IP Library Granted Patent US 9,107,247
Granted Patent B2
US 9,107,247 · App. 13/826,533 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Electro-optic device, method of driving electro-optic device, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Kazuma Kitadani (Chino, JP); Shin Fujita (Suwa, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
H05B37/02G09G3/3233G09G3/3291G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0861G09G2310/0262G09G2310/0297G09G2320/043
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,107,247
App. No.
13/826,533
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electro-optic device including: a first pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where one scanning line and a first data line are intersect with each other; a second pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where the one scanning line and a second data line are intersect with each other; a first level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a first data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the first data signal with a first compression rate, and supplies the signal to the first data line; and a second level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a second data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the second data signal with a second compression rate different from the first compression rate, and supplies the signal to the second data line.

Claims (23)

1. An electro-optic device, comprising:

a plurality of scanning lines;

a plurality of data lines;

a first pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where one scanning line of the plurality of scanning lines and a first data line of the plurality of data lines intersect with each other;

a second pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where the one scanning line and a second data line of the plurality of data lines are intersect with each other;

a first level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a first data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the first data signal with a first compression rate, and is electrically connected to the first data line; and

a second level shift unit circuit that shifts electric potential of a second data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the second data signal with a second compression rate different from the first compression rate, and is electrically connected to the second data line,

wherein each of the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit includes

a light emitting element, and

a driving transistor that supplies electric current corresponding to voltage between gate and source to the light emitting element.

2. The electro-optic device according to claim 1 , comprising

a first input terminal;

a second input terminal; and

a demultiplexer that supplies a data signal supplied to a common terminal to the first input terminal in a first period as the first data signal, and supplies the data signal to the second input terminal in a second period different from the first period as the second data signal,

wherein the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit correspond to colors different from each other.

3. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optic device according to claim 2 .

4. The electro-optic device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first data signal and the second data signal are obtained by converting digital data with the same bit numbers with each other into analog signals.

5. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optic device according to claim 4 .

6. An electronic apparatus comprising the electro-optic device according to claim 1 .

7. A method of driving an electro-optic device which includes a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines; a first pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where one scanning line of the plurality of scanning lines and a first data line of the plurality of data lines are intersect with each other; a second pixel circuit that is provided corresponding to a position where the one scanning line and a second data line of the plurality of data lines are intersect with each other; in which each of the first pixel circuit and the second pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, and a driving transistor that supplies electric current corresponding to voltage between gate and source to the light emitting element, the method comprising:

shifting electric potential of a first data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the first data signal with a first compression rate, and supplying a shifted signal to the first data line; and

shifting electric potential of a second data signal so as to compress electric potential amplitude of the second data signal with a second compression rate different from the first compression rate, and supplying a shifted signal to the second data line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2013
From: KITADANI, KAZUMA; FUJITA, SHIN
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030034/0815 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-099994 · Apr 25, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130285561A1 · Oct 31, 2013