Gate driver with node stabilizer and display device including the same
View Patent ↗A gate driver includes stages coupled to each other and outputting gate signals. Each stage includes a node driver, a pull-up unit, a node controller, a first node stabilizer, and a pull-down unit. The node driver outputs a first voltage or a second voltage to a first node in response to a first or a second input signal. The pull-up unit pulls an output terminal to high in response to a voltage of the first node. The node controller outputs an on-voltage to a second node in response to a first clock signal from a third node or a second clock signal from a fourth node. The first node stabilizer stabilizes the first node to an off-voltage in response to a voltage of the second node. The pull-down unit pulls the output terminal to low in response to the voltage of the second node or the second input signal.
1. A gate driver, comprising:
a plurality of stages to output a plurality of gate signals, the plurality of stages coupled to each other, each stage including:
a node driver to output a first voltage or a second voltage to a first node in response to a first input signal or a second input signal;
a pull-up circuit to pull up an output terminal to a logic high level in response to a voltage of the first node;
a node controller to output an on-voltage to a second node in response to a first clock signal received from a third node or a second clock signal received from a fourth node;
a first node stabilizer to stabilize the first node to an off-voltage in response to a voltage of the second node; and
a pull-down circuit to pull down the output terminal to a logic low level in response to the voltage of the second node or the second input signal, wherein each stage includes:
a third node stabilizer to stabilize the third node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the first node; and
a fourth node stabilizer to stabilize the fourth node to the off-voltage in response to a voltage of the third node or the voltage of the first node.
2. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the node driver comprises:
a first node driving block to output the first voltage to the first node in response to the first input signal; and
a second node driving block to output the second voltage to the first node in response to the second input signal.
3. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the node controller comprises:
a first node controlling block to output the on-voltage to the second node in response to a voltage of the third node; and
a second node controlling block to output the on-voltage to the second node in response to a voltage of the fourth node.
4. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the pull-up circuit comprises:
a pull-up transistor including a source electrode receiving the first clock signal, a drain electrode coupled to the output terminal, and a gate electrode coupled to the first node, the pull-up transistor to output the first clock signal to the output terminal in response to the voltage of the first node.
5. The gate driver of claim 4 , wherein the pull-up circuit further comprises: a capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the pull-up transistor and the drain electrode of the pull-up transistor.
6. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein each stage further comprises: a second node stabilizer to stabilize the second node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the first node.
7. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the fourth node stabilizer comprises:
a first stabilizing block to stabilize the fourth node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the first node; and
a second stabilizing block to stabilize the fourth node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the third node.
8. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein each stage further comprises: a capacitor circuit to boost the voltage of the first node.
9. The gate driver of claim 8 , wherein the capacitor circuit comprises:
a capacitor coupled to the first node;
a first control block to apply the off-voltage to the capacitor in response to the voltage of the second node; and
a second control block to apply the first clock signal to the capacitor in response to the voltage of the first node.
10. The gate driver of claim 9 , wherein the capacitor comprises:
a first electrode coupled to the first node; and
a second electrode coupled to the first control block and the second control block.
11. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the first node is stabilized to the off-voltage while the second clock signal has the logic high level.
12. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein the first node is stabilized to the off-voltage before the first clock signal transitions from the logic low level to the logic high level.
13. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein
the first input signal of a current stage is an output signal of a previous stage, and
the second input signal of the current stage is an output signal of a next stage.
14. The gate driver of claim 1 , wherein
the first input signal of a current stage is an output signal of a stage before a previous stage, and
the second input signal of the current stage is an output signal of a stage after a next stage.
15. A display device, comprising:
a display panel including gate lines, data lines crossing the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels;
a data driver to output a plurality of data signals to the data lines; and
a gate driver including a plurality of stages to output a plurality of gate signals to the plurality of gate lines, respectively, each stage including:
a node driver to output a first voltage or a second voltage to a first node in response to a first input signal or a second input signal;
a pull-up circuit to pull up an output terminal to a logic high level in response to a voltage of the first node;
a node controller to output an on-voltage to a second node in response to a first clock signal received from a third node or a second clock signal received from a fourth node;
a first node stabilizer to stabilize the first node to an off-voltage in response to a voltage of the second node; and
a pull-down circuit to pull down the output terminal to a logic low level in response to the voltage of the second node or the second input signal, wherein each stage includes:
a third node stabilizer to stabilize the third node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the first node; and
a fourth node stabilizer to stabilize the fourth node to the off-voltage in response to a voltage of the third node or the voltage of the first node.
16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the node controller comprises:
a first node controlling block to output the on-voltage to the second node in response to a voltage of the third node; and
a second node controlling block to output the on-voltage to the second node in response to a voltage of the fourth node.
17. The display device of claim 15 , wherein each stage further comprises: a second node stabilizer to stabilize the second node to the off-voltage in response to the voltage of the first node.
18. The display device of claim 15 , wherein each stage further comprises: a capacitor circuit to boost the voltage of the first node.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the capacitor circuit comprises:
a capacitor coupled to the first node;
a first control block to apply the off-voltage to the capacitor in response to the voltage of the second node; and
a second control block to apply the first clock signal to the capacitor in response to the voltage of the first node.
20. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first node is stabilized to the off-voltage while the second clock signal has the logic high level.
21. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first node is stabilized to the off-voltage before the first clock signal transitions from the logic low level to the logic high level.