IP Library Granted Patent US 7,576,734
Granted Patent B2
US 7,576,734 · App. 10/282,234 · Granted Aug 18, 2009

Signal line driving circuit, light emitting device, and method for driving the same

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,576,734
App. No.
10/282,234
Granted
Aug 18, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Variation occurs in transistor characteristics. The present invention relates to a signal line driver circuit comprising: a plurality of current source circuits corresponding to a plurality of wirings; and a shift register, characterized in that: the plurality of current source circuits each comprise capacitor means for converting a supplied current to a voltage in accordance with a sampling pulse supplied from the shift register and supply means for supplying a current corresponding to the converted voltage.

Claims (27)

1. A signal line driver circuit comprising:

a plurality of first current source circuits corresponding to a plurality of wirings;

a shift register,

a latch circuit electrically connected to the shift register;

a plurality of switches disposed between the plurality of first current source circuits and the plurality of wirings, and

a second current source circuit,

wherein each of the plurality of current source circuits converts a supplied current to a voltage in accordance with a sampling pulse supplied from the shift register, holds the converted voltage, and supplies a current corresponding to the held voltage,

wherein each of the plurality of first current source circuits includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal,

wherein the first terminal is electrically connected to the shift register,

wherein the second terminal is electrically connected to the second current source circuit, and

wherein the third terminal is electrically connected to one of the plurality of wirings through one of the plurality of switches.

2. A signal line driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wirings are a plurality of signal lines or a plurality of current lines.

3. A signal line driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the shift register comprises a decoder circuit, and selects the plurality of wirings at random.

4. A signal line driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first current source circuits comprises a transistor.

5. A signal line driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of current source circuits comprises a transistor, a capacitor, a first switch, and a second switch.

6. A signal line driver circuit according to claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of current source circuits is electrically connected to one of the plurality of wirings through one of the plurality of switches in accordance with a signal supplied from the latch circuit.

7. A light emitting device comprising:

a signal line driver circuit comprising a shift register, a latch circuit electrically connected to the shift register, a plurality of switches disposed between a plurality of first current source circuits and a plurality of wirings, the plurality of first current source circuits corresponding to the plurality of wirings, and a second current circuit; and

a pixel portion in which a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element are arranged in matrix,

wherein each of the plurality of first current source circuits converts a supplied current to a voltage in accordance with a sampling pulse supplied from the shift register, holds the converted voltage, and supplies a current corresponding to the held voltage, and

wherein a current is supplied to the light emitting element from the signal line driver circuit,

wherein each of the plurality of first current source circuits includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal,

wherein the first terminal is electrically connected to the shift register,

wherein the second terminal is electrically connected to the second current source circuit, and

wherein the third terminal is electrically connected to one of the plurality of wirings through one of the plurality of switches.

8. A light emitting device according to claim 7 , wherein one of the plurality of current source circuits is electrically connected to one of the plurality of wirings through one of the plurality of switches in accordance with a signal supplied from the latch circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2003
From: KIMURA, HAJIME
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2001-333462 · Oct 30, 2001 · national
JP 2002-287997 · Sep 30, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030156102A1 · Aug 21, 2003