Semiconductor device
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorsKouhei TOYOTAKA, Yuji IWAKI
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Abstract
A low-power semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a movable portion, a plurality of scan line driver circuits, and a control portion. The movable portion includes a plurality of regions driven by the plurality of scan line driver circuits. One of the scan line driver circuits is electrically connected to another one of the scan line driver circuits adjacent to the scan line driver circuit through a switch. The control portion has a function of supplying a start pulse to one scan line driver circuit selected from the plurality of scan line driver circuits. The movable portion can be folded between the plurality of regions.
Claims14
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a movable portion;
- a plurality of scan line driver circuits;
- and
- a control portion,
- wherein the movable portion includes a plurality of regions driven by the plurality of scan line driver circuits,
- wherein one of the plurality of scan line driver circuits is electrically connected to another one of the plurality of scan line driver circuits adjacent to the scan line driver circuit through a switch,
- wherein the control portion is configured to supply a start pulse to one scan line driver circuit selected from the plurality of scan line driver circuits, and
- wherein the movable portion is foldable between the plurality of regions.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a movable portion;
- a first scan line driver circuit;
- a second scan line driver circuit;
- and
- a control portion,
- wherein the movable portion includes a first region and a second region,
- wherein the first region includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a matrix,
- wherein the second region includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a matrix,
- wherein the first scan line driver circuit includes first to k-th shift registers,
- wherein k is an integer of two or more,
- wherein the second scan line driver circuit includes (k+1)th to h-th shift registers,
- wherein h is an integer of four or more, where (k+1)<h,
- wherein the k-th shift register is connected to the (k+1)th shift register through a switch,
- wherein the first scan line driver circuit is configured to drive a plurality of transistors included in the first region,
- wherein the second scan line driver circuit is configured to drive a plurality of transistors included in the second region,
- wherein the control portion is configured to supply a start pulse to the first scan line driver circuit or the second scan line driver circuit, and
- wherein the movable portion is foldable between the first region and the second region.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a movable portion;
- a first scan line driver circuit;
- a second scan line driver circuit;
- a third scan line driver circuit;
- and
- a control portion,
- wherein the movable portion includes a first region, a second region, and a third region,
- wherein the first region includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a matrix,
- wherein the second region includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a matrix,
- wherein the third region includes a plurality of transistors arranged in a matrix,
- wherein the first scan line driver circuit includes first to k-th shift registers,
- wherein k is an integer of two or more,
- wherein the second scan line driver circuit includes (k+1)th to h-th shift registers,
- wherein h is an integer of four or more, where (k+1)<h,
- wherein the third scan line driver circuit includes (h+1)th to t-th shift registers,
- wherein t is an integer of six or more, where (h+1)<t,
- wherein the k-th shift register is connected to the (k+1)th shift register through a first switch,
- wherein the h-th shift register is connected to the (h+1)th shift register through a second switch,
- wherein the first scan line driver circuit is configured to drive a plurality of transistors included in the first region,
- wherein the second scan line driver circuit is configured to drive a plurality of transistors included in the second region,
- wherein the third scan line driver circuit is configured to drive a plurality of transistors included in the third region,
- wherein the control portion is configured to turn on the first switch and supply a start pulse to the first scan line driver circuit, is configured to turn off the first switch, turn on the second switch, and supply a start pulse to the second scan line driver circuit, and is configured to turn off the first and second switches and supply a start pulse to the third scan line driver circuit, and
- wherein the movable portion is foldable between the first region and the second region and between the second region and the third region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.