IP Library Granted Patent US 8,912,995
Granted Patent B2
US 8,912,995 · App. 13/238,661 · Granted Dec 16, 2014

Gate driver and liquid crystal display including the same

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Patent No.
US 8,912,995
App. No.
13/238,661
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gate driver includes a gate integrated circuit (“IC”) chip which receives at least two scanning start signals and at least four clock control signals, and outputs a plurality of gate-on voltages, where at least two clock control signals of the at least four clock control signals are generated based on one scanning start signal of the at least two scanning start signals, timings of the at least two scanning start signals are independent of each other, and timings of the at least two clock control signals based on the one scanning start signal are independent of each other.

Claims (35)

1. A gate driver comprising

a gate integrated circuit chip including a plurality of shift registers respectively and sequentially connected to a plurality of gate lines that are arranged in a direction, the gate integrated chip receiving at least two scanning start signals and at least four clock control signals, and outputs a plurality of gate-on voltages,

at least two clock control signals of the at least four clock control signals are generated based on one scanning start signal of the at least two scanning start signals,

wherein timings of the at least two scanning start signals are independent of each other,

timings of the at least two clock control signals based on the one scanning start signal are independent of each other, and

the first shift register and another shift register after the second shift register among the plurality of shift registers commonly receives one of the at least two scanning start signals, and the second shift register and another shift register after the third shift register among the plurality of shift registers commonly receives another one of the at least two scanning start signals.

2. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein

each of the at least two clock control signals based on the one scanning start signal has a rising edge in a period when the one scanning start signal is in a high level.

3. The gate driver of claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of gate-on voltages are synchronized with the at least two clock control signals based on the one scanning start signal.

4. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of gate-on voltages overlap each other.

5. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein

the at least two scanning start signals comprises a first scanning start signal and a second scanning start signal,

the at least four clock control signals comprises a first clock control signal, a second clock control signal, a third clock control signal and a fourth clock control signal,

the first shift register receives the first scanning start signal and the first clock control signal;

the second shift register receives the first scanning start signal and the second clock control signal;

the third shift register receives the second scanning start signal and the third clock control signal; and

the fourth shift register of the plurality of shift registers receives the second scanning start signal and the fourth clock control signal.

6. The gate driver of claim 5 , wherein

the first clock control signal and the second clock control signal are generated based on the first scanning start signal, and

the third clock control signal and the fourth clock control signal are generated based on the second scanning start signal.

7. The gate driver of claim 6 , wherein

each of the first clock control signal and the second clock control signal has a rising edge in a period when the first scanning start signal is in a high level, and

each of the third clock control signal and the fourth clock control signal has a rising edge in a period when the second scanning start signal is in a high level.

8. The gate driver of claim 5 , wherein

the plurality of gate-on voltage comprises a first gate-on voltage, a second gate-on voltage, a third gate-on voltage and a fourth gate-on voltage,

the first gate-on voltage, the second gate-on voltage, the third gate-on voltage and the fourth gate-on voltage are input, respectively, to sequentially positioned four gate lines, and

the first gate-on voltage is synchronized with the first clock control signal, the second gate-on voltage is synchronized with the third clock control signal, the third gate-on voltage is synchronized with the second clock control signal, and the fourth gate-on voltage is synchronized with the fourth clock control signal.

9. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the first shift register receives one clock signal of the at least two clock control signals based on the one scanning start signal, and

the gate integrated circuit chip further comprises:

a level shifter; and

a buffer which outputs a gate-on voltage of the plurality of gate-on voltages.

10. The gate driver of claim 9 , wherein

the gate integrated circuit chip further comprises an AND gate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029151/0055 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2011
From: SHIN, OK-KWON; LEE, JONG MIN; SON, SUN KYU; BAN, YOUNG-IL; LEE, JAE-HAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026942/0666 →