Display Panel Asymmetric Voltage Timing for Charging Balance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display panels face issues with poor image display due to differences in charging rates among sub-pixels, leading to problems like serial display and line residual images, especially when displaying images with significant gray scale value differences.

Innovation Solution

A driving method for display panels that adjusts the timing of data voltage loading on data lines, ensuring a longer second target duration for negative sub-pixels compared to positive sub-pixels, and using different voltage conversion rates and interval durations to reduce charging rate disparities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the same voltage conversion timing is used for both positive and negative data voltages, then the device complexity is reduced, but the charging rate balance between positive and negative sub-pixels deteriorates, leading to poor image display quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoltage conversion timing controlVSAvoidcharging rate balance
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies asymmetry by setting different voltage conversion timing for positive and negative data voltages. Specifically, the voltage conversion edge for negative data voltage is delayed relative to the data charging stage start time by a second target duration, while the voltage conversion edge for positive data voltage is delayed by a first target duration, where the second target duration is greater than the first target duration. This asymmetric timing compensation balances the charging rates of positive and negative sub-pixels, resolving the display quality issues caused by charging rate differences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

2Productivity

If the voltage conversion edge is advanced to improve charging speed, then the productivity is improved, but the image display quality deteriorates due to insufficient gray scale representation and increased line residual images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging speedVSAvoidgray scale representation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by performing voltage conversion in advance of the data charging stage, but with controlled timing offsets. The voltage conversion edge is positioned before the data charging stage starts, with the first target duration and second target duration ensuring that the conversion completes sufficiently early to allow proper charging while maintaining gray scale accuracy. This prevents line residual images while preserving display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If different voltage conversion timings are applied to positive and negative data voltages, then the charging rate balance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional timing control parameters

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging rate balanceVSAvoidtiming control parameters
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by introducing different timing parameters specifically for negative data voltage conversion while maintaining standard timing for positive data voltage. The second target duration (for negative voltage) is set greater than the first target duration (for positive voltage), providing localized compensation where needed. This approach balances charging rates without unnecessarily complicating the entire timing control system, as the asymmetry is applied only where required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12254849B2Display panel having different voltage conversion edge for positive and negative data voltages and driving method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.03.18 BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A driving method for a display panel and a display apparatus. The driving method includes: acquiring display data of a to-be-displayed image in a current display frame (S100); and loading a data voltage on a data line in the display panel according to the display data, such that each sub-pixel in the display panel is charged with the corresponding data voltage (S200).