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| 20090256794 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses to drive a plurality of gate lines, wherein each of the stages includes a set node, a pull-up switching device for outputting a corresponding scan pulse according to a logic state of the set node, at least two reset nodes, at least two pull-down switching devices, each of the pull-down switching devices being connected to a corresponding reset node to output an off voltage according to a voltage level of the corresponding reset node, and a node controller for controlling logic states of the nodes of a corresponding stage and logic states of the nodes of stages different from the corresponding stage together, wherein the node controllers of the stages control an output order of the scan pulses from the stages according to a forward voltage and reverse voltage having opposite phases. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20120163528 | SHIFT REGISTER - Disclosed herein is a shift register in which leakage of charges from a voltage at a set node is prevented to stabilize an output from a stage. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses. Each stage includes a node controller for controlling signal states of a set node and a reset node, and an output unit supplied with any one of a plurality of clock pulses having different phases. The output unit outputs the supplied clock pulse as a scan pulse through an output terminal thereof according to the signal states of the set node and reset node. The node controller includes a first discharging switching device which is turned on or off in response to a scan pulse from a downstream stage. The first discharging switching device is connected between any one of a plurality of clock transfer lines and the set node. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120212275 | Gate Driving Circuit - A gate driving circuit includes a first clock generator to output n output control clock pulses having different phases; a second clock generator to create m*n output clock pulses having different phases and partially overlapped with one another in high periods thereof, to arrange the m*n output clock pulses in sequence of phase, to bind the m*n output clock pulses arranged in sequence of phase in units of n to generate m groups, each of which has n output clock pulses, and to output the m*n output clock pulses so that a rising edge of an output clock pulse having a k-th sequence of phase included in each group is located in a high period of an output control clock pulse having a k-th sequence of phase among the n output control clock pulses; and a shift register sequentially outputting a plurality of scan pulses. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120269315 | SHIFT REGISTER - Discussed herein is a shift register which is capable of stabilizing an output thereof. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses in such a manner that high durations of the scan pulses partially overlap with each other. Each of the stages includes a node controller for controlling a charging duration of a set node, and an output unit for outputting a corresponding one of the scan pulses through an output terminal for the charging duration of the set node. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120269316 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register is provided in which leakage of charges from a voltage at a set node is prevented to stabilize an output from a stage. The shift register includes stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses. An nth one of the stages includes a node controller for controlling voltages at nodes, and an output unit for outputting any one of a corresponding one of the scan pulses and a first discharging voltage according to the voltages at the nodes. The nodes include set and reset nodes. The node controller of the nth stage includes a first switching device controlled by a voltage supplied to the reset node for supplying a second discharging voltage to the set node, and an inverter circuit controlled by a voltage supplied to the set node for supplying any one of a charging voltage and a third discharging voltage to the reset node. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130235004 | GATE DRIVER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A gate driver includes a plurality of driving units each including a first sub driving unit and a second sub driving unit, wherein output terminals of the first and second sub driving units are connected to first and second sub gate lines, respectively, and first and second sub outputs that are the outputs of the first and second sub driving units are respectively transferred to gate terminals of a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor formed in a pixel area of a display area, and wherein drain and source terminals of the first switching transistor are respectively connected to drain and source terminals of the second switching transistors. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130243150 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register is provided in which leakage of charges from a voltage at a set node is prevented to stabilize an output from a stage. The shift register includes stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses. An nth one of the stages includes a node controller for controlling voltages at nodes, and an output unit for outputting any one of a corresponding one of the scan pulses and a first discharging voltage according to the voltages at the nodes. The nodes include set and reset nodes. The node controller of the nth stage includes a first switching device controlled by a voltage supplied to the reset node for supplying a second discharging voltage to the set node, and an inverter circuit controlled by a voltage supplied to the set node for supplying any one of a charging voltage and a third discharging voltage to the reset node. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130322593 | SHIFT REGISTER - Discussed herein is a shift register which is capable of stabilizing an output thereof. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses in such a manner that high durations of the scan pulses partially overlap with each other. Each of the stages includes a node controller for controlling a charging duration of a set node, and an output unit for outputting a corresponding one of the scan pulses through an output terminal for the charging duration of the set node. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140022045 | SHIFT REGISTER - Disclosed herein is a shift register in which leakage of charges from a voltage at a set node is prevented to stabilize an output from a stage. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses. Each stage includes a node controller for controlling signal states of a set node and a reset node, and an output unit supplied with any one of a plurality of clock pulses having different phases. The output unit outputs the supplied clock pulse as a scan pulse through an output terminal thereof according to the signal states of the set node and reset node. The node controller includes a first discharging switching device which is turned on or off in response to a scan pulse from a downstream stage. The first discharging switching device is connected between any one of a plurality of clock transfer lines and the set node. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140072092 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting A-scan pulses and B-scan pulses. At least one of the stages includes an A-sub-stage for controlling a voltage at an A-set node and a voltage at at least one A-reset node in response to an external A-control signal and generating an A-carry pulse based on the voltage at the A-set node, the voltage at the A-reset node and any one A-clock pulse, a B-sub-stage for controlling a voltage at a B-set node and a voltage at at least one B-reset node in response to an external B-control signal and generating a B-carry pulse based on the voltage at the B-set node, the voltage at the B-reset node and any one B1-clock pulse, and a scan output controller for generating a corresponding one of the A-scan pulses and a corresponding one of the B-scan pulses. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140093027 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register includes a plurality of stages, each of which outputs a carry pulse and a scan pulse. An nth one of the stages includes a carry output switching device controlled by a voltage applied to a set node and connected between a carry clock transfer line transferring any one of i carry clock pulses and a carry output terminal of the nth stage, a scan output switching device controlled by the voltage applied to the set node and connected between a scan clock transfer line transferring any one of j scan clock pulses and a scan output terminal of the nth stage, and a stabilization switching device controlled by any one of the i carry clock pulses and connected between a carry output terminal of an (n−p)th one of the stages and the set node or between a start transfer line and the set node. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140185737 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register includes a plurality of stages each for outputting k composite pulses each including an A-scan pulse and a B-scan pulse. At least one stage includes k A-sub-stages each for controlling a voltage at an A-set node and a voltage at least one A-reset node in response to an external A-control signal and generating an A-carry pulse based on the voltage at the A-set node, the voltage at the at least one A-reset node and any one A-clock pulse, a B-sub-stage for controlling a voltage at a B-set node and a voltage at least one B-reset node in response to an external B-control signal and generating a B-carry pulse, and a scan output controller for generating k A-scan pulses and k B-scan pulses and outputting one of the A-scan pulses and one of the B-scan pulses corresponding to each other as one composite pulse. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140241488 | SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register includes a plurality of stages each outputting k composite pulses each including an A-scan pulse and a B-scan pulse. At least one stage includes an A-sub-stage for controlling a voltage at an A-set node and a voltage at at least one A-reset node in response to an external A-control signal and generating an A-carry pulse based on the voltage at the A-set node. The voltage at the at least one A-reset node and any one A-clock pulse, at least one B-sub-stage for controlling a voltage at a B-set node and a voltage at at least one B-reset node in response to an external B-control signal and generating a B-carry pulse, and a scan output controller for generating k A-scan pulses and k B-scan pulses and outputting one of the A-scan pulses and one of the B-scan pulses corresponding to each other as one composite pulse. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140254743 | SHIFT REGISTER - Disclosed herein is a shift register in which leakage of charges from a voltage at a set node is prevented to stabilize an output from a stage. The shift register includes a plurality of stages for sequentially outputting scan pulses. Each stage includes a node controller for controlling signal states of a set node and a reset node, and an output unit supplied with any one of a plurality of clock pulses having different phases. The output unit outputs the supplied clock pulse as a scan pulse through an output terminal thereof according to the signal states of the set node and reset node. The node controller includes a first discharging switching device which is turned on or off in response to a scan pulse from a downstream stage. The first discharging switching device is connected between any one of a plurality of clock transfer lines and the set node. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140376682 | SHIFT REGISTER - Disclosed is a shift register capable of stably generating an output even when the threadhold voltage of a pull-down switching element is raised due to degradation of the pull-down switching element. The shift register includes a plurality of stages each comprising a node controller comprising an inverter to control a voltage at a reset node in accordance with a voltage at a set node, and an output unit to output a scan pulse based on at least one of the voltage at the set node and the voltage at the reset node. The shift register further includes an inverter voltage controller for controlling a high-level inverter voltage supplied to each inverter of the stages based on the voltage at at least one reset node in at least one of the stages. | 12-25-2014 |
