Liquid crystal display and method of driving the same

摘要

A LCD and a method of driving the LCD are provided. The LCD includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction, a data line insulated from the first gate line and crossing the first gate line, a pixel electrode including first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the pixel electrode being disposed in a pixel having a long side in the first direction, a first thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second TFT connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, and a third TFT connected to the second gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and a charge-sharing capacitor, the charge-sharing capacitor sharing a data voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode.

主权项

1. A method of driving a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising:
supplying a first scan start signal and a second scan start signal that have a phase difference; sequentially outputting a first gate-on signal and a second gate-on signal to a plurality of gate lines, the first gate-on signal and the second gate-on signal enabled by the first scan start signal and the second scan start signal, respectively; pre-charging a pixel electrode connected to each gate line, the pixel electrode comprising a pair of sub-pixel electrodes; charging the pair of sub-pixel electrodes with a data voltage; and sharing the data voltage so that each sub-pixel electrode of the pair of the sub-pixel electrodes has a different voltage, wherein the sub-pixel electrodes of the pair of sub-pixel electrodes are respectively electrically connected to a first transistor and a second transistor, the first and second transistors being electrically connected to a first gate line, and wherein at least one of a drain electrode of the first transistor and a drain electrode of the second transistor are electrically connected to the source electrode of a third transistor, the third transistor being electrically connected to a third gate line disposed adjacent to a second gate line that is disposed adjacent the first gate line, the second gate line disposed between the first gate line and the third gate line.