Liquid crystal display device having a gray-scale voltage selector circuit

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix;

a plurality of video signal lines for supplying video signal voltages to said plurality of pixels;

a drive circuit which selects a voltage level of a gray scale voltage varying periodically as one of said video signal voltages corresponding to display data to be supplied to one of said plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of time control signal lines for supplying time control signals varying in synchronism with said gray scale voltage to said drive circuit,

wherein said drive circuit has a plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits;

wherein each of said plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits corresponds to one of said plurality of video signal lines;

wherein each of said plural processing circuits comprises a parallel combination of a first switching element and a second switching element;

wherein each of said first and second switching elements has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode, said first electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together, said second electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together;

wherein each of said display data is input to said gate electrode of said second switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations;

wherein each of said time control signals is input to said gate electrode of said first switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations;

wherein said first switching element is made operative or inoperative as a switch in accordance with said display data, and said second switching element is made operative or inoperative as a switch in accordance with a corresponding one of said time control signals; and

wherein a respective one of said plurality of series combinations of said plural processing circuits determines a time to select said voltage level by a combination of said switch-operative ones of said first switching elements in said respective one of said plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits.

2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said first switching element and said second switching element are formed of transistors of a same conductivity type.

3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said gray scale voltage varies in a staircase fashion.

4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said display data is supplied in a binary system.

5. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix;

a plurality of video signal lines for supplying video signal voltages to said plurality of pixels;

a drive circuit which selects a voltage level of a gray scale voltage varying periodically as one of said video signal voltages corresponding to display data to be supplied to one of said plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of time control signal lines for supplying time control signals varying in synchronism with said gray scale voltage to said drive circuit,

wherein said drive circuit has a plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits;

wherein each of said plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits corresponds to one of said plurality of video signal lines;

wherein each of said plural processing circuits includes a first switching element and a second switching element connected with said first switching element in parallel;

wherein each of said first and second switching elements has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode, said first electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together, and said second electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together;

wherein each of said display data is input to said gate electrode of said second switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations,

wherein each of said time control signals is input to said gate electrode of said first switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations;

wherein each of said plural processing circuits is configured so as to be operative as a switch when the second switching element thereof is opened, and so as to be short-circuited when the second switching element thereof is closed; and

wherein a respective one of said plurality of series combinations of said plural processing circuits determines a time to select said voltage level by a combination of said switch-operative ones of said plural processing circuits.

6. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein said first switching element and said second switching element are formed of transistors of a same conductivity type.

7. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein said gray scale voltage varies in a staircase fashion.

8. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein said display data is supplied in a binary system.

9. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix;

a plurality of video signal lines for supplying video signal voltages to said plurality of pixels;

a drive circuit which selects a voltage level of a gray scale voltage varying periodically as one of said video signal voltages corresponding to display data to be supplied to one of said plurality of pixels; and

a plurality of time control signal lines for supplying time control signals varying in synchronism with said gray scale voltage to said drive circuit,

wherein said drive circuit has a plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits;

wherein each of said plurality of series combinations of plural processing circuits corresponds to one of said plurality of video signal lines;

wherein each of said plural processing circuits includes a first switching element and a second switching element connected with said first switching element in parallel;

wherein each of said first and second switching elements has a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode, said first electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together, and said second electrodes of said first and second switching elements are connected together;

wherein each of said display data is input to said gate electrode of said second switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations;

wherein each of said time control signals is input to said gate electrode of said first switching element of a corresponding one of said plural processing circuits of each of said plurality of series combinations;

wherein each of said plural processing circuits operates as a time-data processing element controlled by a corresponding one of said time control signals when the second switching element thereof is opened, and is short-circuited when the second switching element thereof is closed; and

wherein a respective one of said plurality of series combinations of said plural processing circuits determines a time to select said voltage level by a combination of said processing circuits which have been selected to operate as a time-data processing element.

10. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said first switching element and said second switching element are formed of transistors of a same conductivity type.

11. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said gray scale voltage varies in a staircase fashion.

12. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 9 , wherein said display data is supplied in a binary system.