GOA Driving Circuit Power Reduction via Blank Screen Timer Shutdown
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing Gate Driver on Array (GOA) architecture in display devices incurs increased power consumption due to the continuous operation of timers and frequency dividers during blank screen times, which affects the service life of the display device.
Innovation Solution
A driving circuit with a switch control module that automatically stops the timer and frequency divider after the blank screen time, utilizing a switch control module, flip-flops, inverters, AND gates, and delay jitter detection modules to manage enable signals and power supply signals, ensuring the timer and frequency divider are only active during startup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the timer and frequency divider remain operating during normal level shifter operation, then the startup timing is ensured and display screen abnormality is prevented, but the power consumption of the driving circuit increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the operation state of the timer and frequency divider changeable rather than fixed. The controller dynamically adjusts their operation based on the display circuit's state: keeping them operating during startup to ensure timing reliability, and stopping them during normal operation to reduce power consumption. This dynamic state transition resolves the contradiction between maintaining reliability and reducing energy use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action by having the timer and frequency divider operate only during specific periods (startup phase) and remain inactive during other periods (normal operation). The controller periodically activates these components when needed for timing functions and deactivates them when not needed, creating a periodic on-off pattern that reduces overall power consumption while maintaining necessary timing functionality during critical periods.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the timer and frequency divider are continuously operating, then the startup timing control is maintained, but the service life of the display device is reduced due to increased power consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the extraction principle by separating the timing control function from continuous operation. The controller extracts the timer and frequency divider from the continuously operating components, activating them only when needed for startup timing control. This extraction allows the timing function to be maintained during startup while preventing these components from operating continuously, thereby reducing power consumption and extending device service life.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements discarding and recovering by temporarily deactivating the timer and frequency divider after they have completed their timing function during startup. The components are discarded (stopped) during normal operation when their function is not needed, and can be recovered (reactivated) if timing control is needed again. This cyclical activation and deactivation pattern reduces cumulative power consumption while preserving the timing control capability when required.
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AI summary
A driving circuit and a display device are disclosed by the present application. The driving circuit includes a switch control module, a timer, a frequency divider, and a first flip-flop. The driving circuit and the display device provided in the present application may automatically stop the timer and the frequency divider after a blank screen time of the startup ends by adding a switch control module, thereby being capable of saving the power consumption of the driving circuit and improving service life of the display device.


