Data driver and data voltage setting method thereof
A data driver includes a first and second data voltage generator and a third data voltage generator. The first and second data voltage generator generates a first data voltage corresponding to a first grayscale value and a second data voltage corresponding to a second grayscale value lower than the first grayscale value based on a reference voltage. The third data voltage generator generates a third data voltage corresponding to a third grayscale value lower than the second grayscale value based on a voltage level difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage.
1. A display device, comprising:
a panel comprising pixels; and
a data driver to supply a first data voltage corresponding to a first grayscale value, a second data voltage corresponding to a second grayscale value lower than the first grayscale value, and a third data voltage corresponding to a third grayscale value lower than the second grayscale value, to the pixels,
wherein the third data voltage is based on a sum of a voltage variation and the second data voltage, and
wherein when a voltage level difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is greater than a first reference voltage level difference and less than a second reference voltage level difference, a value of the voltage variation is greater than when the difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is less than the first reference voltage level difference, and is less than when the difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is greater than the second reference voltage level difference.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data driver comprises:
a first and second data voltage generator to generate the first data voltage and the second data voltage; and
a third data voltage generator to generate the third data voltage based on the voltage variation and the voltage level difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the third data voltage generator comprises:
a first calculator to calculate the voltage level difference based on the first data voltage and the second data voltage from the first and second data voltage generator;
a second calculator to calculate the voltage variation based on the voltage level difference from the first calculator; and
a third calculator to calculate the third data voltage based on the voltage variation from the second calculator and the second data voltage from the first and second data voltage generator.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the pixels comprise a first pixel to emit light of a first wavelength, a second pixel to emit light of a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength, and a third pixel to emit light of a third wavelength shorter than the second wavelength, and
wherein each of the first and second data voltages comprises a first sub data voltage corresponding to the first pixel, a second sub data voltage corresponding to the second pixel, and a third sub data voltage corresponding to the third pixel.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second calculator is to store the first reference voltage level difference and the second reference voltage level difference that is greater than the first reference voltage level difference.
6. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
the first calculator comprises a calculation amplifier and first, second, third, fourth and fifth resistors, the calculation amplifier comprising an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal;
a first end of the first resistor is electrically connected to the inverting input terminal, and the first data voltage is to be supplied to a second end of the first resistor;
the second resistor is electrically connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal;
a first end of the third resistor is electrically connected to the non-inverting input terminal and the second data voltage is to be supplied to a second end of the third resistor;
the fourth resistor is electrically connected between the non-inverting input terminal and a ground; and
the fifth resistor is electrically connected between the output terminal and the ground.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
the third calculator comprises a calculation amplifier and sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth resistors, the calculation amplifier comprising an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal, and an output terminal;
the sixth resistor is electrically connected between the inverting input terminal and a ground;
the seventh resistor is electrically connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal;
a first end of the eighth resistor is electrically connected to the non-inverting input terminal, and the second data voltage is to be supplied to a second end of the eighth resistor;
a first end of the ninth resistor is electrically connected to the non-inverting input terminal, and the voltage variation is to be supplied to a second end of the ninth resistor; and
the tenth resistor is electrically connected between the output terminal and the ground.
8. A method for controlling a display device, the method comprising:
correcting a first data voltage corresponding to a first grayscale value and a second data voltage corresponding to a second grayscale value lower than the first grayscale value by optical measurement; and
supplying a third data voltage corresponding to a third grayscale value lower than the second grayscale value, the third date voltage being based on a sum of a voltage variation and the second data voltage, to pixels,
wherein when a voltage level difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is greater than a first reference voltage level difference and less than a second reference voltage level difference, a value of the voltage variation is greater than when the difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is less than the first reference voltage level difference, and is less than when the difference between the first data voltage and the second data voltage is greater than the second reference voltage level difference.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the supplying the third data voltage comprises:
calculating a difference between the first and second data voltages and generating the voltage level difference;
generating the voltage variation based on a comparison of the voltage level difference with the first reference voltage level difference and the second reference voltage level difference; and
generating the third data voltage by calculating a difference between the second data voltage and the voltage variation.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pixels comprise a first pixel to emit light of a first wavelength, a second pixel to emit light of a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength, and a third pixel to emit light of a third wavelength that is shorter than the second wavelength, and
wherein each of the first and second data voltages comprises a first sub data voltage corresponding to the first pixel, a second sub data voltage corresponding to the second pixel, and a third sub data voltage corresponding to the third pixel.