Abstract: A power management circuit of a display device includes a voltage information storage comprising a first and second bank storing first and second voltage information corresponding to first and second voltage levels different from each other, a bank select pin receiving a bank select signal, a voltage information selecting circuit selectively outputting the first voltage information stored in the first bank or the second voltage information stored in the second bank in response to the bank select signal received through the bank select pin, and a DC-DC converter generating panel driving voltages having the first voltage levels based on the first voltage information when the first voltage information is output from the voltage information selecting circuit, and generating the panel driving voltages having the second voltage levels based on the second voltage information when the second voltage information is output from the voltage information selecting circuit.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a driving voltage supply unit which supplies a driving voltage to the display unit, a ripple detection circuit which detects the number of times a ripple of the driving voltage is generated, and a controller which controls the driving voltage supply unit so as to change the driving voltage based on the number of times the ripple is generated.

Abstract: A display device supports a variable frame mode where each frame includes a variable blank period. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a backlight unit configured to generate light, a panel driver configured to drive the display panel, a backlight controller configured to drive the backlight unit, and a blank counter configured to count a time of the variable blank period. The backlight controller controls the backlight unit to increase an intensity of the light generated by the backlight unit as the counted time of the variable blank period increases.

Abstract: This invention relates to a conditioner for a chemical mechanical planarization pad, which is necessary for global planarization of a wafer in order to increase the degree of integration of a semiconductor device, and more particularly to a pad conditioner having a structure able to reduce friction with a pad so as to solve the problems caused by a lot of friction being generated upon conditioning, and to a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines, a data driver which supplies a data signal to pixels through the data lines, a scan driver which generates a scan signal using a first scan voltage and a second scan voltage, and supplying the scan signal to the pixels through the scan lines, a processor which generates first scan voltage information by setting a first scan voltage level, based on an ambient temperature of the display device, a timing controller which generates a power control signal using the first scan voltage information and delta voltage information, and a power supply which generates the first scan voltage and a delta voltage using the power control signal, and generates the second scan voltage by dropping the delta voltage from the first scan voltage.

Abstract: An overcurrent protective system includes a current detector which detects a current flowing in an element which is to be protected by the overcurrent protective system, an overcurrent counting unit which selects an overcurrent sensing level corresponding to the element among a plurality of overcurrent sensing levels which are threshold values becoming standards for determining whether the current detected by the current detector is a normal current or an overcurrent and which determines whether the current is the overcurrent or not by comparing the current with the selected overcurrent sensing level, and a controller which decreases an output voltage of a circuit which is to be protected by the overcurrent protective system and includes the element when the current flowing in the element is determined as the overcurrent.

Abstract: A timing controller includes a data grouping part that generates a plurality of grayscale groups based on input image data, each grayscale group including n×m grayscales, a grayscale classifying part that generates a plurality of grayscale patterns respectively corresponding to the grayscale groups, a grayscale in the grayscale groups being classified in the grayscale patterns as a first grayscale if the grayscale is higher than a first reference grayscale or as a second grayscale if the grayscale is lower than a second reference grayscale, a pattern comparing part that compares each grayscale pattern with a first pattern including the n×m first and second grayscales, a pattern counter that counts a number of patterns of the grayscale patterns that are substantially the same as the first pattern, and a driving mode changing part that changes a driving mode of a display panel when the number is greater than a reference number.

Abstract: A power supply includes a voltage converter circuit which converts an input voltage into an output voltage and outputs the output voltage, a voltage controller which controls the voltage converter circuit in response to a first feedback voltage or a second feedback voltage, a feedback terminal which supplies the first feedback voltage, an internal voltage divider circuit which supplies the second feedback voltage, and a switch unit which transfers the first feedback voltage or the second feedback voltage to the voltage controller.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes a power switch and a switching controller. The power switch is repetitively turned on and off for generating an output DC voltage based on an input DC voltage. The switching controller controls operation of the power switch, and includes a slew rate controller to adjust a slew rate of a switch voltage of an electrode of the power switch to vary with time.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a driving voltage supply unit which supplies a driving voltage to the display unit, a ripple detection circuit which detects the number of times a ripple of the driving voltage is generated, and a controller which controls the driving voltage supply unit so as to change the driving voltage based on the number of times the ripple is generated.

Abstract: A display device includes a scan driver which supplies a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to scan lines, and a power supply unit which supplies the gate-off voltage to the scan driver, and includes a temperature sensor which generates a sensing voltage of which voltage value is changed corresponding to a temperature of a panel or an ambient temperature, a first voltage limiter which limits a minimum voltage value of the sensing voltage, and a second voltage limiter which limits a maximum voltage value of the sensing voltage.

Abstract: A display apparatus including: a plurality of pixels receiving data voltages in response to gate signals; a drive circuit generating a power voltage and a control signal; a gate driver operating with the power voltage, generating the gate signals and a dummy gate signal in response to the control signal, and supplying the dummy gate signal to the drive circuit; and a data driver operating with the power voltage and generating the data voltages in response to the control signal. The drive circuit measures a temperature of the drive circuit, and a voltage and a current at an output node of the drive circuit generating the power voltage. The measured temperature, voltage and current, and the dummy gate signal are stored in the drive circuit in a predetermined order. This information can be used to detect error states that the display can indicate and use to protect itself from damage.

Abstract: A driving voltage generating device, a display device including the same, and a method of generating a driving voltage are provided. The driving voltage generating device includes a driving voltage setting unit receiving initially set data on a driving voltage and a feedback voltage and outputting a control signal, a driving voltage trimmer receiving finely adjusted data on the driving voltage and adjusting the feedback voltage, and a DC to DC converter generating the driving voltage based on the control signal and an input voltage.

Abstract: A power supply includes a voltage converter circuit which converts an input voltage into an output voltage and outputs the output voltage, a voltage controller which controls the voltage converter circuit in response to a first feedback voltage or a second feedback voltage, a feedback terminal which supplies the first feedback voltage, an internal voltage divider circuit which supplies the second feedback voltage, and a switch unit which transfers the first feedback voltage or the second feedback voltage to the voltage controller.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of present invention relate to an error detecting apparatus for a gate driver improving a reliability of a display apparatus, a display apparatus having the error detecting apparatus, and a method of detecting an error of the gate driver using the error detecting apparatus. An exemplary embodiment discloses an error detecting apparatus including an error detecting part configured to receive a gate signal of a gate driver and determine whether a status of the gate driver is in a normal status or an error status based on the gate signal, a memory configured to store the status of the gate driver, and a signal outputting part configured to selectively output a clock signal and an error signal based on the status of the gate driver stored in the memory.

Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a plurality of pixels; a scan driver connected to a plurality of scanning lines connected to the plurality of pixels; and a gate signal generator configured to determine a level of a gate-on voltage according to ambient temperature and to supply the gate-on voltage to the scan driver, wherein the gate signal generator is further configured to apply a hysteresis characteristic to a thermistor voltage to vary according to the ambient temperature.

Abstract: A display device includes a scan driver which supplies a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to scan lines, and a power supply unit which supplies the gate-off voltage to the scan driver, and includes a temperature sensor which generates a sensing voltage of which voltage value is changed corresponding to a temperature of a panel or an ambient temperature, a first voltage limiter which limits a minimum voltage value of the sensing voltage, and a second voltage limiter which limits a maximum voltage value of the sensing voltage.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines, a data driver which supplies a data signal to pixels through the data lines, a scan driver which generates a scan signal using a first scan voltage and a second scan voltage, and supplying the scan signal to the pixels through the scan lines, a processor which generates first scan voltage information by setting a first scan voltage level, based on an ambient temperature of the display device, a timing controller which generates a power control signal using the first scan voltage information and delta voltage information, and a power supply which generates the first scan voltage and a delta voltage using the power control signal, and generates the second scan voltage by dropping the delta voltage from the first scan voltage.

Abstract: A timing controller includes a data grouping part that generates a plurality of grayscale groups based on input image data, each grayscale group including n×m grayscales, a grayscale classifying part that generates a plurality of grayscale patterns respectively corresponding to the grayscale groups, a grayscale in the grayscale groups being classified in the grayscale patterns as a first grayscale if the grayscale is higher than a first reference grayscale or as a second grayscale if the grayscale is lower than a second reference grayscale, a pattern comparing part that compares each grayscale pattern with a first pattern including the n×m first and second grayscales, a pattern counter that counts a number of patterns of the grayscale patterns that are substantially the same as the first pattern, and a driving mode changing part that changes a driving mode of a display panel when the number is greater than a reference number.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode. A first thin film transistor is connected to the first sub-pixel electrode. A second thin film transistor is connected to the second sub-pixel electrode. A third thin film transistor is connected to the second sub-pixel electrode. A fourth thin film transistor is connected to a drain electrode of the third thin film transistor. A first gate line is connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. A data line is connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. A second gate line is connected to the third thin film transistor. A third gate line is connected to the fourth thin film transistor.