Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Jungwoo Lee

Sungmin Son

Jae-jin Song

Kimyeong Eom

Provided is a gate driver comprising an inverter inverting a start signal to generate an inverted start signal, a first driver including a first stage generating a bias gate signal to initialize a light emitting element of each of pixels in response to the inverted start signal, and a second driver including a second stage generating a write gate signal to apply data voltages to the pixels in response to the start signal. Accordingly, the gate driver may generate a plurality of gate signals using one start signal. In addition, since the gate driver generates a write gate signal and a bias gate signal using one start signal, a bias operation and a light emitting element initialization operation may be performed in a self-scan period without adding the start signal. Further, a size of the gate driver may be reduced, and accordingly, the gate driver may be efficiently disposed.

Gate driver and display device having the same

An inverter circuit in a scan driving circuit of a display device that includes an output transistor connected between a first voltage line and an output terminal outputting a second start signal and including a gate electrode connected to an input terminal receiving a first start signal, a first switching transistor connected between the first voltage line and the output terminal and including a gate electrode connected to a first switching line receiving a first switching signal, a second switching transistor connected between the output terminal and a first node and including a gate electrode connected to a second switching line receiving a second switching signal, and a discharge circuit that discharges the first node to a first bias clock signal in response to the first start signal, the first bias clock signal, and a second bias clock signal.

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Jungwoo Lee