WO2020181863A1 - 信号线电容补偿电路和显示面板 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and in particular to a signal line capacitance compensation circuit and a display panel.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a signal line capacitance compensation circuit, including: a plurality of signal lines; at least one control line, a compensation capacitor is provided between the control line and at least one of the signal lines And a signal source, the signal source is configured to send a charging signal to one or more of the at least one control line, and the charging signal is used to send a charging signal to the one or more receiving the charging signal
- the compensation capacitor between one control line and the at least one signal line is charged.
- the at least one control line includes a first control line and a second control line
- the plurality of signal lines include a first signal line
- the first control line is between the first control line and the first signal line.
- the capacitance value of the compensation capacitor is different from the capacitance value of the compensation capacitor between the second control line and the first signal line.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit further includes a switch element configured to control the on-off state of the signal source and the compensation capacitor.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit further includes a switch trigger line configured to provide a compensation trigger signal to the switch element, wherein the switch element includes: a first connection terminal, the first connection terminal Connected to the signal source; a second connection terminal, the second connection terminal is connected to the compensation capacitor; and a control terminal, the control terminal is connected to the switch trigger line.
- the at least one control line includes a third control line
- the plurality of signal lines include a second signal line
- a parallel connection is provided between the third control line and the second signal line.
- a branch circuit and a second branch circuit the first branch circuit includes a first compensation capacitor
- the second branch circuit includes a branch switch and a second compensation capacitor connected in series, the control terminal of the branch switch and the The second signal line is electrically connected.
- the at least one control line further includes a fourth control line, a third compensation capacitor is provided between the fourth control line and the second signal line, and the signal source is configured to be in the same A charging signal is sent to only one of the third control line and the fourth control line at a time.
- the third compensation capacitor and the first compensation capacitor have the same capacitance value.
- the plurality of signal lines include a first signal line
- the at least one control line includes a first control line and a third control line
- the first control line is between the first control line and the first signal line.
- a fourth compensation capacitor is formed.
- a first branch and a second branch connected in parallel are provided between the third control line and the first signal line.
- the first branch includes a fifth compensation capacitor.
- the two branches include a branch switch and a sixth compensation capacitor connected in series, and the control end of the branch switch is electrically connected to the first signal line.
- the at least one control line further includes a fourth control line, a seventh compensation capacitor is provided between the fourth control line and the first signal line, and the signal source is configured to be in the same A charging signal is sent to only one of the third control line and the fourth control line at a time.
- the capacitance value of the fifth compensation capacitor and the seventh compensation capacitor are the same.
- the plurality of signal lines includes a first signal line and a second signal line
- the at least one control line includes a first control line and a third control line
- the first control line is connected to the first control line.
- a fourth compensation capacitor is formed between a signal line, a first branch and a second branch connected in parallel are provided between the third control line and the second signal line, and the first branch includes a first compensation A capacitor
- the second branch includes a branch switch and a second compensation capacitor connected in series, and the control end of the branch switch is electrically connected to the second signal line.
- the at least one control line further includes a fourth control line, a third compensation capacitor is provided between the fourth control line and the second signal line, and the signal source is configured to be in the same A charging signal is sent to only one of the third control line and the fourth control line at a time.
- the third compensation capacitor and the first compensation capacitor have the same capacitance value.
- the at least one control line further includes a second control line, an eighth compensation capacitor is formed between the second control line and the first signal line, and the capacitance value of the fourth compensation capacitor is different The capacitance value of the eighth compensation capacitor.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit further includes at least one capacitance compensation line, and a ninth compensation line having a constant value is provided between the capacitance compensation line and at least one of the signal lines. Capacitor, the ninth compensation capacitor maintains a constant state of charge.
- An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a display panel, including: the signal line capacitance compensation circuit described in any of the above embodiments.
- An embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a display panel, including: a display area for displaying images; and a non-display area at least partially surrounded by the display area, the non-display area including a signal line capacitance compensation area, wherein,
- the signal line capacitance compensation area includes: a signal line layer and a control line layer. A plurality of signal lines in the signal line layer overlap with at least one control line in the control line layer.
- the line layers are separated by an insulating layer to form a compensation capacitor at the overlapping part of the control line and the signal line, and wherein the display panel further includes a signal source configured to direct the at least one control line
- the display panel further includes a signal source configured to direct the at least one control line
- One or more of the control lines send a charging signal, and the charging signal is used to charge a compensation capacitor between the one or more control lines receiving the charging signal and the at least one signal line.
- the at least one control line includes a first control line and a second control line
- the plurality of signal lines include a first signal line
- the intersection of the first control line and the first signal line The overlap area is different from the overlap area of the second control line and the first signal line.
- the signal line capacitance compensation area further includes a control line extension layer located on a side of the signal line layer opposite to the control line layer and connected to the signal line layer.
- the control line expansion layer is provided with at least one expansion control line, each expansion control line is electrically connected to one control line in the control line layer through a conductive path, the expansion control line Overlap with at least one signal line in the signal line layer, wherein the compensation capacitor includes a first sub-compensation capacitor and a second sub-compensation capacitor. Formed, the second sub-compensation capacitor is formed by the overlapping portion of the extension control line and the signal line.
- a switch element is further provided in the signal line capacitance compensation area, and the switch element is configured to control the on-off state of the signal source and the compensation capacitor.
- the switching element includes a thin film transistor
- the thin film transistor includes: a source electrode and a drain electrode arranged in a source-drain layer; an active layer; The gate between the layers; the first insulating layer between the active layer and the gate; and the second insulating layer between the source and drain layers and the gate, wherein the source and drain are connected to the
- the at least one control line is arranged in the same layer, the gate and the first signal line are arranged in the same layer, and the source and drain are respectively conductive through the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
- the via is electrically connected to the active layer.
- the at least one control line includes a third control line
- the plurality of signal lines include a second signal line
- the third control line has a trunk portion and a branch portion extending from the trunk portion
- the trunk portion includes a first overlapping portion overlapping with the second signal line
- the branch portion includes a second overlapping portion overlapping with the second signal line
- the second overlapping portion The portion and the first overlapping portion are spaced apart from each other.
- the branch portion includes a first portion connected to the trunk portion and a second portion including the second overlap portion
- the signal line capacitance compensation area is further provided with: a branch switch, the The branch switch is configured to control the on-off state of the first part and the second part in response to a branch trigger signal from the second signal line.
- the branch switch includes a thin film transistor
- the thin film transistor includes: a source electrode and a drain electrode arranged in a source-drain layer; an active layer; A gate between the source layers; a first insulating layer between the active layer and the gate; and a second insulating layer between the source and drain layers and the gate, wherein the source and drain are connected to
- the third control line is provided in the same layer, the gate and the second signal line are provided in the same layer, the gate is electrically connected to the second signal line, and the source and drain are respectively passed through
- the conductive paths of the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are electrically connected to the active layer, wherein the first part and the second part of the branch portion are respectively used as the branch switch The drain and source.
- the at least one control line includes a fourth control line, and the fourth control line has a third overlap portion that overlaps the second signal line.
- the area of the third overlapping portion is the same as the area of the first overlapping portion.
- FIG. 1A and 1B show partial schematic diagrams of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIGS. 2A and 2B show another partial schematic diagram of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic circuit diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic circuit diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 5 shows a partial schematic diagram of the signal line capacitance compensation circuit shown in FIG. 4;
- Fig. 6 shows a schematic circuit diagram of an exemplary rated capacitance compensation circuit
- FIG. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- 8A, 8B and 8C show the AA cross-sectional view, the BB cross-sectional view and the CC cross-sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 7;
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic structural diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- 10A, 10B and 10C show the XX sectional view, the YY sectional view and the ZZ sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 shows a partial schematic diagram of the structure shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 12 shows a schematic structural diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 13A shows a schematic structural diagram of an exemplary rated capacitance compensation circuit
- FIG. 13B shows a PP cross-sectional view of the structure shown in FIG. 13A;
- FIG. 14 shows a schematic diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 15 shows a schematic diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 16 shows a schematic diagram of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 17 shows a schematic diagram of a driving method of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to still another embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 18 shows a layer jump structure of the gate layer between the rated capacitance compensation area and the controllable capacitance compensation area in the signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 19 shows a schematic diagram of a circuit module of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 20 shows a schematic diagram of a circuit module of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- some gate lines may need to pass through the non-display area for routing. Since there are no electrode patterns such as pixel cells and data lines in the non-display area, the parasitic capacitance formed by the part of the gate line in the non-display area and the electrode pattern in a different layer is different from the part of the gate line in the display area. The parasitic capacitance difference formed by the electrode pattern of the layer will be relatively large. In this way, there will be a significant difference in parasitic capacitance between the gate lines that pass through the non-display area and the gate lines that do not pass through the non-display area (completely in the display area).
- a compensation capacitor can be set for the gate line, that is, a capacitor structure is formed with the gate line through other metal layer structures, and the size of the compensation capacitor is designed through theoretical simulation calculation.
- the inventor has noticed that in practice, the manufacturing process of the display panel will fluctuate to a certain extent. Therefore, the compensation capacitor in the actual product may have a certain tolerance with the theory, and this tolerance may cause the compensation capacitor to not be completely lifted. In order to compensate, it will affect the yield of the product, and the introduction of the compensation capacitor may also lead to changes in the mask design, thereby increasing the cost.
- this application provides a signal line capacitance compensation circuit, which compensates for the parasitic capacitance of the gate line passing through the non-display area on the display panel, and can also adjust the compensation capacitance through the control circuit according to the specific situation. the size of.
- the compensation capacitor can be adjusted within a certain range with the help of the capacitor compensation circuit, on the one hand, the tolerance for the compensation capacitor can be increased, and on the other hand, it can also provide better display panel design. Large degree of freedom to avoid changing the mask design as much as possible, thereby saving costs.
- FIG. 1A and 1B show a partial schematic diagram of a display panel 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1A mainly shows a partial overall outline and main area of the display panel 100
- FIG. 1B shows an exemplary signal line arrangement on this basis.
- a display area 20 for displaying an image and a non-display area 30 for not displaying an image are provided in the display panel 100 shown in FIG. 1A.
- the non-display area 30 can be used, for example, to reserve design space for components such as a front camera.
- the non-display area 30 may be at least partially surrounded by the display area 20.
- the non-display area 30 is disposed in the recess of the display area 20, but this is only exemplary, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the non-display area 30 may also have other forms.
- the non-display area 30 may be completely surrounded by the display area 20. It can be seen from FIGS. 1A and 1B that the gate lines of the display area portions (hereinafter referred to as "sub display area a1" and "sub display area a2”) located on both sides of the non-display area 30 pass through the non-display area 30. Deployed.
- the parasitic capacitance generated by the gate line passing through the non-display area 30 is different from the parasitic capacitance generated by the gate line passing through the display area 20.
- the difference in the path length of the gate line will also affect the parasitic capacitance generated by it.
- some gate lines e.g., gate lines Gate1 and Gate2
- some gate lines e.g., gate lines
- the gate lines adopting these paths are actually increased in length in order to avoid some areas of the non-display area 30. This also increases the difference in parasitic capacitance generated by different gate lines.
- a signal line capacitance compensation area 31 is provided in the non-display area 30.
- a signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 is provided in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 for compensating the capacitance generated by each gate line.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 includes: gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten; control lines D1, D2,..., Dn and a signal source 40.
- a compensation capacitor C is provided between each control line D1, D2,..., Dn and each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten.
- the signal source 40 is configured to send a charging signal to one or more of the at least one control line D1, D2, ..., Dn, and the charging signal is used for charging the one receiving the charging signal
- the compensation capacitors between or more control lines and the at least one gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are charged.
- the signal source can send charging signals to all control lines or part of the control lines, so that the gate lines Gate1, Gate2 can be adjusted, ..., Gaten’s capacitance compensation value.
- the size of the compensation capacitor can be controlled according to actual needs. This can make up for the difference in capacitance compensation value caused by errors in the manufacturing process of the display panel, and provide greater freedom for the structural design of the display panel.
- the signal source 40 may include, for example, various signal generating devices, control switch groups, etc., and may even borrow a driving device usually present on a display panel.
- a driving device usually present on a display panel.
- the gate lines there are usually data lines Data1, Data2,..., Datan arranged across the gate lines on the display panel, as shown in FIG. 1B.
- FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B In the example of FIG. 1A and FIG.
- the extension lines of these data lines in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 can be used as the control lines D1, D2, ..., Dn.
- the charging signals in the control lines D1, D2,... Dn can be generated by the data line driver.
- the data line driver can be used as the aforementioned signal source 40, thereby avoiding adding new circuit elements.
- this structure is only exemplary, and the control lines used to perform capacitance compensation on the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten may also be independent of the aforementioned data lines.
- the signal source 40 may only send the aforementioned charging signal (for example, sending a high-level signal) to the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn when the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are scanned, instead of The charging signal is always sent (for example, the charging signal is kept at a low level when the charging signal is not sent), which can also be said to be sending the charging signal in a non-constant manner.
- the charging signal is always sent (for example, the charging signal is kept at a low level when the charging signal is not sent), which can also be said to be sending the charging signal in a non-constant manner.
- the total capacitance compensation for the gate line is the effective compensation formed between each control line D1, D2,..., Dn and each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten
- the total capacitance compensation of the gate line refers to the sum of the capacitance values of the compensation capacitance required to compensate for the parasitic capacitance difference of all gate lines caused by the non-display area 30, which can be based on the area of the non-display area 30 of the display panel.
- the size, the circuit wiring condition in the display area 20, the actual process deviation and other factors are determined, and it can also be adjusted in practice as needed.
- the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten all pass through the non-display area, their routing methods are different.
- the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 is usually arranged under the non-display area 30, close to the bottom of the recess. Therefore, the gate line (such as the gate line Gaten) passing through the upper part of the sub-display area a1 and the sub-display area a2 has to bend downward at the edge of the non-display area to extend into the signal line capacitance compensation area 31, and pass through the sub-display area.
- the gate line (such as the gate line Gate1) in the lower part of the area a1 and the sub-display area a2 may extend directly into the signal line capacitance compensation area 31.
- the length of the gate line Gaten in the display area (sub-display area a1) is shorter than that of the gate line Gate1, and the length in the non-display area is longer than that of the gate line.
- the line Gate1 is long. Therefore, in some embodiments, in order to reduce the difference between the parasitic capacitances involved in each gate line, the gate line Gaten may be given a larger capacitance compensation value than the gate line Gate1. For example, the capacitance may also be compensated. The value sequentially decreases from the gate line Gaten to the gate line Gate1.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this, and those skilled in the art can design capacitance compensation values for different gate lines according to specific requirements.
- different control lines and the compensation capacitors formed by them may have different capacitance values.
- the compensation capacitance between the control line D1 and each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten is 1% of the total nominal capacitance compensation of the gate line, and the control line D2
- the compensation capacitance between each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten is 2% of the total nominal capacitance compensation of the gate line.
- the control line Dn is between the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten
- the compensation capacitance in between is n% of the total nominal capacitance compensation of the gate line.
- the so-called "nominal capacitance compensation total” refers to the total capacitance compensation value expected to be applied to each gate line, which can be determined by the length of the gate line, the length passed in the non-display area 30, and the pass in the display area 20. The length ratio and other factors are determined. In work, due to manufacturing process and other reasons, the total amount of capacitance compensation actually required may not be the same as the total amount of nominal capacitance compensation. Therefore, by disconnecting and connecting different control lines D1, D2,..., Dn, each can be combined. The total amount of different actual capacitance compensation.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 may include one or more signal lines (such as gate lines). Line) and at least one control line, a compensation capacitor may be provided between the control line and one or more signal lines.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 may further include a switching element.
- the switch element is configured to control the on-off state of the signal source and the compensation capacitor.
- the switching element may be configured to connect the at least one control line to connect the signal source to the compensation capacitor in the closed state, and to disconnect the at least one control line to block the signal source to the compensation capacitor in the open state.
- the path of the capacitor may include, for example, a plurality of control switches K1, K2, ..., Kn, which are respectively used to control the connection and disconnection of the path from the signal source 40 to the compensation capacitor on each control line.
- control switches K1, K2,..., Kn can be closed when the corresponding gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are scanned, and are related to other parts of the display area 20 (such as FIGS. 1A and 1B).
- the gate lines Gate-1, Gate-2,..., Gate-n in the sub-display area b) are disconnected when being scanned to prevent the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn from interfering with images in other parts of the display area 20 display.
- the above-mentioned multiple control switches K1, K2,..., Kn can be controlled by an integrated circuit outside the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 to connect required control lines to charge the corresponding compensation capacitors.
- the switching element may have a first connection terminal connected to the signal source, a second connection terminal connected to the compensation capacitor, and a control terminal for controlling the on-off between the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 may further include a switch trigger line S1. Taking the first control switch K1 and the second control switch K2 in the example shown in FIG.
- the first connection terminal K11 of the first control switch K1 is connected to the signal source 40, and the second connection terminal K12 is connected to the control line D1 Compensation capacitors formed between each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten; similarly, the first connection terminal K21 of the second control switch K2 is also connected to the signal source 40, and the second connection terminal K22 is connected to the control line Compensation capacitors formed between D2 and each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten.
- the switch trigger line S1 is electrically connected to the control terminal K13 of the first control switch K1 and the control terminal K23 of the second control switch K2.
- the switch trigger line S1 is configured to provide a compensation trigger signal to the first control switch K1 and the second control switch K2.
- the first control switch K1 and the second control switch K2 switch between an open state and a closed state in response to the compensation trigger signal.
- multiple control switches K1, K2,..., Kn can be controlled to switch between an open state and a closed state together, or they can be controlled to be opened and closed independently.
- each control switch (for example, the first control switch K1 and the second control switch K2) can be connected to the same switch trigger line S1, or can be respectively connected to different switch trigger lines, so that at least it can be changed. Control each control switch independently.
- FIG. 4 shows a signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the compensation capacitance between any one control line and each gate line is adjusted together.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' can compensate the capacitance between the control line and each gate line. Adjust one by one to better optimize and compensate the consistency of the parasitic capacitance generated by each gate line.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 differs mainly in that the structure of the compensation capacitance between the control line and the gate line is more complicated.
- FIG. 5 shows a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the portion of the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' shown in FIG. 4 represented by the dashed frame.
- two control lines hereinafter referred to as third control line D1 and fourth control line D1'
- gate1 two control lines
- a first branch B1 and a second branch B2 connected in parallel are provided between the third control line D1 and the gate line Gate1, and a first compensation capacitor C1 is provided in the first branch B1.
- the second branch B2 is provided with a branch switch T1 and a second compensation capacitor C2 connected in series.
- the control terminal T11 of the branch switch T1 is electrically connected to the gate line Gate1, and is configured to charge the second compensation capacitor C2 in response to the branch trigger signal from the gate line Gate1.
- the switching element includes a third control switch T2, and the third control switch T2 is configured to connect to the third control line D1 in the closed state to charge the first compensation capacitor C1 and to open the circuit. In the state, disconnect the third control line D1 to stop charging the first compensation capacitor C1.
- the control terminal T11 of the branch switch T1 is electrically connected to the gate line Gate1.
- a scan signal (such as a low-voltage signal) will be generated on the gate line Gate1.
- Flat signal In some embodiments, in order to simplify the control structure, the scan signal may be used as a branch trigger signal to close the branch switch T1.
- the third control line D1 receives the charging signal sent by the above-mentioned signal source, the first compensation capacitor C1 and the second compensation capacitor C2 can be charged together, thereby realizing capacitance compensation for the gate line Gate1 .
- the charging signal may not be sent to the third control line D1.
- the second compensation capacitor C2 (also referred to as a controllable compensation capacitor) associated with the gate line Gate1 can maintain the original charging state. 4, it can be seen that similar to the gate line Gate1, the first compensation capacitor, the second compensation capacitor and the branch switch can also be set for the gate line Gate2. In the case of the gate line Gate2 generating the scan signal, the similar The method of processing the gate line Gate1 controls the capacitance compensation for the gate line Gate2, and the specific details will not be repeated.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' may further include a fourth control line D1' used in conjunction with the third control line D1.
- a third compensation capacitor C3 may be provided between the fourth control line D1' and the gate line Gate1.
- the signal source 40 is configured to send a charging signal to only one of the third control line D1 and the fourth control line D1' at the same time.
- the signal source 40 may be configured to not send a charging signal to the fourth control line D1' while sending a charging signal to the third control line D1, and not to send a charging signal to the fourth control line D1' while not sending a charging signal to the fourth control line D1'.
- the three control lines D1 send charging signals.
- the third compensation capacitor C3 can be used to balance the capacitance compensation for the gate line Gate1.
- the third control line D1 when the third control line D1 receives the charging signal and the fourth control line D1' does not receive the charging signal, if the branch switch T1 is in the closed state, the third control line D1 is A compensation capacitor C1 and a second compensation capacitor C2 are both charged; and when the third control line D1 does not receive the charging signal and the fourth control line D1' receives the charging signal, the fourth control line D1' is the third compensation capacitor C3 charging.
- the difference in the total capacitance value of the compensation capacitance between the third control line D1 and the fourth control line D1' as a whole and the gate line Gate1 is
- the second compensation capacitor C2+ (the first compensation capacitor C1-third compensation capacitor C3).
- the capacitance value of the first compensation capacitor C1 can be set to be the same as the capacitance value of the third compensation capacitor C3.
- the third control line D1 and the fourth control line D1' are integrated with the gate line Gate1.
- the change in the compensation capacitance between is the capacitance compensation value of the second compensation capacitance C2.
- a plurality of third control lines D1, D2,..., Dn and a plurality of fourth control lines D1', D2',..., Dn' may be provided, As shown in Figure 4.
- the present disclosure also provides an exemplary driving method 10. As shown in FIG. 17, the driving method 10 includes:
- Step S11 In the first period, input the branch trigger signal to the gate line (such as the gate line Gate1) so that the branch switch is in the closed state and the signal source only sends the third control line and the fourth control line One of the lines sends a charging signal; and
- the gate line such as the gate line Gate1
- Step S12 In the second period, stop inputting the branch trigger signal to the gate line (such as the gate line Gate1) to make the branch switch in an open state to avoid charging the second compensation capacitor.
- the gate line such as the gate line Gate1
- the above-mentioned first period can be regarded as the period during which the gate line is scanned, or the working period of the gate line, and the second period can be regarded as the period during which the gate line is not scanned. , Or the non-working period of the gate line.
- the branch trigger signal can be directly realized by the gate scan signal.
- the branch trigger signal can be a high-level signal or a low-level signal.
- the signal source 40 is not limited to sending the charging signal for the third control line or the fourth control line only during the working period of the gate line, but can also provide the charging signal for a longer period of time, as long as it is ensured that capacitance compensation is required.
- the time period during which the time signal source 40 provides the charging signal can cover the working period of the gate line.
- steps S11 and S12 only the driving process of capacitance compensation for a single gate line is given, and the capacitance compensation for more gate lines is to repeat the above steps S11 and S11 for each gate line. S12. The specific process will not be repeated.
- the driving method is relatively simple, and only the signal source 40 needs to send a charging signal to the corresponding control line.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide another signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300, as shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 19, which may include the aforementioned signal capacitance compensation circuit 200. , 200' and some other combinations of signal capacitance compensation circuits.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300 may include a first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and a second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320. At least one of the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320 is the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200, 200' according to any one of the above embodiments.
- the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320 share a gate line. That is to say, the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320 can perform capacitance compensation on the same group of gate lines, which can make the adjustment range of the compensation capacitance more free and provide greater circuit design. Flexibility.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300 includes a plurality of gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten.
- a fourth compensation capacitor C4 is formed between the first control line Dx1 and the gate line Gate1.
- a first branch B11 and a second branch B21 connected in parallel are provided between the third control line D1 and the gate line Gate1.
- the first branch B11 includes a fifth compensation capacitor C5, and the second branch B21 includes a series connection
- the branch switch Tx1 and the sixth compensation capacitor C6, and the control terminal of the branch switch Tx1 is electrically connected to the gate line Gate1.
- the first control line Dx1 can adjust the compensation capacitance of the gate line Gate1 in the same manner as the control line in the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 shown in FIG. 3.
- the third control line D1 can adjust the compensation capacitance of the gate line Gate1 in the same manner as the control line in the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' shown in FIG.
- the combined use of the above two types of circuit structures can further improve the effect of capacitance compensation for the gate line.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300 may further include a fourth control line D1' used in conjunction with the third control line D1.
- a seventh compensation capacitor C7 may be provided between the fourth control line D1' and the gate line Gate1.
- the signal source 40 is configured to send a charging signal to only one of the third control line D1 and the fourth control line D1' at the same time.
- the signal source 40 may be configured to not send a charging signal to the fourth control line D1' while sending a charging signal to the third control line D1, and not to send a charging signal to the fourth control line D1' while not sending a charging signal to the fourth control line D1'.
- the three control lines D1 send charging signals.
- the seventh compensation capacitor C7 can be used to balance the capacitance compensation for the gate line Gate1.
- the capacitance value of the fifth compensation capacitor C5 is the same as the capacitance value of the seventh compensation capacitor C7.
- two different gate lines Gate1 and Gate2 may be considered (may be referred to as the first signal line Gate1 and the second signal line Gate2, respectively).
- a fourth compensation capacitor C4 is formed between the first control line Dx1 and the gate line Gate1, and a first branch B12 and a second branch B22 are connected in parallel between the third control line D1 and the gate line Gate2.
- the first branch B12 includes a first compensation capacitor Cx1
- the second branch B22 includes a branch switch Tx2 and a second compensation capacitor Cx2 connected in series, and the control terminal of the branch switch Tx2 is connected to the gate Wire Gate2 is electrically connected.
- a third compensation capacitor Cx3 is provided between the fourth control line D1' and the gate line Gate2, and the signal source 40 is configured to only transmit to all signals at the same time.
- One of the third control line D1 and the fourth control line D1' sends a charging signal.
- the third compensation capacitor Cx3 may have the same capacitance value as the first compensation capacitor Cx1.
- different control lines and the compensation capacitors formed by them may have different capacitance values.
- an eighth compensation capacitor C8 is formed between the second control line Dx2 and the gate line Gate1.
- the capacitance value of the fourth compensation capacitor C4 formed between the first control line Dx1 and the gate line Gate1 is different from the capacitance value of the eighth compensation capacitor C8 formed between the second control line Dx2 and the gate line Gate1. This helps to compensate for different levels of capacitance for the gate line.
- FIG. 6 shows another example of a signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200".
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit includes at least one capacitance compensation line E1, E2 in addition to multiple gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten ,...,En.
- a ninth compensation capacitor C9 with a constant value is provided between the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,...,En and at least one gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten.
- the ninth compensation capacitor C9 is always kept charged. For example, it can be realized by connecting all the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En to the DC power supply in parallel. Because of the capacitance compensation value of the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200" for each gate line It is fixed, so the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200" can also be called a fixed capacitance compensation circuit.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200" can be used in combination with the aforementioned signal line capacitance compensation circuits 200, 200' to form a new signal line capacitance compensation circuit.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' Compared with the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300 shown in Fig. 19, a circuit structure corresponding to the rated capacitance compensation circuit is added.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' also includes at least one capacitance compensation line E1, E2, ..., En,
- a ninth compensation capacitor C9 with a constant value is provided between the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En and at least one gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten, and the ninth compensation capacitor C9 maintains a constant charge state This can improve the stability of the compensation capacitor.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' removes the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and/or the second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320 and further includes a third signal line Capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330.
- the third signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330 and the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the second signal line compensation sub-circuit 320 share the same or the same group of gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten.
- the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the third signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330 select a signal line capacitance compensation circuit with an adjustable compensation capacitance
- the second signal line capacitance The compensation sub-circuit 320 selects a rated capacitance compensation circuit.
- the fixed capacitance compensation sub-circuit can be used as the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310, the second signal line capacitance compensation circuit 320, and the third signal line capacitance compensation.
- Any one of the sub-circuits 330, as long as the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' can include at least one signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit with an adjustable compensation capacitance value.
- the fixed capacitance compensation circuit is also provided to improve the stability of the compensation capacitance.
- different signal line capacitance compensation circuits may use their own signal sources, or use a common signal source.
- Fig. 2A shows that an exemplary signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' is provided in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' includes a first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 on the left, a second signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 320 in the middle, and a third signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330 on the right.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' has a total rated value of capacitance compensation for all gate lines (that is, the total capacitance compensation value expected to be compensated for all gate lines, which can be calculated according to theoretical calculations or actual experiments.
- the second signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 320 may be a rated capacitance compensation circuit, and its capacitance compensation value may occupy 75% of the above-mentioned total capacitance compensation rating, while the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the third signal line capacitance
- the compensation sub-circuit 320 may be a signal line capacitance compensation circuit with adjustable compensation capacitance, and the maximum capacitance compensation value of each capacitance compensation circuit among them is 20% to 25% of the total rated value of capacitance compensation.
- the actual total capacitance compensation value of the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' for all the gate lines can be changed between 75% and 125% (or 115% or 120%) of the above-mentioned total capacitance compensation rating. .
- This not only ensures that the actual total capacitance compensation value can be adjusted within a larger range, but also ensures the stability of the total capacitance compensation value (that is, it will not change too much).
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 300' may include any combination of the signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuits according to the foregoing embodiments.
- each of the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the third signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330 may be the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 shown in FIG. 3 or the signal line capacitance compensation circuit shown in FIG. 200', or other similar structure.
- the structures of the first signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 310 and the third signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuit 330 may be the same or different.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure may also include a display panel having the above-mentioned signal line capacitance compensation circuit.
- FIG. 7 shows a physical structure diagram roughly corresponding to the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 shown in FIG. 3.
- the insulating layer is not shown.
- FIG. 8A a cross-sectional view along the line AA in FIG. 7
- FIG. 8B a cross-sectional view along the line BB in FIG. 7
- the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 is provided with a signal line layer 51 and a control line layer 52.
- a plurality of gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are provided in the signal line layer 51. At least one control line D1, D2, ..., Dn is provided in the control line layer 52. The signal line layer 51 and the control line layer 52 are separated by a first insulating layer 53. At least one control line D1, D2,..., Dn overlaps with the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten to form a compensation capacitor at the overlapping portion of the control line and the gate line.
- the signal source 40 for example, it may be implemented by an integrated circuit or the like, and may be arranged in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 or not in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31, which is not shown in FIG. 7.
- the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 further includes a control line expansion layer 54.
- the control line expansion layer 54 is located on the side of the signal line layer 51 opposite to the control line layer 52 and is separated from the signal line layer 51 by a second insulating layer 55.
- the control line expansion layer 54 is provided with at least one expansion control line F, and each expansion control line F passes through a conductive path (such as a via) 56 to one control line D1, D2,..., in the control line layer 52. Dn electrical connection.
- the extended control line F overlaps with at least one gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten in the signal line layer 51. In this case, the extended control line F can be regarded as an extension of the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn that are electrically connected to it.
- the compensation capacitor will be formed by the extended control line F and the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn electrically connected to it together with the gate line. Therefore, the compensation capacitor can be regarded as including a first sub-compensation capacitor C51 and a second sub-compensation capacitor C52.
- the first sub-compensation capacitor C51 can be formed by the overlap of the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn and the gate line
- the second sub-compensation capacitor C52 can be formed by the extended control line F and the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten The overlap is formed.
- the second sub-compensation capacitor C52 and the first sub-compensation capacitor C51 are actually connected in parallel.
- capacitors can be formed on the upper and lower sides of the gate line, and the capacitors on the upper and lower sides of the gate line are connected in parallel with each other. In this way, the compensation capacitance of the same size can be obtained. In this case, the overlapping area of the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn and the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten can be reduced, thereby providing more space for the structural design of the panel.
- the signal line capacitance compensation area 31 may also be provided with a switching element, and the switching element is connected to the at least one control line in the closed state to connect the signal source 40 to the compensation capacitor, and the signal line In the state, the at least one control line is disconnected to block the path from the signal source 40 to the compensation capacitor.
- the switching element may include, for example, a plurality of thin film transistors K1', K2',..., Kn', as shown in FIG. 8C, each thin film transistor K1', K2',..., Kn' includes: located in the source and drain layer 57 The source 571 and the drain 572; the active layer 58; the gate 59 between the source and drain layer 57 and the active layer 58; the first between the active layer 58 and the gate 59 An insulating layer 61 (for example, a gate insulating layer); and a second insulating layer 62 located between the source drain layer 57 and the gate 59.
- the source electrode 571 and the drain electrode 572 can be arranged in the same layer as the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn, and the gate 59 of the thin film transistor constituting the switching element can be the same as the gate line Gate1. , Gate2,..., Gaten are set in the same layer.
- the source electrode 571 and the drain electrode 572 are electrically connected to the active layer 58 via conductive paths 63 and 64 passing through the first insulating layer 61 and the second insulating layer 62, respectively.
- FIG. 9 shows a physical structure diagram roughly corresponding to the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' shown in Fig. 4.
- 10A, 10B, and 10C are a cross-sectional view along the line XX, a cross-sectional view along the line YY, and a cross-sectional view along the line ZZ in FIG. 9, respectively.
- FIG. 11 shows a partial enlarged view of FIG. 9 in which only one gate line Gate1 is shown.
- a third control line D1 is shown in FIG. 9, and the third control line D1 has a main trunk portion D11 and a plurality of branch portions D12 extending from the main trunk portion D11.
- the stem portion D11 includes a first overlap portion D13 that overlaps the gate line Gate1.
- One of the plurality of branch portions D12 includes a second overlap portion D14 that overlaps the gate line Gate1, and the second overlap portion D14 and the first overlap portion D13 are spaced apart from each other. It can be seen from FIG. 10A that the trunk portion D11 forms a first compensation capacitor C1 between the first overlap portion D13 and the gate line Gate1, and a second insulating layer is formed between the trunk portion D11 and the gate line Gate1. 72 spaced apart.
- the branch portion D12 forms a second compensation capacitor C2 between the second overlap portion D14 and the gate line Gate1. As mentioned above, the second compensation capacitor C2 can be used to adjust the capacitance compensation value of a single gate line Gate1.
- a branch switch T1 may also be provided in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31.
- each branch portion D12 includes a first portion D15 connected to the trunk portion D11 and a second portion D16 including the second overlap portion D13 (respectively represented by a dashed frame in FIG. 11 ).
- the branch switch T1 is configured to electrically connect or disconnect the first portion D15 and the second portion D16 of the branch portion D12 in response to a branch trigger signal from the gate line Gate1 to further connect the main
- the stem portion D11 is electrically connected to or disconnected from the second overlapping portion D14.
- the branch switch T1 may include a thin film transistor. It can be seen from FIG.
- the thin film transistor includes: a source electrode 671 and a drain electrode 672 arranged in a source-drain layer 67; an active layer 68; located in the source-drain layer 67 and the active layer 68 The first insulating layer 71 between the active layer 68 and the gate 69; and the second insulating layer 72 between the source drain layer 67 and the gate 69.
- the source electrode 671 and the drain electrode 672 are arranged in the same layer as the third control line D1
- the gate 69 is arranged in the same layer as the gate line Gate1
- the gate 69 It is electrically connected to the gate line Gate1.
- the source electrode 671 and the drain electrode 672 are electrically connected to the active layer 68 via conductive paths 73 and 74 passing through the first insulating layer 71 and the second insulating layer 72, respectively.
- the branch portion D12 of the third control line D1 can be used as the drain 672 of the thin film transistor of the branch switch T1
- the gate line Gate1 can be used as the drain of the branch switch T1.
- the gate 69 of the thin film transistor of the branch switch T1 forms a third sub-compensation capacitor C2' between the upper side and the drain 672, and a fourth sub-compensation capacitor C2" is formed between the lower side and the active layer 68. Because of this.
- the third compensation capacitor C2' and the fourth compensation capacitor C2" are connected in parallel. Therefore, the second compensation capacitor C2 formed between the branch portion D12 and the gate line Gate1 is actually the third compensation capacitor C2' and the fourth compensation capacitor C2'.
- the sum of the sub-compensation capacitor C2" integrates the double-layer capacitor compensation structure and the branch switch structure, fully utilizes the space on the display panel, and is beneficial for simplifying the structure and increasing the design space.
- a fourth control line D1' may also be provided in the signal line capacitance compensation area 31, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10C.
- the fourth control line D1' has a third overlap portion D11' that overlaps the gate line Gate1.
- the fourth control line D1' forms a third compensation capacitor C3 between the third overlap portion D11' and the gate line Gate1, and the fourth control line D1' and the gate line Gate1 They are separated by the second insulating layer 72.
- the design of the fourth control line D1' and the third compensation capacitor C3 is beneficial to balance the compensation capacitance of the third control line D1 and improve the stability of the capacitance compensation circuit.
- the area of the third overlapping portion D11' is the same as the area of the first overlapping portion D13. This can make the capacitance value of the third compensation capacitor C3 formed between the fourth control line D1' at the third overlap portion D11' and the gate line Gate1 equal to that of the third control line D1 at the first The capacitance value of the first compensation capacitor C1 formed between the overlap portion D13 and the gate line Gate1. As mentioned above, the capacitance value of the third compensation capacitor C3 is equal to the capacitance value of the first compensation capacitor C1, which can make the adjustment amount of the compensation capacitance for a single gate line Gate1 exactly equal to the second compensation capacitance, which is beneficial to the gate line Accurate adjustment of line capacitance compensation.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' shown in FIG. 9 is provided with the same number of second compensation capacitors C2 for each of the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten, however, the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this, for example
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit may also be provided with a different number of second compensation capacitors C2 for each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten, or in other words, a signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' is provided with multiple In the case of branching control lines D1, D2,..., Dn, the number of branching parts of each control line D1, D2,..., Dn is different, as shown in FIG. 12, for example.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit may be configured to sequentially decrease or increase the number of second compensation capacitors provided for each gate line Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten. This can be selected according to factors such as the wiring direction and length of each gate line Gate1, Gate2, ..., Gaten.
- FIG. 13A shows a schematic physical structure diagram of the aforementioned rated capacitance compensation circuit.
- the fixed capacitance compensation circuit includes one or more capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En.
- the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En and the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten respectively form fourth compensation capacitors with constant capacitance values.
- the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En and the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are separated from each other by an insulating layer.
- the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En may be provided only on one side of the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten for forming the fourth compensation capacitor, or similar to those in FIG. 8A and FIG.
- parallel sub-compensation capacitors are formed on both sides of the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., to save space and simplify the circuit structure.
- FIG. 13B shows a PP cross-sectional view of the exemplary structure shown in FIG. 13A.
- the fixed capacitance compensation circuit is provided with a signal line layer 51', a capacitance compensation line layer 54' and a capacitance compensation line expansion layer 52'.
- a plurality of gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten are provided in the signal line layer 51'.
- the capacitance compensation line layer 54' is provided with capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En.
- the signal line layer 51' and the capacitance compensation line layer 54' are separated by a first insulating layer 53'.
- the capacitance compensation line extension layer 52' is located on the side of the signal line layer 51' opposite to the capacitance compensation line layer 52' and is separated from the signal line layer 51' by a second insulating layer 55'.
- the capacitance compensation line extension layer 52' is electrically connected to the capacitance compensation lines E1, E2,..., En in the capacitance compensation line layer 54' through conductive paths (for example, vias) 56'.
- capacitors can be formed on the upper and lower sides of the gate line, and the capacitors on the upper and lower sides of the gate line are connected in parallel with each other, so that, In the case of obtaining the same magnitude of the compensation capacitance value, the overlapping area of the control lines D1, D2,..., Dn and the gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten can be reduced, thereby providing greater structural design of the panel space.
- the positions of the capacitance compensation line layer 54' and the capacitance compensation line expansion layer 52' can be interchanged.
- the capacitance compensation line extension layer 52' can be made into a flat form as shown in Fig. 13A.
- FIG. 7, FIG. 9, and FIG. 13A all indicate the positions of conductive paths, such as via holes.
- the capacitance compensation line extension layer 52' is shown in a semi-transparent form in FIG. 13A.
- the capacitance compensation line extension layer 52' may be opaque.
- Figures 14 to 16 show a combination of several signal line capacitance compensation circuits in the signal line capacitance compensation circuit.
- the exemplary signal line capacitance compensation circuit shown in FIG. 14 three signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuits with different structures are included.
- the three signal line capacitance compensation sub-circuits with different structures respectively correspond to FIGS. 4 and 9 shows the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200' (hereinafter referred to as compensation circuit A), the above-mentioned rated capacitance compensation circuit (hereinafter referred to as compensation circuit B) shown in Figures 5 and 13A, and the circuit shown in Figures 3 and 7
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit 200 is shown (hereinafter referred to as compensation circuit C).
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit can be freely combined. What is shown in FIG. 15 is the combination of the compensation circuit A, the compensation circuit B, and the compensation circuit A, and what is shown in FIG. 16 is the combination of the compensation circuit C, the compensation circuit B, and the compensation circuit C.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit may also include only a combination of compensation circuit B and compensation circuit A, or a combination of compensation circuit B and compensation circuit C, or a combination of similar capacitance compensation circuits. This can realize the modular design of the signal line capacitance compensation circuit.
- FIG. 18 shows an example of a switching design of the gate line between the compensation circuit A and the compensation circuit B in the signal line capacitance compensation circuit including the combination of the compensation circuit A and the compensation circuit B.
- the branch switch T1 in order to form the second compensation capacitor C2 between the branch of the third control line and the gate line, the branch switch T1 needs to be formed.
- the branch switch T1 may be formed of a thin film transistor (TFT), and the thin film transistor is constructed based on a gate line.
- TFT thin film transistor
- the TFT itself requires a doping process.
- the compensation circuit B does not need to provide a TFT structure, the doping process only needs to be performed in the compensation circuit A.
- the gate line of the compensation circuit A can be formed in the first gate layer 81, and the gate line of the compensation circuit B can be formed in the second gate layer 82, and the first gate The pole layer 81 and the second gate layer 82 are separated by an additional gate insulating layer 83.
- the first gate layer 81 and the second gate layer 82 may be electrically connected by a conductive transfer structure.
- the transition structure may include an intermediate connection layer 84, a first conductive path 85 connecting the first gate layer 81 and the intermediate connection layer 84, and a first conductive path 85 connecting the second gate layer 82 and the intermediate connection layer 84. Two conductive paths 86 are formed.
- a gate insulating layer 87 may also be provided in the direction of the first gate layer 81 facing away from the second gate layer 82, for separating the first gate layer 81 with other films not shown.
- the layers e.g., metal layer, active layer, etc.
- the intermediate connection layer 84 may be provided in the same layer as the source and drain layers of the branch switch T1.
- the gate line is switched between the compensation circuit A and the compensation circuit C, the above structure can also be adopted.
- the design of the above-mentioned switching structure is only exemplary, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.
- the "same layer arrangement" referred to in the present disclosure means that the involved layers are formed at the same time in the same process step, but it does not mean that these layers must have the same thickness or height in the cross-sectional view.
- the display panel in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be, for example, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel, a liquid crystal display panel, or any display panel known in the art.
- OLED organic light emitting diode
- the gate line is taken as an example to introduce the signal line capacitance compensation circuit
- the signal line capacitance compensation circuit is not limited to the compensation generated by the gate line.
- the consistency of the parasitic capacitance can also be used to compensate for the consistency of the parasitic capacitance generated by other signal lines (such as data lines, etc.) on the display panel.
- multiple gate lines Gate1, Gate2,..., Gaten multiple control lines D1, D2,..., Dn, data lines Data1, Data2,..., Datan, multiple control switches K1, K2
- the number of ,..., Kn, etc. can be the same or different.
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- 一种信号线电容补偿电路,包括:多条信号线;至少一条控制线,所述控制线与所述多条信号线中的至少一条信号线之间设有补偿电容;以及信号源,所述信号源配置成向所述至少一条控制线中的一条或更多条控制线发送充电信号,所述充电信号用于对接收所述充电信号的所述一条或更多条控制线与所述至少一条信号线之间的补偿电容进行充电。
- 根据权利要求1所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线包括第一控制线和第二控制线,所述多条信号线包括第一信号线,所述第一控制线与所述第一信号线之间的补偿电容的电容值不同于所述第二控制线与所述第一信号线之间的补偿电容的电容值。
- 根据权利要求1所述的信号线电容补偿电路,还包括:开关元件,所述开关元件配置成控制信号源与补偿电容的通断状态。
- 根据权利要求3所述的信号线电容补偿电路,还包括配置成向所述开关元件提供补偿触发信号的开关触发线,其中,所述开关元件包括:第一连接端,所述第一连接端连接至所述信号源;第二连接端,所述第二连接端连接至所述补偿电容;和控制端,所述控制端连接至所述开关触发线。
- 根据权利要求1所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线包括第三控制线,所述多条信号线包括第二信号线,所述第三控制线与所述第二信号线之间设有并联的第一支路和第二支路,所述第一支路包括第一补偿电容,所述第二支路包括串联的支路开关和第二补偿电容,所述支路开关的控制端与所述第二信号线电连接。
- 根据权利要求5所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线还包括第四控制线,所述第四控制线与所述第二信号线之间设有第三补偿电容,且所述信号源配置成在同一时刻仅向所述第三控制线和所述第四控制线中的一者发送充电信号。
- 根据权利要求6所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述第三补偿电容与第一补偿电容的电容值相同。
- 根据权利要求1所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述多条信号线包括第一信号线,所述至少一条控制线包括第一控制线和第三控制线,所述第一控制线与所述第一信号线之间形成第四补偿电容,所述第三控制线与所述第一信号线之间设有并联的第一支路和第二支路,所述第一支路包括第五补偿电容,所述第二支路包括串联的支路开关和第六补偿电容,所述支路开关的控制端与所述第一信号线电连接。
- 根据权利要求8所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线还包括第四控制线,所述第四控制线与所述第一信号线之间设有第七补偿电容,且所述信号源配置成在同一时刻仅向所述第三控制线和所述第四控制线中的一者发送充电信号。
- 根据权利要求9所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述第五补偿电容与第七补偿电容的电容值相同。
- 根据权利要求1所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述多条信号线包括第一信号线和第二信号线,所述至少一条控制线包括第一控制线和第三控制线,所述第一控制线与所述第一信号线之间形成第四补偿电容,所述第三控制线与所述第二信号线之间设有并联的第一支路和第二支路,所述第一支路包括第一补偿电容,所述第二支路包括串联的支路开关和第二补偿电容,所述支路开关的控制端与所述第二信号线电连接。
- 根据权利要求11所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线还包括第四控制线,所述第四控制线与所述第二信号线之间设有第三补偿电容,且所述信号源配置成在同一时刻仅向所述第三控制线和所述第四控制线中的一者发送充电信号。
- 根据权利要求12所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述第三补偿电容与第一补偿电容的电容值相同。
- 根据权利要求8至13中任一项所述的信号线电容补偿电路,其中,所述至少一条控制线还包括第二控制线,所述第二控制线与所述第一信号线之间形成第八补偿电容,所述第四补偿电容的电容值不同于所述第八补偿电容的电容值。
- 根据权利要求1至13中任一项所述的信号线电容补偿电路,还包括至少一条电容补偿线,所述电容补偿线与所述多条信号线中的至少一 条信号线之间设有具有恒定值的第九补偿电容,所述第九补偿电容保持恒定充电状态。
- 一种显示面板,包括:根据权利要求1至15中任一项所述的信号线电容补偿电路。
- 一种显示面板,包括:用于显示图像的显示区;和被显示区至少部分地包围的非显示区,所述非显示区包括信号线电容补偿区,其中,所述信号线电容补偿区包括:信号线层和控制线层,所述信号线层中的多条信号线与所述控制线层中的至少一条控制线相交叠,所述控制线层与信号线层之间由绝缘层隔开以在控制线与信号线的交叠部处形成补偿电容,且其中,所述显示面板还包括信号源,所述信号源配置成向所述至少一条控制线中的一条或更多条控制线发送充电信号,所述充电信号用于对接收所述充电信号的所述一条或更多条控制线与所述至少一条信号线之间的补偿电容进行充电。
- 根据权利要求17所述的显示面板,其中,所述至少一条控制线包括第一控制线和第二控制线,所述多条信号线包括第一信号线,所述第一控制线与所述第一信号线的交叠面积不同于所述第二控制线与所述第一信号线的交叠面积。
- 根据权利要求18所述的显示面板,其中,所述信号线电容补偿区还包括控制线扩展层,所述控制线扩展层位于所述信号线层的背对所述控制线层的一侧且与所述信号线层由另一绝缘层隔开,所述控制线扩展层中设置有至少一条扩展控制线,每条扩展控制线通过导电通路与所述控制线层中的一条控制线电连接,所述扩展控制线与所述信号线层中的至少一条信号线相交叠,其中所述补偿电容包括第一子补偿电容和第二子补偿电容,所述第一子补偿电容由控制线与信号线的交叠部形成,所述第二子补偿电容由所述扩展控制线与所述信号线的交叠部形成。
- 根据权利要求18所述的显示面板,其中,信号线电容补偿区中还设置有开关元件,所述开关元件配置成控制信号源与补偿电容的通断状 态。
- 根据权利要求20所述的显示面板,其中,所述开关元件包括薄膜晶体管,所述薄膜晶体管包括:设置于源漏极层中的源极和漏极;有源层;位于所述源漏极层和所述有源层之间的栅极;位于有源层和栅极之间的第一绝缘层;以及位于源漏极层和栅极之间的第二绝缘层,其中,所述源极和漏极与所述至少一条控制线同层设置,所述栅极与所述第一信号线同层设置,所述源极和漏极分别经由穿过所述第一绝缘层和所述第二绝缘层的导电通路与所述有源层电连接。
- 根据权利要求18所述的显示面板,其中,所述至少一条控制线包括第三控制线,所述多条信号线包括第二信号线,所述第三控制线具有主干部和从所述主干部延伸出的分支部,所述主干部包括与所述第二信号线交叠的第一交叠部,所述分支部包括与所述第二信号线交叠的第二交叠部,所述第二交叠部与所述第一交叠部彼此间隔开。
- 根据权利要求22所述的显示面板,其中,所述分支部包括与主干部连接的第一部分和包含所述第二交叠部的第二部分,所述信号线电容补偿区中还设置有:支路开关,所述支路开关配置成响应于来自第二信号线的支路触发信号控制所述第一部分与所述第二部分的通断状态。
- 根据权利要求23所述的显示面板,其中,所述支路开关包括薄膜晶体管,所述薄膜晶体管包括:设置于源漏极层中的源极和漏极;有源层;位于所述源漏极层和所述有源层之间的栅极;位于有源层和栅极之间的第一绝缘层;以及位于源漏极层和栅极之间的第二绝缘层,其中,所述源极和漏极与所述第三控制线同层设置,所述栅极与所述 第二信号线同层设置,所述栅极与所述第二信号线电连接,所述源极和漏极分别经由穿过所述第一绝缘层和所述第二绝缘层的导电通路与所述有源层电连接,其中,所述分支部的所述第一部分与所述第二部分分别用作所述支路开关的漏极和源极。
- 根据权利要求24所述的显示面板,其中,所述至少一条控制线包括第四控制线,所述第四控制线具有与所述第二信号线相交叠的第三交叠部。
- 根据权利要求25所述的显示面板,其中,所述第三交叠部的面积与第一交叠部的面积相同。
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