IP Library Granted Patent US 11,164,531
Granted Patent B2
US 11,164,531 · App. 16/850,028 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Drive circuit for a display panel having a slot, display screen and display device

Inventors: Wenzhi Fan (Kunshan, CN); Zhengfang Xie (Kunshan, CN)
Assignee: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G09G3/3291G09G5/10G09G2300/0426
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Patent No.
US 11,164,531
App. No.
16/850,028
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The exemplary embodiments of the present application provide a drive circuit for a display panel having a slot, a display screen and a display device. The drive circuit includes: a first drive line, for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row or column where the slot is located, and/or for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row or column adjacent to the slot; and a second drive line, for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row other than the row regulated by the first drive line, or for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a column other than the column regulated by the first drive line; wherein, the currents or voltages applied to the first drive line and the second drive line are different.

Claims (32)

1. A drive circuit for a display panel having a slot, comprising:

a first drive line, for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row or column where the slot is located, and/or for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row or column adjacent to the slot; and

a second drive line, for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a row other than the row regulated by the first drive line, or for regulating luminous brightness of pixels in a column other than the column regulated by the first drive line;

wherein, a current applied to the first drive line is different from a current applied to the second drive line, or a voltage applied to the first drive line is different from a voltage applied to the second drive line,

wherein, the first drive line comprises at least two drive lines, the currents applied to the at least two drive lines are different, or the voltages applied to the at least two drive lines are different,

wherein, the first drive line is a first initialization signal line, the second drive line is a second initialization signal line;

the first initialization signal line is used for regulating the resetting of pixels in the row or column where the slot is located, and/or for regulating the resetting of pixels in the row or column adjacent to the slot;

the second initialization signal line is used for regulating the resetting of pixels in a row other than the row regulated by the first initialization signal line, or for regulating the resetting of pixels in a column other than the column regulated by the first initialization signal line.

2. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein,

when the display panel is scanned along a column direction of pixels, the first drive line is connected to pixels in the row where the slot is located and/or in the row adjacent to the slot.

3. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein,

when the display panel is scanned along a row direction of pixels, the first drive line is connected to pixels in the column where the slot is located and/or in the column adjacent to the slot.

4. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the first initialization signal line and the second initialization signal line respectively receive a first initialization signal and a second initialization signal sent from a drive chip.

5. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the first drive line is a first gate control signal line, the second drive line is a second gate control signal line;

the first gate control signal line is used for regulating the gate potential of pixels in the row or column where the slot is located, and/or for regulating the gate potential of pixels in the row or column adjacent to the slot;

the second gate control signal line is used for regulating the gate potential of pixels in a row other than the row regulated by the first gate control signal line, or for regulating the gate potential of pixels in a column other than the column regulated by the first gate control signal line.

6. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 5 , wherein, the first gate control signal line and the second gate control signal line respectively receive a first gate control signal and a second gate control signal sent from a shift-register circuit.

7. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the current or voltage applied to the first drive line is a fixed value.

8. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the current or voltage applied to the first drive line is a variable value determined according to a gray scale.

9. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 7 , wherein, when the drive circuit comprises seven P-type metal oxide semiconductor thin-film-transistors and one capacitor and the first drive line is a first initialization signal line, the fixed value is in a range of −6V to 0V.

10. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the first drive line and the second drive line are formed in the same process step.

11. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first drive line is formed in the same process step as a control end of a drive transistor or a switching transistor in a pixel connected with the first drive line; and/or

the second drive line is formed in the same process step as a control end of a drive transistor or a switching transistor in a pixel connected with the second drive line.

12. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the first initialization signal line and the second initialization signal line are made of material selected from Mo, Al, Cu, Ti, ITO, IZO, Ag or Nb.

13. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 6 , wherein, the shift-register circuit is a Gate-in-Panel circuit.

14. The drive circuit for a display panel having a slot according to claim 1 , wherein, the second drive line comprises at least two drive lines, the currents applied to the at least two drive lines are the same or different, or the voltages applied to the at least two drive lines are the same or different.

15. A display screen, comprising:

a display panel having a slot; and

the drive circuit for a display panel according to claim 1 .

16. The display screen according to claim 15 , wherein, the slot is located on an edge of the display panel.

17. A display device, comprising the display screen according to claim 15 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073414/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SUZHOU GOVISIONOX INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073921/0290 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2020
From: FAN, WENZHI; XIE, ZHENGFANG
To: YUNGU (GU' AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052410/0103 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811095431.5 · Sep 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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