IP Library Granted Patent US 8,421,727
Granted Patent B2
US 8,421,727 · App. 13/436,640 · Granted Apr 16, 2013

Transmitter circuit, transmission circuit and driver unit

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Patent No.
US 8,421,727
App. No.
13/436,640
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmitter circuit includes a driver circuit including a non-inverting output terminal and an inverting output terminal for outputting a signal current, which has a loop direction that changes based upon an input signal, to the non-inverting output terminal and the inverting output terminal and an output-waveform control circuit for detecting a waveform edge of the input signal and responding by increasing the signal current temporarily. The output-waveform control circuit includes a first inverter circuit receiving a non-inverted input signal, a first capacitor including one end connected to an output terminal of the first inverter circuit and another end connected to the inverting output terminal, a second inverter circuit receiving an inverted input signal, and a second capacitor including one end connected to an output terminal of the second inverter circuit and another end connected to the non-inverting output terminal.

Claims (34)

1. A transmitter circuit, comprising:

a driver circuit comprising a non-inverting output terminal and an inverting output terminal for outputting a signal current, which has a loop direction that changes based upon an input signal, to the non-inverting output terminal and the inverting output terminal; and

an output-waveform control circuit for detecting a waveform edge of the input signal and responding by increasing the signal current temporarily,

wherein said output-waveform control circuit includes:

a first inverter circuit receiving a non-inverted input signal;

a first capacitor comprising one end connected to an output terminal of said first inverter circuit and another end connected to the inverting output terminal;

a second inverter circuit receiving an inverted input signal; and

a second capacitor comprising one end connected to an output terminal of the second inverter circuit and another end connected to the non-inverting output terminal.

2. The transmitter circuit according to claim 1 , wherein said driver circuit includes:

a first transistor for receiving a non-inverted input signal and switching in response to pass a current from a high-potential power supply to the non-inverting output terminal;

a second transistor for receiving an inverted input signal and switching in response to pass a current from the non-inverting output terminal to the low-potential power supply;

a third transistor for receiving the inverted input signal, and switching in response to pass a current from the high-potential power supply to the inverting output terminal; and

a fourth transistor for receiving the non-inverted input signal and switching on in response to pass a current from the inverting output terminal to a low-potential power supply.

3. A transmission circuit, comprising:

the transmitter circuit as set forth in claim 1 ;

a transmission line comprising one end connected to the non-inverting output terminal and the inverting output terminal of said transmitter circuit; and

a receiver circuit connected to the other end of said transmission line.

4. A transmitter circuit, comprising:

a driver circuit, the driving circuit comprising a non-inverting output terminal and an inverting output terminal, for outputting a differential voltage, whose polarity changes based upon an input signal, to the non-inverting output terminal and inverting output terminal; and

an output-waveform control circuit for detecting a waveform edge of the input signal and responding by increasing the differential voltage temporarily,

wherein said output-waveform control circuit includes:

a first inverter circuit receiving anon-inverted input signal;

a first capacitor comprising one end connected to an output terminal of said first inverter circuit and another end connected to the inverting output terminal;

a second inverter circuit receiving an inverted input signal; and

a second capacitor comprising one end connected to an output terminal of the second inverter circuit and another end connected to the non-inverting output terminal.

5. A transmission circuit, comprising:

the transmitter circuit as set forth in claim 4 ;

a transmission line comprising one end connected to the non-inverting output terminal and the inverting output terminal of said transmitter circuit; and

a receiver circuit connected to the other end of said transmission line.

6. The matrix display panel according to claim 5 , further comprising the transmission line comprising one end connected to the non-inverting output terminal and the inverting output terminal of said transmitter circuit.

7. The matrix display panel according to claim 6 , wherein said transmission line comprises a conductor on a glass substrate of the matrix display panel.

8. A matrix display panel, comprising:

a shift register circuit receiving grayscale data for driving data lines of the matrix display panel of the chip-on-glass environment; and

the transmitter circuit as set forth in claim 4 , connected to a serial output end of said shift register circuit.