Display device having an improved video signal drive circuit

1. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix array;

a selector circuit for selecting one from a plurality of rows of pixels in said matrix array; and

a video signal supplying circuit for supplying a video signal to each of pixels in said selected row in synchronism with said selection of said selected row,

said video signal supplying circuit including:

a digital data store section for storing n-bit data information for each of said plurality of pixels, n being an integer equal to or greater than 3;

a transfer-data processing section for generating a data signal at a time assigned to one of a plurality of gray scale levels represented by said n-bit data information, in accordance with an output from said digital data store section;

a gray-scale voltage generator for generating a plurality of gray-scale voltages corresponding to said plurality of gray scale levels, respectively; and

a gray-scale voltage selector circuit section in which individual said gray-scale voltages are successively-selected within one horizontal period, the gray-scale voltage selector circuit section adapted to select and output as said video signal, a voltage signal selected from among the successively-selected said plurality of gray-scale voltages, based upon said time associated with said data signal;

wherein each of said plurality of gray-scale voltages are transferred through one of a plurality of gray-scale voltage lines,

wherein said plurality of gray-scale signal voltage lines are common to all pixels in said selected row, and

wherein each gray-scale voltage is constant during one horizontal period.

2. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein said gray-scale voltage selector circuit section supplies as said video signal, said voltage signal selected from among said plurality of gray-scale voltages, by time coincidence between said gray scale level by successive selection of a plurality of gate lines each coupled to a switching circuit associated with one of said plurality of gray-scale voltages and said data signal supplied to said switching circuit from said transfer-data processing section.

3. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein

said transfer-data processing section generates said data signal at a time assigned to one of said plurality of gray scale levels represented by said n-bit data information, in synchronism with a clock waveform supplied to said transfer-data processing section;

said gray-scale voltage selector circuit section successively attempts to select said plurality of gray-scale voltages corresponding to said plurality of gray scale levels, respectively, in synchronism with said clock waveform, and

wherein said gray-scale voltage selector circuit section outputs as said video signal, one of said plurality of gray-scale voltages selected from said successively selected gray-scale voltages at said time associated with said data signal.

4. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein

said transfer-data processing section generates said data signal at a time assigned to one of said plurality of gray scale levels represented by said n-bit data information, in accordance with an output from said digital data store section, in synchronism with a clock waveform supplied to said transfer-data processing section;

a selection gate circuit successively generates a plurality of gate pulses associated with said plurality of gray-scale voltages, respectively, in synchronism with said clock waveform; and

said gray-scale voltage selector circuit section successively attempts to select said plurality of gray-scale voltages, in synchronism with said gate pulses, and

outputs as said video signal, one of said plurality of gray-scale voltages selected from said successively selected gray-scale voltages at said time associated with said data signal.

5. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix array;

a selector circuit for selecting one from a plurality of rows of pixels in said matrix array; and

a video signal supplying circuit for supplying a video signal to each of pixels in said selected row in synchronism with said selection of said selected row,

said video signal supplying circuit including:

a digital data store section for storing n-bit data information for each of said plurality of pixels, n being an integer equal to or greater than 3;

a transfer-data processing section for generating a voltage-selecting timing signal corresponding in time to a time assigned to one of a plurality of gray scale levels represented by said n-bit data information, in accordance with an output from said digital data store section, where the plurality of gray-scale levels are assigned to mutually different timings from each other;

a gray-scale voltage generator for generating a plurality of gray-scale voltages corresponding to said plurality of gray scale levels, respectively; and

a gray-scale voltage selector circuit section in which individual said gray-scale voltages are successively-selectable within one horizontal period, the gray-scale voltage selector circuit section adapted to select and output as said video signal, a voltage signal selected from among the successively-selectable said plurality of gray-scale voltages, based upon a time defined by said voltage-selecting timing signal;

wherein each of said plurality of gray-scale voltages are transferred through one of a plurality of gray-scale signal voltage lines,

wherein said plurality of gray-scale signal voltage lines are common to all pixels in said selected row, and

wherein each gray-scale voltage is constant during one horizontal period.

6. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix array;

a selector circuit for selecting one row of pixels from a plurality of rows of pixels in said matrix array; and

a video signal supplying circuit for supplying a video signal to each of pixels in said selected row in synchronism with said selection of said selected row,

said video signal supplying circuit including:

a digital data store section for storing n-bit data information for each of said plurality of pixels, n being an integer equal to or greater than 3;

a transfer-data processing section for generating a voltage-selecting timing signal corresponding in time to a time assigned to one of a plurality of constant gray scale levels represented by said n-bit data information, in accordance with an output from said digital data store section, where the plurality of constant gray-scale levels are concurrently-generated onto a plurality of gray-scale signal voltage lines, respectively, and commonly-shared by all pixels in said selected row, and where the plurality of constant gray-scale levels are assigned to be selectable at mutually different timings of said voltage-selecting timing signal from each other;

a gray-scale voltage generator for concurrently generating each of a plurality of constant gray-scale voltages corresponding to said plurality of constant gray scale levels, respectively; and

a gray-scale voltage selector circuit section in which individual said constant gray-scale voltages provided on said plurality of gray-scale signal voltage lines are successively-selectable within one horizontal period, the gray-scale voltage selector circuit section adapted to select and output as said video signal, a voltage signal selected from among the successively-selectable said plurality of constant gray-scale voltages, based upon a time defined by said voltage-selecting timing signal.