Display Driving Circuit Duration Control Latch

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electroluminescent display devices face challenges in efficiently controlling the light emitting duration of electroluminescent diodes, such as OLEDs, QLEDs, and Micro LEDs, which affects gray scale display and power consumption, especially at varying refresh frequencies.

Innovation Solution

A driving circuit comprising a first transistor, a duration control circuit, and a latch circuit, which allows independent control of the light emitting duration by providing a duration data signal to the transistor gate and latching the signal, enabling stable operation at both low and high refresh frequencies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a conventional driving circuit is used to drive electroluminescent diodes, then the light emitting device can be driven, but the light emitting duration cannot be precisely controlled, affecting gray scale display and power consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting duration control precisionVSAvoiddriving circuit structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The driving circuit is segmented into functional modules: a duration control circuit that generates duration signals, a latch circuit that stores the duration signal, and a driving transistor that controls the light emitting device. This segmentation allows precise control of light emitting duration through the duration signal while maintaining modular circuit design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The latch circuit preliminarily latches the duration signal from the duration control circuit before the light emitting device is driven. This preliminary action ensures that the duration signal is stable and ready, enabling precise control of the light emitting duration without requiring continuous signal adjustment during the emitting period.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If the light emitting duration is extended to improve gray scale display, then display quality improves, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegray scale display qualityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The driving circuit dynamically adjusts the light emitting duration by controlling the duration signal input to the latch circuit. This dynamic control allows the system to extend the emitting duration when higher gray scale quality is required while reducing the duration when power conservation is prioritized, adapting to different display scenarios in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit changes the time parameter of the duration signal to control the light emitting duration. By varying this temporal parameter, the system achieves different gray scale levels without changing other critical parameters, thereby optimizing the balance between display quality and power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If refresh frequency is increased to improve display update speed, then display responsiveness improves, but signal stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay update speedVSAvoidsignal stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The latch circuit performs preliminary latching of the duration signal before the light emitting period begins. This preliminary action ensures that even when refresh frequency is increased, the duration signal remains stable during the critical emitting period, as the latch circuit maintains the signal state without requiring continuous external input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The latch circuit maintains the duration signal continuously during the light emitting period, ensuring uninterrupted and stable signal delivery. This continuous maintenance of the signal state allows the system to operate at high refresh frequencies while preserving signal stability throughout the entire emitting duration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS11170701B2Driving circuit, driving method thereof, display panel and display device
Publication Date: 2021.11.09 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a driving circuit, a driving method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The driving circuit includes a first transistor electrically connected between a signal input terminal and a light emitting device to be driven, a duration control circuit configured to provide a signal of a duration data signal terminal to a gate of the first transistor in response to a signal of a duration scanning signal terminal, and a latch circuit electrically connected with the gate of the first transistor and configured to latch the signal of the gate of the first transistor.