Active matrix display device
View Patent ↗A display device includes a dynamic ratio less shift register which is operated in a stable manner and can expand the degree of freedom of design. In the dynamic ratio less shift register which is provided with thin film transistors having semiconductor layers made of p-Si on a substrate surface, a node which becomes the floating state is connected to a fixed potential through a capacitance element.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel;
a display driving circuit including a shift register formed above the display panel, the shift register including:
a connection of a plurality of stages,
at least one of the stages including a first transistor, a second transistor, the first transistor including a gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode;
wherein a voltage of the gate electrode of the first transistor is boosted by a voltage of the first electrode thereof changing from a low level to high level,
wherein the second transistor forms a connection between the control electrode and a ground voltage line when the second transistor is in an on state, and
wherein the second transistor of a stage is turned off in response to an output signal from a preceding stage of the shift register.
2. A display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein an output signal from a next stage is inputted into the second transistor.
3. A display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a first input line for receiving a first synchronous pulse is connected to the first transistor of a preceding stage, and
wherein a second input line for receiving a second synchronous pulse is connected to the first transistor of a next stage.
4. A display device comprising:
a display panel; and
a display driving circuit including a shift register formed on the display panel, the shift register including:
a connection of a plurality of stages,
at least one stage including a first transistor and a second transistor,
the first transistor including a control electrode, an input electrode and an output electrode, and being adapted to have a voltage of the control electrode boosted by a clock pulse inputted into the input electrode thereof, and
the second transistor being adapted to release restriction of a fluctuation of the voltage of the control electrode an output of a preceding stage,
wherein said at least one stage of the shift register outputs a low level voltage to the display panel when the first transistor thereof is in the off state, and
wherein the second transistor of a stage is turned off by an output of a preceding stage.
5. A display device according to claim 4 ,
wherein an output signal from a next stage is applied as an input into the second transistor.
6. A display device according to claim 4 ,
wherein a first pulse input line for receiving a first synchronous pulse is connected to the first transistor of a preceding stage, and
wherein a second pulse input line for receiving a second synchronous pulse is connected to the first transistor of a next stage.
7. A display device comprising:
a display panel; and
a display driving circuit including a shift register formed on the display panel, the shift register including a con nection of a plurality of stages, at least one stage including a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor, the first transistor including a control electrode, an input electrode and an output electrode,
wherein a clock signal line is connected to the input electrode to input a clock signal to the input electrode,
wherein the voltage of the control electrode of the first transistor is boosted when the clock signal is changing from low voltage to high voltage,
wherein the second transistor connects the control electrode of the first transistor with a fixed voltage when the second transistor is in an on state,
wherein the third transistor holds the second transistor in the on state until the first transistor is triggered to the on state,
wherein said at least one stage of the shift register outputs a low level voltage to the display panel when the first transistor thereof is in the off state, and
wherein the second transistor of a stage is turned off by an output of a preceding stage.
8. A display device according to claim 7 ,
wherein an output signal from the output electrode of the first transistor of a preceding stage is inputted into the control electrode of the first transistor of a next stage as a start signal.
9. A display device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the clock signal includes a first clock signal and second clock signal,
wherein a first clock input line for receiving the first clock signal is connected to the input electrode of the first transistor of a preceding stage, and
wherein a second clock input line for receiving the second clock signal is connected to the input electrode of the first transistor of a next stage.