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Driver IC Introduce

This document discusses the function and operation of gate drivers and source drivers used in TFT LCD displays. It describes the basic LCD display principle and architecture, including the equivalent circuit and timing chart. Gate drivers are explained in terms of their block diagram, power supply, output enable and all-on functions, and waveforms. Source drivers are also examined, covering their block diagram, input types, polarity control, and component levels like shift register, latch, level shifter, DAC, and output stages. Specific issues are analyzed for different driver ICs and components.

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Driver IC Introduce

This document discusses the function and operation of gate drivers and source drivers used in TFT LCD displays. It describes the basic LCD display principle and architecture, including the equivalent circuit and timing chart. Gate drivers are explained in terms of their block diagram, power supply, output enable and all-on functions, and waveforms. Source drivers are also examined, covering their block diagram, input types, polarity control, and component levels like shift register, latch, level shifter, DAC, and output stages. Specific issues are analyzed for different driver ICs and components.

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Source/Gate driver introduce

November, 2008

Himax Technologies, Inc.


奇景光電股份有限公司
Outline

l Function of gate driver in TFT LCD


l Gate driver
l Source driver

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LCD Display Principle

l Normally white 形式
l 利用电压的改变,控制透光率

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Architecture

l 6 bit data driver

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TFT Module Block Diagram

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TFT LCD Equivalent Circuit

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Timing Chart of TFT-LCD

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Source Input Data and Display colors

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Gate driver

l Block diagram
l Power supply
l Power on/off sequence
l OE and XAO function
l Waveform of operation
l Case study

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Block diagram

CPV => Vertical Clock Pulse


L/R => Shift direction control
STV => Vertical start pulse
OE => Output Enable control
XAO => Output All-On control
MODE=>Channel number
select

VGH => Gate High voltage


VDD => Logic power
VSS => Logic ground
VGL(VEE) => Gate Low
voltage

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Block diagram

l Simply considered as HV logic

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Bi-directional Shifter Register

l 4-bit bi-direction shift register


v Data can be shifted register left or right
v RIGHT/LEFT’ control line : gating logic
v RIGHT/LEFT’ = 1 : G5,G6,G7,G8 disable

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Level shifter

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Level shift

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Output buffer

l 由于LS的驱动能力可能不够,因此需要一个output buffer来增加它的驱
动能力.

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Power supply for gate driver

l VGH: Power supply for G/D output high, up to 30V


l VGL: power supply for G/D output low, low to -20V
l VDD: Digital power supply, can be low to 1.8V
l VSS: Digital ground 0V
l VEE: LCD driver negative power supply
eg. HX8636-A VGL-VEE=0~6V

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Power ON/OFF sequence

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OE and XAO function

l OE function

l XAO function
v 當關機(power down)時，XAO訊號(low active)將TFT上所有Gate打開，
使液晶上儲存的電壓快速中和至Vcom位準，如此可避免殘影現象(image
sticking)發生。
v 一般電路上以Reset IC來供給Gate driver IC所需要的XAO訊號。
v 若不使用XAO function，需將該Gate driver的XAO pin pull high至VDD。

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L/R control indication

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Waveform of operation

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Waveform of operation

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Gate Driver Timing

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Shift register

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LS

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Output buffer

l HX8668-C00LPD300 week line issue

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mode

l Abnormal display issue

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Source driver

l Source driver introduction


l Case study

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Source IC block diagram

EIOn (STH) à Start pulse


input/output
DIR(L/R) à Shift direction control
POL2n(INV) àdata inversion control
POLà Output polarity control
TP1(STB)à Latch input
Vr1~10àgamma voltage
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RSDS Interface

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TTL input

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RSDS input

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POL 1/2 line control
STV
Line 1
Line 2
POL
Line 3
Line 4 TP1
+ - + - + - + - + - +
POL 1 line inversion

STV
Line 1
Line 2
POL
Line 3
Line 4 TP1
+ - - + + - - + + - -
POL 1+2 line inversion

STV
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
POL
Line 4 TP1
POL 2 line inversion + + - - + + - - + + -

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Polarity method

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Level shifter

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DAC

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3-bit DAC

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Source Driver Output Timing

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Direction Control

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Two Channel Block Diagram

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Shift register

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latch-1

l Bit line:CH172

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Latch 2

l Bit line:CH413,CH414

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LS

l Bit line:CH55,CH56

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DAC

l Bit line:CH235,CH236

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OP

l S line:CH191,CH192

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Output MUX

l S line:CH407,CH408

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Gamma

l Band defect:CH1~CH90

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