Patent ID: 7382339

Claim:
A driver for light emitting devices with an associated capacitance, comprising: a first switch coupled to a first terminal of a light emitting device included in a two dimensional array of light emitting devices, the first switch being coupled for allowing discharging of the associated capacitance of the light emitting device upon closing of the first switch; and a current limiting circuit coupled to the first switch and to a reference voltage for discharging the associated capacitance with a limited current wherein the current limiting circuit includes: a first current path that includes a first discharging circuit having a positive resistance value that is coupled to the first switch, the positive resistance value being selected to limit the current during discharging of the associated capacitance, and a second current path including a second discharge circuit, said second discharge circuit being coupled to the first switch and to the light emitting device, the second discharge circuit including; a second resistor; another discharge switch coupled in series with the second resistor; and the series connection of the second resistor and the other switch being coupled between the light emitting device and the reference voltage.