IP Library Granted Patent US 9,368,085
Granted Patent B2
US 9,368,085 · App. 13/939,160 · Granted Jun 14, 2016

Method and apparatus for driving active matrix display panel, and display

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Patent No.
US 9,368,085
App. No.
13/939,160
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for driving an active matrix display panel includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lies intersecting the scanning lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are coupled to the scanning lines and the data lines. The method includes activating the scanning lines sequentially, and adjusting common voltages applied to a plurality of common electrodes that are disposed opposite to the pixel electrodes in response to differences in voltage changes generated among the pixel electrodes when the scanning lines changes from an on state to an off state. Therefore a voltage difference between each of the pixel electrodes and a common electrode arranged opposite to the pixel electrode is equal to a target voltage.

Claims (29)

1. A method for driving an active matrix display panel, the active matrix display panel comprising a scanning line driving circuit having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in regions surrounded by adjacent scanning lines and adjacent data lines, each of the pixel electrodes being capacitively coupled to one of the scanning lines and to one of the data lines through an electronic switch, and a common electrode driving circuit configured to drive a plurality of common electrodes arranged opposite to the pixel electrodes; the method comprising:

turning on the scanning lines sequentially, the scanning lines comprising a plurality of first scanning lines having a first resistance and a plurality of second scanning lines, wherein the first scanning lines and the second scanning lines are manufactured with different materials; and

adjusting common voltages applied to the common electrodes in response to differences between a first feed-through voltage of the first scanning line and a second feed-through voltage of the second scanning line, so that a voltage difference between each of the pixel electrodes and a common electrode is substantially equal to a target voltage, wherein the first feed-through voltage is a changed voltage generated when the first scanning line changes from an on state to an off state; the second feed-through voltage is a changed voltage generated when the second scanning line changes from an on state to an off state.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting common voltages comprises:

setting a register in the common electrode driving circuit during the line blanking period of the scanning line driving circuit.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the line blanking period comprises a period during which a row synchronization signal is at a low level.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusted common voltages comprise a continuous stream of an alternating square-wave voltage signal.

5. The method for driving the active matrix display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first scanning lines comprise a first stack of metal layers and the second scanning lines comprise a second stack of metal layers; the first stack comprises aluminum/molybdenum, and the second stack comprises molybdenum/aluminum/molybdenum.

6. The method for driving the active matrix display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first scanning lines have a first line width and the second scanning lines have a second line width different from the first line width.

7. The method for driving the active matrix display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrodes are arranged on a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate or a color filter (CF) substrate.

8. The method for driving the active matrix display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the active matrix display panel is one of an OLED display panel, an active matrix display panel, and an electronic paper panel.

9. A display comprising an active matrix display panel, the active matrix display panel comprising a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines intersecting with the plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in regions surrounded by adjacent scanning lines and adjacent data lines, each of the pixel electrodes being capacitively coupled to one of the scanning lines and to one of the data lines through an electronic switch; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged opposite to the pixel electrodes; the display comprising:

a scanning line driving circuit configured to apply scanning voltages to the scanning lines, the scanning lines comprising a plurality of first scanning lines having a first resistance and a plurality of second scanning lines having a second resistance different from the first resistance, wherein the first scanning lines and the second scanning lines are manufactured with different materials;

a data line driving circuit configured to apply data voltages to the data lines; and

a common electrode driving circuit configured to apply common voltages to the common electrodes;

wherein the common electrode driving circuit adjusts the common voltages in response to differences between a first feed-through voltage of the first scanning line and a second feed-through voltage of the second scanning line, so that a voltage difference between each of the pixel electrodes and a common electrode is substantially equal to a target voltage, wherein the first feed-through voltage is a changed voltage generated when the first scanning line changes from an on state to an off state; the second feed-through voltage is a changed voltage generated when the second scanning line changes from an on state to an off state.

10. The display according to claim 9 , wherein the adjusted common voltages comprise a continuous stream of an alternating square-wave voltage signal.

11. The display according to claim 9 , wherein the first scanning lines comprise a first material and the second scanning lines comprise a second material different from the first material.

12. The display according to claim 9 , wherein the first scanning lines have a first line width and the second scanning lines have a second line width different from the first line width.

13. The display according to claim 9 , wherein the common electrodes are arranged on a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate or a color film (CF) substrate.

14. The display according to claim 9 , wherein the active matrix display panel is one of an OLED display panel, an active matrix display panel, and an electronic paper panel.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein first common electrode lines are oppositely provided with pixel electrodes correspondingly coupled to the first scanning lines; second common electrode lines are oppositely provided with pixel electrodes correspondingly coupled to the second scanning lines;

a first common voltage is applied to all first common electrode lines;

a second common voltage is applied to all second common electrode lines; and

the first common voltage is different from the second voltage.

16. The display according to claim 9 , wherein first common electrode lines are oppositely provided with pixel electrodes correspondingly coupled to the first scanning lines; second common electrode lines are oppositely provided with pixel electrodes correspondingly coupled to the second scanning lines;

a first common voltage corresponding to the first feed-through voltage is applied to all first common electrode lines;

a second common voltage corresponding to the second feed-through voltage is applied to all second common electrode lines; and

the first common voltage is different from the second voltage.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY NAME AND ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 49675 FRAME: 165. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: SHENZHEN TECHVISUM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: BEIHAI HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050347/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: SHENZHEN TECHVISUM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: BEIHAI HUIKE PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049675/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2019
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN TECHVISUM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049644/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2013
From: LI, HONG; YOU, SHUAI
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030772/0418 →