GOA CIRCUIT

Abstract

A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit includes a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded. The cascaded GOA units includes an Nth-stage GOA unit including a pull-up control module, a cascade module, a pull-down holding module, a pull-down control module, and a signal output module. A structure of an inverter module in the pull-down holding module is improved. Advantageous effects are as follows. The inverter module in the pull-down holding module is optimized. Difference in a voltage-ampere characteristic between each of transistors after long-term operation of the inverter module is effectively reduced, thereby increasing operating time of the inverter module.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a technical field of displays, and more particularly to a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Gate driver on array (GOA) technologies, gate row scan driving technologies, are conducive to realizations of designs of narrow borders on gate driver sides of display screens and cost reductions.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in an existing GOA circuit, an inverter module generally includes four transistors: a transistor T₅₁, a transistor T₅₂, a transistor T₅₃, and a transistor T₅₄. Bias stress conditions of three-terminal voltages of these four transistors are different. (A gate and a drain of the transistor T51 are simultaneously electrically coupled to an Nth-stage clock signal. An electric potential of the drain of the transistor T₅₁ is slightly lower than an electric potential of the gate and a source of the transistor T₅₁ by a threshold voltage. The transistor T₅₁ is under a weak positive bias stress condition. An electric potential of a gate of the transistor T₅₃ is same as the electric potential of the source of the transistor T₅₁. An electric potential of a drain of the transistor T₅₃ is an electric potential of the Nth-stage clock signal. An electric potential of a source of the transistor T₅₃ is further lower than the electric potential of the gate of the transistor T₅₃ by a threshold voltage. The transistor T₅₃ is under a weak negative bias stress condition. Gates and sources of the transistor T₅₂ and the transistor T₅₄ are at a low electric potential for a long time. Following the Nth-stage clock signal, drains of the transistor T₅₂ and the transistor T₅₄ are alternately at the low electric potential and high electric potentials. The transistor T₅₂ and the transistor T₅₄ are under strong negative bias stress conditions.) After long-term operation, difference in voltage-ampere characteristics between the different transistors become larger because of the different bias stress conditions, which causes the inverter module to fail to operate normally.

Thus, in the existing display panel technology, there is a problem that because of the different bias stress conditions of the transistors in the inverter module of the GOA circuit, the difference in the voltage-ampere characteristics between the transistors become larger, which affects operating performance of the inverter module under long-term operation. It is urgently desired to solve the problem.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical problems are as follows. The present disclosure relates to a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit configured to solve a problem in the related art that because of different bias stress conditions of transistors in an inverter module of the GOA circuit, difference in voltage-ampere characteristics between the transistors become larger, which affects operating performance of the inverter module under long-term operation.

Technical solutions are as follows. In order to solve the aforementioned problem, the present disclosure provides the following technical solutions.

The present disclosure provides a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit including a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded:

a pull-up control module configured to control, in response to an (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, that a constant high voltage level signal is received by a first driving signal output by the pull-up control module; a cascade module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, an Nth-stage first clock signal, a pull-down holding module, and a signal output module; wherein the cascade module is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as an Nth-stage gate driving signal; a pull-down holding module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the signal output module, a pull-down control module, the Nth-stage first clock signal, an Nth-stage second clock signal, the constant high voltage level signal, a first constant low voltage level signal, and a second constant low voltage level signal; wherein the pull-down holding module is configured to control, in response to the Nth-stage first clock signal, the Nth-stage second clock signal, and the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the pull-down holding module outputs second driving signals; the pull-down control module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the first constant low voltage level signal, the Nth-stage first clock signal, an (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, the second constant low voltage level signal, and the signal output module; wherein the pull-up control module is configured to, in response to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, pull down the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module to the first constant low voltage level signal and pull down the Nth-stage gate driving signal to the second constant low voltage level signal; and the signal output module electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, the pull-up control module, the cascade module, and the second constant low voltage level signal; wherein the signal output module is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as the Nth-stage gate driving signal; the Nth-stage first clock signal and the Nth-stage second clock signal are completely opposite high-frequency alternating current (AC) signals.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module includes: an inverter module and a node voltage pull-down holding module; wherein the inverter module includes: a first transistor (T₅₁), a second transistor (T₅₄), and a third transistor (T₅₅); wherein a control terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to a KN node; wherein a control terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to a QN node, a first terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the node voltage pull-down holding module includes: a fourth transistor (T₃₂), a fifth transistor (T₇₂), and a sixth transistor (T₄₂); wherein control terminals of the fourth transistor (T₃₂), the fifth transistor (T₇₂), and the sixth transistor (T₄₂) are all electrically coupled to the KN node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor (T₃₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor (T₃₂) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fifth transistor (T₇₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the sixth transistor (T₄₂) is electrically coupled to the QN node, second terminals of the fifth transistor (T₇₂) and the sixth transistor (T₄₂) are both electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-up control module is provided with a seventh transistor (T₁₁) and a bootstrap capacitor (C_b); wherein a control terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node; wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (C_b) is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (C_b) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cascade module includes an eighth transistor (T₂₂); wherein a control terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down module includes: a ninth transistor (T₃₁) and a tenth transistor (T₄₁); wherein control terminals of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) and the tenth transistor (T₄₁) are both electrically coupled to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the tenth transistor (T₄₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the tenth transistor (T₄₁) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the signal output module is provided with an eleventh transistor (T₂₁); wherein a control terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the GOA circuit further includes a reset module; wherein the reset module is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the output module, the pull-down holding module, the first constant low voltage level signal, and the second constant low voltage level signal; and wherein the reset module controls that the QN node, the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, and the Nth-stage gate driving signal are reset.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the reset module includes: a twelfth transistor (T_rQ), a thirteenth transistor (T_rS), and a fourteenth transistor (T_rG); wherein control terminals of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ), the thirteenth transistor (T_rS), and the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) are all electrically coupled to a reset button, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a second terminal of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor (T_rS) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor (T_rS) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module includes: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module therein, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module therein.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first inverter module includes: a fifteenth transistor (T_51′), a sixteenth transistor (T_54′), and a seventeenth transistor (T_55′); wherein a control terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T_51′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T_51′) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T_51′) is electrically coupled the KN node; wherein a control terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T_54′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T_54′) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T_54′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T_55′) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T_55′) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T_55′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the first node voltage pull-down holding module includes: an eighteenth transistor (T_32′), a nineteenth transistor (T_72′), and a twentieth transistor (T_42′); wherein control terminals of the eighteenth transistor (T_32′), the nineteenth transistor (T_72′), and the twentieth transistor (T_42′) are all electrically coupled to the KN node, a first terminal of the eighteenth transistor (T_32′) is electrically coupled to Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the eighteenth transistor (T_32′) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the nineteenth transistor (T_72′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the nineteenth transistor (T_72′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twentieth transistor (T_42′) is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the twentieth transistor (T_42′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the second inverter module includes: a twenty-first transistor (T₆₁), a twenty-second transistor (T₆₄), and a twenty-third transistor (T₆₅); wherein a control terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T₆₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T₆₁) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T₆₁) is electrically coupled to the P node; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T₆₄) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T₆₄) is electrically coupled to the P node, and a second terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T₆₄) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-third transistor (T₆₅) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the twenty-third transistor (T₆₅) is electrically coupled to the P node, and a second terminal of twenty-third transistor (T₆₅) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; and wherein the second node voltage pull-down holding module includes: a twenty-fourth transistor (T₃₃), a twenty-fifth transistor (T₇₃) and a twenty-sixth transistor (T₄₃); wherein control terminals of the twenty-fourth transistor (T₃₃), the twenty-fifth transistor (T₇₃), and the twenty-sixth transistor (T₄₃) are all electrically coupled to the P node, a first terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor (T₃₃) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor (T₃₃) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor (T₇₃) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor (T₇₃) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor (T₄₃) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a second terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor (T₄₃) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; that is, the first node voltage pull-down holding module and the second node voltage pull-down holding module have a same configuration.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the transistors are N-type transistors or the transistors are a combination of N-type transistors and P-type transistors.

The present disclosure also provides a GOA circuit including a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded: a pull-up control module configured to control, in response to an (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, that a constant high voltage level signal is received by a first driving signal output by the pull-up control module; a cascade module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, an Nth-stage first clock signal, a pull-down holding module, and a signal output module; wherein the cascade module is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as an Nth-stage gate driving signal; a pull-down holding module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the signal output module, a pull-down control module, the Nth-stage first clock signal, an Nth-stage second clock signal, the constant high voltage level signal, a first constant low voltage level signal, and a second constant low voltage level signal; wherein the pull-down holding module is configured to control, in response to the Nth-stage first clock signal, the Nth-stage second clock signal, and the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the pull-down holding module outputs second driving signals; the pull-down control module electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the first constant low voltage level signal, the Nth-stage first clock signal, an (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, the second constant low voltage level signal, and the signal output module; wherein the pull-up control module is configured to, in response to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, pull down the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module to the first constant low voltage level signal and pull down the Nth-stage gate driving signal to the second constant low voltage level signal; and the signal output module electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, the pull-up control module, the cascade module, and the second constant low voltage level signal; wherein the signal output module is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module includes: an inverter module and a node voltage pull-down holding module; wherein the inverter module includes: a first transistor (T₅₁), a second transistor (T₅₄), and a third transistor (T₅₅); wherein a control terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the first transistor (T₅₁) is electrically coupled to a KN node; wherein a control terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to a QN node, a first terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the second transistor (T₅₄) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the third transistor (T₅₅) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the node voltage pull-down holding module includes: a fourth transistor (T₃₂), a fifth transistor (T₇₂), and a sixth transistor (T₄₂); wherein control terminals of the fourth transistor (T₃₂), the fifth transistor (T₇₂), and the sixth transistor (T₄₂) are all electrically coupled to the KN node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor (T₃₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor (T₃₂) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fifth transistor (T₇₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the sixth transistor (T₄₂) is electrically coupled to the QN node, second terminals of the fifth transistor (T₇₂) and the sixth transistor (T₄₂) are both electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-up control module is provided with a seventh transistor (T₁₁) and a bootstrap capacitor (C_b); wherein a control terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor (T₁₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node; wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (C_b) is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (C_b) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cascade module includes an eighth transistor (T₂₂); wherein a control terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eighth transistor (T₂₂) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down module includes: a ninth transistor (T₃₁) and a tenth transistor (T₄₁); wherein control terminals of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) and the tenth transistor (T₄₁) are both electrically coupled to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the ninth transistor (T₃₁) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the tenth transistor (T₄₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the tenth transistor (T₄₁) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the signal output module is provided with an eleventh transistor (T₂₁); wherein a control terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor (T₂₁) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the GOA circuit further includes a reset module; wherein the reset module is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module, the cascade module, the output module, the pull-down holding module, the first constant low voltage level signal, and the second constant low voltage level signal; and wherein the reset module controls that the QN node, the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, and the Nth-stage gate driving signal are reset.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the reset module includes: a twelfth transistor (T_rQ), a thirteenth transistor (T_rS), and a fourteenth transistor (T_rG); wherein control terminals of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ), the thirteenth transistor (T_rS), and the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) are all electrically coupled to a reset button, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ) is electrically coupled to the QN node, a second terminal of the twelfth transistor (T_rQ) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor (T_rS) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor (T_rS) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor (T_rG) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module includes: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module therein, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module therein.

Advantageous effects are as follows. Compared with the related art, the GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure has the following advantageous effects. In the GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure, the inverter module in the pull-down holding module is optimized under the basis of maintenance of functions of a traditional technical solution. Thus, difference in a voltage-ampere characteristic between each of the transistors after long-term operation of the inverter module is effectively reduced, thereby increasing operating time of the inverter module.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit according to the related art.

FIG. 2 is a timing diagram of the GOA circuit according to the related art.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of a GOA circuit provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a GOA circuit provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a timing diagram of the GOA circuit provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a third structure of the GOA circuit provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some rather than all embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art on the basis of the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be appreciated that orientation or location relationships indicated by terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, etc. are based on orientation or location relationships illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The terms are only used to facilitate the description of the present disclosure and to simplify the description, not used to indicate or imply the relevant device or element must have a particular orientation or must be structured and operate under the particular orientation and thus cannot be considered as limitations to the present disclosure. In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used for description purpose, and cannot be considered as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly pointing out the number of relevant technical features. Thus, features being respectively defined as “first” and “second” can each expressly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “a plurality of” is at least two, such as two and three, unless otherwise definitely and specifically defined.

Specifically referring to FIGS. 3 to 6, the present disclosure provides a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit.

In an inverter module of an existing GOA circuit, because of different bias stress conditions of transistors, difference in voltage-ampere characteristics between the transistors become larger, which affects operating performance of the inverter module under long-term operation. Thus, the present disclosure provides the GOA circuit to solve the aforementioned problem.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a GOA circuit provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The GOA circuit includes a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded: A pull-up control module 100 is configured to control, in response to an (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, that a constant high voltage level signal VGH is received by a first driving signal output by the pull-up control module 100. A cascade module 200 is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module 100, an Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), a pull-down holding module 500, and a signal output module 300; wherein the cascade module 200 is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module 100, that the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is output as an Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N). A pull-down holding module 500 is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module 100, the cascade module 200, the signal output module 300, a pull-down control module 400, the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), an Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), the constant high voltage level signal VGH, a first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, and a second constant low voltage level signal VSSG; wherein the pull-down holding module 500 is configured to control, in response to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), and the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module 100, that the pull-down holding module 500 outputs second driving signals. The pull-down control module 400 is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module 100, the cascade module 200, the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), an (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal ST(N+1), the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, and the signal output module 300; wherein the pull-down control module 400 is configured to, in response to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal ST(N+1), pull down the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module 100 to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ and pull down the Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N) to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG. The signal output module 300 is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), the pull-up control module 100, the cascade module 200, and the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG; wherein the signal output module 300 is configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module 100, that the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is output as the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module 500 includes: an inverter module and a node voltage pull-down holding module. The inverter module includes: a first transistor T₅₁, a second transistor T₅₄, and a third transistor T₅₅; wherein a control terminal of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), a first terminal of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal VGH, and a second terminal of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to a KN node; wherein a control terminal of the second transistor T₅₄ is electrically coupled to a QN node, a first terminal of the second transistor T₅₄ is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the second transistor T₅₄ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; wherein a control terminal of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ. The node voltage pull-down holding module includes: a fourth transistor T₃₂, a fifth transistor T₇₂, and a sixth transistor T₄₂; wherein control terminals of the fourth transistor T₃₂, the fifth transistor T₇₂, and the sixth transistor T₄₂ are all electrically coupled to the KN node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor T₃₂ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor T₃₂ is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, a first terminal of the fifth transistor T₇₂ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the sixth transistor T₄₂ is electrically coupled to the QN node, second terminals of the fifth transistor T₇₂ and the sixth transistor T₄₂ are both electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pull-up control module 100 is provided with a seventh transistor T₁₁ and a bootstrap capacitor C_b; wherein a control terminal of the seventh transistor T₁₁ is electrically coupled to the (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the seventh transistor T₁₁ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor T₁₁ is electrically coupled to the QN node; wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor C_b is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor C_b is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the cascade module includes an eighth transistor T₂₂; wherein a control terminal of the eighth transistor T₂₂ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eighth transistor T₂₂ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eighth transistor T₂₂ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the pull-down module includes: a ninth transistor T₃₁ and a tenth transistor T₄₁; wherein control terminals of the ninth transistor T₃₁ and the tenth transistor T₄₁ are both electrically coupled to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the ninth transistor T₃₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the ninth transistor T₃₁ is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, a first terminal of the tenth transistor T₄₁ is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the tenth transistor T₄₁ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal output module is provided with an eleventh transistor T₂₁; wherein a control terminal of the eleventh transistor T₂₁ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor T₂₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor T₂₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the GOA circuit further includes a reset module 600; wherein the reset module 600 is electrically coupled to the pull-up control module 100, the cascade module 200, the output module 300, the pull-down holding module 500, the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, and the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG; and wherein the reset module 600 controls that the QN node, the Nth-stage stage transfer signal STN, and the Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N) are reset.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the reset module 600 includes: a twelfth transistor T_rQ, a thirteenth transistor T_rS, and a fourteenth transistor T_rG; wherein control terminals of the twelfth transistor T_rQ, the thirteenth transistor T_rS, and the fourteenth transistor T_rG are all electrically coupled to a reset button, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor T_rQ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a second terminal of the twelfth transistor T_rQ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor T_rS is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal STN, a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor T_rS is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor T_rG is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N), and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor T_rG is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the pull-down holding module 500 includes: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module therein, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module therein.

Further, the first inverter module includes: a fifteenth transistor T_51′, a sixteenth transistor T_54′, and a seventeenth transistor T_55′; wherein a control terminal of the fifteenth transistor T_51′ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the fifteenth transistor T_51′ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal VGH, and a second terminal of the fifteenth transistor T_51′ is electrically coupled the KN node; wherein a control terminal of the sixteenth transistor T_54′ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor T_54′ is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the sixteenth transistor T_54′ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; wherein a control terminal of the seventeenth transistor T_55′ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the seventeenth transistor T_55′ is electrically coupled to the KN node, and a second terminal of the seventeenth transistor T_55′ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; wherein the first node voltage pull-down holding module includes: an eighteenth transistor T_32′, a nineteenth transistor T_72′, and a twentieth transistor T_42′; wherein control terminals of the eighteenth transistor T_32′, the nineteenth transistor T_72′, and the twentieth transistor T_42′ are all electrically coupled to the KN node, a first terminal of the eighteenth transistor T_32′ is electrically coupled to Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the eighteenth transistor T_32′ is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, a first terminal of the nineteenth transistor T_72′ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal STN, a second terminal of the nineteenth transistor T_72′ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, a first terminal of the twentieth transistor T_42′ is electrically coupled to the QN node, and a second terminal of the twentieth transistor T_42′ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; wherein the second inverter module includes: a twenty-first transistor T₆₁, a twenty-second transistor T₆₄, and a twenty-third transistor T₆₅; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-first transistor T₆₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), a first terminal of the twenty-first transistor T₆₁ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal VGH, and a second terminal of the twenty-first transistor T₆₁ is electrically coupled to the P node; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-second transistor T₆₄ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), a first terminal of the twenty-second transistor T₆₄ is electrically coupled to the P node, and a second terminal of the twenty-second transistor T₆₄ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-third transistor T₆₅ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a first terminal of the twenty-third transistor T₆₅ is electrically coupled to the P node, and a second terminal of twenty-third transistor T₆₅ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; and wherein the second node voltage pull-down holding module includes: a twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃, a twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃ and a twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃; wherein control terminals of the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃, the twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃, and the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃ are all electrically coupled to the P node, a first terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃ is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, a first terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal STN, a second terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ, a first terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃ is electrically coupled to the QN node, a second terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ; that is, the first node voltage pull-down holding module and the second node voltage pull-down holding module have a same configuration.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the GOA circuit provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. STV is a start signal, and is turn-on once per frame. The Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) are completely opposite high-frequency alternating current (AC) signals. High and low electric potentials of these signals are denoted as VGH, and a low electric potential is denoted as VGL. VSSG is a low-voltage direct current (DC) source, and an electric potential of VSSG is −10V. VSSQ is a low-voltage DC source, and an electric potential of VSSQ is VGL. G(N) is an output waveform of the Nth-stage gate driving signal. ST(N) is an output waveform of the Nth-stage stage transfer signal. Q(N) and K(N) are waveforms of Nth-stage important nodes. ST(N−1) is a corresponding waveform of a previous-stage stage transfer signal. ST(N+1) is a corresponding waveform of a next-stage stage transfer signal.

In response to a high potential pulse of the Nth-stage stage transfer signal STN or the stage transfer signal ST(N−1) generated by a previous stage, the Nth-stage Q(N) node is charged to a high electric potential, causing the Nth-stage transistor T₂₁ to switch from a turned off state to a turned on state. Then, the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) provides a high potential pulse that charges the Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N) node and the Nth-stage stage transfer signal ST(N) node to a high electric potential. The high electric potential of the Nth-stage gate driving signal G(N) drives an Nth-stage display area in a display panel. While the Nth-stage stage transfer signal ST(N) is at the high electric potential, for one thing, a ninth transistor T₃₁ and a tenth transistor T₄₁ in a pull-down control module 400 of the previous stage are turned on, causing a Q(N−1) node and a gate driving signal G(N−1) node of the previous stage to be pulled down to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ and the second constant low voltage level signal VSSG, respectively. For another thing, a transistor T₁₁ in a pull-up control module 100 of a next stage is turned on, causing Q(N+1) to be charged to a high electric potential, thereby realizing a next cascaded stage transfer function. In order to improve reliability of the circuit, the inverter module and a node voltage holding module are added in the pull-down holding module 500. The GOA circuit of the present disclosure is different from a traditional GOA circuit in that the inverter module of the GOA circuit of the present disclosure consists of three transistors: the first transistor T₅₁, the second transistor T₅₄, and the third transistor T₅₅. A connection manner of the inverter module is significantly different from a connection manner of the inverter module of the traditional GOA circuit. A gate of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N), a drain of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal VGH, and a source output of the first transistor T₅₁ controls the fourth transistor T₃₂, the fifth transistor T₄₂, and the fifth transistor T₇₂ of the pull-down holding module 500. A connection manner of the second transistor T₅₄ is same as that of the traditional inverter module. A gate of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), a drain of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the source of the first transistor T₅₁, and a source of the third transistor T₅₅ is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal VSSQ. The third transistor T₅₅ cooperates with the first transistor T₅₁ on alternately discharging the KN node. This type of connection manner of the inverter module can cause bias stress conditions of the first transistor T₅₁ and the second transistor T₅₄ in the inverter module to be same, and electrical characteristic difference caused by stress to be reduced. Thus, long-term stable operation of the circuit is ensured.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a timing diagram of the GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure. The drain of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal VGH and the gate of the first transistor T₅₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N). In response to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) that alternates between the high electric potential and the low electric potential, the source (i.e., the KN node) of the first transistor T₅₁ changes following the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N). The first transistor T₅₁ is under a strong negative bias stress condition. A gate and a source of the second transistor T₅₄ are at low electric potentials for a long time. A drain (i.e., the KN node) of the second transistor T₅₄ alternates following the high electric potential and the low electric potential of the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N). The second transistor T₅₄ is under a strong negative bias stress condition. The third transistor T₅₅ is under a positive bias stress condition for half of the time, and under a negative bias stress condition for the other half of the time. However, because a threshold voltage of the third transistor T₅₅ is much smaller than a threshold voltage of the second transistor T₅₄, an electrical characteristic of the third transistor T₅₅ has less effect on stability of the inverter. The bias stress conditions of the first transistor T₅₁ and the second transistor T₅₄ are same. After long-term operation, the electrical characteristic difference between the first transistor T₅₁ and the second transistor T₅₄ is smaller, and the inverter module can still operate stably. Compared with reliability of the inverter module of the traditional GOA circuit, reliability of the inverter module is significantly increased.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of another GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, the pull-down holding module includes: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module therein, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module therein. The first pull-down holding module is completely same as the pull-down holding module illustrated in FIG. 4. The second pull-down holding module is a newly added pull-down holding module. The second pull-down holding module consists of a second inverter module composed of the twenty-first transistor T₆₁, the twenty-second transistor T₆₄, and the twenty-third transistor T₆₅, and a second node voltage pull-down holding module composed of the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃, the twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃, and the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃. The newly added second inverter is different from the original pull-down holding unit in that in the newly added second inverter, a gate of the twenty-first transistor T₆₁ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N), and a gate of the twenty-third transistor T₆₅ is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N). Thus, when the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) are alternately at the high electric potential and the low electric potential, the first inverter module and the second inverter module can alternately operate.

While the Nth-stage QN node is at the high electric potential, both the KN node of the first inverter module and the PN node of the second inverter module are at low electric potentials. The fourth transistor T₃₂, the fifth transistor T₇₂, and the sixth transistor T₄₂, and the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃, twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃, and the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃ are all in a turned off state and do not affect the high electric potentials of QN, STN, and GN.

During a period while the low electric potentials of the Nth-stage QN, STN, and GN nodes need to be held, the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) are alternately at the high electric potential and the low electric potential. While the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is at the high electric potential, and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) is at the low electric potential, the KN node is at a high electric potential and the PN node is at the low electric potential. During this time, the fourth transistor T₃₂, the fifth transistor T₇₂, and the sixth transistor T₄₂ are turned on, causing the low electric potentials to be held at the GN node, the QN node, and the STN node. When the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is switched to the low electric potential, and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) is switched to the high electric potential, the twenty-fourth transistor T₃₃, the twenty-fifth transistor T₇₃, and the twenty-sixth transistor T₄₃ are turned on, also causing the low electric potentials to be held at GN, QN, and STN. Thus, during an entire pull-down holding period, the low electric potentials are held at GN, QN, and STN. Compared with the original circuit that has only one pull-down holding module, the circuit here has two pull-down holding modules that alternately operate. A holding period is longer and circuit stability is better.

The Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) used by the inverter module here are completely opposite high-frequency AC signals and the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is shared with the cascade module and the signal output module which the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) is electrically coupled to. In another case, the inverter module can also not share the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) with the cascade module and the signal output module in which the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) are located. A set of the Nth-stage first clock signal CK(N) and the Nth-stage second clock signal XCK(N) is replaced by an additional set of AC signals with opposite phases. A frequency of the signals for replacement is variable. For example, the frequency of the signals is switching once within display time of one frame or is switching once within display time of multiple frames.

The aforementioned transistors can be N-type transistors or a combination of N-type transistors and P-type transistors. When the transistors are used as switching transistors, the functions of each source and a corresponding drain can be interchanged, and no specific distinction is made here.

Thus, the GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure has the following advantageous effects. In the GOA circuit provided by the present disclosure, the inverter module in the pull-down holding module is optimized under the basis of maintenance of functions of a traditional technical solution. Thus, difference in a voltage-ampere characteristic between each of the transistors after long-term operation of the inverter module is effectively reduced, thereby increasing operating time of the inverter module.

Some embodiments of the GOA circuit according to the present disclosure have been described in detail above. The principles and implementation manners of the present disclosure are described using specific examples. The description of the foregoing embodiments is only for facilitating understanding of the technical solutions of the present disclosure and the core ideas thereof. Persons of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solution described in each of the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or at least one technical feature described in each of the foregoing embodiments can be replaced by at least one equivalent alternative. The modification or the at least one alternative should not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solution to depart from the scope of the technical solution of each embodiment of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit, comprising: a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded; and wherein the cascaded GOA units comprise an Nth-stage GOA unit comprising: a pull-up control module configured to control, in response to an (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, that a constant high voltage level signal is received by a first driving signal output by the pull-up control module;a cascade module configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that an Nth-stage first clock signal is output as an Nth-stage stage transfer signal;a pull-down holding module configured to control, in response to the Nth-stage first clock signal, an Nth-stage second clock signal, and the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the pull-down holding module electrically couples an Nth-stage gate driving signal to a second constant low voltage level signal, electrically couples the Nth-stage stage transfer signal to a first constant low voltage level signal, and electrically couples the first driving signal to the first constant low voltage level signal;the pull-down control module configured to, in response to an (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, pull down the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module to the first constant low voltage level signal and pull down the Nth-stage gate driving signal to the second constant low voltage level signal; andthe signal output module configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as the Nth-stage gate driving signal;wherein the Nth-stage first clock signal and the Nth-stage second clock signal are completely opposite high-frequency alternating current (AC) signals.

2. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the pull-down holding module comprises: an inverter module and a node voltage pull-down holding module; wherein the inverter module comprises: a first transistor (T51), a second transistor (T54), and a third transistor (T55); wherein a control terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to a K(N) node; wherein a control terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the node voltage pull-down holding module comprises: a fourth transistor (T32), a fifth transistor (T72), and a sixth transistor (T42); wherein control terminals of the fourth transistor (T32), the fifth transistor (T72), and the sixth transistor (T42) are all electrically coupled to the K(N) node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor (T32) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor (T32) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fifth transistor (T72) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the sixth transistor (T42) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, second terminals of the fifth transistor (T72) and the sixth transistor (T42) are both electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

3. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the pull-up control module is provided with a seventh transistor (T11) and a bootstrap capacitor (Cb); wherein a control terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to the (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located; wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (Cb) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, and a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (Cb) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

4. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the cascade module comprises an eighth transistor (T22); wherein a control terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal.

5. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the pull-down control module comprises: a ninth transistor (T31) and a tenth transistor (T41); wherein control terminals of the ninth transistor (T31) and the tenth transistor (T41) are both electrically coupled to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the ninth transistor (T31) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the ninth transistor (T31) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the tenth transistor (T41) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, and a second terminal of the tenth transistor (T41) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

6. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the signal output module is provided with an eleventh transistor (T21); wherein a control terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

7. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the GOA circuit further comprises a reset module configured to control, in response to a reset signal, that the first driving signal is reset to the first constant low voltage level signal, the Nth-stage stage transfer signal is reset to the first constant low voltage level signal, and the Nth-stage gate driving signal s reset to the second constant low voltage level signal.

8. The GOA circuit of claim 7, wherein the reset module comprises: a twelfth transistor (TrQ), a thirteenth transistor (TrS), and a fourteenth transistor (TrG); wherein control terminals of the twelfth transistor (TrQ), the thirteenth transistor (TrS), and the fourteenth transistor (TrG) are all electrically coupled to a node where the reset signal is located, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor (TrQ) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a second terminal of the twelfth transistor (TrQ) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor (TrS) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor (TrS) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor (TrG) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor (TrG) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal.

9. The GOA circuit of claim 1, wherein the pull-down holding module comprises: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module.

10. The GOA circuit of claim 9, wherein the first inverter module comprises: a fifteenth transistor (T51′), a sixteenth transistor (T54′), and a seventeenth transistor (T55′); wherein a control terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T51′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T51′) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the fifteenth transistor (T51′) is electrically coupled a KL(N) node; wherein a control terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T54′) is electrically coupled to t a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T54′) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the sixteenth transistor (T54′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T55′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T55′) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the seventeenth transistor (T55′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the first node voltage pull-down holding module comprises: an eighteenth transistor (T32′), a nineteenth transistor (T72′), and a twentieth transistor (T42′); wherein control terminals of the eighteenth transistor (T32′), the nineteenth transistor (T72′), and the twentieth transistor (T42′) are all electrically coupled to the K(N) node, a first terminal of the eighteenth transistor (T32′) is electrically coupled to Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the eighteenth transistor (T32′) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the nineteenth transistor (T72′) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the nineteenth transistor (T72′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twentieth transistor (T42′) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, and a second terminal of the twentieth transistor (T42′) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the second inverter module comprises: a twenty-first transistor (T61), a twenty-second transistor (T64), and a twenty-third transistor (T65); wherein a control terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T61) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T61) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the twenty-first transistor (T61) is electrically coupled to a P(N) node; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T64) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T64) is electrically coupled to the P(N) node, and a second terminal of the twenty-second transistor (T64) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the twenty-third transistor (T65) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the twenty-third transistor (T65) is electrically coupled to the P(N) node, and a second terminal of twenty-third transistor (T65) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; and wherein the second node voltage pull-down holding module comprises: a twenty-fourth transistor (T33), a twenty-fifth transistor (T73) and a twenty-sixth transistor (T43); wherein control terminals of the twenty-fourth transistor (T33), the twenty-fifth transistor (T73), and the twenty-sixth transistor (T43) are all electrically coupled to the P(N) node, a first terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor (T33) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor (T33) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor (T73) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor (T73) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor (T43) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, a second terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor (T43) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

11. The GOA circuit of claim 9, wherein the transistors are N-type transistors or the transistors are a combination of N-type transistors and P-type transistors.

12. A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit, comprising: a plurality of GOA units, wherein the GOA units are cascaded; and wherein the cascaded GOA units comprise an Nth-stage GOA unit comprising: a pull-up control module configured to control, in response to an (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, that a constant high voltage level signal is received by a first driving signal output by the pull-up control module;a cascade module configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that an Nth-stage first clock signal is output as an Nth-stage gate-driving stage transfer signal;a pull-down holding module configured to control, in response to the Nth-stage first clock signal, an Nth-stage second clock signal, and the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the pull-down holding module electrically couples an Nth-stage gate driving signal to a second constant low voltage level signal, electrically couples the Nth-stage stage transfer signal to a first constant low voltage level signal, and electrically couples the first driving signal to the first constant low voltage level signal;the pull-down control module configured to, in response to an (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, pull down the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module to the first constant low voltage level signal and pull down the Nth-stage gate driving signal to the second constant low voltage level signal; andthe signal output module configured to control, in response to the first driving signal output by the pull-up control module, that the Nth-stage first clock signal is output as the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

13. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the pull-down holding module comprises: an inverter module and a node voltage pull-down holding module; wherein the inverter module comprises: a first transistor (T51), a second transistor (T54), and a third transistor (T55); wherein a control terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, a first terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the first transistor (T51) is electrically coupled to a K(N) node; wherein a control terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the second transistor (T54) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein a control terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage second clock signal, a first terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the K(N) node, and a second terminal of the third transistor (T55) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal; wherein the node voltage pull-down holding module comprises: a fourth transistor (T32), a fifth transistor (T72), and a sixth transistor (T42); wherein control terminals of the fourth transistor (T32), the fifth transistor (T72), and the sixth transistor (T42) are all electrically coupled to the K(N) node, a first terminal of the fourth transistor (T32) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the fourth transistor (T32) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fifth transistor (T72) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the sixth transistor (T42) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, second terminals of the fifth transistor (T72) and the sixth transistor (T42) are both electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

14. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the pull-up control module is provided with a seventh transistor (T11) and a bootstrap capacitor (Cb); wherein a control terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to the (N−1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to the constant high voltage level signal, and a second terminal of the seventh transistor (T11) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located; wherein a first terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (Cb) is electrically coupled to the node where the first driving signal is located, and a second terminal of the bootstrap capacitor (Cb) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

15. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the cascade module comprises an eighth transistor (T22); wherein a control terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eighth transistor (T22) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal.

16. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the pull-down control module comprises: a ninth transistor (T31) and a tenth transistor (T41); wherein control terminals of the ninth transistor (T31) and the tenth transistor (T41) are both electrically coupled to the (N+1)th-stage stage transfer signal, a first terminal of the ninth transistor (T31) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, a second terminal of the ninth transistor (T31) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the tenth transistor (T41) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, and a second terminal of the tenth transistor (T41) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal.

17. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the signal output module is provided with an eleventh transistor (T21); wherein a control terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a first terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage first clock signal, and a second terminal of the eleventh transistor (T21) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal.

18. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the GOA circuit further comprises a reset module configured to control, in response to a reset signal, that the first driving signal is reset to the first constant low voltage level signal, the Nth-stage stage transfer signal is reset to the first constant low voltage level signal, and the Nth-stage gate driving signal is reset to the second constant low voltage level signal.

19. The GOA circuit of claim 18, wherein the reset module comprises: a twelfth transistor (TrQ), a thirteenth transistor (TrS), and a fourteenth transistor (TrG); wherein control terminals of the twelfth transistor (TrQ), the thirteenth transistor (TrS), and the fourteenth transistor (TrG) are all electrically coupled to a node where the reset signal is located, a first terminal of the twelfth transistor (TrQ) is electrically coupled to a node where the first driving signal is located, a second terminal of the twelfth transistor (TrQ) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the thirteenth transistor (TrS) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage stage transfer signal, a second terminal of the thirteenth transistor (TrS) is electrically coupled to the first constant low voltage level signal, a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor (TrG) is electrically coupled to the Nth-stage gate driving signal, and a second terminal of the fourteenth transistor (TrG) is electrically coupled to the second constant low voltage level signal.

20. The GOA circuit of claim 12, wherein the pull-down holding module comprises: a first pull-down holding module and a second pull-down holding module; wherein the first pull-down holding module is provided with a first inverter module and a first node voltage pull-down holding module, and the second pull-down holding module is provided with a second inverter module and a second node voltage pull-down holding module.