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Granted Patent B2
US 9,184,183 · App. 14/168,058 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Liquid crystal display device

Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/124G09G3/342G09G3/3674G09G3/3685G11C19/28H01L27/06H01L27/1225H01L27/1255H01L27/15G02F1/1393G02F1/133753G02F2001/133622G09G3/3655G09G2310/024G09G2320/0252
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Patent No.
US 9,184,183
App. No.
14/168,058
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor are provided. In the first transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a first wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fifth wiring. In the second transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a third wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a sixth wiring. In the third transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fourth wiring. In the fourth transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to the second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the sixth wiring; a gate terminal is connected to the fourth wiring.

Claims (73)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

first to fifth transistors; and

first to sixth wirings,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring, and

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth wiring.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor,

wherein one electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and

wherein the other electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

3. A display module comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

4. An electronic appliance comprising the display module according to claim 3 .

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

first to fifth transistors; and

first to sixth wirings,

wherein at least one of the first to fifth transistors comprises a channel formation region that includes an oxide semiconductor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring, and

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth wiring.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , further comprising a capacitor,

wherein one electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and

wherein the other electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises indium and zinc.

8. A display module comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 5 .

9. An electronic appliance comprising the display module according to claim 8 .

10. A semiconductor device comprising:

first to fifth transistors; and

first to sixth wirings,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is electrically connected to the fifth wiring,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,

wherein a gate of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the fourth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring,

wherein a gate of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to the sixth wiring, and

wherein a channel width of each of the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor is smaller than a channel width of the first transistor.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , further comprising a capacitor,

wherein one electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, and

wherein the other electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first to fifth transistors comprises a channel formation region that comprises an oxide semiconductor.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises indium and zinc.

14. A display module comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 10 .

15. An electronic appliance comprising the display module according to claim 14 .

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises indium, gallium and zinc.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the oxide semiconductor comprises indium, gallium and zinc.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2014
From: UMEZAKI, ATSUSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032575/0685 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-236392 · Aug 31, 2006 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 13904147 · May 29, 2013
Continuation 13307131 · Nov 30, 2011
Continuation 12977556 · Dec 23, 2010
Division 11845415 · Aug 27, 2007
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