Disclosed is an LCD apparatus having improved display characteristics. A clock generator applies first and second clock signals to a gate driver so as to control a pulse width of a gate driving signal. A discharging transistor connected to first ends of gate lines discharges a present stage before operating a next stage. The gate lines include a first gate driver and a second gate driver for operating the gate lines while the first gate driver is operated in an abnormal state. Accordingly, the LCD apparatus may be operated in high-speed and prevent the gate driving signal from being delayed.

A shift register unit has stages. In each stage, a clamping transistor and the control electrode of an output transistor are connected to the output electrode of an input transistor to which an output one stage behind is input. A pull-down resistor is connected to the output electrode of the output transistor. A capacitor is inserted between the control electrode and output electrode of the output transistor. A clock signal is input to the output transistor, and a signal obtained by inverting a clock signal two stages forward is input to the clamping transistor.

There is provided a shift register in which multiple stages are connected one after another to each other, the multiple stages having a first stage in which a start signal is coupled to an input terminal, the shift register sequentially outputting output signals of respective stages. The multiple stages have odd stages for receiving a first clock signal, and even stages for receiving a second clock signal having a phase opposite to the first clock signal. Each of the multiple stages has a pull-up section for providing a corresponding one of the first and second clock signals to an output terminal. A pull-up driving section is connected to an input node of the pull-up section, for turning on the pull-up section in response to a front edge of an input signal and for turning off the pull-up section in response to an output signal of a next stage. A pull-down section provides a first power voltage to the output terminal. A pull-down driving section is connected to an input node of the pull-down section, for turning off the pull-down section in response to a front edge of the input signal and turning on the pull-down section in response to the front edge of the output signal of the next stage.

A shift register unit. The shift register unit outputs a shift register signal according to a clock signal, an inverse clock signal and a start signal. The shift register has first and second clock inversion circuits, and an inverter. In the first clock inversion circuit, a third PMOS transistor has a third source coupled to the first voltage, a third gate and a third drain. A fourth PMOS transistor has a fourth source coupled to the third drain, a fourth gate and a fourth drain coupled to the second voltage. A fifth PMOS transistor has a fifth source coupled to the third drain, a fifth drain coupled to the first gate, and a fifth gate. A sixth PMOS transistor having a sixth source coupled to the third gate, a sixth drain coupled to the second gate, and a sixth gate coupled to the fifth gate.

A shift register having a plurality of stages for shifting a start pulse and outputting a shifted start pulse to a next stage, each of the plurality of stages includes a pull-up transistor controlled by a first node to apply a first clock signal to an output line, a first pull-down transistor controlled by a second node to apply a first driving voltage to the output line, a controller for controlling the first and second nodes, and a compensating capacitor connected between the first node and an input line of a second clock signal, the second clock signal being different from the first clock signal.