IP Library Granted Patent US 10,546,529
Granted Patent B2
US 10,546,529 · App. 15/351,688 · Granted Jan 28, 2020

Electronic device, display device, and semiconductor device and method for driving the same

Inventors: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Tomoko Yamada (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,546,529
App. No.
15/351,688
Granted
Jan 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel having a transistor which controls a current value supplied to a load, a first storage capacitor, a second storage capacitor, and first to fourth switches is included. After the threshold voltage of the transistor is held in the second storage capacitor, a potential in accordance with a video signal is input to the pixel. Voltage obtained by adding a potential in which the potential in accordance with the video signal and the first storage capacitor are capacitively divided to the threshold voltage is held in the second storage capacitor in this manner, so that variation of a current value caused by variations in the threshold voltage of the transistor is suppressed. Thus, desired current can be supplied to the load such as a light-emitting element. In addition, a display device with little deviation from luminance specified by the video signal can be provided.

Claims (96)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first pixel comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a capacitor; and

a first light-emitting element; and

a second pixel comprising:

a switch; and

a second light-emitting element,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first light-emitting element,

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

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

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the third transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a first power supply line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second power supply line such that a potential of the second power supply line is applied to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the switch is directly connected to the first power supply line,

wherein the second transistor is configured to control whether or not to supply a potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second electrode of the capacitor, and

wherein the switch is configured to control whether or not to supply the potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second light-emitting element.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second pixel further comprises a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a second switch and a second capacitor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second light-emitting element,

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

wherein a second electrode of the second capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the second capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is directly connected to a first signal line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to a second signal line,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is directly connected to a first scan line,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the first scan line,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is directly connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the gate of the fifth transistor is directly connected to the second scan line.

3. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first pixel comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a first capacitor;

a second capacitor; and

a first light-emitting element; and

a second pixel comprising:

a switch; and

a second light-emitting element,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first light-emitting element,

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

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

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

wherein a first electrode of the second capacitor is directly connected to the gate of the first transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to a first power supply line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second power supply line such that a potential of the second power supply line is applied to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the switch is directly connected to the first power supply line,

wherein the second transistor is configured to control whether or not to supply a potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second electrode of the first capacitor, and

wherein the switch is configured to control whether or not to supply the potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second light-emitting element.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the second pixel further comprises a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a second switch and a third capacitor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second light-emitting element,

wherein a first electrode of the third capacitor is directly connected to a gate of the fourth transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the third capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is directly connected to a first signal line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to a second signal line,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is directly connected to a first scan line,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the first scan line,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is directly connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the gate of the fifth transistor is directly connected to the second scan line.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first pixel comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor;

a third transistor;

a capacitor; and

a first light-emitting element; and

a second pixel comprising:

a switch; and

a second light-emitting element,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the first light-emitting element,

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

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

wherein the second electrode of the capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the third transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to a first power supply line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second power supply line such that a potential of the second power supply line is applied to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor,

wherein a first terminal of the switch is directly connected to the first power supply line,

wherein the second transistor is configured to control whether or not to supply a potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second electrode of the capacitor, and

wherein the switch is configured to control whether or not to supply the potential supplied to the first power supply line to the second light-emitting element.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second pixel further comprises a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a second switch and a second capacitor,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor is electrically connected to the second light-emitting element,

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

wherein a second electrode of the second capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,

wherein the second electrode of the second capacitor is directly connected to one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the third transistor is directly connected to a first signal line,

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the sixth transistor is directly connected to a second signal line,

wherein a gate of the third transistor is directly connected to a first scan line,

wherein a gate of the sixth transistor is directly connected to the first scan line,

wherein a gate of the second transistor is directly connected to a second scan line, and

wherein the gate of the fifth transistor is directly connected to the second scan line.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2017
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; YAMADA, TOMOKO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040968/0052 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-291147 · Oct 26, 2006 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14454763 · Aug 8, 2014
Continuation 11877325 · Oct 23, 2007
Related Publication 20170062483A1 · Mar 2, 2017
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