IP Library Granted Patent US 7,068,092
Granted Patent B2
US 7,068,092 · App. 10/963,576 · Granted Jun 27, 2006

Common voltage source integrated circuit for liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,068,092
App. No.
10/963,576
Granted
Jun 27, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A common voltage source IC device includes an operational amplifier, a push-pull circuit receiving an output signal from the operational amplifier and outputting a common voltage to a common voltage terminal; an inverting resistor connected to an inverting input of the operational amplifier; a feedback resistor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input; a capacitor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input; a first switching resistor connected to the inverting input and a first switching transistor, the first switching transistor connected to the common voltage terminal; a driving resistor receiving a drive voltage and connected to a non-inverting input of the operational amplifier; a variable resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a ground source; and a second switching resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a second switching transistor, the second switching transistor connected to the ground source.

Claims (57)

1. A common voltage source IC device, comprising:

an operational amplifier including an inverting input and a non-inverting input;

a push-pull circuit receiving an output signal from the operational amplifier and outputting a common voltage to a common voltage terminal;

an inverting resistor receiving a control signal and connected to the inverting input;

a feedback resistor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a capacitor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a first switching resistor connected to the inverting input and a first switching transistor, the first switching transistor receiving a first switching signal and connected to the common voltage terminal;

a driving resistor receiving a drive voltage and connected to the non-inverting input;

a variable resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a ground source; and

a second switching resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a second switching transistor, the second switching transistor receiving a second switching signal and connected to the ground source.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the operational amplifier is an inverting amplifier.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the push-pull circuit includes at least one transistor.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the push-pull circuit receives the drive voltage and connects to the ground source.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal includes a square wave.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal has a half period of about 16.7 ms.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is rising.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is falling.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback resistor, the capacitor and the first switching resistor are parallel to one another.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second switching transistors have polarities different from each other.

11. A common voltage source IC device, comprising:

an operational amplifier including an inverting input and a non-inverting input;

a push-pull circuit receiving an output signal from the operational amplifier and outputting a common voltage to a common voltage terminal;

an inverting resistor receiving a control signal and connected to the inverting input;

a capacitor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a feedback resistor and a first switching resistor connected serially to each other between the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a first switching transistor connected in parallel with the first switching resistor, the first switching transistor receiving a first switching signal and connected to the common voltage terminal;

a driving resistor receiving–a drive voltage and connected to the non-inverting input;

a variable resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a ground source; and

a second switching resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a second switching transistor, the second switching transistor receiving a second switching signal and connected to the ground source.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the operational amplifier includes an inverting amplifier.

13. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the push-pull circuit has at least one transistor.

14. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the push-pull circuit receives the drive voltage and is connected to the ground source.

15. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the control signal includes a square wave.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the control signal has a half period of about 16.7 ms.

17. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the first switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is rising.

18. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the second switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is falling.

19. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the capacitor, the feedback resistor and first switching resistor are connected in parallel.

20. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the first and second switching transistors have polarities different from each other.

21. A common voltage source IC device, comprising:

an operational amplifier including an inverting input and a non-inverting input;

a push-pull circuit receiving an output signal from the operational amplifier and outputting a common voltage to a common voltage terminal;

an inverting resistor receiving a control signal and connected to the inverting input;

a feedback resistor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a capacitor connected to the common voltage terminal and the inverting input;

a first switching resistor receiving a drive voltage and connected to a first switching transistor, the first switching transistor receiving a first switching signal and connected to the non-inverting input;

a driving resistor receiving the drive voltage and connected to the non-inverting input;

a variable resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a ground source; and

a second switching resistor connected to the non-inverting input and a second switching transistor, the second switching transistor receiving a second switching signal and connected to the ground source.

22. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the operational amplifier includes an inverting amplifier.

23. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the push-pull circuit has at least one transistor.

24. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the push-pull circuit receives the drive voltage and connects to the ground source.

25. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the control signal includes a square wave.

26. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the control signal has a half period of about 16.7 ms.

27. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the first switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is rising.

28. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the second switching signal changes at about the same time as the control signal is falling.

29. The device according to claim 21 , wherein the capacitor and the feedback resistor are connected in parallel to each other.

30. The device according to claim 22 , wherein the first and second switching transistors have the same polarity.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 19, 2008
From: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021147/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2004
From: YI, SANG-YEOL; KIM, KYONG-SEOK
To: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015899/0186 →