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US 10,553,161 · App. 15/833,080 · Granted Feb 4, 2020

Gate driving unit, gate driving circuit, display driving circuit and display device

Inventors: Zhidong Yuan (Beijing, CN); Yongqian Li (Beijing, CN); Min He (Beijing, CN); Can Yuan (Beijing, CN); Pan Xu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3258
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Patent No.
US 10,553,161
App. No.
15/833,080
Granted
Feb 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gate driving unit, a gate driving circuit, a display driving circuit and a display device. The gate driving unit comprises: an input circuit; a first control circuit, configured to provide a first power voltage signal to a first control node in a case that a pull-up node is at an active voltage level; a second control circuit, configured to provide a third clock signal of a third clock terminal to a second control node in a case that the pull-up node is at the active voltage level, and pull down the second control node to a second power voltage signal of a second power voltage terminal in a case that the pull-up node is at a non-active voltage level; and an output circuit, configured to output the first power voltage signal of a first power voltage terminal to the output terminal.

Claims (72)

1. A gate driving unit, comprising:

an input circuit, configured to transmit an output signal of a previous-level gate driving unit to a pull-up node in a case that one of an output terminal of the previous-level gate driving unit and an output terminal of a next-level gate driving unit is at an active voltage level, and a first clock terminal is at the active voltage level;

a first control circuit, configured to provide a first power voltage signal to a first control node in a case that the pull-up node is at the active voltage level;

a second control circuit, configured to: provide a third clock signal of a third clock terminal to a second control node in a case that the pull-up node is at the active voltage level; and pull down the second control node to a second power voltage signal of a second power voltage terminal in a case that the pull-up node is at a non-active voltage level; and

an output circuit, configured to output the first power voltage signal of a first power voltage terminal to the output terminal in a case that the first control node is at the active voltage level and the second control node is at the non-active voltage level.

2. A gate driving unit, comprising:

an input circuit, configured to transmit an output signal of a previous-level gate driving unit to a pull-up node in a case that one of an output terminal of the previous-level gate driving unit and an output terminal of a next-level gate driving unit is at an active voltage level, and a first clock terminal is at the active voltage level;

a first control circuit, configured to provide a first power voltage signal to a first control node in a case that the pull-up node is at the active voltage level;

a second control circuit, configured to: provide a third clock signal of a third clock terminal to a second control node in a case that the pull-up node is at the active voltage level; and pull down the second control node to a second power voltage signal of a second power voltage terminal in a case that the pull-up node is at a non-active voltage level;

an output circuit, configured to output the first power voltage signal of a first power voltage terminal to the output terminal in a case that the first control node is at the active voltage level and the second control node is at the non-active voltage level;

a pull-down control circuit, configured to control a pull-down circuit whether to carry out an operation or not by a pull-down signal at a pull-down node; and

the pull-down circuit, configured to pull down the output terminal and the first control node to the second power voltage signal of the second power voltage terminal in a case that the pull-down signal at the pull-down node is at the active voltage level.

3. The gate driving unit according to claim 2 , wherein the input circuit comprises:

a first input transistor, with a gate electrode and a first electrode of the first input transistor as a first input terminal being connected to the output terminal of the previous-level gate driving unit, and a second electrode of the first input transistor being connected to a first electrode of a fourth input transistor;

a second input transistor, with a first electrode of the second input transistor being connected to the output terminal of the previous-level gate driving unit, a gate electrode of the second input transistor being connected to a second electrode of a third input transistor, and a second electrode of the second input transistor being connected to the pull-up node;

the third input transistor, with a first electrode of the third input transistor as a second input terminal being connected to the output terminal of the next-level gate driving unit, and a gate electrode of the third input transistor being connected to the first clock terminal; and

the fourth input transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth input transistor being connected to the first clock terminal, and a second electrode of the fourth input transistor being connected to the pull-up node.

4. The gate driving unit according to claim 2 , wherein the second power voltage terminal comprises a third power voltage terminal, a fourth power voltage terminal, and a fifth power voltage terminal, and wherein the pull-down control circuit comprises:

a first pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode and a first electrode of the first pull-down control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the first pull-down control transistor being connected to a gate electrode of a third pull-down control transistor;

a second pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the gate electrode of the third pull-down control transistor, and a second electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the third power voltage terminal;

the third pull-down control transistor, with a first electrode of the third pull-down control transistor being connected to a second clock terminal, and a second electrode of the third pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-down node; and

a fourth pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-down node, and a second electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the fourth power voltage terminal.

5. The gate driving unit according to claim 2 , wherein the first control circuit comprises:

a first control transistor, with a gate electrode of the first control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the first control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the first control transistor being connected to the first control node;

a second control transistor, with a gate electrode of the second control transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the second control transistor being connected to the first control node, and a second electrode of the second control transistor being connected to the pull-down circuit; and

a third control transistor, with a gate electrode of the third control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the third control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the third control transistor being connected to the pull-down circuit.

6. The gate driving unit according to claim 5 , wherein the second power voltage terminal comprises a third power voltage terminal, a fourth power voltage terminal, and a fifth power voltage terminal, and wherein the second control circuit comprises:

a fourth control transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the fourth control transistor being connected to the third clock terminal, and a second electrode of fourth control transistor being connected to the second control node;

a fifth control transistor, with a gate electrode and a first electrode of the fifth control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the fifth control transistor being connected to a gate electrode of a seventh control transistor;

a sixth control transistor, with a gate electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the gate electrode of the seventh control transistor, a second electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the fourth power voltage terminal; and

the seventh control transistor, with a first electrode of the seventh control transistor being connected to the second control node, and a second electrode of the seventh control transistor being connected to the fifth power voltage terminal.

7. The gate driving unit according to claim 6 , wherein the output terminal comprises a first output terminal and a second output terminal;

the output circuit comprises a first output circuit and a second output circuit;

the first output circuit comprises:

a first output transistor, with a gate electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the first control node, a first electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the first output terminal; and

a second output transistor, with a gate electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the first output terminal, and a second electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the fourth power voltage terminal, and the second output circuit comprises:

a third output transistor, with a gate electrode of the third output transistor being connected to the first control node, a first electrode of the third output transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the third output transistor being connected to the second output terminal; and

a fourth output transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth output transistor being connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the fourth output transistor being connected to the second output terminal, and a second electrode of the fourth output transistor being connected to the third power voltage terminal.

8. The gate driving unit according to claim 7 , wherein the pull-down circuit comprises:

a node pull-down transistor, with a gate electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the second electrode of the second control transistor, and a second electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the third power voltage terminal;

a first output pull-down transistor, with a gate electrode of the first output pull-down transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the first output pull-down transistor being connected to the first output terminal, and a second electrode of the first output pull-down transistor being connected to the third power voltage terminal; and

a second output pull-down transistor, with a gate electrode of the second output pull-down transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the second output pull-down transistor being connected to the second output terminal, and a second electrode of the second output pull-down transistor being connected to the third power voltage terminal.

9. The gate driving unit according to claim 2 , wherein the pull-down control circuit comprises:

a first pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode and a first electrode of the first pull-down control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the first pull-down control transistor being connected to a gate electrode of a third pull-down control transistor;

a second pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the gate electrode of the third pull-down control transistor, and a second electrode of the second pull-down control transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal;

the third pull-down control transistor, with a first electrode of the third pull-down control transistor being connected to a second clock terminal, and a second electrode of the third pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-down node; and

a fourth pull-down control transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the pull-down node, and a second electrode of the fourth pull-down control transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal.

10. The gate driving unit according to claim 5 , wherein the second control circuit comprises:

a fourth control transistor, with a gate electrode of the fourth control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the fourth control transistor being connected to the third clock terminal, and a second electrode of fourth control transistor being connected to the second control node;

a fifth control transistor, with a gate electrode and a first electrode of the fifth control transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the fifth control transistor being connected to a gate electrode of a seventh control transistor;

a sixth control transistor, with a gate electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the pull-up node, a first electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the gate electrode of the seventh control transistor, and a second electrode of the sixth control transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal; and

the seventh control transistor, with a first electrode of the seventh control transistor being connected to the second control node, and a second electrode of the seventh control transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal.

11. The gate driving unit according to claim 10 , wherein the output circuit comprises:

a first output transistor, with a gate electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the first control node, a first electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the first power voltage terminal, and a second electrode of the first output transistor being connected to the output terminal; and

a second output transistor, with a gate electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the second control node, a first electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the output terminal, and a second electrode of the second output transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal.

12. The gate driving unit according to claim 11 , wherein the pull-down circuit comprises:

a node pull-down transistor, with a gate electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the second electrode of the second control transistor, and a second electrode of the node pull-down transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal; and

an output pull-down transistor, with a gate electrode of the output pull-down transistor being connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the output pull-down transistor being connected to the output terminal, and a second electrode of the output pull-down transistor being connected to the second power voltage terminal.

13. The gate driving unit according to claim 1 , wherein a first clock signal of the first clock terminal and a second clock signal of a second clock terminal are opposite in phase and have a same frequency, and a frequency of the third clock signal of the third clock terminal is twice of a frequency of the first clock signal of the first clock terminal.

14. A gate driving circuit, comprising N gate driving units connected in cascade, wherein the N gate driving units comprise a first gate driving unit to an Nth gate driving unit, each gate driving unit includes the gate driving unit according to claim 1 , and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

15. The gate driving circuit according to claim 14 , wherein in the N gate driving units connected in cascade,

a first signal input terminal of the first gate driving unit is connected to a frame start signal, and a second signal input terminal of the Nth gate driving unit is connected to the frame start signal;

first signal input terminals of each of a second gate driving unit to the Nth gate driving unit are connected to output terminals of respective previous-level gate driving units adjacent thereto; and

second signal input terminals of each of the first gate driving unit to an (N−1)th gate driving unit are connected to output terminals of respective next-level gate driving units adjacent thereto.

16. A display driving circuit, comprising: a gate driving circuit and a pixel driving circuit, wherein the gate driving circuit comprises the gate driving circuit according to claim 14 .

17. A display device, comprising the display driving circuit according to claim 16 .

18. The gate driving unit according to claim 2 , wherein a first clock signal of the first clock terminal and a second clock signal of a second clock terminal are opposite in phase and have a same frequency, and a frequency of the third clock signal of the third clock terminal is twice of a frequency of the first clock signal of the first clock terminal.

19. A gate driving circuit, comprising N gate driving units connected in cascade, wherein the N gate driving units comprise a first gate driving unit to an Nth gate driving unit, each gate driving unit includes the gate driving unit according to claim 2 , and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

20. The gate driving circuit according to claim 19 , wherein, in the N gate driving units connected in cascade,

a first signal input terminal of the first gate driving unit is connected to a frame start signal, and a second signal input terminal of the Nth gate driving unit is connected to the frame start signal;

first signal input terminals of each of a second gate driving unit to the Nth gate driving unit are connected to output terminals of respective previous-level gate driving units adjacent thereto; and

second signal input terminals of each of the first gate driving unit to an (N−1)th gate driving unit are connected to output terminals of respective next-level gate driving units adjacent thereto.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2017
From: YUAN, ZHIDONG; LI, YONGQIAN; HE, MIN; YUAN, CAN; XU, PAN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044367/0951 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0336104 · May 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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