Digital-analog converter circuit
View Patent ↗This invention provides a digital-analog converter circuit capable of appropriately correcting the optical characteristics of the liquid crystals according to the change in design or the preference of the user, and achieving goals of miniaturization, cost-lowering, as well as wide design suitability. The digital-analog converter circuit includes a storage device for storing a voltage characteristic curve, a modulating device for generating a frequency signal in accordance with a data from the voltage characteristic curve stored in the storage device in response to a selected data, a variable resistance device connected between a first power source and a second power source, in which the resistance value of the variable resistance device is changed in accordance with the frequency signal from the modulating device, a holding device for holding a voltage generated at the variable resistance device, and an output device for outputting the voltage to a desired output end.
1. A digital-analog converter circuit comprising:
a storage device storing a voltage characteristic curve;
a modulating device generating a frequency signal in accordance with a data from the voltage characteristic curve stored in the storage device in response to a selected data;
a variable resistance device connected between a first power source and a second power source, in which the resistance value of the variable resistance device is changed in accordance with the frequency signal from the modulating device;
a holding device holding a voltage generated at the variable resistance device; and
an output device outputting the voltage to a desired output end.
2. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the variable resistance device comprises two switch capacitors in which the voltage is extracted from an intermediate node between the two switch capacitors.
3. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 2 , wherein one of the switch capacitors is replaced by a current source.
4. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 2 , wherein the modulating device in accordance with the selected data provides two frequency signals with varied frequency ratio to the two switch capacitors.
5. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the variable resistance device has a switch capacitor and a fixed resistor connected in series, and the voltage is extracted from a connecting node between the switch capacitor and the fixed resistor.
6. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the holding device is a sampling-hold circuit.
7. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the sampling-hold circuit has a buffer.
8. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the number of holding device depends on the number of the extracted output voltages and the holding device are respectively connected to the variable resistance device by sequentially turning on respective switches of the same number corresponding thereto.
9. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a switch device, which reversibly connects the first and the second power source for the variable resistance device, and is structured as a switch to select one of the two power source according to a switch signal from the switch device, and switch two system of the holding device.
10. The digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage extracted from the variable resistance device is provided to the holding device through three switches which is selected by time-sharing, wherein the holding device comprises three systems according to three colors.
11. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a liquid crystal element array having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, a plurality of thin film transistors respectively provided at intersections of the gate lines and the source lines, a gate of each of the thin film transistors is connected to one of the gate lines corresponding thereto, a source of the thin film transistor is connected to one of the source lines corresponding thereto and a drain of the thin film transistor is connected to one of the liquid crystal elements corresponding thereto;
a gate line driving device driving the gate lines; and
a source line driving device driving the source lines, wherein the source line driving device including the digital-analog converter circuit according to claim 1 .
12. An electronic device, comprising:
the liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 ;
wherein the electronic device is mobile phone device, digital camera, personal digital assistance (PDA), notebook computer, desktop computer, television, automobile display, or portable DVD player.