IP Library Granted Patent US 7,230,614
Granted Patent B2
US 7,230,614 · App. 10/151,928 · Granted Jun 12, 2007

Circuit for driving display

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Patent No.
US 7,230,614
App. No.
10/151,928
Granted
Jun 12, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a display, and more particularly, to circuit for driving a display of a low power consumption. For the purpose, the circuit includes a light emitting display of current driven type having a plurality of column electrode lines arranged in a column direction, a plurality of row electrode lines arranged perpendicular to the column electrode lines, and a matrix of pixels at crossing points of the column electrode lines and the row electrode lines, a power source part, a column driving circuit connected to the column electrode lines formed in the column direction for supplying/discharging a current to/from the column electrode lines, for driving the light emitting display of current driven type, and an electric transformer for, when the current supplied to the column electrode lines is discharged, recovering the current discharged from the column electrode lines and re-supplying a recovered current to the power source part.

Claims (16)

1. A circuit for driving a display comprising:

a light emitting display of a current driven type having a plurality of column electrode lines arranged in a column direction, a plurality of row electrode lines arranged perpendicular to the column electrode lines, and a matrix of pixels at crossing points of the column electrode lines and the row electrode lines;

a power source part;

a column driving circuit connected to the column electrode lines formed in the column direction for supplying/discharging a current to/from the column electrode lines, for driving a light emitting element of the light emitting display of current driven type; and

an electric transformer for, when the current supplied to the column electrode lines is discharged, recovering the current discharged from the column electrode lines and re-supplying a recovered current to the power source part, wherein the column driving circuit includes a data sink part having a first end coupled to an anode line of the light emitting element and a second end coupled to ground through the electric transformer such that a trapped charge at the anode line of the light emitting element is transferred to the electric transformer.

2. A circuit for driving a display comprising:

an organic EL display of a current driven type having a plurality of column electrode lines arranged in a column direction, a plurality of row electrode lines arranged perpendicular to the column electrode lines, and a matrix of pixels at crossing points of the column electrode lines and the row electrode lines;

a power source part;

a column driving circuit connected to the column electrode lines formed in the column direction for supplying/discharging a current to/from the column electrode lines, for driving a light emitting element of the organic EL display; and

an electric transformer for, when the current supplied to the column electrode lines is discharged, recovering the current discharged from the column electrode lines and re-supplying a recovered current to the power source part, wherein the column driving circuit includes a data sink part having a first end connected to an anode line of the light emitting element and a second end connected to the electric transformer such that a trapped charge at the anode line of the light emitting element is transferred to the electric transformer, wherein the second end of the data sink part is connected to a ground through the electric transformer.

3. The circuit of claim 2 , wherein the data sink part includes an NMOS transistor having the first end connected to the anode line and the second end connected to the electric transformer.

4. The circuit of claim 3 , wherein the first end corresponds to a drain of the NMOS transistor and the second end corresponds to a source of the NMOS transistor.

5. The circuit of claim 4 , wherein the source of the NMOS transistor is connected to a primary side coil of the electric transformer.

6. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the data sink part includes an NMOS transistor having the first end connected to the anode line and the second end connected to the electric transformer.

7. The circuit of claim 6 , wherein the first end corresponds to a drain of the NMOS transistor and the second end corresponds to a source of the NMOS transistor.

8. The circuit of claim 7 , wherein the source of the NMOS transistor is connected to a primary side coil of the electric transformer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2008
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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