Patent Grant
11367409
This application is the national stage entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2018/123180, filed on Dec. 24, 2018, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810836142.X, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present application relates to the field of display, and more particularly to a driving circuit and a driving method.
The statements here only provide background information related to this application, and do not necessarily constitute prior art. A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) is one of the main types of current flat panel displays, and has become an important display platform in modern IT and video products. The main driving principle of the thin film transistor display device is as follows: a system main board is connected to a connector of a printed circuit board (PCB) via wires for transmitting a R/G/B compression signal, a control signal, and a power, after being processed by a timing controller on the PCB, such data are transmitted from the PCB to a display region through a source-chip on film and a gate-chip on film, enabling the display apparatus to obtain required power and signals.
Due to the material properties of liquid crystals in the TFT-LCD, the same voltage applied to the liquid crystals for a long period will cause the liquid crystals to be polarized and cause abnormal display. Therefore, a reference voltage exists in the display of TFT-LCD, a voltage value range higher than the reference voltage is defined as positive polarity, and a voltage value range lower than the reference voltage is defined as negative polarity. During the display process, every frame of the voltage applied to the liquid crystals is switched from positive polarity to negative polarity to avoid polarization of the liquid crystal. However, in actual applications, due to insufficient charging time, the voltage applied on the pixel electrode is directly switched from the positive polarity to the negative polarity, resulting in a relatively large voltage span, and it is difficult to switch the voltage applied on the pixel electrode to a target voltage within a limited charging time, resulting in insufficient charging. In such condition, charge sharing technology is desired, which includes: before the pixel electrode starts charging, the charge applied on the pixel electrode is firstly neutralized to near the reference voltage, and then continues to be charged from the reference voltage to the target voltage. In the prior art, this function is realized through the built-in logic module in the S-COF.
It is an objective of the present application to provide a driving circuit, which aims at solving the technical problems including but not limited to that due to insufficient charging time, the voltage applied on the pixel electrode is directly switched from the positive polarity to the negative polarity, resulting in a relatively large voltage span, and it is difficult to switch the voltage applied on the pixel electrode to a target voltage within a limited charging time, resulting in insufficient charging.
Technical solutions adopted by embodiments of the present application are as follows: A driving circuit for a display panel is provided. The driving circuit comprises: a first switch tube, with a control terminal of the first witch being coupled to a first control signal, and a first terminal of the first switch tube being coupled to a first shared voltage; a second switch tube, with a control terminal of the second switch tube being coupled to the first control signal, and a first terminal of second switch tube being coupled to a second shared voltage; a third switch tube, with a control terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a second control signal, a first terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a second terminal of the first switch tube and a second terminal of the second switch tube, and a second terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a pixel electrode; and a data output assembly, with the data output assembly being coupled to the pixel electrode. On states and off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube are controlled by output voltages of the first control signal and the second control signal. The first shared voltage or the second shared voltage are controlled by the on states and the off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube to be output to the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first switch tube is a P-type field effect transistor, and the second switch tube and the third switch tube are N-type field effect transistors.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage is a positive shared voltage, and the second shared voltage is a negative shared voltage.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a negative voltage of the pixel electrode to positive polarity display; and the second shared voltage is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a positive voltage of the pixel electrode to negative polarity display.
In an embodiment of the present application, when a display picture is switched from a negative polarity signal to a positive polarity signal, potential switching of the first control signal and the second control signal is carried out as follows: in a first period, the first control signal is at a low potential, and the second control signal is at a high potential; and in a second period, the first control signal is at a low potential, and the second control signal is at a low potential.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the first switch tube and the third switch tube are turned on, and the second switch tube is turned off, and the first shared voltage is output to the pixel electrode via the first switch tube and the third switch tube, and neutralizes charges in the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube is turned off, and display data is output from the data output assembly to the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, when the display picture is switched from the positive polarity signal to the negative polarity signal, the potential switching of the first control signal and the second control signal is carried out as follows: in the first period, the first control signal is at a high potential, and the second control signal is at a high potential; and in the second period, the first control signal is at the high potential, and the second control signal is at a low potential.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the second switch tube and the third switch tube are turned on, and the first switch tube is turned off, and the second shared voltage is output to the pixel electrode via the second switch tube and the third switch tube, and neutralizes charges in the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube is turned off, and display data is output by the data output assembly to the pixel electrode.
It is another objective of the present application to provide a display apparatus, which comprises: a first switch tube, with a control terminal of the first witch being coupled to a first control signal, and a first terminal of the first switch tube being coupled to a first shared voltage; a second switch tube, with a control terminal of the second switch tube being coupled to the first control signal, and a first terminal of second switch tube being coupled to a second shared voltage; a third switch tube, with a control terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a second control signal, a first terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a second terminal of the first switch tube and a second terminal of the second switch tube, and a second terminal of the third switch tube being coupled to a pixel electrode; and a data output assembly, with the data output assembly being coupled to the pixel electrode. On states and off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube are controlled by output voltages of the first control signal and the second control signal. The first shared voltage or the second shared voltage are controlled by the on states and the off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube to be output to the pixel electrode.
It is still another objective of the present application to provide a driving method, which comprises: providing a first switch tube, where a control terminal of the first witch is coupled to a first control signal, and a first terminal of the first switch tube is coupled to a first shared voltage; providing a second switch tube, where a control terminal of the second switch tube is coupled to the first control signal, and a first terminal of second switch tube is coupled to a second shared voltage; providing a third switch tube, where a control terminal of the third switch tube is coupled to a second control signal, a first terminal of the third switch tube is coupled to a second terminal of the first switch tube and a second terminal of the second switch tube, and a second terminal of the third switch tube is coupled to a pixel electrode; and providing a data output assembly, where the data output assembly is coupled to the pixel electrode. On states and off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube are controlled by output voltages of the first control signal and the second control signal. The first shared voltage or the second shared voltage are controlled by the on states and the off states of the first switch tube, the second switch tube, and the third switch tube to be output to the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, the driving method further comprises:
acquiring the first shared voltage, where the first shared voltage is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a negative voltage of the pixel electrode to positive polarity display; and
acquiring the second shared voltage, where the second shared voltage is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a positive voltage of the pixel electrode to negative polarity display.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first switch tube is a P-type field effect transistor, and the second switch tube and the third switch tube are N-type field effect transistors.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage is a positive shared voltage, and the second shared voltage is a negative shared voltage.
In an embodiment of the present application, when a display picture is switched from a negative polarity signal to a positive polarity signal, potential switching of the first control signal and the second control signal is carried out as follows:
in a first period, the first control signal is at a low potential, and the second control signal is at a high potential; and
in a second period, the first control signal is at a low potential, and the second control signal is at a low potential.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the first switch tube and the third switch tube are turned on, and the second switch tube is turned off, and the first shared voltage is output to the pixel electrode via the first switch tube and the third switch tube, and neutralizes charges in the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube is turned off, and display data is output from the data output assembly to the pixel electrode.
In an embodiment of the present application, when the display picture is switched from the positive polarity signal to the negative polarity signal, the potential switching of the first control signal and the second control signal is carried out as follows:
in the first period, the first control signal is at a high potential, and the second control signal is at a high potential; and
in the second period, the first control signal is at the high potential, and the second control signal is at a low potential.
In embodiments of the present application, multiple active switch tubes are provided, and the high and low potentials of the first control signal and the second control signal are utilized to control the on states and off states of the multiple active switch tubes. In this way, positive voltage or negative voltage can be selectively applied to the pixel electrode to neutralize the charges of different polarity in the pixel electrode and to adjust the voltage of the pixel electrode to be within the reference voltage range, thereby realizing charge sharing and improving the display effect of the display panel.
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the exemplary art will be briefly described hereinbelow. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.
In order to make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in details in combination with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application.
It should be noted that when a component is said to be “fixed on” or “installed on” another component, it can be directly or indirectly on the other component. When a component is said to be “connected” to another component, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other component. The terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for ease of description, and do not indicate or imply the device referred to or the element must have a specific orientation, and be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be construed as a limitation of the present application. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood according to specific conditions. The terms “first” and “second” are only used for ease of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The meaning of “plurality” means two or more than two, unless otherwise specifically defined.
In order to further explain the technical means and effects adopted by the present application to achieve the intended purposes, a driving circuit provided by the present application is described in detail hereinbelow in its specific implementation, structure, features, and effects, combining with the drawings and specific embodiments,
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage C1 or the second shared voltage C2 are controlled by the on states and the off states of the first switch tube M1, the second switch tube M2, and the third switch tube M3 to be output to the pixel electrode 122.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first switch tube M1 is a P-type field effect transistor, and the second switch tube M2 and the third switch tube M3 are N-type field effect transistors.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage C1 is a positive shared voltage, and the second shared voltage C2 is a negative shared voltage.
In an embodiment of the present application, when a display picture is switched from a negative polarity signal to a positive polarity signal, potential switching of the first control signal A and the second control signal B is carried out as follows: in a first period, the first control signal A is at a low potential L, and the second control signal B is at a high potential H; and in a second period, the first control signal A remains at an original potential, that is, the low potential L, and the second control signal is switched to a low potential L.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the first switch tube M1 and the third switch tube M3 are turned on, and the second switch tube M2 is turned off, the equivalent circuit is shown as the circuit 21 of
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube M3 is turned off, and display data is output from the data output assembly 121 to the pixel electrode 122.
In an embodiment of the present application, when the display picture is switched from the positive polarity signal to the negative polarity signal, the potential switching of the first control signal A and the second control signal B is carried out as follows: in the first period, the first control signal A is at a high potential H, and the second control signal B is at a high potential H; and in the second period, the first control signal A remains at an original potential, that is, the high potential H, and the second control signal is at a low potential L.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the first switch tube M1 is turned off, and the second switch tube M2 and the third switch tube M3 are turned on, the equivalent circuit is shown as the circuit 22 of
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube M3 is turned off, and display data is output by the data output assembly 121 to the pixel electrode 122.
S201, providing a first switch tube M1, with a control terminal 101a of the first witch M1 being coupled to a first control signal A, and a first terminal 101b of the first switch tube M1 being coupled to a first shared voltage C1;
S202, providing a second switch tube M2, with a control terminal 102a of the second switch tube M2 being coupled to the first control signal A, and a first terminal 102b of second switch tube M2 being coupled to a second shared voltage C2;
S203, providing a third switch tube M3, with a control terminal 103a of the third switch tube M3 being coupled to a second control signal B, a first terminal 103b of the third switch tube M3 being coupled to a second terminal 101c of the first switch tube M1 and a second terminal 101c of the second switch tube M2, and a second terminal 103c of the third switch tube M3 being coupled to a pixel electrode 122; and
S204, providing a data output assembly 121, with the data output assembly 121 being coupled to the pixel electrode 122.
On states and off states of the first switch tube M1, the second switch tube M2, and the third switch tube M3 are controlled by output voltages of the first control signal A and the second control signal B.
The first shared voltage C1 or the second shared voltage C2 are controlled by the on states and the off states of the first switch tube M1, the second switch tube M2, and the third switch tube M3 to be output to the pixel electrode 122.
In an embodiment of the present application, the driving method further comprises:
acquiring the first shared voltage C1, where the first shared voltage C1 is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a negative voltage of the pixel electrode 122 to positive polarity display; and
acquiring the second shared voltage C2, where the second shared voltage C2 is a lowest voltage required for neutralizing a positive voltage of the pixel electrode 122 to negative polarity display.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first switch tube M1 is a P-type field effect transistor, and the second switch tube M2 and the third switch tube M3 are N-type field effect transistors.
In an embodiment of the present application, the first shared voltage C1 is a positive shared voltage, and the second shared voltage C2 is a negative shared voltage.
In an embodiment of the present application, an operation of potential switching of the first control signal A and the second control signal B when a display picture is switched from a negative polarity signal to a positive polarity signal is carried out as follows:
in a first period, the first control signal A is at a low potential L, and the second control signal B is at a high potential H; and
in a second period, the first control signal A is at the low potential L, and the second control signal is at a low potential L.
In an embodiment of the present application, in the first period, the first switch tube M1 and the third switch tube M3 are turned on, and the second switch tube M2 is turned off. The first shared voltage C1 is output to the pixel electrode 122 via the first switch tube M1 and the third switch tube M3, and neutralizes charges in the pixel electrode 122,
In an embodiment of the present application, in the second period, the third switch tube M3 is turned off, and display data is output from the data output assembly 121 to the pixel electrode 122.
In an embodiment of the present application, an operation of potential switching of the first control signal A and the second control signal B when the display picture is switched from the positive polarity signal to the negative polarity signal, is carried out as follows:
in the first period, the first control signal A is at a high potential H, and the second control signal B is at a high potential H; and
in the second period, the first control signal A is at the high potential H, and the second control signal is at a low potential L.
In the present application, multiple active switch tubes (M1, M2, M3) are provided, and the high and low potentials of the first control signal A and the second control signal B are utilized to control the on states and off states of the multiple active switch tubes. In this way, positive voltage or negative voltage can be selectively applied to the pixel electrode 122 to neutralize the charges of different polarity in the pixel electrode 122 and to adjust the voltage of the pixel electrode 122 to be within the reference voltage range, thereby realizing charge sharing and improving the display effect of the display panel.
The terms “in some embodiments” and “in various embodiments” are used repeatedly. The term generally does not refer to the same embodiment; but it can also refer to the same embodiment. The terms “comprising”, “having” and “including” are synonymous, unless otherwise indicated in the context.
The above are only optional embodiments of the application, and are not used to limit the application. Although the specific embodiments of the present application are disclosed as in the above, they are not intended to limit the present application. Without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present application, those skilled in the art would make changes or modifications to acquire equivalent embodiments under the teaching of above-described technical contents. However, without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made according to the technical essence of the present application shall be included in the scope of the claims of present application.
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