Liquid crystal display and driving method and driving circuit thereof
View Patent ↗An exemplary driving circuit ( 250 ) of an LCD ( 200 ) includes: gate lines ( 210 ) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a first direction; data lines ( 202 ) that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction; a gate driving circuit ( 210 ) connected to the gate lines; a data driving circuit ( 220 ) connected to the data lines; and a pre-charging voltage circuit ( 240 ). The pre-charging voltage circuit is configured to provide a pre-charging voltage to each of the data lines before the gate driving circuit scans the gate lines.
1. A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display (LCD), the driving circuit comprising:
a plurality of gate lines that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a first direction;
a plurality of data lines that are parallel to each other and that each extend along a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction;
a gate driving circuit connected to the gate lines;
a data driving circuit connected to the data lines;
a pre-charging voltage circuit comprising a pre-charging voltage generator and a plurality of thin film transistors, the pre-charging voltage circuit configured to provide a pre-charging voltage to each of the data lines before the gate driving circuit scans the gate lines; and
a clock controller connected to the gate driving circuit, the driving circuit, and the pre-charging voltage circuit respectively;
wherein the data lines are arranged in columns, the pre-charging voltage generator comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal connected to odd-column data lines, and a second output terminal connected to even-column data lines, and each thin film transistor comprises a gate electrode connected to the clock controller.
2. The driving circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first output terminal is connected to points of the odd-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit via a corresponding plurality of the thin film transistors, and the second output terminal is connected to points of the even-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit via a corresponding plurality of the thin film transistors.
3. A liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate opposite to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates;
a gate driving circuit connected to a plurality of gate lines;
a data driving circuit connected to a plurality of data lines;
a pre-charging voltage circuit comprising a pre-charging voltage generator and a plurality of thin film transistors, the pre-charging voltage circuit configured to provide a pre-charging voltage to each of the data lines before the gate driving circuit scans the gate lines; and
a clock controller connected to the gate driving circuit, the data driving circuit, and the pre-charging voltage circuit respectively;
wherein the pre-charging voltage generator comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal that is floating, and each thin film transistor comprises a gate electrode connected to the clock controller, a source electrode connected to the first output terminal, and a drain electrode connected to a corresponding data line.
4. The LCD as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first output terminal is connected to points of the data lines farthest from the data driving circuit via the thin film transistors, respectively.
5. A driving method for a liquid crystal display (LCD), the LCD comprising a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines arranged in columns, a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit , and a pre-charging voltage circuit, the method comprising:
the pre-charging voltage circuit providing a pre-charging voltage to the data lines before the gate driving circuit scans the gate lines, comprising during odd-numbered frames, the pre-charging voltage circuit providing a positive pre-charging voltage to points of odd-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit, and providing a negative pre-charging voltage to points of even-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit; and
the data driving circuit driving the data lines when the gate driving circuit scans the gate lines.
6. The driving method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the data driving circuit driving the data lines comprises, during the odd-numbered frames, the data driving circuit providing a positive voltage to the odd-column data lines, and providing a negative voltage to the even-column data lines.
7. The driving method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the pre-charging voltage circuit providing a pre-charging voltage to the data lines further comprises, during even-numbered frames, the pre-charging voltage circuit providing a negative pre-charging voltage to points of odd-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit, and providing a positive pre-charging voltage to points of even-column data lines farthest from the data driving circuit.
8. The driving method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the data driving circuit driving the data lines comprises, during the even-numbered frames, the data driving circuit providing a negative voltage to the odd-column data lines, and providing a positive voltage to the even-column data lines.