Patent ID: 8264446

Claim:
A driving apparatus for a display device comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and each pixel comprising first and second sub-pixels, the driving apparatus comprising: a memory for storing digital data; a controller for calling the digital data to output the digital data together with a clock signal and at least one selection signal; and a gray voltage generator formed of an integrated circuit to receive the digital data from the controller and to generate gray reference voltage sets, wherein the gray voltage generator comprises first and second registers for storing the digital data for the first and second sub-pixels, respectively, wherein each of the digital data for the first sub-pixel and the digital data for the second sub-pixel comprises both of a value to be converted to positive gray reference voltage and a value to be converted to negative gray reference voltages for common voltage Vcom, a converter including first and second digital-analog converters connected to the first and second registers, respectively, first and second sustainers each including a plurality of sample and hold circuits to receive the output of the first and second digital-analog converters, and a selector including a plurality of multiplexers for receiving the outputs of the first and second sustainers.