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Liquid crystal display device and electronic device

Granted 14 Oct 2014 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory

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Inventors: Atsushi Umezaki · Examiner: Thienvu Tran · AU 2844 · TC 2800

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Abstract

To provide a circuit used for a shift register or the like. The basic configuration includes first to fourth transistors and four wirings. The power supply potential VDD is supplied to the first wiring and the power supply potential VSS is supplied to the second wiring. A binary digital signal is supplied to each of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. An H level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VDD, and an L level of the digital signal is equal to the power supply potential VSS. There are four combinations of the potentials of the third wiring and the fourth wiring. Each of the first transistor to the fourth transistor can be turned off by any combination of the potentials. That is, since there is no transistor that is constantly on, deterioration of the characteristics of the transistors can be suppressed.

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Classifications

3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H03K19/0175
USPC · US Patent Classification
326/83326/87

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Pendency
1.9 y
700 days filing → grant
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1
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Thienvu Tran
art unit 2844 · TC 2800
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related publicationUS 20130107154 A12 May 2013

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