Shift register unit, gate driving circuit, display apparatus and driving method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10825539-B2
Application number	US-201916385699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	Jul 27, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed are a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, a display apparatus and a driving method. The shift register unit includes: a first input sub-circuit, configured to receive a display input signal from a display input terminal, and input a display output control signal to a first node in a display period of one frame according to the display input signal; a second input sub-circuit, configured to receive a random input signal in the display period of one frame, and input a blanking output control signal to the first node in a blanking period of one frame according to the random input signal; and an output sub-circuit, configured to output a composite output signal via an output terminal under the control of the first node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shift register unit, comprising:
a first input sub-circuit, configured to receive a display input signal from a display input terminal, and input a display output control signal to a first node in a display period of one frame according to the display input signal;
a second input sub-circuit, configured to receive a random input signal in the display period of one frame, and input a blanking output control signal to the first node in a blanking period of one frame according to the random input signal; and
an output sub-circuit, configured to output a composite output signal via an output terminal under the control of the first node,
wherein the second input sub-circuit comprises:
a charging sub-circuit, configured to charge a blanking control node according to the random input signal, wherein the charging sub-circuit comprises a charging transistor having a first electrode directly connected to the output terminal, a control electrode to which is inputted the random input signal, and a second electrode directly connected to the blanking control node; and
a storage sub-circuit, connected to the blanking control node and configured to store a blanking control signal according to the random input signal, wherein the storage sub-circuit comprises a first capacitor, having a first terminal directly connected to the blanking control node.

2. The shift register unit according to claim 1 , wherein the random input signal is a pulse signal inputted within one random clock cycle during the display period.

3. The shift register unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second input sub-circuit further comprises:
an isolation sub-circuit, configured to input the blanking output control signal to the first node according to the blanking control signal in the blanking period of one frame.

4. The shift register unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display reset sub-circuit, configured to reset the first node under the control of a display reset control signal.

5. The shift register unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a blanking reset sub-circuit, configured to reset the blanking control node and the first node under the control of a blanking reset control signal before the blanking period of one frame ends up.

6. The shift register unit according to claim 3 , wherein
the isolation sub-circuit comprises a first isolation transistor and a second isolation transistor, wherein a control terminal of the first isolation transistor is connected to the blanking control node, and a first electrode of the second isolation transistor is connected to a second electrode of the first isolation transistor, a second electrode of the second isolation transistor is connected to the first node, and a control electrode of the second isolation transistor is connected to an isolation control signal line.

7. The shift register unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the first input sub-circuit comprises a display input transistor, having a first electrode connected to the first node, a second electrode and/or control electrode connected to the display input terminal; and
the output sub-circuit comprises an output transistor and an output capacitor, wherein a first electrode of the output transistor is connected to an output clock signal line, a second electrode of the output transistor is connected to the output terminal, and a control electrode of the output transistor is connected to the first node, a first terminal of the output capacitor is connected to the first node, and a second terminal of the output capacitor is connected to the output terminal.

8. The shift register unit according to claim 4 , wherein
the display reset sub-circuit comprises a display reset transistor, having a first electrode connected to the first node, a control electrode connected to a display reset control terminal, and a second electrode connected to a display reset signal line.

9. The shift register unit according to claim 5 , wherein the blanking reset sub-circuit comprises a first blanking reset transistor and a second blanking reset transistor, and wherein a first electrode of the first blanking reset transistor is connected to the blanking control node, a control electrode of the first blanking reset transistor is connected to a blanking reset control terminal, and a second electrode of the first blanking reset transistor is connected to a first blanking reset signal line, and the first blanking reset transistor is configured to reset the blanking control node under the control of the blanking reset control signal; and
a first electrode of the second blanking reset transistor is connected to the first node, a control electrode of the second blanking reset transistor is connected to the blanking reset control terminal, and a second electrode of the second blanking reset transistor is connected to a second blanking reset signal line, and the second blanking reset transistor is configured to reset the first node under the control of the blanking reset control signal.

10. A gate driving circuit, comprising N rows of shift register units connected in cascades, each of the shift register units being the shift register unit according to claim 1 , wherein
a display input terminal of an i-th stage of shift register unit is connected to an output terminal of an (i−1)-th stage of shift register unit, and an output terminal of the i-th stage of shift register unit is connected to a display reset terminal of the (i−1)-th stage of shift register unit, where N is an integer greater than 2, 1<i≤N;
a display input terminal of a first stage of shift register unit is connected to a display signal line; and
a display reset control terminal of an N-th stage of shift register unit is connected to a display reset signal line.

11. A display apparatus, comprising the gate driving circuit according to claim 10 .

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the random input signal is a pulse signal inputted within one random clock cycle during a display period.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the second input sub-circuit comprises:
an isolation sub-circuit, configured to input the blanking output control signal to the first node according to the blanking control signal in the blanking period of one frame.

14. A driving method applicable to the shift register unit according to claim 11 , comprising:
during the display period of one frame,
in a first control phase, inputting, via the first input sub-circuit, the display output control signal to the first node; and in a first output phase, outputting, via the output sub-circuit, a first output signal under the control of the first node;
wherein in the first output phase, the random input signal is received via the second input sub-circuit, and the blanking control node is charged under the control of the random input signal;
during the blanking period of one frame,
in a second control phase, inputting, via the second input sub-circuit, the blanking output control signal to the first node; and
in a second output phase, outputting, via the output sub-circuit, a second output signal under the control of the first node.

15. The driving method according to claim 14 , wherein the random input signal is a pulse signal inputted within one random clock cycle during a display period.

16. The driving method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
in a blanking reset phase, resetting the first node and the blanking control node under the control of a blanking reset control signal.

17. The shift registe

Assignees

• Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Feng Xuehuan
• Li Yongqian

Classifications

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• G09G2310/0286

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• G11C19/287 Primary

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• G09G3/3266 Primary

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• G09G2310/08

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