WO2011114563A1 - シフトレジスタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a shift register, and more particularly to a shift register suitably used for a display device drive circuit and the like.
- the active matrix type display device displays an image by selecting pixel circuits arranged in a two-dimensional manner in units of rows and writing a gradation voltage corresponding to a video signal to the selected pixel circuits.
- a display device is provided with a scanning signal line driver circuit including a shift register in order to select pixel circuits in units of rows.
- a scanning signal line driving circuit is integrally formed on a display panel together with a pixel circuit by using a manufacturing process for forming a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) in the pixel circuit.
- the scanning signal line driving circuit is formed using, for example, an amorphous silicon TFT or a microcrystalline silicon TFT.
- a display panel in which a scanning signal line driver circuit is integrally formed is also called a gate driver monolithic panel.
- Patent Document 1 describes a shift register in which a plurality of unit circuits 91 shown in FIG. 17 are connected in series. This shift register is integrally formed on the liquid crystal panel using amorphous silicon TFTs.
- Each stage of the shift register is provided with a transistor for lowering the output signal (hereinafter referred to as “falling transistor”).
- the transistor TG3 functions as a falling transistor.
- the potential of the scanning signal line needs to be lowered to a low level within a predetermined time by using the falling transistor TG3.
- the amorphous silicon TFT and the microcrystalline silicon TFT have a characteristic that the threshold voltage fluctuates when a voltage is repeatedly applied to the gate terminal (threshold voltage shift). For this reason, in a shift register formed of an amorphous silicon TFT or a microcrystalline silicon TFT, there arises a problem that the threshold voltage of the falling transistor increases with the passage of time and the falling time of the output signal is delayed. If the fall time exceeds the allowable time, the display device can write the gradation voltage to one pixel circuit and then overwrite the gradation voltage to be written to the next pixel circuit on the same pixel circuit, so that the screen can be displayed correctly. Disappear. This problem becomes significant in a display device having a large display panel.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a shift register that suppresses a threshold voltage shift of a transistor that resets an output signal and prevents a reset time of the output signal from being delayed with the passage of time.
- a first aspect of the present invention is a shift register having a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits are connected in multiple stages and operating based on a plurality of clock signals,
- the unit circuit is An output transistor in which one conduction signal is applied to one conduction terminal and the other conduction terminal is connected to an output node;
- An input transistor that applies an on-potential to a control terminal of the output transistor according to a given set signal;
- An output reset transistor that applies an off-potential to the output node in accordance with a given output reset signal;
- An additional output transistor having a control terminal and one conduction terminal connected in the same form as the output transistor, and the other conduction terminal connected to an additional output node;
- a compensation circuit that applies a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to the on-potential with respect to the off-potential at a predetermined timing to the additional output node;
- the output reset transistor is supplied with a signal output from an additional output node included in a unit circuit at the next stage as the
- the compensation circuit includes: A first transistor for applying an ON potential to an internal node according to a signal output from the output node; A second transistor for applying an off potential to the internal node according to a given compensation control signal; And a capacitor provided between the internal node and the additional output node.
- the compensation circuit further includes a third transistor in which the output reset signal is supplied to one conduction terminal and a control terminal is connected to the internal node.
- the second transistor is supplied with a signal output from an additional output node included in a subsequent unit circuit as the compensation control signal.
- the capacitor is composed of a thin film transistor in which two conductive terminals are short-circuited to be one electrode and a control terminal is the other electrode.
- the signal output from the output node is provided to a control terminal and one conduction terminal of the first transistor.
- a signal output from the output node is supplied to a control terminal of the first transistor, and an ON potential is fixedly applied to one conduction terminal of the first transistor.
- the compensation circuit applies the compensation potential to the additional output node each time an ON potential is applied to the additional output node.
- the unit circuit may further include a state reset transistor that applies an off potential to the control terminal of the output transistor in accordance with a given state reset signal.
- the unit circuit may further include an output reset auxiliary transistor that applies an off potential to the output node in accordance with another given clock signal.
- the set signal is supplied to a control terminal and one conduction terminal of the input transistor.
- the set signal is supplied to a control terminal of the input transistor, and an ON potential is fixedly applied to one conduction terminal of the input transistor.
- the input transistor is supplied with a signal output from a unit circuit in the previous stage as the set signal.
- All transistors included in the unit circuit are of the same conductivity type.
- a fifteenth aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged two-dimensionally, And a drive circuit including a shift register according to any one of the first to fourteenth aspects.
- the output reset transistor included in the unit circuit of each stage is given the compensation potential output from the unit circuit of the next stage at a predetermined timing.
- the compensation potential has a polarity opposite to the on-potential with respect to the off-potential. For this reason, even when the threshold voltage of the output reset transistor changes in a predetermined direction due to the application of the ON potential, the threshold voltage of the output reset transistor is changed in the reverse direction by applying a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to that of the ON potential. Can be made. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor and prevent the reset time of the output signal from being delayed with time. In addition, the layout area of the output reset transistor can be reduced.
- a capacitance is provided between the additional output node and the internal node, and the on-potential and the off-potential are switched and applied to the internal node, whereby the additional output node is turned on with reference to the off-potential.
- a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to that of the potential can be applied.
- the on potential can be applied to the internal node in accordance with the output reset signal.
- the output of the next-stage unit circuit is changed by applying an OFF potential to the internal node in accordance with the signal output from the additional output node included in the next-stage unit circuit.
- a compensation potential can be applied to the additional output node.
- the manufacturing cost of the shift register can be reduced by configuring the capacitor with a thin film transistor.
- an on potential is applied to the internal node when the output signal of the unit circuit changes. can do.
- the seventh aspect of the present invention when the output signal of the unit circuit is changed by applying the output signal of the unit circuit to the control terminal of the first transistor and applying the ON potential to one conduction terminal.
- An ON potential can be applied to the node.
- the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor is effectively suppressed by alternately applying the ON potential and the compensation potential having the opposite polarity to the additional output node. Can do.
- the output transistor can be controlled to be in the OFF state by providing the state reset transistor.
- the output reset auxiliary transistor by providing the output reset auxiliary transistor, it is possible to reliably reset the output signal in accordance with another clock signal.
- the on-potential can be applied to the control terminal of the output transistor using the input transistor.
- the on potential is applied to the control terminal of the output transistor using the input transistor.
- the thirteenth aspect of the present invention it is possible to configure a shift register that sequentially shifts an input signal by supplying a signal output from a unit circuit in the previous stage to an input transistor.
- the manufacturing cost of the shift register can be reduced by using transistors of the same conductivity type.
- a display capable of correctly displaying a screen by using a shift register that suppresses the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor and prevents the reset time of the output signal from being delayed with time.
- a device can be obtained.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart of clock signals supplied to the shift register shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a unit circuit included in the shift register shown in FIG. 2.
- 3 is a timing chart of the shift register shown in FIG. 3 is a timing chart of output signals of the shift register shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a signal waveform diagram of an output signal of the shift register shown in FIG. 2.
- 6 is a circuit diagram of a unit circuit included in a shift register according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the shift register which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.
- 12 is a timing chart of clock signals supplied to the shift register shown in FIG. 10. It is a timing chart of the output signal of the shift register shown in FIG.
- It is a circuit diagram of a unit circuit included in a shift register according to a first modification of the present invention. It is a circuit diagram of the unit circuit contained in the shift register which concerns on the 2nd modification of this invention. It is a circuit diagram of the unit circuit contained in the shift register which concerns on the 3rd modification of this invention. It is a circuit diagram of the unit circuit contained in the shift register which concerns on the 4th modification of this invention. It is a circuit diagram of a unit circuit included in a conventional shift register.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1 includes a power source 1, a DC / DC converter 2, a display control circuit 3, a scanning signal line driving circuit 4, a video signal line driving circuit 5, a common electrode driving circuit 6, and a pixel region 7. And an active matrix display device.
- the scanning signal line driving circuit 4 and the video signal line driving circuit 5 are also called a gate driver circuit and a source driver circuit, respectively.
- m and n are integers of 2 or more.
- the pixel area 7 includes m scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm, n video signal lines SL1 to SLn, and (m ⁇ n) pixel circuits P.
- the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm are arranged in parallel to each other, and the video signal lines SL1 to SLn are arranged in parallel to each other so as to be orthogonal to the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm.
- the (m ⁇ n) pixel circuits P are two-dimensionally arranged corresponding to the intersections of the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm and the video signal lines SL1 to SLn.
- the pixel circuit P includes TFT: Q and a liquid crystal capacitor Clc.
- the gate terminal of TFT: Q is connected to the corresponding scanning signal line, the source terminal is connected to the corresponding video signal line, and the drain terminal is connected to one electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clc.
- the other electrode of the liquid crystal capacitor Clc is a counter electrode Ec that faces all the pixel circuits P.
- the pixel circuit P functions as one pixel (or one subpixel). Note that the pixel circuit P may include an auxiliary capacitor in parallel with the liquid crystal capacitor Clc.
- the power supply 1 supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to the DC / DC converter 2, the display control circuit 3, and the common electrode drive circuit 6.
- the DC / DC converter 2 generates a predetermined DC voltage based on the power supply voltage supplied from the power supply 1 and supplies it to the scanning signal line drive circuit 4 and the video signal line drive circuit 5.
- the common electrode drive circuit 6 applies a predetermined potential Vcom to the common electrode Ec.
- the display control circuit 3 outputs the digital video signal DV and a plurality of control signals based on the image signal DAT and the timing signal group TG given from the outside.
- the timing signal group TG includes a horizontal synchronization signal, a vertical synchronization signal, and the like.
- the control signals output from the display control circuit 3 include a source start pulse signal SSP, a source clock signal SCK, a latch strobe signal LS, a gate clock signal GCK, a gate start pulse signal GSP, and a gate end pulse signal GEP.
- the gate clock signal GCK includes four signals, the gate start pulse signal GSP includes one or two signals, and the gate end pulse signal GEP includes two or four signals ( Details will be described later).
- the scanning signal line drive circuit 4 selects one scanning signal line from the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm. Are sequentially selected, and a potential (high level potential) at which TFT: Q is turned on is applied to the selected scanning signal line. As a result, n pixel circuits P connected to the selected scanning signal line are selected at once.
- the video signal line driving circuit 5 generates digital video signals for the video signal lines SL1 to SLn based on the digital video signal DV, the source start pulse signal SSP, the source clock signal SCK, and the latch strobe signal LS output from the display control circuit 3. N gray scale voltages corresponding to the signal DV are respectively applied. As a result, n gray scale voltages are respectively written in the n pixel circuits P selected using the scanning signal line drive circuit 4. An image based on the image signal DAT can be displayed in the pixel region 7 by writing gradation voltages to all the pixel circuits P in the pixel region 7 using the scanning signal line driving circuit 4 and the video signal line driving circuit 5. it can.
- the scanning signal line drive circuit 4 is integrally formed on the liquid crystal panel 8 in which the pixel region 7 is formed.
- the TFT included in the scanning signal line drive circuit 4 is formed using, for example, amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, or an oxide semiconductor. Note that all or part of other circuits included in the liquid crystal display device may be integrally formed on the liquid crystal panel 8.
- the scanning signal line driving circuit 4 has a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits are connected in multiple stages, and includes a shift register that operates based on a plurality of clock signals.
- the liquid crystal display device according to the embodiment of the present invention is characterized by the circuit configuration of the shift register included in the scanning signal line driving circuit 4.
- the shift register included in the scanning signal line driving circuit 4 will be described.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the shift register according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the shift register shown in FIG. 2 includes m unit circuits 11 arranged one-dimensionally.
- the unit circuit 11 arranged at the i-th (i is an integer of 1 to m) is referred to as the i-th unit circuit UC (i).
- m is assumed to be a multiple of 2.
- the shift register shown in FIG. 2 is supplied with four clock signals CK1 to CK4 as the gate clock signal GCK, one signal as the gate start pulse signal GSP, and the first gate end pulse signal as the gate end pulse signal GEP.
- GEP1 and the second gate end pulse signal GEP2 are supplied.
- Each unit circuit 11 is supplied with four clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, CKD, a set signal S, a first reset signal R1, a second reset signal R2, and a low level potential VSS (not shown). .
- Each unit circuit 11 outputs an output signal Q and an additional output signal Z.
- the odd-numbered unit circuit UC (2k-1) has clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD as clock signals CK1, CK2, CK3, and CK4. Are entered respectively.
- Clock signals CK2, CK1, CK4, and CK3 are input to the even-numbered unit circuits UC (2k) as clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD, respectively.
- a gate start pulse signal GSP is input as the set signal S to the first unit circuit UC (1).
- the output signal Q output from the previous unit circuit UC (i-1) is input as the set signal S to the unit circuits UC (i) other than the first one.
- the (m ⁇ 1) th unit circuit UC (m ⁇ 1) receives the first gate end pulse signal GEP1 as the second reset signal R2.
- the m-th unit circuit UC (m) receives the first gate end pulse signal GEP1 as the first reset signal R1 and the second gate end pulse signal GEP2 as the second reset signal R2.
- the additional output signal Z output from the next unit circuit UC (i + 1) is input to the unit circuits UC (i) other than the mth as the first reset signal R1.
- the additional output signal Z output from the second unit circuit UC (i + 2) is input to the unit circuits UC (i) other than the (m ⁇ 1) th and mth as the second reset signal R2.
- the i-th scanning signal line GLi is driven based on the output signal Q output from the i-th unit circuit UC (i).
- the unit circuit at each stage is supplied with the output signal Q output from the unit circuit at the previous stage as the set signal S, and from the unit circuit at the next stage as the first reset signal R1.
- the output additional output signal Z is given, and the additional output signal Z outputted from the unit circuit of the next stage is given as the second reset signal R2.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart of the clock signals CK1 to CK4. As shown in FIG. 3, all of the clock signals CK1 to CK4 become high level every other horizontal scanning period. The phases of the clock signals CK1 and CK2 are shifted from each other by 180 degrees (corresponding to one horizontal scanning period), and the phases of the clock signals CK3 and CK4 are also shifted from each other by 180 degrees. The phase of the clock signal CK3 is advanced by 90 degrees from the phase of the clock signal CK1. The phase of the clock signal CK4 is advanced 90 degrees from the phase of the clock signal CK2.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the unit circuit 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the unit circuit 11 includes 13 N-channel TFTs: T1 to T13 and two capacitors Cap1 and Cap2. Among these, the TFTs T11 to T13 and the capacitor Cap2 constitute a compensation circuit 21.
- the high level potential is an on potential and the low level potential is an off potential.
- TFT source terminal of T1, drain terminals of TFT: T6, T7, gate terminals of TFT: T2, T4, T10, and one end of capacitor Cap1 are connected to node N1.
- the source terminal of TFT: T11, the drain terminal of TFT: T12, the gate terminal of TFT: T13, and one end of the capacitor Cap2 are connected to the node N3.
- the source terminal of TFT: T2, the drain terminals of TFT: T8, T9, the drain terminal and gate terminal of TFT: T11, and the other end of the capacitor Cap1 are connected to the output terminal Q.
- the source terminal of the TFT: T10 and the other end of the capacitor Cap2 are connected to the additional output terminal Z.
- TFT A set signal S is given to the gate terminal and drain terminal of T1.
- the clock signal CKA is given to the drain terminals of the TFTs T2 and T10.
- a clock signal CKC is supplied to the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the TFT T3.
- a clock signal CKD is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT: T5, and a clock signal CKB is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT: T9.
- the first reset signal R1 is applied to the gate terminals of the TFTs T7 and T8 and the drain terminal of the TFT T13.
- a second reset signal R2 is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT T12.
- TFT A low level potential VSS is fixedly applied to the source terminals of T4 to T9, T12, and T13.
- T1 sets the potential of the node N1 to high level while the set signal S is at high level.
- the set signal S is an output signal Q output from the unit circuit 11 in the previous stage. Therefore, when the output of the unit circuit 11 in the previous stage becomes high level, the potential of the node N1 rises to high level.
- the TFT T2 outputs the clock signal CKA as the output signal Q while the potential of the node N1 is at a high level.
- TFT: T3 sets the potential of the node N2 to high level while the clock signal CKC is at high level.
- the TFT T4 sets the potential of the node N2 to low level while the potential of the node N1 is high level. If the potential of the node N2 is erroneously set to the high level during the selection period of the corresponding scanning signal line, the TFT: T6 is turned on, the potential of the node N1 is lowered, and the TFT: T2 is turned off. TFT: T4 is provided to prevent this phenomenon.
- TFT: T5 makes the potential of the node N2 low level while the clock signal CKD is high level. If the TFT: T5 is not provided, the potential of the node N2 is always at a high level except during the corresponding scanning signal line selection period, and a bias voltage is continuously applied to the TFTs: T6, T10. If this state continues, the threshold voltages of the TFTs T6 and T10 increase, and the TFTs T6 and T10 do not function correctly as switches. TFT: T5 is provided to prevent this phenomenon.
- TFT T6 sets the potential of the node N1 to low level while the potential of the node N2 is high level.
- TFT: T7 sets the potential of the node N1 to low level while the first reset signal R1 is at high level.
- the first reset signal R1 is an additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit 11 at the next stage. Therefore, when the output of the unit circuit 11 at the next stage becomes high level, the potential of the node N1 decreases to low level, and the output signal Q becomes low level.
- T9 applies a low level potential to the output terminal Q while the clock signal CKB is at a high level.
- the TFT T10 outputs the clock signal CKA as the additional output signal Z while the potential of the node N1 is at a high level.
- the capacitor Cap1 is a compensation capacitor that keeps the potential of the node N1 at a high level.
- TFT T11 sets the potential of the node N3 to high level while the output signal Q is at high level. Therefore, when the output of the unit circuit 11 in the own stage becomes high level, the potential of the node N3 rises to high level.
- the second reset signal R2 is an additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit 11 in the next stage. Therefore, when the output of the unit circuit 11 in the next stage becomes high level, the potential of the node N3 falls to low level.
- the TFT T13 keeps the potential of the node N3 at a high level while the first reset signal R1 is at a high level.
- the capacitor Cap2 is provided between the additional output terminal Z and the node N3, and reduces the potential of the additional output signal Z when the potential of the node N3 decreases.
- FIG. 5 is a timing chart of the shift register according to this embodiment.
- the clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD input to the unit circuit 11 change as shown in FIG. In the initial state, the potentials of the nodes N1 and N3 are both low.
- the set signal S (the output of the previous unit circuit) changes from low level to high level. Since the TFT: T1 is diode-connected, when the set signal S becomes high level, the potential of the node N1 becomes high level (hereinafter, the potential of the node N1 at this time is referred to as Va). For this reason, TFT: T2 is turned on. Further, since the TFT: T4 is also turned on, the potential of the node N2 becomes a low level, and the TFT: T6 is turned off. The potential of the node N1 is kept at Va or higher until time t2 described later.
- the clock signal CKA changes from the low level to the high level.
- a clock signal CKA is given to the drain terminal of the TFT: T2, and a capacitor Cap1 exists between the gate and source of the TFT: T2.
- the TFT T2 is in an on state, and the node N1 is in a floating state.
- the potential of the node N1 also increases (bootstrap effect).
- the potential of the node N1 becomes higher than the potential Va (hereinafter, the potential of the node N1 at this time is referred to as Vb).
- the potential Vb is higher than the high level potential of the clock signal CKA.
- the scanning signal line to which the output signal Q is applied is selected, and video signals are written to the plurality of pixel circuits P connected to the scanning signal line.
- TFT: T10 is also turned on. Therefore, similarly to the output signal Q, the additional output signal Z becomes high level from time t1 to time t2. Since the TFT T11 is diode-connected, when the output signal Q becomes high level, the potential of the node N3 becomes high level.
- the clock signal CKA changes from the high level to the low level
- the clock signal CKB and the first reset signal R1 change from the low level to the high level.
- TFTs T7 to T9 are turned on.
- the potential of the node N1 changes to a low level
- the TFTs: T2, T10 are turned off.
- the output signal Q becomes low level.
- the clock signal CKA changes to the low level before the TFT: T10 is turned off.
- the potential of the additional output terminal Z becomes a low level immediately after time t2.
- the additional output terminal Z enters a floating state. Since a parasitic capacitance (not shown) exists between the gate and the source of the TFT: T10, when the potential of the node N1 changes from the high level to the low level, the additional output terminal Z connected to the source terminal of the TFT: T10. Is lower than the low level (hereinafter, the potential of the additional output terminal Z at this time is referred to as Vc).
- the TFT: T11 When the output signal Q becomes low level, the TFT: T11 is turned off, and the node N3 is in a floating state. At this time, a current flows from the node N3 toward the output terminal Q before the TFT: T11 is completely turned off, so that the potential of the node N3 decreases from the high level.
- the first reset signal R1 is also supplied to the drain terminal of the TFT: T13, and a capacitor (not shown) exists between the drain and gate of the TFT: T13. Therefore, when the first reset signal R1 becomes high level, the potential of the node N3 connected to the gate terminal of the TFT T13 is raised to high level. Therefore, the potential of the node N3 decreases from the high level immediately after time t2, and then returns to the high level again.
- the first reset signal R1 changes from the high level to the low level
- the second reset signal R2 (the output of the unit circuit in the next stage) changes from the low level to the high level.
- TFTs T7 to T9 are turned off, and TFT T12 is turned on.
- the potential of the node N3 changes to a low level. Since the additional output terminal Z is in a floating state at this time, when the potential of the node N3 changes from the high level to the low level, the potential of the additional output terminal Z becomes further lower than the potential Vc (hereinafter, the node N3 at this time
- the potential is referred to as overshoot potential Vos).
- the second reset signal R2 changes from the high level to the low level.
- the TFT T12 is turned off, and the node N3 is in a floating state.
- the potentials of the nodes N1 and N3 are both low. Therefore, the potential of the additional output terminal Z is pulled to the potentials of the nodes N1 and N3 and returns to the low level.
- Parasitic capacitances of the node N1, the node N3, and the additional output terminal Z are Cn1, Cn3, and Cz, respectively. Further, when the potential of the node N1 changes from Va to the low level, the potential change amount is ⁇ V1, the potential change amount of the additional output terminal Z at that time is ⁇ Vx, and the potential of the node N3 changes from the high level to the low level. Is assumed to be ⁇ V3, and the potential change amount of the additional output terminal Z at that time is ⁇ Vy. From the law of conservation of charge, the potential changes ⁇ Vx and ⁇ Vy are approximately given by the following equations (1) and (2).
- Vos Vgl ⁇ Vx ⁇ Vy (3)
- the overshoot potential Vos is lower than the low level potential Vgl and is determined by the parasitic capacitances Cn1, Cn3, Cz of the nodes N1, N3 and the additional output terminal Z, and the potential changes ⁇ V1, ⁇ V3 of the nodes N1, N3.
- the high level potential is higher than the low level potential
- the overshoot potential Vos is lower than the low level potential.
- Such an overshoot potential Vos is a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to that of the high level potential with reference to the low level potential.
- the compensation circuit 21 applies a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to the ON potential to the additional output terminal Z at a predetermined timing with the OFF potential as a reference.
- the 4-phase clock signal shown in FIG. 3 is applied to the shift register shown in FIG. 2, and the gate start pulse signal GSP, the first gate end pulse signal GEP1, and the second gate end pulse signal GEP2 are scanned one horizontal at a predetermined timing. Control to high level only for the period.
- the pulses input to the first stage unit circuit (first unit circuit UC (1)) are sequentially transferred to the last stage unit circuit (mth unit circuit UC (m)).
- the potentials of the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm sequentially become high level for each horizontal scanning period (see FIG. 6).
- the potential of the additional output signal Z becomes high level when the output signal Q is high level, then becomes a level (potential Vc) lower than the low level, and then the potential Vc. Lower level (overshoot potential Vos).
- the additional output signal Z is given as the first reset signal R1 to the gate terminal of the TFT T8 included in the unit circuit 11 in the previous stage. In other words, the additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit 11 at the next stage is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT: T8.
- a circuit obtained by removing the compensation circuit 21 from the unit circuit 11 is referred to as a conventional unit circuit, and a circuit in which the conventional unit circuits are connected in multiple stages is referred to as a conventional shift register.
- the additional output signal Z output from the next unit circuit is applied to the gate terminal of the TFT T8.
- the additional output signal Z changes in the same manner as the output signal Q. More specifically, the additional output signal Z is normally at a low level and becomes a high level once in one frame period. For this reason, in the conventional shift register, a positive stress voltage is repeatedly applied to the TFT T8.
- amorphous silicon TFTs and microcrystalline silicon TFTs have a characteristic that the threshold voltage fluctuates when a voltage is repeatedly applied to the gate terminal. Therefore, when TFT: T8 is formed using amorphous silicon or microcrystalline silicon, there is a problem that the threshold voltage of TFT: T8 increases with the passage of time, and the fall time of output signal Q is delayed. To do.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing changes in the threshold voltage of the amorphous silicon TFT.
- the horizontal axis represents the stress voltage application time
- the vertical axis represents the amount of change in the threshold voltage.
- the threshold voltage of the amorphous silicon TFT increases when a positive stress voltage is applied, and decreases when a negative stress voltage is applied.
- the amount of increase in threshold voltage when a positive stress voltage is applied is + ⁇ Vp
- the amount of decrease in threshold voltage when a negative stress voltage is applied is ⁇ Vm.
- the ratio ( ⁇ Vm / ⁇ Vp) of the increase amount and the decrease amount of the threshold voltage is, for example, about 0.5 to 1.0.
- the unit circuit 11 of the shift register according to the present embodiment includes a compensation circuit 21 that applies an overshoot potential Vos as a compensation potential to the additional output terminal Z at a predetermined timing. For this reason, the potential of the additional output signal Z becomes the overshoot potential Vos lower than the low level after becoming the high level. Therefore, the high level potential and the overshoot potential Vos having the opposite polarity are alternately applied to the gate terminal of the TFT T8.
- the threshold voltage of TFT: T8 can be changed low, and the increase of the threshold voltage of TFT: T8 can be suppressed.
- the threshold voltage of TFT: T8 increases by 1.0 V when a predetermined time T elapses.
- the ratio ( ⁇ Vm / ⁇ Vp) is 0.5. In this case, in the shift register according to the present embodiment, when the time T elapses, the threshold voltage of the TFT T8 increases by 1.0 V and decreases by 0.5 V, and as a result, only 0.5 V increases.
- the shift register of this embodiment it is possible to suppress the threshold voltage shift of the TFT T8 and prevent the falling time of the output signal Q from being delayed with time. Further, the channel area of TFT: T8 can be reduced to reduce the layout area of TFT: T8. In addition, since the overshoot potential Vos can be generated inside the unit circuit 11, it is not necessary to provide a new power supply circuit outside the shift register.
- the current flowing through the TFT T8 decreases by about 61% compared to the initial state.
- the increase amount of the threshold voltage is 50% of that of the conventional shift register.
- the current flowing through the TFT T8 when the time T elapses is reduced by about 31% compared to the initial state.
- FIG. 8 is a signal waveform diagram of the output signal Q.
- Tgf1 indicates the 90% -10% fall time of the output signal Q in the shift register according to the present embodiment
- Tgf2 indicates the same fall time for the conventional shift register.
- the fall time Tgf1 according to the present embodiment is about 56% of the conventional fall time Tgf2.
- T8 By reducing the gate width of T8, the layout area of TFT: T8 can be reduced.
- the gate width of the TFT: T8 is Suppose that it reaches 5000.
- the shift register according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of unit circuits 11 are connected in multiple stages, and operates based on a plurality of clock signals CK1 to CK4.
- one conduction terminal drain terminal
- the other conduction terminal source terminal
- an output terminal Q TFT: T2
- an input transistor TFT: T1
- an ON potential high level potential
- An output reset transistor (TFT: T8) for applying an OFF potential (low level potential) to the transistor, a control terminal and one conduction terminal (gate terminal and drain terminal) are connected in the same form as the output transistor, and the other conduction terminal
- An additional output transistor (TFT: T10) whose (source terminal) is connected to the additional output terminal Z, and an additional output terminal To a predetermined timing, the ON potential relative to the off-potential and a compensating circuit 21 to apply a reverse polarity compensation potential of (overshoot potential Vos).
- the output reset transistor is supplied with the additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit 11 at the next stage as the first reset signal R1.
- the output reset transistor included in the unit circuit 11 of each stage is output from the unit circuit 11 of the next stage at a predetermined timing, and has a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to the on potential with respect to the off potential. Is given. Therefore, even when the threshold voltage of the output reset transistor changes (highly changes) in a predetermined direction due to the application of the ON potential, the threshold voltage of the output reset transistor is reversed by applying a compensation potential having a polarity opposite to that of the ON potential. The direction can be changed (changed low). Therefore, it is possible to suppress the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor and prevent the reset time of the output signal from being delayed with time. In addition, the layout area of the output reset transistor can be reduced.
- the compensation circuit 21 also includes a first transistor (TFT: T11) that applies an ON potential to the node N3 according to the output signal Q, and a second transistor (TFT: T12) that applies an OFF potential to the node N3 according to the second reset signal R2. ), And a capacitor Cap2 provided between the node N3 and the additional output terminal Z. As described above, the capacitor Cap2 is provided between the additional output terminal Z and the node N3, and the on-potential and the off-potential are switched and applied to the node N3. Can be applied.
- the compensation circuit 21 further includes a third transistor (TFT: T13) in which the first reset signal R1 is given to one conduction terminal (drain terminal) and the control terminal (gate terminal) is connected to the node N3. Yes.
- TFT third transistor
- an ON potential can be applied to the node N3 in accordance with the first reset signal R1.
- the second transistor is supplied with the additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit of the next stage as the second reset signal R2.
- an off potential is applied to the node N3 in accordance with the additional output signal output from the next unit circuit, and a compensation potential is applied to the additional output terminal Z when the output of the next unit circuit changes. it can.
- the output signal Q is given to the control terminal of the first transistor and one conduction terminal (the drain terminal and the gate terminal of the TFT: T11). Thereby, an ON potential can be applied to the node N3 when the output signal Q changes.
- the compensation circuit 21 applies a compensation potential to the additional output terminal Z every time an ON potential is applied to the additional output terminal Z. Thus, by alternately applying the ON potential and the compensation potential having the opposite polarity to the additional output terminal Z, the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor can be effectively suppressed.
- the unit circuit 11 further includes a state reset transistor (TFT: T7) that applies an off potential to the control terminal of the output transistor in accordance with the supplied first reset signal R1. By providing such a state reset transistor, the output transistor can be controlled to be turned off.
- the unit circuit 11 further includes an output reset auxiliary transistor (TFT: T9) that applies an off potential to the output terminal Q in accordance with another given clock signal (clock signal CK1 or CK2). By providing such an output reset auxiliary transistor, it is possible to reliably reset the output signal in accordance with another clock signal.
- the set signal S is given to the control terminal of the input transistor and one conduction terminal (TFT: gate terminal and drain terminal of T1). As a result, an on-potential can be applied to the control terminal of the output transistor using the input transistor. Further, the signal output from the unit circuit 11 in the previous stage is given to the input transistor as the set signal S. Thus, a shift register that sequentially shifts input signals can be configured.
- all transistors included in the unit circuit 11 have the same conductivity type (N channel type). By using transistors having the same conductivity type, the manufacturing cost of the shift register can be reduced.
- the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor is suppressed, and the reset time of the output signal is delayed as time elapses.
- a liquid crystal display device that can correctly display a screen can be obtained by using a shift register that prevents this.
- the shift register according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration (FIG. 2) as the shift register according to the first embodiment, and includes a unit circuit different from the shift register according to the first embodiment. It is out.
- FIG. 2 the shift register according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of a unit circuit included in the shift register according to the present embodiment.
- a unit circuit 12 shown in FIG. 9 is obtained by replacing the capacitor Cap2 with a TFT: T14 in the unit circuit 11 according to the first embodiment.
- TFTs T11 to T14 constitute a compensation circuit 22.
- the drain terminal and the source terminal of the TFT T14 are connected to the source terminal of the transistor T10 and the additional output terminal Z.
- the gate terminal of the transistor T14 is connected to the node N3.
- the TFT T14 connected in this way has a function similar to that of the capacitor Cap2.
- the shift register according to the present embodiment operates in the same manner as the shift register according to the first embodiment.
- the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor is suppressed, and the reset time of the output signal is prevented from being delayed over time. Can do.
- the capacitance included in the compensation circuit 22 is constituted by a TFT in which the drain terminal and the source terminal are short-circuited to be one electrode and the gate terminal is the other electrode. In this way, by forming the capacitor included in the compensation circuit 22 with a TFT, the manufacturing cost of the shift register can be reduced.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shift register according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 shows m unit circuits 11 arranged one-dimensionally. Of the m unit circuits 11, odd-numbered unit circuits 11 are connected in multiple stages to constitute a first shift register. Further, the second shift register is configured by connecting even-numbered unit circuits 11 in multiple stages.
- m is assumed to be a multiple of 4.
- the two shift registers shown in FIG. 10 are supplied with four clock signals CK1 to CK4 as the gate clock signal GCK, and the first gate start pulse signal GSP1 and the second gate start pulse signal GSP2 as the gate start pulse signal GSP.
- the first to fourth gate end pulse signals GEP1 to GEP4 are supplied as the gate end pulse signal GEP.
- the (4k-3) -th unit circuit UC (4k-3) receives clock signals CK1, CK2 as clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, CKD. , CK3, and CK4 are input.
- the clock signals CK4, CK3, CK1, and CK2 are input to the (4k-2) th unit circuit UC (4k-2) as the clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD, respectively.
- the clock signals CK2, CK1, CK4, and CK3 are input to the (4k-1) th unit circuit UC (4k-1) as the clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD, respectively.
- the clock signals CK3, CK4, CK2, and CK1 are input to the 4k-th unit circuit UC (4k) as the clock signals CKA, CKB, CKC, and CKD, respectively.
- the first gate start pulse signal GSP1 is input to the first unit circuit UC (1).
- a second gate start pulse signal GSP2 is input as the set signal S to the second unit circuit UC (2).
- the unit circuit UC (i) other than the first and second units receives the output signal Q output from the previous unit circuit UC (i-2) as the set signal S.
- the first gate end pulse signal GEP1 is input to the (m-3) th unit circuit UC (m-3) as the second reset signal R2.
- the (m ⁇ 2) th unit circuit UC (m ⁇ 2) receives the second gate end pulse signal GEP2 as the second reset signal R2.
- the (m ⁇ 1) th unit circuit UC (m ⁇ 1) receives the first gate end pulse signal GEP1 as the first reset signal R1 and the third gate end pulse signal GEP3 as the second reset signal R2. Is done.
- the m-th unit circuit UC (m) receives the second gate end pulse signal GEP2 as the first reset signal R1 and the fourth gate end pulse signal GEP4 as the second reset signal R2.
- the additional output signal Z output from the second unit circuit UC (i + 2) is input as the first reset signal R1 to the unit circuits UC (i) other than the (m ⁇ 1) th and mth.
- the additional output signal Z output from the fourth unit circuit UC (i + 4) is input to the unit circuits UC (i) other than the (m ⁇ 3) th to mth as the second reset signal R2.
- the i-th scanning signal line GLi is driven based on the output signal Q output from the i-th unit circuit UC (i).
- the second unit circuit is equivalent to the previous unit circuit, and the second unit circuit is equivalent to the next unit circuit.
- the second shift register including the even-numbered unit circuits 11.
- the unit circuit at each stage is given the output signal Q output from the unit circuit at the previous stage as the set signal S, and the next stage as the first reset signal R1.
- the additional output signal Z output from the unit circuit is provided, and the additional output signal Z output from the subsequent unit circuit is provided as the second reset signal R2.
- FIG. 11 is a timing chart of the clock signals CK1 to CK4. As shown in FIG. 11, all of the clock signals CK1 to CK4 become high level every two horizontal scanning periods. The relationship between the phases of the clock signals CK1 to CK4 is the same as in the first embodiment.
- the configuration of the unit circuit 11 is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 4).
- the timing chart of the unit circuit 11 is the same as that in FIG. 5 in which one horizontal scanning period is changed to two horizontal scanning periods.
- the four-phase clock signals shown in FIG. 11 are applied to the two shift registers shown in FIG. 10, and the first and second gate start pulse signals GSP1 and GSP2 and the first to fourth gate end pulse signals GEP1 to GEP1 GEP4 is controlled to a high level only for two horizontal scanning periods at a predetermined timing.
- the pulse input to the first stage (first unit circuit UC (1)) of the first shift register is sequentially transferred to the last stage ((m ⁇ 1) th unit circuit UC (m ⁇ 1)).
- the pulses input to the first stage (second unit circuit UC (2)) of the second shift register are sequentially transferred to the last stage (mth unit circuit UC (m)).
- the potentials of the scanning signal lines GL1 to GLm are sequentially set to the high level every two horizontal scanning periods with a delay of one horizontal scanning period (see FIG. 12).
- the selection period of the i-th scanning signal line GLi is divided into two parts, the first half and the second half.
- the first half the previous scanning signal line GLi-1 is selected together with the scanning signal line GLi, and the scanning signal line GLi is precharged (preliminary charging).
- the next scanning signal line GLi + 1 is selected together with the scanning signal line GLi, and main charging (main charging) is performed on the scanning signal line GLi.
- the unit circuit 11 applies an overshoot potential Vos having a polarity opposite to the on potential with reference to the off potential at a predetermined timing at the additional output terminal Z.
- the compensation circuit 21 to be applied is included. Therefore, according to the shift register according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the threshold voltage shift of the output reset transistor is suppressed, and the reset time of the output signal is prevented from being delayed over time. Can do.
- unit circuits 13 to 16 shown in FIGS. 13 to 16 may be connected in multiple stages instead of the unit circuits 11 and 12 shown in FIGS.
- Each of the unit circuits 13 to 16 includes a compensation circuit 21 that applies an overshoot potential Vos having a polarity opposite to the ON potential to the additional output terminal Z at a predetermined timing with reference to the OFF potential.
- the set signal S is given to the gate terminal (control terminal of the input transistor) of the TFT: T1, and the drain terminal (one control terminal of the input transistor) of the TFT: T1 has a high level potential.
- VDD is fixedly applied.
- an on-potential can be applied to the gate terminal of TFT: T2 using TFT: T1.
- the gate terminal of the TFT: T11 is connected to the output terminal Q, and the high level potential VDD is fixedly applied to the drain terminal of the TFT: T11. Even in this circuit configuration, the on potential can be applied to the node N3 using the TFT T11.
- the unit circuit 15 (FIG.
- unit circuit 15 does not include TFT: T7 (state reset transistor).
- the unit circuit 16 does not include TFT: T9 (output reset auxiliary transistor).
- TFT input reset auxiliary transistor
- the circuit amount can be reduced.
- unit circuits in which unit circuits 11 to 16 are arbitrarily combined may be connected in multiple stages as long as the characteristics of the unit circuits 11 to 16 do not contradict their characteristics.
- all transistors included in the unit circuit may be P-channel type.
- the unit circuit may be composed of a P-channel transistor and an N-channel transistor.
- the present invention can also be applied to a shift register included in a display device or an imaging device other than a liquid crystal display device.
- the shift register of the present invention has a feature that the reset time of the output signal can be prevented from being delayed with the passage of time. Can do.
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前記単位回路は、
一方の導通端子に一のクロック信号が与えられ、他方の導通端子が出力ノードに接続された出力トランジスタと、
与えられたセット信号に従い、前記出力トランジスタの制御端子にオン電位を印加する入力トランジスタと、
与えられた出力リセット信号に従い、前記出力ノードにオフ電位を印加する出力リセットトランジスタと、
制御端子および一方の導通端子が前記出力トランジスタと同様の形態に接続され、他方の導通端子が追加出力ノードに接続された追加出力トランジスタと、
前記追加出力ノードに所定のタイミングで、オフ電位を基準としてオン電位とは逆極性の補償用電位を印加する補償回路とを含み、
前記出力リセットトランジスタには、前記出力リセット信号として、次段の単位回路に含まれる追加出力ノードから出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする。
前記補償回路は、
前記出力ノードから出力される信号に従い、内部ノードにオン電位を印加する第1トランジスタと、
与えられた補償制御信号に従い、前記内部ノードにオフ電位を印加する第2トランジスタと、
前記内部ノードと前記追加出力ノードとの間に設けられた容量とを含むことを特徴とする。
前記補償回路は、一方の導通端子に前記出力リセット信号が与えられ、制御端子が前記内部ノードに接続された第3トランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする。
前記第2トランジスタには、前記補償制御信号として、次々段の単位回路に含まれる追加出力ノードから出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする。
前記容量が、2個の導通端子を短絡して一方の電極とし、制御端子を他方の電極とした薄膜トランジスタで構成されていることを特徴とする。
前記出力ノードから出力される信号は、前記第1トランジスタの制御端子および一方の導通端子に与えられることを特徴とする。
前記出力ノードから出力される信号は前記第1トランジスタの制御端子に与えられ、前記第1トランジスタの一方の導通端子にはオン電位が固定的に印加されることを特徴とする。
前記補償回路は、前記追加出力ノードにオン電位が印加されるたびに、前記追加出力ノードに前記補償用電位を印加することを特徴とする。
前記単位回路は、与えられた状態リセット信号に従い、前記出力トランジスタの制御端子にオフ電位を印加する状態リセットトランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする。
前記単位回路は、与えられた他のクロック信号に従い、前記出力ノードにオフ電位を印加する出力リセット補助トランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする。
前記セット信号は、前記入力トランジスタの制御端子および一方の導通端子に与えられることを特徴とする。
前記セット信号は前記入力トランジスタの制御端子に与えられ、前記入力トランジスタの一方の導通端子にはオン電位が固定的に印加されることを特徴とする。
前記入力トランジスタには、前記セット信号として、前段の単位回路から出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする。
前記単位回路に含まれるすべてのトランジスタは、同じ導電型であることを特徴とする。
第1~第14のいずれかの局面に係るシフトレジスタを含む駆動回路とを備えた、表示装置である。
図2は、本発明の第1の実施形態に係るシフトレジスタの構成を示すブロック図である。図2に示すシフトレジスタは、1次元状に並べて配置されたm個の単位回路11を含んでいる。以下、i番目(iは1以上m以下の整数)に配置された単位回路11をi番目の単位回路UC(i)という。本実施形態では、mは2の倍数であるとする。
ΔVx=ΔV1×(Cn1/Cz) …(1)
ΔVy=ΔV3×(Cn3/Cz) …(2)
Vos=Vgl-ΔVx-ΔVy …(3)
I=(W/L)・μ・Cox・[(Vg-Vt)Vd-(1/2)Vd2 ] …(4)
ただし、Wはゲート幅、Lはゲート長、μはキャリア移動度、Coxはゲート酸化膜容量、Vgはゲート印加電圧、Vdはドレイン印加電圧、Vtは閾値電圧である。
本発明の第2の実施形態に係るシフトレジスタは、第1の実施形態に係るシフトレジスタと同じ構成(図2)を有し、第1の実施形態に係るシフトレジスタとは異なる単位回路を含んでいる。以下、本実施形態と第1の実施形態の相違点を説明し、第1の実施形態との共通点については説明を省略する。
図10は、本発明の第3の実施形態に係るシフトレジスタの構成を示すブロック図である。図10には、1次元状に並べて配置されたm個の単位回路11が記載されている。m個の単位回路11のうち、奇数番目の単位回路11を多段接続することにより、第1シフトレジスタが構成される。また、偶数番目の単位回路11を多段接続することにより、第2シフトレジスタが構成される。以下、本実施形態と第1の実施形態の相違点を説明し、第1の実施形態との共通点については説明を省略する。本実施形態では、mは4の倍数であるとする。
2…DC/DCコンバータ
3…表示制御回路
4…走査信号線駆動回路
5…映像信号線駆動回路
6…共通電極駆動回路
7…画素領域
8…液晶パネル
11~16…単位回路
21、22…補償回路
Claims (15)
- 複数の単位回路を多段接続した構成を有し、複数のクロック信号に基づき動作するシフトレジスタであって、
前記単位回路は、
一方の導通端子に一のクロック信号が与えられ、他方の導通端子が出力ノードに接続された出力トランジスタと、
与えられたセット信号に従い、前記出力トランジスタの制御端子にオン電位を印加する入力トランジスタと、
与えられた出力リセット信号に従い、前記出力ノードにオフ電位を印加する出力リセットトランジスタと、
制御端子および一方の導通端子が前記出力トランジスタと同様の形態に接続され、他方の導通端子が追加出力ノードに接続された追加出力トランジスタと、
前記追加出力ノードに所定のタイミングで、オフ電位を基準としてオン電位とは逆極性の補償用電位を印加する補償回路とを含み、
前記出力リセットトランジスタには、前記出力リセット信号として、次段の単位回路に含まれる追加出力ノードから出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする、シフトレジスタ。 - 前記補償回路は、
前記出力ノードから出力される信号に従い、内部ノードにオン電位を印加する第1トランジスタと、
与えられた補償制御信号に従い、前記内部ノードにオフ電位を印加する第2トランジスタと、
前記内部ノードと前記追加出力ノードとの間に設けられた容量とを含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。 - 前記補償回路は、一方の導通端子に前記出力リセット信号が与えられ、制御端子が前記内部ノードに接続された第3トランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項2に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記第2トランジスタには、前記補償制御信号として、次々段の単位回路に含まれる追加出力ノードから出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記容量が、2個の導通端子を短絡して一方の電極とし、制御端子を他方の電極とした薄膜トランジスタで構成されていることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記出力ノードから出力される信号は、前記第1トランジスタの制御端子および一方の導通端子に与えられることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記出力ノードから出力される信号は前記第1トランジスタの制御端子に与えられ、前記第1トランジスタの一方の導通端子にはオン電位が固定的に印加されることを特徴とする、請求項2に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記補償回路は、前記追加出力ノードにオン電位が印加されるたびに、前記追加出力ノードに前記補償用電位を印加することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記単位回路は、与えられた状態リセット信号に従い、前記出力トランジスタの制御端子にオフ電位を印加する状態リセットトランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記単位回路は、与えられた他のクロック信号に従い、前記出力ノードにオフ電位を印加する出力リセット補助トランジスタをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記セット信号は、前記入力トランジスタの制御端子および一方の導通端子に与えられることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記セット信号は前記入力トランジスタの制御端子に与えられ、前記入力トランジスタの一方の導通端子にはオン電位が固定的に印加されることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記入力トランジスタには、前記セット信号として、前段の単位回路から出力された信号が与えられることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 前記単位回路に含まれるすべてのトランジスタは、同じ導電型であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のシフトレジスタ。
- 2次元状に配置された複数の画素回路と、
請求項1~14のいずれかに記載のシフトレジスタを含む駆動回路とを備えた、表示装置。
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