ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE
An active matrix display device includes a pixel array consisting of multiple pixels, a backlight source, multiple optical shutters corresponding to respective pixels, a shutter control unit, a light source control unit, and a synchronization control unit. The backlight source is used for illuminating the pixels, thereby displaying an image comprising multiple frames. The shutter control unit is used for switching on/off the optical shutters. The light source control unit is used for modulating the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source at two or more stages. The synchronization control unit is used for synchronizing the modulation of the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source with the on/off statuses of the optical shutters, thereby implementing specified level performance in a specified frame.
1 . An active matrix display device comprising:
a pixel array consisting of multiple pixels;
a backlight source for illuminating the pixels, thereby displaying an image comprising multiple frames;
multiple optical shutters corresponding to respective pixels;
a shutter control unit for switching on/off the optical shutters;
a light source control unit for modulating the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source at two or more stages; and
a synchronization control unit for synchronizing the modulation of the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source with the on/off statuses of the optical shutters, thereby implementing specified level performance in a specified frame.
2 . The active matrix display device according to claim 1 wherein the light source control unit modulates the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source at M stages in the specified frame, and the shutter control unit adjusts the on durations of the optical shutters at N stages in the specified frame, so that the active matrix display device exhibits M×N-bit gray level performance in the specified frame, wherein M and N are integers equal to or greater than two, and the synchronization control unit synchronizes the shutter control unit and the light source control unit by controlling the on duration ratio (A s ) of the optical shutters and the intensity ratio (I y ) of the light beam emitted by the backlight source according to the following equations:
A s =2 x ( x= 0, 1 , . . . , N− 1)
I y =2 yN ( y= 0, 1 , . . . , M− 1)
or
A x =2 xM ( x= 0, 1 , . . . , N− 1)
I y =2 y ( y= 0, 1 , . . . , M− 1).
3 . The active matrix display device according to claim 2 wherein the synchronization control unit synchronizes the modulation of the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source with the on/off statuses of the optical shutters, so that the shortest time period of maintaining a constant intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source under control of the light source control unit is longer than a response time of the backlight source but shorter than or equal to a reciprocal of a frame rate
4 . The active matrix display device according to claim 1 wherein the synchronization control unit synchronizes the modulation of the intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source with the on/off statuses of the optical shutters, so that the shortest time period of maintaining a constant intensity of the light beam emitted by the backlight source under control of the light source control unit is longer than a response time of the backlight source but shorter than or equal to a reciprocal of a frame rate.
5 . The active matrix display device according to claim 1 wherein the active matrix display device is a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) display device or a ferroelectric liquid crystal display device.