Patent ID: 11935459
Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A display apparatus comprising:
a display panel configured to display a black image and a real image;
a gate driver configured to display gate signals to a plurality of gate lines provided in a display area of the display panel; and
a controller configured to control the gate driver,
wherein a one-frame period for displaying the black image is shorter than a one-frame period where the real image is displayed,
wherein the gate driver comprises:
a plurality of gate start signal lines;
a plurality of stages configured to supply the gate signals to the plurality of gate lines; and
a plurality of dummy stages unconnected to the plurality of gate lines,

wherein gate start signals for driving the plurality of stages are supplied to the plurality of dummy stages by the controller, via the plurality of gate start signal lines, and
wherein a first dummy stage among the plurality of dummy stages is directly connected to a first gate start signal line among the plurality of gate start signal lines, and a second dummy stage among the plurality of dummy stages is directly connected to a second gate start signal line among the plurality of gate start signal lines.