Shift register cell, shift register, gate driving circuit and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017193960-A1
Application number	US-201615103983-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 21, 2016
Priority date	Jul 15, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a shift register, which comprises a first signal conversion module and a second signal conversion module, the first signal conversion module being connected to an start signal input terminal, a clock signal terminal, a high-level input terminal, a low-level input terminal and an input terminal of the second signal conversion module, respectively, and the second signal conversion module being connected to an output terminal of the first signal conversion module, the clock signal terminal, a signal output terminal, a high-level input terminal and a low-level input terminal, respectively. The present invention also provides a shift register, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register cell provided by the present invention only needs a single-phase clock signal to perform control, thereby simplifying the structure of the shift register cell.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A shift register cell, comprising a start signal input terminal, a clock signal terminal, a high-level input terminal, a low-level input terminal, a signal output terminal, a first signal conversion module and a second signal conversion module, wherein
an input terminal of the first signal conversion module is connected to the start signal input terminal, an output terminal of the first signal conversion module is connected to an input terminal of the second signal conversion module, and an output terminal of the second signal conversion module is connected to the signal output terminal, the first signal conversion module is further connected to the clock signal terminal, the high-level input terminal and the low-level input terminal, respectively, the second signal conversion module is further connected to the clock signal terminal, the high-level input terminal and the low-level input terminal, respectively, one of a high-level signal inputted from the high-level input terminal and a low-level signal inputted from the low-level input terminal is an active signal, and the other is an inactive signal, and a clock signal is inputted from the clock signal terminal; in a preprocessing stage where the clock signal is at a first level and the start signal is an inactive signal, an inactive signal is outputted to the second signal conversion module by the first signal conversion module, and an inactive signal is outputted by the second signal conversion module based on the inactive signal outputted by the first signal conversion module and the clock signal; in a first signal writing stage where the clock signal is at a second level and the start signal is an active signal, an inactive signal is outputted to the second signal conversion module by the first signal conversion module, and an inactive signal is outputted by the second signal conversion module based on the inactive signal outputted by the first signal conversion module and the clock signal; in a second signal writing stage where the clock signal is at the first level and the start signal is an active signal, an active signal is outputted to the second signal conversion module by the first signal conversion module, and an inactive signal is outputted by the second signal conversion module based on the active signal outputted by the first signal conversion module and the clock signal; in a first output stage where the clock signal is at the second level and the start signal is an inactive signal, an active signal is outputted to the second signal conversion module by the first signal conversion module, and an active signal is outputted by the second signal conversion module based on the active signal outputted by the first signal conversion module and the clock signal; and in a second output stage where the clock signal is at the first level and the start signal is an inactive signal, an inactive signal is outputted to the second signal conversion module by the first signal conversion module, and an active signal is outputted by the second signal conversion module based on the inactive signal outputted by the first signal conversion module and the clock signal.

16 . The shift register cell according to claim 15 , wherein the first signal conversion module is one of a positive-active latch and a negative-active latch, and the second signal conversion module is the other, and wherein
when the clock signal is at the first level, the first signal conversion module is in a transparent mode and the second signal conversion module is in a holding mode; and when the clock signal is at the second level, the first signal conversion module is in a holding mode and the second signal conversion module is in a transparent mode.

17 . The shift register cell according to claim 16 , wherein the first signal conversion module includes first and second inverters in series with each other, when the clock signal inputted from the clock signal terminal is a first-level signal, the start signal inputted to the first inverter is inverted, by the first inverter, and outputted to the second inverter, and the signal outputted by the first inverter is inverted by the second inverter; and
the second signal conversion module includes third and fourth inverters in series with each other, when the clock signal inputted from the clock signal terminal is a second-level signal, the signal outputted by the second inverter is inverted by the third inverter and outputted to the fourth inverter, and the signal outputted by the third inverter is inverted by the fourth inverter.

18 . The shift register cell according to claim 17 , wherein the first inverter includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor, the first transistor being a P-type transistor, and the second and third transistors being N-type transistors;
a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the third transistor are both connected to the start signal input terminal, a gate electrode of the second transistor is connected to the clock signal terminal, a first electrode of the first transistor is connected to the high-level input terminal, a second electrode of the first transistor is connected to a first electrode of the second transistor, a second electrode of the second transistor is connected to a first electrode of the third transistor, a second electrode of the third transistor is connected to the low-level input terminal, and the first electrode of the second transistor is an output terminal of the first inverter; and the first level is a high level, and the second level is a low level.

19 . The shift register cell according to claim 17 , wherein the second inverter includes a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor, the fourth transistor being a P-type transistor, and the fifth and sixth transistors being N-type transistors;
a first electrode of the fourth transistor is connected to the high-level input terminal, a second electrode of the fourth transistor is connected to a first electrode of the fifth transistor, a second electrode of the fifth transistor is connected to a first electrode of the sixth transistor, a second electrode of the sixth transistor is connected to the low-level input terminal, a gate electrode of the fifth transistor is connected to the clock signal terminal, a gate electrode of the fourth transistor and a gate electrode of the sixth transistor are both connected to the output terminal of the first inverter, and the second electrode of the fourth transistor is an output terminal of the second inverter; and the first level is a high level, and the second level is a low level.

20 . The shift register cell according to claim 17 , wherein the third inverter includes a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor and a ninth transistor, the seventh and eighth transistors being P-type transistors, and the ninth transistor being an N-type transistor;
a gate electrode of the seventh transistor and a gate electrode of the ninth transistor are both connected to the output terminal of the second inverter, and a gate electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to the clock signal terminal; a first electrode of the seventh transistor is connected to the high-level input terminal, a second electrode of the seventh transistor is connected to a first electrode of the eighth transistor, a second electrode of the eighth transistor is connected to a first electrode of the ninth transistor, a second electrode of the ninth transistor is connected to the low-level input terminal, and the second electrode of the seventh transistor is an output terminal of the third inverter; and the first level is a high level, and the second level is a low level.

21 . The shift register cell accord

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Chengdu Boe Optoelect Tech Co

Inventors

• Peng Yuhang
• Jin Xin
• Yang Wenbin
• Liao Pengyu
• Tan Chao
• Wang Junxi

Classifications

• G11C19/28 Primary

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

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title

• G09G2310/0243

  Details of the generation of driving signals · CPC title

• G09G2300/0871

  with level shifting · CPC title

• G09G5/003 Primary

  Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092) · CPC title