Patent ID: 7450102

Claim:
A source driver, comprising: N latches, wherein N is a positive integer; a first switch unit; N+2 DACs, wherein the odd numbered DACs are of a first type, and the even numbered DACs are of a second type; a second switch unit; and N+1 output buffers, the output buffers correspond one to one to N+1 data lines, and are respectively coupled to the corresponding data lines, wherein given that “i” is an integer and 1≦i≦n, then: among the scan lines in which data is to be written, if the odd numbered sub-pixels are of a first driving polarity and the even numbered sub-pixels are of a second driving polarity, wherein the i th sub-pixels are coupled to the i th data lines, the first switch unit connects the i th latches and the i th DACs, and the second switch unit connects the i th DACs and the i th output buffers; among the scan lines, if the odd numbered sub-pixels are of the second driving polarity and the even numbered sub-pixels are of the first driving polarity, wherein the i th sub-pixels are coupled to the i+1 th data lines, the first switch unit connects the i th latches and the i+1 th DACs, and the second switch unit connects the i+1 th DACs and the i+1 th output buffers; among the scan lines, if the odd numbered sub-pixels are of the second driving polarity and the even numbered sub-pixels are of the first driving polarity, wherein the i th sub-pixels are coupled to the i th data lines, the first switch unit connects the i th latches and the i+1 th DACs, and the second switch unit connects the i+1 th DACs and the i th output buffers; and among the scan lines, if the odd numbered sub-pixels are of the first driving polarity and the even numbered sub-pixels are of the second driving polarity, wherein the i th sub-pixels are coupled to the i+1 th data lines, the first switch unit connects the i th latches and the i+2 th DACs, and the second switch unit connects the i+2 th DACs and the i+1 th output buffers.