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US 12,367,817 · App. 18/680,595 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Array substrate, display panel, spliced display panel and display driving method

Inventors: Jiao Zhao (Beijing, CN); Li Xiao (Beijing, CN); Minghua Xuan (Beijing, CN); Haoliang Zheng (Beijing, CN); Dongni Liu (Beijing, CN); Jing Liu (Beijing, CN); Qi Qi (Beijing, CN); Zhenyu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Liang Chen (Beijing, CN); Hao Chen (Beijing, CN); Lijun Yuan (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,367,817
App. No.
18/680,595
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An array substrate has a display area and includes at least one pixel group, at least one pixel circuit group and at least one shift register circuit. The at least one pixel group is disposed in the display area. Each pixel group includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. Each pixel circuit group is disposed between two adjacent rows of pixels or two adjacent columns of pixels in a corresponding pixel group. Each pixel circuit group includes at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group. A shift register circuit is disposed between two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels that are different from two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels between which a pixel driving sub-circuit group is disposed.

Claims (47)

1. An array substrate, having a display area, the array substrate comprising:

at least one pixel group disposed in the display area, each pixel group of the at least one pixel group including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array;

at least one pixel circuit group, each pixel circuit group of the at least one pixel circuit group being disposed between two adjacent rows of pixels or two adjacent columns of pixels in a corresponding pixel group, each pixel circuit group including at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group; and

at least one shift register circuit, wherein a shift register circuit of the at least one shift register circuit is disposed between two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels that are different from two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels between which a pixel driving sub-circuit group of the at least one pixel circuit group is disposed.

2. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes at least one sub-pixel;

each pixel driving sub-circuit group is electrically connected to two adjacent rows of sub-pixels or two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group, and is configured to supply pixel driving signals to sub-pixels electrically connected to the pixel driving sub-circuit group.

3. The array substrate according to claim 2 , wherein each of the at least one pixel circuit group includes a plurality of separate pixel driving sub-circuits, and a pixel driving sub-circuit of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuits is connected to each sub-pixel of a pixel in the corresponding pixel group.

4. The array substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one pixel group includes at least two pixel groups;

the at least two pixel groups are arranged in a row direction, each pixel driving sub-circuit group is disposed between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group, and a length of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in a column direction is less than a length of the corresponding pixel group in the column direction; the at least one pixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the column direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area; or

the at least two pixel groups are arranged in the column direction, each pixel driving sub-circuit group is disposed between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group, a length of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the row direction is less than a length of the corresponding pixel group in the row direction; the at least one pixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in the row direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

5. The array substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one shift register circuit is electrically connected to the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group, and is configured to supply scan driving signals to the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group.

6. The array substrate according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one pixel group includes at least two pixel groups;

the at least two pixel groups are arranged in a row direction, each shift register circuit is disposed between two pixel groups or between two adjacent columns of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group; a length of the shift register circuit in a column direction is less than a length of the pixel group in the column direction; the at least one pixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the shift register circuit in the column direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area; or

the at least two pixel groups are arranged in the column direction, each shift register circuit is disposed between two pixel groups or between two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in a corresponding pixel group; a length of the shift register circuit in the row direction is less than a length of the pixel group in the row direction; the at least one pixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the shift register circuit in the row direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostatic discharge circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

7. The array substrate according to claim 6 , wherein the electrostatic discharge protection circuit or the side wire bonding pin area is arranged in a ring along an edge of the display area.

8. The array substrate according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group includes a plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups;

the at least one shift register circuit includes a first shift register circuit and a second shift register circuit; and

the first shift register circuit and the second shift register circuit are electrically connected to the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups; or the first shift register circuit is electrically connected to some of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups, and the second shift register circuit is electrically connected to some other pixel driving sub-circuit groups of the plurality of pixel driving sub-circuit groups.

9. The array substrate according to claim 8 , wherein the first shift register circuit and the second shift register circuit are arranged adjacently between two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels; or

the first shift register circuit is disposed between two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels that are different from two rows of pixels or two columns of pixels between which the second shift register circuit is disposed.

10. The array substrate according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one shift register circuit further includes:

a first backup circuit, the first backup circuit being a backup of the first shift register circuit, and being configured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups when the first shift register circuit fails, and to supply scan driving signals to its corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups; and

a second backup circuit, the second backup circuit being a backup of the second shift register circuit, and being configured to be electrically connected to corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups when the second shift register circuit fails, and to supply scan driving signals to its corresponding pixel driving sub-circuit groups.

11. The array substrate according to claim 10 , wherein the first backup circuit and the first shift register circuit are disposed between same two rows of pixels or same two columns of pixels; and

the second backup circuit and the second shift register circuit are disposed between same two rows of pixels or same two columns of pixels.

12. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

each pixel circuit group further includes at least one functional sub-circuit disposed on at least one side of the pixel driving sub-circuit group in a row direction or column direction, and the functional sub-circuit includes a data selection circuit, an electrostatic discharge protection circuit or a side wire bonding pin area.

13. The array substrate according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a base, the base including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuit group being disposed on the first surface;

at least one fan-out structure, wherein the at least one fan-out structure is disposed on the second surface, each fan-out structure includes a plurality of signal connection lines, and the plurality of signal connection lines extend from an edge of the second surface to a non-edge area of the second surface; and

at least one side edge structure, each side edge structure including a plurality of side edge connection lines, wherein

one end of each of the plurality of side edge connection lines is electrically connected to a signal connection line of a corresponding fan-out structure, and another end of the each of the plurality of side edge connection lines is connected to a corresponding functional sub-circuit.

14. The array substrate according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a base, the base including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuit group being disposed on the first surface;

at least one fan-out structure, wherein the at least one fan-out structure is disposed on the second surface, each fan-out structure includes a plurality of signal connection lines, and the plurality of signal connection lines extend from an edge of the second surface to a non-edge area of the second surface; and

at least one side edge structure, each side edge structure including a plurality of side edge connection lines;

wherein the at least one shift register circuit is disposed on the first surface; and

one end of each side edge connection line of the plurality of side edge connection lines is electrically connected to a signal connection line in a corresponding fan-out structure, and another end of the side edge connection line is connected to a corresponding functional sub-circuit or a corresponding shift register circuit.

15. A display panel, comprising the array substrate according to claim 1 .

16. The display panel according to claim 15 , further comprising a control integrated circuit, wherein the control integrated circuit is disposed on a second surface of a base of the array substrate, and a fan-out structure of the array substrate is disposed on the second surface; the control integrated circuit is electrically connected to a plurality of signal connection lines in the fan-out structure, and is configured to output control signals to the plurality of signal connection lines; and the at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuit group are disposed on a first surface of the base opposite to the second surface.

17. The display panel according to claim 16 , wherein the plurality of signal connection lines are electrically connected to a signal bonding terminal in the corresponding fan-out structure, and the signal bonding terminal is bonded to the control integrated circuit.

18. A spliced display panel, comprising at least two display panels that are spliced to each other according to claim 15 .

19. A display driving method, applied to the display panel according to claim 15 , the display driving method comprising:

controlling the at least one shift register circuit to supply scan driving signals to the at least one pixel driving sub-circuit group; and

controlling each pixel driving sub-circuit group to supply pixel driving signals to two adjacent rows of sub-pixels or two adjacent columns of sub-pixels that are electrically connected to the pixel driving sub-circuit group.

20. The display driving method according to claim 19 , wherein the array substrate further includes a control integrated circuit and at least one side edge structure, the control integrated circuit is disposed on a second surface of a base of the array substrate, and the at least one pixel group and the at least one pixel circuit group are disposed on a first surface of the base opposite to the second surface; the method further comprising:

transmitting, by the control integrated circuit, control signals to the at least one pixel circuit group and/or the at least one shift register circuit through the at least one side edge structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2024
From: ZHAO, JIAO; XIAO, LI; XUAN, MINGHUA; ZHENG, HAOLIANG; LIU, DONGNI; LIU, JING; QI, QI; ZHANG, ZHENYU; CHEN, LIANG; CHEN, HAO; YUAN, LIJUN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 18307416 · Apr 26, 2023
Continuation 17744965 · May 16, 2022
Continuation 16976858
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