Liquid crystal display device and method for driving liquid crystal display device

• US 9,449,569 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Shunpei, Koyama, Jun, Hirakata, Yoshiharu, Miyake, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): MA, CALVIN
• Application Number:
  US13/940,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20140015868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• Field of Search: 345/88, 345/102, 345/690, 345/96, 345/100
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13793 Blue phases
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0205 Simultaneous scanning of several lines in flat panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0218 with collection of electrodes in groups for n-dimensional addressing
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/0235 Field-sequential colour display
• 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

Abstract

A liquid crystal display device capable of consuming less power and a method for driving the liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a pixel portion, a light supply portion sequentially supplying lights of a plurality of hues to the pixel portion, a counter counting the number of frame periods, a signal generator determining timing of inverting the polarity of an image signal every plural consecutive frame periods by using data on the number of frame periods counted by the counter, and a controller inverting the polarity of the image signal in accordance with the timing. A plurality of pixels are provided in the pixel portion. The image signal whose polarity is inverted every plural frame periods is input to the plurality of pixels.

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a driver circuit comprising a first transistor;

a pixel comprising a second transistor and a liquid crystal element electrically connected to the second transistor; and

a light supply portion configured to sequentially supply light of a plurality of hues to the pixel,

wherein a first insulating film is over the second transistor,

wherein a first electrode of the liquid crystal element and a back gate of the first transistor are over the first insulating film,

wherein a second insulating film is over the first electrode of the liquid crystal element and the back gate of the first transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the liquid crystal element is over the second insulating film, and

wherein a polarity of an image signal input to the pixel is inverted every more than three consecutive frame periods.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a counter configured to count the number of frame periods; and

a controller configured to invert the polarity of the image signal input to the pixel in accordance with the number of frame periods counted by the counter.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2, further comprising a signal generator configured to determine timing of inverting the polarity of the image signal input to the pixel by using data on the number of frame periods counted by the counter.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1,

wherein the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor film comprising a channel formation region.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the liquid crystal element comprises a liquid crystal layer comprising a liquid crystal exhibiting a blue phase.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises In and Zn.

7. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a driver circuit comprising a first transistor;

a first pixel comprising a second transistor and a liquid crystal element electrically connected to the second transistor;

a second pixel; and

a light supply portion configured to concurrently supply light of different hues to the first pixel and the second pixel and sequentially supply light of a plurality of hues to each of the first pixel and the second pixel,

wherein a first insulating film is over the second transistor,

wherein a first electrode of the liquid crystal element and a back gate of the first transistor are over the first insulating film,

wherein a second insulating film is over the first electrode of the liquid crystal element and the back gate of the first transistor,

wherein a second electrode of the liquid crystal element is over the second insulating film, and

wherein a polarity of image signals input to the first pixel and the second pixel is inverted every more than three consecutive frame periods.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7, further comprising:

a counter configured to count the number of frame periods; and

a controller configured to invert the polarity of the image signals input to the first pixel and the second pixel in accordance with the number of frame periods counted by the counter.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8, further comprising a signal generator configured to determine timing of inverting the polarity of the image signals input to the first pixel and the second pixel by using data on the number of frame periods counted by the counter.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7,

wherein the second transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor film comprising a channel formation region.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 10, wherein the liquid crystal element comprises a liquid crystal layer comprising a liquid crystal exhibiting a blue phase.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 10, wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises In and Zn.