IP Library Granted Patent US 10,204,563
Granted Patent B2
US 10,204,563 · App. 14/837,595 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Semiconductor device, driver IC, display device, and electronic device, each including pass transistor logic circuit including demultiplexer

Inventors: Kei Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Hidetomo Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,204,563
App. No.
14/837,595
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device including a test circuit is miniaturized. The semiconductor device includes r first input terminals (r is an integer of 2 or more), a second input terminal, r functional circuits, a demultiplexer, and a switch circuit. The demultiplexer is a pass transistor logic circuit. R output terminals of the demultiplexer are electrically connected to respective input terminals of the functional circuit and the input terminal is electrically connected to the second input teiminal. Input terminals of the r circuits are electrically connected to the respective first input terminals through the switch circuit. For example, a signal for verification is input to the first input terminal in verification of the functional circuit to operate the demultiplexer. One signal for verification is input to r functional circuits by the demultiplexer.

Claims (43)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

r first input terminals (r is an integer of 2 or more);

a second input terminal;

r circuits;

a pass transistor logic circuit comprising a demultiplexer; and

a switch circuit,

wherein the demultiplexer comprises r output terminals,

wherein each of the r output terminals of the demultiplexer is electrically connected to a corresponding input terminal of input terminals of the r circuits,

wherein an input terminal of the demultiplexer is electrically connected to the second input terminal,

wherein each of the input terminals of the r circuits is electrically connected to a corresponding first input terminal of the r first input terminals, and

wherein the switch circuit is configured to control electrical continuity between each of the input terminals of the r circuits and a corresponding first input terminal of the r first input terminals.

2. A driver IC of a display device comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display device comprises a pixel portion,

wherein the pixel portion comprises a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first wirings, and a plurality of second wirings,

wherein the plurality of second wirings are for extracting current flowing in the plurality of pixels,

wherein the driver IC is configured to generate a data signal input to the plurality of first wirings, and

wherein each of the r first input terminals is electrically connected to a corresponding second wiring of the plurality of second wirings.

3. The driver IC according to claim 2 , wherein the display device is an electroluminescent display device.

4. A display device comprising:

a pixel portion;

a gate driver circuit:

a source driver circuit; and

an analog-to-digital conversion circuit,

wherein the pixel portion comprises a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first wirings, a plurality of second wirings, and a plurality of third wirings,

wherein the gate driver circuit is configured to drive the plurality of third wirings,

wherein the source driver circuit is configured to drive the plurality of first wirings,

wherein the analog-to-digital conversion circuit is configured to convert signals of the plurality of third wirings into digital signals,

wherein the source driver circuit and the analog-to-digital conversion circuit are divided into a plurality of driver ICs,

wherein at least one of the plurality of driver ICs comprises r first input terminals (r is an integer of 2 or more), a second input terminal, r circuits, a pass transistor logic circuit comprising a demultiplexer, and a switch circuit,

wherein the demultiplexer comprises r output terminals,

wherein each of the r output terminals of the demultiplexer is electrically connected to a corresponding input terminal of input terminals of the r circuits,

wherein an input terminal of the demultiplexer is electrically connected to the second input terminal,

wherein the r circuits are circuits included in the analog-to-digital conversion circuit,

wherein the r circuits are configured to convert an input signal into a digital signal, and

wherein each of the input terminals of the r circuits is electrically connected to a corresponding first input terminal of the r first input terminals through the switch circuit.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the pixel portion comprises an electroluminescent element.

6. The display device according to claim 4 ,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a transistor, and

wherein the transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor layer in which a channel is formed.

7. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 4 ; and

a touch sensor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2015
From: TAKAHASHI, KEI; KOBAYASHI, HIDETOMO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-181427 · Sep 5, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160071463A1 · Mar 10, 2016
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