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Granted Patent B2
US 12,086,357 · App. 18/367,498 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Touch/display driving circuit and device including same

Inventor: Seong Sik Yoon (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
G06F3/04166G06F3/0412G09G3/20G09G2330/021G09G2354/00
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Patent No.
US 12,086,357
App. No.
18/367,498
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power circuit according to the present disclosure may include a multiplexer connected to a first power line and a second power line and selecting and outputting one of a first voltage supplied through the first power line and a second voltage supplied through the second power line. Further, the power circuit may include a first power circuit which generates a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage by using a voltage supplied from the multiplexer, recognizes whether there is the first voltage supplied through the first power line, and does not output the first driving voltage when the first voltage is not recognized.

Claims (42)

1. A power circuit comprising:

a first power line for supplying a first voltage;

a second power line for supplying a second voltage;

a first power circuit connected to the first power line and the second power line and; and

a second power circuit connected to the second power line,

wherein a driving mode of a panel comprises a normal mode, a display mode and a sleep mode,

wherein the first voltage is input into the first power circuit through the first power line and the second voltage is input into the first power circuit and the second power circuit through the second power line in the normal mode,

wherein the first voltage is input into the first power circuit through the first power line but the second voltage is not input into the first power circuit and the second power circuit through the second power line in the display mode, and

wherein the first voltage is input into the first power circuit through the first power line and the second voltage is input into the first power circuit and the second power circuit through the second power line in the sleep mode.

2. The power circuit of claim 1 , wherein the second power circuit comprises a buck converter configured to change an output voltage to be lower than the first voltage or the second voltage.

3. The power circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first power circuit is configured to transfer a display driving voltage to a source readout circuit when the first voltage is input.

4. The power circuit of claim 3 , wherein the first power circuit is configured to transfer a touch driving voltage having a magnitude different from that of the display driving voltage to a source readout circuit when the second voltage is input.

5. The power circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a touch modulation circuit configured to receive an output voltage of the first power circuit and synchronize to modulate, during a touch driving period, a voltage transferred to the source readout circuit and a voltage transferred to a level shifter connected to a gate driving circuit.

6. A touch sensing circuit comprising:

a first line for supplying a main voltage;

a second line for supplying a sub-voltage;

a power management circuit connected to the first line and the second line and;

a touch modulation circuit connected to the power management circuit to modulate a signal transferred to a touch electrode on a panel; and

a buck converter connected to the second line and configured to step down the level of the sub-voltage, and to transfer the stepped-down sub-voltage to a microcontroller,

wherein a driving mode of the panel comprises a normal mode, a display mode and a sleep mode,

wherein the main voltage is input into the power management circuit through the first line and the sub-voltage is input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second line in the normal mode,

wherein the main voltage is input into the power management circuit through the first line but the sub-voltage is not input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second line in the display mode, and

wherein the main voltage is input into the power management circuit through the first line and the sub-voltage is input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second line in the sleep mode.

7. The touch sensing circuit of claim 6 , further comprising a level shifter configured to receive a voltage from the touch modulation circuit or the power management circuit and to adjust the level of a voltage transferred to a gate driving circuit.

8. The touch sensing circuit of claim 6 , further comprising a touch control circuit connected to the power management circuit and configured to control an operation of the power management circuit.

9. The touch sensing circuit of claim 6 , wherein the power management circuit is configured to

determine whether the main voltage or the sub-voltage is input, and

transfer a common voltage for inducing a display operation to a source readout circuit when the main voltage is input, and

transfer a touch driving voltage for inducing a touch operation to the source readout circuit when the sub-voltage is input.

10. A touch sensing circuit comprising:

a first power line for supplying a main power;

a second power line for supplying a sub-power;

at least one buck converter connected to the second power line to receive a sub-power and configured to convert an output voltage to have a level lower than that of an input voltage; and

at least one power management circuit connected to the first power line and the second power line and configured to generate a voltage and to transfer the voltage to a source readout circuit or a touch modulation circuit,

wherein a driving mode of a panel comprises a normal mode, a display mode and a sleep mode,

wherein the main power is input into the power management circuit through the first power line and the sub-power is input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second power line in the normal mode,

wherein the main power is input into the power management circuit through the first power line but the sub-power is not input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second power line in the display mode, and

wherein the main power is input into the power management circuit through the first power line and the sub-power is input into the power management circuit and the buck converter through the second power line in the sleep mode.

11. The touch sensing circuit of claim 10 , wherein the at least one buck converter is configured to receive one of the main power and the sub-power of input power to generate and transfer a driving voltage for a touch control circuit.

12. The touch sensing circuit of claim 10 further comprising a timing controller connected to the power management circuit to transfer to the power management circuit information about a driving mode of a panel for each time interval.

13. The touch sensing circuit of claim 10 , wherein the power management circuit is configured to supply power to the source readout circuit and to the touch modulation circuit when the main power is input.

14. The touch sensing circuit of claim 10 , wherein the power management circuit is configured to output a voltage for display driving when the main power is input and to output a voltage for touch driving when the sub-power is input.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2023
From: YOON, SEONG SIK
To: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064932/0316 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0082796 · Jun 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17830945 · Jun 2, 2022
Related Publication 20240004496A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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