Source Driver IC Regional Output Delay Compensation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional source driver ICs fail to accurately compensate for the fan-out of display panels, leading to asymmetric and increased fan-out issues as display panel sizes grow, which affects the timing margin between gate and data signals, resulting in inefficient display performance.

Innovation Solution

The integration of a source driver IC with distinct control logic circuits for different regions of the display panel, allowing for differential output delays between adjacent source lines, which compensates for the fan-out and RC delay of gate lines, ensuring effective signal transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the size of the display panel increases, then the display area is expanded, but the RC delay of gate lines increases and timing margin decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay panel areaVSAvoidRC delay and timing margin
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by configuring different output delays for different regions (first and second regions) of the display panel. The first control logic circuit generates first output signals with a first output delay, while the second control logic circuit generates second output signals with a second output delay. This regional differentiation compensates for the increased RC delay in specific areas of larger display panels, maintaining timing margin without requiring uniform delay adjustment across the entire panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If the scan rate and resolution of the display panel increase, then the display quality is improved, but the timing margin between gate and data signals decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescan rate and resolutionVSAvoidtiming margin
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by regionally differentiating output delays to compensate for timing margin reduction at higher scan rates and resolutions. The first and second control logic circuits independently adjust output delays for their respective regions, enabling the system to maintain adequate timing margins even when overall scan rate and resolution are increased, thus supporting higher display quality without uniform timing compromise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Area of stationary object

If the fan-out of the display panel increases, then the display area is expanded, but conventional source driver ICs fail to accurately compensate for the fan-out

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay panel areaVSAvoidfan-out compensation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by implementing region-specific output delay compensation for fan-out effects. The first control logic circuit and second control logic circuit independently configure output delays tailored to their respective regions, enabling accurate compensation for fan-out variations across different areas of the display panel. This regional approach allows precise fan-out compensation that conventional uniform approaches cannot achieve.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Ease of manufacture

If the size of the PCB is reduced, then cost is reduced, but the fan-out becomes asymmetric and difficult to control

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovePCB size and costVSAvoidfan-out control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the display panel into first and second regions, each driven by separate control logic circuits. This segmentation allows independent optimization of output delays for each region, enabling accurate fan-out compensation even with reduced PCB size. By segmenting the control function, the system can manage fan-out complexity locally in each region rather than requiring uniform control across the entire panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10410599B2Source driver integrated circuit for ompensating for display fan-out and display system including the same
Publication Date: 2019.09.10 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
  • US10410599B2 patent drawing
  • US10410599B2 patent drawing
  • US10410599B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A source driver integrated circuit (IC) for driving a flat panel display is provided. The source driver IC includes a first control logic circuit configured to generate first output signals for driving first source lines arranged in a first region of the flat panel display and a second control logic circuit configured to generate second output signals for driving second source lines arranged in a second region of the flat panel display. A first output delay between two adjacent output signals among the first output signals is different from a second output delay between two adjacent output signals among the second output signals.