# Patent

## Title
Driving apparatus

## Abstract

A driving apparatus applied in a liquid crystal display are disclosed. Its first channel includes a first latching module, a first level-shifting module, a P-type digital/analog converting module, and a first R2R module, the second channel includes a second latching module, a second level-shifting module, a N-type digital/analog converting module, and a second R2R module. The P-type digital/analog converting module and N-type digital/analog converting module are selectively coupled to the first R2R module or the second R2R module. The first latching module receives a first digital signal and the first latching module outputs a first analog signal corresponding to the first digital signal. The second latching module receives a second digital signal and the second latching module outputs a second analog signal corresponding to the second digital signal.

## Background
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display; in particular, to a driving apparatus applied in the liquid crystal display having a Zigzag panel.
In recent years, with the development of display technology, various novel types of display apparatus having different functions and advantages are shown in the market. For example, the common liquid crystal display can use a Zigzag panel as its display panel.
Compared to an ordinary panel, the Zigzag panel will have one more data line, and a pad and two channels must be disposed in a source driver applied in a liquid crystal display having a Zigzag panel to meet the requirement of the Zigzag panel having one more data line. In addition, the conventional source driver applied in the liquid crystal display having the Zigzag panel cannot achieve the effect of offset cancel, so that the display quality of the liquid crystal display having the Zigzag panel fails to be improved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the invention provides a driving apparatus applied in a liquid crystal display to solve the above-mentioned problems occurred in the prior arts.
A first embodiment of the invention is a driving apparatus. In this embodiment, the driving apparatus includes 2N channels, and the 2N channels are divided into N channel groups, and N is a positive integer. Each channel group includes a first channel and a second channel adjacent to the first channel. The first channel includes at least one first latch module, a first level shift module, a P-type digital/analog conversion module, and a first resistor ladder conversion module. The second channel includes at least one second latch module, a second level shift module, an N-type digital/analog conversion module, and a second resistor ladder conversion module.
Wherein, the first level shift module of the first channel is coupled between the at least one first latch module and the P-type digital/analog conversion module, and the second level shift module of the second channel is coupled between the at least one second latch module and the N-type digital/analog conversion module; the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel are selectively coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel or the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel respectively. The at least one first latch module of the first channel receives a first digital signal and the first resistor ladder conversion module outputs a first analog signal corresponding to the first digital signal; the at least one second latch module of the second channel receives a second digital signal and the second resistor ladder conversion module outputs a second analog signal corresponding to the second digital signal.
In an embodiment, the liquid crystal display includes a ZigZag panel and the ZigZag panel includes 2N data lines.
In an embodiment, the driving apparatus further includes (2N+1) 2-to-1 multiplexers, wherein a first 2-to-1 multiplexer of the (2N+1) 2-to-1 multiplexers is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, an external signal, and a first data line of the 2N data lines; a second 2-to-1 multiplexer is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel, and a second data line of the 2N data lines. A (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer is coupled to the (2N)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N)th channel, the external signal, and a next first data line.
In an embodiment, the driving apparatus further includes N 2-to-3 multiplexers, wherein a first 2-to-3 multiplexer of the N 2-to-3 multiplexers is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel, a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line of the (2N) data lines; a Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer of the N 2-to-3 multiplexers is coupled to the (2N−1)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N−1)th channel, the (2N)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N)th channel, a (2N−1)th data line, a (2N)th data line, and a next first data line.
Compared to the prior art, the driving apparatus of the invention is applied in the liquid crystal display having a Zigzag panel and can meet the requirement of the Zigzag panel without adding two additional channels. In this invention, the same column of sub-pixels of the Zigzag panel will receive input voltages from the same channel of the driving apparatus at different times to achieve the effect of cancelling offset to improve the display quality of the liquid crystal display.
The advantage and spirit of the invention may be understood by the following detailed descriptions together with the appended drawings.



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of the driving apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C, and FIG. 2D illustrate schematic diagrams of the signal transmission path of the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 1 under different operation modes.
FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of the driving apparatus in the second embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4C, and FIG. 4D illustrate schematic diagrams of the signal transmission path of the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 3 under different operation modes.
FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B illustrate schematic diagrams of two different types of circuit layout in the driving apparatus of the invention.



DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A first embodiment of the invention is a driving apparatus. In this embodiment, the driving apparatus can be a source driver applied in a liquid crystal display, but not limited to this. The liquid crystal display can be a ZigZag panel. If the same column of sub-pixels of the Zigzag panel receives input voltages from the same channel of the driving apparatus at different times, the effect of cancelling offset can be achieved to improve the display quality of the liquid crystal display. Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of the driving apparatus in this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the driving apparatus 7 includes 2N channels CH1 ̃CH2N, and the 2N channels CH1 ̃CH2N can be divided into N channel groups: CH1 and CH2, CH3 and CH4, . . . , CH2N−1 and CH2N. Taking the first channel group CH1 and CH2 for example, the channel CH1 includes a first latch module La11, a second latch module La21, a level shift module LS1, a P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and a resistor ladder conversion module R2R1; the channel CH2 includes a first latch module La12, a second latch module La22, a level shift module LS2, a N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and a resistor ladder conversion module R2R2.
Wherein, the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 is selectively coupled to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1 or the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2; the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 is selectively coupled to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2 or the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1; the level shift module LS1 of the channel CH1 is coupled between the second latch module La21 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1; the level shift module LS2 of the channel CH2 is coupled between the second latch module La22 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2; the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1 is selectively coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1 or the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2; the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2 is selectively coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2 or the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1.
It should be noted that in this embodiment, the driving apparatus 7 also includes (2N+1) 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T12N+1. Wherein, each of the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T12N+1 has two input terminals and one output terminal. Taking the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T14 for example, two input terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1 and an external signal NC respectively; two input terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2 and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1 respectively; two input terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T13 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3 and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2 respectively; two input terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T14 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4 and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3 respectively. Similarly, two input terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12N+1 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2N of the channel CH2N and the external signal NC respectively. And, output terminals of the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T12N+1 are coupled to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the Zigzag panel Z and the next first data line L1′.
Then, please refer to FIG. 2A through FIG. 2D. FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C, and FIG. 2D illustrate schematic diagrams of the signal transmission paths of the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 1 under different operation modes respectively.
As shown in FIG. 2A, under the first operation mode of the driving apparatus 7, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives a first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS1, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into a first analog signal AS1 and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11, and then outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives a second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS2, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into a second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives a third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS3, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into a third analog signal AS3 and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13. When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives a fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS4, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into a fourth analog signal AS4 and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 7 and then outputted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T12N and the output multiplexers MUX1 ̃MUXN respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12N+1 receive the external signal NC instead of the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N, and the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12N+1 outputs the external signal NC to the next first data line L1′.
As shown in FIG. 2B, under the second operation mode of the driving apparatus 1, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS2 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1 and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS1 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS4 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4 of the channel CH4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3 and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14.
When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS3 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3 of the channel CH3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4 and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T15, and then outputted to the fifth data line L5 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T15, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 7 and then outputted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12 ̃2T12N+1 respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11 receives the external signal NC instead of the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N, and the external signal NC received by the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11 is outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z.
After comparing FIG. 2A with FIG. 2B, it can be found that the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 2A under the first operation mode are transmitted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z respectively; the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 2B under the second operation mode are transmitted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ respectively.
As shown in FIG. 2C, under the third operation mode of the driving apparatus 7, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS2 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1 and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11, and then outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS1 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS4 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4 of the channel CH4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3 and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13.
When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS3 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3 of the channel CH3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4 and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 7 and then outputted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 ̃2T12N and the output multiplexers MUX1 ̃MUXN respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12N+1 receives the external signal NC instead of the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N, and the external signal NC received by the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T12N+1 can be outputted to the next first data line L1′.
As shown in FIG. 2D, under the fourth operation mode of the driving apparatus 7, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11l transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS1, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1, and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS2, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T13.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS3, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3, and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T14. When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS4, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4, and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T15, and then outputted to the fifth data line L5 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T15, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 7 and then outputted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line T1′ of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T12 ̃2T12N+1 and the output multiplexers MUX1 ̃MUXN respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-1 multiplexers 2T11 receives the external signal NC instead of the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N, and the external signal NC received by the 2-to-1 multiplexer 2T11 is outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z.
After comparing FIG. 2C with FIG. 2D, it can be found that the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 2C under the third operation mode are transmitted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z respectively; the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 7 in FIG. 2D under the fourth operation mode are transmitted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ respectively.
A second embodiment of the invention is a driving apparatus. In this embodiment, the driving apparatus can be a source driver applied in a liquid crystal display, but not limited to this. The liquid crystal display can be a ZigZag panel. If the same column of sub-pixels of the Zigzag panel receives input voltages from the same channel of the driving apparatus at different times, the effect of cancelling offset can be achieved to improve the display quality of the liquid crystal display. Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of the driving apparatus in this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the driving apparatus 9 includes 2N channels CH1 ̃CH2N, and the 2N channels CH1 ̃CH2N can be divided into N channel groups: CH1 and CH2, CH3 and CH4, . . . , CH2N−1 and CH2N. Taking the first channel group CH1 and CH2 for example, the channel CH1 includes a first latch module La11, a second latch module La21, a level shift module LS1, a P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and a resistor ladder conversion module R2R1; the channel CH2 includes a first latch module La12, a second latch module La22, a level shift module LS2, a N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and a resistor ladder conversion module R2R2.
Wherein, the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 is selectively coupled to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1 or the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2; the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 is selectively coupled to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2 or the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1; the level shift module LS1 of the channel CH1 is coupled between the second latch module La21 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1; the level shift module LS2 of the channel CH2 is coupled between the second latch module La22 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2; the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1 is selectively coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1 or the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2; the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2 is selectively coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2 or the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1.
It should be noted that in this embodiment, the driving apparatus 9 also includes N 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N. Each of the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N has two input terminals and three output terminals. Wherein, two input terminals of the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1 and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2; two input terminals of the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32 are coupled to the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3 and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, and so on. The three input terminals of the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31 are coupled to the first data line L1 ̃the third data line L3; the three input terminals of the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32 are coupled to the third data line L3 ̃the fifth data line L5, and so on.
Then, please refer to FIG. 4A through FIG. 4D. FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4C, and FIG. 4D illustrate schematic diagrams of the signal transmission paths of the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 3 under different operation modes respectively.
As shown in FIG. 4A, under the first operation mode of the driving apparatus 9, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS1, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1, and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS2, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2, and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS3, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3, and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32. When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS4, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4, and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and so on. By doing so, the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 9 and then outputted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N respectively.
As shown in FIG. 4B, under the second operation mode of the driving apparatus 9, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS2 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1, and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS1 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2, and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS4 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4 of the channel CH4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3, and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T32.
When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS3 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3 of the channel CH3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4, and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fifth data line L5 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 9 and then outputted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31 transmits the external signal NC to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z.
After comparing FIG. 4A with FIG. 4B, it can be found that the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 4A under the first operation mode are transmitted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z respectively; the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 4B under the second operation mode are transmitted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ respectively.
As shown in FIG. 4C, under the third operation mode of the driving apparatus 9, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS2 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2 of the channel CH2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1 of the channel CH1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1 and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the first data line L1 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LSA and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1 of the channel CH1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2 of the channel CH2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS4 and the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4 of the channel CH4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3 of the channel CH3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3 and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T32.
When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS3 and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3 of the channel CH3, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4 of the channel CH4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4 and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and so on. By doing so, the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 9 and then outputted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N respectively.
As shown in FIG. 4D, under the fourth operation mode of the driving apparatus 9, when the first latch module La11 of the channel CH1 receives the first digital signal DS1, the first latch module La11 transmits the first digital signal DS1 to the second latch module La21 of the channel CH1. Then, after the first digital signal DS1 is processed by the level shift module LS1, the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC1, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R1, the first digital signal DS1 is converted into the first analog signal AS1 and the first analog signal AS1 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the second data line L2 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
When the first latch module La12 of the channel CH2 receives the second digital signal DS2, the first latch module La12 transmits the second digital signal DS2 to the second latch module La22 of the channel CH2. Then, after the second digital signal DS2 is processed by the level shift module LS2, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC2, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R2, the second digital signal DS2 is converted into the second analog signal AS2 and the second analog signal AS2 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31, and then outputted to the third data line L3 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31.
Similarly, when the first latch module La13 of the channel CH3 receives the third digital signal DS3, the first latch module La13 transmits the third digital signal DS3 to the second latch module La23 of the channel CH3. Then, after the third digital signal DS3 is processed by the level shift module LS3, and the P-type digital/analog conversion module PDAC3, the resistor ladder conversion module R2R3, the third digital signal DS3 is converted into the third analog signal AS3 and the third analog signal AS3 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fourth data line L4 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32. When the first latch module La14 of the channel CH4 receives the fourth digital signal DS4, the first latch module La14 transmits the fourth digital signal DS4 to the second latch module La24 of the channel CH4. Then, after the fourth digital signal DS4 is processed by the level shift module LS4, the N-type digital/analog conversion module NDAC4, and the resistor ladder conversion module R2R4, the fourth digital signal DS4 is converted into the fourth analog signal AS4 and the fourth analog signal AS4 is transmitted to the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and then outputted to the fifth data line L5 of the ZigZag panel Z through the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T32, and so on.
It should be noted that the first digital signal DS1 ̃the (2N)th digital signal DS2N inputted into the channels CH1 ̃CH2N respectively are processed by the driving apparatus 9 and then outputted to the first data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line T1′ through the 2-to-3 multiplexers 2T31 ̃2T3N respectively. Therefore, the 2-to-3 multiplexer 2T31 outputs the external signal NC to the first data line T1 of the ZigZag panel Z.
After comparing FIG. 4C with FIG. 4D, it can be found that the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 4C under the third operation mode are transmitted to the first data line L1 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N of the ZigZag panel Z respectively; the first analog signal AS1 ̃the (2N)th analog signal AS2N outputted by the driving apparatus 9 in FIG. 4D under the fourth operation mode are transmitted to the second data line L2 ̃the (2N)th data line L2N and the next first data line L1′ respectively.
FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B illustrate schematic diagrams of two different types of circuit layout in the driving apparatus of the invention. It is assumed that the driving apparatus includes 960 channels. As shown in FIG. 5A, the pins P120 and P121 are disposed at two sides of the circuit board and they can be coupled by a wire W1; similarly, the pins P840 and P841 are disposed at two sides of the circuit board and they can be coupled by a wire W2. However, additional resistance will be generated in this situation, and the compensating resistor is necessary in the circuit to compensate. In order to reduce additional resistance generated by the coupling wires, as shown in FIG. 5B, a pin which is the same with the pin P121 is additionally disposed near the pin P120, and a pin which is the same with the pin P841 is additionally disposed near the pin P840, so that the compensating resistor is not necessary.
Compared to the prior art, the driving apparatus of the invention is applied in the liquid crystal display having a Zigzag panel and can meet the requirement of the Zigzag panel without adding two additional channels. In this invention, the same column of sub-pixels of the Zigzag panel will receives input voltages from the same channel of the driving apparatus at different times to achieve the effect of cancelling offset to improve the display quality of the liquid crystal display.
With the example and explanations above, the features and spirits of the invention will be hopefully well described. Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device may be made while retaining the teaching of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.

## Claims

1. A driving apparatus, applied to a liquid crystal display, the driving apparatus comprising:
2N channels, divided into N channel groups, N being a positive integer, each channel group comprising a first channel and a second channel adjacent to the first channel, the first channel comprising at least one first latch module, a first level shift module, a P-type digital/analog conversion module, and a first resistor ladder conversion module, and the second channel comprising at least one second latch module, a second level shift module, a N-type digital/analog conversion module, and a second resistor ladder conversion module;
wherein the first level shift module of the first channel is coupled between the at least one first latch module and the P-type digital/analog conversion module, and the second level shift module of the second channel is coupled between the at least one second latch module and the N-type digital/analog conversion module; the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel are selectively coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel or the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel respectively;
wherein the at least one first latch module of the first channel receives a first digital signal and the first resistor ladder conversion module outputs a first analog signal corresponding to the first digital signal; the at least one second latch module of the second channel receives a second digital signal and the second resistor ladder conversion module outputs a second analog signal corresponding to the second digital signal.

2. The driving apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal display comprises a ZigZag panel and the ZigZag panel comprises 2N data lines.

3. The driving apparatus of claim 2, further comprising (2N+1) 2-to-1 multiplexers, wherein a first 2-to-1 multiplexer of the (2N+1) 2-to-1 multiplexers is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, an external signal, and a first data line of the 2N data lines, a second 2-to-1 multiplexer is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel, and a second data line of the 2N data lines, a (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer is coupled to the (2N)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N)th channel, the external signal, and a next first data line.

4. The driving apparatus of claim 3, wherein under a first operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the first 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the first data line through the first 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, and the (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer receives the external signal and outputs the external signal to the next first data line; under a second operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the third 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the third data line through the third 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first 2-to-1 multiplexer receives the external signal and outputs the external signal to the first data line, and the (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer receives (2N)th analog signal and outputs the analog signal to the next first data line; under a third operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the first 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the first data line through the first 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, and the (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer receives the external signal and outputs the external signal to the next first data line; under a fourth operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the third 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the second 2-to-1 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the third data line through the third 2-to-1 multiplexer, the first 2-to-1 multiplexer receives the external signal and outputs the external signal to the first data line and the (2N+1)th 2-to-1 multiplexer receives the (2N)th analog signal and outputs the (2N)th analog signal to the next first data line.

5. The driving apparatus of claim 2, further comprising N 2-to-3 multiplexers, wherein a first 2-to-3 multiplexer of the N 2-to-3 multiplexers is coupled to the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel, a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line of the (2N) data lines, a Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer of the N 2-to-3 multiplexers is coupled to the (2N−1)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N−1)th channel, the (2N)th resistor ladder conversion module of the (2N)th channel, a (2N−1)th data line and a (2N)th data line of the (2N) data lines, and a next first data line.

6. The driving apparatus of claim 5, wherein under a first operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the first data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, and the Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer outputs the external signal to the next first data line; under a second operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the third data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer receives the (2N)th analog signal and outputs the (2N)th analog signal to the next first data line; under a third operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the first data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, and the Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer outputs the external signal to the next first data line; under a fourth operation mode, the first resistor ladder conversion module of the first channel is coupled between the P-type digital/analog conversion module of the first channel and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second resistor ladder conversion module of the second channel is coupled between the N-type digital/analog conversion module of the second channels and the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the first analog signal outputted by the first resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the second data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the second analog signal outputted by the second resistor ladder conversion module is outputted to the third data line through the first 2-to-3 multiplexer, the first 2-to-3 multiplexer outputs the external signal to the first data line and the Nth 2-to-3 multiplexer receives the (2N)th analog signal and outputs the (2N)th analog signal to the next first data line.