Driving apparatus
First Claim
1. A driving apparatus, comprising a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes, said scanning driver circuit comprising:
- (1) a driver signal voltage generating unit, which includes;
a first signal voltage generating unit, further comprising;
a first circuit for generating a scanning selection signal including a sequence of three voltages comprising a voltage of one polarity, a voltage of the other polarity, and zero voltage, andmeans for controlling said first circuit so as to generate the sequence of three voltages in different phases and for continuously supplying the scanning selection signal comprising the sequence of three voltages to a first bus, the polarities and the zero level of the voltages being defined with respect to a scanning nonselection signal voltage, anda second signal voltage generating unit for generating a scanning nonselection signal voltage continuously supplied to a second bus;
(2) a switching control signal generating unit including (a) a serial-parallel conversion circuit, and (b) a matrix circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements divided into a plurality of blocks, the switching elements in each block being commonly connected to a control line, the output signals from the serial-parallel conversion circuit being distributed to the respective blocks; and
(3) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the scanning selection signal voltage or scanning nonselection signal voltage to a scanning electrode depending on a switching control signal supplied from the switching control signal generating unit.
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Abstract
A driving apparatus includes a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes. The scanning driver circuit includes: (1) a drive signal voltage generating unit which includes a first signal voltage generating unit for generating a scanning selection signal voltage supplied to a first bus, and a second signal voltage generating unit for generating a scanning nonselection signal voltage supplied to a second bus, (2) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the scanning selection signal or the scanning nonselection signal to a scanning electrode, and (3) a switching signal generating unit for supplying a switching control signal to the switching circuit unit.
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1. A driving apparatus, comprising a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes, said scanning driver circuit comprising:
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(1) a driver signal voltage generating unit, which includes; a first signal voltage generating unit, further comprising; a first circuit for generating a scanning selection signal including a sequence of three voltages comprising a voltage of one polarity, a voltage of the other polarity, and zero voltage, and means for controlling said first circuit so as to generate the sequence of three voltages in different phases and for continuously supplying the scanning selection signal comprising the sequence of three voltages to a first bus, the polarities and the zero level of the voltages being defined with respect to a scanning nonselection signal voltage, and a second signal voltage generating unit for generating a scanning nonselection signal voltage continuously supplied to a second bus; (2) a switching control signal generating unit including (a) a serial-parallel conversion circuit, and (b) a matrix circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements divided into a plurality of blocks, the switching elements in each block being commonly connected to a control line, the output signals from the serial-parallel conversion circuit being distributed to the respective blocks; and (3) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the scanning selection signal voltage or scanning nonselection signal voltage to a scanning electrode depending on a switching control signal supplied from the switching control signal generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A driving apparatus for a display panel of a type comprising matrix electrodes formed by scanning electrodes and signal electrodes arranged to intersect with the scanning electrodes, wherein a contrast at each intersection of the scanning electrodes and the signal electrodes is discriminated depending on the direction of an electric field applied to the intersection, said scanning electrodes being connected to a scanning driver circuit and said signal electrodes being connected to a signal driver circuit;
- said scanning driver circuit comprising;
(1) a driver signal voltage generating unit, which includes; a first signal voltage generating unit, further comprising; a first circuit for generating a scanning selection signal including a sequence of three voltages comprising a voltage of one polarity, a voltage of the other polarity, and zero voltage, and means for controlling said first circuit so as to generate the sequence of three voltages in different phases and for continuously supplying the scanning selection signal comprising the sequence of three voltages to a first bus, the polarities and the zero level of the voltages being defined with respect to a scanning nonselection signal voltage, and a second signal voltage generating unit for generating a scanning nonselection signal voltage continuously supplied to a second bus; (2) a switching control signal generating unit including (a) a serial-parallel conversion circuit, and (b) a matrix circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements divided into a plurality of blocks, the switching elements in each block being commonly connected to a control line, the output signals from the serial-parallel conversion circuit being distributed to the respective blocks; and (3) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the scanning selection signal voltage or scanning nonselection signal voltage to a scanning electrode depending on a switching control signal supplied from the switching control signal generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- said scanning driver circuit comprising;
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