Patent ID: 8963810
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G09G,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A driver circuit for LEDs, comprising: a phase lock loop; a pulse width modulation engine; a configuration register; a gain adjustable fast charge current source; and a serial input/output interface, wherein the phase lock loop, operatively connected to the serial input/output interface, provides a global clock signal, wherein the pulse width modulation engine, operatively connected to the serial input/output interface, receives gray scale values from the serial input/output interface and a global clock signal from the phase lock loop, and generates a PWM signal embedded with the gray scale values for the gain adjustable fast charge current source, wherein the configuration register, operatively connected to serial input/output interface and gain adjustable fast charge current source, stores driver circuit settings, wherein the gain adjustable fast charge current source, operatively connected to the configuration register, the serial input/output interface, and the PWM engine, provides a current output to drive an LED array, wherein the LED array is arranged in a common cathode configuration, wherein anodes of a plurality of LEDs are connected to a common anode node, wherein the common anode node is operatively connected to the gain adjustable fast charge current source, wherein the serial input/output interface, operatively connected to the phase locked loop, the configuration register, the PWM engine, and the gain adjustable fast charge current source, provides a driver circuit setting to the configuration register, provides a gray scale value to the pulse width modulation engine, and provides a global gain adjustment setting to the gain adjustable fast charge current source, wherein the gain adjustable fast charge current source comprises a power source, a fast charge circuit powered by the power source, a global gain adjustment circuit for adjusting a gain of the fast charge circuit, and an on-off switch operatively connecting the fast charge circuit to the LED array, wherein the global gain adjustment circuit is operatively connected to an external resistor, and wherein the on-off switch is controlled by the PWM signal.