Abstract: A pixel device capable of composing a panel is provided herein. The pixel device includes a first switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The first switch delivers a pixel signal to a pixel electrode according to a control signal. The first capacitor has a first part of a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a first dielectric coupled between the first part of the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The second capacitor has a first poly-silicon layer, an electrode layer, and a second dielectric coupled between the first poly-silicon layer and the electrode layer. The first and the second capacitors are parallel connected without increasing the area of the pixel and serve as a storage capacitor. Therefore, the pixel device can obtain more overall storage capacitance.

Abstract: A circuit for driving a display panel comprises a source driving circuit having a plurality of driving units for driving the display panel according to display data; at least one of the driving units has a buffer and a switch circuit wherein the buffer includes an input terminal and an output terminal, and the switch circuit is coupled to the buffer and used for selectively and electrically connecting the output terminal of the buffer and the display panel, electrically connecting the input terminal of the buffer and the display panel, or electrically disconnecting the buffer and the display panel. The present invention also provides a method for driving a display panel.

Abstract: During booting of a display panel and a light source, low power supply for electronic circuits is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, high power supply for liquid crystal transition is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is discharged for removing residual electronic charges. Then, the light source is turned on for emitting light to the display panel. On the contrary, during shut down, the light source is turned off and then the display panel is discharged. Then, application of high power supply is stopped. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, application of low power supply is stopped.

Abstract: An optical system, adapted for providing an image beam, including a light source, a beam splitting/combining device, and a light valve is provided. The light source provides an illumination beam. The beam splitting/combining device includes a first polarizing beam splitter (PBS), a second PBS, a quarter wave plate (QWP), and a reflector. The first PBS reflects a first illumination beam of the illumination beam from the light source and the second illumination beam from the light source passes through the first PBS. The second illumination beam from the first PBS passes through the second PBS and the QWP, reflected by the reflector, passes through the QWP, and reflected by the second PBS. The light valve converts the first illumination beam from the first PBS and the second illumination beam reflected by the second PBS into the image beam.

Abstract: In a display apparatus, a light source is used for emitting light and a display panel is used for displaying images. The display panel includes a display area having a plurality of display pixels, a dark ring surrounding the display area and having a plurality of black pixels. Wherein adjacent two of the black pixels have an opening there-between, and a light sensing unit being integrated into the substrate and disposed beneath the opening of the two adjacent black pixels.

Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display panel and an electronic device using the same are provided. The LCOS display panel includes a silicon substrate, a transparent substrate, a color filter layer, an over-coating layer, an alignment layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent substrate is opposite the silicon substrate. The color filter layer is on the silicon substrate and between the silicon substrate and the transparent substrate. The over-coating layer is on the color filter layer, and the alignment layer is on the over-coating layer. The liquid crystal layer is between the alignment layer and the transparent substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of brightness adjustment by adjusting gamma curves thereof, without adjusting brightness of input video signals. The display device includes a memory unit, storing a plurality of gamma reference voltage value sets in accordance with a plurality of gamma curves; a microprocessor, for selecting one of the gamma reference voltage value sets stored in the memory unit; a gamma voltage generator, for generating a plurality of gamma reference voltages in response to the selected gamma reference voltage value set from the microprocessor; a data converter, for converting input video signals into video voltages in response to the gamma reference voltages provided from the gamma voltage generator; and a display panel, for displaying images in response to the video voltages from the data converter.

Abstract: A gamma reference voltages generating circuit is disclosed in the present invention. The gamma reference voltages generating circuit comprises a voltage provider, a plurality of first digital-to-analog converters and a plurality of second digital-to-analog converters. The voltage provider generates a plurality of first supply voltages and a plurality of second supply voltages according to a first gamma reference voltage. The first digital-to-analog converters are electrically coupled to the first supply voltages for generating a plurality of second gamma reference voltages. The second digital-to-analog converters are electrically coupled to the second supply voltages for generating a plurality of third gamma reference voltages.

Abstract: A portable electronic device capable of displaying high resolution image is provided. The portable electronic device includes: a processor for providing a first video signal and a second video signal, wherein the first video signal is for displaying control options for selection, and the second video signal is generated according to a selected one of the control options; a display panel for displaying a first image with the control options according to the first video signal; a frame rate converter (FRC) for converting the second video signal into a third video signal; and a projector, independent of said display panel, for projecting a second image according to the third video signal, wherein the second image being controlled by the control options displayed on the display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display panel and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device comprises the LCOS display panel and a circuit board. The LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent substrate has a base plate and a mask layer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel. The transparent substrate is disposed opposite to the silicon substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned between the silicon substrate and the transparent substrate. The base plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface that faces the silicon substrate. The mask layer is disposed on the second surface and has at least one opening to form at least one light-transmitting region and one light-blocking region, and the light-transmitting region is a displaying region of the transparent substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display panel and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device comprises the LCOS display panel and a circuit board. The LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent substrate has a base plate and a mask layer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel. The transparent substrate is disposed opposite to the silicon substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned between the silicon substrate and the transparent substrate. The mask layer is disposed on the base plate and has at least one opening to form at least one light-transmitting region and one light-blocking region, and the light-transmitting region is a displaying region of the transparent substrate.

Abstract: A mini-projector and detachable signal connector thereof are provided. The mini-projector applied to an electronic device comprises a projecting main body and a detachable signal connector. The detachable signal connector has at least a connecting unit. The connecting unit is electrically connected to the electronic device and transmits an image signal from the electronic device to the projecting main body.

Abstract: An active device array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of active devices, and a plurality of spacers is provided. The substrate has a first surface. The active devices are arranged in an array on the first surface. The spacers are disposed over the first surface. Each of the spacers has two side surfaces opposite to each other. A first normal vector of the first surface and a second normal vector of each of the side surfaces make an angle falling within a range from 40 degrees to 70 degrees. Each of the two second normal vectors points away from the first surface. The active device array substrate has a rubbing direction, and a rubbing vector along the rubbing direction and the two second normal vectors of the side surfaces are coplanar. A common electrode substrate and a reflective type liquid crystal panel are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a display driving method and apparatus using the same. The driving method of driving a display panel having pixel cells formed at each intersection of a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, said method comprising: simultaneously driving the pixel cells corresponding to the nth to (n+m)th scan lines according to a plurality of first pixel signals corresponding to the nth scan line; and simultaneously driving the pixel cells corresponding to the (n+1)th to (n+m+1)th scan lines according to a plurality of second pixel signals corresponding to the (n+1)th scan line wherein n is a positive integer and m is a positive integer.

Abstract: A color filter array suitable for a display panel is provided. The color filter array includes a first pixel, a second pixel, a third pixel and a forth pixel. The first pixel is consisted of a green filter, a blue filter and a transparent filter. The second pixel is consisted of a red filter, a blue filter and a transparent filter. The third pixel is consisted of a red filter, a green filter and a transparent filter. The forth pixel is consisted of a red filter, a blue filter and a green filter. The architecture of the color filter array is able to increase the image brightness of the display panel.

Abstract: A display method for a color sequential display is disclosed. The display method includes following steps. First, a frame is displayed by four color signals of a red signal, a green signal, a blue signal and a compensation signal. Next, a frame period is divided into eight subframe periods according to a sequence. Next, three of the said four color signals are selected and arranged in a sequence. And then, the selected three color signals are respectively displayed at the first, the second and the third subframe periods according to the sequence and respectively displayed at the fourth, the fifth and the sixth subframe periods according to the same sequence. After that, the unselected color signal of the said four color signals is displayed at the seventh and the eighth subframe periods.

Abstract: A display method and a color sequential display using the same are provided. The color sequential display displays a frame in a frame period, wherein the frame includes a plurality of sub-frames, and the frame period includes a plurality of sub-frame periods. In the display method, a first sub-frame is displayed in response to a luminaire device during a first sub-frame period, and in simultaneous, a second sub-frame is addressed in the first sub-frame period. Next, the second sub-frame is displayed in response to the luminaire device during a second sub-frame period. In the display method, scales of the first sub-frame period and the second sub-frame period are determined according to the luminous efficiency of the luminaire device. Therefore, the optical performance of the color sequential display can be enhanced.

Abstract: A display method for a color sequential display to display a frame in a frame time is provided. The frame time includes a first sub-frame time and a second sub-frame time, and the frame includes a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame. The display method includes displaying the first sub-frame in the first sub-frame time which is divided into a first liquid crystal (LC) response time and a first optical display time. In addition, the second sub-frame is displayed in the second sub-frame time which is divided into a second LC response time and a second optical display time. The scales of the first sub-frame time and the second sub-frame time are different from each other according to a default value. The display method improves the optical performance of the color sequential display.

Abstract: A driving method for color sequential display, for displaying a frame during a frame period, is provided. The frame period includes a plurality of sub-frame periods, and a compensation period is included between adjacent sub-frame periods. The driving method includes the following steps. During a plurality of sub-frame periods, a first color light, a second color light, and a third color light are used respectively as a light source of the color sequential display. A fourth color light is used as the light source of the color sequential display during a plurality of compensation periods.

Abstract: A connection testing apparatus, a connection testing method, and a chip using the same are provided. The method can be used for testing connections between chips, so as to solve the problems that a conventional multi-chip connection test needs a plenty of test patterns, resulting in a long test time and a high test cost, and the condition of a connection failure is hard to be analyzed after a test failure. In the present invention, a voltage variation caused when an ESD element in a chip is conducted and a comparison circuits are used to determine whether a connection is correct. Furthermore, the test apparatus is built in the chip, so that the connection test may be accomplished quickly and efficiently. Once a connection failure occurs, the failed connection pin can also be found, so as to be favorable for engineering analysis and thereby effectively saving the test cost.