TWI649733B - Display device and its gate driver - Google Patents
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本發明實施例提供一種顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器。所述顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器,可以是把時脈訊號和致能訊號整合成同一訊號,並且通過利用多個邏輯電路元件來對致能訊號進行運算處理,以得到閘極驅動器所須的起始訊號,藉此減少了閘極驅動器上的輸入訊號引腳數目。An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device and a gate driver thereof. The display device and its gate driver may integrate the clock signal and the enabling signal into a same signal, and perform calculation processing on the enabling signal by using a plurality of logic circuit elements to obtain the required gate driver. The start signal, thereby reducing the number of input signal pins on the gate driver.
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本發明是有關於一種顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器,且特別是一種能減少引腳(pin)數目的顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器。The invention relates to a display device and a gate driver thereof, and in particular to a display device and a gate driver thereof capable of reducing the number of pins.
一般來說,顯示裝置包括資料驅動器、閘極驅動器以及排列為矩陣形式的畫素。閘極驅動器包括多個移位暫存器電路,移位暫存器電路是用以輸出多個掃描訊號來開啓顯示裝置中的多列畫素,且被開啓的畫素則接收資料驅動器所提供的顯示資料並據以顯示。而近年為了滿足消費者的訴求,顯示裝置則通常朝向輕薄、窄(無)邊框的方向設計。因此,在這類設計上,輸入訊號的引腳數目也就須受到嚴重限制。有鑑於此,本領域亟需一種能減少引腳數目的顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器。Generally, a display device includes a data driver, a gate driver, and pixels arranged in a matrix form. The gate driver includes multiple shift register circuits. The shift register circuit is used to output multiple scanning signals to turn on multiple rows of pixels in the display device, and the turned-on pixels receive the data provided by the data driver. And display the data accordingly. In recent years, in order to meet the demands of consumers, display devices are usually designed in the direction of thin, thin, and narrow (no) bezels. Therefore, in this type of design, the number of pins of the input signal must be severely limited. In view of this, there is an urgent need in the art for a display device capable of reducing the number of pins and a gate driver thereof.
本發明之目的在於提供一種能減少引腳數目的顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器。為達上述目的,本發明實施例提供一種閘極驅動器,所述閘極驅動器包括起始訊號產生電路、第一移位暫存器電路、第二移位暫存器電路及第三移位暫存器電路。起始訊號產生電路用以接收第一致能訊號、第二致能訊號及第三致能訊號,並產生起始訊號。第一移位暫存器電路與起始訊號產生電路電性耦接,第一移位暫存器電路接收第一致能訊號及起始訊號,並用以產生至少一第一閘極驅動訊號。第二移位暫存器電路與起始訊號產生電路電性耦接,第二移位暫存器電路接收第二致能訊號及起始訊號,並用以產生至少一第二閘極驅動訊號。第三移位暫存器電路與起始訊號產生電路電性耦接,第三移位暫存器電路接收第三致能訊號及起始訊號,並用以產生至少一第三閘極驅動訊號。An object of the present invention is to provide a display device capable of reducing the number of pins and a gate driver thereof. To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a gate driver. The gate driver includes a start signal generating circuit, a first shift register circuit, a second shift register circuit, and a third shift register. Memory circuit. The starting signal generating circuit is used for receiving the first enabling signal, the second enabling signal and the third enabling signal, and generating a starting signal. The first shift register circuit is electrically coupled to the start signal generating circuit. The first shift register circuit receives the first enable signal and the start signal and is used to generate at least one first gate driving signal. The second shift register circuit is electrically coupled to the start signal generating circuit. The second shift register circuit receives the second enable signal and the start signal and is used to generate at least one second gate driving signal. The third shift register circuit is electrically coupled to the start signal generating circuit. The third shift register circuit receives a third enable signal and a start signal, and is used to generate at least a third gate driving signal.
本發明實施例另提供一種顯示裝置,包括時序控制器、起始訊號產生電路、閘極驅動器、資料驅動器及多個畫素單元。時序控制器用以產生第一致能訊號、第二致能訊號及第三致能訊號。起始訊號產生電路與時序控制器電性耦接,起始訊號產生電路用以接收第一致能訊號、第二致能訊號及第三致能訊號,並產生起始訊號。閘極驅動器與時序控制器及起始訊號產生電路電性耦接,閘極驅動器接收第一致能訊號、第二致能訊號、第三致能訊號及起始訊號,並根據第一致能訊號、第二致能訊號、第三致能訊號及起始訊號輸出多個閘極驅動訊號。資料驅動器用以輸出多個顯示資料,且每一畫素單元與閘極驅動器及資料驅動器電性耦接,每一畫素單元是用以根據接收的閘極驅動訊號決定是否接收顯示資料。An embodiment of the present invention further provides a display device including a timing controller, a start signal generating circuit, a gate driver, a data driver, and a plurality of pixel units. The timing controller is used for generating a first enabling signal, a second enabling signal and a third enabling signal. The starting signal generating circuit is electrically coupled to the timing controller. The starting signal generating circuit is configured to receive the first enabling signal, the second enabling signal and the third enabling signal, and generate a starting signal. The gate driver is electrically coupled with the timing controller and the starting signal generating circuit. The gate driver receives the first enabling signal, the second enabling signal, the third enabling signal and the starting signal, and according to the first enabling The signal, the second enabling signal, the third enabling signal, and the start signal output a plurality of gate driving signals. The data driver is used to output multiple display data, and each pixel unit is electrically coupled to the gate driver and the data driver. Each pixel unit is used to determine whether to receive display data according to the received gate driving signal.
為使能更進一步瞭解本發明之特徵及技術內容,請參閱以下有關本發明之詳細說明與附圖,但是此等說明與所附圖式僅係用來說明本發明,而非對本發明的權利範圍作任何的限制。In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present invention, but these descriptions and attached drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, not the right to the present invention. No limitation on scope.
在下文中,將藉由圖式說明本發明之各種實施例來詳細描述本發明。然而,本發明概念可能以許多不同形式來體現,且不應解釋為限於本文中所闡述之例示性實施例。此外,在圖式中相同參考數字可用以表示類似的元件。Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by explaining various embodiments of the present invention with drawings. However, the inventive concept may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Moreover, the same reference numbers may be used in the drawings to indicate similar elements.
具體來說,本發明實施例所提供的閘極驅動器,可以是適用於任何顯示裝置中,例如採取漸進掃描方式的主動矩陣有機發光二極體(AMOLED)顯示裝置,但本發明皆不以此為限制。總而言之,本發明並不限制顯示裝置的具體實現方式,本技術領域中具有通常知識者應可依據實際需求或應用來進行設計。Specifically, the gate driver provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be applicable to any display device, for example, an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display device adopting a progressive scanning method, but the present invention does not use this. For restrictions. In a word, the present invention does not limit the specific implementation of the display device. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field should be able to design according to actual needs or applications.
另外,根據現有技術可知,閘極驅動器可以包括多個移位暫存器電路,且每一移位暫存器電路須接收一個致能訊號、一個起始訊號以及至少一個時脈訊號,並產生至少一閘極驅動訊號來驅動顯示裝置中的至少一列畫素。因此,在僅以三組移位暫存器電路為例的情況下,習知閘極驅動器上也就必須要有至少七個輸入訊號引腳。其中三個是用來個別接收一個致能訊號、另外三個是用來個別接收一個時脈訊號,以及最後一個是用來接收共同的一個起始訊號。In addition, according to the prior art, the gate driver can include multiple shift register circuits, and each shift register circuit must receive an enable signal, a start signal, and at least one clock signal, and generate At least one gate driving signal drives at least one column of pixels in the display device. Therefore, in the case where only three sets of shift register circuits are taken as an example, it is necessary to have at least seven input signal pins on the conventional gate driver. Three of them are used to individually receive an enable signal, the other three are used to individually receive a clock signal, and the last one is used to receive a common start signal.
然而,相較於現有技術,本發明則設計了把部分控制機制隱藏或合併於現有的某幾個訊號上,以藉此達到減少引腳數目的目的。請參閱圖1,圖1是本發明實施例所提供的閘極驅動器的功能方塊示意圖。閘極驅動器10包括起始訊號產生電路101、第一移位暫存器電路103、第二移位暫存器電路105以及第三移位暫存器電路107。其中,起始訊號產生電路101用以接收第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2及第三致能訊號emOE3,並產生起始訊號i-STP。However, compared with the prior art, the present invention is designed to hide or merge part of the control mechanism on some existing signals, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing the number of pins. Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a functional block diagram of a gate driver according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gate driver 10 includes a start signal generating circuit 101, a first shift register circuit 103, a second shift register circuit 105, and a third shift register circuit 107. The starting signal generating circuit 101 is configured to receive the first enabling signal emOE1, the second enabling signal emOE2, and the third enabling signal emOE3, and generate an initial signal i-STP.
另外,第一至第三移位暫存器電路103、105、107則分別與起始訊號產生電路101電性耦接,且第一移位暫存器電路103接收第一致能訊號emOE1及起始訊號i-STP,並用以產生至少一第一閘極驅動訊號GS1。第二移位暫存器電路105則接收第二致能訊號emOE2及起始訊號i-STP,並用以產生至少一第二閘極驅動訊號GS2,而第三移位暫存器電路107則接收第三致能訊號emOE3及起始訊號i-STP,並用以產生至少一第三閘極驅動訊號GS3。值得注意的是,為了方便以下說明,本實施例的移位暫存器電路也是僅採用數量為三組的例子來進行說明(亦即,第一至第三移位暫存器電路103、105、107),但其並非用以限制本發明。In addition, the first to third shift register circuits 103, 105, and 107 are electrically coupled to the start signal generating circuit 101, respectively, and the first shift register circuit 103 receives the first enable signal emOE1 and The starting signal i-STP is used to generate at least one first gate driving signal GS1. The second shift register circuit 105 receives the second enable signal emOE2 and the start signal i-STP, and is used to generate at least a second gate drive signal GS2, and the third shift register circuit 107 receives The third enabling signal emOE3 and the start signal i-STP are used to generate at least one third gate driving signal GS3. It is worth noting that, for the convenience of the following description, the shift register circuit of this embodiment is also described by using only an example of three groups (ie, the first to third shift register circuits 103, 105). , 107), but it is not intended to limit the invention.
換句話說,閘極驅動器10還可以是包括有第四移位暫存器電路至第N移位暫存器電路(亦即,N為大於等於五的正整數),並且應當理解的是,第四至第N移位暫存器電路的運作原理則相似如第一至第三移位暫存器電路103、105、107的運作原理,故於此就不再多加冗述。另外,由於移位暫存器電路的細部內容已為本技術領域中具有通常知識者所習知,因此在圖1中將僅以第一移位暫存器電路103的細部內容作為示意,而有關第二及第三移位暫存器電路105、107的細部內容於此也就不再多加贅述。如圖1所示,第一移位暫存器電路103可以是包括一個移位暫存器1031與多個及(AND)閘1033。In other words, the gate driver 10 may further include a fourth shift register circuit to an N-th shift register circuit (that is, N is a positive integer greater than or equal to five), and it should be understood that The operation principles of the fourth to N-th shift register circuits are similar to the operation principles of the first to third shift register circuits 103, 105, and 107, so they will not be described in detail here. In addition, since the detailed contents of the shift register circuit are already known to those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field, only the detailed contents of the first shift register circuit 103 are illustrated in FIG. 1, and Details of the second and third shift register circuits 105 and 107 will not be repeated here. As shown in FIG. 1, the first shift register circuit 103 may include a shift register 1031 and a plurality of AND gates 1033.
類似地,為了方便以下說明,圖1中的及閘1033也是僅先採用數量為四的例子來進行說明,但其亦非用以限制本發明。而根據現有技術可知,因為移位暫存器1031所原先應收到的第一時脈訊號(未繪示)的波形,與及閘1033所須收到的第一致能訊號emOE1的波形極為相似,所以本實施例是會把前述第一時脈訊號和第一致能訊號emOE1整合成同一訊號,以此類推,本實施例也是會把第二及第三移位暫存器電路105、107所原先應收到的第二時脈訊號(未繪示)及第三時脈訊號(未繪示),分別和第二致能訊號emOE2及第三致能訊號emOE3整合成同一訊號。如此一來,在仍能符合顯示裝置的操作需求下,閘極驅動器10上的輸入訊號引腳數目便可先省略了三個。Similarly, in order to facilitate the following description, the AND gate 1033 in FIG. 1 is also described by using only an example of four, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. According to the prior art, the waveform of the first clock signal (not shown) that should be received by the shift register 1031 and the waveform of the first enable signal emOE1 that the gate 1033 must receive are extremely different. Similarly, this embodiment will integrate the aforementioned first clock signal and the first enabling signal emOE1 into the same signal, and so on. In this embodiment, the second and third shift register circuits 105, The second clock signal (not shown) and the third clock signal (not shown) that were originally received by 107 are integrated with the second enabling signal emOE2 and the third enabling signal emOE3, respectively, into the same signal. In this way, the number of input signal pins on the gate driver 10 can be omitted first while still meeting the operating requirements of the display device.
另外,由於第一至第三移位暫存器電路103、105、107所須共同收到的起始訊號i-STP可以是由閘極驅動器10內的起始訊號產生電路101而自行產生,因此閘極驅動器10上的輸入訊號引腳數目又再省略了一個。也就是說,相較於要有七個輸入訊號引腳的習知閘極驅動器,本發明實施例的閘極驅動器10上卻只須要有四個輸入訊號引腳。然而,為了更進一步說明關於起始訊號產生電路101的實現細節,本發明進一步提供其起始訊號產生電路101的一種實施方式。請一併參閱圖2,圖2是圖1的閘極驅動器中的起始訊號產生電路的電路示意圖。其中,圖2中部分與圖1相同之元件以相同之圖號標示,故於此不再多加詳述其細節。In addition, since the starting signals i-STP that the first to third shift register circuits 103, 105, 107 must receive in common can be generated by the starting signal generating circuit 101 in the gate driver 10, Therefore, the number of input signal pins on the gate driver 10 is omitted again. That is, compared with the conventional gate driver that requires seven input signal pins, the gate driver 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention only needs four input signal pins. However, in order to further explain the implementation details of the start signal generating circuit 101, the present invention further provides an implementation of the start signal generating circuit 101. Please refer to FIG. 2 together. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a start signal generating circuit in the gate driver of FIG. 1. Among them, some components in FIG. 2 that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are marked with the same drawing numbers, and therefore no further details are given here.
在本實施例中,起始訊號產生電路101可以是包括多個邏輯閘及多個D型正反器,例如為第一至第四邏輯閘2011~2014,以及第一至第四D型正反器2021~2024。第一邏輯閘2011具有兩個輸入端及一個輸出端,其一輸入端接收第一致能訊號emOE1,另一輸入端則接收第二致能訊號emOE2。第二邏輯閘2012同樣具有兩個輸入端及一個輸出端,但其一輸入端接收第二致能訊號emOE2,另一輸入端則接收第三致能訊號emOE3。而第三邏輯閘2013也同樣具有兩個輸入端及一個輸出端,但其一輸入端接收第三致能訊號emOE3,另一輸入端則接收第一致能訊號emOE1。In this embodiment, the starting signal generating circuit 101 may include a plurality of logic gates and a plurality of D-type flip-flops, such as the first to fourth logic gates 2011 to 2014, and the first to fourth D-type flip-flops. Inverter 2021 ~ 2024. The first logic gate 2011 has two input terminals and one output terminal. One input terminal receives the first enabling signal emOE1, and the other input terminal receives the second enabling signal emOE2. The second logic gate 2012 also has two input terminals and one output terminal, but one input terminal receives the second enabling signal emOE2, and the other input terminal receives the third enabling signal emOE3. The third logic gate 2013 also has two input terminals and one output terminal, but one input terminal receives the third enabling signal emOE3, and the other input terminal receives the first enabling signal emOE1.
接著,第一D型正反器2021的資料輸入端(D)與第一邏輯閘2011的輸出端電性耦接,且第一D型正反器2021的時脈輸入端則接收第三致能訊號emOE3。類似地,第二D型正反器2022的資料輸入端與第二邏輯閘2012的輸出端電性耦接,且第二D型正反器2022的時脈輸入端則接收第一致能訊號emOE1。而第三D型正反器2023的資料輸入端與第三邏輯閘2013的輸出端電性耦接,且第三D型正反器2023的時脈輸入端則接收第二致能訊號emOE2。Then, the data input terminal (D) of the first D-type flip-flop 2021 is electrically coupled to the output terminal of the first logic gate 2011, and the clock input terminal of the first D-type flip-flop 2021 receives a third signal. Can signal emOE3. Similarly, the data input terminal of the second D-type flip-flop 2022 is electrically coupled to the output terminal of the second logic gate 2012, and the clock input terminal of the second D-type flip-flop 2022 receives the first enable signal. emOE1. The data input terminal of the third D-type flip-flop 2023 is electrically coupled to the output terminal of the third logic gate 2013, and the clock input terminal of the third D-type flip-flop 2023 receives the second enabling signal emOE2.
另外,第四邏輯閘2014具有三個輸入端及一個輸出端,這三輸入端則分別與第一至第三D型正反器2021~2023的正相輸出端(Q)電性耦接。而第四D型正反器2024的資料輸入端與第四邏輯閘2014的輸出端電性耦接,且第四D型正反器2024的時脈輸入端則接收第三致能訊號emOE3,並在第四D型正反器2024的正相輸出端輸出起始訊號i-STP。In addition, the fourth logic gate 2014 has three input terminals and one output terminal, and the three input terminals are electrically coupled to the positive-phase output terminals (Q) of the first to third D-type flip-flops 2021 to 2023, respectively. The data input terminal of the fourth D-type flip-flop 2024 is electrically coupled to the output terminal of the fourth logic gate 2014, and the clock input terminal of the fourth D-type flip-flop 2024 receives the third enabling signal emOE3, The positive signal i-STP is output at the non-inverting output end of the fourth D-type flip-flop 2024.
在本實施例中,第一邏輯閘2011、第二邏輯閘2012及第三邏輯閘2013即可例如皆為或(OR)閘,而第四邏輯閘2014則可例如為反或(NOR)閘,且第一D型正反器2021、第二D型正反器2022及第三D型正反器2023即可例如皆為正緣觸發D型正反器,而第四D型正反器2024則可例如為負緣觸發D型正反器,如圖2所示,但本發明皆不以此為限制。另外,由於或閘、反或閘、正緣觸發D型正反器以及負緣觸發D型正反器的運作原理已皆為本技術領域中具有通常知識者所習知,因此有關上述第一至第四邏輯閘2011~2014,以及第一至第四D型正反器2021~2024的細部內容於此就不再多加贅述。In this embodiment, the first logic gate 2011, the second logic gate 2012, and the third logic gate 2013 may all be OR gates, and the fourth logic gate 2014 may be, for example, an OR gate. And the first D-type flip-flop 2021, the second D-type flip-flop 2022, and the third D-type flip-flop 2023 can all be, for example, positive-triggered D-type flip-flops, and the fourth D-type flip-flop 2024 can trigger a D-type flip-flop for a negative edge, as shown in FIG. 2, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, since the operation principle of OR gate, reverse OR gate, positive edge triggering D-type flip-flop and negative edge triggering D-type flip-flop are already known to those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field, the above-mentioned first Details of the fourth to fourth logic gates 2011 to 2014 and the first to fourth D-type flip-flops 2021 to 2024 will not be repeated here.
然而,根據以上內容的教示,本技術領域中具有通常知識者應可以理解到,本發明可以是通過利用多個邏輯電路元件(亦即,第一至第四邏輯閘2011~2014以及第一至第四D型正反器2021~2024)來對第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3進行運算處理,以得到第一至第三移位暫存器電路103~107所須共同收到的起始訊號i-STP。另外,由於起始訊號i-STP一般只須在顯示裝置要顯示一個畫面前而產生,因此本發明還可以是額外設計了一組第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3的波形,以用來產生起始訊號i-STP。也就是說,在顯示裝置正常顯示一個畫面的期間內,第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3的原始波形,將不會被用來產生起始訊號i-STP。However, according to the teachings of the above, those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field should understand that the present invention can be implemented by using a plurality of logic circuit elements (that is, the first to fourth logic gates 2011 to 2014 and the first to fourth logic gates The fourth D-type flip-flops 2021 to 2024) perform arithmetic processing on the first to third enable signals emOE1 to emOE3 to obtain the first to third shift register circuits 103 to 107 that must be received in common. Start signal i-STP. In addition, since the initial signal i-STP is generally generated only before the display device displays a screen, the present invention can also additionally design a set of waveforms of the first to third enabling signals emOE1 to emOE3 for use. To generate the initial signal i-STP. In other words, during the period when the display device normally displays one frame, the original waveforms of the first to third enabling signals emOE1 to emOE3 will not be used to generate the initial signal i-STP.
請一併參閱圖3A及圖3B,圖3A是圖1的閘極驅動器中的第一至第三致能訊號於第一時段的時序示意圖。其中,所述第一時段即可例如為當顯示裝置要顯示一個畫面前的任何時段。如圖3A所示,於第一時段內,第一致能訊號emOE1的上升緣及下降緣係早於第二致能訊號emOE2的上升緣及下降緣,且第二致能訊號emOE2的上升緣及下降緣則早於第三致能訊號emOE3的上升緣及下降緣。因此,當顯示裝置要顯示一個畫面前,圖2的起始訊號產生電路101也就會是依照上述波形而來產生高準位的起始訊號i-STP。Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B together. FIG. 3A is a timing diagram of the first to third enabling signals in the gate driver of FIG. 1 during the first period. The first period may be, for example, any period before the display device displays a screen. As shown in FIG. 3A, during the first period, the rising edge and falling edge of the first enabling signal emOE1 are earlier than the rising edge and falling edge of the second enabling signal emOE2, and the rising edge of the second enabling signal emOE2 And the falling edge is earlier than the rising edge and falling edge of the third enabling signal emOE3. Therefore, before the display device displays a screen, the starting signal generating circuit 101 in FIG. 2 also generates a high-level starting signal i-STP according to the above waveform.
類似地,圖3B是圖1的閘極驅動器中的第一至第三致能訊號於第二時段的時序示意圖。其中,所述第二時段則可例如為當顯示裝置正常顯示一個畫面時的任何時段。如圖3B所示,於第二時段內,第三致能訊號emOE3的上升緣係早於第二致能訊號emOE2的上升緣,且第二致能訊號emOE2的上升緣則早於第一致能訊號emOE1的上升緣,第二致能訊號emOE2的下降緣也早於第一致能訊號emOE1的下降緣,而第一致能訊號emOE1的下降緣卻早於第三致能訊號emOE3的下降緣。因此,在顯示裝置正常顯示一個畫面的期間內,圖2的起始訊號產生電路101也就不會是依照上述波形而來產生起始訊號i-STP。Similarly, FIG. 3B is a timing diagram of the first to third enabling signals in the gate driver of FIG. 1 during the second period. The second period may be, for example, any period when the display device normally displays a screen. As shown in FIG. 3B, during the second period, the rising edge of the third enabling signal emOE3 is earlier than the rising edge of the second enabling signal emOE2, and the rising edge of the second enabling signal emOE2 is earlier than the first enabling signal. The rising edge of the energy signal emOE1, the falling edge of the second enabling signal emOE2 is also earlier than the falling edge of the first enabling signal emOE1, and the falling edge of the first enabling signal emOE1 is earlier than the falling edge of the third enabling signal emOE3. edge. Therefore, during the period when the display device normally displays a frame, the starting signal generating circuit 101 in FIG. 2 will not generate the starting signal i-STP according to the above waveform.
需要說明的是,圖3A及圖3B中所使用到的第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3的波形在此皆僅只是舉例,其並非用以限制本發明。換句話說,本技術領域中具有通常知識者應可依據實際需求或應用來進行不同時序波形的設計。接著,為了更進一步說明關於能夠減少閘極驅動器上的輸入訊號引腳的應用,本發明進一步提供了其顯示裝置的一種實施方式。請參閱圖4,圖4是本發明實施例所提供的顯示裝置的功能方塊示意圖。其中,圖4中部分與圖1相同之元件以相同之圖號標示,故於此不再多加詳述其細節。It should be noted that the waveforms of the first to third enabling signals emOE1 to emOE3 used in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are merely examples, which are not intended to limit the present invention. In other words, those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field should be able to design different timing waveforms according to actual needs or applications. Next, in order to further explain the application of reducing the input signal pins on the gate driver, the present invention further provides an embodiment of the display device. Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a functional block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Among them, some of the components in FIG. 4 that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are marked with the same drawing numbers, so details are not described in detail here.
如圖4所示,顯示裝置4可以包括時序控制器40、起始訊號產生電路101、閘極驅動器42、資料驅動器44及多個畫素單元46。其中,時序控制器40用來產生第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2及第三致能訊號emOE3。起始訊號產生電路101則與時序控制器40電性耦接,且起始訊號產生電路101用以接收第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2及第三致能訊號emOE3,並產生起始訊號i-STP。As shown in FIG. 4, the display device 4 may include a timing controller 40, a start signal generating circuit 101, a gate driver 42, a data driver 44, and a plurality of pixel units 46. The timing controller 40 is configured to generate a first enabling signal emOE1, a second enabling signal emOE2, and a third enabling signal emOE3. The start signal generating circuit 101 is electrically coupled to the timing controller 40, and the start signal generating circuit 101 is configured to receive the first enabling signal emOE1, the second enabling signal emOE2, and the third enabling signal emOE3, and generate Start signal i-STP.
閘極驅動器42則與時序控制器40及起始訊號產生電路101電性耦接,且閘極驅動器42接收第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2、第三致能訊號emOE3及起始訊號i-STP,並根據第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2、第三致能訊號emOE3及起始訊號i-STP輸出多個閘極驅動訊號,如圖4所示的閘極驅動訊號G 1~G M(亦即,M為大於1的正整數)。另外,資料驅動器44用以輸出多個顯示資料,如圖4所示的顯示資料S 1~S P(亦即,P為大於1的正整數)。而每一畫素單元46與閘極驅動器42及資料驅動器44電性耦接,且每一畫素單元46是用以根據接收的閘極驅動訊號G i(亦即,i為1至M的正整數)來決定是否接收顯示資料S 1~S P。 The gate driver 42 is electrically coupled to the timing controller 40 and the start signal generating circuit 101, and the gate driver 42 receives the first enabling signal emOE1, the second enabling signal emOE2, the third enabling signal emOE3, and the The starting signal i-STP, and output multiple gate driving signals according to the first enabling signal emOE1, the second enabling signal emOE2, the third enabling signal emOE3, and the starting signal i-STP, as shown in FIG. 4 The pole driving signals G 1 to G M (that is, M is a positive integer greater than 1). Further, the data driver 44 for outputting a plurality of display data, the display data S shown in FIG. 4 1 ~ S P (i.e., P is a positive integer greater than 1). Each pixel unit 46 is electrically coupled to the gate driver 42 and the data driver 44, and each pixel unit 46 is configured to receive a gate driving signal G i (that is, i is 1 to M) positive integer) to decide whether to receive display data S 1 ~ S P.
然而,如同前面內容所述,因為本實施例是會把閘極驅動器42所原先應收到的時脈訊號(未繪示),分別和第一致能訊號emOE1、第二致能訊號emOE2或第三致能訊號emOE3整合成同一訊號,所以在仍能符合顯示裝置4的操作需求下,閘極驅動器42上的輸入訊號引腳數目便可先省略了三個。另外,本實施例的起始訊號產生電路101也可以是被配置於閘極驅動器42中,因此請一併參閱圖5,圖5是本發明另一實施例所提供的顯示裝置的功能方塊示意圖。其中,圖5中部分與圖4相同之元件以相同之圖號標示,故於此不再多加詳述其細節。However, as described in the foregoing, this embodiment is to separate the clock signal (not shown) originally received by the gate driver 42 from the first enable signal emOE1, the second enable signal emOE2, or The third enabling signal emOE3 is integrated into the same signal, so the number of input signal pins on the gate driver 42 can be omitted by three while still meeting the operating requirements of the display device 4. In addition, the starting signal generating circuit 101 in this embodiment may also be configured in the gate driver 42. Therefore, please refer to FIG. 5 together. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention. . Among them, some components in FIG. 5 that are the same as those in FIG. 4 are marked with the same reference numerals, so details are not described in detail here.
在圖5的顯示裝置5中,閘極驅動器52則是主動包含具有起始訊號產生電路101。由於閘極驅動器52內的多個移位暫存器電路520所須共同收到的起始訊號i-STP可以是由閘極驅動器52內的起始訊號產生電路101而自行產生,因此閘極驅動器52上的輸入訊號引腳數目又再省略了一個。總而言之,本發明並不限制起始訊號產生電路101的具體配置位置,本技術領域中具有通常知識者應可依據實際需求或應用來進行設計。In the display device 5 of FIG. 5, the gate driver 52 actively includes a start signal generating circuit 101. Since the start signal i-STP that multiple shift register circuits 520 in the gate driver 52 must receive in common can be generated by the start signal generating circuit 101 in the gate driver 52, the gate The number of input signal pins on the driver 52 is omitted again. In a word, the present invention does not limit the specific configuration position of the initial signal generating circuit 101. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field should be able to design according to actual needs or applications.
另外,有關起始訊號產生電路101的具體實現方式亦可如同前述實施例所述,故於此也就不再多加詳述其細節。再者,因為本發明還可以是額外設計了一組第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3的波形,以用來產生起始訊號i-STP,所以在時序控制器40所產生的第一至第三致能訊號emOE1~emOE3的波形中,亦可如同前述實施例所述,故於此也就不再多加詳述其細節。In addition, the specific implementation of the start signal generating circuit 101 can also be as described in the previous embodiment, so the details will not be described in detail here. Furthermore, because the present invention may additionally design a set of waveforms of the first to third enabling signals emOE1 to emOE3 to generate the start signal i-STP, the first signal generated by the timing controller 40 is The waveforms of the third enabling signals emOE1 to emOE3 can also be as described in the foregoing embodiment, so the details will not be described in detail here.
綜上所述,本發明實施例所提供的顯示裝置及其閘極驅動器,可以是把時脈訊號和致能訊號整合成同一訊號,並且通過利用多個邏輯電路元件來對致能訊號進行運算處理,以得到閘極驅動器所須的起始訊號,藉此減少了閘極驅動器上的輸入訊號引腳數目。In summary, the display device and its gate driver provided in the embodiments of the present invention can integrate the clock signal and the enable signal into the same signal, and use multiple logic circuit elements to calculate the enable signal. Processing to obtain the initial signal required by the gate driver, thereby reducing the number of input signal pins on the gate driver.
以上所述僅為本發明之實施例,其並非用以侷限本發明之專利範圍。The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention.
4、5‧‧‧顯示裝置4, 5‧‧‧ display device
40‧‧‧時序控制器 40‧‧‧sequence controller
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emOE1‧‧‧第一致能訊號 emOE1‧‧‧First enabling signal
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emOE3‧‧‧第三致能訊號 emOE3‧‧‧ Third enabling signal
i-STP‧‧‧起始訊號 i-STP‧‧‧Start signal
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GS2‧‧‧第二閘極驅動訊號 GS2‧‧‧Second gate drive signal
GS3‧‧‧第三閘極驅動訊號 GS3‧‧‧Third gate drive signal
G1~GM‧‧‧極驅動訊號G 1 ~ G M ‧‧‧pole drive signal
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1031‧‧‧移位暫存器 1031‧‧‧Shift register
1033‧‧‧及閘 1033‧‧‧ and Gate
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圖1是本發明實施例所提供的閘極驅動器的功能方塊示意圖。 圖2是圖1的閘極驅動器中的起始訊號產生電路的電路示意圖。 圖3A是圖1的閘極驅動器中的第一至第三致能訊號於第一時段的時序示意圖。 圖3B是圖1的閘極驅動器中的第一至第三致能訊號於第二時段的時序示意圖。 圖4是本發明實施例所提供的顯示裝置的功能方塊示意圖。 圖5是本發明另一實施例所提供的顯示裝置的功能方塊示意圖。FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a gate driver according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of a start signal generating circuit in the gate driver of FIG. 1. FIG. 3A is a timing diagram of the first to third enabling signals in the gate driver of FIG. 1 during a first period. FIG. 3B is a timing diagram of the first to third enabling signals in the gate driver of FIG. 1 during the second period. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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