A 10b Display Driver IC with a Pivoting Translinear-Loop DAC-in-Buffer Enabling $1\mu\mathrm{s}1-\mathrm{H}$ Scan Time and $1722\mu\mathrm{m}^{2}$ Per Channel
Abstract
This paper presents a 10b display driver IC (DDI) for high-resolution OLEDs. It features a novel pivoting translinear-loop (PTL) DAC-in-buffer that overcomes the area, speed, and linearity trade-offs. A key enabler is a floating voltage-mirror (FVM) that decouples coarse/fine domains, allowing an area-efficient 5b+5b architecture via true-DC interpolation while maintaining high linearity. Fabricated in 180nm CMOS, the DDI achieves a fast 1-H scan time of 1μs and a compact 1722μm2/channel.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
Low-power high-performance VLSI design
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Digest of technical papers/Digest of technical papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
- Pages
- 418–420
- Publication date
- 15 February 2026
- Language
- EN