DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20120001881A1
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Published: 01/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MIYAKE, Hiroyuki, SHISHIDO, Hideaki, ARASAWA, Ryo
• Granted Patent: US 9,734,780 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3614 Control of polarity reversal in general
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1225 with semiconductor materials not belonging to the group IV of the periodic table, e.g. InGaZnO
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/02 Semiconductor bodies ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An object is to provide a driving method of a liquid crystal display device with a low power consumption and a high image quality. A pixel includes a liquid crystal element and a transistor which controls supply of an image signal to the liquid crystal element. The transistor includes, in a channel formation region, a semiconductor which has a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor and has a lower intrinsic carrier density than silicon, and has an extremely low off-state current. In inversion driving of pixels, image signals having opposite polarities are input to a pair of signal lines between which a pixel electrode is disposed. By employing such a structure, the quality of the displayed image can be increased even in the absence of a capacitor in the pixel.

Claims

1. A driving method of a liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of pixels and a plurality of signal lines, the driving method comprising a step of:

inverting a polarity of an image signal, which is input to the plurality of pixels from the plurality of signal lines, every one frame period,

wherein, in each frame period, the polarity of the image signal is different between any two pixels which are adjacent to each other with one of the plurality of signal lines positioned therebetween,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a liquid crystal element comprising a pixel electrode and a transistor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, and

wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor having a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor.

2. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor has an intrinsic carrier density lower than that of the silicon semiconductor.

3. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor.

4. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc.

5. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising gallium.

6. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc and gallium.

7. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the semiconductor is an In—

Ga—

Zn—

O-based oxide semiconductor.

8. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein, in each of the plurality of pixels, the first terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to one of the plurality of signal lines and the second terminal of the transistor is electrically connected only to the pixel electrode and the semiconductor.

9. The driving method according to claim 1,

wherein the transistor further comprises an insulating film over the semiconductor,

wherein the insulating film comprises a metal oxide of a Group 13 element, and

wherein a proportion of oxygen of the metal oxide is higher than a stoichiometric value.

10. A driving method of a liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of pixels, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of scan lines, the driving method comprising a step of:

inverting a polarity of an image signal, which is input to the plurality of pixels from the plurality of signal lines, every one frame period,

wherein, in each frame period, the polarity of the image signal is different between any two pixels which are adjacent to each other with one of the plurality of signal lines positioned therebetween,

wherein, in each frame period, the polarity of the image signal is the same in any two pixels which are adjacent to each other with one of the plurality of scan lines positioned therebetween,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a liquid crystal element comprising a pixel electrode and a transistor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, and

wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor having a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor.

11. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor has an intrinsic carrier density lower than that of the silicon semiconductor.

12. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor.

13. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc.

14. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising gallium.

15. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc and gallium.

16. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the semiconductor is an In—

Ga—

Zn—

O-based oxide semiconductor.

17. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein, in each of the plurality of pixels, the first terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to one of the plurality of signal lines and the second terminal of the transistor is electrically connected only to the pixel electrode and the semiconductor.

18. The driving method according to claim 10,

wherein the transistor further comprises an insulating film over the semiconductor,

wherein the insulating film comprises a metal oxide of a Group 13 element, and

wherein a proportion of oxygen of the metal oxide is higher than a stoichiometric value.

19. A driving method of a liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of pixels, a plurality of signal lines, and a plurality of scan lines, the driving method comprising a step of:

inverting a polarity of an image signal, which is input to the plurality of pixels from the plurality of signal lines, every one frame period,

wherein, in each frame period, the polarity of the image signal is different between any two pixels which are adjacent to each other with one of the plurality of signal lines positioned therebetween,

wherein, in each frame period, the polarity of the image signal is different between any two pixels which are adjacent to each other with one of the plurality of scan lines positioned therebetween,

wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises a liquid crystal element comprising a pixel electrode and a transistor comprising a first terminal and a second terminal, and

wherein the transistor comprises a semiconductor having a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor.

20. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor has an intrinsic carrier density lower than that of the silicon semiconductor.

21. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor.

22. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc.

23. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising gallium.

24. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc and gallium.

25. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein the semiconductor is an In—

Ga—

Zn—

O-based oxide semiconductor.

26. The driving method according to claim 19,

wherein, in each of the plurality of pixels, the first terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to one of the plurality of signal lines and the second terminal of the transistor is electrically connected only to the pixel electrode and the semiconductor.

27. A liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of pixels over a substrate, at least one of the plurality of pixels comprising:

a signal line over the substrate;

a gate electrode over the substrate;

a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, the gate insulating film comprising a metal oxide of a Group 13 element;

a semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, the semiconductor film having a band gap wider than a silicon semiconductor;

a first conductive film and a second conductive film over the semiconductor film; and

a liquid crystal element comprising a pixel electrode,

wherein the first conductive film is electrically connected to the signal line and the second conductive film is electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and

wherein a proportion of oxygen of the metal oxide is higher than a stoichiometric value.

28. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film has an intrinsic carrier density lower than that of the silicon semiconductor.

29. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor.

30. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc.

31. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor comprising gallium.

32. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor comprising zinc and gallium.

33. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the semiconductor film is an In—

Ga—

Zn—

O-based oxide semiconductor.

34. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 27,

wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected only to the pixel electrode and the semiconductor film.