GOA circuit and method for driving the same and LCD

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10121433-B2
Application number	US-201514895601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2015
Priority date	Sep 23, 2015
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A gate on array (GOA) circuit for used in an LCD includes GOA units connected in cascade. An Nth GOA unit includes an Nth stage-transmittance circuit, an Nth Q-node controlling circuit, an Nth P-node controlling circuit, an Nth outputting circuit, and a first switch circuit where N is a positive integer. The first switch circuit connected to the Nth scanning line, for inputting an enabling signal to the Nth scanning line before the LCD shows images so as to turn on a TFT in a pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to. The benefit of the function is that the display does not leak electricity when the black screen is woken up and that the stability of the circuit is enhanced at the same time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gate on array (GOA) circuit for liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising: a plurality of GOA units connected in cascade, an Nth GOA unit comprising an Nth stage-transmittance circuit, an Nth Q-node controlling circuit, an Nth P-node controlling circuit, an Nth outputting circuit, and a first switch circuit where N is a positive integer;
wherein the Nth stage-transmittance circuit is connected to the Nth Q-node controlling circuit, the Nth Q-node controlling circuit is connected to the Nth outputting circuit via a Q node, the Nth stage-transmittance circuit is connected to the Nth P-node controlling circuit, the Nth P-node controlling circuit is connected to the Nth outputting circuit via a P node, and further, the Nth outputting circuit is connected to the Nth scanning line;
the first switch circuit connected to the Nth scanning line, for inputting an enabling signal to the Nth scanning line before the LCD shows images so as to turn on a thin-film transistor (TFT) in a pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to,
wherein the Nth Q-node controlling circuit comprises:
a seventh TFT, a gate of the seventh TFT receiving an (N−2)th clock signal, a drain of the seventh TFT receiving an (N−2)th scanning signal in a period of forward scanning or receiving an (N+2)th scanning signal in a period of reverse scanning, and a source of the seventh TFT connected to the Q node;
an eighth TFT, a gate of the eighth TFT receiving an (N−2)th scanning signal G(N−2), a drain of the eighth TFT connected to the P node, and a source of the eighth TFT receiving a signal at low level;
a ninth TFT, a gate of the ninth TFT connected to the drain of the eighth TFT, a drain of the ninth TFT connected to the source of the seventh TFT, and a source of the ninth TFT connected to a signal at low level.

2. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the first switch circuit comprises a first TFT, a source of the first TFT is connected to the Nth scanning line, a gate of the first TFT receives a first enabling signal at high level before the LCD shows images so as to turn on the source of the first TFT and a drain of the first TFT and transmits a signal at high level to the Nth scanning line so as to turn on the TFT in the pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to.

3. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the GOA unit further comprises a second switch circuit;
the second switch circuit comprising a second TFT, a drain of the second TFT connected to the Nth scanning line, and the second switch circuit receiving a second enabling signal at high level from a gate of the second TFT so as to turn on the source of the second TFT and a drain of the second TFT and transmitting a signal at low level to the Nth scanning line after transmitting a signal at high level to the Nth scanning line so as to turn off the TFT in the pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to.

4. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the Nth stage-transmittance circuit comprises a third TFT, a fourth TFT, a fifth TFT, and a sixth TFT;
a gate of the third TFT and a gate of the fourth TFT receiving a forward scanning controlling signal, for receiving an (N−2)th scanning signal through the third TFT in the period of forward scanning, and for receiving an (N+1)th clock signal through the fourth TFT;
a gate of the fifth TFT and a gate of the sixth TFT receiving a reverse scanning controlling signal, for receiving an (N+2)th scanning signal through the fifth TFT in the period of reverse scanning, and for receiving an (N−1)th clock signal through the sixth TFT.

5. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the Nth P-node controlling circuit comprises:
a tenth TFT, a gate of the tenth TFT receiving an (N+1)th clock signal in the period of forward scanning or receiving an (N−2)th clock signal in the period of reverse scanning, a drain of the tenth TFT receiving a signal at high level, and a source of the tenth TFT connected to the P node;
an eleventh TFT, a gate of the eleventh TFT connected to the Q node, a drain of the eleventh TFT connected to the P node, and a source of the eleventh TFT receiving a signal at low level.

6. The circuit of claim 5 , wherein the Nth P-node controlling circuit further comprises:
a twelfth TFT, a gate of the twelfth receiving the first enabling signal, a drain of the twelfth connected to the P node, and a source of the twelfth TFT receiving a signal at low level.

7. The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the Nth outputting circuit comprises:
a thirteenth TFT, a gate of the thirteenth TFT connected to the Q node, a drain of the thirteenth TFT receiving an Nth clock signal, and a source of the thirteenth TFT connected to the Nth scanning line;
a fourteenth TFT, a gate of the fourteenth TFT connected to the P node, a drain of the fourteenth TFT connected to the Nth scanning line, and a source of the fourteenth TFT connected to a signal at low level.

8. A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising a gate on array (GOA) circuit, the GOA circuit comprising: a plurality of GOA units connected in cascade, an Nth GOA unit comprising an Nth stage-transmittance circuit, an Nth Q-node controlling circuit, an Nth P-node controlling circuit, an Nth outputting circuit, and a first switch circuit where N is a positive integer;
wherein the Nth stage-transmittance circuit is connected to the Nth Q-node controlling circuit, the Nth Q-node controlling circuit is connected to the Nth outputting circuit via a Q node, the Nth stage-transmittance circuit is connected to the Nth P-node controlling circuit, the Nth P-node controlling circuit is connected to the Nth outputting circuit via a P node, and further, the Nth outputting circuit is connected to the Nth scanning line;
the first switch circuit connected to the Nth scanning line, for inputting an enabling signal to the Nth scanning line before the LCD shows images so as to turn on a thin-film transistor (TFT) in a pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to,
wherein the Nth Q-node controlling circuit comprises:
a seventh TFT, a gate of the seventh TFT receiving an (N−2)th clock signal, a drain of the seventh TFT receiving an (N−2)th scanning signal in a period of forward scanning or receiving an (N+2)th scanning signal in a period of reverse scanning, and a source of the seventh TFT connected to the Q node;
an eighth TFT, a gate of the eighth TFT receiving an (N−2)th scanning signal G(N−2), a drain of the eighth TFT connected to the P node, and a source of the eighth TFT receiving a signal at low level;
a ninth TFT, a gate of the ninth TFT connected to the drain of the eighth TFT, a drain of the ninth TFT connected to the source of the seventh TFT, and a source of the ninth TFT connected to a signal at low level.

9. The LCD of claim 8 , wherein the first switch circuit comprises a first TFT, a source of the first TFT is connected to the Nth scanning line, a gate of the first TFT receives a first enabling signal at high level before the LCD shows images so as to turn on the source of the first TFT and a drain of the first TFT and transmits a signal at high level to the Nth scanning line so as to turn on the TFT in the pixel which the Nth scanning line is connected to.

10. The LCD of claim 8 , wherein the GOA unit further comprises a second switch circuit;
the second switch circuit comprising a second TFT, a drain of the second TFT connected to the Nth scanning line, and the second switch circuit receiving a second enabling signal at high level from a gate of the second TFT so as to turn on the source of the second TFT and a drain of the second TFT and transmitting a signal at low level to the Nth scanning line after transmitting a signal at high level to the Nth scanning line so as to turn off the TFT in the pixel

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xiao Juncheng
• Dai Ronglei
• Cao Shangcao
• Yan Yao

Classifications

• G11C19/28

  using semiconductor elements (G11C19/14, G11C19/36 take precedence) · CPC title

• G09G2310/0286

  Details of a shift registers arranged for use in a driving circuit · CPC title

• G09G2330/026

  Arrangements or methods related to booting a display · CPC title

• G09G3/3677 Primary

  suitable for active matrices only · CPC title

• G11C19/184

  with field-effect transistors, e.g. MOS-FET · CPC title