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US 10,510,310 · App. 16/421,661 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Umezaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,510,310
App. No.
16/421,661
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device where delay or distortion of a signal output to a gate signal line in a selection period is reduced is provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate signal line, a first and second gate driver circuits which output a selection signal and a non-selection signal to the gate signal line, and pixels electrically connected to the gate signal line and supplied with the two signals. In a period during which the gate signal line is selected, both the first and second gate driver circuits output the selection signal to the gate signal line. In a period during which the gate signal line is not selected, one of the first and second gate driver circuits outputs the non-selection signal to the gate signal line, and the other gate driver circuit outputs neither the selection signal nor the non-selection signal to the gate signal line.

Claims (106)

1. A display device comprising:

a first gate driver circuit;

a second gate driver circuit;

a pixel portion between the first gate driver circuit and the second gate driver circuit; and

a gate line electrically connected to the first gate driver circuit and the second gate driver circuit,

wherein the first gate driver circuit comprises first to eighth transistors,

wherein the second gate driver circuit comprises ninth to sixteenth transistors,

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

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

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a fourth wiring,

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

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

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to a sixth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to a seventh wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the tenth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to an eighth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the tenth transistor,

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

wherein a gate of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eleventh transistor,

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the eleventh transistor,

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

wherein a gate of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to a ninth wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

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

wherein a gate of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to a tenth wiring.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first wiring is electrically connected to the sixth wiring.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the seventh wiring.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the seventh wiring.

5. A display device comprising:

a first gate driver circuit;

a second gate driver circuit;

a pixel portion between the first gate driver circuit and the second gate driver circuit; and

a gate line electrically connected to the first gate driver circuit and the second gate driver circuit,

wherein the first gate driver circuit comprises first to eighth transistors,

wherein the second gate driver circuit comprises ninth to sixteenth transistors,

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

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

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the second transistor,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to a fourth wiring,

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

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

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the ninth transistor is electrically connected to a sixth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to a seventh wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the tenth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the eleventh transistor is electrically connected to an eighth wiring,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the tenth transistor,

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

wherein a gate of the twelfth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the thirteenth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the eleventh transistor,

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

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the eleventh transistor,

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

wherein a gate of the fourteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifteenth transistor is electrically connected to a ninth wiring,

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

wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixteenth transistor is electrically connected to the gate of the ninth transistor,

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

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

wherein a first signal input to the third wiring is different from a second signal input to the eighth wiring, and

wherein a third signal input to the first wiring is the same as a fourth signal input to the sixth wiring.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first wiring is electrically connected to the sixth wiring.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the seventh wiring.

8. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the second wiring is electrically connected to the seventh wiring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2019
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; UMEZAKI, ATSUSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049327/0626 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-201621 · Sep 9, 2010 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16199567 · Nov 26, 2018
Continuation 15995210 · Jun 1, 2018
Continuation 15396862 · Jan 3, 2017
Continuation 14714395 · May 18, 2015
Continuation 13225856 · Sep 6, 2011
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