Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel capable of reducing a capacitance of a parasitic capacitor between a data line and a pixel electrode. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a thin film transistor at a crossing of a gate line and a data line, liquid crystal cells including a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; first shield patterns in the liquid crystal cells, each shield pattern being parallel to the data line without overlapping the data line, wherein the shield patterns are insulated from and overlap with an outer portion of the pixel electrode; and a common line arrayed to connect the shield patterns for each the liquid crystal cell.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data integrated circuits. Each data integrated circuit includes a charge sharing circuit for electrically connecting all of the data lines together in response to a control signal and a voltage variation limiting circuit for generating the control signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display capable of reducing power consumption includes liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix at crossings of a plurality of gate lines and data lines, a thin film transistor connected to the data lines in an alternating pattern based upon an arrangement of the data lines included in the liquid crystal cells, a data driver configured to supply a video signal to the liquid crystal cells and shift the video signal by one channel to the right to drive the data lines, and an interlayer-insulation material formed by organic insulation film having a dielectric constant below about 4. The interlayer-insulation material may be located between the data line and a pixel electrode formed in each of the liquid crystal cells.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes driver integrated circuits for applying a video signal to data lines, output pins and at least one dummy output pin are arranged within each data driver integrated circuit, and a switching pin is arranged within each data driver integrated circuit for controlling whether or not the dummy output pin outputs a signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof that are capable of driving a liquid crystal display panel with no flicker using a data driver driven by a column inversion system. In the liquid crystal display, a plurality of liquid crystal cells are positioned at intersections between gate lines and data lines. Color filters are arranged in a zigzag type on the liquid crystal cells on a basis of the data lines. A gate driver drives the gate lines. A data driver applies video signals to the data lines by a column inversion system and shifts said video signals applied to any one of odd horizontal lines and even horizontal lines by one channel to apply said video signals corresponding to the color filters to the liquid crystal cells.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having liquid crystal cells arranged at crossings of gate lines and data lines and include thin film transistors that are alternately connected to adjacent data lines every ‘i’ number of horizontal lines (i is a positive number); a gate driver for driving the gate lines; and a data driver for driving the data lines; a multiplexor array for determining an output channel of an inputted pixel data and for adding one blank data in response to the control signals having their polarity inverted every ‘i’ number of horizontal lines, and a digital-analog converter array for converting the pixel data and the blank data to a pixel signal and a blank signal having their polarities inverted according to the data lines and frames.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying image data corresponding to a digital video signal, a digital video card for generating the digital video signal, a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal, a controller for generating a dot clock signal and a dual gate start pulse using the vertical and horizontal synchronizing signals, a data driver for applying the digital video signal to data lines in response to the dot clock signal, and a gate driver for applying scanning signals having at least two signal voltage levels to gate lines in response to the dual gate start pulse.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines on a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of gate lines on the liquid crystal display panel orthogonal to the plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin film transistors on the liquid crystal display panel, each arranged at intersections between the data lines and the gate lines, a plurality of pixels, each arranged at the intersections between the data lines and the gate lines, a gate driver for applying a scanning pulse to the gate lines, a data driver for applying data to the data lines, a timing controller for applying a timing signal to the gate driver and the data driver, a host controller for applying the data to the data driver and applying a horizontal synchronizing signal having a first frequency and a vertical synchronizing signal having a second frequency less than 60Hz to the timing controller to control the data driver and the timing controller, a plurality of auxiliary lines, each provided on the liquid crystal display pa

Abstract: A method and apparatus of driving a liquid crystal display panel using a 2-dot inversion system is disclosed in the present invention. More specifically, a method of driving a liquid crystal display using a 2-dot inversion system includes the steps of sequentially pre-charging a plurality of pixel cells of the liquid crystal display panel along a plurality of gate lines, and sequentially charging the pixel cells with a plurality of data signals along the gate lines after pre-charging the pixel cells.

Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel of a dot inversion system having liquid crystal cells arranged at intersections between a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines in a matrix array, including supplying the data lines with (n−2)th data corresponding to the liquid crystal cells connected to an (n−2)th gate line, conducting a data supply channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to an nth gate line such that the (n−2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line, conducting a data supply channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line such that the (n−2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line, and conducting a data supplying channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to the (n−2)th gate line such that the (n−2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the (n−2)th gate line, wherein conducting the data supply channel and c

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel driving method and apparatus for a dot-inversion system is adaptive for constantly maintaining a voltage applied to each liquid crystal cell, wherein a ‘n−1’th (n≧2) cell of adjacent pixel cells is charged and then a nth cell thereof is charged for a shorter time period than the ‘n−1’th (n≧2) cell. Accordingly, the liquid crystal cells positioned adjacent to each other receive video signals having the same polarity during a different time period. Therefore, the liquid crystal cells positioned adjacent to each other to receive video signals having the same polarity can be coupled with an equal voltage.

Abstract: A data transmission apparatus a data transmitter selectively inverting data and transmitting the selectively inverted data. A data receiver selectively re-inverts the selectively inverted data from the data transmitter and reconstructs the inverted data into the original data. The inversion operation of the data transmitter and the data receiver is controlled by a mode controller. The mode controller receives data having a number of bits along with a clock signal to detect a number of transitions every period of the clock signal, and controls driving modes of the data transmitter and the data receiver in accordance with the detected number of transitions.

Abstract: A tape carrier package (TCP) film for use with liquid crystal displays. The tape carrier package (TCP) film includes depressions and punch holes that enable fast, efficient separation of a tape carrier part, which includes driving integrated circuits, from a peripheral part. The tape carrier part has an “I” shape that is formed by depressions. Punching holes are provided along the depressions to reduce the length of the connection between the tape carrier package part and the peripheral part. The peripheral part includes a plurality of sprocket holes along the edges of the tape carrier package film.