Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In order to obtain high-quality images, a signal preprocessor is incorporated in the gray signal modulator of conventional LCDs. The signal preprocessor can be specifically designed as a noise-reduction preprocessor for suppressing the noise induced from the input gray signals, or designed for detecting a certain character of input gray signals for further processes. After be processed by the signal preprocessor, optimized modified gray signals can be obtained from the signal converter for driving the LCD, thereby producing high-quality images.

Abstract: A pixel structure of a transflective LCD disposed between a first data line and a second data line. The pixel structure comprises a reflective cell and a transmission cell. The transistor comprises a gate coupled to a scan line, a source coupled to the first data line, and a drain coupled to the first reflective electrode. The first transistor is covered by the first reflective electrode. The transmission cell comprises a second transistor and a transparent electrode. The second transistor comprises a gate coupled to the scan line, a source coupled to the second data line, and a drain coupled to the transparent electrode. The second transistor is covered by a second reflective electrode.

Abstract: A transflective LCD. The transflective LCD includes multiple pixels. Each pixel includes a reflective cell and a transmission cell. The reflective cell has a first storage capacitor and a first active device, receiving a first driving voltage and coupling to the first capacitor. The transmission cell has a second storage capacitor and a second active device, receiving a second driving voltage and coupling to the second capacitor. Different from only single driving voltage in conventional transflective LCD, the first driving voltage and the second voltage are generated according to a reflective gamma curve and a transmission gamma curve respectively.

Abstract: A method for driving a transflective LCD. In the present invention, the transflective LCD has a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each pixel includes a reflective cell and a transmission cell. The reflective cell and transmission cells are driven by different transistors. In the method of the present invention, all the first switching devices are turned on and the first driving voltages are then applied to the reflective cells in turn. After that, all the second switching devices are turned on and the second driving voltages are then applied to the transmission cells in turn. The first driving voltages are applied to the reflective cells in turn and the second driving voltages are applied to the transmission cells in turn in one frame period.

Abstract: A LCD driving system for increasing LCD response times. Voltages across liquid crystals are increased by modulating gamma reference voltages fed to a data driver, modulating image codes fed to the data driver, or both. Particularly, around the highest and the lowest image code, modulation of gamma reference voltages fed to a data driver is most effective.

Abstract: A transflective LCD. The transflective LCD includes multiple pixels. Each pixel includes a reflective cell and a transmission cell. The reflective cell has a first storage capacitor and a first active device, receiving a first driving voltage and coupling to the first capacitor. The transmission cell has a second storage capacitor and a second active device, receiving a second driving voltage and coupling to the second capacitor. The first driving voltage and the second voltage are generated according to a reflective gamma curve and a trans gamma curve respectively.

Abstract: This invention is related to an automatic Gamma correction system in which a novel display driving circuitry is designed with a digital/analog converter (DAC), wherein the Gamma reference voltages as well as the corresponding gray-scale values are adjustable. Therefore, the present invention provides a greater degree of freedom for the realization of the correction of Gamma parameters so as to fit the curve representing the transfer function of the destination gray-scale values and the voltages required by the display driving circuitry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multistage charging circuit for driving liquid crystal displays, designed particularly to provide a multistage charging driving circuit for liquid crystal display, in which the pixels can be pre-charged to a determined voltage value before the next data are written by performing charge-sharing and pre-charge. Due to the fact that the voltage and the next data have the same polarity, the problems resulted from gray-scale voltage imprecision and latch up at the output can be prevented and thus high gray-scale precision and low power dissipation can be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a DAC (digital/analog converter) with adjustable digital codes corresponding to reference voltages, in which a novel DAC designed with an associated circuit is used in non-linear digital-code-to-voltage transfer applications, so as to provide the display with analog voltage signals. In such a DAC, the Gamma reference voltages as well as the corresponding digital codes are adjustable. It provides a greater degree of freedom for the realization of the correction of Gamma parameters so as to fit the curve representing the transfer function of the destination digital codes and the voltages required by the data driver and to precisely implement the digital-code-to-voltage transfer function.

Abstract: The invention describes recessed source/drain regions formed in trenches in the substrate that provide a smooth surface topology, smaller devils and improved device performance. The recessed source/drain regions have two conductive regions: the first upper lightly doped region on the trench sidewalls, and the second lower region under the trench bottom. In addition, two buried layers are formed between adjacent source/drain regions: a threshold voltage layer near the substrate surface and an anti-punchthrough layer formed at approximately the same depth as the lower source/drain regions on the trench bottoms. The upper lightly doped source/drain region and the anti-punchthrough layer have the effect of increasing the punchthrough voltage without increasing the threshold voltage. The upper and lower source/drain regions lower the overall resistivity of the source/drain allowing use of smaller line pitches and therefore smaller devils.