# US 11,114,010 B2 · Shift register, method for driving same, gate driving circuit, and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,114,010 B2 - Document ID: US11114010B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/004,688 - Filed: 2020-08-27 - Published: 2021-01-07 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-02 - Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zhidong Yuan; Yongqian Li; Can Yuan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11114010B2 ## CPC - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G09G 3/3266: Details of drivers for scan electrodes - G09G 3/3677: {suitable for active matrices only} - G11C 19/28: using semiconductor elements (G11C19/14, G11C19/36 take precedence) - G09G 2300/0408: Integration of the drivers onto the display substrate - G09G 2310/0267: Details of drivers for scan electrodes, other than drivers for liquid crystal, plasma or OLED displays - G09G 2310/0286: Details of a shift registers arranged for use in a driving circuit - G09G 2310/08: Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - G11C: STATIC STORES (semiconductor memory devices H10B) ## Abstract A circuit includes an input sub-circuit configured to transmit an input signal from an input signal terminal to a feedback node under control of a first clock signal from a first clock signal terminal; a pull-up node control sub-circuit configured to transmit a feedback signal of the feedback node to a pull-up node under control of a first clock signal from the first clock signal terminal; a feedback sub-circuit configured to transmit a first voltage signal from a first voltage signal terminal to the feedback node under control of the pull-up node; an output sub-circuit configured to transmit a second clock signal from a second clock signal terminal to an output signal terminal under control of the pull-up node; and a pull-down sub-circuit configured to transmit a second voltage signal from a second voltage signal terminal to the output signal terminal under control of a pull-down node. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A circuit comprising: an input sub-circuit coupled to a first clock signal terminal, an input signal terminal and a feedback node, and configured to transmit an input signal from the input signal terminal to the feedback node under the control of a first clock signal from the first clock signal terminal; a pull-up node control sub-circuit coupled to the first clock signal terminal, the feedback node and a pull-up node, and configured to transmit a feedback signal of the feedback node to the pull-up node under the control of a first clock signal from the first clock signal terminal; a feedback sub-circuit coupled to the pull-up node, a first voltage signal terminal and the feedback node, and configured to transmit a first voltage signal from the first voltage signal terminal to the feedback node under the control of the pull-up node; an output sub-circuit coupled to the pull-up node, a second clock signal terminal and an output signal terminal, and configured to transmit a second clock signal from the second clock signal terminal to the output signal terminal under the control of the pull-up node; and a pull-down sub-circuit coupled to a pull-down node, a second voltage signal terminal and the output signal terminal, and configured to transmit a second voltage signal from the second voltage signal terminal to the output signal terminal under the control of the pull-down node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the pull-up node control sub-circuit comprises: a first transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first clock signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the feedback node, and a second terminal coupled to the pull-up node. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the feedback sub-circuit comprises: a second transistor having a control terminal coupled to the pull-up node, a first terminal coupled to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the feedback node; and a first capacitor having one end coupled to the pull-up node and the other end coupled to the first voltage signal terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the input sub-circuit comprises: a third transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first clock signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the input signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the feedback node. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the output sub-circuit comprises: a fourth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the pull-up node, a first terminal coupled to the second clock signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the output signal terminal; and a second capacitor having one end coupled to the pull-up node and the other end coupled to the output signal terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein the pull-down sub-circuit comprises: a fifth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the pull-down node, a first terminal coupled to the second voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the output signal terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, further comprising: a reset sub-circuit coupled to a reset signal terminal, a third voltage signal terminal and the pull-up node, and configured to transmit a third voltage signal from the third voltage signal terminal to the pull-up node under the control of a reset signal from the reset signal terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The circuit according to claim 7, wherein the reset sub-circuit comprises: a sixth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the third voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the pull-up node. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The circuit according to claim 7, wherein the third voltage signal from the third voltage signal terminal is substantially identical to the second voltage signal from the second voltage signal terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The circuit according to claim 1, wherein each transistor is an N-type transistor, the first voltage signal is a high level signal, and the second and third voltage signals are low level signals; wherein the first and second clock signals each have a duty cycle less than or equal to 50%. ### Claim 11 A circuit comprising: an input sub-circuit coupled to a first clock signal terminal, an input signal terminal and a feedback node, and configured to transmit an input signal from the input signal terminal to the feedback node under the control of a first clock signal from the first clock signal terminal; a pull-up node control sub-circuit coupled to the first clock signal terminal, the feedback node and a pull-up node, and configured to transmit a feedback signal of the feedback node to the pull-up node under the control of a first clock signal from the first clock signal terminal; a feedback sub-circuit coupled to the pull-up node, a first voltage signal terminal and the feedback node, and configured to transmit a first voltage signal from the first voltage signal terminal to the feedback node under the control of the pull-up node; an output sub-circuit coupled to the pull-up node and a free-end terminal, and configured to transmit a first signal to the free-end terminal under the control of the pull-up node; and a pull-down sub-circuit coupled to the free-end terminal, and configured to transmit a second signal which is different from the first signal to the free-end terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the pull-up node control sub-circuit comprises: a first transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first clock signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the feedback node, and a second terminal coupled to the pull-up node. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the feedback sub-circuit comprises: a second transistor having a control terminal coupled to the pull-up node, a first terminal coupled to the first voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the feedback node; and a first capacitor having one end coupled to the pull-up node and the other end coupled to the first voltage signal terminal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the input sub-circuit comprises: a third transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first clock signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the input signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the feedback node. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the output sub-circuit comprises: a fourth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the pull-up node, a first terminal coupled to the second clock signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the free-end terminal; and a second capacitor having one end coupled to the pull-up node and the other end coupled to the free-end terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein the pull-down sub-circuit comprises: a fifth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the first clock signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to a second voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the free-end terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, further comprising: a reset sub-circuit coupled to a reset signal terminal, a third voltage signal terminal and the pull-up node, and configured to transmit a third voltage signal from the third voltage signal terminal to the pull-up node under the control of a reset signal from the reset signal terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The circuit according to claim 17, wherein the reset sub-circuit comprises: a sixth transistor having a control terminal coupled to the reset signal terminal, a first terminal coupled to the third voltage signal terminal, and a second terminal coupled to the pull-up node. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The circuit according to claim 17, wherein the third voltage signal from the third voltage signal terminal is substantially identical to the second voltage signal from the second voltage signal terminal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The circuit according to claim 11, wherein each transistor is an N-type transistor, the first voltage signal is a high level signal, and the second and third voltage signals are low level signals; wherein the first and second clock signals each have a duty cycle less than or equal to 50%.