IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,640,112
Granted Patent B2
US 12,640,112 · App. 18/928,218 · Granted May 26, 2026

Gate driving circuit and display device

Inventors: Jing-Xuan Chen (Taipei City, TW); Cheng-Yen Yeh (Taipei City, TW); Yen-Chung Chen (Taipei City, TW); Mu-Kai Kang (Taipei City, TW); Qi-En Luo (Taipei City, TW); Shao-Chien Chang (Taipei City, TW)
Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
G09G3/3677G09G3/3266G11C19/287G09G2310/0286G09G2330/021G11C19/28
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Patent No.
US 12,640,112
App. No.
18/928,218
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gate driving circuit includes a first gate driving circuit and a second gate driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes 1 st to N th first shift registers that are configured to output 1 st to N th first scan signals to N number of scan lines, respectively. The second driving circuit includes 1 st to N th second shift registers that are configured to output 1 st to N th second scan signals to the other N number of scan lines, respectively. The number of transistors in each of the 1 st to N th second shift registers is less than the number of transistors in each of the 1 st to N th first shift registers.

Claims (22)

1 . A display device, comprising:

a display panel having an active area and a peripheral area and comprising a plurality of scan lines in the active area, wherein the plurality of scan lines are arranged in a first direction, each of the plurality of scan lines extends in a second direction, the peripheral area comprises a first sub-peripheral area and a second sub-peripheral area that are respectively outside two opposite sides of the active area along the second direction, the plurality of scan lines comprise N number of first scan lines and N number of second scan lines, and the first scan lines and the second scan lines are alternately arranged along the first direction, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4; and

a gate driving circuit located in the peripheral area and configured to drive the scan lines of the display panel, the gate driving circuit comprising:

a first gate driving circuit located in the first sub-peripheral area and comprising 1 st to N th stage first shift registers that are configured to respectively output 1 st to N th stage first scan signals to the first scan lines; and

a second gate driving circuit located in the second sub-peripheral area and comprising 1 st to N th stage second shift registers that are configured to respectively output 1 st to N th stage second scan signals to second scan lines;

wherein each of the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers and the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers includes a precharge unit and a pull-up unit, the first scan lines are coupled with the pull-up units of the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers and the precharge units of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers, the second scan lines are coupled with the pull-up units of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers and not coupled with the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers, and the 1 st to N th stage first scan signals output by the pull-up units of the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers are further transmitted to the precharge units of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers as a plurality of first input signals of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers through the first scan lines,

wherein the number of transistors in each of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers is less than the number of transistors in each of the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the 1 st to N th stage first shift registers has a first width in the second direction, each of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers has a second width in the second direction, and the first width is greater than the second width.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first sub-peripheral area has a first border width in the second direction, the second sub-peripheral area has a second border width in the second direction, and the first border width is greater than the second border width.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers is configured to receive a corresponding one of the first input signals, and the first input signal of an i th stage second shift register of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers is a corresponding one of the 1 st to N th stage first scan signals, where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein each of the 1 st to N th stage second shift registers is configured to further receive a second input signal, the second input signal of a j th stage second shift register of the 1 st to (N−1) th stage second shift registers is a corresponding one of the 1 st to N th stage first scan signals, where j is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to (N−1).

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the first gate driving circuit further comprises a dummy shift register that is configured to receive one of the 1 st to N th stage first scan signals and output a dummy scan signal, and wherein the second input signal of the N th stage second shift register is the dummy scan signal.

7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the second gate driving circuit further comprises a scan control signal line that is coupled to the N th stage second shift register, and wherein the second input signal of the N th stage second shift register is a scan control signal that is provided by the scan control signal line.

8 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second gate driving circuit further comprises at least one clock signal line, and wherein an i th stage second shift register of the 1 st to N- th stage second shift registers comprises:

a first transistor, wherein a first terminal of the first transistor is configured to receive a first voltage signal, a second terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a first node, and a control terminal of the first transistor is configured to receive a first input signal;

a second transistor, wherein a first terminal of the second transistor is configured to receive a second voltage signal, a second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the first node, and a control terminal of the second transistor is configured to receive a second input signal; and

a third transistor, wherein a first terminal of the third transistor is configured to receive a clock signal that is provided by one of the at least one clock signal line, a second terminal of the third transistor is coupled to a second node and is configured to output an i th stage second scan signal of the 1 st to N th stage second scan signals, and a control terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the first node, where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N.

9 . The display device of claim 8 , wherein the i th stage second shift register further comprises:

a fourth transistor, wherein a first terminal of the fourth transistor is configured to receive a first reference voltage, and a control terminal of the fourth transistor is coupled to the first node;

a fifth transistor, wherein a first terminal of the fifth transistor is configured to receive the first reference voltage, a second terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to the first node, and a control terminal of the fifth transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the fourth transistor;

a sixth transistor, wherein a first terminal of the sixth transistor is configured to receive the first reference voltage, a second terminal of the sixth transistor is coupled to the second node, and a control terminal of the sixth transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the fourth transistor; and

a seventh transistor, wherein a first terminal and a control terminal of the seventh transistor is configured to receive a second reference voltage, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor is coupled to the second terminal of the fourth transistor, and the second reference voltage is greater than the first reference voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2024
From: CHEN, JING-XUAN; YEH, CHENG-YEN; CHEN, YEN-CHUNG; KANG, MU-KAI; LUO, QI-EN; CHANG, SHAO-CHIEN
To: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 112151318 · Dec 28, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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