Scan driver and display device including the same
A scan driver, includes a plurality of stage circuits, each of which includes a driving circuit unit providing an output signal and an inverter inverting the output signal of the driving circuit unit and generating a scan signal, in which the inverter includes a first transistor and a second transistor, which are complementarily operated, the first transistor is a P-type polysilicon transistor, and the second transistor is an N-type oxide semiconductor transistor. A display device may include the scan driver.
1. A display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of data lines, wherein the plurality of pixels are connected with the plurality of first scan lines and the plurality of data lines and each of the plurality of pixels comprises one or more polysilicon transistors and one or more oxide semiconductor transistors;
a plurality of second scan lines connected with the plurality of pixels;
a scan driver, wherein the scan driver comprises a plurality of stage circuits to supply a plurality of scan signals to the plurality of first scan lines and to supply a plurality of output signals to the plurality of second scan lines; and
a data driver configured to supply a plurality of data signals to the plurality of data lines,
wherein at least some of the plurality of stage circuits comprise:
a driving circuit unit configured to provide one of the plurality of output signals; and
an inverter configured to invert the output signal of the driving circuit unit and generate one of the plurality of scan signals, and
wherein:
the inverter comprises a first transistor and a second transistor,
the first transistor and the second transistor are configured for complementary operation,
the first transistor is a P-type polysilicon transistor,
the second transistor is an N-type oxide semiconductor transistor,
at least some of the one or more polysilicon transistors receives the output signal of the driving circuit unit through one of the plurality of second scan lines, and
at least some of the one or more oxide semiconductor transistors receives one of the plurality of scan signals through one of the plurality of first scan lines.
2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a common node, a first driving power source, and a second driving power source, wherein for each stage circuit:
the first transistor is connected between the common node and the first driving power source,
the second transistor is connected between the common node and the second driving power source, and
the common node is electrically connected with one of the plurality of first scan lines to output one of the plurality of scan signals.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a channel width of the second transistor is larger than a channel width of the first transistor.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a channel length of the second transistor is smaller than a channel length of the first transistor.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second transistor is a double gate transistor comprising two gate electrodes.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the driving circuit unit comprises a plurality of transistors, and
the plurality of transistors have the same conductive type.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the output signal of the driving circuit unit comprises a low level pulse, and
each of the plurality of scan signals comprises a high level pulse.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more polysilicon transistors are P-type transistors, and
the one or more oxide semiconductor transistors are N-type transistors.