IP Library Granted Patent US 8,902,145
Granted Patent B2
US 8,902,145 · App. 13/289,084 · Granted Dec 2, 2014

Display device

Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G11C19/28G09G3/3677G09G2310/0248G09G2310/061G09G2310/0205
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Patent No.
US 8,902,145
App. No.
13/289,084
Granted
Dec 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

To suppress fluctuation in the threshold voltage of a transistor, to reduce the number of connections of a display panel and a driver IC, to achieve reduction in power consumption of a display device, and to achieve increase in size and high definition of the display device. A gate electrode of a transistor which easily deteriorates is connected to a wiring to which a high potential is supplied through a first switching transistor and a wiring to which a low potential is supplied through a second switching transistor; a clock signal is input to a gate electrode of the first switching transistor; and an inverted clock signal is input to a gate electrode of the second switching transistor. Thus, the high potential and the low potential are alternately applied to the gate electrode of the transistor which easily deteriorates.

Claims (96)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a fourth transistor;

a fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor;

a seventh transistor; and

an eighth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein a gate of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to one of a plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to another one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is directly connected to an additional one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the another one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein a clock signal is input to the gate of the second transistor, and

wherein the clock signal is input to the gate of the fourth transistor.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate of the third transistor is directly connected to the another one of the plurality of wirings.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the additional one of the plurality of wirings.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second transistor comprises a channel region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In and Zn.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises InGaZnO.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises a-InGaZnO.

8. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a fourth transistor;

a fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor;

a seventh transistor; and

an eighth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein a gate of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to one of a plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to another one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the another one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein a first clock signal is input to the gate of the second transistor, and

wherein the first clock signal is input to the gate of the fourth transistor.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the gate of the third transistor is directly connected to the another one of the plurality of wirings.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a second clock signal is input to the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the second transistor comprises a channel region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In and Zn.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises InGaZnO.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises a-InGaZnO.

15. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a fourth transistor;

a fifth transistor;

a sixth transistor;

a seventh transistor; and

an eighth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the second transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is directly connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the third transistor,

wherein a gate of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to one of a plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the eighth transistor is directly connected to the one of the plurality of wirings,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to another one of the plurality of wirings, and

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is directly connected to an additional one of the plurality of wirings.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the second transistor comprises a channel region comprising an oxide semiconductor.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises In and Zn.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises InGaZnO.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises a-InGaZnO.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2014
From: UMEZAKI, ATSUSHI; MIYAKE, HIROYUKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032503/0350 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-270016 · Sep 29, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 11853090 · Sep 11, 2007
Related Publication 20120049184A1 · Mar 1, 2012