Lg Philips Lcd Co., Inc.

Lg Display Co., Ltd.

Jae Deok Park

Yong Min Ha

Du Hwan Oh

Ju Cheon Yeo

Byeong Koo Kim

Jeong Woo Jang

Ju Chun Yeo

Seong-Gyun Kim

A bi-directional driving circuit of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is disclosed, in which forward scanning and backward scanning are available. In a bi-directional driving circuit of an LCD panel having a plurality of blocks, each block includes a first start pulse input terminal to which a start pulse or an output signal of a previous block is input and a second start pulse input terminal to which the start pulse or an output signal of a next block is input. Also, each block includes a first switching portion switching a start pulse signal applied to an input terminal of a first block among the blocks and switching an output signal of a previous block, which is applied to input terminals of the other blocks and a second switching portion switching a start pulse signal applied to an input terminal of the last block and switching an output signal of a previous block, which is applied to input terminals of the other blocks.

Bi-directional driving circuit of liquid crystal display panel

An electro-luminescence display device includes: an electro-luminescence display panel including red, green and blue subpixels in regions defined by a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines; a scan driver integrated circuit for driving the scan lines; and a data driver integrated circuit for driving the data lines, wherein the data driver integrated circuit has no more output channels than half of the plurality of datelines.

Electro-luminescence display device for implementing compact panel and driving method thereof

A shift register includes stages shifting an input signal with phase-delayed control signals and first and second supply voltages, and for applying shifted input signals as output signals and as input signals of succeeding stages. Each of the stages includes a first controller selectively applying an input signal and a first supply voltage to a first node between first to third transistors; a second controller selectively applying the first and second supply voltages to a second node between fourth and fifth transistors; and an output buffer selectively applying a predetermined control signal and the first supply voltage as an output signal to a stage output line between sixth and seventh transistors, wherein the fifth transistor may be turned on to sustain a voltage present at the second node equal to the first supply voltage when the fourth transistor is turned off.

Shift register

A bi-directional driving circuit of a flat panel display device and method for driving the same is disclosed in the present invention. The bi-directional driving circuit of a flat panel display device having a plurality of blocks driven by a start pulse Vst, first to fourth clock signals having different phases CLK, CLK, CLK, and CLK, and first and second power source voltages Vdd and Vss, each block includes a shift register comprising a first control part charging the start pulse Vst or an output signal of a previous block to a first node Q according to either one of the first to fourth clock signals or a second node QB, a second control part controlling the second node QB according to the start pulse Vst, either the output signal of the previous block or an output signal of the next block, and one of the first to fourth clock signals, a third control part charging the start pulse Vst or the output signal of the next block to the first node Q according to either one of the first to fourth clock signals, or controlling the second node QB, and a buffer outputting one of the first to fourth clock signals as a shift pulse according to the first and second nodes Q and QB; and a level shifter shifting a level of the shift pulse output from the shift register in each block, and outputting the shifted level.

Bi-directional driving circuit of flat panel display device and method for driving the same

A shift register employs only a thin film transistor of the same type channel and has a level shifter built-in. A shift register with a built in level shifter includes a plurality of stages and a plurality of level shifters. The stages are connected in cascade to shift a start pulse inputted through an input terminal and sequentially output the shifted pulse. The level shifters level-shift a voltage level of the shifted pulse applied from each of the stages and outputting it.

Shift register with a built in level shifter

A driving device includes a plurality of blocks arranged in sequence, each of the blocks includes ninth switching elements connected to received a start pulse, four clock signals, and two source voltages. The switching elements are arranged to output the four clock signals in sequence and to alternatively output the four clock signals in a reverse sequence.

Bi-directional driving circuit for liquid crystal display device

A flat panel display device for a small module application is disclosed in the present invention. The flat display device includes a DC/DC converter supplying a DC voltage, a timing controller connected to the DC/DC converter, the timing controller outputting a gate control signal and a data control signal, a first level shifter at the circuit unit amplifying the gate control signal and the data control signal for the timing controller, a second level shifter at the display panel amplifying the gate control signal and the data control signal amplified by the first level shifter, a plurality of gate lines and data lines crossing one another, a gate driver connected to a first end of each of the gate lines, the gate driver outputting a scan signal according to the gate control signal amplified by the second level shifter, and a data driver connected to a second end of each of the data lines, the data driver outputting a gray level voltage according to the data control signal amplified by the second level shifter.

Flat panel display device for small module application

A liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same include a first substrate having an active layer with source/drain regions formed therein, a gate line and a data line extending in directions perpendicular to each other formed thereon, a dummy gate insulating film and a dummy gate electrode both formed on the first substrate in fixed patterns isolated from the gate line, an interlayer insulating film on the first substrate inclusive of the dummy gate electrode with a step, a drain electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film to overlap on upper regions of the dummy gate electrode so as to be in contact with the drain region and have a step to the data line, the data line formed on the interlayer insulating having a step to the drain electrode, a passivation film formed on the interlayer insulating film inclusive of the dummy gate electrode and the data line, a contact hole formed to expose the drain electrode overlapped with the dummy gate electrode, and a pixel electrode overlapping upper edges of the data line and in contact with the drain electrode through the contact hole, thereby reducing a vertical crosstalk while a large aperture is achieved, to improve the picture quality.

Liquid crystal display and method for fabricating the same

A shift register having a built-in level shifter includes a buffer outputting a shift pulse using a first clock signal and a first supply voltage via voltages at first and second nodes; a first controller controlling the voltage of the first node via the start pulse and the second node; and a second controller controlling the second node voltage using the first and second supply voltage via the start pulse and the second clock signal. The level shifter includes a third controller forming a current path between third supply voltage input line and first supply voltage input line controlling a third node using the first supply voltage and a third supply voltage via the voltage of the second node and two of first to fourth clock signals; and an output part outputting the level-shifted shift pulse using the first and third supply voltage via the voltage at the third node.

Shift register with built-in level shifter

A liquid crystal display panel includes: a display part having pixels; a non-display part having driving circuits for driving the display part; a control line formed in the non-drive display part for applying a drive signal to signal lines of the display part; a scribed line formed in an area of the non-display part crossing the control line; and a shorting bar that runs along the scribed line and bypasses around an area in which the scribed line crosses the control line.

Liquid crystal display panel and fabricating method thereof

TFT-LCD having dummy gate electrode and dummy gate insulator

A liquid crystal display device that is capable of preventing metal wires from being corroded during its long-term use under the high temperature and high humidity circumference. In the device, a pad is positioned at a non-display area of a substrate to be connected to at least one of a gate line and a data line. A driving circuit responds to an electrical signal from the pad to drive a liquid crystal pixel cell provided within said non-display area of the substrate. A semiconductor pattern is opposed to the driving circuit with having the pad therebetween to be connected between the pad and the driving circuit.

Liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof

A liquid crystal display device that is adapted to prevent a short defect between a gate metal film and a data metal film generated from an insulation breakage of an insulating film caused by a static electricity. In the device, a gate metal film is formed at the center of a semiconductor layer with being interleaved with a first insulating film. A connecting metal film is connected to the gate metal film and is formed at a substrate. A second insulating film covers the gate metal film and the connecting metal film and is provided with a first contact hole to expose a part of each side surface of the semiconductor layer and the center portion of the connecting metal film. A data metal film is provided on the second insulating film contacting the semiconductor layer by way of the first contact hole formed in each side surface of the semiconductor layer. A third insulating film covers the data metal film and the second insulating film and is provided with a second contact hole to expose a part of the data metal film and the center portion of the connecting metal film. A pixel electrode is provided on the third insulating film by way of the second contact hole. The connection parts exposed by the first and second contact holes are separated from each other.

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Kyongsangbuk-do, South Korea

Jae Deok Park