Display Driver Bias Core for Dual-Voltage Current Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display driving apparatuses face challenges in reducing chip area and part count due to the need for separate low voltage and high voltage bias cores, and struggle with precise control of high voltage bias currents.

Innovation Solution

A display driving apparatus that uses a single bias core to generate both low voltage and high voltage bias currents through a current conversion circuit, allowing precise control of high voltage bias current and protecting low voltage devices from voltage changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If separate low voltage bias core and high voltage bias core are used, then the display driving apparatus can provide both low voltage bias current and high voltage bias current, but the chip area and number of parts increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebias current provisionVSAvoidchip area
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the low voltage bias core and high voltage bias core into a single integrated bias core that can generate both low voltage bias current and high voltage bias current. This is achieved by configuring the bias core to include both low voltage bias units and high voltage bias units that share common circuit elements, thereby reducing chip area and part count while maintaining the ability to provide both types of bias currents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bias core is designed with multi-functionality to serve both low voltage and high voltage bias current generation purposes. The same bias core structure and circuit elements are utilized to generate both low voltage bias current for digital signal processing and high voltage bias current for analog signal processing, eliminating the need for separate dedicated cores.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If separate low voltage bias core and high voltage bias core are used, then the display driving apparatus can provide both low voltage bias current and high voltage bias current, but the number of parts increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebias current provisionVSAvoidnumber of parts
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple bias current generation functions into a single integrated bias core structure. The low voltage bias units and high voltage bias units are merged within the same core, sharing common circuit elements such as current mirrors and bias generation circuits, thereby reducing the total number of parts while ensuring reliable provision of both bias currents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bias core is designed as a universal component that can generate both low voltage bias current and high voltage bias current through its multi-functional units. This universal design reduces part count by eliminating redundant components that would exist if separate dedicated bias cores were used for each voltage level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Power

If high voltage bias core is used, then high voltage bias current can be generated, but precise control of the current is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehigh voltage bias currentVSAvoidcurrent control precision
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback control mechanisms within the bias core to precisely control the high voltage bias current. The low voltage bias units generate a reference current that serves as a feedback signal to control the high voltage bias units, ensuring precise current control through closed-loop regulation. This feedback approach allows accurate control of high voltage bias current by using the stable low voltage bias current as a reference.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses low voltage bias current as an intermediary to control the high voltage bias current. The low voltage bias units act as a mediator that generates a precise reference current, which then controls the high voltage bias units through current mirrors and amplification stages. This intermediary approach enables precise control of high voltage current by leveraging the stability and precision of low voltage bias generation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11308842B2Display driving apparatus and current bias circuit thereof
Publication Date: 2022.04.19 SILICON WORKS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a display driving apparatus configured to process data by using a low voltage bias current, process a source signal by using a high voltage bias current, and provide the low voltage bias current and the high voltage bias current by using one bias core.