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

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a storage capacitor;

a first switch;

a second switch;

a third switch;

a fourth switch; and

a fifth switch,

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

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

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the second switch and the third switch,

wherein the gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring through the storage capacitor and the fourth switch,

wherein the gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a third wiring through the storage capacitor and the first switch,

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

wherein a potential of the fourth wiring is lower than a potential of a second electrode of the light-emitting element.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first transistor is a thin film transistor.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first transistor is an N-channel transistor.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a semiconductor layer of the first transistor is formed of an amorphous semiconductor film.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a semiconductor layer of the first transistor is formed of amorphous silicon.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a semiconductor layer of the first transistor is formed of a crystalline semiconductor film.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a potential of the first wiring is higher than a value obtained by adding a threshold voltage of the first transistor to a potential of the first electrode.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch to the fourth switch are transistors.

9. A display device comprising the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

10. An electronic device comprising the display device according to claim 9 in a display portion.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third switch is a second transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

12. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a first storage capacitor;

a second storage capacitor;

a first switch;

a second switch;

a third switch;

a fourth switch; and

a fifth switch,

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

wherein the one of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor through the second storage capacitor,

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

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the second switch and the third switch,

wherein the gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second wiring through the first storage capacitor and the fourth switch,

wherein the gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a third wiring through the first storage capacitor and the first switch,

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

wherein a potential of the fourth wiring is lower than a potential of a second electrode of the light-emitting element.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the third switch is a second transistor,

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

wherein the other of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor.

14. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor;

a first storage capacitor;

a load;

a second storage capacitor configured to hold a gate-source voltage of the transistor;

a first switch electrically connected between an electrode of the first storage capacitor and a second wiring; and

a second switch electrically connected between a first electrode of the transistor and a first wiring,

wherein a circuit is configured such that:

when the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on, a first voltage is held in the first storage capacitor and a second voltage is held in the second storage capacitor,

when the first switch is in a non-conducting state and the second switch is turned off, the second storage capacitor is discharged so that a voltage of the second storage capacitor changes from the second voltage to a threshold voltage of the transistor,

when the first switch is turned on and the second switch is in a non-conducting state, which occurs after the first switch is in a non-conducting state and the second switch is turned off, a potential in accordance with a video signal is input to the first storage capacitor from the second wiring, and

when the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on, a current which is set by the transistor is supplied to the load from the first wiring.

15. A method for driving a semiconductor device that comprises:

a transistor;

a first storage capacitor wherein a second electrode of the first storage capacitor is electrically connected to a gate of the transistor;

a load electrically connected to a source of the transistor;

a second storage capacitor configured to hold a gate-source voltage of the transistor;

a first switch electrically connected between a first electrode of the first storage capacitor and a second wiring;

a second switch, a first terminal of the second switch being electrically connected to a drain of the transistor and a second terminal of the second switch being electrically connected to a first wiring, and

a third switch electrically connected between the source of the transistor and a fourth wiring, comprising the steps of:

holding a first voltage in the first storage capacitor and a second voltage in the second storage capacitor while the third switch is in a conducting state in a first period;

discharging the second storage capacitor so that a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode of the second storage capacitor changes from the second voltage to a third voltage which corresponds to a threshold voltage of the transistor while the first switch and the third switch are in a non-conducting state in a second period after the first period;

supplying a video signal to the second wiring so that a fourth voltage in accordance with the video signal and the third voltage of the transistor are applied to the gate of the transistor in a third period after the second period; and

supplying a current to the load through the transistor in accordance with at least the fourth voltage in a fourth period after the third period.