IP Library Granted Patent US 11,450,252
Granted Patent B2
US 11,450,252 · App. 16/478,395 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Shift register, gate driving circuit, display apparatus and driving method

Inventors: Xuehuan Feng (Beijing, CN); Yongqian Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
G09G3/20G11C19/28G09G2310/0267G09G2310/0286G09G2310/061
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Patent No.
US 11,450,252
App. No.
16/478,395
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a shift register, a gate driving circuit, a display apparatus and a driving method, the shift register including a first input sub-circuit, configured to receive a first input signal from a first input terminal and output an output blanking output control signal; a second input sub-circuit, configured to receive a second input signal from a second input terminal and output a display output control signal; a selection sub-circuit, having a first terminal connected to the second input sub-circuit, a second terminal connected to the first input sub-circuit, and a third terminal connected to a first node, configured to control a potential of the first node according to the display output control signal and the blanking output control signal; an output sub-circuit, configured to output a composite output signal via an output terminal under control of a first node.

Claims (58)

1. A shift register, comprising:

a first input sub-circuit, configured to receive a first input signal from a first input terminal and output a blanking output control signal;

a second input sub-circuit, configured to receive a second input signal from a second input terminal and output a display output control signal;

a selection sub-circuit, having a first terminal connected to the second input sub-circuit, a second terminal connected to the first input sub-circuit, and a third terminal connected to a first node, configured to control a potential of the first node according to the display output control signal and the blanking output control signal, and

an output sub-circuit, configured to output a composite output signal via an output terminal under control of the first node, the composite output signal including a display output signal outputted in a display period of time and a blanking output signal outputted in a blanking period of time which are independent of each other.

2. The shift register according to claim 1 , wherein the selection sub-circuit further comprises:

a first selection sub-circuit, configured to pull up the potential of the first node to an operating potential by utilizing the display output control signal outputted by the second input sub-circuit, when the display output control signal is in an operating potential and the blanking output control signal is in a non-operating potential; and

a second selection sub-circuit, configured to pull up the potential of the first node to the operating potential by utilizing the blanking output control signal outputted by the first input sub-circuit, when the display output control signal is in the non-operating potential, and the blanking output control signal is in the operating potential.

3. The shift register according to claim 1 , wherein

the second input sub-circuit comprises a first display input transistor, having a first electrode connected to the first node, a second electrode and/or control electrode connected to the second input terminal; and

the output sub-circuit comprises an output transistor and an output capacitor, wherein a first electrode of the output transistor is connected to an output clock signal line, a second electrode of the output transistor is connected to the output terminal, a control electrode of the output transistor is connected to the first node, a first terminal of the output capacitor is connected to the first node, and a second terminal of the output capacitor is connected the output terminal.

4. The shift register according to claim 3 , wherein the second input sub-circuit further comprises a second display input transistor, having a first electrode connected to a control electrode of the second display input transistor and connected to the first electrode of the first display input transistor, and a second electrode connected to the first node.

5. A gate driving circuit, comprising N stages of shift registers, the shift register being the shift register according to claim 1 , wherein

a second input terminal and a first input terminal of an i-th stage of shift register are connected to an output terminal of an (i−1)-th stage of shift register, and an output terminal of the i-th stage of shift register is connected to a display reset terminal of the (i−1)-th stage of shift register, where N is an integer greater than 2, 1<i≤N;

a second input terminal of a first stage of shift register is connected to a display signal line, and a first input terminal is connected to a blanking signal line; and

a display reset control terminal of a N-th stage of shift register is connected to a display reset signal line.

6. A display apparatus comprising the gate driving circuit according to claim 5 .

7. A driving method applicable to the shift register according to claim 1 , comprising:

during a display period of time of a frame,

in a first control phase, inputting, by the first input sub-circuit, a first pull-up signal to the first node; and

in a first output phase, outputting, by the output sub-circuit, a first output signal under control of the first node, and

during a blanking period of time of the frame,

in a second control phase, inputting, by the second input sub-circuit, a second pull-up signal to the first node; and

in a second output phase, outputting, by the output sub-circuit, a second output signal under control of the first node.

8. The shift register according to claim 2 , wherein the second input sub-circuit comprises:

a charging sub-circuit, configured to input the first input signal to a blanking pull-up control node according to the first input signal;

a storing sub-circuit, having a terminal connected to the blanking pull-up control node, configured to store a blanking pull-up control signal according to the first input signal;

an isolating sub-circuit, configured to input the blanking output control signal to the first node according to the blanking pull-up control signal in a blanking period of time of a frame.

9. The shift register according to claim 2 , wherein

the first selection sub-circuit comprises a first selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to an output terminal of the second input sub-circuit, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a control electrode connected to a first selection control terminal; and

the second selection sub-circuit comprises a second selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to an output terminal of the first input sub-circuit, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a control electrode connected to a second selection control terminal.

10. The shift register according to claim 2 , wherein

the first selection sub-circuit comprises:

a first selection transistor, having a first electrode connected with a control electrode of the first selection transistor, and connected to the output terminal of the second input sub-circuit;

a second selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to the output terminal of the second input sub-circuit, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a control electrode connected to a second electrode of the first selection transistor; and

a third selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first selection transistor, a second electrode connected to a pull-down signal line, and a control electrode connected to the output terminal of the first input sub-circuit;

the second selection sub-circuit comprises:

a fourth selection transistor, having a first electrode connected with a control electrode of the fourth selection transistor, and connected to the output terminal of the first input sub-circuit;

a fifth selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to the output terminal of the first input sub-circuit, a second electrode connected to the first node, and a control electrode connected to a second electrode of the fourth selection transistor; and

a sixth selection transistor, having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the fourth selection transistor, a second electrode connected to the pull-down signal line, and a control electrode connected to the output terminal of the second input sub-circuit.

11. The shift register according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a display reset sub-circuit, configured to reset the first node under control of a display reset control signal.

12. The shift register according to claim 8 , wherein

the charging sub-circuit comprises a charging transistor, having a first electrode and/or control electrode connected to the first input terminal, and a second electrode connected to the blanking pull-up control node;

the storing sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor, having a first terminal connected to the blanking pull-up control node; and

the isolating sub-circuit comprises a first isolating transistor, wherein a control terminal of the first isolating transistor is connected to the blanking pull-up control node, and second electrode of the first isolating transistor is connected to the output terminal of the first input sub-circuit.

13. The shift register according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a blanking reset sub-circuit, configured to reset the first node and/or the output terminal under control of a blanking reset control signal before the blanking period of time of the frame ends up.

14. The shift register according to claim 11 , wherein the display reset sub-circuit comprises a display reset transistor, having a first electrode connected to the first node, a control electrode connected to a display reset control terminal, and a second electrode connected to a display reset signal line.

15. The shift register according to claim 13 , wherein the output sub-circuit comprises at least one shift signal output terminal and at least one pixel signal output terminal.

16. The shift register according to claim 13 , wherein the blanking reset sub-circuit comprises a first blanking reset transistor, having a first electrode connected to the first node, a control electrode connected to a blanking reset control terminal, and a second electrode connected to a blanking reset signal line.

17. The shift register according to claim 16 , wherein the blanking reset sub-circuit further comprises a second blanking reset transistor, having a first electrode connected to the output terminal, a control electrode connected to the blanking reset control terminal, and a second electrode connected to the blanking reset signal line.

18. The shift register according to claim 15 , further comprising:

a pull-down control sub-circuit, configured to control a potential of a pull-down node according to the first node; and

a pull-down sub-circuit, configured to pull down the first node and the output terminal to the non-operating potential under control of the pull-down node.

19. The shift register according to claim 18 , wherein

the pull-down control sub-circuit comprises a first pull-down control transistor and a second pull-down control transistor, wherein a first electrode of the first pull-down control transistor is connected with a control electrode of the first pull-down control transistor and connected to a pull-down control signal line, a second electrode of the first pull-down control transistor is connected to the pull-down node, a first electrode of the second pull-down control transistor is connected to the pull-down node, a control electrode of the second pull-down control transistor is connected to the first node, and a second electrode of the second pull-down control transistor is connected to the pull-down signal line; and

the pull-down sub-circuit comprises a first pull-down transistor and a second pull-down transistor, wherein a first electrode of the first pull-down transistor is connected to the first node, a control electrode of the first pull-down transistor is connected to the pull-down node, and a second electrode of the first pull-down transistor is connected to the pull-down signal line, a first electrode of the second pull-down transistor is connected to the output terminal, a control electrode of the second pull-down transistor is connected to the pull-down node, and a second electrode of the second pull-down transistor is connected to the pull-down signal line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: FENG, XUEHUAN; LI, YONGQIAN
To: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810151876 · Feb 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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