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US 12,361,888 · App. 17/563,375 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Display device having multiple start signals for emission control scanning drivers

Inventors: Yue Long (Beijing, CN); Chao Zeng (Beijing, CN); Yao Huang (Beijing, CN); Meng Li (Beijing, CN); Weiyun Huang (Beijing, CN); Libin Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G09G3/3266G09G3/3233G09G3/3291G09G2310/0286
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Patent No.
US 12,361,888
App. No.
17/563,375
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display device are disclosed, the display panel includes a plurality of display regions, a peripheral region surrounding the plurality of display regions, a plurality of light-emission control scan driving circuits provided in the peripheral region, a first start signal line, and a second start signal line. The first start signal line is different from the second start signal line, the plurality of display regions include a first display region and a second display region, the plurality of light-emission control scan driving circuits include a first light-emission control scan driving circuit and a second light-emission control scan driving circuit, the first start signal line is configured to provide a first start signal to the first light-emission control scan driving circuit, and the second start signal line is configured to provide a second start signal to the second light-emission control scan driving circuit.

Claims (43)

1. A display panel, comprising a display region, a peripheral region surrounding the display region, a plurality of scan driving circuits provided in the peripheral region, a first start signal line, and a second start signal line, wherein

the first start signal line is different from the second start signal line,

the plurality of scan driving circuits comprise a first scan driving circuit, and a second scan driving circuit,

the first start signal line is electrically connected to the first scan driving circuit, and is configured to provide a first start signal to the first scan driving circuit, and

the second start signal line is electrically connected to the second scan driving circuit, and is configured to provide a second start signal to the second scan driving circuit;

the first start signal line and the second start signal line are provided at a side, close to the display region, of the plurality of scan driving circuits, and an extending direction of the first start signal line and an extending direction of the second start signal line are the same;

the first scan driving circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded first shift register units, each stage of the plurality of cascaded first shift register units comprises a first output electrode, and a plurality of first output electrodes of the plurality of cascaded first shift register units are configured to sequentially output first pulse signals;

the second scan driving circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded second shift register units, each stage of the plurality of cascaded second shift register units comprises a second output electrode, and a plurality of second output electrodes of the plurality of cascaded second shift register units are configured to sequentially output second pulse signals;

the first start signal line is at least partially overlapped with each of the plurality of first output electrodes, and is at least partially overlapped with each of the plurality of second output electrodes; and

the second start signal line is at least partially overlapped with each of the plurality of first output electrodes, and is at least partially overlapped with each of the plurality of second output electrodes;

wherein the display region comprises a first display region and a second display region, each image frame of the first display region includes a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame, and the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame are not overlapped with each other, and

a duration of a blanking sub-period between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame is half of a duration of a blanking period, and the blanking period is a time period between two adjacent image frames,

in the first sub-frame, the second sub-frame, and the two adjacent image frames, pixel data is input, and in the blanking sub-period and blanking period, the pixel data is not present; and

wherein in a case where the first display region and the second display region are displayed, a pulse width of the second start signal is larger than a pulse width of the first start signal, so that brightness of the first display region is identical to brightness of the second display region.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

a length of the first start signal line along the extending direction of the first start signal line is a first length,

a length of the second start signal line along the extending direction of the second start signal line is a second length, and

a difference between the first length and the second length is less than a predetermined error value.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first start signal line and the second start signal line are both extended from an end which is close to a last row of pixel units in the display region to an end which is close to a first row of pixel units in the display region.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a scanning direction of the first scan driving circuit is the same as a scanning direction of the second scan driving circuit, and

the extending direction of the first start signal line and the extending direction of the second start signal line are both parallel to the scanning direction of the first scan driving circuit and the scanning direction of the second scan driving circuit.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the extending direction of the first start signal line is intersected with an extending direction of the first output electrode, and is intersected with an extending direction of the second output electrode; and

the extending direction of the second start signal line is intersected with the extending direction of the first output electrode, and is intersected with the extending direction of the second output electrode.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the extending direction of the first start signal line is perpendicular to the extending direction of the first output electrode, and is perpendicular to the extending direction of the second output electrode; and

the extending direction of the second start signal line is perpendicular to the extending direction of the first output electrode, and is perpendicular to the extending direction of the second output electrode.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a first-stage first shift register unit of the plurality of cascaded first shift register units is electrically connected to the first start signal line; and

a first-stage second shift register unit of the plurality of cascaded second shift register units is electrically connected to the second start signal line.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein

each stage of the plurality of cascaded first shift register units further comprises a first input electrode, and the plurality of first output electrodes of the plurality of cascaded first shift register units are electrically connected to the rows of pixel units, respectively, to sequentially provide the first light-emission control pulse signals;

a first input electrode of the first-stage first shift register unit is electrically connected to the first start signal line, and in the plurality of cascaded first shift register units, except the first-stage first shift register unit, a first input electrode of any one of the first shift register units of other stages is electrically connected to a first output electrode of a first shift register unit of a preceding stage before the any one of the first shift register units of other stages;

each stage of the plurality of cascaded second shift register units further comprises a second input electrode, and the plurality of second output electrodes of the plurality of cascaded second shift register units are electrically connected to the rows of pixel units, respectively, to sequentially provide the second light-emission control pulse signals; and

a second input electrode of the first-stage second shift register unit is electrically connected to the second start signal line, and in the plurality of cascaded second shift register units, except the first-stage second shift register unit, a second input electrode of any one of the second shift register units of other stages is electrically connected to the second output electrode of a second shift register unit of a preceding stage before the any one of the second shift register units of other stages.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein

the display region comprises a first pixel circuit, the first pixel circuit comprises a first light-emission control sub-circuit, and the first light-emission control sub-circuit is configured to receive the first light-emission control pulse signal and control the pixel unit to emit light in response to the first light-emission control pulse signal; and

the display region comprises a second pixel circuit, the second pixel circuit comprises a second light-emission control sub-circuit, and the second light-emission control sub-circuit is configured to receive the second light-emission control pulse signal and control the pixel unit to emit light in response to the second light-emission control pulse signal.

10. The display panel according to claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of first light-emission control lines and a plurality of second light-emission control lines, wherein

at least every two adjacent first light-emission control lines of the plurality of first light-emission control lines are electrically connected to same one first output electrode of the plurality of first output electrodes; and

at least every two adjacent second light-emission control lines of the plurality of second light-emission control lines are electrically connected to same one second output electrode of the plurality of second output electrodes.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first start signal line and the second start signal line are provided at a side, away from the display region, of the plurality of scan driving circuits.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a control circuit, wherein

the control circuit is configured to be electrically connected to the first start signal line to provide the first start signal, and electrically connected to the second start signal line to provide the second start signal.

13. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein the control circuit is provided at an end, close to a last row of pixel units in the display region, of the display panel.

14. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 1 .

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