Gate driving circuits and liquid crystal devices
First Claim
1. A gate driving circuit, comprising:
- N number of cascaded-connected GOA driving units, wherein the GOA driving units at each of the levels comprises a pull-up control circuit, a pull-up circuit, a level transfer circuit, a boast capacitor, and a pull-down holding circuit;
the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level and the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level are turned on alternatedly;
when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit respectively connects output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving units at the n-th level and the GOA driving units at the (n+1)-th level to reference low-potential signals;
when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit respectively connects the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level to the reference low-potential signals;
wherein n=1, 3, 5, . . . , N−
1, and N is an even number greater than one;
wherein the pull-down holding circuit comprises a transistor control unit, a first switch module, and a second switch module, the first switch module, and the second switch module, respectively connect between the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, the level transfer circuit, and the reference low-potential signals;
wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level provides first control signals to the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level, the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level provides second control signals to the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level;
wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level outputs the first control signals and the second control signals in an alternated manner.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a gate driving circuit including N number of cascaded-connected GOA driving units, wherein the GOA driving units at each of the levels includes a pull-up control circuit, a pull-up circuit, a level transfer circuit, a boast capacitor, and a pull-down holding circuit. The pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level and the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level are turned on alternatedly. The pull-down holding circuit of die GOA driving unit of the n-th level may keep the potential of the node within the GOA driving units at the n-th and the (n+1)-th level in the off state, wherein n=1, 3, 5, . . . , N−1, and N is an even number greater than one. The present disclosure also relates to a LCD including the above gate driving circuit.
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18 Claims
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1. A gate driving circuit, comprising:
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N number of cascaded-connected GOA driving units, wherein the GOA driving units at each of the levels comprises a pull-up control circuit, a pull-up circuit, a level transfer circuit, a boast capacitor, and a pull-down holding circuit; the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level and the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level are turned on alternatedly; when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit respectively connects output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving units at the n-th level and the GOA driving units at the (n+1)-th level to reference low-potential signals; when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit respectively connects the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level to the reference low-potential signals; wherein n=1, 3, 5, . . . , N−
1, and N is an even number greater than one;wherein the pull-down holding circuit comprises a transistor control unit, a first switch module, and a second switch module, the first switch module, and the second switch module, respectively connect between the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, the level transfer circuit, and the reference low-potential signals; wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level provides first control signals to the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level, the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level provides second control signals to the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level; wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level outputs the first control signals and the second control signals in an alternated manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A liquid crystal device (LCD), comprising:
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a gate driving circuit comprising N number of cascaded-connected GOA driving units, wherein the GOA driving units at each of the levels comprises a pull-up control circuit, a pull-up circuit, a level transfer circuit, a boast capacitor, and a pull-down holding circuit; the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level and the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level are turned on alternatedly; when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit respectively connects output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving units at the n-th level and the GOA driving units at the (n+1)-th level to reference low-potential signals; when the pull-down holding circuit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level is turned on, the pull-down holding circuit respectively connects the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, and the level transfer circuit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level to the reference low-potential signals; wherein n=1, 3, 5, . . . , N−
1, and N is an even number greater than one;wherein the pull-down holding circuit comprises a transistor control unit, a first switch module, and a second switch module, the first switch module, and the second switch module, respectively connect between the output ends of the pull-up control circuit, the pull-up circuit, the level transfer circuit, and the reference low-potential signals; wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the n-th level provides first control signals to the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level, the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit of the (n+1)-th level provides second control signals to the second switch module of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the first switch module of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level; wherein the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the n-th level and the transistor control unit of the GOA driving unit at the (n+1)-th level outputs the first control signals and the second control signals in an alternated manner. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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