IP Library Granted Patent US 12,293,706
Granted Patent B2
US 12,293,706 · App. 18/530,609 · Granted May 6, 2025

Scan driving circuit and display device having the same

Inventors: Eok Su Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jongdo Keum (Yongin-si, KR); Taesang Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/32G09G3/3266G09G2310/0267
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Patent No.
US 12,293,706
App. No.
18/530,609
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A scan driving circuit includes multiple stages. A j-th stage of the stages includes a buffer part electrically connected to an output terminal that operates in response to a potential of a first control node, a holding part electrically connected to the output terminal that operates in response to a potential of a second control node, and an inverter part electrically connected to the first and second control nodes that controls the potentials of the first and second nodes. The inverter part includes a control transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node, and a drain electrically connected to a first voltage terminal that receives a first low voltage or a second voltage terminal that receives a second low voltage. The control transistor includes a dummy gate that receives a low voltage lower than or equal to the first and second low voltages.

Claims (79)

1. A scan driving circuit comprising a plurality of stages, each of the plurality of stages comprising:

a buffer part which is electrically connected to an output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a first control node;

a holding part which is electrically connected to the output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a second control node; and

an inverter part which is electrically connected to the first and second control nodes and controls the potentials of the first and second control nodes, wherein

the inverter part comprises: a control transistor including:

a gate electrically connected to the first control node; and

a drain electrically connected to a first voltage terminal that receives a first low voltage or a second voltage terminal that receives a second low voltage, and

the control transistor further includes a dummy gate that receives a low voltage lower than or equal to the first and second low voltages.

2. The scan driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein

a voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage, and

the dummy gate is electrically connected to the first voltage terminal.

3. The scan driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the dummy gate is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal that receives a third low voltage having a voltage level lower than a voltage level of the first low voltage.

4. The scan driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein the control transistor comprises:

a first control transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between an inverter voltage terminal and the second voltage terminal; and

a second control transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between the second control node and the first voltage terminal.

5. The scan driving circuit of claim 4 , wherein

the first control transistor further includes a first dummy gate electrically connected to the first voltage terminal, and

the second control transistor further includes a second dummy gate electrically connected to the first voltage terminal.

6. The scan driving circuit of claim 5 , wherein a voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage.

7. The scan driving circuit of claim 4 , wherein

the first control transistor further includes a first dummy gate electrically connected to a third voltage terminal that receives a third low voltage, and

the second control transistor further includes a second dummy gate electrically connected to the third voltage terminal.

8. The scan driving circuit of claim 7 , wherein

a voltage level of the third low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the first low voltage, and

the voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage.

9. The scan driving circuit of claim 1 , wherein

the buffer part comprises a buffer transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between a clock terminal and the output terminal, and

the holding part comprises a holding transistor including a gate electrically connected to the second control node and electrically connected between the output terminal and the second voltage terminal.

10. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels disposed on a base layer; and

a scan driving circuit disposed on the base layer and electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, wherein

the scan driving circuit comprises a plurality of stages,

each of the plurality of stages comprises:

a buffer part which is electrically connected to an output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a first control node;

a holding part which is electrically connected to the output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a second control node; and

an inverter part which is electrically connected to the first and second control nodes and controls the potentials of the first and second control nodes,

the inverter part comprises: a control transistor including:

a gate electrically connected to the first control node; and

a drain electrically connected to a first voltage terminal that receives a first low voltage or a second voltage terminal that receives a second low voltage, and

the control transistor further includes a dummy gate that receives a low voltage lower than or equal to the first and second low voltages.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

a voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage, and

the dummy gate is electrically connected to the first voltage terminal.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the dummy gate is electrically connected to a third voltage terminal that receives a third low voltage having a voltage level lower than a voltage level of the first low voltage.

13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the control transistor comprises:

a first control transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between an inverter voltage terminal and the second voltage terminal; and

a second control transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between the second control node and the first voltage terminal.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the first control transistor further includes a first dummy gate electrically connected to the first voltage terminal, and

the second control transistor further includes a second dummy gate electrically connected to the first voltage terminal.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein a voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage.

16. The display device of claim 13 , wherein

the first control transistor further includes a first dummy gate electrically connected to a third voltage terminal that receives a third low voltage, and

the second control transistor further includes a second dummy gate electrically connected to the third voltage terminal.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein

a voltage level of the third low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the first low voltage, and

the voltage level of the first low voltage is lower than a voltage level of the second low voltage.

18. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the buffer part comprises a buffer transistor including a gate electrically connected to the first control node and electrically connected between a clock terminal and the output terminal, and

the holding part comprises a holding transistor including a gate electrically connected to the second control node and electrically connected between the output terminal and the second voltage terminal.

19. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

each of the plurality of pixels comprises:

a light emitting element; and

a pixel circuit part electrically connected to the light emitting element, and

the pixel circuit part comprises:

at least one transistor; and

a shielding electrode overlapping a semiconductor pattern of the at least one transistor in a plan view.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein the dummy gate and the shielding electrode are disposed on a same layer.

21. An electronic device comprising a display device, the display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels disposed on a base layer; and

a scan driving circuit disposed on the base layer and electrically connected to the plurality of pixels, wherein

the scan driving circuit comprises a plurality of stages,

each of the plurality of stages comprises:

a buffer part which is electrically connected to an output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a first control node;

a holding part which is electrically connected to the output terminal and operates in response to a potential of a second control node; and

an inverter part which is electrically connected to the first and second control nodes and controls the potentials of the first and second control nodes, the inverter part comprises: a control transistor including:

a gate electrically connected to the first control node; and

a drain electrically connected to a first voltage terminal that receives a first low voltage or a second voltage terminal that receives a second low voltage, and

the control transistor further includes a dummy gate that receives a low voltage lower than or equal to the first and second low voltages.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2023
From: KIM, EOK SU; KEUM, JONGDO; KIM, TAESANG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0023730 · Feb 22, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240282248A1 · Aug 22, 2024
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