Active Matrix Display Devices and Electronic Devices having the Same

• US 20110037787A1
• Filed: 08/16/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshiga, Masahiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,487,967 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0876 Supplementary capacities in pixels having special driving circuits and electrodes instead of being connected to common electrode or ground; Use of additional capacitively coupled compensation electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/041 Temperature compensation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/145 the light originating from the display screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3655 Details of drivers for counter electrodes, e.g. common electrodes for pixel capacitors or supplementary storage capacitors

Abstract

An active matrix display device is provided and includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a backlight source disposed at the backside of the matrix which emits light to the matrix. Each pixel includes a liquid crystal (LC) element, a driving controlling switch, and a storage capacitor. The driving controlling switch controls the driving of the LC element. The storage capacitor stores image data provided to the LC element through the driving controlling switch. The display device further includes a luminance detector and a voltage supplier. The luminance detector detects luminance of the backlight source. According to the detected luminance, the voltage supplier, in a sustain period of the image data, provides a predetermined voltage to a node of the storage capacitor which is opposite to a node of the storage capacitor coupled to the LC element.

Claims

1. An active matrix display device which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a backlight source disposed at the backside of the matrix and emitting light to the matrix, wherein each of the pixels comprises:

a liquid crystal element;

a driving controlling switch for controlling the driving of the liquid crystal element; and

a storage capacitor for storing image data provided to the liquid crystal element through the driving controlling switch;

wherein the display device further comprises;

a luminance detector for detecting luminance of the backlight source; and

a first voltage supplier, wherein according to the detected luminance of the backlight source, the first voltage supplier, in a sustain period of the image data, provides a predetermined voltage to a node of the storage capacitor which is opposite to a node of the storage capacitor coupled to the liquid crystal element.

2. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luminance detector detects the luminance of the backlight source by detecting the light from the backlight source.

3. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luminance detector detects the luminance of the backlight source by measuring the amount of driving current used to drive the backlight source.

4. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luminance detector detects the luminance of the backlight source according to content shown by the display device.

5. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first voltage supplier comprises:

a variable voltage supply source;

a voltage calculator for calculating the first predetermined voltage according to the detected luminance of the backlight source by the luminance detector; and

a voltage source controller for controlling the variable voltage supply source which provides the first predetermined voltage which is calculated by the voltage calculator.

6. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the voltage calculator calculates the first predetermined voltage according to a relationship between the luminance of the backlight source and leakage current of the driving controlling switch.

7. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the voltage calculator stores a look-up table which contains the first predetermined voltage corresponding to the luminance of the backlight source.

8. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 5 further comprises a temperature detector for detecting temperature;

wherein the voltage calculator calculates the first predetermined voltage according to the luminance of the backlight source detected by the luminance detector and the temperature detected by the temperature detector.

9. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first voltage supplier provides the first predetermined voltage to the storage capacitor through a CS line.

10. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein for one pixel on a row of the matrix, the first voltage supplier provides the first predetermined voltage to the storage capacitor of the one pixel through a gate line on an adjacent row to the row of the one pixel.

11. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a second voltage supplier, wherein according to the detected luminance of the backlight source, the second voltage supplier, in a sustain period of the image data, provides a second predetermined voltage to a node of the liquid crystal element which is opposite to a node of the liquid crystal element coupled to the storage capacitor.

12. The active matrix display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second voltage supplier provides the second predetermined voltage to the liquid crystal element through a common electrode line.

13. An electronic device comprising an active matrix display device as claimed in claim 1.