Patent ID: 9318513
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G02F,G09G,H01L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of driving a semiconductor device that includes: a plurality of switching elements that are connected in series; a first capacitance having one electrode connected to an end of the plurality of switching elements and another electrode being connected to a first capacitance wiring line; a second capacitance having one electrode connected to a node that connects two adjacent switching elements among the plurality of switching elements, and another electrode being connected to a second capacitance wiring line; and a light-shielding film that blocks light from being incident on at least one of the plurality of switching elements, the method comprising: turning OFF each switching element between the first capacitance and the second capacitance; and when each switching element between the first capacitance and the second capacitance is OFF, changing a voltage of the second capacitance wiring line such that a difference in potential between said one electrode of the first capacitance and said one electrode of the second capacitance is reduced.