TWI804140B - Timing control circuit and operation method of timing control circuit - Google Patents
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本發明是一種時序控制電路,特別是有關於一種依據顯示資料的電壓極性來調整輸出信號的技術手段。 The invention is a timing control circuit, in particular, it relates to a technical means for adjusting the output signal according to the voltage polarity of the display data.
當面板長時間顯示靜態畫面時,液晶會維持特定扭轉狀態。當畫面改變時,往往會出現如串音(Crosstalk)、烙印以及色偏等問題。其原因包括液晶老化程度不一,以及液晶因長時間維持在特定扭轉狀態所引發的僵化問題。為了解決此問題,現有的做法是定期地改變液晶電壓的極性,稱為極性反轉(polarity reversal)。極性反轉可分幀反轉(Frame inversion)、行反轉(Column inversion)、線反轉(Line inversion)(或稱列反轉)以及點反轉(dot inversion)。考慮到耗電程度以及顯示效果,極性列反轉是最常被採用的。然而,在執行極性列反轉時,由於資料電壓極性相異的兩條像素列在充電速率和充電飽和度上的差異,導致液晶扭轉速度和扭轉角度不同進而產生亮度差。此時,顯示畫面會出現暗線。 When the panel displays a static image for a long time, the liquid crystal will maintain a certain twisted state. When the picture is changed, problems such as crosstalk, burn-in and color cast often appear. The reasons include varying degrees of aging of liquid crystals, and the stiffness of liquid crystals caused by maintaining a specific twisted state for a long time. In order to solve this problem, the existing method is to periodically change the polarity of the liquid crystal voltage, which is called polarity reversal. The polarity inversion can be divided into frame inversion, column inversion, line inversion (or column inversion) and dot inversion. Considering the degree of power consumption and the display effect, polarity column inversion is the most commonly used. However, when the polarity column inversion is performed, due to the difference in the charging rate and charging saturation of the two pixel columns with different data voltage polarities, the twisting speed and twisting angle of the liquid crystal are different, resulting in a difference in brightness. At this time, dark lines will appear on the display screen.
圖1繪示為資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 圖2繪示為顯示畫面出現暗線的示意圖。請見圖1,縱軸為資料電壓V且橫軸為時間t。圖1的不同時間點的資料電壓V可視為顯示面板(如圖2所示)的位於同一行的多個像素於對應的掃描時序通過同一資料通道所接收到的資料電壓。在圖1中,曲線C1與C2分別表示理想狀態以及實際狀態下的隨時間變化的資料電壓。假設每四條像素列進行一次極性行反轉。在實際狀態下,當當前資料電壓極性與先前資料電壓極性相反時,會發生像素充電不及的狀況(請見箭頭101~104指向處,曲線C2與曲線C1有落差)。因此,會產生如圖2所示的多條暗線(如對應像素列SL5、SL9、SL13所在位置)。這個問題在液晶旋轉速度不夠快以及需求的每秒幀數高的情況下會更嚴重。此外,工程圖(大面積顯示同灰度)的暗線狀況也會比自然圖更明顯。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of waveforms for column inversion of the polarity of data voltages. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing dark lines appearing on the display screen. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the vertical axis is the data voltage V and the horizontal axis is the time t. The data voltage V at different time points in FIG. 1 can be regarded as the data voltage received by a plurality of pixels in the same row of the display panel (as shown in FIG. 2 ) through the same data channel at the corresponding scanning timing. In FIG. 1 , curves C1 and C2 respectively represent the data voltage changing with time under the ideal state and the actual state. Assume a polarity row inversion every four pixel columns. In the actual state, when the polarity of the current data voltage is opposite to that of the previous data voltage, the pixel will be undercharged (please refer to the arrows 101-104 pointing, the curve C2 and the curve C1 have a drop). Therefore, a plurality of dark lines will be generated as shown in FIG. 2 (such as the positions corresponding to the pixel columns SL5 , SL9 , and SL13 ). This problem is exacerbated when the LCD rotation speed is not fast enough and the required frames per second is high. In addition, the dark lines of the engineering drawing (displayed with the same gray scale in large areas) will be more obvious than the natural drawing.
因此,需要一種解決方案,以在執行極性反轉時能夠避免顯示畫面出現暗線的問題。 Therefore, a solution is needed to avoid the problem of dark lines appearing on the display screen when polarity inversion is performed.
本發明提供一種時序控制電路,能夠依據顯示資料的電壓極性來調整其輸出信號,藉此避免在執行極性反轉下的顯示畫面出現暗線的問題。 The invention provides a timing control circuit, which can adjust its output signal according to the voltage polarity of the display data, thereby avoiding the problem of dark lines on the display screen under polarity inversion.
本發明的時序控制電路用以控制於一幀期間輸出至顯示面板的像素陣列的資料電壓相隔N條掃描線進行一次極性反轉,其中N為正整數。時序控制電路包括接收器與調整電路。接收器 用以依序接收針對顯示面板的一條資料線的第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料。調整電路耦接接收器,用以依據第一顯示資料的電壓極性以及第二顯示資料的電壓極性,以對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊以及第二顯示資料的充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。 The timing control circuit of the present invention is used to control the polarity inversion of the data voltage output to the pixel array of the display panel during a frame period by N scanning lines, wherein N is a positive integer. The timing control circuit includes a receiver and an adjustment circuit. receiver It is used for sequentially receiving the first display data and the second display data for one data line of the display panel. The adjustment circuit is coupled to the receiver, and is used for adjusting at least one of the grayscale information of the second display data and the charging time of the second display data according to the voltage polarity of the first display data and the voltage polarity of the second display data.
本發明的時序控制電路的操作方法包括:由時序控制電路的接收器依序接收針對顯示面板的一條資料線的第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料;以及由時序控制電路的調整電路依據第一顯示資料的電壓極性以及第二顯示資料的電壓極性,以對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊以及第二顯示資料的充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。其中,時序控制電路用以控制於一幀期間輸出至顯示面板的像素陣列的資料電壓相隔N條掃描線進行一次極性反轉,並且N為正整數。 The operation method of the timing control circuit of the present invention includes: the receiver of the timing control circuit sequentially receives the first display data and the second display data for one data line of the display panel; and the adjustment circuit of the timing control circuit according to the first The voltage polarity of the display data and the voltage polarity of the second display data are used to adjust at least one of the grayscale information of the second display data and the charging time of the second display data. Wherein, the timing control circuit is used to control the polarity inversion of the data voltage output to the pixel array of the display panel during a frame period by N scanning lines, and N is a positive integer.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的調整電路包括加速驅動電路。加速驅動電路用以依據第一顯示資料的電壓極性、第二顯示資料的電壓極性以及第一顯示資料的灰度資訊與第二顯示資料的灰度資訊之間的灰度差,以調整值來調整第二顯示資料的灰度資訊,藉此提高對應第二顯示資料的資料電壓。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the above adjustment circuit includes an acceleration driving circuit. The acceleration drive circuit is used to adjust the value according to the voltage polarity of the first display data, the voltage polarity of the second display data, and the gray scale difference between the gray scale information of the first display data and the gray scale information of the second display data. The gray information of the second display data is adjusted, thereby increasing the data voltage corresponding to the second display data.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的時序控制電路包括存儲電路。存儲電路儲存有多個備選調整值。加速驅動電路還用以自多個備選調整值獲取調整值。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the above timing control circuit includes a storage circuit. The storage circuit stores a plurality of candidate adjustment values. The acceleration drive circuit is also used to obtain an adjustment value from a plurality of candidate adjustment values.
在本發明的一實施例中,其中相較在第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料的電壓極性相同的情況,上述的加速驅動電路在第一 顯示資料與第二顯示資料的電壓極性不相同的情況下,對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊的調整幅度較大。 In an embodiment of the present invention, compared with the case where the voltage polarity of the first display data and the second display data are the same, the above-mentioned speed-up driving circuit When the voltage polarities of the display data and the second display data are different, the adjustment range of the grayscale information of the second display data is larger.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的時序控制電路包括存儲電路。存儲電路儲存有多個備選調整值。調整電路包括加速驅動電路。加速驅動電路用以在第二顯示資料的電壓極性不同於第一顯示資料的電壓極性時,依據第一顯示資料的灰度資訊與第二顯示資料的灰度資訊之間的灰度差,自多個備選調整值獲取調整值。加速驅動電路並用以依據調整值調整第二顯示資料的灰度資訊,藉此提高對應第二顯示資料的資料電壓。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the above timing control circuit includes a storage circuit. The storage circuit stores a plurality of candidate adjustment values. The adjustment circuit includes an acceleration drive circuit. The speed-up driving circuit is used to automatically adjust the voltage according to the grayscale difference between the grayscale information of the first display data and the grayscale information of the second display data when the voltage polarity of the second display data is different from that of the first display data. Multiple Alternative Adjustment Values Gets the adjustment value. The speed-up driving circuit is used to adjust the grayscale information of the second display data according to the adjustment value, thereby increasing the data voltage corresponding to the second display data.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的調整電路包括充電信號產生電路。充電信號產生電路用以產生脈衝信號,以指示驅動裝置以第二顯示資料對資料線進行充電的時間點。充電信號產生電路還用以在第二顯示資料的電壓極性不同於第一顯示資料的電壓極性時,調整轉換脈衝信號以將進行充電的時間點提前。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjusting circuit includes a charging signal generating circuit. The charging signal generating circuit is used for generating a pulse signal to instruct the driving device to charge the data line with the second display data. The charging signal generating circuit is also used for adjusting the conversion pulse signal to advance the charging time point when the voltage polarity of the second display data is different from that of the first display data.
在本發明的一實施例中,上述的調整電路包括極性信號產生電路。極性信號產生電路用以產生極性反轉控制信號,以指示第一顯示資料的電壓極性以及第二顯示資料的電壓極性。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjusting circuit includes a polarity signal generating circuit. The polarity signal generating circuit is used for generating a polarity inversion control signal to indicate the voltage polarity of the first display data and the voltage polarity of the second display data.
基於上述,本發明的時序控制電路可以針對第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料的資料電壓極性相異的狀況,以對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊以及充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。如此一來,可以解決發生極性反轉的多條像素列充電不及的問題,並進一步減輕或避免顯示面板於對應上述多條像素列的位置出現暗線的狀 況。 Based on the above, the timing control circuit of the present invention can adjust at least one of the gray scale information and the charging time of the second display data for the situation that the data voltage polarities of the first display data and the second display data are different. In this way, the problem of undercharging of multiple pixel columns with polarity reversal can be solved, and further reduce or avoid the appearance of dark lines on the display panel at the positions corresponding to the above multiple pixel columns. condition.
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300:顯示裝置 300: display device
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311:調整電路 311: Adjustment circuit
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C1、C2、C2’:曲線 C1, C2, C2': Curves
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G1:充電信號產生電路 G1: charging signal generation circuit
G2:極性信號產生電路 G2: polarity signal generating circuit
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p1~p13:像素 p1~p13: pixels
PQ:畫質調整電路 PQ: picture quality adjustment circuit
Rx:接收器 Rx: Receiver
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S_TP、S_TP’:信號 S_TP, S_TP': signal
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V:資料電壓 V: data voltage
圖1繪示為資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of waveforms for column inversion of the polarity of data voltages.
圖2繪示為顯示畫面出現暗線的示意圖。 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing dark lines appearing on the display screen.
圖3繪示為本發明一實施例的顯示裝置的方塊示意圖。 FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
圖4繪示為本發明一實施例的控制信號產生電路與加速驅動電路的方塊示意圖。 FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a control signal generating circuit and an acceleration driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
圖5繪示為像素陣列接收的資料電壓呈現極性列反轉的示意圖。 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the data voltage received by the pixel array exhibits polarity column inversion.
圖6A繪示為在未使用本發明下,資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 FIG. 6A is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage without using the present invention.
圖6B繪示為本發明第一實施例中資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 FIG. 6B is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage in the first embodiment of the present invention.
圖7A繪示為在未使用本發明下,資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 FIG. 7A is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage without using the present invention.
圖7B繪示為本發明第二實施例中資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。 FIG. 7B is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage in the second embodiment of the present invention.
圖8繪示為本發明一實施例的時序控制電路的操作方法的步驟流程圖。 FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the steps of the operation method of the timing control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
在本發明中,顯示裝置的顯示操作為依據垂直掃描信號一次開啟一條像素列的充電路徑,並由源極驅動器依據資料電壓對該條像素列的所有像素充電。之後,關閉該條像素列的充電路徑,並開啟另一條像素列的充電路徑以進行充電,以此類推。 In the present invention, the display operation of the display device is to turn on the charging path of one pixel row at a time according to the vertical scanning signal, and charge all the pixels in the pixel row according to the data voltage by the source driver. Afterwards, the charging path of the pixel row is turned off, and the charging path of another pixel row is turned on for charging, and so on.
圖3繪示為本發明一實施例的顯示裝置的方塊示意圖。請見圖3,顯示裝置300包括時序控制電路310、源極驅動器SD以及像素陣列(圖未示)。像素陣列包括多條像素列,每條像素列包括多個像素。時序控制電路310用以將顯示資料以及各類控制信號提供至源極驅動器SD。源極驅動器SD用以依據接收到的顯示資料與各類控制信號來產生資料電壓以對對應的像素列(開啟狀態)進行充電。
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 , the
時序控制電路310包括接收器Rx、畫質調整電路PQ、調整電路311以及發射器Tx。接收器Rx用以接收顯示資料D。畫質調整電路PQ用以依據顯示資料D來進行畫面品質調整動作。調整電路311包括控制信號產生電路SG、加速驅動電路OD。控制信號產生電路SG用以依據顯示資料D產生各類控制信號,並通過發射器Tx將前述各類控制信號提供至源極驅動器SD。前述各類控制信號包括信號S_TP(或S_TP’)以及信號S_POL。加速驅動電路OD用以接收顯示資料D,並通過發射器Tx將顯示資料D(或D’)提供至源極驅動器SD。源極驅動器SD包含了多個源極驅動單元,用以驅動面板上對應的像素行(pixel column)。
The
需說明的是,本發明所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者皆熟知接收器Rx、畫質調整電路PQ以及發射器Tx的作用,故不再贅述。並且,本發明的重點也不在此。本發明旨在對控制信號產生電路SG以及加速驅動電路OD進行改良,使其作用不同於以往。在本發明中,加速驅動電路OD可依據當前顯示資料D、先前顯示資料D以及信號S_POL以決定針對當前顯示資料D的補償量(補償後記為顯示資料D')。其中,在當前顯示資料D與先前顯示資料D之間具有差異且電壓極性相異的情況下所決定的補償量,將大於在當前顯示資料D與先前顯示資料D之間具有差異但電壓極性相同的情況下所決定的補償量。也就是說,加速驅動電路OD會針對當前顯示資料D以及其對應的源極驅動單元來決定一補償量,用以避免源極驅動單元的驅動力不足,造成相鄰的像素行有亮度差異的情形。 It should be noted that functions of the receiver Rx, the image quality adjustment circuit PQ, and the transmitter Tx are well known to those skilled in the art of the present invention, so details are not repeated here. And, the focus of the present invention is also not here. The purpose of the present invention is to improve the control signal generating circuit SG and the acceleration drive circuit OD so that their functions are different from those of the past. In the present invention, the acceleration driving circuit OD can determine the compensation amount for the current display data D according to the current display data D, the previous display data D and the signal S_POL (compensation is referred to as display data D′). Wherein, the compensation amount determined under the condition that there is a difference between the current display data D and the previous display data D and the voltage polarity is different will be greater than that between the current display data D and the previous display data D but the voltage polarity is the same The amount of compensation determined under the circumstances. That is to say, the acceleration driving circuit OD will determine a compensation amount for the current display data D and its corresponding source driving unit, so as to avoid insufficient driving force of the source driving unit, resulting in brightness differences between adjacent pixel rows. situation.
此外,控制信號產生電路SG也可以進一步依據信號S_POL以決定是否調整信號S_TP的至少一脈衝的產生時間點(調整後記為信號S_TP’)。本發明的時序控制電路310可以響應於當前顯示資料的電壓極性與先前顯示資料的電壓極性相異,以對當前顯示資料的灰度資訊進行調整以及當前顯示資料的充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。
In addition, the control signal generating circuit SG can further determine whether to adjust the generation time point of at least one pulse of the signal S_TP according to the signal S_POL (referred to as signal S_TP' after adjustment). The
圖4繪示為本發明一實施例的控制信號產生電路與加速驅動電路的方塊示意圖。請同時參見圖3與圖4,控制信號產生電路SG包括充電信號產生電路G1以及極性信號產生電路G2。充 電信號產生電路G1耦接極性信號產生電路G2,用以依據信號S_POL產生信號S_TP(或S_TP’)。信號S_TP(或S_TP’)由發射器Tx提供至源極驅動器SD。源極驅動器SD依據信號S_TP(或S_TP’)確定對多條資料線進行充電的起始時間點。極性信號產生電路G2用以產生信號S_POL。信號S_TP由發射器Tx提供至源極驅動器SD。源極驅動器SD依據信號S_POL以確定輸出的資料電壓的極性。信號S_POL同時也被提供至加速驅動電路OD。加速驅動電路OD接收顯示資料D以及信號S_POL。加速驅動電路OD並依據顯示資料D以及信號S_POL,以將顯示資料D(或D’)通過發射器Tx提供至源極驅動器SD。下面將以多個實施例來說明在做極性反轉時控制信號產生電路SG與加速驅動電路OD的作用。 FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a control signal generating circuit and an acceleration driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time, the control signal generating circuit SG includes a charging signal generating circuit G1 and a polarity signal generating circuit G2. Charge The electrical signal generating circuit G1 is coupled to the polarity signal generating circuit G2 for generating the signal S_TP (or S_TP') according to the signal S_POL. The signal S_TP (or S_TP') is provided by the transmitter Tx to the source driver SD. The source driver SD determines the starting time point of charging the multiple data lines according to the signal S_TP (or S_TP'). The polarity signal generating circuit G2 is used for generating the signal S_POL. The signal S_TP is provided to the source driver SD by the transmitter Tx. The source driver SD determines the polarity of the output data voltage according to the signal S_POL. The signal S_POL is also provided to the acceleration driving circuit OD at the same time. The acceleration driving circuit OD receives the display data D and the signal S_POL. The speed-up driving circuit OD provides the display data D (or D') to the source driver SD through the transmitter Tx according to the display data D and the signal S_POL. The functions of the control signal generating circuit SG and the acceleration driving circuit OD will be described below with multiple embodiments when polarity inversion is performed.
圖5繪示為像素陣列接收的資料電壓呈現極性列反轉的示意圖。圖5僅顯示像素陣列的一部分。圖5中所有的像素所要顯示的灰度皆相同(以相同底色呈現),差別僅在於提供的資料電壓是正極性還是負極性。在本實施例中,每4條像素列做一次極性反轉。請見圖5,像素列SL1~SL13以一次僅開啟一條像素列的方式依序被開啟。源極驅動器依據資料電壓,以通過資料線DL1~DL4向開啟的像素列的多個像素進行充電。源極驅動器提供至像素列SL1~SL4與SL9~SL12的資料電壓為正極性,且提供至像素列SL5~SL8與SL13的資料電壓為負極性。可以看到,提供至像素列SL4與像素列SL5的資料電壓的極性相異(從正極性轉 為負極性)。提供至像素列SL8與像素列SL9的資料電壓的極性相異(從負極性轉為正極性)。由於資料電壓的極性切換,源極驅動器SD對像素列SL5與SL9充電不及,導致顯示畫面在對應像素列SL5與SL9的位置會產生如圖2所示的暗線。 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating that the data voltage received by the pixel array exhibits polarity column inversion. Figure 5 shows only a portion of the pixel array. All the pixels in FIG. 5 are to display the same gray scale (appeared with the same background color), and the only difference lies in whether the provided data voltage is positive or negative. In this embodiment, polarity inversion is performed every 4 pixel columns. Please refer to FIG. 5 , the pixel rows SL1 - SL13 are turned on sequentially in such a way that only one pixel row is turned on at a time. The source driver charges the plurality of pixels in the turned-on pixel row through the data lines DL1 - DL4 according to the data voltage. The data voltage provided by the source driver to the pixel rows SL1-SL4 and SL9-SL12 is positive, and the data voltage provided to the pixel rows SL5-SL8 and SL13 is negative. It can be seen that the polarities of the data voltages supplied to the pixel row SL4 and the pixel row SL5 are different (from positive polarity to for negative polarity). The polarities of the data voltages provided to the pixel row SL8 and the pixel row SL9 are different (from negative polarity to positive polarity). Due to the polarity switching of the data voltage, the source driver SD does not charge the pixel rows SL5 and SL9 enough, resulting in dark lines in the display screen corresponding to the pixel rows SL5 and SL9 as shown in FIG. 2 .
請同時參照圖4與圖5,在第一實施例中,僅由加速驅動電路OD依據信號S_POL來決定是否補償資料電壓V,而充電信號產生電路G1則照常輸出信號S_TP至源極驅動器。時序控制電路依序接收針對顯示面板的各條資料線的多個顯示資料,並指示源極驅動器去驅動像素陣列。以資料線DL1為例,時序控制電路依序接收對應資料線DL1的多個顯示資料(假設灰度皆相同)。源極驅動器依據信號S_TP以對應第1個顯示資料的正極性資料電壓對像素p1充電(像素列SL1被開啟)。接著,源極驅動器依據信號S_TP以對應第2個顯示資料的正極性資料電壓對像素p2充電(像素列SL2被開啟)。接著,源極驅動器依據信號S_TP以依序以對應第3個顯示資料的正極性資料電壓對像素p3充電(像素列SL3被開啟)。接著,源極驅動器依據信號S_TP以對應第4個顯示資料的正極性資料電壓對像素p4充電,以此類推。 Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 at the same time. In the first embodiment, only the acceleration driving circuit OD determines whether to compensate the data voltage V according to the signal S_POL, and the charging signal generating circuit G1 outputs the signal S_TP to the source driver as usual. The timing control circuit sequentially receives a plurality of display data for each data line of the display panel, and instructs the source driver to drive the pixel array. Taking the data line DL1 as an example, the timing control circuit sequentially receives a plurality of display data corresponding to the data line DL1 (assuming that the gray levels are the same). The source driver charges the pixel p1 with the positive polarity data voltage corresponding to the first display data according to the signal S_TP (the pixel row SL1 is turned on). Next, the source driver charges the pixel p2 with the positive polarity data voltage corresponding to the second display data according to the signal S_TP (the pixel row SL2 is turned on). Next, the source driver sequentially charges the pixel p3 with the positive polarity data voltage corresponding to the third display data according to the signal S_TP (the pixel row SL3 is turned on). Next, the source driver charges the pixel p4 with the positive polarity data voltage corresponding to the fourth display data according to the signal S_TP, and so on.
然而,第4個顯示資料與第5個顯示資料的資料電壓極性不相同,因此時序控制電路的加速驅動電路OD可以進行下述動作。加速驅動電路OD可以比較第4個顯示資料與第5個顯示資料的灰度資訊以及資料電壓極性(依據信號S_TP)。加速驅動電路OD可依據第4個顯示資料與第5個顯示資料的灰度資訊之 間的灰度差,並同時依據第4個顯示資料與第5個顯示資料的資料電壓極性的比較結果,來決定是否調整輸出的顯示資料。在第一實施例中,由於第4個顯示資料與第5個顯示資料的灰度資訊皆相同,因此加速驅動電路OD僅依據資料電壓極性的比較結果(極性相異)以一調整值來調整顯示資料D,並輸出調整結果(即顯示資料D’)。 However, the data voltage polarity of the fourth display data is different from that of the fifth display data, so the speed-up driving circuit OD of the timing control circuit can perform the following operations. The speed-up driving circuit OD can compare the gray scale information and the data voltage polarity (according to the signal S_TP) of the fourth display data and the fifth display data. Acceleration drive circuit OD can be based on the grayscale information of the 4th display data and the 5th display data The gray level difference between them, and at the same time, decide whether to adjust the output display data according to the comparison result of the data voltage polarity of the fourth display data and the fifth display data. In the first embodiment, since the grayscale information of the fourth display data and the fifth display data are the same, the acceleration drive circuit OD is only adjusted with an adjustment value according to the comparison result of the data voltage polarity (the polarity is different). Display data D, and output the adjustment result (that is, display data D').
圖6A繪示為在未使用本發明下,資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。圖6B繪示為本發明第一實施例中資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。在圖6A與圖6B中,橫軸為時間t,且縱軸為資料電壓V(可視為一條資料通道所輸出的資料電壓)。曲線C1表示理想狀態下的隨時間變化的資料電壓。曲線C2與C2’皆表示實際狀態下的隨時間變化的資料電壓。假設每四條像素列進行一次極性行反轉。Vcom為參考電壓,亦可視為中間電壓。T表示對一條像素列進行充電所需的時間區間。 FIG. 6A is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage without using the present invention. FIG. 6B is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage in the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B , the horizontal axis is the time t, and the vertical axis is the material voltage V (which can be regarded as the output data voltage of one data channel). Curve C1 represents the time-varying data voltage in an ideal state. Curves C2 and C2' both represent the data voltage changing with time under the actual state. Assume a polarity row inversion every four pixel columns. Vcom is a reference voltage, and can also be regarded as an intermediate voltage. T represents the time interval required to charge a pixel column.
請同時參見圖5與圖6A,可以看到,像素p5被負極性的資料電壓驅動,然而像素p4卻是被正極性的資料電壓驅動(像素列SL5中的所有像素皆是如此)。在像素p5被驅動前,加速驅動電路OD可以依據信號S_TP預先得知對應像素p5的資料電壓的極性將發生反轉。因此,加速驅動電路OD可以調整對應像素p5的顯示資料(例如將灰度由128調為140),以使源極驅動器在實際驅動像素p5時,使用比原先更大(離參考電壓Vcom越遠)的資料電壓來驅動像素p5。請對照圖6A與圖6B,圖6A中像素 p5會因為充電不及,使顯示畫面在對應像素p5的位置變暗。事實上,整條像素列SL5皆是如此,故而顯示畫面在像素列SL5的位置出現一條暗線。在圖6B中,因為像素p5會被調整過的顯示資料(請見圖4的顯示資料D’)驅動,因此像素p5的充電狀況較貼近理想狀態。類似地,圖6B中像素p9與像素p13的充電狀況都會比圖6A更為理想。換句話說,顯示畫面在對應像素列SL5、SL9與SL13的位置的暗線問題可以被減輕或避免。 Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6A at the same time. It can be seen that the pixel p5 is driven by the negative data voltage, but the pixel p4 is driven by the positive data voltage (all the pixels in the pixel column SL5 are the same). Before the pixel p5 is driven, the speed-up driving circuit OD can know in advance that the polarity of the data voltage corresponding to the pixel p5 will be reversed according to the signal S_TP. Therefore, the acceleration drive circuit OD can adjust the display data of the corresponding pixel p5 (for example, adjust the grayscale from 128 to 140), so that the source driver uses a larger (farther away from the reference voltage Vcom) than the original when driving the pixel p5. ) data voltage to drive the pixel p5. Please compare Figure 6A and Figure 6B, the pixel in Figure 6A p5 will darken the display screen at the position corresponding to the pixel p5 due to insufficient charging. In fact, this is true for the entire pixel row SL5 , so a dark line appears on the display screen at the position of the pixel row SL5 . In FIG. 6B , since the pixel p5 is driven by the adjusted display data (see display data D' in FIG. 4 ), the charging condition of the pixel p5 is closer to the ideal state. Similarly, the charging conditions of the pixel p9 and the pixel p13 in FIG. 6B are both more ideal than those in FIG. 6A . In other words, the problem of dark lines on the display screen at positions corresponding to the pixel columns SL5 , SL9 and SL13 can be alleviated or avoided.
在一實施例中,本發明的加速驅動電路OD可以依據對照表(look up table),以透過查表法來決定第二顯示資料的調整幅度。對照表可包括多個灰度差資訊、多個極性反轉資訊(正轉負或負轉正)以及對應的多個備選調整值。對照表可以被預先儲存於存儲電路,如靜態隨機存取記憶體(Static Random Access Memory,SRAM)。加速驅動電路OD可以透過查表法選定一個備選調整值做為調整值,藉此調整第二顯示資料(例如灰度資訊由128調整為140)。相較在第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料的電壓極性相同的情況,加速驅動電路OD在第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料的電壓極性不相同的情況下,對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊的調整幅度較大。 In one embodiment, the speed-up driving circuit OD of the present invention can determine the adjustment range of the second display data through a look-up table method according to a look-up table. The comparison table may include a plurality of grayscale difference information, a plurality of polarity reversal information (positive to negative or negative to positive), and corresponding multiple optional adjustment values. The look-up table can be pre-stored in a storage circuit, such as a static random access memory (Static Random Access Memory, SRAM). The acceleration driving circuit OD can select a candidate adjustment value as the adjustment value through a look-up table method, thereby adjusting the second display data (for example, the gray scale information is adjusted from 128 to 140). Compared with the case where the voltage polarity of the first display data is the same as that of the second display data, the speed-up driving circuit OD can control the gray scale of the second display data when the voltage polarity of the first display data is different from that of the second display data. The adjustment of information is relatively large.
請同時參照圖4與圖5,在第二實施例中,僅由充電信號產生電路G1依據信號S_POL來決定是否調整信號S_TP,而加速驅動電路OD則照常輸出顯示資料D至源極驅動器。以資料線DL1為例,在像素p5、p9與p13實際被驅動之前,充電信號產生電路 G1可以通過信號S_POL得知資料電壓的極性即將反轉。具體來說,充電信號產生電路G1可以比較前後兩個顯示資料所對應的資料電壓極性,並依據比較結果來決定是否要調整信號S_TP。當比較結果指示資料電壓極性將要反轉時,充電信號產生電路G1調整信號S_TP以將對應像素p5、p9與p13的充電時間提前。 Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 at the same time. In the second embodiment, only the charging signal generating circuit G1 decides whether to adjust the signal S_TP according to the signal S_POL, and the acceleration driving circuit OD outputs the display data D to the source driver as usual. Taking the data line DL1 as an example, before the pixels p5, p9 and p13 are actually driven, the charging signal generating circuit G1 can know that the polarity of the data voltage is about to reverse through the signal S_POL. Specifically, the charging signal generating circuit G1 can compare the data voltage polarities corresponding to the two display data before and after, and decide whether to adjust the signal S_TP according to the comparison result. When the comparison result indicates that the polarity of the data voltage will be reversed, the charging signal generating circuit G1 adjusts the signal S_TP to advance the charging time of the corresponding pixels p5 , p9 and p13 .
圖7A繪示為在未使用本發明下,資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。圖7B繪示為本發明第二實施例中資料電壓的極性進行列反轉的波形示意圖。類似地,在圖7A與圖7B中,橫軸為時間t,且縱軸為資料電壓V(可視為一條資料通道所輸出的資料電壓)。曲線C1表示理想狀態下的隨時間變化的資料電壓。曲線C2與C2’皆表示實際狀態下的隨時間變化的資料電壓。發射器Tx依據信號Tx_D來輸出顯示資料D。Vcom為參考電壓,亦可視為中間電壓。T表示對一條像素列進行充電所需的時間區間。 FIG. 7A is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage without using the present invention. FIG. 7B is a schematic waveform diagram of the column inversion of the polarity of the data voltage in the second embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B , the horizontal axis is the time t, and the vertical axis is the data voltage V (which can be regarded as the data voltage output by one data channel). Curve C1 represents the time-varying data voltage in an ideal state. Curves C2 and C2' both represent the data voltage changing with time under the actual state. The transmitter Tx outputs display data D according to the signal Tx_D. Vcom is a reference voltage, and can also be regarded as an intermediate voltage. T represents the time interval required to charge a pixel column.
請同時參見圖5與圖7A,可以看到,像素p5被負極性的資料電壓驅動,然而像素p4卻是被正極性的資料電壓驅動(像素列SL5中的所有像素皆是如此)。在像素p5被驅動前,充電信號產生電路G1可以依據信號S_TP預先得知對應像素p5的資料電壓的極性將發生反轉。因此,充電信號產生電路G1可以調整信號S_TP,以使源極驅動器對像素p5的充電時間點提前。請對照圖7A與圖7B,圖7A中像素p5會因為充電不及,使顯示畫面在對應像素p5的位置變暗。事實上,整條像素列SL5皆是如此,故而顯示畫面在像素列SL5的位置出現一條暗線。在圖7B中,因為
像素p5提早被驅動,使得像素p5的充電起始時間點被提前(請見箭頭701),因此充電狀況較理想(相較於圖7A更貼近曲線C1)。其中,信號Tx_D的頻率以及信號上升緣位置不會因為採用了本發明技術方案而有所變動。類似地,像素p9與像素p13的充電起始時間點被提前(請見箭頭702、703),因此圖7B中像素p9與像素p13的充電狀況都會比圖7A更為理想。藉此,顯示畫面在對應像素列SL5、SL9與SL13的位置的暗線問題可以被減輕或避免。
Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7A at the same time. It can be seen that the pixel p5 is driven by the negative data voltage, but the pixel p4 is driven by the positive data voltage (all the pixels in the pixel row SL5 are the same). Before the pixel p5 is driven, the charging signal generating circuit G1 can know in advance that the polarity of the data voltage corresponding to the pixel p5 will be reversed according to the signal S_TP. Therefore, the charging signal generating circuit G1 can adjust the signal S_TP so as to advance the timing of charging the pixel p5 by the source driver. Please compare FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B . In FIG. 7A , the pixel p5 in FIG. 7A will be darkened at the position corresponding to the pixel p5 due to insufficient charging. In fact, this is the case for the entire pixel row SL5 , so a dark line appears on the display screen at the position of the pixel row SL5 . In Figure 7B, because
The pixel p5 is driven earlier, so that the charging start time point of the pixel p5 is advanced (see arrow 701 ), so the charging condition is more ideal (closer to the curve C1 than in FIG. 7A ). Wherein, the frequency of the signal Tx_D and the position of the rising edge of the signal will not be changed due to the adoption of the technical solution of the present invention. Similarly, the charging start time points of the pixel p9 and the pixel p13 are advanced (see
請同時參照圖4與圖5,在第三實施例中,由加速驅動電路OD依據信號S_POL來決定是否補償資料電壓V,並且充電信號產生電路G1亦依據信號S_POL來決定是否調整信號S_TP。以像素列SL5的像素p5為例,對應像素p5的顯示資料可以依據資料電壓極性的比較結果而被調整,並且像素p5的充電起始時間點也可依據資料電壓極性的比較結果而被提前。進而,顯示畫面在對應像素列SL5、SL9與SL13的位置的暗線問題可以被減輕或避免。 Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 at the same time. In the third embodiment, the acceleration driving circuit OD determines whether to compensate the data voltage V according to the signal S_POL, and the charging signal generating circuit G1 also determines whether to adjust the signal S_TP according to the signal S_POL. Taking the pixel p5 of the pixel row SL5 as an example, the display data corresponding to the pixel p5 can be adjusted according to the comparison result of the data voltage polarity, and the charging start time point of the pixel p5 can also be advanced according to the comparison result of the data voltage polarity. Furthermore, the problem of dark lines on the display screen at positions corresponding to the pixel columns SL5 , SL9 and SL13 can be alleviated or avoided.
圖8繪示為本發明一實施例的時序控制電路的操作方法的步驟流程圖。請見同時參見圖3與圖8,在步驟S810中,由時序控制電路310依序接收針對顯示面板的一條資料線的第一顯示資料與第二顯示資料。在步驟S820中,由時序控制電路310依據第一顯示資料的電壓極性與第二顯示資料的電壓極性,對第二顯示資料的灰度資訊以及第二顯示資料的充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。
FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the steps of the operation method of the timing control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 8 at the same time. In step S810 , the
需說明的是,雖然上述多個實施例皆是基於每4列進行一次極性反轉的狀況來說明,但本發明不以此為限。本發明亦可應用於任意數量的列的列極性反轉的狀況,例如每2列或每8列進行一次極性反轉。另外,雖然上述多個實施例皆是極性列反轉的狀況來說明,但本發明還可應用至點反轉的狀況。簡單來說,只要對於單一資料通道來說會在一個幀期間經歷極性反轉的狀況皆可採用本發明。 It should be noted that although the above-mentioned embodiments are described based on the fact that the polarity is reversed every 4 columns, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention is also applicable to column polarity inversion for any number of columns, such as polarity inversion every 2 columns or every 8 columns. In addition, although the above-mentioned embodiments are described in the case of polarity column inversion, the present invention can also be applied to the case of dot inversion. In short, the present invention can be used as long as a single data channel experiences polarity inversion during a frame.
綜上所述,本發明的時序控制電路可以針對先前顯示資料與當前顯示資料的資料電壓極性相異的狀況,以對當前顯示資料的灰度資訊以及充電時間當中至少一個進行調整。藉此,可以解決發生極性反轉的多條像素列充電不及的問題,並進一步減輕或避免顯示面板於對應上述多條像素列的位置出現暗線的狀況。 To sum up, the timing control circuit of the present invention can adjust at least one of the grayscale information of the current display data and the charging time for the situation that the data voltage polarities of the previous display data and the current display data are different. In this way, the problem of undercharging of multiple pixel columns with polarity inversion can be solved, and the situation of dark lines appearing on the display panel at the positions corresponding to the multiple pixel columns can be further alleviated or avoided.
300:顯示裝置 300: display device
310:時序控制電路 310: timing control circuit
311:調整電路 311: Adjustment circuit
D、D’:顯示資料 D, D': display data
OD:加速驅動電路 OD: speed up drive circuit
PQ:畫質調整電路 PQ: picture quality adjustment circuit
Rx:接收器 Rx: Receiver
SG:控制信號產生電路 SG: control signal generation circuit
S_TP、S_TP’:信號 S_TP, S_TP': signal
S_POL:信號 S_POL: signal
SD:源極驅動器 SD: source driver
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