Active liquid crystal display drivers and duty cycle operation
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1. A device, comprising:
- a reference voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages;
a plurality of drive buffers configured to generate drive voltages according to at least one of the reference voltages, and to drive at least a portion of a display to present data according to the drive voltages, wherein at least one of the drive buffers comprises;
a switch configured to receive one or more of the reference voltages from the reference voltage generator and to select at least one of the reference voltages; and
an active driver configured to generate at least one of the drive voltages by actively driving the at least one of the drive voltages at an output of the active driver toward the at least one of the reference voltages selected by the switch;
wherein the active driver is configured to (1) initially adjust the at least one of the drive voltages to a value within a voltage window, wherein the voltage window is a voltage range including the at least one of the reference voltages selected by the switch, and (2) set the at least one drive voltage to substantially correspond to the selected reference voltage subsequent to initially adjusting the at least one drive voltage to the value within the voltage window.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) driving system includes a reference voltage generator to generate a plurality of reference voltages. The LCD driving system also includes a plurality of drive buffers to generate drive voltages according to at least one of the reference voltages, and to drive at least a portion of a liquid crystal display to present data according to the drive voltages.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a reference voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages; a plurality of drive buffers configured to generate drive voltages according to at least one of the reference voltages, and to drive at least a portion of a display to present data according to the drive voltages, wherein at least one of the drive buffers comprises; a switch configured to receive one or more of the reference voltages from the reference voltage generator and to select at least one of the reference voltages; and an active driver configured to generate at least one of the drive voltages by actively driving the at least one of the drive voltages at an output of the active driver toward the at least one of the reference voltages selected by the switch; wherein the active driver is configured to (1) initially adjust the at least one of the drive voltages to a value within a voltage window, wherein the voltage window is a voltage range including the at least one of the reference voltages selected by the switch, and (2) set the at least one drive voltage to substantially correspond to the selected reference voltage subsequent to initially adjusting the at least one drive voltage to the value within the voltage window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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selecting at least one of a plurality of reference voltages received from a reference voltage generator; generating one or more load voltages by actively driving the one or more load voltages toward the selected reference voltage, wherein actively driving the one or more load voltages includes (1) initially adjusting at least one load voltage of the load voltages to a value within a voltage window, wherein the voltage window is a voltage range including the selected reference voltage, and (2) setting the at least one load voltage to substantially correspond to the selected reference voltage subsequent to initially adjusting the at least one load voltage to the value within the voltage window; and driving at least a portion of a liquid crystal display to present data according to the load voltages. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a drive buffer configured to select at least one of a plurality of reference voltages received from a reference voltage generator; an active driver configured to generate one or more load voltages by actively driving the one or more load voltages toward the selected reference voltage, wherein the active driver is configured to operate in a no-drive mode responsive to the one or more load voltages having been adjusted to substantially correspond to the selected reference voltage, and wherein in the no-drive mode generation of the plurality of reference voltages is ceased after the one or more load voltages have been adjusted to substantially correspond to the selected reference voltage; and a display driver configured to drive at least a portion of a display to present data according to the load voltages. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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