.
- the value of the digital signal for example, Dx
- the (Nch) transistor switch in FIG. 26 is controlled by the positive signal (Dx).
- the 16th level of the reference voltage of FIG. 25 is not selected as V (T2).
- the decoder 10-1A shown in FIG. 26 includes 44 Nch transistor switches.
- FIG. 25 shows an example in which the reference voltages input to the nodes N1 to N4 are selected in order from the lower order (D0, D0B) to the higher order (D3, D3B) of the digital signal. In this case, the order of the digital signals may be arbitrarily changed.
- FIG. 27 is a diagram showing another circuit configuration example 10-1B of the decoder 10 that realizes the specification of FIG.
- a decoder 10-1B in FIG. 27 is a modification of the decoder 10-1A shown in FIG.
- This circuit configuration makes it possible to reduce the area by reducing the number of transistor switches.
- the reference voltage input to the decoder 10-1B, the digital signal, and the voltage selectively output to the terminals T1 to T3 are all the same as in FIG.
- the decoder 10-1B in FIG. 27 reduces the number of transistors by deleting one of the transistor switches that select the same voltage in common in the decoder 10-1A in FIG.
- the transistor switches 103, 110 are related to the transistor switches (101, 102, 103) between the nodes N1 and T1 and the transistor switches (108, 109, 110) between the nodes N2 and T1.
- ON / OFF is controlled by different digital signals D0B and D0, but transistor switches 101 and 108 are controlled ON / OFF by the digital signal D3B, and transistor switches 102 and 109 are ON by the digital signal D2B. ⁇ Off is controlled.
- the transistor switches 106 and 116 between the nodes N1 and T3 and the transistor switches 116 and 117 between the nodes N2 and T2 are shared by the D3B. Controlled and conducted in common with terminal T3 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B in FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 107 and 117 in FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N14 in FIG. 27), the transistor switch 116 in FIG. 26 is left, and the transistor switch 106 in FIG. Has been deleted.
- the transistor switches 113 and 126 are related to the transistor switches (113, 114, 115) between the nodes N2 and T2 and the transistor switches (126, 127, 128) between the nodes N3 and T2. Are commonly controlled on / off by D3, and the transistor switches 114 and 127 are commonly controlled on / off by D2B.
- the transistor switches 113, 114, 126, and 127 are electrically connected to the terminal T2. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 115 and 128 of FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N16 of FIG. 27), and the transistor switches (126 and 127) of FIG.
- the transistor switches (113, 114) are deleted.
- both the transistor switches 126 and 129 are controlled by D3, and are electrically connected to the terminal T2 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 127 and 130 of FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N17 of FIG. 27), the transistor switch 129 of FIG. 26 is left, and the transistor switch 126 of FIG. Has been deleted.
- the transistor switches 118 and 131 are related to the transistor switches (118, 119, 120) between the nodes N2 and T2 and the transistor switches (131, 132, 133) between the nodes N3 and T3. Are commonly controlled on / off by D3, and transistor switches 119 and 132 are commonly controlled on / off by D2B.
- the transistor switches 118, 119, 131, and 132 are electrically connected in common with the terminal T3 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 120 and 133 of FIG. 26 are commonly connected (node N18), and the transistor switches (118 and 119) of FIG. 26 are deleted.
- both the transistor switches 131 and 134 are controlled by D3, and are electrically connected to the terminal T3 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 132 and 135 of FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N19), the transistor switch 134 of FIG. 26 is left, and the transistor switch 131 of FIG. ing.
- the transistor switches 134 and 142 are related to the transistor switches (134, 135, 136) between the nodes N3 and T3 and the transistor switches (142, 143, 144) between the nodes N4 and T3.
- On / off is commonly controlled by D3
- transistor switches 135 and 143 are commonly controlled on / off by D2
- the transistor switches 134, 135, 143, and 143 are electrically connected to the terminal T3 when selected. . Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 136 and 144 of FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N20 of FIG. 27), leaving the transistor switches (134, 135), and FIG. Transistor switches (142, 143) are deleted. *
- the transistor switches 123 and 125 having one end connected to the node N3 are commonly controlled by D0B and are electrically connected to the node N3 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the transistor switches 123 and 125 of FIG. 26 are combined into one, the transistor switch 123 is left, and the transistor switch 125 of FIG. 26 is deleted. Similarly, the transistor switches 139 and 141 whose one ends are connected to the node N4 in FIG. 26 are commonly controlled by D0, and are electrically connected to the node N4 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the transistor switches 139 and 141 of FIG. 26 are combined into one, the transistor switch 139 of FIG. 26 is left, and the transistor switch 141 of FIG. 26 is deleted.
- the transistor switches 121, 122, 123) between the nodes N3 and T1 and the transistor switches (137, 138, 139) between the nodes N4 and T3 the transistor switches 121 and 137 are connected by D3B. On / off is controlled in common, and transistor switches 122 and 138 are controlled on / off in common by D2, and these transistors 121, 122, 137, and 138 are electrically connected to the terminal T1 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 123 and 139 are connected in common (node N15), the transistor switches (121 and 122) of FIG.
- the transistor switches (137, 138) may be deleted.
- the transistor switches (124, 125) between the nodes N3 and T1 and the transistor switches (140, 141) between the nodes N4 and T3 are controlled in common by the transistor switches 124 and 140 by D3. And conducts in common with the terminal T1 when selected. Therefore, in the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27, the output side nodes of the transistor switches 125 and 141 of FIG. 26 are connected in common (node N15), and the transistor switch 140 of FIG. 26 is deleted.
- the number of transistor switches in the decoder 10-1B is 26.
- the number of transistor switches in the decoder 10-1A in FIG. 26 is 44. Compared with the configuration of FIG. 26, the number of transistor switches is greatly reduced.
- a digital signal is changed from the lower bit side (D0, D0B) to the upper bit side (D3) as in the decoder 10-1B shown in FIG. , D3B), a configuration in which the reference voltage is selected in order.
- the upper bit side digital signal has more transistor switches to be controlled in common than the lower bit side digital signal, and the number of output side terminals of the decoder (T1, T2, T3).
- the number of nodes on the input side of the decoder is as large as four (N1, N2, N3, and N4), and can be reduced by arranging transistor switches controlled by higher-order digital signals on the output side of the decoder. This is because the number of transistors increases.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the results of circuit simulation using the decoder circuit 10-1A of FIG. 26 and the decoder circuit 10-1B of FIG.
- the horizontal axis represents the voltage level, but the value of the digital signal corresponding to each voltage level from the first level to the fifteenth level (“0” is Low level, “1” is High level).
- (D3, D2, D1, D0) and (D3B, D2B, D1B, D0B) are input respectively.
- the reference voltages V0, V4, V12, and V16 input to the decoder are set to 0V, 0.8V, 2.4V, and 3.2V, respectively.
- V (T1) and V (T2) selectively output to the output-side terminals T1, T2, and T3 of the decoder circuit when the value of the digital signal is changed from the first level to the fifteenth level.
- V (T3) and the voltage Vout that is calculated and output from the operational amplifier 60 based on the voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3). From FIG. 28, the voltages V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) and the voltage Vout selectively output by the decoder circuit 10-1A of FIG. 26 and the decoder circuit 10-1B of FIG. It was confirmed that it was consistent with the relationship shown in.
- the voltages V (T1), V selectiveively output to the output terminals T1, T2, T3 of the decoder 10
- T2 and V (T3) and the voltage Vout calculated and output from the operational amplifier 60 is shown.
- the output terminals T1, T2, and T3 of the decoder 10 are connected to the input of the operational amplifier 60.
- the terminals T1, T2, and T3 correspond to the terminals IN2, IN3, and IN1 of FIG. 23, respectively, and transistors N5, N7
- the transistors N1 and N3 are connected to the respective gate terminals.
- Each transistor has a parasitic capacitance corresponding to the size (transistor size), and a gate capacitance exists at the gate terminal. That is, when the reference voltage Vz is selected in common as V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3), the gate capacitances of the four transistors N1, N3, N5, and N7 of the operational amplifier of FIG.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) V (T1), V (T2), V (T3).
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) the minimum combination in which the same reference voltage is commonly selected as V (T1), V (T2), V (T3).
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) are selected by at least two or three different reference voltages.
- V (T1), V (T2), V (T3) When the input voltages (V (T1), V (T2), V (T3)) of the operational amplifier 60 are selected not only by one reference voltage but also by two reference voltages, three The degree of delay varies depending on the case where the reference voltage is selected.
- the input capacitance (gate) of the operational amplifier 60 In addition to the capacitance, the branching into three paths corresponding to the terminals T1, T2, and T3 within the decoder 10 also increases the parasitic capacitance of the transistor switch that passes through the decoder 10.
- This combination may most affect the delay in voltage change of the input and output of the operational amplifier 60. Therefore, in this embodiment, such a combination is set to be minimum (only one set).
- the voltage level (the 0th level in FIG. 29) is set. It is possible to take other measures to reduce the impedance of the decoder 10 when selected.
- FIG. 30 is a diagram showing another circuit configuration example of the decoder 10 that realizes the specification of FIG.
- the reference voltage and digital signal input to the decoder 10-2 are the same as those in FIG.
- the voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) selectively output to the terminals T1 to T3 correspond to the specifications of FIG.
- the decoder 10-2 in FIG. 30 is a configuration example with an Nch transistor switch.
- the decoder 10-2 in FIG. 30 is configured to reduce the number of transistor switches and reduce the area, similarly to the decoder 10-1B in FIG.
- the configuration before reducing the number of transistors with respect to the decoder 10-1B in FIG. 27 is the decoder 10-1A in FIG. 26, but the circuit configuration before reducing the number of transistors is different from the circuit configuration in FIG. Illustration of a decoder circuit (a decoder circuit corresponding to the specification of FIG. 29) is omitted.
- the method for reducing the number of transistors in FIG. 30 is the same as that in FIG. 27, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the number of transistor switches is 24, and the number of transistor switches is greatly reduced as in the decoder 10-1B in FIG.
- the decoder 10-2 of FIG. 30 is configured to select the reference voltage in order from the lower side (D0, D0B) to the upper side (D3, D3B). .
- a circuit simulation as shown in FIG. 28 is performed, and the voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) selected and output by the decoder circuit 10-2 in FIG. It is confirmed that the voltage Vout matches the relationship shown in the specification of FIG. However, the simulation result is omitted.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration example 10-3 of the decoder 10 that realizes the specification of FIG.
- the reference voltages input to the decoder 10-3 are V (Az), V (Az + 4), V (Az + 12), V (Az + 20), V (Az + 28), V (Az + 32),
- the input digital signal is a 5-bit digital signal (D4, D3, D2, D1, D0) and its complementary signal (D4B, D3B, D2B, D1B, D0B).
- the decoder 10-3 in FIG. 32 is configured by an Nch transistor switch.
- the decoder 10-3 has a configuration in which the area can be reduced by reducing the number of transistor switches.
- 27 is the decoder 10-1A in FIG. 26 before the number of transistors is reduced with respect to the decoder 10-1B in FIG. 27, but the circuit configuration before the number of transistors is reduced (see FIG. 32).
- the decoder circuit corresponding to the 31 specification is not shown.
- the method of reducing the number of transistors in FIG. 32 is the same as in FIG. 27, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the decoder 10-3 of FIG. 32 is configured to select the reference voltage in order from the lower order (D0, D0B) to the upper order (D4, D4B). .
- the levels of the five reference voltages are 0th level, 4th level, 16th level,
- the voltage V selected and outputted to the output terminals T1, T2 and T3 of the decoder 10 corresponding to the same 5-bit digital signals (D4, D3, D2, D1, and D0) input from the 28th and 32nd levels) Relationship between (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) and the voltage Vout calculated and output from the operational amplifier 60 of FIG. 1 based on the input voltages V (T1), V (T2), and V (T3) It is shown.
- FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a decoder that realizes the specification of FIG. 34, in the decoder 10-4, the input reference voltages are V (Az), V (Az + 4), V (Az + 16), V (Az + 28), V (Az + 32), and the input digital signal is A 5-bit digital signal (D4, D3, D2, D1, D0) and its complementary signal (D4B, D3B, D2B, D1B, D0B).
- the decoder 10-4 in FIG. 34 is composed of an Nch transistor switch.
- the decoder 10-4 in FIG. 34 has a configuration in which the number of transistor switches can be reduced to reduce the area, similarly to the decoder 10-1B in FIG.
- the configuration before reducing the number of transistors with respect to the decoder 10-1B of FIG. 27 is the decoder 10-1A of FIG. 26, but the circuit configuration before reducing the number of transistors with respect to the configuration of FIG.
- the decoder circuit corresponding to the specification 33 is omitted.
- the method for reducing the number of transistors is the same as in FIG.
- the decoder 10-4 in FIG. 34 is configured to select the reference voltage in order from the lower order side (D0, D0B) to the upper order side (D4, D4B). .
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本発明は、日本国特許出願:特願2011-047282号(2011年3月4日出願)の優先権主張に基づくものであり、同出願の全記載内容は引用をもって本書に組み込み記載されているものとする。
本発明は、デジタルアナログ変換回路とデータドライバ及びそれを用いた表示装置に関する。
図20(A)及び図20(B)を参照すると、液晶表示装置において、表示パネル960は、単位画素として画素スイッチ964と透明な画素電極973をマトリクス状に配置した半導体基板と、面全体に1つの透明な電極(対向基板電極)974を形成した対向基板と、を備え、これら2枚の基板を対向配置させ、その間に液晶を封入した構造からなる。なお、単位画素を構成する表示素子963は、画素電極973、対向基板電極974、液晶容量971及び補助容量972を備えている。また表示パネルの背面に光源としてバックライト(不図示)を備えている。
図20(A)及び図20(C)を参照すると、有機発光ダイオード表示装置において、表示パネル960は、単位画素として、画素スイッチ964、及び、2つの薄膜電極層に挟まれた有機膜からなる有機発光ダイオード982、有機発光ダイオード982に供給する電流を制御する薄膜トランジスタ(TFT)981をマトリックス状に配置した半導体基板を備えている。TFT981と有機発光ダイオード982は、異なる電源電圧が供給される電源端子984、985との間に直列形態で接続されており、TFT981の制御端子電圧を保持する補助容量983を更に備える。なお、1画素に対応した表示素子963は、TFT981、有機発光ダイオード982、電源端子984、985及び補助容量983で構成される。
図20(A)において、ゲートドライバ970は、少なくとも2値の走査信号を供給すればよいのに対して、データドライバ980は、各データ線962を階調数に応じた多値レベルの階調電圧信号で駆動することが必要とされる。このため、データドライバ980は、映像データを階調電圧信号に変換するデコーダと、その階調電圧信号をデータ線962に増幅出力する増幅回路を含むデジタルアナログ変換回路を備えている。
(V0、V0、V0)、
(V0、V4、V0)、
(V0、V0、V4)、
(V0、V4、V4)
をそれぞれ供給する。すなわち、3端子(IN3、IN2、IN1)には、隣接する2つの基準電圧V0とV4の一方又は両方が選択され、3端子の少なくとも2つの端子には、一方の基準電圧が重複して選択出力される。
(V0、V0、V0)、
(V0、V4、V0)、
(V0、V0、V4)、
(V0、V4、V4)
が入力され、階調0、1、2、3に対応した出力電圧Voutは、基準電圧V0、V4を線形補間した4つの電圧レベル、
(V0+V0+2×V0)/4=V0
(V0+V4+2×V0)/4=(3×V0+V4)/4、
(V0+V0+2×V4)/4=(2×V0+2×V4)/4、
(V0+V4+2×V4)/4=(V0+3×V4)/4、
とされる。
(V(4j)、V(4j)、V(4j))、
(V(4j)、V(4j+4)、V(4j))、
(V(4j)、V(4j)、V(4j+4))、
(V(4j)、V(4j+4)、V(4j+4))
が入力され、出力電圧Voutは、基準電圧V(4j)と、基準電圧V(4j)とV(4j+4)を線形補間した3つの電圧レベルの計4つの電圧レベル
V(4j)、
(3×V(4j)+V(4j+4))/4、
(2×V(4j)+2×V(4j+4))/4、
(V(4j)+3×V(4j+4))/4、
とされる。
共通接続されたソースが第2の電流源(NMOSトランジスタN10)に接続され、ゲートがIN1とOUTに接続された第2の差動対(NMOSトランジスタ対N3、N4)と、
共通接続されたソースが第3の電流源(NMOSトランジスタN11)に接続され、ゲートがIN2とOUTに接続された第3の差動対(NMOSトランジスタ対N5、N6)と、
共通接続されたソースが第4の電流源(NMOSトランジスタN12)に接続され、ゲートがIN4とOUTに接続された第4の差動対(NMOSトランジスタ対N7、N8)とを備え、NMOSトランジスタN1、N3、N5、N7のドレインは能動負荷回路(カレントミラー)のPMOSトランジスタP1のドレインに接続され、NMOSトランジスタN2、N4、N6、N8のドレインは能動負荷回路(カレントミラー)のPMOSトランジスタP2のドレインとゲートに接続され、PMOSトランジスタP1、P2のソースは電源端子に共通に接続されている。さらに、ソースが電源端子に接続され、ドレインが出力端子OUTに接続され、ゲートがPMOSトランジスタP1とNMOSトランジスタN1、N3、N5、N7のドレインの接続ノードに接続されたPMOSトランジスタP3と、ソースがグランドに接続され、ゲートがバイアス電圧端子INfに接続され、ドレインがOUTに接続されたNMOSトランジスタN13を備えている。第1~第4の電流源トランジスタN9~N12のソースはグランドに接続され、ゲートはバイアス電圧端子INfに接続されている。
ΔV1、
ΔV2(=VIN2-VOUT)、
ΔV3(=VIN3-VOUT)
を第1乃至第4の差動対に入力される差動電圧とし、gmを第1乃至第4の差動対の相互コンダクタンスとすると、第1乃至第4の差動対の差動出力電流ΔI1、ΔI2、ΔI3、ΔI4は、それぞれ、
ΔI1=I1-I2=gmΔV1、
ΔI2=I3-I4=gmΔV1、
ΔI3=I5-I6=gmΔV2、
ΔI4=I7-I8=gmΔV3
であり、
IL1=I1+I3+I5+I7、
IL2=I2+I4+I6+I8、
IL1=IL2(カレントミラーP1、P2の入力電流=出力電流)
より、
ΔV1+ΔV1+ΔV2+ΔV3=0、すなわち、
(VIN1-VOUT)+(VIN1-VOUT)+(VIN2-VOUT)+(VIN3-VOUT)=0
から、上式(1)が成り立つ。
前記第1のデコーダで選択された前記第1乃至第3の電圧を入力し、(第1の電圧+第2の電圧+2×第3の電圧)/4の電圧レベルを出力する演算増幅器と、
を備え、
前記nビットのデジタル信号の2^n(^は冪乗演算子)通りの組み合わせのそれぞれに対して、基準レベルとなる第Aレベルから第(A-1+2^n)レベルまので2^n個の電圧レベルが前記演算増幅器から出力可能とされ、
前記N個の参照電圧は、
前記2^n個の出力電圧レベルである前記第Aレベル乃至第(A-1+2^n)レベルに対して、前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルA+4k(但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)に対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、
第Aレベル、第(A+4)レベル、第(A-4+2^n)レベル、第(A+2^n)レベルの4個の参照電圧と、
前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち前記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧から、予め定められた少なくとも1つの個数の参照電圧を間引いた、多くとも{-4+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧と、
を含み、前記Nは4以上、且つ、2^(n-2)以下である、デジタルアナログ変換回路が提供される。
第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:A+4k(但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)に対応するに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、
第Aレベル、
第(A+4)レベル、
第(A-4+2^n)レベル、
第(A+2^n)レベル
の4個の参照電圧と(これらは間引き対象とされない)、
前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち前記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧から、予め定められた少なくとも1つの個数の参照電圧を間引いた、多くとも{-4+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧と、
を含む。したがって、参照電圧の個数Nは、4以上であり、且つ、4+{-4+2^(n-2)}=2^(n-2)以下である。
図1は、第1の例示的実施形態のデジタルアナログ変換回路を示す図である。図1に示すように、N個(4≦N<1+2^(n-2);^は冪乗演算子)、ただし、nは予め定められた4以上の所定の正数)の参照電圧と、nビットのデジタル信号(D(n-1)~D0及びその相補信号D(n-1)B~D0B)を入力し、N個の参照電圧から、nビットのデジタル信号に応じて第1~第3の電圧(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))を選択する第1のデコーダ10と、第1~第3の電圧(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))を3つの入力端子(非反転入力端子)に入力し、それぞれ1対1対2の重み付け演算した電圧レベルVoutを増幅出力する演算増幅器60と、を備える。なお、nビットのデジタル信号(D(n-1)~D0)は、D0をLSB(Least Significant Bit)、D(n-1)をMSB(Most Significant Bit)とする。
第Aレベル、第(A+1)レベル、第(A+2)レベル、・・・第(A-1+2^n)レベル(但し、第Aレベルは任意の基準レベル)
に対して、第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:
A+4k (但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)
に対応する{2^(n-2)+1}個の参照電圧のうち、
第Aレベル、
第(A+4)レベル、
第(A-4+2^n)レベル、
第(A+2^n)レベル
にそれぞれ対応する4個の参照電圧は、間引き対象とされず、N個の参照電圧にそのまま含まれる。第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{2^(n-2)+1}個の参照電圧のうち、これら4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧[∵ {2^(n-2)+1}-4=-3+2^(n-2)]から、所定個(1個以上)の参照電圧が間引かれる。1個以上の参照電圧を間引いた場合、間引き対象とされる参照電圧の(間引き後の)残りの個数は{-4+2^(n-2)}以下となり、これと、間引き対象とされない参照電圧(4個)の和が参照電圧の個数Nとなり、Nは4以上、2^(n-2)以下となる。
第0、第4、第8、第12、第16のレベルに対応する{2^(4-2)+1}=5個の参照電圧のうち、
第Aレベル=第0レベル、
第A+4レベル=第4レベル、
第(A-4+2^n)レベル=第12レベル、
第(A+2^n)レベル=第16レベルの計4個と、
上記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(4-2)}=1から、所定個(1個以上)のレベル、したがって、第8レベルに対応する参照電圧1個が間引かれ、間引き対象とされる参照電圧の残りの個数{-4+2^(n-2)}は0となり、N=4個の参照電圧は、第0、第4、第12、第16レベルとされる。
V(T1)≠V(T2)、且つ、V(T1)≠V(T3)、且つ、V(T2)≠V(T3)の3つの電圧(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))から生成される。
図1の本実施形態と、関連技術として説明した図21のデジタルアナログ変換回路(DA変換器310)との相違点について説明する。
図2(A)、(B)は、図1の実施形態における第1の仕様を説明する図である。図2(A)に示す例は、図1において、n=4、N=4、A=0としている。4ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な電圧レベル:第0レベル~第15レベルの16個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、4個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第12レベル、第16レベルに設定している。
図3、図4は、図1の実施形態における第2の仕様を説明する図である。図3は、図1において、n=5、N=6、A=0とされ、5ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第31レベルの32個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、6個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第12レベル、第20レベル、第28レベル、第32レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から8までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、第8レベル、第16レベル、第24レベル(k=2、4、6)に対応する3つの参照電圧が間引かれている。なお、第0レベル~第32レベルは、ほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図5、図6は、図1の実施形態における第3の仕様を説明する図である。図5は、図1において、n=5、N=5、A=0とされ、5ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第31レベルの32個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、5個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第16レベル、第28レベル、第32レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から8までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、第8レベル、第12レベル、第20レベル、第24レベル(k=2、3、5、6)に対応する4つの参照電圧が間引かれている。なお第0レベル~第32レベルは、ほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図7、図8は、図1の実施形態における第4の仕様を説明する図である。図7は、図1において、n=6、N=7、A=0とされ、6ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第63レベルの64個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、7個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第16レベル、第32レベル、第48レベル、第60レベル、第64レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から16までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、矢印←で示すように、第8レベル、第12レベル、第20レベル、第24レベル、第28レベル、第36レベル、第40レベル、第44レベル、第52レベル、第56レベル(k=2、3、5、6、7、9、10、11、13、14)に対応する10個の参照電圧が間引かれている。なお、第0レベル~第64レベルはほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図9、図10は、図1の実施形態における第5の仕様を説明する図である。図9は、図1において、n=6、N=7、A=0とされ、6ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第63レベルの64個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、7個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第8レベル、第32レベル、第56レベル、第60レベル、第64レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から16までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、第12レベル、第16レベル、第20レベル、第24レベル、第28レベル、第36レベル、第40レベル、第44レベル、第48レベル、第52レベル(k=3、4、5、6、7、9、10、11、12、13)に対応する10個の参照電圧が間引かれている。なお、第0レベル~第64レベルは、ほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図11、図12は、図1の実施形態における第6の仕様を説明する図である。図11は、図1において、n=6、N=7、A=0とされ、6ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第63レベルの64個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、7個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第12レベル、第32レベル、第52レベル、第60レベル、第64レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から16までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、第8レベル、第16レベル、第20レベル、第24レベル、第28レベル、第36レベル、第40レベル、第44レベル、第48レベル、第56レベル(k=2、4、5、6、7、9、10、11、12、14)に対応する10個の参照電圧が間引かれている。なお、第0レベル~第64レベルは、ほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図13、図14は、図1の実施形態における第7の仕様を説明する図である。図13は、図1において、n=6、N=7、A=0とされ、6ビットのデジタル信号の値に1対1対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第63レベルの64個の電圧レベルからなる1区間に対して、7個の参照電圧を、第0レベル、第4レベル、第20レベル、第32レベル、第44レベル、第60レベル、第64レベルに設定した例を示す。第0レベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:4k(但し、kは0から16までの整数)に対応する参照電圧のうち、第8レベル、第12レベル、第16レベル、第24レベル、第28レベル、第36レベル、第40レベル、第48レベル、第52レベル、第56レベル(k=2、3、4、6、7、9、10、12、13、14)に対応する参照電圧が間引かれている。なお、第0レベル~第64レベルは、ほぼリニアな電圧レベルとされ、単調増加又は単調減少となる電圧レベルとされる。
図15は、デジタルアナログ変換回路の第2の実施形態を示す図である。図15を参照すると、この第2の実施形態は、図1の第1の実施形態の構成に加え、N個(4≦N<1+2^(n-2))の参照電圧を含む参照電圧群を生成する参照電圧発生回路50と、nビット(nは4以上の正数)のデジタル信号を含むm(m>n)ビットのデジタル信号(D(m-1)~D0及びその相補信号D(m-1)B~D0B)と、第2のデコーダ20とを更に備える。第1のデコーダ10と第2のデコーダ20を合わせてデコーダブロック40を構成している。
第2実施形態の変形例を説明する。上記した図15のデジタルアナログ変換回路は、演算増幅器60から出力可能な電圧レベルが、図2(A)~図14の各仕様とは異なる仕様の区間を含んで構成してもよい。
図16は、図15の第2の実施形態における第1の仕様を説明する図である。図16は、図15において、m=10、n=4、N=4とされ、10ビットのデジタル信号の値に対応して演算増幅器60から出力可能な第0レベル乃至第1023レベルの1024個の電圧レベルにおいて、参照電圧の設定と、第1~第3の電圧(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))の組合せ、及び10ビットのデジタル信号(D9~D0)の値の関係の一例を示している。
第1の仕様では、各区間の出力電圧レベル(16レベル)がほぼリニア(線形)となる。このため、複数の区間同士では非線形な特性は可能であるが、1つの区間内(16レベル内)において、非線形な電圧特性の実現は困難である。しかし、例えば4レベルがリニア(線形)となる図22の仕様を組み合せて構成することで、比較的滑らかに変化するような非線形な電圧特性にも、十分に対応することができる。次に、非線形な電圧特性に対応可能な図24のデジタルアナログ変換回路について説明する。
第0レベル:(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))=(V0、V0、V0)
第1レベル:(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))=(V4、V0、V0)
第2レベル:(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))=(V0、V0、V4)
第3レベル:(V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3))=(V4、V0、V4)
であり、図22の第0~第3階調(V0~V3)を出力する(VIN2、VIN3、VIN1)の組合せは、
第0階調:(VIN2、VIN3、VIN1)=(V0、V0、V0)
第1階調:(VIN2、VIN3、VIN1)=(V4、V0、V0)
第2階調:(VIN2、VIN3、VIN1)=(V0、V0、V4)
第3階調:(VIN2、VIN3、VIN1)=(V4、V0、V4)
であり、対応関係が一致している。
図19は、本発明の第3の実施形態の表示装置のデータドライバの要部構成を示す図である。このデータドライバは、例えば図20(A)のデータドライバ980(表示素子は液晶又は有機発光ダイオード)に対応している。図19を参照すると、このデータドライバは、シフトレジスタ801と、データレジスタ/ラッチ802と、レベルシフタ群803と、参照電圧発生回路804と、デコーダ回路群805と、出力回路群806とを含んで構成される。
図25は、図2(A)、(B)に対応した仕様(n=4、N=4、A=0)の1例を示す図である。図25は、図1のデコーダ10に入力される参照電圧(図2(A)の第0レベル、第4レベル、第12レベル、第16レベルの4個の参照電圧に対応)から4ビットデジタル信号(D3,D2,D1,D0)に対応して、デコーダ10の出力端子T1、T2、T3に選択出力される電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)と、演算増幅器60から電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)に基づき演算出力される電圧Voutとの関係を示す。なお、図25において、各電圧は電圧レベル番号、デジタル信号は2進数の値(0又は1)で示している。図25は、図16の第1区間の仕様と同一である。図25の第0レベル~第15レベルの基準レベルに対応する第0レベルを、16の任意の倍数の電圧レベルに置換えて、その基準レベルから16レベル分の区間としてもよい。
図25の参照電圧の第12レベルをV(T3)として選択するデジタル信号の値は(D3,D2,D1)=(1,0,1)、(D3B,D2B,D0B)=(0,1,0)、及び、(D3,D2,D1)=(1,1,0)、(D3B,D2B,D0B)=(0,0,1)であり、図26のノードN3、T3間のトランジスタスイッチ131、132、133及びトランジスタスイッチ134、135、136に対応する(トランジスタスイッチ131、132、133のゲートは、D3、D2B、D1にそれぞれ接続され、(D3,D2,D0)=(1,0,1)のとき、オンとなる。トランジスタスイッチ134、135、136のゲートは、D3、D2、D1Bにそれぞれ接続され、(D3,D2,D1)=(1,1,0)のとき、オンとなる)。
図25の参照電圧の第16レベルをV(T3)として選択するデジタル信号の値は、(D3,D2,D1)=(1,1,1)、(D3B,D2B,D1B)=(0,0,0)であり、図26のノードN4、T3間のトランジスタスイッチ142、143、144に対応する(トランジスタスイッチ142、143、144のゲートはD3,D2,D1にそれぞれ接続され、オンする)。なお、図25の仕様では図25の参照電圧の第16レベルはV(T2)として選択されない。
次に、図25の変更例を示す。図29は、図2(A)、(B)に対応した仕様(n=4、N=4、A=0)の別の例で、デコーダ10に入力される参照電圧(図2(A)に対応)から、同じく入力される4ビットデジタル信号(D3,D2,D1,D0)に対応して、デコーダ10の出力端子T1、T2、T3に選択出力される電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)と、演算増幅器60から電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)に基づき演算出力される電圧Voutとの関係を示す。
図31は、図3、図4に対応した仕様(n=5、N=6、A=0)の一例を示す図である。図1のデコーダ10に入力されるN=6個の参照電圧(図3に対応し、6個の参照電圧のレベルは、第0レベル、第4レベル、第12レベル、第20レベル、第28レベル、第32レベル)から、同じく入力される5ビットデジタル信号(D4,D3,D2,D1,D0)に対応して、デコーダ10の出力端子T1、T2、T3に選択出力される電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)と、演算増幅器60から電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)に基づき演算出力される電圧Voutとの関係が示されている。
図33は、図5、図6に対応した仕様(n=5、N=5、A=0)の例を示す図である。図33には、図1のデコーダ10に入力されるN=5個の参照電圧(図5に対応し、5個の参照電圧のレベルは、第0レベル、第4レベル、第16レベル、第28レベル、第32レベル)から、同じく入力される5ビットデジタル信号(D4,D3,D2,D1,D0)に対応して、デコーダ10の出力端子T1、T2、T3に選択出力される電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)と、図1の演算増幅器60から、入力電圧V(T1)、V(T2)、V(T3)に基づき演算出力される電圧Voutとの関係が示されている。
20 第2のデコーダ
30 第3のデコーダ
40 デコーダ
50 参照電圧群
60 演算増幅器
101~144 Nchトランジスタスイッチ
801 シフトレジスタ
802 データレジスタ/ラッチ
803 レベルシフタ群
804 参照電圧発生回路
805 デコーダ回路群
806 出力回路群
940 電源回路
950 表示コントローラー
960 表示部
961 走査線
962 データ線
963 表示素子
964 薄膜トランジスタ(TFT)
964 画素電極
970 ゲートドライバ
971 液晶容量
972 補助容量。
973 画素電極
974 対向基板電極
980 データドライバ
981 薄膜トランジスタ(TFT)
982 有機発光ダイオード
983 補助容量
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- N個の参照電圧と、nビット(nは、4以上の予め定められた整数)のデジタル信号を入力し、前記N個の参照電圧から、前記nビットのデジタル信号に応じて、第1乃至第3の電圧を選択する第1のデコーダと、
前記第1のデコーダで選択された前記第1乃至第3の電圧を入力し、(第1の電圧+第2の電圧+2×第3の電圧)/4の演算に対応した電圧レベルを出力する演算増幅器と、
を備え、
前記nビットのデジタル信号の2^n(^は冪乗演算子)通りの組み合わせのそれぞれに対して、基準レベルとなる第Aレベルから第(A-1+2^n)レベルまので2^n個の電圧レベルが前記演算増幅器から出力可能とされ、
前記N個の参照電圧は、
前記2^n個の出力電圧レベルである前記第Aレベル乃至第(A-1+2^n)レベルに対して、前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルA+4k(但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)に対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、
第Aレベル、第(A+4)レベル、第(A-4+2^n)レベル、第(A+2^n)レベルの4個の参照電圧と、
前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち前記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧から、予め定められた少なくとも1つの個数の参照電圧を間引いた、多くとも{-4+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧と、
を含み、前記Nは4以上、且つ、2^(n-2)以下である、デジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記2^n個の出力電圧レベルは、前記第1のデコーダにおいて、前記第1乃至第3の電圧として互いに異なる電圧レベルの3個の参照電圧が選択され、前記第1のデコーダで選択された前記互いに異なる3個の参照電圧に基づき前記演算増幅器から出力される電圧レベルを含む、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。
- 参照電圧群と、
前記nビットのデジタル信号を下位側ビットに含むmビット(m>n)幅のデジタル信号と、
第2のデコーダと、
を備え、
前記演算増幅器から出力可能な電圧レベルは、互いに重複しない第1~第Sの区間(但し、Sは1以上の所定の整数)に区分され、
第zの区間(1≦z≦S)は、第Azレベル乃至第(Az-1+2^n)レベルよりなる2^n個の電圧レベルを含み、
前記参照電圧群は、前記各区間z(1≦z≦S)に対応して、
第Azレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:Az+4k(但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)に対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、
第Azレベル、第(Az+4)レベル、第(Az-4+2^n)レベル、第(Az+2^n)レベルの4個の参照電圧と、
前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、前記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧から、予め定められた少なくとも1つの個数の参照電圧を間引いた、多くとも{-4+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧と、
からなるN個の参照電圧を含み、
前記Nは4以上、2^(n-2)以下であり、
第z(1≦z<S)の区間の第(Az+2^n)レベルの参照電圧は、第(z+1)の区間の基準レベルである第A(z+1)レベルの参照電圧と等しく、前記第1~第Sの区間の参照電圧の総数は、S×(N-1)+1とされ、
前記第2のデコーダは、前記参照電圧群から前記mビットのデジタル信号の上位側の(m-n)ビットの値に応じて、前記第1~第Sの区間の中の対応する1つの区間に割り当てられた前記N個の参照電圧を選択し、前記第1のデコーダへ出力する、請求項1又は2に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 参照電圧群と、
前記nビットのデジタル信号を下位側ビットに含むmビット(m>n)幅のデジタル信号と、
第2及び第3のデコーダを更に備え、
前記演算増幅器から出力可能な電圧レベルは、互いに重複しない第1~第Sの区間(但し、Sは1以上の所定の整数)に区分され、
第zの区間(1≦z≦S)は、第Azレベル乃至第(Az-1+2^n)レベルよりなる2^n個の電圧レベルを含み、
前記参照電圧群は、前記第1~第Sの区間の少なくとも1つの区間pに対応して、
第Apレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベル:Ap+4k(但し、kは0から2^(n-2)までの整数)に対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち、第Apレベル、第(Ap+4)レベル、第(Ap-4+2^n)レベル、第(Ap+2^n)レベルの4個の参照電圧と、
前記第Aレベルから4レベル置きの電圧レベルに対応する{1+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧のうち前記4個の参照電圧以外の{-3+2^(n-2)}個の参照電圧から、予め定められた少なくとも1つの個数の参照電圧を間引いた、多くとも{-4+2^(n-2)}の参照電圧と、
からなる計N個の参照電圧を含み、
前記Nは4以上、2^(n-2)以下であり、
前記参照電圧群は更に、前記第1~第Sの区間の前記区間pとは別の少なくとも1つの区間qに対応して、第Aqレベルから4レベル置きに、第(Aq-4+2^n)レベルまでの2^(n-2)の参照電圧を含み、
前記第2のデコーダは、前記参照電圧群から前記mビットのデジタル信号の上位側の(m-n)ビットの値に応じて、前記第1~第Sの区間の中の対応する区間pに対して、割り当てられた前記N個の参照電圧を選択して前記第1のデコーダへ出力し、
前記第3のデコーダは、前記参照電圧群から、前記2^(n-2)個の参照電圧が入力され、前記第3のデコーダは、前記mビットのデジタル信号に応じて、前記2^(n-2)個の参照電圧から第1乃至第3の電圧を選択して、前記演算増幅器に供給し、
前記第1のデコーダと前記第3のデコーダとは、前記演算増幅器を共有する、請求項1又は2に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記nが4、前記Nが4であり、
前記N個の参照電圧が、前記演算増幅器から出力可能な第Aレベル乃至第(A+15)レベルよりなる16個の電圧レベルに対して、
第A、第(A+4)、第(A+12)、第(A+16)の電圧レベルとされる、請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記nが5、前記Nが6であり、
前記N個の参照電圧が、前記演算増幅器から出力可能な第Aレベル乃至第(A+31)レベルよりなる32個の電圧レベルに対して、第A、第(A+4)、第(A+12)、第(A+20)、第(A+28)、第(A+32)の電圧レベルとされる請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記nが5、前記Nが5であり、
前記N個の参照電圧が、前記演算増幅器から出力可能な第Aレベル乃至第(A+31)レベルよりなる32個の電圧レベルに対して、第A、第(A+4)、第(A+16)、第(A+28)、第(A+32)の電圧レベルに設定されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記nが6、前記Nが7であり、
前記N個の参照電圧が、前記演算増幅器から出力可能な第Aレベル乃至第(A+63)レベルよりなる64個の電圧レベルに対して、第A、第(A+4)、第(A+32)、第(A+60)、第(A+64)の5個の電圧レベルに加え、
第(A+16)と第(A+48)、又は、第(A+8)と第(A+56)、又は、第(A+12)と第(A+52)、又は、第(A+20)と第(A+44)のいずれかの組合せの2個の電圧レベルに設定されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。 - 前記第1のデコーダは、前記N個の参照電圧から選択出力する前記第1乃至第3の電圧の組み合せに関して、前記演算増幅器から出力される前記2^n個の出力電圧レベルに対応した前記第1乃至第3の電圧の組み合わせのうち、前記N個の参照電圧の中の1つの参照電圧を前記第1乃至第3の電圧に対して共通に選択する組み合せを最小化し、1組とした、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。
- 前記第1のデコーダは、前記N個の参照電圧を、前記nビットのデジタル信号の下位側ビットから上位側ビットへ向かって順次選択する、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路。
- 入力映像信号に対応した入力デジタル信号を受け、前記入力デジタル信号に対応した電圧を出力する、請求項1乃至10のいずれか一に記載のデジタルアナログ変換回路を備え、前記入力デジタル信号に対応した電圧でデータ線を駆動するデータドライバ。
- データ線と走査線の交差部に画素スイッチと表示素子を含む単位画素を備え、前記走査線でオンとされた画素スイッチを介して前記データ線の信号が表示素子に書き込まれる表示装置であって、
前記データ線を駆動するデータドライバとして、請求項11記載の前記データドライバを備えた表示装置。 - 表示素子が液晶素子又は有機発光ダイオード表示からなる請求項12記載の表示装置。
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