Abstract: An inverter circuit includes: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a fifth transistor; an input terminal and an output terminal; and a capacitor. The capacitor is inserted between a gate of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor in which the one is located on an output terminal side.

Abstract: A pixel circuit, a display device, and a method of driving a pixel circuit able to obtain a source-follower output without luminance deterioration even when the current-voltage characteristic of a light emitting element changes due to aging, making a source-follower circuit of n-channel transistors possible, and in addition able to display uniform and high quality images not without regard to variations of threshold values and mobilities of the active elements inside pixels, wherein a capacitor C111 is connected between a gate and a source of a TFT 111, the source side of the TFT 111 is connected to a fixed potential (GND) through a TFT 114, a predetermined reference current Iref is supplied to the source of the TFT 111 with a predetermined timing, a voltage corresponding to the reference current Iref is held, and an input signal voltage centered about the voltage is coupled, whereby an EL light emitting element 19 is driven centered about the center value of variation of the mobilities.

Abstract: A bidirectional signal transmission circuit includes: a buffer element for reducing the impedance of a signal line; a signal line disposed between input terminals in both ends of the bidirectional signal transmission circuit; and a signal line disposed between output terminals in these ends. The signal lines are parallel to each other. A signal supplied from the exterior of the bidirectional signal transmission circuit is sequentially transmitted from one end to the other end of this circuit and is then output as an output signal from the other end in order to confirm the sequential transmission at the exterior. The transmitting direction is changeable between these ends in response to a switching signal supplied from the exterior. The buffer element for reducing the impedance of the signal line is disposed in at least one end of the signal line arranged between the output terminals.

Abstract: A bidirectional signal transmission circuit includes: a buffer element for reducing the impedance of a signal line; a signal line disposed between input terminals in both ends of the bidirectional signal transmission circuit; and a signal line disposed between output terminals in these ends. The signal lines are parallel to each other. A signal supplied from the exterior of the bidirectional signal transmission circuit is sequentially transmitted from one end to the other end of this circuit and is then output as an output signal from the other end in order to confirm the sequential transmission at the exterior. The transmitting direction is changeable between these ends in response to a switching signal supplied from the exterior. The buffer element for reducing the impedance of the signal line is disposed in at least one end of the signal line arranged between the output terminals.