An Active-Matrix OLED Driver CMOS IC With Compensation of Non-Uniform Routing-Line Resistances in Ultra-Thin Panel Bezel

This paper presents a source-driver IC that actively compensates for inter-channel charging rate mismatch in an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display with ultra-thin bezel panel. Due to the limitation of the physical design, the resistances of the driver-to-column routing lines i...

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Published in:IEEE journal of solid-state circuits 2018-02, Vol.53 (2), p.484-500
Main Authors: Kim, Hyun-Sik, Kim, Dong-Kyu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Active matrix organic light emitting diodes
Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED)
bezel
Charging
CMOS
column-driver IC
Degeneration
Diodes
Integrated circuits
inter-channel uniformity
Organic light emitting diodes
output buffer amplifier
Power consumption
Resistance
Routing
routing lines
Wiring
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Summary:This paper presents a source-driver IC that actively compensates for inter-channel charging rate mismatch in an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display with ultra-thin bezel panel. Due to the limitation of the physical design, the resistances of the driver-to-column routing lines in the panel bezel differ across channels. To solve the luminance non-uniformity caused by resistance mismatch, a digitally controlled gm-degeneration technique embedded in the output buffer amplifier is proposed. Each driver channel independently compensates for different routing-line resistances, resulting in a charging rate with excellent uniformity. In addition, the bezel area can be desirably minimized without a zigzag wiring pattern. The prototype 240-channel source-driver IC was fabricated using 0.18-μm CMOS technology, and offers a 16.8M-color depth with 13-mW power consumption. With a real OLED display, the measured luminance uniformity under condition of 240-Hz frame rate was improved from o = 1.43% to o = 1.01% by the proposed scheme. The inter-channel output deviation was measured to be ±2.7 mV. The video play on 2.4-in OLED panel using a frame rate of 240 Hz was also successfully demonstrated with high display quality.
ISSN:0018-9200
1558-173X
DOI:10.1109/JSSC.2017.2776306