Abstract: A data driving apparatus and method for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided, the apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; a timing controller configured to output control signals for controlling the driving of a gate driving unit and a data driving unit; a gate driving unit configured to output a gate on signal to gate lines of the liquid crystal panel; a data driving unit configured to drive data lines of the liquid crystal panel, the data driving unit providing an overdriving signal to at least one of a pair of pixel signals of the same polarity applied to adjacent data lines for supply to longitudinally adjacent pixels of the liquid crystal panel, and wherein the data driving unit drives the liquid crystal panel according to a longitudinal two-dot inversion polarity pattern.

Abstract: An LCD device includes at least one data line, a plurality of first pixel cells connected in common to one side of the data line, a timing controller for alternately outputting first and second-polarity data signals at intervals of at least two successive periods, a data modulator for outputting the first and second-polarity data signals supplied from the timing controller, the data modulator modulating a grayscale value of one of the first and second-polarity data signals respectively supplied in two successive periods from the timing controller, and outputting the modulated data signal, and a data driver for receiving the first and second-polarity data signals from the data modulator, and alternately outputting the first and second-polarity data signals at intervals of at least two successive periods, to supply the first and second-polarity data signals to the data line.

Abstract: A driving unit for a liquid crystal display device is provided. The driving unit includes a first group of driving stages and a second group of driving stages. A first driving stage of the first group receives a first gate start voltage. The first group of driving stages sequentially outputs scan signals according to a first clock signal. The scan signal outputted by one driving stage of the first group is sent to a next subsequent driving stage of the first group. A first driving stage of the second group receives a second start voltage. The second group of driving stages sequentially outputs the scan signals according to a second clock signal. The scan signal outputted by one driving stage of the second group is sent to a next subsequent driving stage of the second group. The driving stages of the first group and the second group alternately output the scan signals.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed, to minimize the signal distortion by decreasing the instability of voltage in a-Si:H TFT of a gate driving signal output unit, which includes a signal controller for outputting first and second control signals Q and /Q; a pull-up transistor between a clock signal terminal CLK and a gate driving signal output terminal for receiving the first control signal Q, the pull-up transistor having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, wherein the pull-up transistor has an asymmetric structure in a first area of the first source electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode and a second area of the first drain electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode; and a pull-down transistor connected between the gate driving signal output terminal and a ground voltage terminal, wherein the pull-down transistor receives the second control signal.

Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines formed in an LCD panel; a plurality of driving stages, each of which sequentially outputting a respective enabling scan pulse to a corresponding one of the plurality of gate lines; at least one dummy stage responsive to an enabling scan pulse from a first one of the plurality of driving stages and supplying a disabling scan pulse to a second one of the plurality of driving stages to disable outputting of the enabling scan pulse; and a dummy gate line electrically connected to the at least one dummy stage.

Abstract: A gate driver and a repairing method are disclosed, wherein the gate driver is provided with one or more plurality of auxiliary stages that can substitute for a disabled stage, the gate driver including a shift register provided with a plurality of first output lines; at least three output repairing lines arranged across the first output lines; at least two clock transmission lines to transmit at least two clock pulses of different phases; at least one clock repairing line arranged across the clock transmission lines; and at least one auxiliary stage connected to the output repairing lines and to the at least one clock repairing line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of driving the same is disclosed, which can decrease the number of source drive integrated circuits ICs used to supply data, and can also decrease a flexible printed circuit and a printed circuit board to supply signals to the source drive integrated circuits ICs in size. The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of data lines formed along a long-axis direction of substrate, and a plurality of gate lines formed along a short-axis direction of substrate, wherein each gate line is orthogonal to each data line; a data driving circuit to supply data voltages to the data lines; a gate driving circuit to supply scan pulses to the gate lines; and a timing controller to supply digital video data to the data driving circuit, and to control the data driving circuit and the gate driving circuit.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed, to minimize the signal distortion by decreasing the instability of voltage in a-Si:H TFT of a gate driving signal output unit, which includes a signal controller for outputting first and second control signals Q and /Q; a pull-up transistor between a clock signal terminal CLK and a gate driving signal output terminal for receiving the first control signal Q, the pull-up transistor having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, wherein the pull-up transistor has an asymmetric structure in a first area of the first source electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode and a second area of the first drain electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode; and a pull-down transistor connected between the gate driving signal output terminal and a ground voltage terminal, wherein the pull-down transistor receives the second control signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed which includes first, second and third data lines arranged in one direction, a data driver for alternately supplying a data signal of a first polarity and a data signal of a second polarity to each of the first, second and third data lines during an interval of two horizontal periods, first and second gate lines arranged to cross the first to third data lines, a gate driver for sequentially driving the first and second gate lines, and first red, first green, first blue, second red, second green and second blue pixels located between the first gate line and the second gate line and arranged in order along the first and second gate lines. The first red pixel cell is connected to one side of the first data line and the second gate line. The first green pixel cell is connected to the other side of the first data line and the first gate line. The first blue pixel cell is connected to one side of the second data line and the first gate line.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed, to minimize the signal distortion by decreasing the instability of voltage in a—Si:H TFT of a gate driving signal output unit, which includes a signal controller for outputting first and second control signals Q and /Q; a pull-up transistor between a clock signal terminal CLK and a gate driving signal output terminal for receiving the first control signal Q, the pull-up transistor having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, wherein the pull-up transistor has an asymmetric structure in a first area of the first source electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode and a second area of the first drain electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode; and a pull-down transistor connected between the gate driving signal output terminal and a ground voltage terminal, wherein the pull-down transistor receives the second control signal.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of driving the same is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of first and second pixel cells supplied with data of the opposite polarities to display a picture, and a pre-charging unit to electrically connect a first one of the first pixel cells and a first one of the second pixel cells to each other just prior to a period of supplying the data to the first ones first and second pixel cells, and to electrically disconnect the first ones of the first and second pixel cells from each other for a period of supplying the data to the first and second pixel cells.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed which includes first, second and third data lines arranged in one direction, a data driver for alternately supplying a data signal of a first polarity and a data signal of a second polarity to each of the first, second and third data lines during an interval of two horizontal periods, first and second gate lines arranged to cross the first to third data lines, a gate driver for sequentially driving the first and second gate lines, and first red, first green, first blue, second red, second green and second blue pixels located between the first gate line and the second gate line and arranged in order along the first and second gate lines. The first red pixel cell is connected to one side of the first data line and the second gate line. The first green pixel cell is connected to the other side of the first data line and the first gate line. The first blue pixel cell is connected to one side of the second data line and the first gate line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed which includes first, second and third data lines arranged in one direction, a data driver for alternately supplying a data signal of a first polarity and a data signal of a second polarity to each of the first, second and third data lines during an interval of two horizontal periods, first and second gate lines arranged to cross the first to third data lines, a gate driver for sequentially driving the first and second gate lines, and first red, first green, first blue, second red, second green and second blue pixels located between the first gate line and the second gate line and arranged in order along the first and second gate lines. The first red pixel cell is connected to one side of the first data line and the second gate line. The first green pixel cell is connected to the other side of the first data line and the first gate line. The first blue pixel cell is connected to one side of the second data line and the first gate line.

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: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device for reducing the number of lines of an organic light emitting diode panel is provided. The OLED display device includes first and second data lines; a power voltage supply line supplied with a power supply voltage; a gate line crossing the first data line, the second data line and the power voltage supply line; first and second organic light emitting diodes commonly connected to the power voltage supply line; a first organic light emitting diode driving circuit for driving the first organic light emitting diode with a data voltage from the first data line in response to a scanning signal from the gate line; and a second organic light emitting diode driving circuit for driving the second organic light emitting diode with a data voltage from the second data line in response to the scanning signal from the gate line.

Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines formed in an LCD panel; a plurality of driving stages, each of which sequentially outputting a respective enabling scan pulse to a corresponding one of the plurality of gate lines; at least one dummy stage responsive to an enabling scan pulse from a first one of the plurality of driving stages and supplying a disabling scan pulse to a second one of the plurality of driving stages to disable outputting of the enabling scan pulse; and a dummy gate line electrically connected to the at least one dummy stage.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode drive circuit includes an organic light emitting diode which emits light with a current, a first transistor, a second transistor and a stress compensation circuit. The first transistor supplies a data voltage to a first node in response to a scan pulse. The second transistor controls a current flowing in the organic light emitting diode by the data voltage on the first node. The stress compensation circuit discharges the first node in response to a reset pulse. The organic light emitting diode driving circuit is adaptive to compensate characteristic changes of the organic light emitting diode drive circuit.

Abstract: An Organic light emitting diode display device includes: a pixel array having a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines that cross each other, a plurality of power voltage supply lines to which a high level power supply voltage is supplied and that are substantially parallel to the data lines, a plurality of reset lines substantially parallel to the scan lines, a plurality of organic light emitting diodes that emit light due to the high level power supply voltage from the power voltage supply line, and a plurality of organic light emitting diode drive circuits that drive the organic light emitting diode with data from the data line in response to a scan signal from the scan line and that is initialized in response to a reset signal from the reset line; a scan drive circuit that supplies the scan signal to the scan lines; a reset drive circuit that supplies the reset signal to the reset lines that initializes the organic light emitting diode drive circuit; and a data drive circuit that supplies t

Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines formed in an LCD panel; a plurality of driving stages, each of which sequentially outputting a respective enabling scan pulse to a corresponding one of the plurality of gate lines; at least one dummy stage responsive to an enabling scan pulse from a first one of the plurality of driving stages and supplying a disabling scan pulse to a second one of the plurality of driving stages to disable outputting of the enabling scan pulse; and a dummy gate line electrically connected to the at least one dummy stage.

Abstract: A shift register for use with a liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of stages. A stage of the shift register includes a first controller, a second controller and an output buffer. The first controller charges and discharges a first node. The second controller charges and discharges a second node and a third node. The output buffer outputs a first output signal in response to the state of the first node and a second output signal in response to the state of the second and third nodes. The shift register may be adaptive to avoid a malfunction caused by a gate bias stress.