WO2018126723A1 - 移位寄存器单元电路及其驱动方法、栅极驱动电路和显示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to generation of gate drive signals, and more particularly to a shift register unit circuit, a method of driving the shift register unit circuit, a gate drive circuit, and a display device.
- a shift register comprising a plurality of cascaded shift register cell circuits can operate as a gate drive circuit to provide a gate drive signal for a pixel array in a display panel.
- display devices eg, cell phones, tablets, etc.
- a shift register unit circuit can only generate one gate drive signal to drive a row of pixels. Therefore, there is a need to provide a large number of shift register unit circuits for display panels, especially those having high resolution, thereby occupying a bezel area. This is not conducive to achieving a narrow border.
- a shift register unit circuit comprising: a first node control circuit configured to supply an effective potential from a first scan level terminal to an responsive to an input pulse from an input terminal a node that supplies an inactive potential from the second scan level terminal to the first node in response to the reset pulse from the reset terminal being active, and inverting the potential from the first reference level terminal in response to the second node being at an active potential Supplying to the first node; the second node control circuit configured to supply an invalid potential from the first reference level terminal to the second node in response to the first node being at an active potential, and responsive The first node is at an inactive potential and the reset sustain signal from the reset sustain terminal is active to set the second node at an active potential; and N output circuits, each connected to a corresponding internal node, a corresponding clock terminal, and corresponding Output, the corresponding internal node is electrically connected to the first node, and N is greater than or equal to 2 .
- Each of the N output circuits is configured to supply a clock signal from the respective clock terminal to the respective output in response to the respective internal node being at an active potential, in response to the second The node is at an effective potential and will be in the future An ineffective potential from the first reference level terminal is supplied to the respective output terminal, and a change in potential of the corresponding internal node is caused in response to a change in potential of the corresponding output terminal.
- each of the N output circuits includes a first pass transistor having a gate coupled to the respective internal node, a first electrode coupled to the respective output, and a connection a second electrode to the corresponding clock terminal; a second transfer transistor having a gate connected to the second node, a first electrode connected to the first reference level terminal, and a connection to the corresponding output a second electrode of the terminal; and an output capacitor coupled between the respective internal node and the corresponding output.
- the first node control circuit includes: a first transistor having a gate connected to the input, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a first scan a second terminal having a flat end; a second transistor having a gate connected to the reset terminal, a first electrode connected to the second scan level terminal, and a second electrode connected to the first node; and a third A transistor having a gate connected to the second node, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the first reference level terminal.
- the second node control circuit includes: a fourth transistor having a gate connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to the first reference level terminal, and connected to the a second electrode of the second node; a fifth transistor having a gate connected to the reset sustaining terminal, a first electrode connected to the reset sustaining end, and a second electrode connected to the second node; and a first And a capacitor connected between the second node and the first reference level terminal.
- the internal node of each of the N output circuits is directly connected to the first node.
- the shift register unit circuit further includes N third transfer transistors each having a gate connected to a second reference level terminal for supplying an effective potential, connected to the first node a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to the internal node of a respective one of the N output circuits.
- a method of driving a shift register unit circuit as described above includes supplying an effective potential from the first scan level terminal to the first node in response to an input pulse from the input being active such that each respective internal node is at an active potential; Corresponding internal node A clock signal from each respective clock terminal is supplied to each respective output terminal at an effective potential, wherein a change in potential of each respective internal node is caused in response to a change in potential of each respective output terminal; responsive to said reset a reset pulse of the terminal is enabled to supply an inactive potential from the second scan level terminal to the first node; in response to the first node being at an inactive potential and a reset sustain signal from the reset sustain terminal being active
- the second node is set to be at an active potential; and the inactive potential from the first reference level terminal is supplied to each respective output in response to the second node being at an active potential.
- the method further includes supplying N different clock signals having the same period and a duty cycle of 1/2 N to respective ones of the N output circuits.
- the nth of the N clock signals is delayed by 1/2N cycles with respect to the n-1th of the N clock signals, n is an integer and 1 ⁇ n ⁇ N.
- the method further includes supplying identical clock signals to respective ones of the N output circuits.
- a gate driving circuit including a plurality of cascaded shift register unit circuits as described above.
- An input of each of the plurality of shift register unit circuits is coupled to N outputs of an adjacent one of the shift register unit circuits, except for the first one of the plurality of shift register unit circuits The last one in the middle.
- a reset terminal of each of the plurality of shift register unit circuits is connected to N outputs of adjacent ones of the shift register unit circuits First.
- the 2k-1th of the plurality of shift register unit circuits are configured to receive respective clock signals from a first group of clock lines including N clock lines, k being a positive integer.
- the 2kth of the plurality of shift register unit circuits are configured to receive respective clock signals from the second group of clock lines including N clock lines, the first and second sets of clock lines are supplied Each of the clock signals has the same period, and each of the clock signals supplied by the second group of clock lines is delayed by 1/N cycles with respect to a corresponding one of the clock signals supplied by the first group of clock lines.
- a display device comprising the gate drive circuit as described above.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a shift register unit circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of an example circuit of the shift register unit circuit shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of another example circuit of the shift register unit circuit shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a timing diagram of the example circuit shown in FIG. 3 in a first mode of operation
- Figure 5 is a timing diagram of the example circuit shown in Figure 3 in a second mode of operation
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a gate drive circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 7 is a timing diagram of the gate driving circuit shown in Figure 6 in a first mode of operation
- Figure 8 is a timing diagram of the gate driving circuit shown in Figure 6 in a second mode of operation
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a display device in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a shift register unit circuit 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the shift register unit circuit 100 includes a first node control circuit 110, a second node control circuit 120, and at least two output circuits. For convenience of illustration and description, only the first output circuit 130 and the second output circuit 140 are shown in FIG.
- the first node control circuit 110 is configured to supply an effective potential from the first scan level terminal CN to the first node N1 in response to the input pulse from the input terminal IN being active.
- the first node control circuit 110 is further configured to supply an inactive potential from the second scan level terminal CNB to the first node N1 in response to the reset pulse from the reset terminal RST being active.
- the first node control circuit 110 is further configured to supply an inactive potential from the first reference level terminal VGL to the first node N1 in response to the second node N2 being at an active potential.
- the second node control circuit 120 is configured to supply an inactive potential from the first reference level terminal VGL to the second node N2 in response to the first node N1 being at an active potential.
- the second node control circuit 120 is further configured to set the second node N2 to an active potential in response to the first node N1 being at an inactive potential and the reset sustain signal from the reset sustain terminal CKB being active.
- the first output circuit 130 is connected to the internal node ND1 (not shown in FIG. 1), the clock terminal CLK1, and the output terminal OUT1.
- the internal node ND1 is electrically connected to the first node N1.
- the first output circuit 130 is configured to supply a clock signal from the clock terminal CLK1 to the output terminal OUT1 in response to the internal node ND1 being at an active potential.
- the first output circuit 130 is further configured to supply an inactive potential from the first reference level terminal VGL to the output terminal OUT1 in response to the second node N2 being at an active potential.
- the first output circuit 130 is also configured to cause a change in the potential of the internal node ND1 in response to a change in the potential of the output terminal OUT1.
- the second output circuit 140 is connected to the internal node ND2 (not shown in FIG. 1), the clock terminal CLK2, and the output terminal OUT2.
- the second output circuit 140 is configured to operate similarly to the first output circuit 130, the description of which is omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
- the term "effective potential” as used herein refers to the circuit components involved (eg, crystals) Tube) is the potential at which it is activated. In contrast, the term “invalid potential” refers to the potential at which the circuit components involved are disabled. For an n-type transistor, the effective potential is high and the inactive potential is low. For a p-type transistor, the effective potential is low and the inactive potential is high.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of an example circuit 100A of shift register unit circuit 100 as shown in FIG. An example configuration of the shift register unit circuit 100 will be described below with reference to FIG.
- the first node control circuit 110 includes a first transistor M1, a second transistor M2, and a third transistor M3.
- the first transistor M1 has a gate connected to the input terminal IN, a first electrode connected to the first node N1, and a second electrode connected to the first scan level terminal CN.
- the second transistor M2 has a gate connected to the reset terminal RST, a first electrode connected to the second scan level terminal CNB, and a second electrode connected to the first node N1.
- the third transistor M3 has a gate connected to the second node N2, a first electrode connected to the first node N1, and a second electrode connected to the first reference level terminal VGL.
- the second node control circuit 120 includes a fourth transistor M4, a fifth transistor M5, and a first capacitor C1.
- the fourth transistor M4 has a gate connected to the first node N1, a first electrode connected to the first reference level terminal VGL, and a second electrode connected to the second node N2.
- the fifth transistor M5 has a gate connected to the reset sustaining terminal CKB, a first electrode connected to the reset sustaining terminal CKB, and a second electrode connected to the second node N2.
- the first capacitor C1 is connected between the second node N2 and the first reference level terminal VGL.
- the first output circuit 130 includes its own first transfer transistor MT11, second transfer transistor MT12, and output capacitor OC1.
- the first transfer transistor MT11 has a gate connected to the internal node ND1, a first electrode connected to the output terminal OUT1, and a second electrode connected to the clock terminal CLK1.
- the second transfer transistor MT12 has a gate connected to the second node N2, a first electrode connected to the first reference level terminal VGL, and a second electrode connected to the output terminal OUT1.
- An output capacitor OC1 is connected between the internal node ND1 and the output terminal OUT1.
- the second output circuit 140 has the same configuration as the first output circuit 130. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the first output circuit 130 includes its own first transfer transistor MT21, second transfer transistor MT22, and output capacitor OC2.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of another example circuit 100B of shift register unit circuit 100 as shown in FIG. 1.
- the configurations of the first node control circuit 110, the second node control circuit 120, the first output circuit 130, and the second output circuit 140 are the same as those described above with respect to FIG. 2, and are here for the sake of simplicity. Omitted.
- the example circuit 100B differs from the example circuit 100A of FIG. 2 in that the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 of the first and second output circuits 130 and 140 are now connected to the first node N1 through respective third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23.
- the third transfer transistor MT13 has a gate connected to a second reference level terminal VGH for supplying an effective potential, a first electrode connected to the first node N1, and a connection to the internal node ND1. Second electrode.
- the third transfer transistor MT23 has a gate connected to a second reference level terminal VGH for supplying an effective potential, a first electrode connected to the first node N1, and a second electrode connected to the internal node ND2. .
- the addition of the third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 may be advantageous. Specifically, when the potentials of the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 are changed from the inactive potential (low level in the example of FIG. 3) to the effective potential (in the example of FIG. 3, the high level), the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 The potential rises due to the bootstrap effect of the output capacitors OC1 and OC2, and the potential of the first node N1 also rises correspondingly due to the reason why the third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 are initially turned on.
- the third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 are turned off, so that the rise of the potential of the first node N1 is limited. This can avoid a potential increase in leakage current flowing from the first node N1 through the second transistor M2 to the second scan level terminal CNB. Further, since the first node N1 and the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 are not turned on, the drop of the potential of the first node N1 due to the leakage current does not affect the potentials of the internal nodes ND1 and ND2, thereby ensuring the output terminal OUT1.
- the gate drive signal outputted with OUT2 does not deteriorate. This is particularly advantageous in high temperature scenarios where leakage current is significantly increased.
- FIG. 4 is a timing diagram of the example circuit 100B shown in FIG. 3 in a first mode of operation. The operation of the example circuit 100B of FIG. 3 is described below with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, a high level is indicated by 1 and a low level is indicated by 0. It is also assumed that the first scan level terminal CN and the second reference level terminal supply a high level voltage, and the second scan level terminal CNB and the first reference level terminal VGL supply a low level voltage.
- the clock signals of the N clock terminals CLK1 and CLK2 supplied to the N output circuits have the same period and a duty of 1/2N. Ratio, and the nth clock signal is delayed by 1/2N cycles with respect to the n-1th clock signal, where n is an integer and 1 ⁇ n ⁇ N.
- the first transistor M1 is turned on, and a high level voltage from the first scan level terminal CN is transferred to the first node N1 such that the first node N1 is set to an effective potential (high level in this example).
- the turned-on third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 transfer the effective potential of the first node N1 to the internal nodes ND1 and ND2, causing the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21 to be turned on.
- the invalid clock signals are transmitted to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 through the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21, respectively, such that the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 are at an inactive potential (low level in this example).
- the output capacitors OC1 and OC2 keep the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 at an effective potential, so that the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21 remain turned on.
- the valid clock signal is transmitted from the clock terminal CLK1 to the output terminal OUT1 such that the output terminal OUT1 is at an effective potential.
- the invalid clock signal is transmitted from the clock terminal CLK2 to the output terminal OUT2, so that the output terminal OUT2 is at an inactive potential. Due to the bootstrap effect of the output capacitor OC1, the potentials of the internal node ND1 and the first node N1 are further pulled high.
- the third transfer transistor MT13 is turned off, so that the first node N1 and the internal node ND1 are not turned on.
- the invalid clock signal is transmitted from the clock terminal CLK1 to the output terminal OUT1 through the turned-on first transfer transistor MT11, so that the output terminal OUT1 is at an inactive potential. Due to the bootstrap effect of the output capacitor OC1, the potential of the internal node ND1 is pulled low but still at the effective potential.
- the valid clock signal is transmitted from the clock terminal CLK2 through the turned-on first transfer transistor MT21 to the output terminal OUT2, so that the output terminal OUT2 is at an effective potential. Due to the bootstrap effect of the output capacitor OC2, the potentials of the internal node ND2 and the first node N1 are further pulled high.
- the third transfer transistor MT23 is turned off, so that the first node N1 and the internal node ND2 are not turned on.
- Second crystal The body tube T2 is turned on, and the low level voltage from the second scan level terminal CNB is transmitted to the first node N1 such that the first node N1 is set to the inactive potential.
- the fifth transistor M5 is turned on, and the effective potential from the reset sustain terminal CKB is transferred to the second node N2, so that the second transfer transistors MT12 and MT22 are turned on and the first capacitor C1 is charged.
- the low level voltage from the first reference level terminal VGL is transferred to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 such that the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 are at an inactive potential.
- the reset sustain signal from the reset sustain terminal CKB periodically charges the first capacitor C1, thereby keeping the second node N2 at an effective potential.
- the second transfer transistors MT12 and MT22 are kept turned on, and the inactive potential from the first reference level terminal VGL is transferred to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2. Therefore, the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 remain at an inactive potential.
- FIG. 5 is a timing diagram of the example circuit 100B shown in FIG. 3 in the second mode of operation. The operation of the example circuit 100B of FIG. 3 is described below with reference to FIG.
- the clock signals of the N clock terminals CLK1 and CLK2 supplied to the N output circuits are identical.
- the first transistor M1 is turned on, and a high level voltage from the first scan level terminal CN is transferred to the first node N1 such that the first node N1 is set to an effective potential.
- the turned-on third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 transfer the effective potential of the first node N1 to the internal nodes ND1 and ND2, causing the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21 to be turned on.
- the invalid clock signals are transmitted to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 through the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21, respectively, so that the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 are at an inactive potential.
- the output capacitors OC1 and OC2 keep the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 at an effective potential, so that the first transfer transistors MT11 and MT21 remain turned on.
- the valid clock signal is transmitted from the clock terminal CLK1 to the output terminal OUT1 such that the output terminal OUT1 is at an effective potential.
- the valid clock signal is transferred from the clock terminal CLK2 to the output terminal OUT2 such that the output terminal OUT2 is at an effective potential. Due to the bootstrap effect of the output capacitors OC1 and OC2, the potentials of the internal nodes ND1 and ND2 (and the first node N1) are further pulled high.
- the third transfer transistors MT13 and MT23 are turned off, so that the first node N1 and the internal node ND1 and ND2 are not conductive.
- the second transistor T2 is turned on, and the low level voltage from the second scan level terminal CNB is transferred to the first node N1 such that the first node N1 is set to an inactive potential.
- the fifth transistor M5 is turned on, and the effective potential from the reset sustain terminal CKB is transferred to the second node N2, so that the second transfer transistors MT12 and MT22 are turned on and the first capacitor C1 is charged.
- the low level voltage from the first reference level terminal VGL is transferred to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 such that the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 are at an inactive potential.
- the reset sustain signal from the reset sustain terminal CKB periodically charges the first capacitor C1, thereby keeping the second node N2 at an effective potential.
- the second transfer transistors MT12 and MT22 are kept turned on, and the inactive potential from the first reference level terminal VGL is transferred to the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2. Therefore, the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 remain at an inactive potential.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a gate drive circuit 600 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the gate driving circuit 600 includes a plurality of cascaded shift register unit circuits S1, S2, S3, S4, ..., S4K-1, S4K (K is a positive integer), and each shift register unit circuit It is illustrated as having two clock terminals CLK1 and CLK2 and two output terminals OUT1 and OUT2.
- the shift register unit circuits S1, S2, S3, S4, ..., S4K-1, S4K work together to the gate lines G[1], G[2], G[3], G[4], G[5] , G[6], G[7], G[8]...G[8K-3], G[8K-2], G[8K-1], G[8K] provide respective gate drive signals .
- Each of these shift register unit circuits may be the shift register unit circuit 100 as described above. More generally, each shift register unit circuit can be described as having N clock terminals and N outputs (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2).
- Nth clock terminals of the 2k-1th (k is a positive integer) of the plurality of shift register unit circuits are configured to be from a first group of clock lines including N clock lines (in the example of FIG. 6, Clk3 and clk4) receive their respective clock signals.
- the 2kth N clock terminals of the plurality of shift register unit circuits are configured to A respective clock signal is received from a second set of clock lines including N clock lines (in the example of FIG. 6, clk1 and clk2). Further, the reset sustaining terminals CKB of the 4k-3th, 4k-2th, 4k-1th, and 4kth shift register unit circuits receive the reset sustain signals from the reset sustain signal lines clkr1, clk11, clkr2, and clk12, respectively. .
- the gate driving circuit 600 is configured to operate in a forward scan mode in which a start pulse STV is applied to the first shift register unit circuit S1.
- the gate drive circuit 600 can also be configured to operate in a reverse scan mode in which a start pulse is applied to the last shift register cell circuit S4K.
- the input terminal IN and the reset terminal RST of the shift register unit circuit are used interchangeably, and the first scan level terminal CN and the second scan level terminal CNB are used interchangeably.
- the first scan level terminal CN supplies the active level voltage
- the second scan level terminal CNB supplies the inactive level voltage
- the input terminal IN and the reset terminal RST are normally used.
- the first scan level terminal CN supplies an inactive level voltage
- the second scan level terminal CNB supplies an active level voltage
- the input terminal IN acts as a "reset terminal”
- the reset terminal RST acts as an "input terminal”.
- gate driving circuit 600 is illustrated as including an integer multiple of shift register unit circuits of 4, and each shift register unit circuit is illustrated as having two clock terminals and two outputs, the present disclosure Not limited to this.
- FIG. 7 is a timing diagram of the gate driving circuit 600 shown in FIG. 6 in the first operation mode.
- the first set of clock signals (clk3 and clk4) and the second set of clock signals (clk1 and clk2) have the same period, and each of the second set of clock signals is relative to the first set of clock signals.
- the corresponding one is delayed by 1/N cycles.
- clk1 is delayed by 1/N cycles with clk3, and clk2 is delayed by 1/N cycles with clk4.
- the operation of the respective shift register unit circuits is the same as those described above with respect to FIG. 4, and is omitted herein for the sake of simplicity.
- the resulting gate drive signal is shown in FIG.
- the resulting gate drive signal is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5] For convenience of illustration, only the gate drive signals G[1], G[2], G[3], G[4], G generated by the first four shift register unit circuits are shown in FIG. 5], G[6], G[7], G[8].
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram of the gate driving circuit 600 shown in FIG. 6 in the second operation mode.
- the N are identical in N clock signals.
- the first set of clock signals (clk3 and clk4) and the second set of clock signals (clk1 and clk2) have the same period, and each of the second set of clock signals is relative to the first set of clock signals.
- the corresponding one is delayed by 1/N cycles.
- clk1 is delayed by 1/N cycles with clk3, and clk2 is delayed by 1/N cycles with clk4.
- the operation of the respective shift register unit circuits is the same as those described above with respect to FIG. 5, and is omitted herein for the sake of simplicity.
- the resulting gate drive signal is shown in FIG.
- the resulting gate drive signal is shown in FIG.
- only the gate drive signals G[1], G[2], G[3], G[4], G[[] generated by the first four shift register unit circuits are shown in FIG. 5], G[6], G[7], G[8].
- the second mode of operation may be advantageous because the N gate drive signals generated by each shift register unit circuit are synchronized, as shown in Figure 8, which means that N rows of pixels can be scanned simultaneously (by The data signal is supplied) and thus provides a higher refresh rate. This can result in an improved display.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a display device 900 in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the display device 900 includes a display panel 910, a timing controller 920, a gate driving circuit 930, and a data driving circuit 940.
- the gate drive circuit 930 can be the gate drive circuit 600 described above with respect to FIG.
- the display panel 910 is connected to the plurality of gate lines GL and the plurality of data lines DL.
- the display panel 910 displays an image having a plurality of gradations based on the output image data RGBD'.
- the gate line GL may extend in the first direction D1
- the data line DL may extend in the second direction D2 crossing (eg, substantially perpendicular) to the first direction D1.
- the display panel 910 may include a plurality of pixels (not shown) arranged in a matrix form. Each of the pixels may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the gate lines GL and one corresponding one of the data lines DL.
- Display panel 910 can be a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel, or other suitable type of display panel.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- the timing controller 920 controls the operations of the display panel 910, the gate drive circuit 930, and the data drive circuit 940.
- the timing controller 920 receives input image data RGBD and an input control signal CONT from an external device (eg, a host).
- the input image data RGBD may include a plurality of input pixel data for a plurality of pixels. Each of the input pixel data may include red gradation data R, green gradation data G, and blue gradation data B for a corresponding one of the plurality of pixels.
- the input control signal CONT may include a main clock signal, a data enable signal, Vertical sync signal, horizontal sync signal, etc.
- the timing controller 920 generates output image data RGBD', a first control signal CONT1, and a second control signal CONT2 based on the input image data RGBD and the input control signal CONT.
- the gate drive circuit 930 receives the first control signal CONT1 from the timing controller 920.
- the gate driving circuit 930 generates a plurality of gate signals for driving the gate lines GL based on the first control signal CONT1.
- the gate driving circuit 930 can sequentially apply a plurality of gate signals to the gate lines GL.
- the data driving circuit 940 receives the second control signal CONT2 and the output image data RGBD' from the timing controller 920.
- the data driving circuit 940 generates a plurality of data voltages (e.g., analog data voltages) based on the second control signal CONT2 and the output image data RGBD' (e.g., digital image data).
- the data driving circuit 940 can apply a plurality of data voltages to the data lines DL.
- gate drive circuit 930 and/or data drive circuit 940 may be disposed (eg, directly mounted) on display panel 910, or may be by, for example, a Tape Carrier Package (TCP). Connected to the display panel 910. In some embodiments, gate drive circuit 930 and/or data drive circuit 940 can be integrated in display panel 910.
- TCP Tape Carrier Package
- Examples of display device 900 include, but are not limited to, cell phones, tablets, televisions, displays, notebook computers, digital photo frames, navigators.
- each transistor is illustrated and described as an n-type transistor, a p-type transistor is possible.
- the gate-on voltage has a low level
- the gate-off voltage has a high level.
- each transistor can be, for example, a thin film transistor that is typically fabricated such that their first and second electrodes are used interchangeably. Other embodiments are also contemplated.
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- 一种移位寄存器单元电路,包括:第一节点控制电路,被配置成响应于来自输入端的输入脉冲有效而将来自第一扫描电平端的有效电位供应到第一节点,响应于来自复位端的复位脉冲有效而将来自第二扫描电平端的无效电位供应到所述第一节点,并且响应于第二节点处于有效电位而将来自第一参考电平端的无效电位供应到所述第一节点;第二节点控制电路,被配置成响应于所述第一节点处于有效电位而将来自所述第一参考电平端的无效电位供应到所述第二节点,并且响应于所述第一节点处于无效电位且来自复位维持端的复位维持信号有效而将第二节点设定处于有效电位;以及N个输出电路,每一个连接到相应的内部节点、相应的时钟端和相应的输出端,所述相应的内部节点电连接到所述第一节点,N为大于或等于2的整数,其中所述N个输出电路中的每一个被配置成响应于所述相应的内部节点处于有效电位而将来自所述相应的时钟端的时钟信号供应到所述相应的输出端,响应于所述第二节点处于有效电位而将来自所述第一参考电平端的无效电位供应到所述相应的输出端,并且响应于所述相应的输出端的电位的变化而引起所述相应的内部节点的电位的变化。
- 如权利要求1所述的移位寄存器单元电路,其中所述N个输出电路中的每一个包括:第一传送晶体管,具有连接到所述相应的内部节点的栅极、连接到所述相应的输出端的第一电极、以及连接到所述相应的时钟端的第二电极;第二传送晶体管,具有连接到所述第二节点的栅极、连接到所述第一参考电平端的第一电极、以及连接到所述相应的输出端的第二电极;以及输出电容器,连接在所述相应的内部节点与所述相应的输出端之间。
- 如权利要求1所述的移位寄存器单元电路,其中所述第一节点控制电路包括:第一晶体管,具有连接到所述输入端的栅极、连接到所述第一节 点的第一电极、以及连接到所述第一扫描电平端的第二电极;第二晶体管,具有连接到所述复位端的栅极、连接到所述第二扫描电平端的第一电极、以及连接到所述第一节点的第二电极;以及第三晶体管,具有连接到所述第二节点的栅极、连接到所述第一节点的第一电极、以及连接到所述第一参考电平端的第二电极。
- 如权利要求1所述的移位寄存器单元电路,其中所述第二节点控制电路包括:第四晶体管,具有连接到所述第一节点的栅极、连接到所述第一参考电平端的第一电极、以及连接到所述第二节点的第二电极;第五晶体管,具有连接到所述复位维持端的栅极、连接到所述复位维持端的第一电极、以及连接到所述第二节点的第二电极;以及第一电容器,连接在所述第二节点与所述第一参考电平端之间。
- 如权利要求1所述的移位寄存器单元电路,其中所述N个输出电路中的每一个的所述内部节点直接连接到所述第一节点。
- 如权利要求1所述的移位寄存器单元电路,还包括N个第三传送晶体管,每一个具有连接到用于供应有效电位的第二参考电平端的栅极、连接到所述第一节点的第一电极、以及连接到所述N个输出电路中的相应一个的所述内部节点的第二电极。
- 一种驱动如权利要求1至6中任一项所述的移位寄存器单元电路的方法,所述方法包括:响应于来自所述输入端的输入脉冲有效而将来自所述第一扫描电平端的有效电位供应到所述第一节点,以使得各相应的内部节点处于有效电位;响应于各相应的内部节点处于有效电位而将来自各相应的时钟端的时钟信号供应到各相应的输出端,其中响应于各相应的输出端的电位的变化而引起各相应的内部节点的电位的变化;响应于来自所述复位端的复位脉冲有效而将来自所述第二扫描电平端的无效电位供应到所述第一节点;响应于所述第一节点处于无效电位且来自所述复位维持端的复位维持信号有效而将所述第二节点设定处于有效电位;以及响应于所述第二节点处于有效电位而将来自所述第一参考电平端的无效电位供应到各相应的输出端。
- 如权利要求7所述的方法,还包括向所述N个输出电路的各相应时钟端分别供应具有相同周期和1/2N的占空比的N个不同的时钟信号,其中该N个时钟信号中的第n个相对于该N个时钟信号中的第n-1个被延迟1/2N个周期,n为整数且1<n≤N。
- 如权利要求7所述的方法,还包括向所述N个输出电路的各相应时钟端供应完全相同的时钟信号。
- 一种栅极驱动电路,包括多个级联的如权利要求1至6中任一项所述的移位寄存器单元电路,其中除所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的第一个之外,所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的每一个的输入端连接到相邻上一个移位寄存器单元电路的N个输出端中的最后一个;除所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的最后一个之外,所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中每一个的复位端连接到相邻下一个移位寄存器单元电路的N个输出端中的第一个;所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的第2k-1个的N个时钟端被配置成从包括N条时钟线的第一组时钟线接收各自的时钟信号,k为正整数;并且所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的第2k个的N个时钟端被配置成从包括N条时钟线的第二组时钟线接收各自的时钟信号,第一和第二组时钟线供应的各时钟信号具有相同的周期,所述第二组时钟线供应的各时钟信号中的每一个相对于所述第一组时钟线供应的各时钟信号中的对应一个被延迟1/N个周期。
- 如权利要求10所述的栅极驱动电路,其中所述栅极驱动电路被配置有第一工作模式,其中所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的每一个的N个时钟端接收的N个时钟信号具有1/2N的占空比并且该N个时钟信号中的第n个相对于该N个时钟信号中的第n-1个被延迟1/2N个周期,n为整数且1<n≤N。
- 如权利要求10所述的栅极驱动电路,其中所述栅极驱动电路被配置有第二工作模式下,其中所述多个移位寄存器单元电路中的每一个的N个时钟端接收的N个时钟信号完全相同。
- 一种显示装置,包括如权利要求10至12中任一项所述的栅极驱动电路。
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