WO2012115051A1 - ドライバ装置、駆動方法、及び、表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a driver device that reduces insufficient charging of a pixel electrode, and a driving method thereof.
- FIG. 19 shows a scanning period per scanning line when the display device having various resolutions and the number of scanning lines is driven at each frame frequency.
- FIG. 19 is a table showing an example of a scanning period per scanning line when the display device having various resolutions and the number of scanning lines is driven at each frame frequency.
- FIG. 20 shows the relationship between the scanning line resistance, the scanning line capacity, and the time constant with respect to the screen size when the resolution of the display device is FullHD in FIG.
- FIG. 20 is a table showing an example of the relationship between the scanning line resistance, the scanning line capacity, and the time constant with respect to the screen size when a display device having a resolution of FullHD is driven.
- the scanning line resistance, the scanning line capacity, and the time constant increase as the screen size increases.
- the scanning period per scanning line is shortened due to the increase in screen size, resolution, frame rate, and 3D display of the display device, and the time constant of the scanning line is growing. For this reason, the charge rate of a pixel electrode falls and the problem that a pixel electrode becomes insufficiently charged arises.
- FIG. 21 is a timing chart of ideal short waveforms of the scanning signal and the video signal when the conventional driving method is used when the scanning period per scanning line can be ensured only for a short time.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a change in the charging voltage of each terminal of the TFT (thin film transistor) in the scanning period Ton. Note that the scanning signal is supplied from the scanning line to the gate terminal of the TFT, and the video signal is supplied from the video signal line to the source terminal of the TFT.
- the TFT in a certain frame, when the value of the scanning signal Gn becomes Vgh during the scanning period Ton, the TFT is turned on during the scanning period Ton. In the scanning period Ton in which the TFT is in the ON state, the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT is charged to the potential of the video signal (+ potential in FIG. 21) supplied through the source terminal.
- the gate waveform indicating the arrival voltage (gate voltage) of the gate terminal charged by the scanning signal supplied to the gate terminal does not reach Vgh because the scanning period Ton is short.
- Vgh ′ is charged only (however, Vgh ′ ⁇ Vgh).
- the drain voltage that is the ultimate voltage of the drain terminal that is, the ultimate voltage of the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal
- Vd reaches the same voltage as the ultimate voltage (source voltage) Vs of the source terminal due to the video signal. Insufficient charging has occurred. This is because the ability of the TFT to energize the source terminal and the drain terminal becomes insufficient because the ultimate voltage of the gate terminal does not reach Vgh.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for preventing insufficient drain terminal charging as shown in FIG. 24 by performing preliminary charging before charging (main charging) of a pixel electrode.
- FIG. 23 is a timing chart of the scanning signal and the video signal when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a change in the charging voltage of the drain terminal when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for reducing power consumption by enabling setting of an intermediate potential in addition to a voltage for switching on and off of a TFT when charging a pixel electrode.
- FIG. 26 is a timing chart of the scanning signal and the video signal when the technique described in Patent Document 2 is used.
- FIG. 27 is a timing chart of the scanning signal and the video signal in the case of using the technique of scanning the (n + 1) th scanning line so as to overlap with the scanning period of the nth scanning line.
- FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating a change in the voltage of the gate terminal in the case of using the technique of scanning the (n + 1) th scanning line so as to overlap the scanning period of the nth scanning line.
- Japanese Patent Publication Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-248526 (published September 27, 2007)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-114657 (published on April 18, 2003)”
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a change in voltage of the gate terminal when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used. As shown in FIG. 25, the technique described in Patent Document 1 cannot prevent the pixel electrode from being insufficiently charged due to insufficient voltage at the gate terminal when the scanning period can be ensured only for a short time.
- the technique described in Patent Document 2 includes a step of maintaining the voltage of the scanning signal at GND for a certain period, further transitioning to Vgh, and keeping at GND for a certain period during the scanning period of one scanning line. It passes. For this reason, when the scanning period can be ensured only for a short time, the scanning period of the scanning line with the high-level voltage Vgh is further shortened. Therefore, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, when the scanning period can be ensured only for a short time, insufficient charging of the pixel electrode due to insufficient reach of the gate voltage becomes more remarkable.
- FIG. 29 shows a change in the voltage of the drain terminal in the case of using the technique of scanning the (n + 1) th scanning line so as to overlap the scanning period of the nth scanning line.
- the technique of performing the (n + 1) th scan superimposed on the nth scan is effective when the polarity of the video signal is the same at the time of the nth scan and the time of the (n + 1) th scan.
- the display quality varies depending on the polarity of the video signal, and as a result, the display quality is degraded.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a main object of the present invention is to suppress an increase in cost and a decrease in aperture ratio even when the pixel electrode has to be charged at a high speed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a driver device that can prevent insufficient charging.
- a driver device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the above-described scanning lines.
- a driver device for driving a display panel including a TFT for turning on and off the electrical connection of the display device, a scanning line driving circuit for sequentially supplying scanning signals to the plurality of scanning lines, and a plurality of video signal lines.
- a driver comprising: a video signal line driving circuit that sequentially supplies video signals; the scanning line driving circuit; and a timing control circuit that controls signal supply timing in the video signal line driving circuit.
- the scanning line driving circuit sets the n + m (where m is an integer other than 0) th scanning line during the scanning period of scanning the nth (where n is an integer other than 0) th scanning line.
- supply of a scanning signal having an intermediate potential between a low level voltage and a high level voltage during a period in which the scanning line is not scanned is started, and when the scanning of the nth scanning line is finished, the n + mth scanning is performed.
- a first scan for stopping the supply of the scan signal of the intermediate potential to the scan line is executed, and when the scan of the nth scan line is finished, the high level voltage is applied to the n + mth scan line.
- a second scan for supplying a scan signal is performed.
- the driving method of the driver device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the plurality of video signals.
- a pixel region defined by a line, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel region, and an electrical signal between the pixel electrode and a video signal line corresponding to the pixel electrode by a scanning signal supplied to the scanning line.
- a driver device for driving a display panel including a TFT for turning on and off the connection, a scanning line driving circuit for sequentially supplying a scanning signal to the plurality of scanning lines, and a video signal for sequentially supplying the plurality of video signal lines to the plurality of scanning signal lines.
- a driver device comprising: a video signal line driving circuit to be supplied; a scanning control circuit; and a timing control circuit for controlling a signal supply timing in the video signal line driving circuit.
- the first scanning step for executing the first scanning for ending the supply of the scanning signal of the intermediate potential, and the high level voltage for the n + mth scanning line at the time when the scanning of the nth scanning line is completed.
- a second scanning step for performing a second scanning for supplying a scanning signal having the following characteristic.
- the driver device when the driver device scans the n + m-th scanning line, the driver device supplies a scanning signal having an intermediate potential in the first scanning, thereby connecting the TFT connected to the n + m-th scanning line.
- the voltage before the TFT is turned on at the time before the second scan is started (that is, when the nth scan line is scanned).
- the gate voltage of the TFT is made to reach a high level voltage. That is, it is not necessary to charge the gate voltage of the TFT in the second scanning from the low level voltage to the high level voltage, but if the voltage is reached from the voltage before the TFT is turned on to the high level voltage. Good.
- the second scan it is possible to shorten the period necessary for the gate voltage of the TFT connected to the (n + m) th scan line to reach a high level voltage. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning can be ensured only for a short time, the gate voltage of the TFT can be made to reach a high level voltage.
- the gate voltage of the TFT can reach a high level voltage in a short time, it is possible to prevent insufficient drain voltage charging due to insufficient gate arrival voltage. That is, when the pixel electrode has to be charged at a high speed, insufficient charge of the pixel electrode can be prevented.
- the load on the display panel wiring can be reduced and the aperture ratio can be improved.
- the pixel electrode must be charged at high speed, for example, when the display screen is large (that is, when the load is large), when high resolution is required, when a high frame rate is required, and parallax.
- a case where 3D display is performed by driving a barrier method can be given, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the driver device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the plurality of video signals.
- a pixel region defined by a line, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel region, and an electrical signal between the pixel electrode and a video signal line corresponding to the pixel electrode by a scanning signal supplied to the scanning line.
- a driver device for driving a display panel including a TFT for turning on and off the connection, a scanning line driving circuit for sequentially supplying a scanning signal to the plurality of scanning lines, and a video signal for sequentially supplying the plurality of video signal lines to the plurality of scanning signal lines.
- a driver device comprising: a video signal line drive circuit to be supplied; a timing control circuit for controlling a signal supply timing in the scan line drive circuit; and the video signal line drive circuit;
- the scanning line driving circuit performs the following operation on the n + m (where m is an integer other than 0) th scanning line during the scanning period of scanning the nth (where n is an integer other than 0) th scanning line.
- Supply of a scanning signal having an intermediate potential between a low-level voltage and a high-level voltage during a period in which the scanning line is not scanned is started, and when the scanning of the n-th scanning line is completed, the n + m-th scanning line is supplied.
- a first scan for stopping the supply of the scan signal of the intermediate potential is executed, and when the scan of the nth scan line is finished, the scan signal having the high level voltage is applied to the n + mth scan line.
- the second scanning to be supplied is executed.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a scanning line driving circuit included in the display device illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the structure of the display panel with which the display apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is provided.
- FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing generation of scanning signals in a level shifter group included in the scanning line driving circuit shown in FIG. 2. It is a truth table which shows the value of the scanning signal with respect to the level of two scanning control signals. 2 is a timing chart showing a relationship between a scanning signal and a video signal in the display device shown in FIG. 1.
- surface which shows an example of the scanning period per scanning line at the time of driving with each frame frequency in the display apparatus which has each resolution and the number of scanning lines.
- 10 is a table showing an example of a relationship among a scanning line resistance, a scanning line capacity, and a time constant with respect to a screen size when a display device having a resolution of FullHD is driven.
- 6 is an ideal short waveform timing chart of a scanning signal and a video signal when a conventional driving method is used when a scanning period per scanning line can be ensured only for a short time.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart of a scanning signal and a video signal when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used. It is a figure which shows the change of the charging voltage of a drain terminal at the time of using the technique of patent document 1.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart of a scanning signal and a video signal when the technique described in Patent Document 2 is used.
- 10 is a timing chart of a scanning signal and a video signal in a case where a technique for performing scanning of the (n + 1) th scanning line is superimposed on the scanning period of the nth scanning line.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a display device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the display device 1 includes a driver device 10 including a timing control circuit 11, a scanning line drive circuit 12, and a video signal line drive circuit 13, a power supply circuit 14, and a display panel 15.
- a driver device 10 including a timing control circuit 11, a scanning line drive circuit 12, and a video signal line drive circuit 13, a power supply circuit 14, and a display panel 15.
- the timing control circuit 11 acquires a synchronization signal and a gate clock signal sent from the outside, and outputs a control signal for displaying an image on the display panel 15. Specifically, the timing control circuit 11 outputs a scanning control signal, a gate clock signal, and a gate start pulse signal, which will be described later, to the scanning line driving circuit 12. The timing control circuit 11 outputs a source clock signal, a source start pulse signal, and a latch strobe signal to the video signal line driving circuit 13.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 obtains scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4, gate clock signals CK1 and CK2, and gate start pulse signals SP1 and SP2 from the timing control circuit 11.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 supplies a scanning signal to the scanning lines 151 included in the display panel 15 based on the acquired signals.
- the video signal line driving circuit 13 acquires a source clock signal, a source start pulse signal, and a latch strobe signal from the timing control circuit 11, and acquires a video signal input from the outside.
- the video signal line driving circuit 13 supplies a video signal to the video signal line 152 included in the display panel 15 based on each acquired signal.
- the power supply circuit 14 supplies power to the timing control circuit 11, the scanning line driving circuit 12, the video signal line driving circuit 13 and other components (not shown) included in the display device 1.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the display panel 15 included in the display device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel
- the present invention is not limited to this, and may be, for example, an EL display or a plasma display.
- the display panel 15 includes a TFT substrate including a scanning line 151, a video signal line 152, a storage capacitor wiring 153, a TFT 154, and a pixel electrode 155, and a counter electrode Com.
- the display panel 15 includes a liquid crystal layer formed by sealing liquid crystal LC between the TFT substrate and the counter electrode Com.
- the display panel 15 includes a color filter, a polarizing plate, an alignment film (all not shown), and the like.
- the display panel 15 includes a pixel region 156 defined by the scanning lines 151 and the video signal lines 152.
- the gate terminal of the TFT 154 is connected to the scanning line 151, the source terminal is connected to the video signal line 152, and the drain terminal is connected to the storage capacitor line 153 via a storage capacitor (not shown).
- the terminal connected to the video signal line 152 is referred to as a source terminal, and is connected to the storage capacitor wiring 153 via the storage capacitor.
- the connected terminal is called a drain terminal, but it may be reversed.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is generally formed of, for example, a-Si (amorphous silicon), but is not limited thereto.
- the scanning line 151 supplies the scanning signal supplied from the scanning line driving circuit 12 to the connected TFT 154.
- the video signal line 152 supplies the video signal supplied from the video signal line driving circuit 13 to the pixel electrode 155 through the connected TFT 154.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the scanning line driving circuit 12 included in the display device 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 includes a scanning driving control unit 121, a shift register group 122, a level shifter group 123, and an output circuit unit 124.
- the scan drive control unit 121 includes the scan control signals Gs1 to Gs4, the gate clock signals CK1, CK2, and the gate based on the scan control signal, the gate clock signal, and the gate start pulse signal supplied from the timing control circuit 11.
- the start pulse signals SP1 and SP2 are output to the shift register group 122.
- the gate clock signals CK1 and CK2 are gate clock signals that control the timing of supplying the scanning signal to the scanning line 151. By controlling the timing for supplying the scanning signal by the two gate clock signals CK1 and CK2, the timing for supplying the scanning signal to the two scanning lines 151 can be controlled independently.
- Scan control signals Gs1 to Gs4 are control signals for controlling the value of the scan signal supplied to the scan line 151.
- the gate start pulse signal SP is a pulse signal that controls the frame period.
- the shift register group 122 includes a plurality of stages of set / reset type flip-flops and a plurality of switch circuits.
- the shift register group 122 supplies scanning control signals Gs 1 to Gs 4 to the shift register group 122. Specifically, when the gate start pulse signal SP is input, the shift register group 122 connects the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 from the shift register group 122 to the level shifter group 123 according to the gate clock signal CK. Supply through each output.
- the level shifter group 123 includes a plurality of level shifter circuits, and generates scanning signals based on the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 supplied from the shift register group 122. The generation of the scanning signal will be described later with reference to another drawing. The generated scanning signal is supplied to the output circuit unit 124.
- the output circuit unit 124 is a unit that outputs the scanning signals supplied from the level shifter group 123, and sequentially outputs the scanning signals to the total number N (N is a natural number) of the scanning lines 151 provided in the display panel 15. .
- FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram showing generation of scanning signals in the level shifter group 123.
- the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 supplied from the shift register group 122 are signals having two values of an H level (high level) value and an L level (low level) value.
- the level shifter group 123 generates a scanning signal Gn to be supplied to the nth scanning line 151 from the scanning control signals Gs1 and Gs2 (where n is an integer other than 0 and n ⁇ N), and the scanning control signals Gs3 and Gs4.
- the scanning signal G (n + 1) to be supplied to the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 is generated.
- the scanning signals Gn and G (n + 1) are signals having three values of Vgl, Vgl ′, and Vgh.
- FIG. 4A shows the pulse waveform of the scanning control signal Gs1
- FIG. 4B shows the pulse waveform of the scanning control signal Gs2
- FIG. 4C shows the pulse waveform of the scanning control signal Gs3.
- D shows the pulse waveform of the scanning control signal Gs4.
- 4E shows a pulse waveform of the scanning signal Gn generated based on the scanning control signals Gs1 and Gs2, and
- FIG. 4F shows a scanning signal generated based on the scanning control signals Gs3 and Gs4.
- the pulse waveform of G (n + 1) is shown.
- FIG. 5 is a truth table showing values of the scanning signal Gn with respect to the levels of the scanning control signals Gs1 and Gs2.
- the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgl.
- the scanning control signal Gs1 is at the H level and the scanning control signal Gs2 is at the L level
- the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgl ′.
- the scanning control signals Gs1 and Gs2 are both at the H level, the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgh.
- the scanning control signals Gs3 and Gs4 are both at the L level, the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgl.
- the scanning control signal Gs3 is at the H level and the scanning control signal Gs4 is at the L level, the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgl ′.
- the scanning control signals Gs3 and Gs4 are both H level, the value of the scanning signal Gn is Vgh.
- the scanning signal G (n + 2) to be supplied to the n + 2 scanning line 151 may be generated by the scanning control signals Gs1 and Gs2, and the scanning signal G (to be supplied to the n + 3 scanning line 151 ( n + 3) may be generated by the scanning control signals Gs3 and Gs4.
- FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the driver device 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 superimposes the scanning signal Gn that scans the nth scanning line 151 and applies the scanning signal G (n + 1) having a value of Vgl ′ to the (n + 1) th scanning line 151. (First scan). Further, when the scanning of the nth scanning line 151 is completed, the scanning line driving circuit 12 supplies the scanning signal G (n + 1) having a value of Vgh to the n + 1th scanning line 151 (second scanning). That is, the value of the scanning signal repeats transition in the order of Vgl ⁇ Vgl ′ ⁇ Vgh ⁇ Vgl as shown in FIG.
- the value Vgl ′ of the scanning signal supplied in the first scan is an intermediate between the L level voltage Vgl during the period when the scanning line 151 is not scanned and the H level voltage Vgh of the scanning signal supplied in the second scan.
- Potential hereinafter also referred to as intermediate potential Vgl ′.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is smaller than the gate voltage at which the TFT 154 is turned on.
- FIG. 7 shows changes in the charging voltage of each terminal of the TFT in the first scan and the second scan.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a change in the charging voltage of each terminal of the TFT in the first scan and the second scan.
- the gate voltage is charged to the intermediate potential Vgl ′ during the first scanning period (hereinafter also referred to as the first scanning period).
- the source voltage and the drain voltage remain at the L level because the gate voltage is lower than the voltage at which the TFT 154 is turned on.
- the gate voltage is charged from the intermediate potential Vgl ′ to the H level voltage Vgh in the second scanning period.
- Vgh the gate voltage
- the driver device 10 supplies a scanning signal having the intermediate potential Vgl ′ in the first scanning when scanning a certain scanning line 151.
- the gate voltage of the TFT 154 connected to the scanning line 151 supplied with the scanning signal is made to reach in advance to the voltage before the TFT 154 is turned on before the second scanning is started. be able to.
- the driver device 10 causes the gate voltage of the TFT 154 to reach a high level voltage in the second scan. That is, it is not necessary to charge the gate voltage of the TFT 154 in the second scan from the L-level voltage Vgl to the H-level voltage Vgh, and the H-level voltage Vgh from the intermediate potential Vgl ′ before the TFT 154 is turned on.
- the gate voltage of the TFT 154 can reach the H-level voltage Vgh in a short time, it is possible to prevent insufficient drain voltage charging due to insufficient voltage at the gate terminal. That is, when the pixel electrode needs to be charged at a high speed, insufficient charging of the pixel electrode can be prevented.
- the high voltage drive circuit and the TFT 154 Etc., and the cost can be reduced.
- the load on the wiring of the display panel 15 can be reduced and the aperture ratio can be improved. Can do.
- the pixel electrode must be charged at high speed, for example, when the display screen is large (that is, when the load is large), when high resolution is required, when a high frame rate is required, and a parallax barrier A case where 3D display is performed by driving the system can be exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is preferably a value in a range from a value larger than the value of the L-level voltage Vgl to a value smaller than the minimum voltage Vsl of the video signal.
- the gate-source voltage Vgs is 0 V or less (Vgs ⁇ 0 V (Vgl ′ ⁇ Vsl)).
- Vgs ⁇ 0 V the source-drain has a high resistance (that is, the TFT 154 is in an OFF state).
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is a value smaller than the minimum voltage value Vsl of the video signal, the voltage of the pixel electrode 155 is prevented from changing greatly in the first scan, and the deterioration of display quality is suppressed. Can do.
- the first scanning is performed before the second scanning to prevent the pixel electrode 155 from being insufficiently charged.
- the invention is not limited to this.
- a preliminary scan for precharging the pixel electrode 155 by further scanning each scanning line 151 may be performed before the main scan. .
- each scanning line 151 is scanned twice, that is, the preliminary scanning and the main scanning within one frame period.
- the charge charged to the pixel electrode 155 by the preliminary scan starts to discharge from the time when the preliminary scan is completed. If the main scan is performed before the charge is completely discharged, the charge is charged in the preliminary scan in the main scan.
- the charging of the pixel electrode 155 can be started from a voltage that is reduced by the amount discharged from the voltage. As a result, the period required for charging the pixel electrode 155 in the main scan can be shortened as compared with the case where the preliminary scan is not performed.
- FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the driver device 10 according to this modification.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 provided in the driver device 10 according to the present modification performs the main scanning including the first scanning and the second scanning that scan the nth scanning line 151. Prior to this, a preliminary scan for supplying a scan signal to the nth scan line 151 is executed.
- the preliminary scan is a first that pre-scans the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 until the preliminary scanning of the nth scanning line 151 is completed, superimposed on the preliminary scanning of the nth scanning line 151.
- the value of the preliminary scanning signal supplied in the first preliminary scanning is the intermediate potential Vgl ′, similar to the value in the first scanning, and the value of the preliminary scanning signal supplied in the second preliminary scanning is a high level. What is necessary is just voltage Vgh.
- the timing control circuit 11 In order to generate the preliminary scanning signal, the timing control circuit 11 provided in the driver device 10 according to this modification controls the synchronization signal, the gate clock signal, and the preliminary scanning timing described later. Therefore, it is only necessary to obtain a preliminary scanning control signal and output a control signal for displaying an image on the display panel 15. Specifically, the timing control circuit 11 outputs a scanning control signal, a gate clock signal, a gate start pulse signal, and a preliminary scanning control signal, which will be described later, to the scanning line driving circuit 12. The timing control circuit 11 outputs a source clock signal, a source start pulse signal, and a latch strobe signal to the video signal line driving circuit 13.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 acquires the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4, the gate clock signals CK1 and CK2, the gate start pulse signals SP1 and SP2, and the preliminary scanning control signal from the timing control circuit 11, and based on the acquired signals.
- the scanning signal and the preliminary scanning signal may be supplied to the scanning line 151 included in the display panel 15.
- the scanning drive control unit 121 included in the scanning line driving circuit 12 of the driver device 10 includes a scanning control signal, a gate clock signal, a gate start pulse signal, and a preliminary scanning control signal supplied from the timing control circuit 11. Based on the above, the scanning control signals Gs 1 to Gs 4, the gate clock signals CK 1 and CK 2, the gate start pulse signals SP 1 and SP 2, and the preliminary scanning control signal are output to the shift register group 122.
- the shift register group 122 includes a plurality of stages of set / reset type flip-flops and a plurality of switch circuits.
- the shift register group 122 supplies scanning control signals Gs 1 to Gs 4 to the shift register group 122.
- the shift register group 122 connects the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 from the shift register group 122 to the level shifter group 123 according to the gate clock signal CK. Supply through each output.
- the shift register group 122 supplies a preliminary scanning control signal through each output connected to the level shifter group 123 from the shift register group 122 according to the gate clock signal CK. .
- the level shifter group 123 includes a plurality of level shifter circuits, and generates scanning signals based on the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 supplied from the shift register group 122. Further, the level shifter group 123 generates a preliminary scanning signal based on the preliminary scanning control signal supplied from the shift register group 122.
- the preliminary scanning control signal may include four signals similarly to the scanning control signal.
- the level shifter group 123 generates a preliminary scanning signal to be supplied to the n-th scanning line 151 from two signals among the four signals, similarly to the generation of the scanning signal shown in FIG.
- a preliminary scanning signal to be supplied to the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 may be generated from one signal.
- the preliminary scanning signal is a signal having three values of Vgl, Vgl ′, and Vgh similarly to the scanning signal.
- the level shifter group 123 combines the generated scanning signal for scanning the same scanning line 151 and the preliminary scanning signal into one scanning signal (hereinafter also referred to as a combined scanning signal), and supplies it to the output circuit unit 124.
- the output circuit unit 124 is a means for outputting the combined scanning signal supplied from the level shifter group 123, and sequentially outputs the combined scanning signal to the scanning lines 151 provided in the display panel 15.
- the level shifter group 123 the case where the generated scanning signal and the preliminary scanning signal for scanning the same scanning line 151 are combined into one scanning signal and output from the output circuit unit 124 is described as an example. It is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a scanning signal and a preliminary scanning signal for scanning the same scanning line 151 generated in the level shifter group 123 are independently output from the output circuit unit 124.
- the timing at which the preliminary scanning signal is supplied to the scanning line 151 is such that the video signal having the same polarity as that of the video signal supplied to the video signal line 152 at the time when the main scanning is executed next is the main scanning. More preferably, the timing is the same as the timing previously supplied to the video signal line 152.
- the pixel electrode 155 connected to the drain terminal of the TFT 154 since the TFT 154 connected to the scanning line 151 scanned by the preliminary scanning is turned on for a certain period before the main scanning, the pixel electrode 155 connected to the drain terminal of the TFT 154.
- the voltage charged at (1) can be made close in advance to the voltage charged at the time when the main scan is performed from the voltage charged at the present time. Accordingly, the time required for the charge voltage of the pixel electrode 155 to reach the source voltage Vs can be shortened, so that insufficient charge of the pixel electrode 155 can be further prevented.
- the first preliminary scan for the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is performed in superimposition with the preliminary scan for the nth scan line 151, and n + 1 from the time when the preliminary scan for the nth scan line 151 is completed.
- the case where the second preliminary scanning is performed on the second scanning line 151 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the first preliminary scan for the n + m-th scan line 151 is performed in superimposition on the preliminary scan for the n-th scan line 151, and the n + m-th scan line 151 from the time when the preliminary scan for the n-th scan line 151 is completed.
- a second preliminary scan may be performed.
- the first scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is executed in a manner superimposed on the scan of the nth scan line 151, and when the scan of the nth scan line 151 is completed, the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is completed.
- the configuration for executing the second scan has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the first scan of the n + m (m is an integer other than 0) -th scan line 151 is executed in a manner superimposed on the scan of the n-th scan line 151 and the scan of the n-th scan line 151 is completed.
- the second scan of the (n + m) th scan line 151 may be executed.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the second embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 superimposes the scanning signal Gn that scans the nth scanning line 151 and applies the scanning signal G (n + 2) having a value of Vgl ′ to the (n + 2) th scanning line 151.
- the first scan supplied to is executed.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 executes the second scanning for supplying the scanning signal G (n + 2) having the value Vgh to the n + 2th scanning line 151.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is supplied to the n + m-th scanning line 151 so as to overlap the scanning of the n-th scanning line 151, and the scanning of the n-th scanning line 151 is completed.
- a scanning signal for supplying the H level Vgh to the (n + m) th scanning line 151 may be generated at the time.
- the configuration in which the first scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is executed while being superimposed on the scan of the nth scan line 151 is described as an example regardless of the polarity of the video signal.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- a configuration in which the first scan is executed only when the polarity of the supplied video signal is inverted may be employed.
- FIG. 10 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the polarity of the video signal S ⁇ b> 1 supplied from the video signal line driving circuit 13 included in the driver device 10 according to the present embodiment is the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 from the scanning of the nth scanning line 151.
- the positive polarity changes to the negative polarity.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 changes from negative polarity to positive polarity.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 does not change at the time of transition from scanning of the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 to scanning of the (n + 2) th scanning line 151.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 transitions from the scanning of the nth scanning line 151 to the scanning of the (n + 1) th scanning line 151, the scanning line driving circuit 12 overlaps the scanning of the nth scanning line 151 as shown in FIG. One scan is executed, and the second scan is started when the scan of the nth scan line 151 is completed. Further, when the scanning line driving circuit 12 transits from the scanning of the (n + 2) th scanning line 151 to the scanning of the (n + 3) th scanning line 151, the scanning line driving circuit 12 executes the first scanning while being superimposed on the scanning of the nth scanning line 151. The second scanning is started when the scanning of the nth scanning line 151 is completed. On the other hand, the first scan is not executed during the period during which the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is being scanned, and the second scan is executed when the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is completed.
- n-dot inversion driving but is not limited thereto.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ supplied in the first scan is an intermediate potential between the L level voltage Vgl and the H level voltage Vgh has been described as an example. It is not limited to this.
- FIG. 11 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the value of the scanning signal supplied during the first scanning period in which the first scanning is performed from the scanning line driving circuit 12 included in the driver device 10 according to the present embodiment is GND (ground potential: 0 V). Become.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is 0 V, it is not necessary to provide a new power supply circuit when performing the first scan, so that the cost can be reduced. Further, since the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is 0 V, it can be driven with low power consumption, so that power consumption can be reduced.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the first scanning period can be arbitrarily changed for each scanning line 151. It may be.
- a configuration may be adopted in which the first scanning period is lengthened when the polarity of the video signal is inverted, and the first scanning period is shortened when the polarity of the video signal is not inverted.
- FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the polarity of the video signal S ⁇ b> 1 supplied from the video signal line driving circuit 13 included in the driver device 10 according to the present embodiment is the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 from the scanning of the nth scanning line 151.
- the positive polarity changes to the negative polarity.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 changes from negative polarity to positive polarity.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 does not change at the time of transition from scanning of the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 to scanning of the (n + 2) th scanning line 151.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 executes the first scanning only for a short period t1, and performs the second scanning when the first scanning is completed. Start.
- the scan of the nth scan line 151 is changed to the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151, the first scan is performed for a long period of time t2 while being superimposed on the scan of the nth scan line 151, and the first scan is performed.
- the second scan is started at the time when is finished.
- the first scan is executed only for the short period t1 while being superimposed on the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151, thereby The second scan is started at the time when is finished.
- the level shifter group 123 provided in the scanning line driving circuit 12 uses each scanning line 151 based on the scanning control signal supplied from the shift register group 122.
- a scan signal having a first scan having a length corresponding to the scan of the first scan may be generated.
- the scanning control signal Gs1 (or scanning control signal Gs3) is at H level and the scanning control signal Gs2 (or scanning control signal Gs4) is at L level.
- the period that is the level should be long.
- the scanning control signal Gs1 (or scanning control signal Gs3) is at the H level and the scanning control signal Gs2 (or scanning control signal Gs4) is at the L level.
- a short period should be short.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 determines whether or not the polarity of the video signal S1 is reversed at the time of transition from the first scanning to the second scanning, which is known in advance.
- the signal levels of the scanning control signals Gs1 to Gs4 may be controlled based on information (hereinafter also referred to as polarity inversion information).
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 can perform the first scanning for a long period of time when the polarity of the video signal is reversed, which requires a long scanning period of the first scanning. Further, the scanning line driving circuit 12 can perform the first scanning only for a short period when the scanning period of the first scanning is required only for a short time and the polarity of the video signal is not reversed.
- the case where the first scanning intermediate potential with respect to each scanning line 151 is constant has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the first scanning line 151 is not limited to this.
- the value of the scanning intermediate potential may be arbitrarily changed. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the value of the intermediate potential is increased when the polarity of the video signal is inverted, and the value of the intermediate potential is decreased when the polarity of the video signal is not inverted.
- FIG. 13 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the polarity of the video signal S ⁇ b> 1 supplied from the video signal line driving circuit 13 included in the driver device 10 according to the present embodiment is the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 from the scanning of the nth scanning line 151.
- the positive polarity changes to the negative polarity.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 changes from negative polarity to positive polarity at the time of transition from scanning of the (n + 2) th scanning line 151 to scanning of the (n + 3) th scanning line 151.
- the polarity of the video signal S1 does not change at the time of transition from scanning of the (n + 1) th scanning line 151 to scanning of the (n + 2) th scanning line 151.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 supplies a scanning signal having a small intermediate potential Vgl ′′ in the first scanning, and performs the first scanning.
- the second scan starts when the scan ends, and when a transition from the scan of the nth scan line 151 to the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is made, a large value is superimposed on the scan of the nth scan line 151.
- the first scan for supplying the scan signal having the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is executed, and the second scan is started when the first scan is completed, and the n + 2th scan line from the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151.
- the first scan that supplies a scan signal having a small intermediate potential Vgl ′′ superimposed on the scan of the (n + 1) th scan line 151 is executed, and the first scan is completed when the first scan is completed. Start 2 scans .
- the level shifter group 123 provided in the scanning line driving circuit 12 includes the scanning control signal supplied from the shift register group 122 and the video signal S1. Based on the polarity inversion information, which intermediate potential Vgl ′ or Vgl ′′ is to be generated may be selected.
- the level shifter group 123 provided in the scanning line driving circuit 12 has an intermediate potential for the first scan when the video signal S1 has the same polarity in the first scan and the second scan. It is only necessary to select Vgl ′′ and generate a scanning signal having a small intermediate potential. Further, the level shifter group 123 provided in the scanning line driving circuit 12 generates the video signal S1 in the first scanning and the second scanning. When the polarity is reversed, Vgl ′ is selected as the intermediate potential of the first scan, and a scan signal having a large intermediate potential may be generated.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 can perform the first scanning with the intermediate potential having a large value when the polarity of the video signal is inverted, which requires the intermediate potential having a large value in the first scanning. . Further, the scanning line driving circuit 12 requires an intermediate potential having a small value in the first scanning (no need for an intermediate potential having a large value). When the polarity of the video signal is not reversed, the scanning line driving circuit 12 uses the intermediate potential having a small value. A scan can be performed.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 is configured to reduce the voltage supplied in the second scan so as to be inclined from the high-level voltage Vgh before the second scan is finished, see FIG. To explain.
- FIG. 14 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 reduces the voltage supplied in the second scanning so as to be inclined from the high-level voltage Vgh before ending the second scanning. The falling of
- the output circuit unit 124 further includes a slew rate control circuit capable of controlling the falling speed of the scanning signal in order to decrease the voltage supplied in the second scanning so as to be inclined from the high level voltage Vgh. Just do it.
- the slew rate control circuit is equivalently an output impedance control element that controls the impedance of each output of the scanning line driving circuit 12.
- the slew rate control circuit increases the output impedance only when the scanning line output to the scanning line 151 falls, and smoothes the output waveform itself of the scanning line driving circuit 12.
- the value of the scanning signal in the second scanning is lowered so as to be inclined from the high level voltage Vgh, so that the pixel electrode 155 is prevented from being insufficiently charged and the scanning signal does not fall sharply. It becomes possible to. As a result, it is possible to reduce a decrease (so-called level shift) of the charging voltage of the pixel electrode 155 due to the parasitic capacitance between the gate and the drain of the TFT 154. Therefore, it is possible to avoid occurrence of flicker and display deterioration (including display defects such as a burn-in afterimage) in the displayed image.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is formed of a-Si has been described as an example in Embodiment 1, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is more preferably formed using an oxide semiconductor or p-Si.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si (Polycrystalline Silicon) will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 15 shows the dependency of the drain current Id on the gate-source voltage Vgs when the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si, and the gate of the square root ⁇ Id of the drain current ⁇ It is a graph which shows the dependence with respect to the voltage Vgs between sources.
- FIG. 16 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- FIGS. 15A and 15B show Vgs-Id characteristics and Vgs- ⁇ Id characteristics when the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor.
- FIGS. 15C and 15D show the Vgs-Id characteristic and the Vgs- ⁇ Id characteristic when the semiconductor layer is formed of p-Si.
- FIGS. 15E and 15F show Vgs-Id characteristics and Vgs- ⁇ Id characteristics when the semiconductor layer is formed of a-Si (a semiconductor used in a general TFT). Show.
- the gate-source voltage Vgs 0 V compared to the case of being formed of a-Si.
- the value of the drain current Id becomes small. Further, in the range where the gate-source voltage Vgs ⁇ 0V, when the semiconductor layer is formed of a-Si, the value of the drain current Id increases as the gate-source voltage Vgs becomes smaller than 0V. However, when the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si, the value of the drain current Id is stable.
- the magnitude of the video signal applied to the source terminal during the first scanning period differs for each frame.
- Vgs ⁇ (Vsl ⁇ Vgl ′) ⁇ 0 V.
- the value of the drain current Id becomes large from FIG. 15 at the time of Vgs ⁇ 0 V shown in FIG. 16A, which is shown in FIG.
- Vgs ⁇ 0V the value of the drain current Id is not stable. Therefore, the value of the drain current Id differs between the time point (a) and the time point (b) in FIG.
- the drain current Id is approximately 0 V from FIG. 15 at the time of Vgs ⁇ 0 V shown in FIG. Yes, at the time of Vgs ⁇ 0V shown in FIG. 16B, the value of the drain current Id is stable and is substantially 0V. Accordingly, the value of the drain current Id is substantially the same at the time point (a) and the time point (b) in FIG.
- the drain current at the gate-source voltage Vgs ⁇ 0 V of the TFT 154 is compared with the case of being formed of a-Si.
- the value of is small and takes a value close to constant. That is, when the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si, the TFT 154 that is not easily affected by the voltage difference between the gate and the source can be formed when Vgs ⁇ 0V. As a result, variation in the potential of the pixel electrode 155 can be reduced, so that display quality can be improved.
- oxide semiconductor forming the semiconductor layer of the TFT 154 examples include IGZO (In-Ga-Zn-O: indium / gallium / zinc) and ZnO (zinc oxide). It is not limited.
- FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 first performs the second preliminary scanning for supplying the preliminary scanning signal of the high level voltage Vgh in the preliminary scanning of the nth scanning line 151. Next, the scanning line driving circuit 12 performs the first preliminary scanning for supplying the preliminary scanning signal of the intermediate potential Vgl ′, and continues the first preliminary scanning until the first scanning in the main scanning is started.
- the preliminary scan control signal supplied to the level shifter group 123 is It suffices to include a first preliminary scanning control signal for determining the preliminary scanning period and a second preliminary scanning control signal for determining the second preliminary scanning period.
- the first preliminary scanning control signal is kept at the H level from the time when the second preliminary scanning is started until the time when the first scanning is started, and becomes the L level when the first scanning is started.
- the first preliminary scanning control signal is held at the H level from the time when the first preliminary scanning control signal and the second preliminary scanning control signal are changed from the L level to the H level. During the period until the second preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level, the preliminary scanning signal supplied when performing the second preliminary scanning is generated. Further, in the level shifter group 123, the first preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level from the time when the first preliminary scanning control signal holds H level and the second preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level (that is, During the period until the scanning control signal Gs1 or Gs3 becomes H level), a preliminary scanning signal supplied when performing the first preliminary scanning is generated.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ supplied in the first preliminary scan is smaller than the gate voltage value at which the TFT 154 is turned on.
- the period during which the second preliminary scan is performed is more preferably within a period in which a video signal having the same polarity as that of the video signal supplied to the video signal line 152 at the time when the main scan is performed. .
- the voltage charged to the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT 154 is The voltage that is currently charged can be brought close to the voltage that is charged when the main scan is performed. Further, by continuing the first preliminary scan until the first scan is started, the gate voltage of the TFT 154 is made to reach in advance to the voltage just before the TFT is turned on before the second scan is started. I can leave. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning is short, the gate voltage of the TFT 154 can be boosted to a high level voltage sufficient to charge the pixel electrode.
- FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the scanning signal and the video signal in the present embodiment.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 first performs the first preliminary scanning for supplying the preliminary scanning signal of the intermediate potential Vgl ′ in the preliminary scanning of the nth scanning line 151, and then the high level.
- the second preliminary scanning is performed to supply a preliminary scanning signal of the voltage Vgh.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 performs the first preliminary scanning for supplying the preliminary scanning signal of the intermediate potential Vgl ′, and continues the first preliminary scanning until the first scanning in the main scanning is started.
- the preliminary scan control signal supplied to the level shifter group 123 is It suffices to include a first preliminary scanning control signal for determining the preliminary scanning period and a second preliminary scanning control signal for determining the second preliminary scanning period.
- the first preliminary scanning control signal is kept at the H level from the time when the second preliminary scanning is started until the time when the first scanning is started, and becomes the L level when the first scanning is started.
- the level shifter group 123 has the first preliminary scanning control signal and the second preliminary scanning control from the time when the second preliminary scanning control signal remains at the L level and the first preliminary scanning control signal becomes the H level. During the period from when the signal changes from L level to H level, a preliminary scanning signal supplied when performing the first preliminary scanning is generated. In the level shifter group 123, the first preliminary scanning control signal is kept at the H level from the time when the first preliminary scanning control signal and the second preliminary scanning control signal are changed from the L level to the H level. During the period until the preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level, the preliminary scanning signal supplied when performing the second preliminary scanning is generated.
- the first preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level from the time when the first preliminary scanning control signal holds H level and the second preliminary scanning control signal becomes L level (that is, During the period until the scanning control signal Gs1 or Gs3 becomes H level), a preliminary scanning signal supplied when performing the first preliminary scanning is generated.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ supplied in the first preliminary scan is smaller than the gate voltage value at which the TFT 154 is turned on.
- the period during which the second preliminary scan is performed is more preferably within a period in which a video signal having the same polarity as that of the video signal supplied to the video signal line 152 at the time when the main scan is performed. .
- the voltage charged in the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT 154 is charged at present.
- the voltage that is charged can be brought close to the voltage that is charged when the main scan is performed.
- the first preliminary scan is performed immediately before the second preliminary scan is started, and the first preliminary scan is continued until the first scan is started, whereby the gate voltage of the TFT 154 is started.
- the voltage just before the TFT 154 is turned on can be reached in advance. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning is short, the gate voltage of the TFT 154 can be boosted to a high level voltage sufficient to charge the pixel electrode.
- the driver device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the plurality of video signals.
- a pixel region defined by a line, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel region, and an electrical signal between the pixel electrode and a video signal line corresponding to the pixel electrode by a scanning signal supplied to the scanning line.
- a driver device for driving a display panel including a TFT for turning on and off the connection, a scanning line driving circuit for sequentially supplying a scanning signal to the plurality of scanning lines, and a video signal for sequentially supplying the plurality of video signal lines to the plurality of scanning signal lines.
- a driver device comprising: a video signal line driving circuit to be supplied; a scanning control circuit; and a timing control circuit for controlling a signal supply timing in the video signal line driving circuit.
- the scanning line driving circuit scans the n + m (where m is an integer other than 0) th scanning line during the scanning period of scanning the nth (where n is an integer other than 0) th scanning line.
- Supply of a scanning signal having an intermediate potential between a low-level voltage and a high-level voltage during a period in which the line is not scanned is started, and when the scanning of the n-th scanning line is completed, the scanning signal is intermediate to the n + m-th scanning line.
- a first scan that ends the supply of the scanning signal of the potential is executed, and the scanning signal having the high level voltage is supplied to the n + mth scanning line when the scanning of the nth scanning line is completed. The second scanning is performed.
- the driving method of the driver device includes a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the plurality of video signals.
- a pixel region defined by a line, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel region, and an electrical signal between the pixel electrode and a video signal line corresponding to the pixel electrode by a scanning signal supplied to the scanning line.
- a driver device for driving a display panel including a TFT for turning on and off the connection, a scanning line driving circuit for sequentially supplying a scanning signal to the plurality of scanning lines, and a video signal for sequentially supplying the plurality of video signal lines to the plurality of scanning signal lines.
- a driver device comprising: a video signal line driving circuit to be supplied; a scanning control circuit; and a timing control circuit for controlling a signal supply timing in the video signal line driving circuit.
- the first scanning step for executing the first scanning for ending the supply of the scanning signal of the intermediate potential, and the high level voltage for the n + mth scanning line at the time when the scanning of the nth scanning line is completed.
- a second scanning step for performing a second scanning for supplying a scanning signal having the following characteristic.
- the driver device when the driver device scans the n + m-th scanning line, the driver device supplies a scanning signal having an intermediate potential in the first scanning, thereby connecting the TFT connected to the n + m-th scanning line.
- the voltage before the TFT is turned on at the time before the second scan is started (that is, when the nth scan line is scanned).
- the gate voltage of the TFT is made to reach a high level voltage. That is, it is not necessary to charge the gate voltage of the TFT in the second scanning from the low level voltage to the high level voltage, but if the voltage is reached from the voltage before the TFT is turned on to the high level voltage. Good.
- the second scan it is possible to shorten the period necessary for the gate voltage of the TFT connected to the (n + m) th scan line to reach a high level voltage. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning can be ensured only for a short time, the gate voltage of the TFT can be made to reach a high level voltage.
- the gate voltage of the TFT can reach a high level voltage in a short time, it is possible to prevent insufficient drain voltage charging due to insufficient gate arrival voltage. That is, when the pixel electrode has to be charged at a high speed, insufficient charge of the pixel electrode can be prevented.
- the load on the display panel wiring can be reduced and the aperture ratio can be improved.
- the pixel electrode must be charged at high speed, for example, when the display screen is large (that is, when the load is large), when high resolution is required, when a high frame rate is required, and parallax.
- a case where 3D display is performed by driving a barrier method can be given, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the scanning line driving circuit performs a preliminary scan for supplying a preliminary scanning signal to the scanning line before performing the main scanning including the first scanning and the second scanning. It is preferable.
- the driving method of the driver device executes a pre-scan for supplying a pre-scan signal to the scan line before executing the main scan including the first scan step and the second scan step. It preferably further includes a pre-scanning step.
- the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT is changed from the currently charged voltage.
- the voltage charged at the time when the main scan is executed can be brought close to the voltage in advance. Therefore, when the scanning period can be ensured only for a short time, it is possible to further prevent the pixel electrode from being insufficiently charged.
- the intermediate potential is preferably a value in a range from a value larger than the low level voltage value to a value smaller than the minimum voltage value of the video signal.
- the intermediate potential is preferably a value in a range from a value larger than the low level voltage value to a value smaller than the minimum voltage value of the video signal.
- the gate-source voltage Vgs of the TFT is smaller than 0V (Vgs ⁇ 0V (Vgl ′ ⁇ Vsl)).
- Vgs ⁇ 0V the source-drain has a high resistance (that is, the TFT is in an OFF state). is there.
- the intermediate potential Vgl ′ is a value smaller than the minimum voltage value Vsl of the video signal, it is possible to prevent the voltage of the pixel electrode from changing greatly in the first scan, and to suppress deterioration in display quality. be able to.
- the scanning line driving circuit performs the first scanning only when the polarity of the video signal supplied to the video signal line is inverted.
- the first scanning step is executed only when the polarity of the video signal supplied to the video signal line is reversed.
- the pixel electrode when the polarity of the video signal supplied to the video signal line is not reversed, it is not necessary to execute the first scan. If the polarity of the video signal is reversed, the pixel electrode must be charged from negative polarity to positive polarity or from positive polarity to negative polarity. If the polarity is not reversed, the pixel electrode is charged. This is because it may be charged to the same polarity.
- n-dot inversion driving but is not limited thereto.
- the intermediate potential is preferably a ground potential.
- the intermediate potential is a ground potential.
- the intermediate potential is 0 V
- the intermediate potential is 0 V
- it can be driven with low power consumption, so that power consumption can be reduced.
- the scanning line driving circuit can change at least one of the length of the scanning period in the first scanning and the magnitude of the intermediate potential for each scanning line. Is preferred.
- the length of the scanning period and the magnitude of the intermediate potential can be changed for each scanning line.
- the scanning line driving circuit can perform the first scanning for a long time when the scanning period of the first scanning is required for a long time.
- the scanning line driving circuit can perform the first scanning with a large intermediate potential when a large intermediate potential is required in the first scanning.
- a large intermediate potential As a case where an intermediate potential having a large value is required, a case where a TFT that requires a large voltage to be turned on can be used.
- the scanning period of the first scanning is required for a long time and when a large intermediate potential is required in the first scanning, for example, the polarity of the video signal is inverted, It is not limited to this.
- the scan period of the first scan is required only for a short time and when a small intermediate potential is required in the first scan, for example, the case where the polarity of the video signal is not reversed is mentioned. Yes, but not limited to this.
- the scanning line driving circuit ends the second scanning after the voltage supplied in the second scanning is lowered so as to be inclined from the high level voltage. .
- the second scanning step ends the second scanning after the supplied voltage is lowered to a predetermined value so as to be inclined from the high level voltage. Is preferred.
- the pixel electrode is prevented from being insufficiently charged, and the scanning signal falls sharply. It becomes possible not to be. As a result, a decrease (so-called level shift) in the charging voltage of the pixel electrode due to the parasitic capacitance between the gate and drain of the TFT can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to avoid occurrence of flicker and display deterioration (including display defects such as a burn-in afterimage) in the displayed image.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT is preferably formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT is preferably an oxide semiconductor or a semiconductor layer formed of p-Si.
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si (Polycrystalline Silicon)
- the semiconductor layer of the TFT is a-Si (amorphous Silicon: Compared to the case of using amorphous silicon)
- the drain current value at the gate-source voltage Vgs ⁇ 0 V of the TFT is small and takes a value close to a constant value. That is, when the semiconductor layer of the TFT is formed of an oxide semiconductor or p-Si, it is possible to form a TFT that is not easily affected by the voltage difference between the gate and the source when Vgs ⁇ 0V. As a result, fluctuations in the potential of the pixel electrode can be reduced, and display quality can be improved.
- the preliminary scanning includes a first preliminary scanning and a second preliminary scanning
- the scanning line driving circuit outputs a preliminary scanning signal having a high level voltage in the second preliminary scanning.
- a preliminary scan signal having an intermediate potential between a low level voltage and the high level voltage during a period in which the scanning line is not scanned is supplied.
- the second preliminary scan is supplied. It is preferable to continue the first preliminary scan from the time when the first scan is completed to the time when the first scan is started.
- the preliminary scanning step includes a second preliminary scanning step for supplying a preliminary scanning signal having a high level voltage, a low level voltage in a period when the scanning line is not scanned, and the high level.
- the voltage charged to the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT is The charged voltage can be brought close to the voltage charged at the time when the main scanning is performed. Further, by continuing the first preliminary scan until the first scan is started, the gate voltage of the TFT is set in advance to a voltage immediately before the TFT is turned on before the second scan is started. Can be reached. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning is short, the gate voltage of the TFT can be boosted to a high level voltage sufficient to charge the pixel electrode.
- the preliminary scanning includes a first preliminary scanning and a second preliminary scanning, and the scanning line driving circuit outputs a preliminary scanning signal having a high level voltage in the second preliminary scanning.
- a preliminary scan signal having an intermediate potential between a low level voltage and the high level voltage during a period in which the scanning line is not scanned is supplied.
- the second preliminary scan is supplied. It is preferable that the first preliminary scan is executed immediately before the start of the first preliminary scan, and the first preliminary scan is continued from the time when the second preliminary scan is completed to the time when the first scan is started.
- the preliminary scanning step includes a second preliminary scanning step for supplying a preliminary scanning signal having a high level voltage, a low level voltage in a period when the scanning line is not scanned, and the high level.
- the first preliminary scanning step is continued from the time when the second preliminary scanning step is completed until the time when the first scanning step is started.
- the voltage charged to the pixel electrode connected to the drain terminal of the TFT is The charged voltage can be brought close to the voltage charged at the time when the main scanning is performed. Further, the first preliminary scan is performed immediately before the second preliminary scan is started, and the first preliminary scan is continued until the first scan is started. Prior to the start of the second scan, the voltage immediately before the TFT is turned on can be reached in advance. Thereby, even when the period for performing the second scanning is short, the gate voltage of the TFT can be boosted to a high level voltage sufficient to charge the pixel electrode.
- the scanning line driving circuit includes a process of shortening the length of the scanning period in the first scanning when the polarity of the video signal supplied to the video signal line is not inverted, and It is preferable to execute at least one of the processes for reducing the magnitude of the intermediate potential in the first scan.
- the length of the scanning period in the first scanning is shortened. It is preferable that at least one of the process and the process of reducing the magnitude of the intermediate potential in the first scan can be executed.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 performs the first scanning for a long time when the scanning period of the first scanning is required for a long time, that is, when the polarity of the video signal is inverted. be able to.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 can perform the first scanning only for a short period when the scanning period of the first scanning is required only for a short time, that is, when the polarity of the video signal is not reversed. .
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 has a large intermediate potential when the intermediate potential having a large value is necessary in the first scanning, that is, when the polarity of the video signal is inverted.
- the scanning line driving circuit 12 performs the first scanning with the intermediate potential having a small value when the intermediate potential having a large value is not necessary in the first scanning, that is, when the polarity of the video signal is not inverted. be able to.
- a display device is defined by a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of video signal lines arranged to intersect the plurality of scanning lines, the plurality of scanning lines, and the plurality of video signal lines.
- a driver device for driving the display panel wherein the driver device is preferably the driver device described above.
- the driver device according to the present invention can be suitably applied to a television receiver, a personal computer, a car navigation system, a mobile phone, and the like.
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本発明の一実施形態に係るドライバ装置、ドライバ装置を備えた表示装置及びその駆動方法について、図1から図7を参照して説明する。但し、この実施形態に記載されている構成は、特に特定的な記載がない限り、この発明の範囲をそれのみに限定する趣旨ではなく、単なる説明例に過ぎない。
本実施形態に係る表示装置について、図1から図3を参照して説明する。まず、本実施形態に係る表示装置1の構成について、図1を参照して説明する。図1は、本実施形態に係る表示装置1の主要な構成を示すブロック図である。
次に、表示パネル15の構成について、図3を参照して説明する。図3は、本実施形態に係る表示装置1が備える表示パネル15の構成を示す図である。なお、本実施形態では、表示パネルが液晶表示パネルである場合を例に挙げて説明するが、これに限定されるものではなく、例えば、ELディスプレイ、プラズマディスプレイなどであってもよい。
次に、走査線駆動回路12の詳細な構成について、図2を参照して説明する。図2は、本実施形態に係る表示装置1が備える走査線駆動回路12の構成を示すブロック図である。
ここで、走査信号の生成について、図4及び図5を参照して説明する。図4は、レベルシフタ群123における走査信号の生成を示す波形図である。
次に、本実施形態に係る表示装置1が備えるドライバ装置10における走査信号と映像信号との関係を、図6を参照して説明する。図6は、本実施形態に係るドライバ装置10における、走査信号と映像信号との関係を示すタイミングチャートである。
本実施形態において、各走査線151を走査する際に、第2走査を行う前に第1走査を行うことによって、画素電極155の充電不足を防止する構成を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、第1走査及び第2走査を含む走査を本走査とすると、本走査を行う前に、さらに各走査線151を走査することで画素電極155の予備充電を行う予備走査を行ってもよい。予備走査を行うことによって、各走査線151は、1フレーム期間内に予備走査及び本走査の2回、走査されることになる。
本変形例では、本走査を行う前に各走査線151を走査する予備走査を行う構成について、図8を参照して説明する。図8は、本変形例に係るドライバ装置10における走査信号と映像信号との関係を示すタイミングチャートである。
なお、予備走査信号を生成するため、本変形例に係るドライバ装置10が備えているタイミング制御回路11は、外部から送られる同期信号、ゲートクロック信号、及び、後述する予備走査のタイミングを制御するための予備走査制御信号を取得し、表示パネル15に映像を表示するための制御信号を出力すればよい。具体的には、タイミング制御回路11は、走査線駆動回路12に対し、後述する走査制御信号、ゲートクロック信号、ゲートスタートパルス信号、及び、予備走査制御信号を出力する。また、タイミング制御回路11は、映像信号線駆動回路13に対し、ソースクロック信号、ソーススタートパルス信号及びラッチストローブ信号を出力する。
本変形例に係るドライバ装置10の走査線駆動回路12が備える走査駆動制御部121は、タイミング制御回路11から供給された走査制御信号、ゲートクロック信号、ゲートスタートパルス信号、及び、予備走査制御信号に基づいて、走査制御信号Gs1~Gs4、ゲートクロック信号CK1、CK2、ゲートスタートパルス信号SP1、SP2、及び、予備走査制御信号をシフトレジスタ群122へ出力する。
実施形態1において、n番目の走査線151の走査に重畳してn+1番目の走査線151の第1走査を実行し、n番目の走査線151の走査が終了した時点でn+1番目の走査線151の第2走査を実行する構成を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、n番目の走査線151の走査に重畳してn+m(ただし、mは0以外の整数)番目の走査線151の第1走査を実行し、n番目の走査線151の走査が終了した時点でn+m番目の走査線151の第2走査を実行してもよい。
実施形態1において、映像信号の極性に係わらず、n番目の走査線151の走査に重畳してn+1番目の走査線151の第1走査を実行する構成を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、供給される映像信号の極性が反転する場合に限って、第1走査を実行する構成を採用してもよい。
実施形態1において、第1走査において供給される中間電位Vgl’が、Lレベルの電圧Vglと、Hレベルの電圧Vghとの中間電位である場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、中間電位Vgl’が接地電位、すなわち、中間電位Vgl’=0Vである構成を採用してもよい。
実施形態1において、第1走査期間が一定である場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではなく、走査線151毎に第1走査期間が任意に変更可能であであってもよい。例えば、映像信号の極性が反転する場合に第1走査期間を長くし、映像信号の極性が反転しない場合に第1走査期間を短くする構成を採用してもよい。
実施形態1において、各走査線151に対する第1走査の中間電位が一定である場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではなく、走査線151毎に第1走査の中間電位の値が任意に変更可能であってもよい。例えば、映像信号の極性が反転する場合に中間電位の値を大きくし、映像信号の極性が反転しない場合に中間電位の値を小さくする構成を採用してもよい。
実施形態1において、第2走査において供給される電圧の値が一定(Hレベルの電圧Vgh)である場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、第2走査を終了する前に、第2走査において供給される電圧を、ハイレベルの電圧Vghから傾斜するように所定の値まで低下させる構成を採用してもよい。
〔TFT〕
実施形態1において、TFT154の半導体層をa-Siによって形成している場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、TFT154の半導体層は、酸化物半導体、又は、p-Siによって形成されることが、より好ましい。
実施形態1の変形例において、本走査を行う前に、さらに各走査線151を走査する予備走査を行う構成を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、本走査を行う前に行った予備走査を、さらに本走査が開始されるまで継続する構成を採用してもよい。
実施形態1の変形例において、本走査を行う前に、さらに各走査線151を走査する予備走査を行う構成を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、本走査を行う前に行った予備走査を、さらに本走査が開始されるまで継続する構成を採用してもよい。
本発明に係るドライバ装置は、上述のように、複数の走査線と、上記複数の走査線と交差するように配置された複数の映像信号線と、上記複数の走査線と上記複数の映像信号線とによって画定される画素領域と、上記画素領域毎に設けられた画素電極と、上記走査線に供給される走査信号によって上記画素電極と当該画素電極に対応する映像信号線との電気的な接続をオンオフするTFTと、を備えた表示パネルを駆動するドライバ装置であって、上記複数の走査線に順次走査信号を供給する走査線駆動回路と、上記複数の映像信号線に順次映像信号を供給する映像信号線駆動回路と、上記走査線駆動回路、及び、上記映像信号線駆動回路における信号の供給タイミングを制御するタイミング制御回路と、を備えたドライバ装置において、上記走査線駆動回路は、n(ただし、nは0以外の整数)番目の走査線を走査する走査期間の間に、n+m(ただし、mは0以外の整数)番目の走査線に対して、走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧とハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する走査信号の供給を開始し、上記n番目の走査線の走査が終了した時点で上記n+m番目の走査線に対する中間電位の走査信号の供給を終了する第1走査を実行し、上記n番目の走査線の走査を終了した時点で上記n+m番目の走査線に対して、上記ハイレベルの電圧を有する走査信号を供給する第2走査を実行することを特徴としている。
10 ドライバ装置
11 タイミング制御回路
12 走査線駆動回路
13 映像信号線駆動回路
14 電源回路
15 表示パネル
121 走査駆動制御部
122 シフトレジスタ群
123 レベルシフタ群
124 出力回路部
151 走査線
152 映像信号線
153 保持容量配線
154 TFT
155 画素電極
156 画素領域
Claims (23)
- 複数の走査線と、
上記複数の走査線と交差するように配置された複数の映像信号線と、
上記複数の走査線と上記複数の映像信号線とによって画定される画素領域と、
上記画素領域毎に設けられた画素電極と、
上記走査線に供給される走査信号によって上記画素電極と当該画素電極に対応する映像信号線との電気的な接続をオンオフするTFTと、を備えた表示パネルを駆動するドライバ装置であって、
上記複数の走査線に順次走査信号を供給する走査線駆動回路と、
上記複数の映像信号線に順次映像信号を供給する映像信号線駆動回路と、
上記走査線駆動回路、及び、上記映像信号線駆動回路における信号の供給タイミングを制御するタイミング制御回路と、を備えたドライバ装置において、
上記走査線駆動回路は、
n(ただし、nは0以外の整数)番目の走査線を走査する走査期間の間に、n+m(ただし、mは0以外の整数)番目の走査線に対して、走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧とハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する走査信号の供給を開始し、上記n番目の走査線の走査が終了した時点で上記n+m番目の走査線に対する中間電位の走査信号の供給を終了する第1走査を実行し、
上記n番目の走査線の走査を終了した時点で上記n+m番目の走査線に対して、上記ハイレベルの電圧を有する走査信号を供給する第2走査を実行する
ことを特徴とするドライバ装置。 - 上記走査線駆動回路は、上記走査線に対し、上記第1走査及び上記第2走査を含む本走査を実行する前に予備走査信号を供給する予備走査を実行する
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記中間電位は、上記ローレベルの電圧の値よりも大きい値から映像信号が有する電圧の最小値よりも小さい値までの範囲の値である
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記走査線駆動回路は、上記映像信号線に供給される映像信号の極性が反転する場合にのみ、上記第1走査を実行する
ことを特徴とする請求項1から3の何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記中間電位は、接地電位である
ことを特徴とする請求項1から4の何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記走査線駆動回路は、上記第1走査における走査期間の長さ、及び、中間電位の大きの少なくとも何れか一方を、上記走査線毎に変更可能である
ことを特徴とする請求項1から5の何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記走査線駆動回路は、上記第2走査において供給される電圧を、ハイレベルの電圧から傾斜するように低下させた後、上記第2走査を終了する
ことを特徴とする請求項1から6の何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記TFTの半導体層は、酸化物半導体、又は、p-Siによって形成される
ことを特徴とする請求項1から7までの何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記予備走査は、第1予備走査、及び、第2予備走査を含み、
上記走査線駆動回路は、
上記第2予備走査においてハイレベルの電圧を有する予備走査信号を供給し、上記第1予備走査において、走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧と上記ハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する予備走査信号を供給し、
上記予備走査において、上記第2予備走査が終了した時点から、上記第1走査が開始される時点まで、上記第1予備走査を継続する
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記予備走査は、第1予備走査、及び、第2予備走査を含み、
上記走査線駆動回路は、
上記第2予備走査においてハイレベルの電圧を有する予備走査信号を供給し、上記第1予備走査において、走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧と上記ハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する予備走査信号を供給し、
上記予備走査において、上記第2予備走査が開始される直前に上記第1予備走査を実行し、上記第2予備走査が終了した時点から、上記第1走査が開始される時点まで、上記第1予備走査を継続する
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のドライバ装置。 - 上記走査線駆動回路は、上記映像信号線に供給される映像信号の極性が反転しない場合に、上記第1走査における走査期間の長さを短くする処理、及び、上記第1走査における中間電位の大きを小さくする処理の少なくとも何れか一方を実行する、
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載のドライバ装置。 - 複数の走査線と、上記複数の走査線と交差するように配置された複数の映像信号線と、上記複数の走査線と上記複数の映像信号線とによって画定される画素領域と、上記画素領域毎に設けられた画素電極と、上記走査線に供給される走査信号によって上記画素電極と当該画素電極に対応する映像信号線との電気的な接続をオンオフするTFTと、を備えた表示パネルを駆動するドライバ装置であって、
上記複数の走査線に順次走査信号を供給する走査線駆動回路と、
上記複数の映像信号線に順次映像信号を供給する映像信号線駆動回路と、
上記走査線駆動回路、及び、上記映像信号線駆動回路における信号の供給タイミングを制御するタイミング制御回路と、を備えたドライバ装置における駆動方法であって、
n(ただし、nは0以外の整数)番目の走査線を走査する走査期間の間に、n+m(ただし、mは0以外の整数)番目の走査線に対して、走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧と、ハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する走査信号の供給を開始し、上記n番目の走査線の走査が終了した時点で上記n+m番目の走査線に対する中間電位の走査信号の供給を終了する第1走査を実行する第1走査ステップと、
上記n番目の走査線の走査が終了した時点で、上記n+m番目の走査線に対して上記ハイレベルの電圧を有する走査信号を供給する第2走査を実行する第2走査ステップとを含んでいる、
ことを特徴とする駆動方法。 - 上記走査線に対し、上記第1走査ステップ及び上記第2走査ステップを含む本走査を実行する前に予備走査信号を供給する予備走査を実行する予備走査ステップをさらに含んでいる
ことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記中間電位を上記ローレベルの電圧の値よりも大きい値から映像信号が有する電圧の最小値よりも小さい値までの範囲の値である
ことを特徴とする請求項12又は13に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記第1走査ステップは、上記映像信号線に供給される映像信号の極性が反転する場合にのみ実行される
ことを特徴とする請求項12から14の何れか1項に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記中間電位を接地電位とする
ことを特徴とする請求項12から15の何れか1項に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記第1走査ステップにおいて、走査期間の長さ、及び、中間電位の大きさの少なくとも何れか一方を、上記走査線毎に変更可能である
ことを特徴とする請求項12から16までの何れか1項に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記第2走査ステップは、供給される電圧を、ハイレベルの電圧から傾斜するように所定の値まで低下させた後、上記第2走査を終了する
ことを特徴とする請求項12から17までの何れか1項に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記TFTの半導体層は、酸化物半導体、又は、p-Siによって形成された半導体層である
ことを特徴とする請求項12から18までの何れか1項に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記予備走査ステップは、
ハイレベルの電圧を有する予備走査信号を供給する第2予備走査ステップと、
走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧と上記ハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する予備走査信号を供給する第1予備走査ステップとを含み、
上記予備走査ステップにおいて、上記第2予備走査ステップが終了した時点から、上記第1走査ステップが開始される時点まで、上記第1予備走査ステップを継続する
ことを特徴とする請求項13に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記予備走査ステップは、
ハイレベルの電圧を有する予備走査信号を供給する第2予備走査ステップと、
走査線が走査されない期間におけるローレベルの電圧と上記ハイレベルの電圧との中間電位を有する予備走査信号を供給する第1予備走査ステップとを含み、
上記予備走査ステップにおいて、上記第2予備走査ステップが開始される直前に上記第1予備走査ステップを実行し、上記第2予備走査ステップが終了した時点から、上記第1走査ステップが開始される時点まで、上記第1予備走査ステップを継続する
ことを特徴とする請求項13に記載の駆動方法。 - 上記第1走査ステップにおいて、上記映像信号線に供給される映像信号の極性が反転しない場合に、上記第1走査における走査期間の長さを短くする処理、及び、上記第1走査における中間電位の大きを小さくする処理の少なくとも何れか一方が実行可能である、
ことを特徴とする請求項17に記載の駆動方法。 - 複数の走査線と、上記複数の走査線と交差するように配置された複数の映像信号線と、上記複数の走査線と上記複数の映像信号線とによって画定される画素領域と、上記画素領域毎に設けられた画素電極と、上記走査線に供給される走査信号によって上記画素電極と当該画素電極に対応する映像信号線との電気的な接続をオンオフするTFTと、を備えた表示パネルと、
上記表示パネルを駆動するドライバ装置と、を備えた表示装置であって、
上記ドライバ装置は、請求項1から11の何れか1項に記載のドライバ装置である
ことを特徴とする表示装置。
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