Abstract: A touch screen display may include gate line driver circuitry coupled to a display pixel array. The display may be provided with intra-frame pausing (IFP) capabilities, where touch or other operations may be performed during one or more intra-frame blanking intervals. In one suitable arrangement, a gate driver circuit may include multiple gate line driver segments each of which is activated by a separate gate start pulse. Each gate start pulse may only be released at the end of an IFP interval. In another suitable arrangement, dummy gate driver units may be interposed among active gate driver units. Gate output signals may propagate through the dummy gate driver units during the IFP internal. In another suitable arrangement, each active gate driver unit may be provided with a buffer portion that protects at least some transistor in the gate driver unit from undesired stress.

Abstract: There are provided a system and a method for intermediating an on-line advertisement.

Abstract: A color filter substrate includes a first color filter layer on a substrate, and a second color filter layer on the substrate, the first color filter layer having a thickness different from a thickness of the second color filter layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LCD device having a drive area directly formed inside a non-pixel area of a substrate without an additional drive IC. The LCD device includes a first substrate having a pixel area and a non-pixel area disposed peripherally to the pixel area. The pixel area has a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode in each sub-pixel defined by gate and data lines crossing each other. A second substrate formed in opposition to the first substrate includes a color filter layer and a black matrix layer. A liquid crystal layer is formed between the first and second substrates. An opening in the black matrix layer reveals an alignment mark, which is disposed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of driving a liquid crystal display device is disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the data lines, a plurality of first liquid crystal cells on a first side of the data lines, a plurality of second liquid crystal cells on a second side of the data lines, a first switching part in each of the first liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line and the (i+2)th gate line (wherein i is a natural number), and a second switching part in each of the second liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line.

Abstract: A line-on-glass (LOG) type liquid crystal display device prevents deterioration in picture quality due to line resistances in LOG signal lines includes a display area having liquid crystal cells arranged at crossings of gate and data lines, a storage capacitor arranged within each of the liquid crystal cells for maintaining charged pixel voltages, and a dummy gate line. A line-on-glass type signal line group outside the display area transmits driving signals to the gate driver integrated circuits for driving the gate lines. A first signal line outside the display area is mounted on gate tape carrier packages. A second signal line connects the first gate low voltage and dummy lines, is insulated from, and crosses the gate lines outside the display area. A third signal line connects the first gate low voltage line and the dummy gate line to connect the first and second gate low voltage lines in parallel.

Abstract: A gate driver for a display device includes a plurality of shift registers to sequentially generate output signals during a frame period in response to multi-phase clocks; and a dummy clock provided to the plurality of shift registers during a vertical blank time to reduce a stress voltage in the shift registers, wherein an output of each of the shift registers is reset to a low state power supply voltage by an output signal of the next shift register.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (LCD) includes an alignment mark in a pixel region. The LCD includes upper and lower substrates; a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines arranged to perpendicularly cross the gate lines on the lower substrate and defining unit pixels together with the gate lines; a switching element at each crossing of the gate lines and the data lines; first and second alignment marks disposed on respective sides of at least one of the gate lines and the data lines; a pixel electrode at each unit pixel; a black matrix on a region of the upper substrate corresponding to a boundary region of the unit pixels; and a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates. One side of the first alignment mark and one side of the black matrix lie on one straight line, and one side of the second alignment mark and the other side of the black matrix lie on one straight line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other, a gate driving unit and a data driving unit outputting signals to the gate line and the data line, a gate pad portion electrically connected to the gate line and having a first contact hole, a data pad portion electrically connected to the data line and having a second contact hole, a first output terminal of the gate driving unit completely covering the first contact hole, a second output terminal of the data driving unit completely covering the second contact hole, a first conductive film electrically connecting the first output terminal and the gate pad portion, and a second conductive film electrically connecting the second output terminal and the data pad portion.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a gate driver for sequentially applying a gate signal to a gate line for a horizontal line; a control signal supplier for applying a clock-shaped control signal to a control line provided in parallel to the gate line for the horizontal line; a data driver for applying a video signal to a data line provided in a direction crossing the gate line; a first liquid crystal cell provided at one side of the data line to receive said video signal under control of said gate signal and said control signal; and a second liquid crystal cell provided at an other side of the data line to receive said video signal under control of said gate signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device for minimizing the number of data lines and reducing a line resistance is disclosed. In the device, liquid crystal cells are provided at intersections between gate lines and data lines. At least one thin film transistor is provided at each liquid crystal cell to drive the liquid crystal cells. A source protrusion is provided at an ith horizontal line (wherein i is an integer) and is extended from any one of the thin film transistors. The source protrusion is connected, via at least one gate line, an other horizontal gate line excluding the ith horizontal line. A gate protrusion is extended from the other horizontal gate line in such a manner to be connected with the source protrusion.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a color filter is disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate where a plurality of sub-pixels are defined thereon, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, and a color filter layer on the second substrate, facing into the first substrate, and having a red sub-color filter, a green sub-color filter, and a blue sub-color filter, wherein one blue sub-color filter corresponds to two sub-pixels adjacent to each other in a first direction perpendicular to a second direction where the red, green, and blue sub-color filters are alternately located.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (LCD) includes an alignment mark in a pixel region. The LCD includes upper and lower substrates; a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines arranged to perpendicularly cross the gate lines on the lower substrate and defining unit pixels together with the gate lines; a switching element at each crossing of the gate lines and the data lines; first and second alignment marks disposed on respective sides of at least one of the gate lines and the data lines; a pixel electrode at each unit pixel; a black matrix on a region of the upper substrate corresponding to a boundary region of the unit pixels; and a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates. One side of the first alignment mark and one side of the black matrix lie on one straight line, and one side of the second alignment mark and the other side of the black matrix lie on one straight line.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of driving a liquid crystal display device are disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines in a first direction, a plurality of gate lines in a second direction to cross the data lines, a plurality of first liquid crystal cells on a first side with respect to the data lines, a plurality of second liquid crystal cells on a second side with respect to the data lines, a first switching part in each first liquid crystal cell and controlled by a current gate line and a next gate line, and a second switching part in each second liquid crystal cell and controlled by the current gate line and a previous gate line.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of driving a liquid crystal display device is disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the data lines, a plurality of first liquid crystal cells on a first side of the data lines, a plurality of second liquid crystal cells on a second side of the data lines, a first switching part in each of the first liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line and the (i+2)th gate line (wherein i is a natural number), and a second switching part in each of the second liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display device are disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines in a vertical direction, a plurality of gate lines in a horizontal direction to cross the data lines, and a plurality of liquid crystal cells along with each gate line, wherein one of the data lines applies a video signal to at least three liquid crystal cells.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the data lines, a first liquid crystal cell on a first side of the data lines, a second liquid crystal cell on a second side of the data lines, a first switching part applying a first video signal supplied to the data lines to the first liquid crystal cell, a second switching part applying a second video signal supplied to the data lines to the second liquid crystal cell, and a voltage dropping device in the second switching part charging a voltage in the first liquid crystal cell the same as the second liquid crystal cell, when the same video signal is applied to the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell.

Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a substrate; a gate line on the substrate; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, and includes a gate electrode, an active layer, an ohmic contact layer, and source and drain electrodes; and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and disposed at the pixel region, wherein the gate electrode includes a first sunken portion overlapping the drain electrode and a second portion overlapping the same electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other, a gate driving unit and a data driving unit outputting signals to the gate line and the data line, a gate pad portion electrically connected to the gate line and having a first contact hole, a data pad portion electrically connected to the data line and having a second contact hole, a first output terminal of the gate driving unit completely covering the first contact hole, a second output terminal of the data driving unit completely covering the second contact hole, a first conductive film electrically connecting the first output terminal and the gate pad portion, and a second conductive film electrically connecting the second output terminal and the data pad portion.

Abstract: A line-on-glass (LOG)-type liquid crystal display device includes a picture display area having liquid crystal cells arranged where gate lines and data lines cross each other, a storage capacitor provided at each of the liquid crystal cells to maintain a charged pixel voltage, and a dummy gate line. (LOG)-type signal lines are provided by a line-on-glass technique outside a picture display area and transmit driving signals required by gate driver integrated circuits to drive the gate lines. The dummy gate line has a smaller resistance value than others of the gate lines.