Output circuit

• US 6,496,175 B1
• Filed: 04/03/2000
• Issued: 12/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Fukuo, Motoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sheng, Tom V.
• Application Number:
  US09/541,596
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 345/87, 345/94, 345/98, 345/99, 345/204, 345/211, 345/212, 345/213, 345/96
• US Class Current: 345/99
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0252 Improving the response speed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3614 Control of polarity reversal in general
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3685 Details of drivers for data electrodes

Abstract

The output circuit is provided with an operational amplifier, a current supply circuit and an impedance changing circuit. The current supply circuit supplies current to the operational amplifiers at rising and falling of an output signal delivered by the operational amplifier. The impedance changing circuit changes the impedance between the operational amplifier and an output terminal.

Claims

1. An output circuit comprising:

an operational amplifier;

a current supply circuit which supplies current to said operational amplifier at rising and falling of an output signal from said operational amplifier; and

an impedance changing circuit which changes impedance between said operational amplifier and an output terminal.

2. The output circuit according to claim 1, wherein said impedance changing circuit has two switching elements having different values of resistance from each other, respectively, said switching elements being connected in parallel with each other between said operational amplifier and said output terminal.

3. The output circuit according to claim 2, wherein, resistance of one of said two switching elements having higher resistance is 80 to 100 times as large as that of the other switching element of lower resistance.

4. The output circuit according to claim 3, wherein a capacitive load of a liquid crystal display apparatus is connected to said output terminal.

5. The output circuit according to claim 4 further comprising:

at least one set of second operational amplifier, a bias circuit, a second impedance changing circuit,

said second operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said second impedance changing circuit having similar constitutions as those of said operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said impedance changing circuit, respectively; and

a shorting circuit which short-circuits the output terminals of each set.

6. The output circuit according to claim 2, wherein a capacitive load of a liquid crystal display apparatus is connected to said output terminal.

7. The output circuit according to claim 6 further comprising:

at least one set of second operational amplifier, a bias circuit, a second impedance changing circuit,

said second operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said second impedance changing circuit having similar constitutions as those of said operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said impedance changing circuit, respectively; and

a shorting circuit which short-circuits the output terminals of each set.

8. The output circuit according to claim 1, wherein said impedance changing circuit has a transfer gate switch connected between said operational amplifier and said output terminal.

9. The output circuit according to claim 8, wherein said impedance changing circuit has a control element which controls gate voltages of two field effect transistors constituting said transfer gate switch.

10. The output circuit according to claim 9, wherein a capacitive load of a liquid crystal display apparatus is connected to said output terminal.

11. The output circuit according to claim 10 further comprising:

at least one set of second operational amplifier, a bias circuit, a second impedance changing circuit,

said second operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said second impedance changing circuit having similar constitutions as those of said operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said impedance changing circuit, respectively; and

a shorting circuit which short-circuits the output terminals of each set.

12. The output circuit according to claim 8, wherein a capacitive load of a liquid crystal display apparatus is connected to said output terminal.

13. The output circuit according to claim 12 further comprising:

at least one set of second operational amplifier, a bias circuit, a second impedance changing circuit,

said second operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said second impedance changing circuit having similar constitutions as those of said operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said impedance changing circuit, respectively; and

a shorting circuit which short-circuits the output terminals of each set.

14. The output circuit according to claim 1, wherein a capacitive load of a liquid crystal display apparatus is connected to said output terminal.

15. The output circuit according to claim 14 further comprising:

at least one set of second operational amplifier, a bias circuit, a second impedance changing circuit,

said second operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said second impedance changing circuit having similar constitutions as those of said operational amplifier, said bias circuit and said impedance changing circuit, respectively; and

a shorting circuit which short-circuits the output terminals of each set.