Liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same

摘要

A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The device includes a gamma voltage generation circuit for generating first to ith positive gamma reference voltages having different levels, and first to ith negative gamma reference voltages having different levels, and a plurality of data drive chips, each of the data drive chips converting digital data input thereto into a positive data voltage and a negative data voltage and supplying the positive data voltage and negative data voltage to a liquid crystal display panel, and adjusting a level of the positive data voltage based on a positive gamma reference voltage supplied thereto, among the first to ith positive gamma reference voltages, and adjusting a level of the negative data voltage based on a negative gamma reference voltage supplied thereto, among the first to ith negative gamma reference voltages.

主权项

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a gamma voltage generation circuit that generates first to ith positive gamma reference voltages, where i is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, having different levels, and first to ith negative gamma reference voltages having different levels, and that divides into and transmits a plurality of pairs of gamma reference voltages, each pair of one of the first to ith positive gamma reference voltages and one of the first to ith negative gamma reference voltages; and a plurality of data drive chips, each of the data drive chips supplied with a corresponding pair of one of the first to ith positive gamma reference voltages and one of the first to ith negative gamma reference voltages and converting digital data input thereto into a positive data voltage and a negative data voltage and supplying the positive data voltage and negative data voltage to a liquid crystal display panel, and adjusting a level of the positive data voltage based on a positive gamma reference voltage supplied thereto, among the first to ith positive gamma reference voltages, and adjusting a level of the negative data voltage based on a negative gamma reference voltage supplied thereto, among the first to ith negative gamma reference voltages, wherein one of the data drive chips is supplied with one of the plurality of pairs of a positive gamma reference voltage of a highest level among the first to ith positive gamma reference voltages, and a negative gamma reference voltage of a lowest level among the first to ith negative gamma reference voltages.