US Patent 11468853 Gate driver and display apparatus including the same

A gate driver includes a first stage, a second stage, a third stage and a fourth stage. The first stage includes a first clock terminal receiving a first clock signal, a second clock terminal receiving a second clock signal, a carry terminal receiving a vertical start signal and an output terminal outputting a first gate output signal. The second stage includes a first clock terminal receiving the second clock signal, a second clock terminal receiving the first clock signal, a carry terminal receiving the vertical start signal and an output terminal outputting a second gate output signal. The third stage includes a first clock terminal receiving the second clock signal, a second clock terminal receiving the first clock signal, a carry terminal receiving the first gate output signal and an output terminal outputting a third gate output signal.