Slow rate controlled ramp and its use in liquid crystal displays
First Claim
1. A ramp source, comprising:
- an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, an output, and a tail current line;
a load connected to said output;
a first current source for sinking a first current from said tail current line;
a switch having a first terminal connected to said tail current line, a second terminal, and a switch control, wherein said first terminal and said second terminal are electrically shorted together when said switch control receives a close signal; and
a second current source connected to said second terminal;
wherein said second current source is for sinking a second current from said tail current line when said switch control receives said close signal.
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Abstract
An operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) circuit, and a liquid crystal display that uses such an OTA circuit, having a controlled slew rate. The OTA has an output that drives a load, beneficially a liquid crystal display panel. That OTA includes a first current source that sinks a first tail current, and a second current source that selectively sinks a second tail current. That second current source is selected by a control signal applied to a switch. When the second current source sinks the additional second tail current the slew rate of the OTA is increased. When used in a liquid crystal display, the OTA drives the liquid crystal display panel with a ramp. During ramp fly back, the second current source sinks the second tail current and increases the slew rate.
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20 Claims
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1. A ramp source, comprising:
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an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, an output, and a tail current line;
a load connected to said output;
a first current source for sinking a first current from said tail current line;
a switch having a first terminal connected to said tail current line, a second terminal, and a switch control, wherein said first terminal and said second terminal are electrically shorted together when said switch control receives a close signal; and
a second current source connected to said second terminal;
wherein said second current source is for sinking a second current from said tail current line when said switch control receives said close signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A liquid crystal display, comprising:
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a plurality of pixel elements in an array of pixel rows and pixel columns, wherein each pixel element includes a ramp input line;
a ramp generator producing a ramp during a ramp period and a return during a fly back period;
an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) having a non-inverting input connected to said ramp generator, an inverting input, an output connected to said pixel element ramp input lines and to said inverting input, and a tail current line;
a first current source for sinking a first current from said tail current line;
a switch having a first terminal that is connected to said tail current line, a second terminal, and a switch control, wherein said first terminal and said second terminal are electrically shorted together when said switch control is closed; and
a second current source connected to said second terminal, said second current source for sinking a second current from said tail current line when said switch control is closed; and
a control for closing said switch control during said fly back period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
input lines and to said inverting input, and a tail current line. -
15. A liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein each pixel element is for receiving polarized light through said transparent electrode, wherein said polarized light reflects off of said pixel electrode of each pixel element, and wherein said liquid crystal layer changes the polarization of said polarized light in accord with the ramp voltage stored by said storage element of each pixel element.
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16. A liquid crystal display according to claim 15, wherein said polarized light is formed by passing non-polarized light through a first polarizer.
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17. A liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein said transparent electrode is shared by each pixel element.
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18. A liquid crystal display according to claim 8, wherein said control is a digitally controlled analog switch.
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19. An operational transconductance amplifier circuit, comprising:
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an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, an output, and a tail current line;
a load connected to said output;
a first current source for sinking a first current from said tail current line;
a switch having a first terminal connected to said tail current line, a second terminal, and a switch control, wherein said first terminal and said second terminal are electrically shorted together when said switch control receives a close signal; and
a second current source connected to said second terminal;
wherein said second current source is for sinking a second current from said tail current line when said switch control receives said close signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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