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US 9,799,258 · App. 14/905,789 · Granted Oct 24, 2017

Driving circuit according to RGBW and flat panel display

Inventors: Gonghua Zou (Guangdong, CN); Chang Cao (Guangdong, CN); Chunpeng Guo (Guangdong, CN)
Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd; Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
G09G3/2074G09G3/2003G09G3/2092G09G2300/0452
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Patent No.
US 9,799,258
App. No.
14/905,789
Granted
Oct 24, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a driving circuit according to RGBW and a flat panel display. In the driving circuit: control terminals of a first and second voltage-level switches and a first non-voltage-level switch are connected to a first driving line, input terminals are connected to a driving signal source, output terminals are respectively connected to input terminals of a third non-voltage-level switch, a third and fourth voltage-level switches, control terminals of the third non-voltage-level switch and the third and fourth voltage-level switches are connected to a second driving line, output terminals of the third non-voltage-level switch and the third and fourth voltage-level switches are connected to a first to third sub-pixels. The circuit can implement that a size occupied by the driving lines is decreased and the aperture ratio of the display is increased.

Claims (29)

1. A driving circuit for driving a RGBW pixel of a display, the driving circuit comprising:

a first driving line, a second driving line, a first voltage-level switch, a second voltage-level switch, a third voltage-level switch, a fourth voltage-level switch, a first non-voltage-level switch, a second non-voltage-level switch, a third non-voltage-level switch and a fourth non-voltage-level switch, wherein a voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on when a first voltage level is inputted to a control terminal thereof, and a non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on when a second voltage level is inputted to a control terminal thereof;

a control terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to a driving signal source, an output terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to an input terminal of the third non-voltage level switch, a control terminal of the third non-voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line and an input terminal of the third non-voltage-level switch used to connect to a first sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to an input terminal of the third voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the third voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the third voltage-level switch used to connect to a second sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the first non-voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the first non-voltage level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the first non-voltage level switch connected to an input terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch used to connect to a third sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the second non-voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the second non-voltage level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the second non-voltage level switch connected to an input terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch used to connect to a fourth sub-pixel;

when the first driving line outputs a first voltage level, the second driving line outputs the second voltage level, the first voltage-level switch and the third non-voltage-level switch are turned on, a driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the first sub-pixel through the first voltage-level switch and the third non-voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the first voltage level, the second driving line outputs the first voltage level, the second voltage-level switch and the third voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the second sub-pixel through the second voltage-level switch and the third voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second driving line outputs the first voltage level, the first non-voltage-level switch and the fourth voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the third sub-pixel through the first non-voltage-level switch and the fourth voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second non-voltage-level switch and the fourth non-voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the fourth sub-pixel through the second non-voltage-level switch and the fourth non-voltage-level switch.

2. The circuit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first voltage level is a high voltage level and the second voltage level is a low voltage level, the voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, and the non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level.

3. The circuit according to claim 2 , characterized in that the switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, is a N type FET or C type FET and the switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, is a P type FET.

4. The circuit according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first voltage level is the low voltage level and the second voltage level is the high voltage level, the voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, and the non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level.

5. The circuit according to claim 4 , characterized in that the switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, is a N type FET or C type FET and the switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, is a P type FET.

6. A flat panel display comprising:

a flat display panel and a bottom plate, wherein the flat display panel comprises an RGBW driving circuit and the RGBW driving circuit comprises:

a first driving line, a second driving line, a first voltage-level switch, a second voltage-level switch, a third voltage-level switch, a fourth voltage-level switch, a first non-voltage-level switch, a second non-voltage-level switch, a third non-voltage-level switch and a fourth non-voltage-level switch, wherein a voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on when a first voltage level is inputted to a control terminal thereof, and a non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on when a second voltage level is inputted to a control terminal thereof;

a control terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to a driving signal source, an output terminal of the first voltage-level switch connected to an input terminal of the third non-voltage level switch, a control terminal of the third non-voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line and an input terminal of the third non-voltage-level switch used to connect to a first sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the second voltage-level switch connected to an input terminal of the third voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the third voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the third voltage-level switch used to connect to a second sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the first non-voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the first non-voltage level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the first non-voltage level switch connected to an input terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the fourth voltage-level switch used to connect to a third sub-pixel;

a control terminal of the second non-voltage-level switch connected to the first driving line, an input terminal of the second non-voltage level switch connected to the driving signal source, an output terminal of the second non-voltage level switch connected to an input terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch, a control terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch connected to the second driving line, an output terminal of the fourth non-voltage-level switch used to connect to a fourth sub-pixel;

when the first driving line outputs a first voltage level, the second driving line outputs the second voltage level, the first voltage-level switch and the third non-voltage-level switch are turned on, a driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the first sub-pixel through the first voltage-level switch and the third non-voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the first voltage level, the second driving line outputs the first voltage level, the second voltage-level switch and the third voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the second sub-pixel through the second voltage-level switch and the third voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second driving line outputs the first voltage level, the first non-voltage-level switch and the fourth voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the third sub-pixel through the first non-voltage-level switch and the fourth voltage-level switch;

when the first driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second driving line outputs the second voltage level, the second non-voltage-level switch and the fourth non-voltage-level switch are turned on, the driving signal outputted from the driving signal source outputted to the fourth sub-pixel through the second non-voltage-level switch and the fourth non-voltage-level switch.

7. The flat panel display according to claim 6 , characterized in that the first voltage level is a high voltage level and the second voltage level is a low voltage level, the voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, and the non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level.

8. The flat panel display according to claim 7 , characterized in that the switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, is a N type FET or C type FET and the switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, is a P type FET.

9. The flat panel display according to claim 6 , wherein when the first voltage level is a low voltage level and the second voltage level is a high voltage level, the voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, and the non-voltage-level switch is a switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level.

10. The flat panel display according to claim 9 , wherein the switch, which is turned on by the high voltage level, is a N type FET or C type FET; and the switch, which is turned on by the low voltage level, is a P type FET.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2016
From: ZOU, GONGHUA; CAO, CHANG; GUO, CHUNPENG
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD; WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0541008 · Aug 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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