Electronic circuit, method of driving electronic circuit, electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus

A method of driving an electronic circuit having a plurality of unit circuits, each of the plurality of unit circuits including a first transistor having a first terminal, a second terminal and a first control terminal, a second transistor having a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a second control terminal, and a capacitive element having a first electrode and a second electrode, the method comprising:

• setting the first control terminal to a first potential;
• and
• changing a potential of the first control terminal from the first potential,
• the first electrode being electrically connected to a predetermined voltage through the second transistor during at least a part of a first period in which the setting of the first control terminal to the first potential is carried out,
• the third terminal being electrically disconnected from the predetermined voltage during at least a part of a second period in which the changing of the potential of the first control terminal from the first potential is carried out, and
• the changing of the potential of the first control terminal from the first potential including changing a potential of the second electrode from a second potential to a third potential.

An electronic circuit comprising a plurality of a unit circuits,

• each of the plurality of unit circuits including:
• a first transistor that has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a first control terminal;
• a capacitive element that has a first electrode and a second electrode;
• and
• the second transistor that has a third terminal and a fourth terminal and that is disposed between the capacitive element and a predetermined voltage,
• a first control terminal being set to a first potential during at least a part of a first period in which the third terminal is electrically connected to the predetermined voltage through the fourth terminal, and
• a potential of the first terminal changing from the first terminal during a part of a second period in which the third terminal is electrically disconnected from the predetermined voltage.

An electro-optical device, comprising:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of data lines;
• and
• a plurality of unit circuits,
• each of the plurality of unit circuits including:
• a first transistor that has a first terminal, a second terminal and a first control terminal;
• a second transistor that has a third terminal and a fourth terminal;
• a third transistor that has a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal;
• a capacitive element that is coupled to the first control terminal;
• and an electro-optical element,
• the third transistor being disposed between one data line of the plurality of data lines and the capacitive element,
• the second transistor being disposed between a predetermined voltage and the capacitive element,
• the first control terminal being set to a first potential during at least a part of a first period in which the third terminal is electrically connected to the predetermined voltage through the fourth terminal, and
• a potential of the first terminal changing from the first terminal to a second potential corresponding to a data signal supplied through one data line of the plurality of data lines during a part of a second period in which the third terminal is electrically disconnected from the predetermined voltage.