SHIFT REGISTER UNIT, DRIVING METHOD, GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20150131771A1
• Filed: 10/18/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hu, Like, Qi, Xiaojing
• Application Number:
  US14/370,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20150131771A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 377/68
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0465 Improved aperture ratio, e.g. by size reduction of the pixel circuit, e.g. for improving the pixel density or the maximum displayable luminance or brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0267 Details of drivers for scan electrodes, other than drivers for liquid crystal, plasma or OLED displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0286 Details of a shift registers arranged for use in a driving circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 19/184 with field-effect transistors, e.g. MOS-FET
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 19/28 using semiconductor elements G11C19/14, G11C19/36 take precedence

Abstract

There is provided a shift register unit and driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and display device. By setting the voltage stabilizing capacitor (C) connected to the pull-up node (P), the shift register unit utilizes the voltage stabilizing capacitor (C2) to stabilize the potential at the pull-up node (P), so as to make the signal output from the shift register unit more stable; and at the same time, uses a very small quantity of transistors and capacitors to compose the shift register unit, so that the wiring area of the gate driving circuit is greatly reduced to provide a technical support for the design of a liquid crystal display device with a narrower frame. In the meantime, since the structure of the gate driving circuit is simplified, the manufacturing process of the gate driving circuit is simplified and the cost for manufacturing is reduced. Further, the shift register unit quickly and effectively pulls down the output signal to the low potential through two pull-down processes, thereby enhancing the pull-down capability of the gate driving circuit.

Claims

1. A shift register unit comprising:

a pull-up module connected to a first clock signal input terminal, a signal output terminal and a pull-up node respectively, for outputting a signal inputted from the first clock signal input terminal to the signal output terminal according to a potential at the pull-up node, the pull-up node being a connecting point between the pull-up module and a pull-up driving module;

a pull-down module connected to the signal output terminal, a first signal terminal and a second clock signal input terminal respectively, for pulling down a potential at the signal output terminal to the first signal terminal according to a signal output from the second clock signal input terminal;

a pull-up driving module connected to a signal input terminal and the pull-up node respectively, for driving the pull-up module according to a signal inputted from the signal input terminal;

a reset module connected to a second signal terminal, a reset signal terminal and the pull-up node respectively, for resetting a signal at the pull-up node according to a signal inputted from the reset signal terminal; and

a voltage stabilizing module connected to the pull-up node, for stabilizing the potential at the pull-up node.

2. The shift register unit according to claim 1, wherein the reset signal terminal is connected to the second clock signal input terminal.

3. The shift register unit according to claim 1, wherein the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal are both at a low level;

and the potential at the second signal terminal is lower than the potential at the first signal terminal.

4. The shift register unit according to claim 1, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

5. The shift register unit according to claim 4, wherein all the transistors are N-channel type transistors or all the transistors are P-channel type transistors.

6. A driving method for driving the shift register unit according to claim 1, comprising the following steps:

in a charging phase, inputting an output signal of a previous stage or a start signal from a signal input terminal to turn on a pull-up driving transistor and a pull-up transistor, inputting a clock signal from a reset signal terminal to turn off a reset transistor, and charging a voltage stabilizing capacitor and a bootstrap capacitor by the output signal of the previous stage or the start signal;

in an outputting stage, ending signal input at the signal input terminal to turn off the pull-up driving transistor, and inputting a clock signal from a second clock signal terminal to turn off the pull-down transistor, continuously turning on the pull-up transistor, raising a potential at a pull-up node by the bootstrap capacitor through a clock signal inputted from a first clock signal input terminal, maintaining the potential at the pull-up node by the voltage stabilizing capacitor, and outputting a signal at the first clock signal input terminal to a signal output terminal by the pull-up transistor; and

in a resetting stage, inputting a clock signal from the reset signal terminal to control the reset transistor and the pull-down transistor to be turned on, pulling down the potential at the pull-up node by the reset transistor to turn off the pull-up transistor, and pulling down a potential at a signal output terminal by the pull-down transistor.

7. The driving method for driving the shift register unit according to claim 6, wherein the reset signal input terminal is connected to the second clock signal input terminal.

8. A gate driving circuit comprising multiple shift register units according to claim 1, except for a last stage of shift register unit, a signal output terminal of each stage of other shift register units is connected to a signal input terminal of a next stage of shift register unit, and a signal input terminal of a first stage of shift register unit is connected to a start signal.

10. The shift register unit according to claim 2, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

11. The shift register unit according to claim 3, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

12. The gate driving circuit according to claim 8, wherein the reset signal terminal is connected to the second clock signal input terminal.

13. The gate driving circuit according to claim 8, wherein the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal are both at a low level;

and the potential at the second signal terminal is lower than the potential at the first signal terminal.

14. The gate driving circuit according to claim 8, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

15. The gate driving circuit according to claim 12, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

16. The gate driving circuit according to claim 13, wherein the pull-up driving module comprises a pull-up driving transistor, the reset module comprises a reset transistor, the pull-up module comprises a pull-up transistor and a bootstrap capacitor, the pull-down module comprises a pull-down transistor, and the voltage stabilizing module comprises a voltage stabilizing capacitor;

a gate and a drain of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to the signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up driving transistor is connected to a drain of the reset transistor, a first terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor, a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate of the pull-up transistor respectively;

a gate of the reset transistor is connected to the reset signal terminal, and a source of the reset transistor is connected to a second terminal of the voltage stabilizing capacitor and the second signal terminal respectively;

a drain of the pull-up transistor is connected to the first clock signal input terminal, and a source of the pull-up transistor is connected to the signal output terminal, a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor and a drain of the pull-down transistor respectively; and

a gate of the pull-down transistor is connected to the second clock signal input terminal and a source of the pull-down transistor is connected to the first signal terminal.

17. The gate driving circuit according to claim 14, wherein all the transistors are N-channel type transistors or all the transistors are P-channel type transistors.

9. (canceled)