Embedding panel-specific display information for display panels

Abstract

This invention discloses a panel assembly for integration within a display unit, which does not have a timing controller but includes a non-volatile storage device for storing panel-specific information of its display panel. During the manufacturing of the panel assembly, the display panel manufacturer stores panel defect tables, Mura calibration tables, sub-pixel calibration tables, gamma calibration tables, panel resolution, or other data into the storage device. During the final assembly of the display unit, the panel assembly is connected to the system-on-a-chip (SoC); upon power-up, the SoC transfers data from the storage device to itself and stores any tables or data within the SoC, in a downstream transmitter (if present), or elsewhere to perform image processing on incoming samples. Alternatively, these tables or data are stored on a USB drive or in a file, delivered to the display unit manufacturer for transfer to the SoC and storage as described above.

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