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`light-emitting elements Ey. 4 to Ei,n of the ith row.
`Hence,
`in all the pixel circuits Dy,j to Dj,y of the
`ith row, a driving current equal to the gray level
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`designation current Ipara flows from the common signal
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`supply line 2; to the light-emitting elements Bj,
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`to Ej,n of the ith row through the drains 23s and
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`sources 23s of the third transistors 23. Hence,
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`Di,1 to Di,n during the non-selection period Tysz,
`the first transistor 21 functions to electrically
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`disconnect the corresponding signal line ¥5 from
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`the third transistor 23 such that the gray level
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`designation current Ipara flowing to the signal line Y,
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`does not flow to the third transistor 23.
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`transistor 22 functions to hold the voltage between the
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`which is converted during the selection period Tsp, by
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`confining the charges in the capacitor 24.
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`common signal is set to the voltage VyrGH during the
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`the third transistor 23
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`selection periods Tsp of the first to mth rows.
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`each of the m non-selection periods Tysr in one
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`scanning period Tsc.
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`The current value of the driving
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`to Ej,n when the common signal is at VyIGH is the same
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`light-emitting elements Ej,1 to Ei,n has a desired
`current value. Hence,
`the light-emitting elements Ej 4
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`to Ej,n emit light at a desired gray level luminance.
`As described above,
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`transistor 23 changes between the pixel circuits Dj,j1
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`the gray level designation current IpaTa
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`the third transistor 23 during the selection period
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`Tsp.
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`In addition, when the voltage between the source
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`23s and the drain. 23d of the third transistor 23 is
`always saturated, as shown in FIG. 7,
`the common signal
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`of the voltage VpicH is output to the common signal
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`supply lines 2, to Z, during the non-selection period
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`Twse- Accordingly, a driving current having a current
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`value equal to the gray level designation current Ipara
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`is supplied between the source 23s and the drain 23d
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`of the third transistor 23.
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`For this reason,
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`in-plane variation in luminance between the pixels can
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`During the non-selection period Tysr,
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`the common
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`signal changes to VyjTcH m times.
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`The light emission
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`duty of the light-emitting element Ei,j is about 50%.
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`To the contrary,
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`duty is 1/m.
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`the resolution becomes high,
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`the light emission duty of
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`In the organic
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`EL display 1 of this embodiment, however, even when the
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`resolution becomes high,
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`the light emission duty of the
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`organic EL display 1 can display an image at a high
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`luminance, high contrast, and high resolution.
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`One selection scanning line Xj and one common
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`signal supply line Z; are arranged in each row. Not a
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`signal for scanning but a common signal is simply
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`output from the common signal power supply 6 to the
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`common signal supply line 2;.
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`for scanning, which is arranged in the organic EL
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`register is generally formed from m flip-flop circuits.
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`The common signal power supply 6-only needs to output
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`signals having the same waveform to all the common
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`signal supply lines 21 to 2, and therefore can have a
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`common signal power supply 6,
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`the mounting area is
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`smaller,
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`the structure is simpler, and the number of
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`elements is smaller than a shift register. As compared
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`to a conventional organic EL display having two shift
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`the organic EL display 1
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`of this embodiment can reduce the manufacturing cost
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`and increase the yield.
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`An organic EL display according to the second
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`Even in the second embodiment,
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`the organic EL
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`display comprises an organic EL display panel 2, data
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`driver 3, and selection scanning driver 5,
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`like the
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`organic EL display 1 according to the first embodiment
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`shown in FIG. 1.
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`The data driver 3, a display section
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`the selection scanning driver 5, pixel circuits Dj,j
`to Dm,n, and light-emitting elements Ej ,} to Em,n have
`the same structures as those in the organic EL display
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`1 of the first embodiment, and a detailed description
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`thereof will be omitted in the second embodiment.
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`In the second embodiment, a common signal power
`supply 6 is arranged in a controller 11 connected to
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`this reason,
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`the ratio of the occupied area of the
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`pixels on the substrate of the organic EL display 1 can
`be increased.
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`embodiment can operate in accordance with the waveform
`chart shown in FIG. 8, as in the first entoliments
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`that a drain 22d of a second transistor 22 of a pixel
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`circuit Dj,4 of each pixel Pji,4 is not connected to a
`common signal supply line 2; but to a selection
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`scanning line X;, as shown in FIG. 11.
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`the same parts in the third embodiment, and a detailed
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`description thereof will be omitted.
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`the drain electrode 22d and
`Tn the transistor 22,
`gate electrode 22g are connected to the selection ~~
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`scanning line Xj.
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`A source electrode 22s is connected
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`to a gate electrode 23g of a third transistor 23.
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`The.
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`transistor 22 is an N-channel amorphous silicon thin
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`like a first Leanesator 21 and the
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`transistor 23.
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`The transistor 22 operates upon receiving the
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`voltage shown in the waveform chart in FIG. 8. That
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`Tsp,
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`the transistor 22 of each of pixels Pj,1 to Pijn
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`is turned on by a scanning signal of an ON-level
`(high-level) voltage Von from the selection scanning
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`Simultaneously,
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`the transistor 21 of each of the pixels
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`Pi,1 to Pi,n is turned on.
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`In addition,
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`the transistor
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`23 of each of the pixels Pj,1 to Py,n is turned on by
`the gate voltage applied by the transistor 22 during
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`the data driver 3
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`supplies a gray level designation current Ipara to the
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`paths between the drains 23d and the sources 23s of the
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`transistors 23 of the pixels Pyj,/4 to Pi,n and signal
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`lines Yz to Y, in the direction indicated by the arrow
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`The current value of the gray level
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`designation current Iparaz at this time corresponds to
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`the gray level of a red digital gray level image signal
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`Sp, green digital gray level image signal Sg, and blue
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`digital gray level image signal Sp input to the data
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`driver 3. Charges corresponding to the current value
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`of the gray level designation current Ipara are stored
`in sapechtons 24 connected to the paths between the
`gates 23g and the sources 23s of the transistors 23 of
`the pixels Pj, , to Pj,n during the selection period
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`are turned off by a scanning signal of an OFF-level
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`voltage Vorr supplied to the selection scanning line
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`X;.
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`A voltage Vyrcy is applied to all common signal
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`supply lines 2, to 2,-
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`For this reason,
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`the voltages
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`transistors 23 are saturated.
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`gates 23g and the sources 23s of all the transistors 23
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`have a voltage value corresponding to the charges
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`stored in the capacitors 24 during the selection period
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`Tsp- As shown in FIG. 12B, a driving current having a
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`current value equal to the gray level designation
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`current Ipata flows between the sources 23s and the
`drains 23d of all the transistors 23.
`Since the
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`voltage VytcH is much higher than a reference voltage
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`the driving current flows in the direction
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`indicated by the arrow in FIG. 12A to cause
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`light-emitting elements E,,1 to Eg,n to emit light.
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`The present invention is not limited to the above
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`embodiments. Various changes and modifications of
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`design may be done without departing from the spirit
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`and scope of the invention.
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`For example,
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`in the above embodiments, all the
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`first transistor 21, second transistor 22, and third
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`transistor 23 of the pixel circuit Dj,4; are N-channel
`transistors. However, all the transistors may be
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`formed from P-channel transistors, and the anode and
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`connected in the reverse direction. At this time,
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`the
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`waveforms shown in FIG.
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`In the embodiments,
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`the light-emitting period of
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`the light-emitting elements Ej,j to Em,n is the
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`non-~selection period Tysrp between the selection periods
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`Tgp.
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`the light-emitting period of the light-emitting
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`element Ej ,4 is the m discontinuous non-selection
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`periods Tysr between the selection period Tsp of the
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`ith row and the selection period Tsp of the next ith
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`As shown in FIG. 13, all the light-emitting
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`elements E,,1 to Em,n may be simultaneously caused to
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`emit light during the non-selection period Tysr after
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`charges by the gray level designation current IpaTa are
`written in the capacitors 24 of all the light-emitting
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`elements B,,1 to Ej,n- At this time, when at least one
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`of the selection period Tsp during one scanning period
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`Tgc and (m-1) reset periods Trp when the reset voltage
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`Vast is applied to the signal lines Yz,
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`to Y, is set to
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`the
`i.e-.,
`the non-selection period Tyspr,
`be short,
`light-emitting period of the light-emitting elements
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`Eyi,1 to Em,n can be made relatively long. Referring
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`to FIG. 13, after the selection scanning line Xp, is
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`selected,
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`to return the charges stored in the parasitic
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`capacitances of the signal lines Y¥; to Y, in the write
`mode of the pixels Py,yz to Pp,n of the selection
`scanning line Xp,
`the reset voltage Vpsyp may be applied
`to increase the number of reset periods Tr during one
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`in the above embodiments, an organic EL element is
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`used. However, any other light-emitting element having
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`rectification properties may be used. That is,
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`current when a reverse bias voltage is applied but
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`flows a current when a.forward bias voltage is applied,
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`and also emits light at a luminance correspondence with
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`the magnitude of the flowing current. An example of a
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`is an LED (Light Emitting Diode) element.
`In the above embodiments,
`the data driver 3 and
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`selection scanning driver 5 operate on the basis of a
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`clock signal input from the controller 11. However,
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`Signal power supply 6 and used as a common signal may
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`be input to the selection scanning driver 5 as the
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`clock signal CK2.
`In the above embodiments,
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`the number of times the
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`common signal output from the common signal power
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`supply 6 changes to low level, i.e., the gray level
`designation current IpatTa is supplied is one per
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`selection period Tgp. However,
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`the number of times may
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`be two or more per selection period Tor.
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`According to the present invention, when a driving
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`current flows to the light-emitting element,
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`the
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`The current value
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`of the driving current corresponds to the voltage held
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`between the gates 23g and the source 23s of the
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`transistor 23 of the pixel circuit.
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`The voltage value
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`is obtained by converting the current value of the
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`designation current.
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`For these reasons,
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`the current
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`value of the driving current coincides with the current
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`value of the designation current.
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`The light-emitting
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`element emits light at a luminance depending on the
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`current value of the designation current. That is,
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`the
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`light-emitting element emits light at a luminance set
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`by the current value of the designation current.
`Hence,
`if the current value of the dasiqnation current
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`does not change between pixels,
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`the luminance does not
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`vary between the plurality of light-emitting elements,
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`It is only the scanning driver 5 that supplies a
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`selection signal to each scanning line.
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`No drivers for
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`scanning are arranged at all.
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`In addition,
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`the common
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`signal power supply 6 has a smaller number of elements
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`than that of the scanning driver and therefore has a
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`simple arrangement. Hence,
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`the mounting.area of the
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`driver is small.
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`CLAIMS
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`1. A display device comprising:
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`a plurality of scanning lines;
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`a plurality of signal lines;
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`a scanning driver which sequentially supplies to
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`the scanning lines selection signals that select the
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`scanning lines;
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`a data driver which supplies a designation current
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`to said plurality of signal lines within a selection
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`period when the scanning lines are being selected;
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`a plurality of pixel circuits which supplies a
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`ariving current corresponding to a current value of the
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`designation current that flows to the signal lines;
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`a plurality of optical elements which emit light
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`in accordance with the driving current supplied by said
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`plurality of pixel circuits; and
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`a power supply which outputs to said plurality of
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`pixel circuits a driving current reference voltage to
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`supply the driving current.
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`2.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the power supply outputs the driving current reference
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`voltage to said plurality of pixel circuits within a
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`non-selection period.
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`3.
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`A display device according to claim 2, wherein
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`the non-selection period is a period when none of said
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`plurality of optical elements are selected.
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`4.
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`A display device according to claim 2, wherein
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`a reset voltage is output to said plurality of signal
`lines within the non-selection period.
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`5.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the power supply selectively outputs the driving
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`current reference voltage and a designation current
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`reference voltage to supply the designation current.
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`6.
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`A display device according to claim 5, wherein
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`the designation current reference voltage is lower than
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`the driving current reference voltage.
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`7.
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`A display device according to claim 5, wherein
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`the power supply outputs the designation current
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`reference voltage within the selection period.
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`8.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the power supply alternately outputs a designation
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`ws
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`current reference voltage to supply the designation
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`current and the driving current reference voltage.
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`9.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the data driver supplies the designation current
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`to the signal lines and the pixel circuits on the basis
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`of a designation current reference voltage output from
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`the power supply within the selection period, and
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`each of the pixel circuits stores the current
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`value of the designation current and supplies the
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`driving current that is equal to the current value of
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`the designation current on the basis of the driving
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`current reference voltage output from the power supply.
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`10.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`each of the pixel circuits comprises a driving
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`transistor and a capacitor which is connected between a
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`gate and a source of the driving transistor,
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`the data driver supplies the designation current
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`to the signal lines and the driving transistors of the
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`pixel circuits on the basis of a designation current
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`reference voltage output from the power supply within
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`the selection period, and
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`the capacitor stores charges corresponding to the
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`designation current between the gate and the source,
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`and when the driving current reference voltage is input
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`from the power supply,
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`the driving transistor supplies
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`the driving current corresponding to the charges stored
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`between the gate and the source.
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`11. A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`each of the pixel circuits comprises
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`a first transistor in which a gate is connected to
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`the scanning line and one of a drain and a source is
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`connected to the signal line,
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`a second transistor in which a gate is connected
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`to the scanning line and a designation current
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`reference voltage and the driving current reference
`voltage are selectively input to one of a drain anda
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`source, and
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`a driving transistor. in which a gate is connected
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`to the other of the drain and the source of the second
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`transistor, one of a drain and a source is connected to
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`one of the drain and the source of the second
`transistor, and the other of the drain and the source
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`is connected to the other of the drain and the source
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`of the first transistor and the optical element.
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`12. A display device according to claim 11,
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`wherein the scanning driver selects the first
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`transistor and the second transistor, which are
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`connected to a predetermined scanning line, within the
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`selection period.
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`13.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`each of the pixel circuits comprises
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`a first transistor in which a gate is connected to
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`the scanning line and one of a drain and a source is
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`connected to the signal line,
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`a second transistor in which a gate is connected
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`to the scanning line and one of a drain and a source is
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`connected to the scanning line, and
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`a driving transistor in which a gate is connected
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`to the other of the drain and the source of the second
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`transistor, one of a drain and a source is connected to
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`the power supply, and the other of the drain and the
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`source is connected to the other of the drain and the
`source of the first transistor and the optical element.
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`14.
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`A display device according to claim 13,
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`wherein the scanning driver selects the first
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`transistor and the second transistor, which are
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`connected to a predetermined scanning line, within the
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`selection period.
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`15.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the power supply outputs the driving current reference
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`voltage from the end of the selection period of a
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`predetermined scanning line till the beginning of the
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`selection period of a next scanning line.
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`16.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the optical element has a first electrode connected to
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`the power supply through the pixel circuit and a second
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`electrode to which a reference voltage is applied.
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`17.
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`A display device according to claim 16,
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`wherein
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`the power supply selectively outputs the driving
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`current reference voltage and a designation current
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`15
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`reference voltage to supply the designation current,
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`and
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`the driving current reference voltage is not less
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`than the reference voltage, and the designation current
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`reference voltage is not more than the reference
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`voltage.
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`18.
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`A display device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the optical element is an organic EL element.
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`19. A display device comprising:
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`a scanning line group having a scanning line of a
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`first row and a scanning line of a second row;
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`an optical element group having a first optical
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`element which is connected to the scanning line of the
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`first row and emits light in accordance with a current
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`value of a first driving current supplied, and a second
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`optical element which is connected to the scanning line
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`of the second row and emits light in accordance with a
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`current value of a second driving current supplied;
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`a pixel circuit group having a first pixel circuit
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`which is connected to the first optical element and
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`supplies the first driving current equal to a current
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`value of a first designation current supplied, anda
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`second pixel circuit which is connected to the second
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`optical element and supplies the second driving current
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`equal to a current value of a second designation
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`current supplied; and
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`a power supply which applies a driving current
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`reference voltage to supply the first driving current
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`to the first optical element through the first pixel
`circuit and applies the driving current reference
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`voltage to supply the second driving current to the
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`second optical element through the second pixel circuit
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`between a selection period of the scanning line of the
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`first row and a selection period of the scanning line
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`of the second row.
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`20. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein the power supply outputs the driving current
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`reference voltage to the optical element group within a
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`non-Selection period.
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`21. A display device according to claim 20,
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`wherein the non~selection parica is a period when none
`of the optical elements of the optical element group
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`are selected.
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`22.
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`A display device according to claim 20,
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`wherein a reset voltage is output to said plurality of
`signal lines within the Hpri=aelecbied. petiad:
`23. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein the power supply selectively outputs the
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`driving current reference voltage and a designation
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`10
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`current reference voltage to supply the first and
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`second designation currents to the first and second
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`pixel circuits.
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`24.
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`2A display device according to claim 23,
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`wherein the designation current reference voltage is
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`15
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`lower than the driving current reference voltage.
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`25. A display device according to claim 23,
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`wherein the power supply outputs the designation
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`current reference voltage within the selection period.
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`26.
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`A display device according to claim 19,
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`20
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`wherein the power supply alternately outputs a
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`designation current reference voltage to supply the
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`first and second designation currents and the driving
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`current reference voltage.
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`27.
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`A display device according to claim 19,
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`further comprising a data driver which supplies the
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`first and second designation currents to the first and
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`second pixel circuits on the basis of a designation
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`current reference voltage output from the power supply
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`within the selection period.
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`28.
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`A display device according to claim 27,
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`further comprising a signal line which connects the
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`data driver to the pixel circuits.
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`29. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein each of the pixel circuits stores the current
`
`value of the designation current supplied within the
`selection period and supplies the driving current that
`is equal to the current value of the designation
`current on the basis of the driving current reference
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`10
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`voltage output from the power supply after the
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`selection period.
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`30. A display device according to claim 19,
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`TE
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`wherein
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`each of the pixel circuits comprises a driving
`transistor and a capacitor which is connected Betwnen a
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`gate and a source of the driving transistor,
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`the data driver supplies the designation current
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`20
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`to the driving transistors of the pixel circuits on the
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`rik
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`basis of a designation current reference voltage output
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`from the power supply within the selection period, and
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`the capacitor stores charges corresponding to the
`designation current BitwdeR. Khe gate and the source,
`and when the driving current reference voltage is input
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`from the power supply,
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`the driving transistor supplies
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`the driving current corresponding to the charges stored
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`between the gate and the source.
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`31.
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`A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein each of the pixel circuits comprises
`
`a first transistor in which a gate is connected to
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`one scanning line of the scanning line group and one of
`
`a drain and a source is connected to the data driver,
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`a second transistor in which a gate is connected
`
`to the scanning line and a designation current
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`reference voltage and the driving current reference
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`10
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`voltage are selectively input to one of a drain and a
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`source, and
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`a driving transistor in which a gate is connected
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`to the other of the drain and the source of the second
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`transistor, one of a drain and a source is connected
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`to one of the drain and the source of the second
`
`transistor, and the other of the drain and the source
`is connected to the other of the drain and the source
`of the first transistor and one optical element of the
`
`optical element group.
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`20
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`32.
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`A display device according to claim 31,
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`further comprising a selection scanning driver which
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`selects the first transistor and the second transistor,
`
`which are connected to the predetermined scanning line
`
`of the scanning line group within the selection period.
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`25
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`33.
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`A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein each of the pixel circuits comprises
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`a first transistor in which a gate is connected to
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`one scanning line of the scanning line group and one of
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`a drain and a source is connected to the data driver,
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`a second transistor in which a gate is connected
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`to the scanning line and one of a drain and a source is
`
`connected to the scanning line, and
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`a driving transistor in which a gate is connected
`to the other of the drain and the source of the second
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`transistor, one of a drain and a source is connected to
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`the power supply, and the other of the drain and the
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`10
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`source is connected to the other of the drain and the
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`source of the first transistor and one optical element
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`of the optical element group.
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`34.
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`A display device according to claim 33,
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`further comprising a selection scanning driver which
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`15
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`selects the first transistor’ and the second transistor,
`
`which are connected to the predetermined scanning line
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`of the scanning line group within the selection period,
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`35. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein the power supply outputs the driving current
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`20
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`reference voltage within a non-selection period between
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`the selection period of a predetermined scanning line
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`and the selection period of a next scanning line.
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`36. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein the optical element has a first electrode
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`25
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`connected to the power supply through the pixel circuit
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`and a second electrode to which a reference voltage is
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`applied.
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`37.
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`A display device according to claim 36,
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`wherein
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`the power supply selectively outputs the driving
`current reference voltage and the designation current
`
`reference voltage to supply the first and second
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`designation currents, and
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`the driving current reference voltage is not less
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`than the reference voltage, and the designation current
`
`reference voltage is not more than the reference
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`10
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`voltage.
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`38. A display device according to claim 19,
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`wherein the optical element is an organic EL element.
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`39.
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`A display device comprising:
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`a plurality of scanning lines;
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`a scanning driver which sequentially supplies to
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`the scanning lines selection signals that select one of
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`said plurality of scanning lines;
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`a plurality of pixel circuits each of which is
`
`connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of
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`20
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`scanning lines and supplies a driving current corre-
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`sponding to a current value of the @esignation current;
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`a plurality of optical elements each of which
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`emits light in accordance with the driving current
`supplied by a JoraSnasalne- obe of said plurality of
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`25
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`pixel circuits;
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`a data driver which supplies the designation
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`currents to the pixel circuits within a selection
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`period when the scanning lines are selected; and
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`a common voltage output circuit which outputs to
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`the selected pixel circuit a designation current
`
`reference voltage to supply the designation currents
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`within the selection period of the scanning lines and
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`outputs to said plurality of pixel circuits a driving
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`current reference voltage to supply the driving
`
`currents within a non-selection period.
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`40.
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`A display device according to claim 39,
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`10
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`wherein the common voltage output circuit outputs the
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`driving current reference voltage to all the pixel
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`circuits within the non-selection period.
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`41.
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`A display device according to claim 39,
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`wherein the designation current reference voltage is
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`15
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`lower than the driving current reference voltage.
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`42.
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`A display device driving method comprising:
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`a first designation current step of supplying a
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`first designation current to a first driving transistor
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`within a first selection period to store charges corre-
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`20
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`sponding to a current value of the first designation
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`current between a gate and a source of the first
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`driving transistor;
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`a second designation current step of supplying a
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`second designation current to a second driv

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