Patent ID: 9305508
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G02F,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A substantially rectangular display panel having a first edge extending in a first direction and a second edge extending in a second direction, the first and second directions being major axes of the substantially rectangular shape of the display panel, where the display panel is subdivided into a display area and a peripheral area and comprises: a plurality of gate lines extending in the second direction in the display area; and a gate lines driver including a plurality of main stages sequentially arranged in the first direction in the peripheral area and configured for outputting respective gate signals to respective ones of the gate lines, wherein the gate lines driver further includes one or more dummy stages not connected to the gate lines of the display area; wherein the main stages arranged alongside the first edge; wherein at least one of the main stages connects to at least one dummy stage disposed in a row area alongside the second edge, and wherein the at least one dummy stage is longer in the second direction than in the first direction.