TC2079 is a 1446-channel source driver for high resolution TFT LCD. It is designed for COG (Chip-on-glass) application. The input interface is SIPI™ (Scalable Intra Panel Interface) which has been developed and patented by Parade Technologies. SIPI™ is a point-to-point interface between Timing Controller (TCON) and Source Driver (SD). The SIPI™ intra panel interface provides scalable bandwidth with reduced bus width, low EMI and low power, more robust protocol to establish link and enhance system reliability to address existing and future growth of high resolution digital display on notebook and tablet PCs and other consumer electronics applications.

On output side, TC2079 converts 8-bit (RGB888) digital data into 256 gray scale analog voltage for each channel; charging each dot (sub-pixel) to the correct gray level. It also supports 12 reference voltages for Gamma correction.

FEATURES

  • 1446 channel source driver for TFT LCD
  • SIPI 1.2 interface with 1 or 2 lane option up to 2.1Gb/s
    • Supports Pin/Register controlled 1-lane/2-lane configuration
    • Display data scrambling and 8B/10B encoding
    • Embedded clocking
    • Error correction for all control data
    • Low EMI/RFI
  • Driver Output:  1446/1440/1380/1326/1284/1206/1200/1158/1152/1086/1080/966/960  channels
  • 8-bit color depth for 256 gray scale
  • Gamma correction levels: 22 (2in, 4in or 12in)
  • Embedded programmable internal gamma buffers
  • Supports Main buffer chopping and Gamma buffer chopping mode
  • Supports Frame inversion
  • Supports Link Quality Enhancement Ver.2
  • Protocol based dynamic power saving
  • Wide input common-mode voltage range
  • 60mV input sensitivity
  • Low RFI emission
  • Supports SIPI advanced features for debugging and manufacturing test
    • One wire auxiliary status channel (ASC) for source driver status monitoring
    • Symbol errors checking at normal operation
    • PRBS 215-1 bit error rate (BER) testing
    • Extensive configuration packets for Source Driver configuration
  • Logic supply voltage: 1.5V
  • LCD driver supply voltage:
  • AVDD 4.0V ~ 6.0V, AVDDN -6.0V ~ -4.0V
  • Package: COG

APPLICATION

  • High resolution COG LCD panels