Common Voltage Driving Circuit Independent Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display panels lack the ability to independently control common voltages across different regions, limiting the flexibility and quality of the display effect.

Innovation Solution

A common voltage driving circuit with multiple scan lines and common-voltage signal lines, arranged in an array to allow each common electrode unit to be independently controlled, enabling precise voltage adjustment for sub-pixels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If common electrodes are made as a whole structure, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the ability to independently control common voltages in different regions is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidindependent voltage control capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The common electrode is divided into multiple independently controllable common electrode units (first common electrode unit and second common electrode unit), each connected to separate common voltage signal lines. This segmentation enables independent voltage control for different display regions while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If common voltage is shared across the entire display panel, then the circuit design is simplified, but the display quality and compatibility for different regions cannot be optimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit design complexityVSAvoiddisplay quality control
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Different common voltage signal lines (first common voltage signal line and second common voltage signal line) are applied to different common electrode units, enabling local optimization of display quality and compatibility for specific regions. This allows tailored voltage control for different display areas while maintaining overall system manageability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If common electrodes are divided into multiple independently controllable units, then independent voltage control is achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindependent voltage control capabilityVSAvoidcircuit structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The common electrode units are arranged in different display regions (first display region and second display region) and controlled through orthogonal signal line arrangements. This spatial organization in multiple dimensions manages the complexity by distributing control functions across the display area rather than concentrating circuitry in one location.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11915663B2Common voltage driving circuit, display device, and electronic device
Publication Date: 2024.02.27 HKC CORP LTD
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AI summary

A common voltage driving circuit, a display device, and an electronic device are provided. The common voltage driving circuit includes multiple scan lines and multiple common-voltage signal lines, and further includes multiple common electrode units arranged in an array. The multiple scan lines extend in a first direction and are arranged at intervals in sequence in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The multiple common-voltage signal lines extend in the second direction and are arranged at intervals in sequence in the first direction. The multiple common electrode units are disposed at intersections of the multiple scan lines and the multiple common-voltage signal lines respectively. Common electrode units in a same column are all electrically coupled with a same common-voltage signal line. Common electrode units in a same row are all electrically coupled with a same second scan line.