Display Panel Scan Pull-Down Circuits for High-Resolution Timing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display abnormality caused by over-loading in display areas of display panels, leading to issues such as delays in scan signals and incorrect charging, which hinder high-frequency display performance.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of forward and reverse scan pull-down circuits in display panels, with each set of circuits including N forward and reverse scan pull-down modules electrically connected to N scan lines in a one-to-one correspondence, ensuring rapid pull-down of scan signal edges regardless of scanning direction, thereby reducing signal delays and improving charging efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the resolution of the display panel is increased to provide ultra-high resolution, then the display quality is improved, but the loading in the display area increases causing display abnormality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoiddisplay abnormality
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is divided into multiple display subareas, and the scan lines are segmented into different groups. Forward scan pull-down circuits are disposed in different regions (first display subarea, second display subarea, and third display subarea) to independently manage and pull down scan signals in each segment. This segmentation reduces the loading in each individual subarea while maintaining ultra-high resolution across the entire display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If more scan lines are added to achieve higher resolution, then the display quality is improved, but the scan signal delays increase causing charging errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidscan signal delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Forward scan pull-down circuits are introduced as intermediary components between the scan signal source and the display pixels. These circuits actively pull down the scan signals after they have been transmitted through the scan lines, ensuring that the falling edges of the scan signals are rapidly established. This intermediary mechanism compensates for the signal delays caused by the increased number of scan lines, preventing charging errors and maintaining timing accuracy even in ultra-high resolution displays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12412533B2Display panel and display device
Publication Date: 2025.09.09 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application provides a display panel and a display device, the display panel includes: N scan lines, the N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and J sets of forward and reverse scan pull-down circuits, each set of the forward and reverse scan pull-down circuits includes N forward and reverse scan pull-down modules, at least a part of each of the forward and reverse scan pull-down modules is disposed in the display subarea, and the J is an integer greater than or equal to 1. In each set of the forward and reverse scan pull-down circuits, output terminals of the N forward and reverse scan pull-down modules are connected to the N scan lines in a one-to-one correspondence.