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Granted Patent B2
US 10,909,933 · App. 15/387,963 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Digital driver for displays

Inventors: Khaled Ahmed (Anaheim, CA); Prakash K. Radhakrishnan (Portland, OR)
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
G09G3/3283G09G3/3241G09G3/2014G09G2300/0885G09G2320/0233
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Patent No.
US 10,909,933
App. No.
15/387,963
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one example, a system for driving current, including a circuit to receive an input voltage, and to produce a current to be provided to one or more light-emitting diodes. The current is to be linearly dependent on the input voltage.

Claims (31)

1. A system for driving current for a pixel in a display driving system, comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting diodes coupled in parallel with each other, the plurality of micro light-emitting diodes to emit light for the pixel in the display driving system;

a transconductance amplifier including a first transistor to receive an input voltage and a second transistor coupled to the first transistor;

a linearizer including a third transistor and a fourth transistor coupled in parallel, the third transistor and the fourth transistor each coupled to the first transistor, the linearizer to drive current in response to the input voltage to produce a current to be provided to the plurality of light-emitting diodes, wherein the current to be provided to the plurality of light-emitting diodes is linearly dependent on the input voltage.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes comprise redundant light-emitting diodes, wherein if any one or more of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is not functional, the current is to be provided to light-emitting diodes of the plurality of light-emitting diodes that are functional.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transconductance amplifier is a differential transconductance amplifier.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the current is dependent on a size of one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the current is dependent on a width to length ratio of one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are a first size and one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are a second size, wherein the current is dependent on the first size and on the second size.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the transistors of the first size have a first width to length ratio, and the transistors of the second size have a second width to length ratio, wherein the current is dependent on the first width to length ratio and on the second width to length ratio.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes at least one of CMOS technology, pMOS transistors, and nMOS transistors.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes one or more low-temperature polycrystalline silicon channel thin film transistors.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes one or more indium gallium zinc oxide channel thin film transistors.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein an applied data voltage is below 0.5 volts.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the driving includes controlling gray levels using pulse width modulation or using pulse density modulation.

13. The system of claim 1 , comprising the circuit to control the current using either pulse width modulation or pulse density modulation.

14. A display driver system, comprising:

a plurality of pixel driver circuits to each drive current for a respective pixel in the display driver system, at least one of the plurality of pixel driver circuits including:

a transconductance amplifier including a first transistor to receive an input voltage and a second transistor coupled to the first transistor;

a linearizer including a third transistor and a fourth transistor coupled in parallel, the third transistor and the fourth transistor each coupled to the first transistor, the linearizer to drive current in response to the input voltage to produce a current to be provided to a plurality of light-emitting diodes of the respective pixel, wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes of each respective pixel are coupled in parallel with each other, the plurality of light-emitting diodes of each respective pixel to emit light for the respective pixel, wherein the current to be provided to the one or more light-emitting diodes of the respective pixel is linearly dependent on the input voltage.

15. The system of claim 14 , each of the plurality of pixel driver circuits to receive a respective input voltage, and to drive current in response to the respective input voltage to produce a current to be provided to a plurality of respective light-emitting diodes for the respective pixel, wherein the current is to be linearly dependent on the respective input voltage.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of pixel driver circuits includes a plurality of red pixel driver circuits, a plurality of green pixel driver circuits, and a plurality of blue pixel driver circuits.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the current is dependent on a size of one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the current is dependent on a width to length ratio of one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are a first size and one or more of the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor are a second size, and wherein the current is dependent on the first size and on the second size.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the transistors of the first size have a first width to length ratio, and the transistors of the second size have a second width to length ratio, and wherein the current is dependent on the first width to length ratio and on the second width to length ratio.

21. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of pixel driver circuits includes one or more low-temperature polycrystalline silicon channel thin film transistors.

22. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of pixel driver circuits includes one or more indium gallium zinc oxide channel thin film transistors.

23. The system of claim 14 , wherein an applied data voltage is below 0.5 volts.

24. The system of claim 14 , wherein the driving includes controlling gray levels using pulse width modulation or using pulse density modulation.

25. The system of claim 14 , comprising the circuit to control the current using either pulse width modulation or pulse density modulation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 058910/0602 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2016
From: AHMED, KHALED; RADHAKRISHNAN, PRAKASH K.
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040745/0675 →
Continuity (1)
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