本篇論文主要設計一個應用在44陣列的膽固醇液晶的驅動電路,其中包含移位暫存器、資料鎖存器、計數器、數位邏輯電路、切換式電阻串、高壓輸出的運算放大器。將行跟列的高壓輸出部分做半個週期的切換(行為灰階資料的電壓,列為參考電壓),行跟列的輸出分別接到膽固醇液晶的兩端,調整此二電壓差即可控制其灰階,灰階控制則是採用四位元數位/類比轉換器。 本驅動器所採用的是台積電0.25μm HV製程,使用的電源電壓為5V及60V,高壓運算放大器的放大倍率可由外接的電阻來調整,列的參考電壓及週期的控制亦可由外接的電路調整,如此可應用在不同特性的膽固醇液晶上。整體佈局面積為1517umX900um。
In this thesis, a driving circuit for a 44 matrix cholesterol liquid crystal display is proposed. This design includes shift register, data latch, counter, digital logic circuit, switching register string, operation amplifier which has a high voltage output. The column and row’s HV outputs are switching twice in a clock period. The voltage difference between the two terminals of the cholesterol liquid crystal determines the gray level, which is controlled by a 4-bit DAC. The proposed cholesterol liquid crystal driver was simulated using TSMC 0.25μm HV process model with a 5V supply and 60V supply. The HV OPAMP is configured as an non-inverting amplifier with the gain controlled by the external resistors. The reference voltages of row’s driver are provided externally for flexibility. The overall layout area is 1517umX900um.