The present invention relates to a display technique, and more particularly, to a column inversion driving technique. Specifically, the present invention relates to a column inversion driving circuit and a display panel.
As the resolution increase of the display, the data lines in the panel for connecting the data driver chip become more and more. Correspondingly, the number of pins of the data driver chips becomes larger as well. In this way, the size of the data driver chip needs to be larger or the number of the data driver chips needs to be larger. However, both of these do not help the narrow side frame design. In order to realize the full-screen design and increase the screen-to-body ratio, the number of the data lines should be reduced. Therefore, conventionally, a MUX control circuit is inserted between the data driver chip and the data lines. For example, one data line could be connected to n sub-pixels (n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or etc.) through the MUX control circuit. This is called as MUX1:n. In this way, the number of the data lines could be reduced to 1/n of the original number. For example, assume one data line is connected to three or six sub-pixels, which is called as MUX1:3 or MUX1:6. Then, the number of the data lines could be reduced to ⅓ or ⅙ of the original number. This reduces the size and layout space of the data driver chip and thus also reduces the size of the side frame of the display.
However, in the above example of MUX1:n, the power consumption is increased because the MUX control circuit, in addition to the data driver chip, the gate driver on array (GOA) circuit, needs to consume power. Conventionally, the switching frequency of the output signal of the MUX control circuit, which is for switching between the turn-on voltage and the turn-off voltage, is very fast and thus the MUX control circuit consumes a huge amount of power. In addition, as the increase of resolution and refreshing frequency, the power consumption of the MUX control circuit will be increased accordingly.
One objective of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a column inversion driving circuit and a display panel, to solve the above-mentioned issue of the MUX control circuit, which introduces a huge power consumption when the MUX control circuit outputs the output signal to control the on/off states of the thin film transistors (TFTs).
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a column inversion driving circuit is disclosed. The column inversion driving circuit comprises at least one column inversion driving unit, wherein a nth column inversion unit comprises a nth TFT matrix and a (n+1)th TFT matrix. A source of the nth TFT matrix is electrically connected to a nth column positive data signal, a gate of the nth TFT matrix is electrically connected to a nth impulse signal set, and a drain of the nth TFT matrix is electrically connected to a corresponding sub-pixel of an odd column. A source of the (n+1)th TFT matrix is electrically connected to a (n+1)th column negative data signal, a gate of the (n+1)th TFT matrix is electrically connected to a (n+1)th impulse signal set, and a drain of the (n+1)th TFT matrix is electrically connected to a corresponding sub-pixel of an even column. A voltage level of a logic low of the nth impulse signal set is higher than a turn-off voltage of the nth TFT matrix, a voltage level of a logic high of the (n+1)th impulse signal set is lower than a turn-on voltage of the (n+1)th TFT matrix, and the (n+1)th TFT matrix comprises a plurality of n-channel TFTs.
Optionally, the nth TFT matrix comprises a first TFT, a second TFT, and a third TFT. The nth column positive data signal is electrically connected to a source of the first TFT, a source of the second TFT and a source of the third TFT; the nth impulse signal set is electrically connected to a gate of the first TFT, a gate of the second TFT and a gate of the third TFT; a drain of the first TFT is electrically connected to a nth sub-pixel of an odd column; a drain of the second TFT is electrically connected to a (n+1)th sub-pixel of an odd column, and a drain of the third TFT is electrically connected to a (n+2)th sub-pixel of an odd column.
Optionally, the nth impulse signal set comprises a first impulse signal, a second impulse signal and a third impulse signal. The first impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the first TFT, the second impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the second TFT, and the third impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the third TFT.
Optionally, a voltage level of a logic low of the first impulse signal is higher than a turn-off voltage of the first TFT, a voltage level of a logic low of the second impulse signal is higher than a turn-off voltage of the second TFT, and a voltage level of a logic low of the third impulse signal is higher than a turn-off voltage of the third TFT.
Optionally, the (n+1)th TFT matrix comprises a fourth TFT, a fifth TFT, and a sixth TFT. The (n+1)th column negative data signal is electrically connected to a source of the fourth TFT, a source of the fifth TFT, and a source of the sixth TFT; the (n+1)th impulse signal set is electrically connected to a gate of the fourth TFT, a gate of the fifth TFT, and a gate of the sixth TFT; a drain of the fourth TFT is electrically connected to a nth sub-pixel of an even column; a drain of the fifth TFT is electrically connected to a (n+1)th sub-pixel of an even column; and a drain of the sixth TFT is electrically connected to a (n+2)th sub-pixel of an even column.
Optionally, the (n+1)th impulse signal set comprises a fourth impulse signal, a fifth impulse signal and a sixth impulse signal. The fourth impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the fourth TFT, the fifth impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the fifth TFT, and the sixth impulse signal is electrically connected to the gate of the sixth TFT.
Optionally, a voltage level of a logic high of the fourth impulse signal is lower than a turn-on voltage of the fourth TFT, a voltage level of a logic high of the fifth impulse signal is lower than a turn-on voltage of the fifth TFT, and a voltage level of a logic high of the sixth impulse signal is lower than a turn-on voltage of the sixth TFT.
Optionally, the nth TFT matrix comprises a plurality of n-channel TFTs.
Optionally, the (n+1)th TFT matrix comprises a plurality of n-channel TFTs.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display panel is disclosed. The display panel comprises the above-mentioned column inversion driving circuit, a data driver and a data selector. The data selector is configured to provide the above-mentioned nth column positive data signal and the above-mentioned (n+1)th column negative data signal, and the data selector is configured to provide the above-mentioned nth impulse signal set and the above-mentioned (n+1)th impulse signal set.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a column inversion driving circuit. The column inversion driving circuit could reduce the voltage level of the logic low of the nth impulse signal, which is used to control the nth TFT matrix, through the cooperation of the voltage level of the nth impulse signal and the nth positive data signal. Furthermore, the voltage level of the logic high of the (n+1)th impulse signal, which is used to control the (n+1)th TFT matrix, is also reduced through the cooperation of the voltage level of the (n+1)th impulse signal and the (n+1)th negative data signal. This reduces the power consumption of the column inversion driving circuit.
For the purpose of description rather than limitation, the following provides such specific details as a specific system structure, interface, and technology for a thorough understanding of the application. However, it is understandable by persons skilled in the art that the application can also be implemented in other embodiments not providing such specific details. In other cases, details of a well-known apparatus, circuit and method are omitted to avoid hindering the description of the application by unnecessary details. In order to clearly illustrate the purpose, technique and advantage of the present invention, the MUX1:3 pixel charging mechanism is used as an example.
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Similarly, the MUX1:6 pixel charging mechanism also wastes some voltages and increases the power consumption.
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The number of TFTs in the nth TFT matrix 10 is the same as the number of the impulse signals in the nth impulse signal set and the TFTs in the nth TFT matrix 10 and the impulse signals in the nth impulse signal set have one-to-one correspondence. That is, one impulse signal correspondingly controls one TFT. The number of TFTs in the (n+1)th TFT matrix 20 is the same as the number of the impulse signals in the (n+1)th impulse signal set and the TFTs in the (n+1)th TFT matrix 20 and the impulse signals in the (n+1)th impulse signal set have one-to-one correspondence. That is, one impulse signal correspondingly controls one TFT. Here, each TFT is correspondingly connected to a sub-pixel of an odd column or an even column. It could be understood, when there is a polarity inversion, the nth column positive data signal will become a negative data signal and the (n+1)th column negative data signal will become a positive data signal. Correspondingly, the voltage level of the logic high of the nth impulse signal is lower than the turn-on voltage of the nth TFT matrix 10 and the voltage level of the logic low of the (n+1)th impulse signal is higher than the turn-off voltage of the (n+1)th TFT matrix 10. In this embodiment, the impulse signal has a positive period and a negative period. The high voltage level in the positive period corresponds to the logic high and the low voltage level in the negative period corresponds to the logic low. The voltage level of the logic low is negative and the turn-off voltage is also negative. The voltage level of the logic low is higher than the turn-off voltage. That is, the absolute value of the voltage level of the logic low is less than the absolute value of the turn-off voltage. Therefore, this could reduce the power consumption caused by the voltages. In this embodiment, by controlling the voltage levels of the logic high/low of the impulse signal to be lower on the basis of reliably turning on/off the TFT matrix, the waste of the voltage supplied by the impulse signal for turning on/off the TFT matrix could be reduced and thus the power consumption could be reduced as well.
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The above-mentioned nth sub-pixel of an odd column, the (n+1)th sub-pixel of an odd column, and the (n+2)th sub-pixel of an odd column are three adjacent sub-pixels of the odd column.
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The nth impulse signal set correspondingly controls the on/off states of the nth TFT matrix 10.
The voltage level of the logic low of the first impulse signal is higher than the turn-off voltage of the first transistor T1. The voltage level of a logic low of the second impulse signal is higher than the turn-off voltage of the second TFT T2. The voltage level of a logic low of the third impulse signal is higher than the turn-off voltage of the third TFT T3.
When the nth column positive data signal is switched to a negative data signal, the voltage level of the logic high of the impulse signal is lower than the turn-on voltage of the corresponding TFT.
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The above-mentioned nth sub-pixel of an odd column, the (n+1)th sub-pixel of an odd column, and the (n+2)th sub-pixel of an odd column are three adjacent sub-pixels of the odd column.
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The voltage level of the logic high of the fourth impulse signal is lower than the turn-on voltage of the fourth TFT T4. The voltage level of the logic high of the fifth impulse signal is lower than the turn-on voltage of the fifth TFT T5. The voltage level of the logic high of the sixth impulse signal is lower than the turn-on voltage of the sixth TFT T6.
When the (n+1)th negative data signal becomes a positive data signal, correspondingly, the voltage level of the logic low of the impulse signal is higher than the turn-off voltage of the corresponding TFT.
The nth TFT matrix 10 comprises a plurality of n-channel TFTs. But this is not a limitation of the present invention. Please note, the nth TFT matrix 10 could comprise a plurality of p-channel TFTs. In this embodiment, the voltage levels of the logic low and logic high of the impulse signal need to be adjusted accordingly to meet the needs of turning on/off the TFTs and to avoid the waste of voltages for turning on/off the TFTs.
The (n+1)th TFT matrix 20 comprises a plurality of n-channel TFTs. Similarly, this is not a limitation of the present invention. Please note, the (n+1)th TFT matrix 20 could comprise a plurality of p-channel TFTs. In this embodiment, the voltage levels of the logic low and logic high of the impulse signal need to be adjusted accordingly to meet the needs of turning on/off the TFTs and to avoid the waste of voltages for turning on/off the TFTs.
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The column inversion driving circuit has an advantage of reducing voltage loss. The display panel also has an advantage of reducing the power consumption.
The display panel further comprises a timing controller. The timing controller is used to control the data driver 40 and the data selector 30 to output corresponding signals at the right timings to better implement the above-mentioned embodiments.
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The voltage level of VON′ could be implemented as a lower positive voltage in the current power architecture. For example, the input voltage of a power IC in a notebook is 3.3V. The input voltage of a timing controller is 1.1V or 1.8V. These voltages could be used as VON′. Similarly, the voltage level of VOFF′ could be implemented as a higher negative voltage in the current power architecture. There is no need to add another voltage converting module. This ensures that there will be other power consumption caused by any additional element.
Above are embodiments of the present invention, which does not limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements or improvements within the spirit and principles of the embodiment described above should be covered by the protected scope of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202010231204.1 | Mar 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/090767 | 5/18/2020 | WO |