Abstract: A flexible member that is configured to be connected with a liquid crystal display panel comprising a common electrode, a gate line, and a data line intersecting the gate line, includes a flexible film, a data lead that is formed on the flexible film and is connected with the data line, first and second application leads that are formed on the flexible film and apply a common voltage to the common electrode, with the data lead located between the first and second application leads, and a feedback lead that is formed on the flexible film and feedbacks the common voltage applied to the common electrode.

Abstract: Gate-driving circuitry of a thin film transistor array panel is formed on the same plane as a display area of the transistor array panel. The gate-driving circuitry includes driving circuitry and signal lines having apertures. Thus, a sufficient amount of light, even though illuminated from the thin film transistor array panel side, can reach a photosetting sealant overlapping at least in part the gate-driving circuitry. The thin film transistor array panel and the counter panel are put together air-tight and moisture-tight. Consequently, the gate-driving circuitry can avoid corrosion by moisture introduced from outside. Gate-driving circuitry malfunctions can also be reduced.

Abstract: A drive voltage generating circuit which has a first shifter receiving an input voltage and outputting a first drive voltage obtained by first shifting a voltage level of the input voltage; a second shifter receiving outputting the second drive voltage obtained by second shifting a voltage level of the first drive voltage; and a drive voltage controller adjusting one of a shifting amount of the first shifter and a shifting amount of the second shifter in accordance with a surrounding temperature, wherein the second drive voltage is continuously varied in an analog manner, in accordance with the surrounding temperature.

Abstract: A gate driving circuit that may be capable of improving driving margin and maintaining reliability even after long use, and a display device having the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit includes a shift register having a plurality of stages dependently connected to one another, wherein each stage includes a pull-up unit outputting a first clock signal as a gate signal in response to a signal of a first node, to which a first input signal is applied, a pull-down unit discharging the gate signal to a gate-off voltage in response to a second input signal, a discharging unit discharging the signal of the first node to the gate-off voltage in response to the second input signal, and a holding unit maintaining the signal of the first node at the gate-off voltage in response to a delay signal of the first clock signal.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a panel part having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixels, a data driver and a gate driver part. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel is connected to a first gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the second sub-pixel is connected to a second gate line of the plurality of gate lines. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are each commonly connected to one data line of the plurality of data lines. The gate driver part is disposed on the panel part and applies a plurality of gate signals to the plurality of gate lines. A current gate signal of the plurality of gate signals is temporally overlapped with a previous gate signal for a predetermined time interval.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a gate clock generator and a gate driver. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines connected to a plurality of pixels. The gate clock generator generates a plurality of gate clock signals in which a width of a logic high period of a first gate clock signal is smaller than that of other gate clock signals during one frame period. The gate driver sequentially applies gate turn-on signals to the plurality of gate lines according to the gate clock signal and a gate clock bar signal having a phase opposite to the other gate clock signals.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a dual gate driving circuit therefor wherein the number of signal lines are reduced by sharing a start pulse and an output signal of a dummy stage. The liquid crystal display includes a timing controller generating an output enable signal, a gate clock, and a signal start signal in response to an external input signal, a level shifter generating a gate clock pulse and a gate clock bar pulse in response to the output enable signal and the gate clock and generating a single start pulse in response to the start signal and the gate clock, and first and second gate driving circuits outputting the gate clock pulse or the gate clock bar pulse as a gate driving signal to the plurality of gate lines in response to the single start pulse.

Abstract: In a display panel and a display apparatus having the display panel, the display panel includes array and opposite substrates. The array substrate includes display and peripheral areas. Gate and source lines are formed in the display area. A gate driving part and first and second clock lines are formed in the peripheral area. The gate driving part outputs gate signals to the gate line. The first and second clock lines respectively transmit first and second clock signals to the gate driving part. The opposite substrate is combined with the array substrate and includes a common electrode layer. The common electrode layer has an opening portion patterned to expose the first and second clock lines. The exposed portions of the first and second clock lines have substantially the same area. Thus, delays of the gate signals may be minimized and distortion of the gate signals may be prevented.

Abstract: A driver for driving a display device having a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of data lines includes: a signal controller that creates a plurality of image signal groups and a plurality of identification codes corresponding to the plurality of image signal groups; and a plurality of data driving circuits each of which receives at least two identification codes of the plurality of identification codes and the image signal groups corresponding to the at least two identification codes, converts the image signals into data signals, and outputs the data signals to the data lines. In the driver, each of the data driving circuits compares the at least two identification codes, selects one of the image signal groups according to the result of the comparison, converts the image signals belonging to the one image signal group into the data signals, and outputs the other image signal groups to another data driving circuit.

Abstract: A gate-on voltage generator that can enhance display quality at low temperatures, a driving device, and a display apparatus having the same, in which the gate-on voltage generator includes a temperature sensor having an operational amplifier configured to receive a driving voltage and produce a temperature-dependent variable voltage, the level of which varies according to the ambient temperature, and a charge pumping unit shifting the temperature-dependent variable voltage by the voltage level of a pulse signal and generating a gate-on voltage.

Abstract: A display substrate provides more reliable operation comprising a gate driver having groups of stages each connected to one end of each gate conductor of a respective group of gate conductors and groups of sub-gate drivers connected to the other end of the gate conductors of the respective groups of gate conductors, the gate drivers deliver driving signals to one end of the gate conductors of one group while the sub-gate drivers pull the other end of each of the gate conductors of the other group to a predetermined voltage.

Abstract: A flexible member that is configured to be connected with a liquid crystal display panel comprising a common electrode, a gate line, and a data line intersecting the gate line, includes a flexible film, a data lead that is formed on the flexible film and is connected with the data line, first and second application leads that are formed on the flexible film and apply a common voltage to the common electrode, with the data lead located between the first and second application leads, and a feedback lead that is formed on the flexible film and feedbacks the common voltage applied to the common electrode.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display, a liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels has a plurality of subpixels corresponding to a red, a green and a blue and is arranged along data lines. The subpixels are formed in pixel regions, which are defined by the data lines and gate lines. First groups of the subpixels are connected to an adjacent left data line and second groups of the subpixels are connected to an adjacent right data line. The data lines are driven by a column inversion driving method such that image data applied to the adjacent data lines have different polarities. Thus, the screen-defects are reduced when the liquid crystal panel is driven by the dot inversion method.

Abstract: A driving apparatus of a display device including a plurality of switching elements and a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements is provided, in which the apparatus includes a gate-off voltage generator for generating a gate-off voltage and a gate driver for outputting the gate-off voltage from the gate-off voltage generator to the switching elements, wherein the gate-off voltage generator increases the gate-off voltage to a predetermined voltage when a power supply voltage applied to the display device is cut off.

Abstract: A display device including a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix including rows and columns and a plurality switching elements coupled with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of gate lines coupled with the switching elements and extending in a row direction, at least two gate lines assigned to a row; and a plurality of data lines coupled with the switching elements and extending in a column direction, a data line assigned to at least two columns, wherein each of the pixel electrodes has a first side and a second side that is farther from a data line than the first side, and the switching elements are disposed near the second sides of the pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A display device that employs fewer IC chips and lends itself to cost-efficient manufacturing is presented. The device includes: a plurality of pixel rows including first and second pixels alternately arranged; a plurality of first and second gate lines disposed above and below the pixel rows and applying first and second gate-on voltages to the first and the second pixels, respectively; data lines intersecting the first and the second gate lines, each data line disposed between the first and the second pixels in a pair of first and second pixels and applying data voltages to the first and the second pixels; first and second gate drivers applying the first and the second gate-on voltages to the first and the second gate lines; and a data driver applying the data voltages to the data lines, wherein the second gate-on voltage is applied earlier than the first gate-on voltages by a predetermined time.

Abstract: A gate driver includes multiple stages. Each stage has a circuit portion and a wiring portion. The wiring portion delivers first and second clock signals to the circuit portion. Further, the wiring portion includes first and second clock wirings receiving the first and second clock signal, respectively, first connecting wirings electrically connecting the first clock wiring with a first every other stage, and second connecting wirings electrically connecting the second clock wiring with the odd-numbered stages. Further, the wiring portion includes third connecting wirings electrically connecting the first connecting wiring with a second every other stage and fourth connecting wirings electrically connecting the second connecting wiring with the even-numbered stages. This configuration may prevent the gate driver from operating erroneously and reduce power consumed by the gate driver.

Abstract: A transistor includes a control electrode, a first current electrode and a second current electrode. The control electrode includes a body portion, and first and second hand portions protruded from first and second ends of the body portion, respectively. The first current electrode is electrically insulated from the control electrode and disposed over a region between the first and second hand portions of the control electrode. A portion of the first current electrode is overlapped with a portion of the control electrode. The second current electrode is electrically insulated from the control electrode and partially overlapped with the body portion, the first hand portion and the second hand portion of the control electrode. Therefore, parasitic capacitance is reduced.

Abstract: Gate-driving circuitry of a thin film transistor array panel is formed on the same plane as a display area of the transistor array panel. The gate-driving circuitry includes driving circuitry and signal lines having apertures. Thus, a sufficient amount of light, even though illuminated from the thin film transistor array panel side, can reach a photosetting sealant overlapping at least in part the gate-driving circuitry. The thin film transistor array panel and the counter panel are put together air-tight and moisture-tight. Consequently, the gate-driving circuitry can avoid corrosion by moisture introduced from outside. Gate-driving circuitry malfunctions can also be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved acid disinfectant composition which exhibits excellent bactericidal activity against a wide spectrum of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.