US 2026/0304955 A1Published application

Semiconductor device, driver circuit, and display apparatus

AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

InventorsSusumu KAWASHIMA, Minato ITO, Hajime KIMURA, Tatsunori INOUE

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Abstract

A semiconductor device capable of low-speed operation is provided. The semiconductor device includes first to eighth transistors and first and second capacitor elements. Gates of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the fourth transistor and a first terminal of the fifth transistor. A first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor, a first terminal of the first capacitor element, a gate of the seventh transistor, and a first terminal of the eighth transistor. A second terminal of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor and a first terminal of the second capacitor element. A first terminal of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the second capacitor element, a first terminal of the seventh transistor, and a gate of the eighth transistor.

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Dependent claims

A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a first capacitor element, and a second capacitor element,
wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor and one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor, a first terminal of the first capacitor element, a gate of the seventh transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor,
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor and a first terminal of the second capacitor element, and
wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the second capacitor element, one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor, and a gate of the eighth transistor.

3 more elements

A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a first capacitor element, and a second capacitor element,
wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor and one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor, a first terminal of the first capacitor element, a gate of the seventh transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor,
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor, a first terminal of the second capacitor element, and a gate of the eighth transistor, and
wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the second capacitor element and one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor.

3 more elements

A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a first capacitor element, and a second capacitor element,
wherein a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor, one of a source and a drain of the fifth transistor, and a gate of the eighth transistor,
wherein one of a source and a drain of the third transistor is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the second transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor, a first terminal of the first capacitor element, a gate of the seventh transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the eighth transistor,
wherein the other of the source and the drain of the fifth transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the sixth transistor and a first terminal of the second capacitor element, and
wherein one of a source and a drain of the sixth transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the second capacitor element and one of a source and a drain of the seventh transistor.

3 more elements

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