Abstract: A pixel unit and driving method thereof are disclosed. The pixel unit includes a switch, a storage element and a first multiplexer. The switch develops a charge transfer path according to a scan signal associated with a scan line. The storage element has a first electrode coupled to the switch and a second electrode coupled to a reference voltage for receiving a pixel voltage via the charge transfer path. The first multiplexer is coupled to the second electrode of the storage element for selectively providing the reference voltage with a default value and the reference voltage with a determined value to the second electrode of the storage element according to a modulating signal. The driving method enlarges the voltage range of the first electrode of the storage element for enhancing the contrast ratio of the display panel.

Abstract: A multi-branch pixel structure of display panel, such as LCoS, is disclosed. Each pixel cell of the display panel has at least two branches. The display panel has a pair of sub-data lines for each column of the pixel cells, and the sub-data lines are controllably coupled to the two branches respectively. The two branches enter an addressing mode and a displaying mode in turn, thereby substantially increasing operating speed and reducing coupling effect.

Abstract: A multi-branch pixel structure of a display panel, such as a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) panel, is disclosed. Each pixel cell of the display panel has at least two branches. For each column, two sub-data lines are coupled from a data driver. A multiplexer is configured to multiplex the sub-data lines between the adjacent pixel cells, such that multiplexed output of the multiplexer is coupled to a shared data line that is shared between the adjacent pixel cells, thereby substantially decreasing the pixel pitch.

Abstract: The LCoS panel includes a display region, an odd and an even data drivers, and a data-line testing unit. The display region includes a plurality of pixel cells formed at each intersection of a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines. The data lines include a plurality of odd data lines coupled to a plurality of first data channels of the odd data driver, and the data lines include a plurality of even data lines coupled to a plurality of second data channels of the even data driver. The odd and the even data drivers are arranged in a first side of the display region. The data-line testing unit is arranged in a second side of the display region opposite to the first side for selectively outputting a data-line testing signal corresponding to one of the data lines according to a data-line selecting signal.

Abstract: A pixel circuitry for a display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The pixel circuitry includes a storage element, a scan switch, a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The scan switch delivers a pixel signal to the storage element in response to a scan signal during a frame period. The storage element having a first terminal and a second terminal is used for storing the pixel signal. The first control circuit selectively provides a reference voltage to one of the first and the second terminals of the storage element. The second control circuit selectively connects a pixel electrode to one of the first and the second terminals of the storage element. Under the control of the first and the second control circuits, the polarity of the pixel signal stored in the storage element can be changed by adjusting two terminal voltages of the storage element.

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: 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: 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 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 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.

Abstract: A pixel element and a liquid crystal display with discharge function are disclosed. In each of the pixel elements of the liquid crystal display, a transistor is disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. The transistor will be turned on by a discharge signal sent from the master control unit of the liquid crystal display when the liquid crystal display is turned on or turned off, so as to provide the same common voltage to both the common electrode and the pixel electrode. Therefore, the positive and negative charges accumulated in the common electrode and the pixel electrode can be removed and the liquid crystal display is well protected.

Abstract: A reflective type liquid crystal panel including a substrate, an array of transistors, capacitors, metal patterns, conductive walls, reflective pixel electrodes, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The transistors and the capacitors are disposed on the substrate, and the capacitors are surrounding drain terminals of the corresponding transistors respectively. The metal patterns cover the corresponding transistors and overlap the corresponding capacitors respectively, and the metal patterns are electrically connected to the corresponding drain terminals respectively. The conductive walls surround the corresponding transistors and are connected between the corresponding metal patterns and the corresponding capacitors respectively. The reflective pixel electrodes are disposed over the corresponding metal patterns and electrically connected to the corresponding drain terminals respectively.

Abstract: A current sensing circuit for sensing a current flowing through a LED bank and a driver circuit for driving the LED bank are provided. The current sensing circuit includes: a matched transistor group, having a first current path coupled to the load device for sensing the load current and a second current path for generating a first current according to the load current; an operation amplifier, coupled to the first and second current paths; and a current source, having a third current path coupled to the second current path and a fourth current path for generating a second current according to the first current, the second current indicating conductive condition of the load device.

Abstract: A current sensing circuit for sensing a current flowing through a LED bank and a driver circuit for driving the LED bank are provided. The current sensing circuit comprises: a matched transistor group, having a first current path coupled to the load device for sensing the load current and a second current path for generating a first current according to the load current; an operation amplifier, coupled to the first and second current paths; and a current source, having a third current path coupled to the second current path and a fourth current path for generating a second current according to the first current, the second current indicating conductive condition of the load device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth methods and systems for driving display devices. In one embodiment, a first set of image data to be displayed on a display panel is stored. During a first time period, a reset signal is asserted to set the display panel associated with a common panel voltage to a predictable state. Subsequent to the first time period, a control signal is asserted to load the first set of image data for a first subframe within a frame on the display panel, wherein this first set of image data is further adjusted by a first adjustable reference voltage. A designated light for the display panel is turned on to display the first set of image data in parallel with the storing of a second set of image data for a subframe within the frame to be displayed.

Abstract: An AMOLED panel includes an AMOLED pixel unit, a scan driving unit and a data driving unit. The scan driving unit is coupled to the AMOLED pixel unit. The data driving unit is coupled to the AMOLED pixel unit and a voltage source and includes a switch and a DC-to-AC converter. The switch has a first terminal coupled to the AMOLED pixel unit and a second terminal coupled to the voltage source. The DC-to-AC converter has n+1 bytes, wherein n is a positive integer. The DC-to-AC converter is coupled to a control terminal of the switch and outputs a variable voltage to turn on the switch to make the switch generate a data current. The DC-to-AC converter changes a magnitude of the variable voltage to control a magnitude of the data current.

Abstract: An AMOLED panel includes an AMOLED pixel unit, a scan driving unit and a data driving unit. The scan driving unit is coupled to the AMOLED pixel unit. The data driving unit is coupled to the AMOLED pixel unit and a voltage source. The data driving unit comprises a reference current source circuit, (N+1) mirror output circuits and (N+1) switch elements. The reference current source circuit is for providing a reference current. (N+1) mirror output circuits are coupled to the reference current source circuits for outputting (N+1) corresponding data currents to the AMOLED pixel unit, wherein N is a positive integer. The m-th data current of the (N+1) data currents is 2m times of the reference current, and m is an integer 0˜N. The switch elements are disposed in correspondence with the mirror output circuits for controlling the data currents to be outputted to the AMOLED pixel unit.

Abstract: A source driver comprises a plurality of current-driving units, each of which includes a digital to analog converter (DAC), an operational amplifier, a first and second current source, a resistor, and a current mirror unit. The DAC converts programming data to an analog signal. The operational amplifier receives and amplifies the analog signal output from the DAC. The first current source generates a first current according to the amplified analog signal. The resistor is used to supply a feedback path from a reference voltage to the operational amplifier. The second current source outputs a second current according to a control signal generated by the display data. The current mirror unit mirrors a data current according to the sum of the first and second current to drive an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

Abstract: A source driver and driving method for display are provided. The source driver of the present invention comprising a plurality of current-driving units, each of which outputs a data current according to a display data for driving a light-emitting device. Each of the current-driving units comprises a plurality of current source circuits and a current mirror. According to the display data, at least one of the current source circuits is selectively activated to provide a current. The current mirror outputs the data current by mirroring the summation of the currents provided by the activated current source circuit(s).

Abstract: The invention relates to an LED current driving system. The LED current driving system comprises an LED driver. The LED driver comprises at least one LED driving unit for outputting a driving current to an LED. Each LED driving unit comprises a plurality of current sources and a plurality of switches. The switches are connected to the corresponding current source. Each switch controls the ON/OFF state of the corresponding current source in accordance with the duty cycle control signal and a current control signal. Therefore, by integrating the LED driver on the LCOS panel, the LED current driving system of the invention can decrease the pin number of the LCOS chip, the overall area and the system cost so as to improve the yield of the LED current driving system. Besides, the LED current driving system utilizes the current sources to form the driving current to stably and precisely control the driving current flowing through the corresponding LED so that the color quality of the image can be improved.