Patent Publication Number: US-9417475-B2

Title: Display device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an object (a product including a machine, a manufacture, and a composition of matter) and a method (a process including a simple method and a production method). In particular, one embodiment of the present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a display device, a light-emitting device, a driving method thereof, or a manufacturing method thereof. One embodiment of the present invention particularly relates to, for example, a display device or a driving method thereof. 
     Note that the term “display device” means a device including a display element. A display device may include a driver circuit for driving a plurality of pixels, for example. Further, a display device or a display module may include a touch sensor, a control circuit, a power supply circuit, a signal generation circuit, or the like provided over a separate substrate. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Commoditization of display devices, typified by liquid crystal display devices, has progressed as a result of recent technological innovation. This has increased proposals of high value-added products, such as a display device having a sensor function of sensing proximity or contact of an object (hereinafter referred to as touch sensor function). 
     For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure that reduces the thickness of a display device by providing, in addition to a display function, a touch sensor function using some of the wirings of the display device. In Patent Document 1, the display function and the touch sensor function are achieved by providing a display period and a touch sensing period separately. 
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     Patent Document 
     
         
         [Patent Document 1] Japanese Published Patent Application No. 2010-231773 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Techniques for display devices include a technique of driving a display device at a frame frequency (also referred to as refresh rate) of higher than 60 Hz during moving image display to improve display quality. Also included is a technique of driving a display device at a frame frequency of 60 Hz or lower during still image display to reduce power consumption. 
     In the display device with a touch sensor function disclosed in Patent Document 1, an electrode of the touch sensor is provided on the element substrate side; accordingly, the touch sensing period is secured separately from the display period. If this structure is combined with a structure in which the display device operates with frame frequencies varied, for example, switched between a frequency of higher than 60 Hz and a frequency of 60 Hz or lower, time that can be spared for touch sensing is shortened, which makes it difficult to secure the touch sensing period. 
     Unlike the structure of the display device with a touch sensor function disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to form the electrode of the touch sensor on a counter substrate facing the element substrate and provide a touch sensing period independently of a display period; however, this structure has a problem. Specifically, in this structure, the electrode of the touch sensor is formed on the front surface of the counter substrate and a structure such as a color filter is formed on the rear surface; thus, the counter substrate has structures formed by using photomasks on both the surfaces. On the counter substrate side, where structures formed by using photomasks are provided on both the surfaces, a problem such as a decrease in reliability is caused by impact during manufacture, for example. Although it is possible to solve this problem by employing a structure in which the electrode of the touch sensor is completely separate from the counter substrate, this structure makes the display device thick. 
     In view of the above, an object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can secure a touch sensing period even in the case where frame frequencies are varied. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can improve reliability. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can reduce power consumption. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can increase yield. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can reduce the thickness of the display device or the like. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure that can reduce adverse effects of a trouble when a touch sensor is used. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device or the like having a novel structure. 
     Note that the descriptions of these objects do not disturb the existence of other objects. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to achieve all the objects. Objects other than the above objects will be apparent from and can be derived from the descriptions of the specification, the drawings, the claims, and the like. 
     In view of the above objects, in one embodiment of the present invention, a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter, is provided in a display element portion on the first substrate side. Consequently, the rear surface of a second substrate does not have a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter. With this structure, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming an electrode of the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. In addition, in the case where display is performed with frame frequencies varied, a touch sensing period can be provided independently of a display period. 
     One embodiment of the present invention is a display device including a first substrate provided with a pixel including a transistor and a second substrate that faces the first substrate and is provided with a touch sensor on one surface. The first substrate is provided with a color filter. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a display device including a first substrate provided with a pixel including a transistor and a second substrate that faces the first substrate and is provided with a touch sensor on one surface. The first substrate is provided with a color filter. An alignment film is provided on the other surface of the second substrate. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a display device including a first substrate provided with a pixel including a transistor and a second substrate that faces the first substrate and is provided with a touch sensor on one surface. The first substrate is provided with a color filter and a black matrix. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is a display device including a first substrate provided with a pixel including a transistor and a second substrate that faces the first substrate and is provided with a touch sensor on one surface. The first substrate is provided with a color filter and a black matrix. An alignment film is provided on the other surface of the second substrate. 
     In the display device of one embodiment of the present invention, the transistor preferably includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor. 
     Another embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device including any of the above display devices. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, a display device having a novel structure that can secure a touch sensing period even in the case where frame frequencies are varied can be provided. Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, a display device having a novel structure that can improve reliability can be provided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  are schematic cross-sectional views of display devices. 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit block diagram of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 3A and 3B  are a schematic plan view and a cross-sectional view of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are a schematic plan view and a cross-sectional view of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 5A and 5B  are a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a touch sensor portion. 
         FIGS. 6A to 6E  are schematic cross-sectional views of touch sensor portions. 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  are cross-sectional views of touch sensor portions. 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view of a display device. 
         FIGS. 9A and 9B  are cross-sectional views of display devices. 
         FIGS. 10A and 10B  are cross-sectional views of display devices. 
         FIGS. 11A and 11B  are cross-sectional views of a display device. 
         FIG. 12  is a cross-sectional view of a display device. 
         FIG. 13  is a circuit block diagram of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 14A to 14C  are a schematic plan view and cross-sectional views of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 15A and 15B  are cross-sectional views of connection portions. 
         FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view of a terminal portion. 
         FIGS. 17A to 17D  are cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a transistor. 
         FIGS. 18A to 18C  are cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a transistor. 
         FIGS. 19A to 19C  are cross-sectional views of transistors. 
         FIGS. 20A and 20B  are a block diagram and a timing chart of a touch sensor portion. 
         FIGS. 21A and 21B  are a block diagram and a timing chart of a display element portion. 
         FIGS. 22A to 22D  illustrate operations of a display device. 
         FIG. 23  is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display device. 
         FIG. 24  is a circuit diagram of a pixel. 
         FIG. 25  is a timing chart illustrating operation of a liquid crystal display device. 
         FIG. 26  illustrates a display module including a display device of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 27A to 27H  each illustrate an electronic device including a display device of one embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 28A to 28H  each illustrate an electronic device including a display device of one embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to drawings. However, the embodiments can be implemented with various modes. It will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modes and details can be changed in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the following description of the embodiments. Note that in structures of the invention described below, reference numerals denoting the same portions are used in common in different drawings. 
     In the drawings, the size, the layer thickness, or the region is exaggerated for clarity in some cases. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to such scales. Note that the drawings are schematic views showing ideal examples, and embodiments of the present invention are not limited to shapes or values shown in the drawings. For example, the following can be included: variation in signal, voltage, or current due to noise or difference in timing. 
     In this specification and the like, a transistor is an element having at least three terminals: a gate, a drain, and a source. The transistor includes a channel region between the drain (a drain terminal, a drain region, or a drain electrode) and the source (a source terminal, a source region, or a source electrode) and current can flow through the drain, the channel region, and the source. 
     Here, since the source and the drain of the transistor change depending on the structure, the operating condition, and the like of the transistor, it is difficult to define which is a source or a drain. Thus, a portion that functions as a source or a portion that functions as a drain is not referred to as a source or a drain in some cases. In that case, one of the source and the drain might be referred to as a first electrode, and the other of the source and the drain might be referred to as a second electrode. 
     Note that in this specification, ordinal numbers such as “first”, “second”, and “third” are used in order to avoid confusion among components, and thus do not limit the number of the components. 
     Note that in this specification, when it is described that “A and B are connected to each other”, the case where A and B are electrically connected to each other is included in addition to the case where A and B are directly connected to each other. Here, the description “A and B are electrically connected to each other” means the following case: when an object having any electrical function exists between A and B, an electric signal can be transmitted and received between A and B. 
     Note that in this specification, terms for describing arrangement, such as “over” and “under”, are used for convenience for describing the positional relation between components with reference to drawings. Further, the positional relation between components is changed as appropriate in accordance with a direction in which each component is described. Thus, the positional relation is not limited to that described with a term used in this specification and can be explained with another term as appropriate depending on the situation. 
     Note that the layout of circuit blocks in a block diagram in a drawing specifies the positional relation for description. Thus, even when a drawing shows that different functions are achieved in different circuit blocks, an actual circuit or region may be configured so that the different functions are achieved in the same circuit or region. Further, a function of each circuit block in a block diagram in a drawing is specified for description. Thus, even when one circuit block is illustrated, an actual circuit or region may be configured so that processing which is illustrated as being performed in the one circuit block is performed in a plurality of circuit blocks. 
     In this specification, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Embodiments are described in the following order: 
     1. Embodiment 1 (Basic structure relating to one embodiment of the present invention); 
     2. Embodiment 2 (Structural example of liquid crystal display device); 
     3. Embodiment 3 (Structural example of EL display device); 
     4. Embodiment 4 (Other components of display device); 
     5. Embodiment 5 (Operation of display device); 
     6. Embodiment 6 (Block diagram of display device); and 
     7. Embodiment 7 (Structural examples of display module and electronic device including the display module). 
     Embodiment 1 
     In this embodiment, a display device of one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1A and 1B . 
       FIG. 1A  is a schematic cross-sectional view showing, as an example, a liquid crystal display device  10  with a touch sensor function. 
     The liquid crystal display device  10  includes a display element portion  101  provided with transistors and a liquid crystal, a touch sensor portion  102  provided with a touch sensor, and a cover glass portion  103  that protects the touch sensor portion  102 . 
     The display element portion  101  includes a substrate  111 , a transistor  112 , a conductive layer  113 , and a color filter  114 . The display element portion  101  includes a liquid crystal layer  115  over the conductive layer  113 . 
     Examples of the substrate  111  include a glass substrate, a ceramic substrate, a quartz substrate, and a sapphire substrate. Pixels including transistors are provided over the substrate  111 . Note that the substrate  111  may be provided with an optical film or a protective film, or may have an uneven surface. The substrate  111  is also referred to as a first substrate. 
     In the transistor  112 , for example, an element included in a pixel, such as a capacitor, is provided in addition to a transistor. Note that the transistor may have a top-gate structure or a bottom-gate structure. The bottom-gate structure may be a channel-etched structure or a channel-protective structure. The transistor may have a coplanar structure or a staggered structure. The transistor may have a double-gate structure with a back gate or a multi-gate structure with multiple gates. 
     The conductive layer  113  is used as a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal element, for example. The conductive layer  113  also can serve as a wiring led out to make electrical connection between wirings formed in different layers. As an example of the conductive layer  113 , a film of indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, indium tin oxide to which silicon oxide is added, or the like can be used. 
     The color filter  114  is a coloring layer that absorbs part of irradiation light so that light of a desired color is extracted. For example, a “red color filter” is a coloring layer that absorbs part of light entering the coloring layer so that light in a red wavelength range is extracted. The color filter  114  is formed in a desired position with any of a variety of materials by a printing method, an inkjet method, an etching method using a photolithography technique, or the like. 
     Note that an overcoat layer may be provided over the color filter  114 . The overcoat layer has a function of protecting the color filter. The overcoat layer can be, for example, an insulating layer of an acrylic-based resin or the like. 
     An electric field is applied between a pair of electrodes to control transmission or non-transmission of light of the liquid crystal layer  115  by an optical modulation action of a liquid crystal. The optical modulation action of a liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field applied to the liquid crystal (including a lateral electric field, a vertical electric field, and a diagonal electric field). 
     Note that specific examples of the liquid crystal element include the following: a nematic liquid crystal, a cholesteric liquid crystal, a smectic liquid crystal, a discotic liquid crystal, a thermotropic liquid crystal, a lyotropic liquid crystal, a low-molecular liquid crystal, a high-molecular liquid crystal, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), a ferroelectric liquid crystal, an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal, a main-chain liquid crystal, a side-chain high-molecular liquid crystal, and a banana-shaped liquid crystal. Note that a display element other than a liquid crystal element can be used. For example, an electrophoretic element or an electrochromic element used for electronic paper, or an electron emitter used for an FED or the like can be used. Alternatively, a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) element, such as a digital micromirror device (DMD), a digital micro shutter (DMS), or an interferometric modulator (IMOD) element, can be used. 
     The touch sensor portion  102  includes a substrate  121 , an electrode  122 , and an electrode  123 . 
     A substrate similar to the substrate  111  can be used as the substrate  121 . Over the substrate  121 , the electrodes  122  and  123  are provided with an insulating layer positioned therebetween. Note that the substrate  121  is also referred to as a second substrate. 
     A surface of the substrate  121  on which the electrodes  122  and  123  are provided is referred to as the front surface. It is preferable that the rear surface of the substrate  121  do not have a structure that is formed by using a photomask. For example, in the case where structures are formed by using photomasks on both the front and rear surfaces of the substrate  121 , one surface serving as a support during formation of the structure on the other surface might be damaged by contact or the like, which lowers the reliability of the display device. 
     The electrodes  122  and  123  can be formed using a material similar to that for the conductive layer  113 . Note that the electrodes  122  and  123  may be provided apart from each other in the same layer. Alternatively, the electrodes  122  and  123  may be in different layers with an insulating layer provided therebetween. 
     A pulse signal is applied to one of the electrodes  122  and  123  to generate a fringe electric field, and it can be determined whether there is touch on the basis of the fringe electric field. Specifically, a line of electric force formed by the fringe electric field between the electrodes  122  and  123  is blocked by touch, leading to a decrease in mutual capacitance. A change in current value at the other of the electrodes  122  and  123 , which corresponds to the change in mutual capacitance, is used for determining whether there is touch. 
     The cover glass portion  103  includes a substrate  131 . 
     As the substrate  131 , a substrate similar to the substrates  111  and  121  can be used. It is particularly preferable that the substrate  131  have a mechanical strength as high as a Vickers hardness of approximately 650. For example, a tempered glass which has been subjected to physical or chemical treatment by an ion exchange method, a thermal tempering method, or the like and has a surface to which compressive stress has been applied is preferably used. Note that the substrate  131  is also referred to as a third substrate. 
     In the structure of this embodiment shown in  FIG. 1A , a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter, is provided in the display element portion  101  on the first substrate side. Accordingly, the rear surface of the substrate  121  does not have a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter. With this structure shown in  FIG. 1A , in a touch sensor portion  102  including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming an electrode of the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side when a structure is formed on the front surface can be reduced. 
     Note that the rear surface side of the substrate  121  may have an alignment film or a spacer that is formed without using a photomask. 
       FIG. 1B  is a schematic cross-sectional view showing, as an example, an electroluminescent (EL) display device  20  with a touch sensor function. 
     As in the liquid crystal display device  10 , components of the EL display device  20  can be roughly classified into a display element portion  104 , the touch sensor portion  102 , and the cover glass portion  103 . 
     The display element portion  104  includes the substrate  111 , the transistor  112 , the conductive layer  113 , the color filter  114 , a partition layer  116 , a light-emitting layer  117 , and a conductive layer  118 . 
     In the EL display device  20  in  FIG. 1B , light emitted from the light-emitting layer  117  is extracted from the substrate  111  side through the color filter  114 . Accordingly, the touch sensor function of the EL display device  20  is performed on the side opposite to the display surface side. 
     In  FIG. 1B , the conductive layer  113  is used as one of an anode and a cathode of an EL element, for example. Note that when used as an anode of an EL element, the conductive layer  113  is preferably formed using a metal, an alloy, a conductive compound, a mixture thereof, or the like with a high work function (specifically, 4.0 eV or higher). A specific example of a material for the conductive layer  113  is indium tin oxide. 
     The light-emitting layer  117  may be, for example, a single layer of a light-emitting layer, or multiple layers including a hole-transport layer, a hole-injection layer, an electron-transport layer, an electron-injection layer, or the like, in addition to the light-emitting layer. Further, the light-emitting layers  117  may be stacked. 
     The partition layer  116  is formed to cover the end portions of the conductive layer  113  so that adjacent pixels and wirings are insulated from each other. Note that the partition layer  116  is formed using an organic resin film, an inorganic insulating film, or organic polysiloxane. It is preferable that the partition layer  116  be formed to have an opening over the conductive layer  113  and a sidewall of the opening have a tilted surface with continuous curvature. 
     In  FIG. 1B , the conductive layer  118  is used as the other of the anode and the cathode of the EL element, for example. Note that when used as a cathode of an EL element, the conductive layer  118  is preferably formed using a metal, an alloy, a conductive compound, a mixture thereof, or the like with a low work function (specifically, 3.8 eV or lower). A specific example of a material for the conductive layer  118  is aluminum. 
     As is also described using  FIG. 1A , the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side in the structure of this embodiment shown in  FIG. 1B . Accordingly, the rear surface of a second substrate does not have a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter. With this structure shown in  FIG. 1B , in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming an electrode of the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side when a structure is formed on the front surface can be reduced. 
     In the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 1A and 1B , the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     Moreover, in the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 1A and 1B , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     Embodiment 2 
     In this embodiment, a structure of a display device using a transverse electric field mode liquid crystal element (the device is also referred to as a liquid crystal display device) is specifically described as an example of the display device described in Embodiment 1. Since a liquid crystal display device of a transverse electric field mode can have a wider viewing angle than that of a vertical electric field mode, in recent years, liquid crystal display devices with a variety of screen sizes are used as display devices of mobile devices, and the like. 
     The liquid crystal display device refers to a device including a liquid crystal element. The liquid crystal display device may include a driver circuit for driving a plurality of pixels, for example. The liquid crystal display device may also include a touch sensor, a control circuit, a power supply circuit, a signal generation circuit, a backlight module, or the like provided over a separate substrate, and can be referred to as a liquid crystal module, a display module, or a module. 
     Typical examples of transverse electric field mode liquid crystal elements include an in-plane-switching (IPS) mode and a fringe field switching (FFS) mode. In this embodiment, a structure of an FFS mode liquid crystal display device will be described. 
     A liquid crystal display device of this embodiment is described with reference to  FIG. 2 ,  FIGS. 3A and 3B ,  FIGS. 4A and 4B ,  FIGS. 5A and 5B ,  FIGS. 6A to 6E ,  FIGS. 7A and 7B ,  FIG. 8 ,  FIGS. 9A and 9B ,  FIGS. 10A and 10B ,  FIGS. 11A and 11B , and  FIG. 12 . 
     &lt;Structure of Display Element Portion in Transverse Electric Field Mode Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
       FIG. 2  is a circuit block diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the liquid crystal display device  10 . 
     The circuit block diagram of the liquid crystal display device  10  in  FIG. 2  shows a pixel portion  201 , a gate driver  202 , and a source driver  203 . Further,  FIG. 2  also shows a pixel  204  inside the pixel portion  201  and a circuit diagram of the pixel  204 . 
     In the pixel portion  201 , gate lines GL and source lines SL that are substantially perpendicular to the gate lines GL are provided. The pixel  204  is provided at the intersection of one of the gate lines and one of the source lines. In the case of color display, the pixels  204  corresponding to the respective colors of RGB are arranged in sequence in the pixel portion  201 . Note that the pixels of RGB may be arranged in a stripe pattern, a mosaic pattern, a delta pattern, or the like as appropriate. 
     The gate driver  202  includes a shifter register or the like. The gate driver  202  receives a start pulse signal, a clock signal, or the like and outputs a pulse signal. The gate driver  202  has a function of controlling the potentials of the gate lines GL supplied with scan signals. Note that a plurality of gate drivers  202  may be provided to separately control the gate lines GL. Without being limited to the above, the gate driver  202  can supply another signal. 
     The source driver  203  includes a shift register or the like. The source driver  203  receives a signal (image signal) from which a data signal is generated, as well as a start pulse signal and a clock signal. The source driver  203  has a function of generating, on the basis of the image signal, a data signal to be written in the pixel portion  201 . The source driver  203  also has a function of controlling the potentials of the source lines SL supplied with the data signals. Without being limited to such functions, the source driver  203  can have a function of supplying another signal. 
     The pixel  204  includes, for example, a transistor  211 , a capacitor CAP, and a liquid crystal element LC. 
     The transistor  211  serves as a switching element for controlling the connection between the liquid crystal element LC and the source line SL. On/off of the transistor  211  is controlled by a scan signal supplied to a gate of the transistor  211  through the gate line GL. 
     The capacitor CAP is formed using a conductive layer serving as a pixel electrode and a conductive layer serving as a common electrode that are overlapped with each other, for example. In that case, a capacitor line does not need to be formed in the pixel  204 . 
     The liquid crystal element LC includes the common electrode, the pixel electrode, and the liquid crystal layer, for example. Alignment of the liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer is changed by the action of an electric field generated between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. 
     Next, a structural example of the pixel  204  in  FIG. 2  is described.  FIG. 3A  is a plan view of the structural example of the pixel and  FIG. 3B  is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line A 1 -A 2  in  FIG. 3A .  FIG. 3B  illustrates a cross section of the display element portion  101  in  FIG. 1A ; the touch sensor portion  102  and the cover glass portion  103  are omitted. 
     The plan view of the pixel  204  in  FIG. 3A  shows, for example, a conductive layer  221 , a conductive layer  227 , a semiconductor layer  225 , a conductive layer  229 , the conductive layer  113 , an opening  245 , an opening  247 , and the color filter  114 . 
     The cross-sectional view, along the section line A 1 -A 2 , of the pixel  204  in  FIG. 3B  shows, for example, the substrate  111 , the conductive layer  221 , an insulating layer  223 , the semiconductor layer  225 , the conductive layer  227 , the conductive layer  229 , an insulating layer  231 , the color filter  114 , an insulating layer  233 , a conductive layer  235 , the opening  245 , an insulating layer  237 , the conductive layer  113 , an alignment film  243 , and the opening  247 .  FIG. 3B  also illustrates the transistor  112 . Note that in  FIG. 3B , a liquid crystal layer provided over the alignment film  243  is omitted. 
     The conductive layer  221  is a wiring serving as a gate line. The conductive layer  221  can serve as a gate electrode of the transistor  112 . The conductive layer  221  can serve as a wiring supplied with a signal of a constant potential such as a high power supply potential VDD, a low power supply potential VSS, a ground potential, or a common potential. The conductive layer  221  can serve as a wiring led out to make electrical connection between wirings formed in different layers. As the conductive layer  221 , a single layer or two or more layers of a film including a conductive material containing one or more kinds of aluminum, titanium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, ruthenium, silver, tantalum, and tungsten are preferably formed. 
     The conductive layer  227  is a wiring serving as a source line. The conductive layer  227  can serve as one of a source and a drain of the transistor  112 . The conductive layer  227  can serve as a wiring supplied with a signal of a constant potential such as the high power supply potential VDD, the low power supply potential VSS, the ground potential, or the common potential. In addition, the conductive layer  227  can serve as a wiring led out to make electrical connection between wirings formed in different layers. The conductive layer  227  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The semiconductor layer  225  is a layer with semiconductor characteristics. The layer with semiconductor characteristics can be a semiconductor layer mainly containing silicon (Si), a semiconductor layer mainly containing an organic material, or a semiconductor layer mainly containing a metal oxide. An example of the semiconductor layer mainly containing a metal oxide is an oxide semiconductor layer. 
     The conductive layer  229  serves as the other of the source and the drain of the transistor  112 . The conductive layer  229  can serve as a wiring led out to make electrical connection between wirings formed in different layers. The conductive layer  229  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The conductive layer  235  is used as a common electrode of a liquid crystal element. The conductive layer  235  can serve as a wiring led out to make electrical connection between wirings formed in different layers. The conductive layer  235  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  113 . Note that one of the conductive layer  113  and the conductive layer  235  has a comb-like shape and the other thereof has a planar shape. 
     In this embodiment, as the arrangement of the conductive layer  113  and the conductive layer  235 , an example where the conductive layer  235  serving as a common electrode is placed below the conductive layer  113  serving as a pixel electrode (on the substrate  111  side) is illustrated, but the conductive layer  235  can be placed above the conductive layer  113 . 
     The opening  245  is an opening for directly connecting the conductive layer  113  to the conductive layer  229 . The opening  247 , where the conductive layer  235  is removed, is an opening for directly connecting the conductive layer  113  to the conductive layer  229 , and not to the conductive layer  235 . 
     The insulating layer  223  serves as a gate insulating film of the transistor  112 . The insulating layer  223 , which has a single-layer structure or a stacked-layer structure, is formed using any of a silicon oxide film, a silicon oxynitride film, a silicon nitride oxide film, a silicon nitride film, an aluminum oxide film, and the like, for example. 
     Note that silicon nitride oxide refers to an insulating material that contains more nitrogen than oxygen, whereas silicon oxynitride refers to an insulating material that contains more oxygen than nitrogen. 
     The insulating layer  231  is formed using an insulating film of an inorganic material. In particular, the insulating layer  231  is preferably formed using a stack including an oxide film and a nitride film. The use of the nitride film for the insulating layer  231  can inhibit entry of impurities such as hydrogen and water into the semiconductor layer  225  from the outside. The insulating layer  231  can be a single layer or a stacked layer formed using an insulating film containing one or more of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, gallium oxide, germanium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, neodymium oxide, hafnium oxide, and tantalum oxide. 
     The insulating layer  233  is formed using an insulating film of an organic material. In particular, the insulating layer  233  preferably enables a layer or film to be formed thereover to be planarized. Heat-resistant organic materials such as an acrylic-based resin or a polyimide-based resin can be used for the insulating layer  233 . 
     The insulating layer  237  is formed as a passivation film for preventing entry of water or an impurity from the outside. In addition, the insulating layer  237  serves as a dielectric of the capacitor formed in a region where the conductive layer  235  overlaps with the conductive layer  113 . The insulating layer  237  is preferably an insulating film of a nitride or a nitride oxide and for example, a silicon nitride film or a silicon nitride oxide film can be formed. 
     The alignment film  243  is preferably a film imparting alignment to liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer. 
     In  FIGS. 3A and 3B , the color filter  114  with an island shape is formed in a region of the pixel  204  where the opening  247  is not provided; however, another structure may be employed. For example, as in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , a color filter (here, a color filter  114 R) can be formed also in a region where the opening  247  is provided. In that case, the color filter  114 R can be provided to partly overlap with a color filter  114 G in the adjacent pixel at an end portion of the pixel  204 . 
     In the structure shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , when color filters are arranged in a stripe pattern, misalignment of color filters in the direction in which color filters of the same color are arranged does not cause a defect in display operation. 
     Using the FFS mode, one of transverse electric field modes, for the display element portion including liquid crystal elements secures a wide viewing angle. In the FFS mode structure, a pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed using light-transmitting electrodes, which results in a high aperture ratio. Moreover, in the FFS mode structure, the light-transmitting electrodes are stacked; thus, storage capacitance can be secured without providing a capacitor line. 
     &lt;Structure of Touch Sensor Portion in Transverse Electric Field Mode Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
       FIG. 5A  is a plan view of the structural example of the touch sensor portion and  FIG. 5B  is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line A 3 -A 4  in  FIG. 5A .  FIG. 5B  illustrates a cross section of the touch sensor portion  102  in  FIG. 1A ; the display element portion  101  and the cover glass portion  103  are omitted. In this embodiment, a mutual capacitive touch sensor, which is particularly used for an external touch panel, is described as an example. 
     The plan view of the touch sensor portion  102  in  FIG. 5A  shows, for example, the electrodes  122  and  123 , a conductive layer  124 , and a conductive layer  151 . 
     The cross-sectional view, along the section line A 3 -A 4 , of the touch sensor portion  102  in  FIG. 5B  shows, for example, the substrate  121 , the electrodes  122  and  123 , the conductive layer  151 , an insulating layer  152 , and an insulating layer  153 . Note that in  FIG. 5B , a bonding layer which is for bonding the touch sensor portion  102  and the substrate  131  of the cover glass portion  103  and which is provided over the insulating layer  153  is omitted. 
     The electrodes  122  extend in the X direction. The electrodes  123  extend in the Y direction. Each of the electrodes  122  and  123  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  113 . Each of the electrodes  122  and  123  has a structure in which a plurality of quadrangular conductive films are connected to each other. The electrodes  122  and  123  are provided so that the quadrangular conductive films of the electrodes  122  and the quadrangular conductive films of the electrodes  123  do not overlap with each other. 
     The conductive layer  151  serves as a wiring for establishing electrical connection between the quadrangular conductive films of the electrode  122  to prevent a short-circuit between the electrode  122  extending in the X direction and the electrode  123  extending in the Y direction. The conductive layer  151  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  113 . 
     The conductive layer  124  is connected to each of the electrodes  122  and  123  and serves as a wiring led out for exchanging electrical signals with an external circuit. The conductive layer  124  does not require a light-transmitting property because it is provided in a region which does not contribute to display, and thus can be formed using a material having a higher conductivity than the electrodes  122  and  123 . The conductive layer  124  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The insulating layers  152  and  153  are provided to prevent a short-circuit between the electrode  122  extending in the X direction, the electrode  123  extending in the Y direction, and the conductive layer  151 . Each of the insulating layers  152  and  153  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the insulating layer  231 . 
     The touch sensor portion  102  in  FIG. 1A  is formed using the touch sensor used for an external touch panel; thus, the touch sensor portion  102  can have a touch sensing period concurrent with a display period. This makes it easy to secure the touch sensing period, which is difficult to secure in the case where refresh rates differ between during moving image display and during still image display. 
     Note that the structure in the cross-sectional view in  FIG. 5B  can be schematically shown as in  FIG. 6A . The schematic view in  FIG. 6A  illustrates the electrodes  122  and  123  over the substrate  121 . A pulse signal is applied to one of the electrodes  122  and  123  to generate a fringe electric field, and it can be determined whether there is touch on the basis of the fringe electric field. 
     The structure of the touch sensor used for an external touch panel is not limited to that in  FIG. 6A . For example, as in  FIG. 6B , the electrode  122  can be provided between a substrate  121 A and a substrate  121 B, and the electrode  123  can be provided over the substrate  121 B. For another example, as in  FIG. 6C , the electrodes  122  and  123  can be provided over the substrate  121 , and an insulating layer  154  can be provided between the electrodes  122  and  123 . The structures in  FIGS. 6B and 6C  can increase the strength of the touch sensor and improve reliability. 
     Alternatively, one of the electrodes  122  and  123  in the touch sensor portion may be provided on another substrate. For example, as in  FIG. 6D , the electrode  122  can be provided over the substrate  121 , and the electrode  123  can be provided on the substrate  131 . For another example, as in  FIG. 6E , the electrode  122  can be provided over the substrate  121 , and the electrode  123  can be provided between the substrate  111  and the substrate  121 . With the structures in  FIGS. 6D and 6E , the display device can be made thin, and the electrode  122  or the electrode  123  can serve not only as an electrode of a touch sensor but also as a common electrode or a shield electrode. 
     An alignment film and a spacer on the rear surface of the substrate  121  are not illustrated in the cross-sectional view in  FIG. 5B .  FIG. 7A  illustrates, as an example, a cross-sectional view of a structure in which an alignment film  155  and a spacer  156  are provided. 
     The alignment film  155  and the spacer  156  do not require fine processing using a photomask. Therefore, the alignment film  155  and the spacer  156  can be formed after the electrodes  122  and  123  are formed over the substrate  121 . Even when the electrode of the touch sensor is formed on one surface of the substrate  121  and then the alignment film  155  and the spacer  156  are formed on the other surface, the electrode of the touch sensor is not damaged by contact or the like because a fine structure is not formed on the other surface. 
     Similarly to the alignment film  243 , the alignment film  155  is a film imparting alignment to liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer. 
     The spacer  156  maintains the cell gap. The cross section of the spacer  156  may be a rectangle or a circle. As a spacer with a circular cross section, a bead spacer can be used. In that case, the process can be simplified (e.g., a step for processing the spacer can be skipped). 
     Note that the spacer  156  shown in  FIG. 7A  can be provided on the display element portion  101  side, and thus can be omitted as in  FIG. 7B . In that case, the spacer can be formed by fine processing using a photomask. 
     In the structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 5A and 5B ,  FIGS. 6A to 6E , and  FIGS. 7A and 7B , the color filter is not provided on the second substrate including the touch sensor portion; that is, the rear surface of the second substrate does not have a structure formed by using a photomask, such as a color filter. With any of these structures, in the touch sensor portion, there is no possibility that forming an electrode of the touch sensor on one surface of the second substrate damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side when a structure is formed on the front surface can be reduced. 
     The touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion to be driven independently of the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     &lt;Cross-Sectional View of Combined Components of Transverse Electric Field Mode Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
       FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view in which the cross-sectional view of the display element portion  101  ( FIG. 3B ) and the cross-sectional view of the touch sensor portion  102  ( FIG. 5B ) included in the above-described liquid crystal display device are combined.  FIG. 8  also illustrates a cross-sectional view of the cover glass portion  103  and other components such as a polarizing plate. 
     The cross-sectional view in  FIG. 8  illustrates a liquid crystal display device  10 A including the substrate  111 , the transistor  112 , the conductive layer  113 , the color filter  114 , the liquid crystal layer  115 , the alignment film  155 , the conductive layer  235 , the substrate  121 , the electrodes  122  and  123 , the substrate  131 , a polarizing plate  161 , a polarizing plate  162 , and a bonding layer  163 , for example. 
     There is no particular limitation on the polarizing plate  161  as long as it can produce linearly polarized light from natural light or circularly polarized light. For example, a polarizing plate whose optical anisotropy is obtained by disposing dichroic substances in one direction can be used. Such a polarizing plate can be formed in such a manner that an iodine-based compound or the like is adsorbed to a film such as a polyvinyl alcohol film and the film is stretched in one direction. Note that as the dichroic substance, a dye-based compound or the like as well as an iodine-based compound can be used. The same applies to the polarizing plate  162 . 
     The bonding layer  163  is provided for bonding the touch sensor portion  102  and the cover glass portion  103 . A double-sided adhesive sheet, an ultraviolet curable resin, or the like can be used for the bonding layer  163 . 
     In  FIG. 8 , the polarizing plate  161  is provided in contact with the substrate  111  on the side opposite to the transistor  112  side, and the polarizing plate  162  is provided in contact with the substrate  131  on the electrodes  122  and  123  side; however, another structure may be employed. 
     For example, as in  FIG. 9A , the polarizing plate  161  can be provided in contact with the substrate  111  on the side opposite to the transistor  112  side, and the polarizing plate  162  can be provided in contact with the substrate  131  on the side opposite to the electrodes  122  and  123  side. 
     Alternatively, as in  FIG. 9B , the polarizing plate  161  can be provided in contact with the substrate  111  on the side opposite to the transistor  112  side, and the polarizing plate  162  can be provided in contact with the bonding layer  163  on the electrodes  122  and  123  side. 
     In  FIG. 8 , the color filter  114  is provided between the insulating layers in the display element portion; however, it is also possible to provide the color filter  114  in contact with the substrate  111  on the transistor  112  side, as shown in  FIG. 10A . Note that when the color filter  114  is placed as in  FIG. 10A , an insulating layer  249  is preferably provided between the transistor  112  and the color filter  114 . 
     The insulating layer  249  serves as a base film of the transistor  112 . The insulating layer  249 , which has a single-layer structure or a stacked-layer structure, is formed using any of a silicon nitride oxide film, a silicon nitride film, an aluminum oxide film, a silicon oxide film, a silicon oxynitride film, and the like, for example. 
     In the structure in  FIG. 10A , the color filter  114  is not provided between the insulating layers in the display element portion; thus, the insulating layer  233  illustrated in  FIG. 3B  can be omitted, as shown in  FIG. 10B . 
     In the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 7A and 7B ,  FIG. 8 ,  FIGS. 9A and 9B , and  FIGS. 10A and 10B , the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     Moreover, in the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 7A and 7B ,  FIG. 8 ,  FIGS. 9A and 9B , and  FIGS. 10A and 10B , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     &lt;Another Mode of Transverse Electric Field Mode Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
     Next, a display device of one embodiment of the present invention that includes a black matrix (light-blocking layer) in addition to a color filter is described. 
       FIG. 11A  is a schematic cross-sectional view showing, as an example, a liquid crystal display device  10 BM with a touch sensor function. 
     The liquid crystal display device  10 BM includes the display element portion  101  provided with transistors and a liquid crystal, the touch sensor portion  102  provided with a touch sensor, and the cover glass portion  103  that protects the touch sensor portion  102 . The cross-sectional view in  FIG. 11A  differs from that in  FIG. 1A  in that a black matrix  251  is provided over the transistor  112 . 
     The black matrix  251  is formed in a desired position with any of a variety of materials having a light-blocking property by a printing method, an inkjet method, an etching method using a photolithography technique, or the like, for example. 
     Note that the black matrix  251  may be formed using a material that has both a light-blocking property and conductivity. In that case, the block matrix  251  is formed using a metal film having a light-blocking property, such as an aluminum film. Since the black matrix  251  is formed over the transistor  112 , the black matrix  251  can be used as a back-gate electrode. In that case, the black matrix  251  is provided to be electrically separated from the transistor  112 . 
     Note that an overcoat layer may be provided over the black matrix  251 . The overcoat layer has a function of protecting the black matrix. The overcoat layer can be, for example, an insulating layer of an acrylic-based resin or the like. 
     The cross-sectional view in  FIG. 11B  shows the liquid crystal display device  10 BM in  FIG. 11A .  FIG. 11B  shows, for example, the substrate  111 , the transistor  112 , the conductive layer  113 , the color filter  114 , the liquid crystal layer  115 , the substrate  121 , the electrodes  122  and  123 , the substrate  131 , the polarizing plate  161 , the polarizing plate  162 , the bonding layer  163 , the conductive layer  235 , and the black matrix  251 . 
     In  FIG. 11B , the black matrix  251  is provided over the conductive layer  113  and the color filter  114  is provided between the insulating layers in the display element portion; however, it is also possible to provide the black matrix  251  and the color filter  114  in contact with the substrate  111  on the transistor  112  side, as shown in  FIG. 12 . When the black matrix  251  and the color filter  114  are placed as in  FIG. 12 , the insulating layer  249  is preferably provided between the transistor  112  and the black matrix  251  and between the transistor  112  and the color filter  114 . Depending on the case or situation, one or both of the black matrix and the color filter can be omitted. 
     In the structure in  FIG. 12 , the color filter  114  is not provided between the insulating layers in the display element portion; thus, the insulating layer  233  illustrated in  FIG. 3B  can be omitted. 
     In the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 11A and 11B  and  FIG. 12 , the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter and the black matrix are provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     Moreover, in the above structures of this embodiment described using  FIGS. 11A and 11B  and  FIG. 12 , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     This embodiment can be combined with any of the other embodiments in this specification as appropriate. 
     Embodiment 3 
     In this embodiment, a structure of an EL display device is specifically described as an example of the display device described in Embodiment 1. An EL display device does not require a backlight and can provide a wider viewing angle than a liquid crystal display device. For these reasons, in recent years, EL display devices with a variety of screen sizes are used as display devices of mobile devices and the like. 
     Note that an EL display device refers to a device including an EL element. The EL display device may include a driver circuit for driving a plurality of pixels, for example. The EL display device may also include a touch sensor, a control circuit, a power supply circuit, a signal generation circuit, or the like provided over a separate substrate, and can be referred to as an EL module, a display module, or a module. 
     As the EL element, an organic EL element, an inorganic EL element, or the like can be used. In this embodiment, an EL display device including an organic EL element is specifically described. 
     An EL display device of this embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 13  and  FIGS. 14A to 14C . 
     &lt;Structure of Display Element Portion in EL Display Device&gt; 
       FIG. 13  is a circuit block diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the EL display device  20 . 
     The circuit block diagram of the EL display device  20  in  FIG. 13  shows a pixel portion  301 , a gate driver  302 , a source driver  303 , and a power supply circuit  304 . Further,  FIG. 13  also shows a pixel  305  inside the pixel portion  301  and a circuit diagram of the pixel  305 . 
     In the pixel portion  301 , gate lines GL, power supply lines VL, and source lines SL that are substantially perpendicular to the gate lines GL and the power supply lines VL are provided. The pixel  305  is provided at the intersection of one of the gate lines GL, one of the power supply lines VL, and one of the source lines SL. In the case of color display, the pixels  305  corresponding to the respective colors of RGB are arranged in sequence in the pixel portion  301 . Note that the pixels of RGB may be arranged in a stripe pattern, a mosaic pattern, a delta pattern, or the like as appropriate. 
     The gate driver  302  is similar to the gate driver  202  described in the above embodiment. 
     The source driver  303  is similar to the source driver  203  described in the above embodiment. 
     The power supply circuit  304  includes a voltage generation circuit for supplying voltage to the power supply lines VL, for example. Alternatively, the power supply circuit  304  may include a shift register for selectively supplying voltage to the power supply lines VL, for example. In that case, a start pulse signal and a clock signal are input to the power supply circuit  304  and the power supply circuit  304  selectively outputs signals to the power supply lines VL. The voltage levels of signals selectively output to the power supply lines VL are preferably switched between a voltage for supplying current to the EL element and a ground voltage. However, without being limited thereto, the power supply circuit  304  can supply another signal. 
     The pixel  305  includes, for example, a transistor  311 , a transistor  312 , and an EL element EL. 
     The transistor  311  serves as a switching element for controlling the connection between a gate of the transistor  312  and the source line SL. On/off of the transistor  311  is controlled by a scan signal supplied to a gate of the transistor  311  through the gate line GL. 
     The transistor  312  has a function of controlling current flowing between the power supply line VL and the EL element EL, in accordance with voltage applied to the gate of the transistor  312 . 
     The EL element EL is, for example, an element including a light-emitting layer provided between electrodes. The luminance of the EL element EL can be controlled by the amount of current that flows in the light-emitting layer. 
     Next, a structural example of the pixel  305  in  FIG. 13  is described.  FIG. 14A  is a plan view of the structural example of the pixel.  FIG. 14B  is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line B 1 -B 2  in  FIG. 14A .  FIG. 14C  is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line B 3 -B 4  in  FIG. 14A .  FIGS. 14B and 14C  each illustrate a cross section of the display element portion  104  in  FIG. 1B ; the touch sensor portion  102  and the cover glass portion  103  are omitted. 
     The plan view of the pixel  305  in  FIG. 14A  shows, for example, a conductive layer  321 , a semiconductor layer  325 , a conductive layer  326 , a conductive layer  327 , a conductive layer  322 , a conductive layer  331 , an opening  332 , a semiconductor layer  333 , a conductive layer  334 , a conductive layer  335 , an opening  324 , an opening  336 , the light-emitting layer  117 , and the color filter  114 . 
     The cross-sectional view, along the section line B 1 -B 2 , of the pixel  305  in  FIG. 14B  shows, for example, the substrate  111 , the conductive layer  321 , the conductive layer  322 , an insulating layer  323 , the opening  324 , the semiconductor layer  325 , the conductive layer  326 , the conductive layer  327 , an insulating layer  328 , an insulating layer  329 , the partition layer  116 , and the conductive layer  118 .  FIG. 14B  also illustrates the transistor  311 . 
     The cross-sectional view, along the section line B 3 -B 4 , of the pixel  305  in  FIG. 14C  shows, for example, the substrate  111 , the conductive layer  322 , the conductive layer  331 , the insulating layer  323 , the opening  332 , the semiconductor layer  333 , the conductive layer  334 , the conductive layer  335 , the insulating layer  328 , the color filter  114 , the insulating layer  329 , the conductive layer  113 , the opening  336 , the partition layer  116 , the light-emitting layer  117 , and the conductive layer  118 .  FIG. 14C  also illustrates the transistor  312  and the EL element EL. 
     The conductive layer  321  is a wiring serving as a gate line. The conductive layer  321  can serve as a gate electrode of the transistor  311 . As the conductive layer  321 , a single layer or two or more layers of a film including a conductive material containing one or more kinds of aluminum, titanium, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, yttrium, zirconium, molybdenum, ruthenium, silver, tantalum, and tungsten are preferably formed. 
     The conductive layer  326  is a wiring serving as a source line. The conductive layer  326  can serve as one of a source and a drain of the transistor  311 . The conductive layer  326  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     The conductive layer  331  is a wiring serving as a power supply line. The conductive layer  331  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     Each of the semiconductor layers  325  and  333  is a layer with semiconductor characteristics. The layer with semiconductor characteristics can be a semiconductor layer mainly containing silicon (Si), a semiconductor layer mainly containing an organic material, or a semiconductor layer mainly containing a metal oxide. An example of the semiconductor layer mainly containing a metal oxide is an oxide semiconductor layer. 
     The conductive layer  327  serves as the other of the source and the drain of the transistor  311 . The conductive layer  327  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     The opening  324  is an opening for directly connecting the conductive layer  327  to the conductive layer  322 . The opening  324  is formed by removing part of the insulating layer  323 . 
     The conductive layer  322  serves as a wiring for connection between the other of the source and the drain of the transistor  311  and the gate of the transistor  312 . The conductive layer  322  can serve as a gate electrode of the transistor  312 . The conductive layer  322  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     The conductive layer  334  serves as a wiring for connecting one of a source and a drain of the transistor  312  to the conductive layer  331 . The conductive layer  334  can serve as one of a source and a drain of the transistor  312 . The conductive layer  334  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     The opening  332  is an opening for directly connecting the conductive layer  331  to the conductive layer  334 . The opening  332  is formed by removing part of the insulating layer  323 . 
     The conductive layer  335  serves as a wiring for connecting the other of the source and the drain of the transistor  312  to the conductive layer  113 . The conductive layer  335  can serve as the other of the source and the drain of the transistor  312 . The conductive layer  335  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  321 . 
     The insulating layer  323  serves as a gate insulating film of each of the transistors  311  and  312 . The insulating layer  323 , which has a single-layer structure or a stacked-layer structure, is formed using any of a silicon oxide film, a silicon oxynitride film, a silicon nitride oxide film, a silicon nitride film, an aluminum oxide film, and the like, for example. 
     The insulating layer  328  is formed using an insulating film of an inorganic material. In particular, the insulating layer  328  is preferably formed using a stack including an oxide film and a nitride film. The use of the nitride film for the insulating layer  328  can inhibit entry of impurities such as hydrogen and water into the semiconductor layer  325  and the semiconductor layer  333  from the outside. The insulating layer  328  can be a single layer or a stacked layer formed using an insulating film containing one or more of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, gallium oxide, germanium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, neodymium oxide, hafnium oxide, and tantalum oxide. 
     The insulating layer  329  is formed using an insulating film of an organic material. In particular, the insulating layer  329  preferably enables a layer or film to be formed thereover to be planarized. Heat-resistant organic materials such as an acrylic-based resin or a polyimide-based resin can be used for the insulating layer  329 . 
     The opening  336  is an opening for directly connecting the conductive layer  113  to the conductive layer  335 . The opening  336  is formed by removing part of the insulating layer  328  and part of the insulating layer  329 . 
     In the above structure of this embodiment described using  FIG. 13  and  FIGS. 14A to 14C , the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     Moreover, in the above structure of this embodiment described using  FIG. 13  and  FIGS. 14A to 14C , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     This embodiment can be combined with any of the other embodiments in this specification as appropriate. 
     Embodiment 4 
     In this embodiment, other components of the display device are described. In this embodiment, other components of the transverse electric field mode liquid crystal display device are specifically described. 
     &lt;Structure of Connection Portion in Display Element Portion&gt; 
     A structure of a connection portion where conductive layers formed in different layers are connected to each other is described below.  FIG. 15A  is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a structure of a connection portion where a conductive layer  351  and a conductive layer  352  are connected. In addition,  FIG. 15B  is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a structure of a connection portion where a conductive layer  353  and a conductive layer  354  are connected. 
     The cross-sectional view of the connection portion in  FIG. 15A  shows, for example, the polarizing plate  161 , the substrate  111 , the conductive layer  351 , the insulating layer  223 , the conductive layer  352 , the insulating layer  231 , the insulating layer  233 , the insulating layer  237 , the alignment film  243 , the liquid crystal layer  115 , the alignment film  155 , the substrate  121 , the conductive layer  124 , the insulating layer  152 , the insulating layer  153 , the bonding layer  163 , the polarizing plate  162 , and the substrate  131 . 
     The conductive layer  351  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layer  221 . The conductive layer  351  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The conductive layer  352  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layers  227  and  229 . The conductive layer  352  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     At the connection portion of the conductive layer  351  and the conductive layer  352 , the insulating layer  223  provided between the conductive layer  351  and the conductive layer  352  is removed. Thereby, the conductive layer  351  and the conductive layer  352  can be directly connected to each other. 
     The cross-sectional view of the connection portion in  FIG. 15B  shows, for example, the polarizing plate  161 , the substrate  111 , the insulating layer  223 , the conductive layer  353 , the conductive layer  354 , the insulating layer  231 , the insulating layer  233 , the insulating layer  237 , the alignment film  243 , the liquid crystal layer  115 , the alignment film  155 , the substrate  121 , the conductive layer  124 , the insulating layer  152 , the insulating layer  153 , the bonding layer  163 , the polarizing plate  162 , and the substrate  131 . 
     The conductive layer  353  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layers  227  and  229 . The conductive layer  353  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The conductive layer  354  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layer  113 . The conductive layer  354  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  113 . 
     At the connection portion of the conductive layer  353  and the conductive layer  354 , the insulating layer  231  and the insulating layer  233  provided between the conductive layer  353  and the conductive layer  354  are removed. Thereby, the conductive layer  353  and the conductive layer  354  can be directly connected to each other. 
     In the above structures of the connection portions described using  FIGS. 15A and 15B , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     &lt;Structure of Terminal Portion in Display Element Portion and Touch Sensor Portion&gt; 
     Next, a structural example of a terminal portion will be described.  FIG. 16  is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structural example of the terminal portion. 
     The cross-sectional view of the terminal portion in  FIG. 16  shows, for example, the polarizing plate  161 , the substrate  111 , the transistor  112 , the liquid crystal layer  115 , the alignment film  243 , a sealant  421 , a conductive layer  422 , a conductive layer  423 , a flexible printed circuit (FPC)  424 , the alignment film  155 , the substrate  121 , the electrodes  122  and  123 , a conductive layer  431 , a conductive layer  432 , an FPC  433 , the bonding layer  163 , the polarizing plate  162 , and the substrate  131 . 
     The sealant  421  is provided to seal in a liquid crystal layer inside. In addition, the sealant  421  is provided to block moisture from the outside and maintain a constant interval between substrates, between which the liquid crystal layer is provided. Note that when an end portion of the alignment film  243  and an end portion of the alignment film  155  are on the inner side than the sealant  421 , it is difficult to control the alignment in an end portion of the liquid crystal layer. Further, when the end portion of the alignment film  243  and the end portion of the alignment film  155  are on the outer side than the sealant  421 , the adhesion at the upper and lower contacts of the sealant  421  is lowered, which makes it difficult to seal in the liquid crystal layer. Therefore, in the cross section, the end portion of the alignment film  243  and the end portion of the alignment film  155  are preferably positioned near the middle of the width of the sealant  421 , as shown in  FIG. 16 . 
     The conductive layer  422  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layers  227  and  229 . The conductive layer  422  serves as a wiring led out from the inner side than the sealant  421  to the outer side. The conductive layer  422  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The conductive layer  423  is a conductive layer for electrically connecting the conductive layer  422  to the FPC  424 . The conductive layer  423  can be an anisotropic conductive film, for example. The anisotropic conductive film is formed by curing a paste-form or sheet-form material that is obtained by mixing conductive particles to a thermosetting resin or a thermosetting and photo-curing resin. The anisotropic conductive film exhibits anisotropic conductivity by light irradiation or thermocompression bonding. As conductive particles used for the anisotropic conductive film, for example, particles of a spherical organic resin coated with thin-film metal such as Au, Ni, or Co can be used. 
     The FPC  424  is a circuit board in which a bonding layer is formed over a film-like insulator and a conductor pattern made of copper or the like is formed over the bonding layer. The conductor pattern of the FPC  424  is covered with and protected by an insulating film of polyimide or a solder resist except in, for example, a portion in contact with the conductive layer  423 . 
     The conductive layer  431  is formed in the same layer as the conductive layer  124 . The conductive layer  431  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive layer  221 . 
     The conductive layer  432  is a conductive layer for electrically connecting the conductive layer  431  to the FPC  433 . Similarly to the conductive layer  423 , the conductive layer  432  can be an anisotropic conductive film. 
     Similarly to the FPC  424 , the FPC  433  is a circuit board in which a bonding layer is formed over a film-like insulator and a conductor pattern made of copper or the like is formed over the bonding layer. 
     In the above structure of the display device described using  FIG. 16 , the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     Moreover, in the above structure of the display device described using  FIG. 16 , the touch sensor, which is formed by using a photomask, is provided on one surface of the second substrate, whereas a structure that is formed by using a photomask, such as an electrode, is not provided on the other surface of the second substrate. Therefore, in a touch sensor portion including the second substrate, there is no possibility that forming the touch sensor on one surface damages a structure on the other surface by contact or the like. As a result, defects caused on the rear surface side of the second substrate when a structure is formed on the front surface of the second substrate can be reduced, leading to an improvement in the reliability of the display device. 
     &lt;Structure of Transistor in Display Element Portion&gt; 
     Transistors in the display device, including the transistor  112 , and a method for fabricating these transistors are described below. Note that a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor layer as a semiconductor layer is described here. 
     A method for fabricating the transistor  112  is described with reference to  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C .  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C  are cross-sectional views illustrating an example of the method for fabricating the transistor  112  in the display element portion  101 , and transistors included in the driver circuits can also be formed over the same substrate at the same time as the transistor  112  to have structures similar to that of the transistor  112 . 
     Components in  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C  are described first. With reference to  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C , a substrate  400 , a conductive film  401 , a gate electrode  402 , an insulating film  403 , an oxide semiconductor film  405 , an island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406 , a conductive film  407 , a source electrode  408 , a drain electrode  409 , an insulating layer  410 , an insulating layer  411 , and an insulating layer  412  are described in order. Note that the substrate  400  has the same structure as that of the substrate  111  described in the above embodiment; the gate electrode  402  has the same structure as that of the conductive layer  221  described in the above embodiment; the insulating film  403  has the same structure as that of the insulating layer  223  described in the above embodiment; the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406  has the same structure as that of the semiconductor layer  225  described in the above embodiment; the source electrode  408  has the same structure as that of the conductive layer  227  described in the above embodiment; the drain electrode  409  has the same structure as that of the conductive layer  229  described in the above embodiment; and an insulating layer  413  in which the insulating layers  410 ,  411 , and  412  are stacked has the same structure as that of the insulating layer  231  described in the above embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 17A , the conductive film  401  serving as a wiring and an electrode in the first layer is formed over the substrate  400 . 
     For example, as the conductive film  401 , a film in which a copper film is stacked over a tungsten nitride film or a single-layer tungsten film can be formed. 
     Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 17B , the conductive film  401  is processed into the gate electrode  402  of the transistor. 
     The insulating film  403  is formed to cover the gate electrode  402 . 
     The insulating film  403  serves as a gate insulating film of the transistor. 
     The insulating film  403  may be a multilayer film in which a first layer as a lower layer is a silicon nitride film and a second layer as an upper layer is a silicon oxide film. The silicon oxide film in the second layer can be a silicon oxynitride film. The silicon nitride film in the first layer can be a silicon nitride oxide film. 
     As the silicon oxide film, a silicon oxide film with a low defect density is preferably used. Specifically, a silicon oxide film whose spin density attributed to a signal with a g factor of 2.001 in electron spin resonance (ESR) is less than or equal to 3×10 17  spins/cm 3 , preferably less than or equal to 5×10 16  spins/cm 3  is used. As the silicon oxide film, a silicon oxide film containing excess oxygen is preferably used. As the silicon nitride film, a silicon nitride film from which hydrogen and ammonia are less released is used. The amount of released hydrogen and ammonia can be measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) analysis. 
     Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 17C , the oxide semiconductor film  405  is formed over the insulating film  403 . Here, the oxide semiconductor film  405  is formed using an In—Ga—Zn-based oxide film by a sputtering method. 
     As the oxide semiconductor used for the semiconductor layer of the transistor, for example, any of the following can be used: indium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide, an In—Zn-based oxide, a Sn—Zn-based oxide, an Al—Zn-based oxide, a Zn—Mg-based oxide, a Sn—Mg-based oxide, an In—Mg-based oxide, an In—Ga-based oxide, an In—Ga—Zn-based oxide (also referred to as IGZO), an In—Al—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sn—Zn-based oxide, a Sn—Ga—Zn-based oxide, an Al—Ga—Zn-based oxide, a Sn—Al—Zn-based oxide, an In—Hf—Zn-based oxide, an In—Zr—Zn-based oxide, an In—Ti—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sc—Zn-based oxide, an In—Y—Zn-based oxide, an In—La—Zn-based oxide, an In—Ce—Zn-based oxide, an In—Pr—Zn-based oxide, an In—Nd—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sm—Zn-based oxide, an In—Eu—Zn-based oxide, an In—Gd—Zn-based oxide, an In—Tb—Zn-based oxide, an In—Dy—Zn-based oxide, an In—Ho—Zn-based oxide, an In—Er—Zn-based oxide, an In—Tm—Zn-based oxide, an In—Yb—Zn-based oxide, an In—Lu—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sn—Ga—Zn-based oxide, an In—Hf—Ga—Zn-based oxide, an In—Al—Ga—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sn—Al—Zn-based oxide, an In—Sn—Hf—Zn-based oxide, and an In—Hf—Al—Zn-based oxide. 
     For example, an In—Ga—Zn-based oxide with an atomic ratio of In:Ga:Zn=1:1:1, In:Ga:Zn=3:1:2, or In:Ga:Zn=2:1:3, or an oxide with an atomic ratio close to the above atomic ratios can be used. 
     When the oxide semiconductor film forming the semiconductor layer contains a large amount of hydrogen, the hydrogen and the oxide semiconductor are bonded to each other, so that part of the hydrogen serves as a donor and causes generation of an electron which is a carrier. As a result, the threshold voltage of the transistor shifts in the negative direction. Therefore, it is preferable that, after formation of the oxide semiconductor film, dehydration treatment (dehydrogenation treatment) be performed to remove hydrogen or moisture from the oxide semiconductor film so that the oxide semiconductor film is highly purified to contain impurities as little as possible. 
     Note that oxygen in the oxide semiconductor film is also reduced by the dehydration treatment (dehydrogenation treatment) in some cases. For that reason, it is preferable that oxygen be added to the oxide semiconductor film to fill oxygen vacancies in the oxide semiconductor film, which are produced by the dehydration treatment (dehydrogenation treatment). In this specification and the like, supplying oxygen to an oxide semiconductor film is expressed as oxygen adding treatment, and treatment for making the oxygen content of an oxide semiconductor film be in excess of that in the stoichiometric composition is expressed as treatment for making an oxygen-excess state in some cases. 
     In this manner, hydrogen or moisture is removed from the oxide semiconductor film by the dehydration treatment (dehydrogenation treatment) and oxygen vacancies therein are filled by the oxygen adding treatment, whereby the oxide semiconductor film can be turned into an i-type (intrinsic) or substantially i-type (intrinsic) oxide semiconductor film which is extremely close to an i-type oxide semiconductor film. Note that “substantially intrinsic” means that the oxide semiconductor film contains extremely few (close to zero) carriers derived from a donor and has a carrier density of lower than or equal to 1×10 17 /cm 3 , lower than or equal to 1×10 16 /cm 3 , lower than or equal to 1×10 15 /cm 3 , lower than or equal to 1×10 14 /cm 3 , or lower than or equal to 1×10 13 /cm 3 . 
     Thus, the transistor including an i-type or substantially i-type oxide semiconductor film can have extremely favorable off-state current characteristics. For example, the drain current at the time when the transistor including an oxide semiconductor film is in an off state can be less than or equal to 1×10 −18  A, preferably less than or equal to 1×10 −21  A, further preferably less than or equal to 1×10 −24  A at room temperature (approximately 25° C.); or less than or equal to 1×10 −15  A, preferably less than or equal to 1×10 −18  A, further preferably less than or equal to 1×10 −21  A at 85° C. Note that an off state of an n-channel transistor refers to a state where the gate voltage is sufficiently lower than the threshold voltage. Specifically, the transistor is in an off state when the gate voltage is lower than the threshold voltage by 1 V or more, 2 V or more, or 3 V or more. 
     An oxide semiconductor may include a non-single-crystal, for example. The non-single-crystal is, for example, structured by at least one of c-axis aligned crystal (CAAC), polycrystal, microcrystal, and an amorphous part. 
     An oxide semiconductor may include CAAC, for example. Note that an oxide semiconductor including CAAC is referred to as a CAAC-OS (c-axis aligned crystalline oxide semiconductor). 
     In an image obtained with a transmission electron microscope (TEM), for example, crystal parts can be found in the CAAC-OS in some cases. In most cases, in an image obtained with a TEM, crystal parts in the CAAC-OS each fit inside a cube whose one side is less than 100 nm, for example. In an image obtained with a TEM, a boundary between the crystal parts in the CAAC-OS is not clearly observed in some cases. Further, in an image obtained with a TEM, a grain boundary in the CAAC-OS is not clearly observed in some cases. In the CAAC-OS, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, for example, segregation of an impurity is unlikely to occur. In the CAAC-OS, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, for example, high density of defect states is unlikely to occur. In the CAAC-OS, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, for example, a reduction in electron mobility is unlikely to occur. 
     For example, the CAAC-OS includes a plurality of crystal parts. In the plurality of crystal parts, c-axes are aligned in a direction parallel to a normal vector of a surface where the CAAC-OS is formed or a normal vector of a surface of the CAAC-OS in some cases. When the CAAC-OS is analyzed by an out-of-plane method with an X-ray diffraction (XRD) apparatus, a peak at 2θ of around 31 degrees which shows alignment appears in some cases. Further, for example, spots (luminescent spots) are observed in an electron diffraction pattern of the CAAC-OS in some cases. An electron diffraction pattern obtained with an electron beam having a diameter of 10 nmφ or smaller, or 5 nmφ or smaller, is called a nanobeam electron diffraction pattern. In the CAAC-OS, for example, among crystal parts, the directions of the a-axis and the b-axis of one crystal part are different from those of another crystal part, in some cases. In the CAAC-OS, for example, c-axes are aligned, and a-axes and/or b-axes are not macroscopically aligned, in some cases. 
     In each of the crystal parts included in the CAAC-OS, for example, a c-axis is aligned in a direction parallel to a normal vector of a surface where the CAAC-OS is formed or a normal vector of a surface of the CAAC-OS. Further, in each of the crystal parts, metal atoms are arranged in a triangular or hexagonal configuration when seen from the direction perpendicular to the a-b plane, and metal atoms are arranged in a layered manner or metal atoms and oxygen atoms are arranged in a layered manner when seen from the direction perpendicular to the c-axis. Note that among crystal parts, the directions of the a-axis and the b-axis of one crystal part may be different from those of another crystal part. In this specification, a term “perpendicular” includes a range from 80° to 100°, preferably from 85° to 95°. In addition, a term “parallel” includes a range from −10° to 10°, preferably from −5° to 5°. 
     Further, the CAAC-OS can be formed, for example, by reducing the density of defect states. In an oxide semiconductor, for example, oxygen vacancies are defect states. The oxygen vacancies serve as trap states or serve as carrier generation sources when hydrogen is trapped therein. In order to form the CAAC-OS, for example, it is important to prevent oxygen vacancies from being generated in the oxide semiconductor. Thus, the CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor having a low density of defect states. In other words, the CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor having few oxygen vacancies. 
     The state in which impurity concentration is low and density of defect states is low (the number of oxygen vacancies is small) is referred to as “highly purified intrinsic” or “substantially highly purified intrinsic”. A highly purified intrinsic or substantially highly purified intrinsic oxide semiconductor has few carrier generation sources, and thus has a low carrier density in some cases. Thus, in some cases, a transistor including the oxide semiconductor in a channel formation region rarely has a negative threshold voltage (is rarely normally-on). A highly purified intrinsic or substantially highly purified intrinsic oxide semiconductor has a low density of defect states and accordingly has a low density of trap states in some cases. Thus, the transistor including the oxide semiconductor in the channel formation region has a small variation in electrical characteristics and high reliability in some cases. Charges trapped by the trap states in the oxide semiconductor take a long time to be released and may behave like fixed charges. Thus, the transistor which includes the oxide semiconductor having a high density of trap states in the channel formation region has unstable electrical characteristics in some cases. 
     A transistor including the highly purified intrinsic or substantially highly purified intrinsic CAAC-OS has a small variation in the electrical characteristics due to irradiation with visible light or ultraviolet light. 
     An oxide semiconductor may include polycrystal, for example. Note that an oxide semiconductor including polycrystal is referred to as a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor. A polycrystalline oxide semiconductor includes a plurality of crystal grains. 
     An oxide semiconductor may include microcrystal, for example. Note that an oxide semiconductor including microcrystal is referred to as a microcrystalline oxide semiconductor. 
     In an image obtained with a TEM, for example, crystal parts cannot be found clearly in the microcrystalline oxide semiconductor in some cases. In most cases, the size of a crystal part included in the microcrystalline oxide semiconductor is greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm, or greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm, for example. A microcrystal with a size greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm is specifically referred to as nanocrystal (nc), for example. An oxide semiconductor including nanocrystal is referred to as a nanocrystalline oxide semiconductor (nc-OS). In an image of the nc-OS obtained with a TEM, for example, a boundary between crystal parts is not clearly observed in some cases. In an image of the nc-OS obtained with a TEM, for example, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, segregation of an impurity is unlikely to occur. In the nc-OS, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, for example, high density of defect states is unlikely to occur. In the nc-OS, since a clear grain boundary does not exist, for example, a reduction in electron mobility is unlikely to occur. 
     In the nc-OS, for example, a microscopic region (for example, a region with a size greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm) has a periodic atomic order occasionally. Further, for example, in the nc-OS, crystal parts are not regularly-arranged. Thus, there is a case where periodic atomic order is not observed macroscopically or a case where long-range order in atomic arrangement is not observed. Accordingly, in some cases, the nc-OS cannot be distinguished from an amorphous oxide semiconductor, for example, depending on an analysis method. When the nc-OS is analyzed by an out-of-plane method with an XRD apparatus using an X-ray having a beam diameter larger than a diameter of a crystal part, a peak which shows alignment does not appear in some cases. Further, for example, a halo pattern is observed in some cases in an electron diffraction pattern of the nc-OS obtained by using an electron beam having a diameter larger than that of a crystal part (e.g., a beam diameter of 20 nmφ or more, or 50 nmφ or more). For example, spots are observed in some cases in a nanobeam electron diffraction pattern of the nc-OS obtained by using an electron beam having a diameter smaller than or equal to that of a crystal part (e.g., a beam diameter of 10 nmφ or less, or 5 nmφ or less). In a nanobeam electron diffraction pattern of the nc-OS, for example, regions with high luminance in a circular pattern are observed in some cases. In a nanobeam electron diffraction pattern of the nc-OS, for example, a plurality of spots are observed in the region in some cases. 
     Since the microscopic region in the nc-OS has a periodic atomic order occasionally, the nc-OS has lower density of defect states than the amorphous oxide semiconductor. Note that since crystal parts in the nc-OS are not regularly-arranged, the nc-OS has higher density of defect states than the CAAC-OS. 
     Note that the oxide semiconductor may be a mixed film including two or more of a CAAC-OS, a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, a microcrystalline oxide semiconductor, and an amorphous oxide semiconductor. The mixed film includes two or more of an amorphous oxide semiconductor region, a microcrystalline oxide semiconductor region, a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor region, and a CAAC-OS region in some cases. The mixed film has a stacked-layer structure of two or more of an amorphous oxide semiconductor region, a microcrystalline oxide semiconductor region, a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor region, and a CAAC-OS region in some cases. 
     Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 17D , the oxide semiconductor film  405  is processed into the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406 . 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG. 18A , the conductive film  407  serving as source and drain electrodes of the transistor or serving as a source line is formed. The conductive film  407  can be formed in a manner similar to that of the conductive film  401 . As an example, a three-layer structure is employed for the conductive film  407 . Titanium films are formed as the first and third layers and an aluminum film is formed as the second layer. The titanium films and the aluminum film are formed by a sputtering method. 
     Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 18B , the conductive film  407  is processed into the source electrode  408  and the drain electrode  409 . 
     Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 18C , the insulating layer  413  in which the insulating layers  410  to  412  are stacked is formed. 
     Further, in the case where one or both of the insulating layers  410  and  411  is/are oxide film(s), the oxygen content of the oxide film is preferably higher than that in the stoichiometric composition. In that case, oxygen can be prevented from being released from the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406 , and the oxygen contained in an oxygen-excess region can be transferred to the oxide semiconductor layer  406  to fill oxygen vacancies. 
     When the insulating layer  411  is an oxide film in which the oxygen content is higher than that in the stoichiometric composition, the insulating layer  410  is preferably an oxide film through which oxygen can pass. Oxygen which enters the insulating layer  410  from the outside partly remains in the insulating layer  410 . Further, oxygen that has been originally contained in the insulating layer  410  is released from the insulating layer  410  to the outside in some cases. Thus, the insulating layer  410  is preferably an oxide insulating film having a high coefficient of diffusion of oxygen. 
     When a nitride insulating film is used as the insulating layer  412 , an insulating film having a barrier property against nitrogen is preferably used as one or both of the insulating layer  410  and the insulating layer  411 . For example, a dense oxide insulating film can have a barrier property against nitrogen. Specifically, an oxide insulating film whose etching rate is less than or equal to 10 nm per minute with use of 0.5 wt % fluoric acid at 25° C. is preferred. 
     The insulating layers  410  to  412  can be formed by any of a variety of deposition methods such as a PECVD method and a sputtering method. It is preferable that the insulating layers  410  to  412  be formed in succession in a vacuum. In such a case, entry of impurities into the interfaces between the insulating layer  410 , the insulating layer  411 , and the insulating layer  412  can be inhibited. In the case where the insulating layer  410  and the insulating layer  411  are formed using the same kind of material, the interface between the insulating layer  410  and the insulating layer  411  cannot be clearly defined in some cases. 
     For example, as each of the insulating layers  410  and  411 , a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film can be formed by a PECVD method under the following formation conditions. The substrate is held at a temperature higher than or equal to 180° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C., preferably higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 370° C., a deposition gas containing silicon and an oxidizing gas are introduced as a source gas into a treatment chamber, the pressure in the treatment chamber is greater than or equal to 20 Pa and less than or equal to 250 Pa, preferably greater than or equal to 40 Pa and less than or equal to 200 Pa, and high-frequency power is supplied to an electrode provided in the treatment chamber. 
     For example, in the case where a silicon nitride film with a low hydrogen content is formed by a PECVD apparatus as the insulating layer  412 , the insulating layer  412  can be formed under the following conditions. The substrate is held at a temperature higher than or equal to 80° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C., preferably higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 370° C., a source gas is introduced into the treatment chamber, the pressure is greater than or equal to 100 Pa and less than or equal to 250 Pa, preferably greater than or equal to 100 Pa and less than or equal to 200 Pa, and high-frequency power is supplied to an electrode provided in the treatment chamber. 
     Preferably, heat treatment is performed after the insulating layer  411  is formed, so that excess oxygen contained in the insulating layer  410  or the insulating layer  411  is transferred to the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406  to fill oxygen vacancies in the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406 . The heat treatment can be performed as heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation of the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406 . 
     That is description of the method for fabricating transistors in the display device, including the transistor  112 . 
     In the description with reference to  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C , the island-shaped oxide semiconductor layer  406  has a single-layer structure, but it can be an oxide semiconductor layer having a multilayer structure with two or more layers. 
     In the description with reference to  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C , the width of the gate electrode  402  is set larger than that of the oxide semiconductor layer  406  so that the gate electrode  402  blocks incidence of light on the oxide semiconductor layer  406 ; however, as shown in  FIG. 19A , the width of the gate electrode  402  may be smaller than that of the oxide semiconductor layer  406 . 
     Further, in the description with reference to  FIGS. 17A to 17D  and  FIGS. 18A to 18C , a channel-etched structure is employed; however, as shown in  FIG. 19B , a channel protective structure in which an insulating layer  601  serving as a channel protective layer is provided may be employed. Further, as shown in  FIG. 19C , the insulating layer  601  may be provided in a plurality of regions over the oxide semiconductor layer  406 . 
     As described using  FIGS. 17A to 17D ,  FIGS. 18A to 18C , and  FIGS. 19A to 19C , an oxide semiconductor is used for the semiconductor layer of the transistor described in the above embodiment; thus, the transistor can have extremely low off-state current. Accordingly, the use of the transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer as the semiconductor layer as transistors in the display element portion can reduce flickers during display at a low frame frequency. 
     This embodiment can be implemented in combination with any of the other embodiments as appropriate. 
     Embodiment 5 
     In this embodiment, the operations of a display element portion and a touch sensor portion, including sensing of proximity or contact of an object by a touch sensor portion, are described. The touch sensor portion described in this embodiment has the structure of the mutual capacitive touch sensor portion described using  FIGS. 5A and 5B ,  FIGS. 6A to 6E , and  FIGS. 7A and 7B . The display element portion described in this embodiment has the structure of the display element portion using a transverse electric field mode liquid crystal element described using  FIG. 2 ,  FIGS. 3A and 3B , and  FIGS. 4A and 4B . 
     &lt;Example of Sensing Method of Sensor&gt; 
       FIG. 20A  is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a mutual capacitive touch sensor portion.  FIG. 20A  illustrates a pulse voltage output circuit  501  and a current detection circuit  502 . Note that in  FIG. 20A , six wirings X1 to X6 represent the electrodes  122  to which pulse voltage is applied, and six wirings Y1 to Y6 represent the electrodes  123  that detect changes in current.  FIG. 20A  also illustrates a capacitance  503  that is formed where the electrodes  122  and  123  overlap with each other. 
     The pulse voltage output circuit  501  is a circuit for sequentially applying pulse voltage to the wirings X1 to X6. By application of pulse voltage to the wirings X1 to X6, an electric field is generated between the electrodes  122  and  123  forming the capacitance  503 . When the electric field between the electrodes is shielded, for example, a change occurs in the capacitance  503  (mutual capacitance). Proximity or contact of an object can be sensed by utilizing this change. 
     The current detection circuit  502  is a circuit for detecting changes in current flowing through the wirings Y1 to Y6 that are caused by the change in the capacitance  503  (mutual capacitance). No change in current value is detected in the wirings Y1 to Y6 when there is no proximity or contact of an object, whereas a decrease in current value is detected when mutual capacitance is decreased owing to proximity or contact of an object. Note that an integrator circuit or the like is used for detection of current values. 
       FIG. 20B  is a timing chart of input and output waveforms in the mutual capacitive touch sensor portion shown in  FIG. 20A . In  FIG. 20B , detection of an object is performed in all the rows and columns in one frame period.  FIG. 20B  shows a period when an object is detected and a period when an object is not detected. For the wirings Y1 to Y6, detected current values are shown as waveforms of voltage values. 
     Pulse voltage is sequentially applied to the wirings X1 to X6, and waveforms of the wirings Y1 to Y6 change in accordance with the pulse voltage. When there is no proximity or contact of an object, the waveforms of the wirings Y1 to Y6 change in accordance with changes in the voltages of the wirings X1 to X6. When there is proximity or contact of an object, the current value is decreased at the point of proximity or contact of the object and accordingly the waveform of the voltage value changes. 
     By detecting a change in mutual capacitance in this manner, proximity or contact of an object can be sensed. 
     &lt;Example of Driving of Display Element Portion&gt; 
       FIG. 21A  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a structure of a display element portion.  FIG. 21A  illustrates a gate driver GD, a source driver SD, and pixels pix. In  FIG. 21A , gate lines x_1 to x_m (m is a natural number) connected to the gate driver GD and source lines y_1 to y_n (n is a natural number) connected to the source driver SD are shown and the pixels pix are denoted by (1, 1) to (n, m). 
       FIG. 21B  is a timing chart of signals supplied to the gate lines and the source lines in the display element portion shown in  FIG. 21A . The periods in  FIG. 21B  show the case where data signals are rewritten every frame period and the case where data signals are not rewritten. In  FIG. 21B , periods such as a retrace period are not taken into consideration. 
     In the case where data signals are rewritten every frame period, scan signals are sequentially supplied to the gate lines x_1 to x_m. In a horizontal scanning period 1H, during which the scan signal is at an H level, data signals D are supplied to the source lines y_1 to y_n in the columns. 
     In the case where data signals are not rewritten every frame period, supply of scan signals to the gate lines x_1 to x_m is stopped. In the horizontal scanning period 1H, supply of data signals D to the source lines y_1 to y_n in the columns is stopped. 
     A driving method in which data signals are not rewritten every frame period is effective particularly when the semiconductor layer of a transistor included in a pixel is an oxide semiconductor layer. The transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer as the semiconductor layer can have extremely low off-state current. Thus, in the case where data signals are not rewritten every frame period, a data signal written in the previous period can be held. 
     &lt;Driving of Display Element Portion and Touch Sensor Portion&gt; 
       FIGS. 22A to 22D  show examples of the operations in consecutive frame periods of the touch sensor portion described using  FIGS. 20A and 20B  and the display element portion described using  FIGS. 21A and 21B  that are driven for 1 s (one second). In  FIG. 22A , one frame period for the display element portion is 16.7 ms (0.0167 seconds, frame frequency: 60 Hz), and one frame period for the touch sensor portion is 16.7 ms (frame frequency: 60 Hz). 
     In the display device of this embodiment, the display element portion and the touch sensor portion operate independently of each other; thus, the touch sensor portion can have a touch sensing period concurrent with a display period. That is why one frame period for the display element portion and one frame period for the touch sensor portion can both be 16.7 ms (frame frequency: 60 Hz) as shown in  FIG. 22A . Further, as shown in  FIG. 22B , the operation can be switched so that one frame period for the display element portion is 8.3 ms (frame frequency: 120 Hz) and one frame period for the touch sensor portion is 16.7 ms (frame frequency: 60 Hz). 
     Moreover, in the display device of this embodiment, the following operation is possible: data signals are not rewritten in the display element portion and a data signal written in the previous period is held. In that case, one frame period can be longer than 16.7 ms. Thus, as shown in  FIG. 22C , the operation can be switched so that one frame period for the display element portion is 1 s (frame frequency: 1 Hz) and one frame period for the touch sensor portion is 16.7 ms (frame frequency: 60 Hz). 
     In the case where the display device of this embodiment is driven as shown in  FIG. 22C , the touch sensor portion can be driven with an independent frame period from that of the display element portion. Thus, data signals in the display element portion can be rewritten at the timing at which proximity or contact of an object is sensed in the touch sensor portion, as shown in  FIG. 22D . 
     As described above, in the display device of one embodiment of the present invention, the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion, a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured. 
     This embodiment can be combined with any of the other embodiments in this specification as appropriate. 
     Embodiment 6 
     In this embodiment, an example of a structure in which the method for driving a display device described in the above embodiment can be used is described with reference to  FIG. 23 ,  FIG. 24 , and  FIG. 25 . With a display device and a method for driving the display device described in this embodiment, power consumption can be reduced. In this embodiment, a structure of a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal element as a display element is specifically described; however, it is also possible to employ an EL display device including an EL element as a display element as described in the above embodiment. 
     &lt;Block Diagram of Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
       FIG. 23  is a block diagram illustrating a structural example of a liquid crystal display device of this embodiment. As shown in  FIG. 23 , a liquid crystal display device  80  includes a liquid crystal panel  800 , a control circuit  810 , a counter circuit  820 , a light source control circuit  830 , a light source portion  840 , and a touch sensor portion  850 . 
     An image signal (Video), which is digital data, and a synchronization signal (SYNC) for controlling rewriting of a screen of the liquid crystal panel  800  are input to the liquid crystal display device  80 . Examples of a synchronization signal include a horizontal synchronization signal (Hsync), a vertical synchronization signal (Vsync), and a reference clock signal (CLK). 
     The liquid crystal panel  800  includes a display portion  801 , a gate driver  802 , and a source driver  803 . The display portion  801  includes a plurality of pixels PIX. The pixels PIX in the same row are connected to the gate driver  802  through a common gate line L_X, and the pixels PIX in the same column are connected to the source driver  803  through a common source line L_Y. 
     A high power supply voltage (VDD) and a low power supply voltage (VSS), which serve as power supply voltages, a common voltage (hereinafter referred to as Vcom), and a capacitor line voltage (hereinafter referred to as Vcap) are supplied to the liquid crystal panel  800 . The common voltage (Vcom) is supplied to each pixel PIX in the display portion  801  through a common line L_com. The capacitor line voltage (Vcap) is supplied to each pixel PIX in the display portion  801  through a capacitor line L_cap. 
     The source driver  803  processes an input image signal to generate a data signal, and outputs the data signal to the source line L_Y. The gate driver  802  outputs, to the gate line L_X, a scan signal for selecting the pixel PIX into which a data signal is to be written. 
     The pixel PIX includes a switching element whose electrical connection to the source line L_Y is controlled by a scan signal. When the switching element is turned on, a data signal is written into the pixel PIX through the source line L_Y. 
     The control circuit  810  controls the whole liquid crystal display device  80  and includes a circuit which generates control signals for circuits included in the liquid crystal display device  80 . 
     The control circuit  810  includes a control signal generation circuit which generates control signals for the gate driver  802  and the source driver  803  on the basis of the synchronization signal (SYNC). Examples of a control signal for the gate driver  802  include a start pulse (GSP) and a clock signal (GCLK). Examples of a control signal for the source driver  803  include a start pulse (SSP) and a clock signal (SCLK). For example, the control circuit  810  generates a plurality of clock signals with the same cycle and shifted phases as the clock signals (GCLK and SCLK). 
     Further, the control circuit  810  controls output of an image signal (Video), which is input from the outside of the liquid crystal display device  80 , to the source driver  803 . 
     In addition, a sensor signal (S_touch) is input to the control circuit  810  from the touch sensor portion  850 , and the control circuit  810  corrects an image signal in accordance with the sensor signal. The correction of the image signal is based on the sensor signal; image processing corresponding to touch operation is performed. 
     The source driver  803  includes a digital/analog conversion circuit  804  (hereinafter referred to as a D-A conversion circuit  804 ). The D-A conversion circuit  804  converts an image signal to an analog signal, thereby generating a data signal. 
     Note that in the case where an image signal input to the liquid crystal display device  80  is an analog signal, the image signal is converted to a digital signal in the control circuit  810  and output to the liquid crystal panel  800 . 
     An image signal is image data for each frame. The control circuit  810  has a function of performing image processing on the image data and controlling output of the image signal to the source driver  803  on the basis of data obtained by the processing. For that function, the control circuit  810  includes a motion detection portion  811  which performs image processing on the image data to detect motion in the image data for each frame. In the case where a sensor signal is input, the image signal is corrected in accordance with the sensor signal. 
     When the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is motion, the control circuit  810  continues to output image signals to the source driver  803 . The control circuit  810  stops output of image signals to the source driver  803  when the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is no motion, and restarts the output of image signals when the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is motion. 
     The control circuit  810  controls display in the display portion  801  by switching between a first mode for displaying images with motion (moving image display) and a second mode for displaying images without motion (still image display) based on determination by the motion detection portion  811 . In the first mode, when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) is 60 Hz, for example, the frame frequency is set to 60 Hz or higher. In the second mode, when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) is 60 Hz, for example, the frame frequency is set to lower than 60 Hz. 
     The frame frequency in the second mode is preferably set in advance in accordance with a voltage holding property of a pixel. For example, when the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is no motion for a certain period of time and the control circuit  810  stops the output of image signals to the source driver  803 , a voltage corresponding to a gray level of an image signal that is written in the pixel PIX is lowered. Therefore, it is preferable to write in a voltage corresponding to a gray level of an image signal for the same image in accordance with the frame frequency (such operation is also called refresh operation). The timing of the refresh operation (also referred to as refresh rate) is set such that the refresh operation is performed every certain period of time. The timing is based on, for example, a signal obtained by counting the H level of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) in the counter circuit  820 . 
     In the case where the refresh rate is set to once every second, when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) is 60 Hz, for example, refresh operation is performed in response to a count signal (Count) that is output after the counter circuit  820  counts the H level of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) up to 60. In the case where the refresh rate is set to once every five seconds, when the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) is 60 Hz, for example, refresh operation is performed in response to a count signal (Count) that is output after the counter circuit  820  counts the H level of the vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) up to 300. Further, the following operation is possible: when a sensor signal is input from the touch sensor portion  850 , the counter circuit  820  forcibly switches the control circuit  810  from the second mode to the first mode in accordance with the sensor signal. 
     Note that there is no particular limitation on the image processing for detecting motion which is performed in the motion detection portion  811 . An example of a method for detecting motion is to obtain difference data from image data for two consecutive frames. It can be determined whether there is motion or not from the obtained difference data. Another example of the method is to detect a motion vector. 
     The light source control circuit  830  is a circuit for controlling the light source portion  840  in accordance with an image signal (Video). Note that the light source control circuit  830  is not necessarily provided inside the liquid crystal display device  80  and may be provided as appropriate. 
     A plurality of light sources are provided in the light source portion  840 . The light source in the light source portion  840  can be a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a light-emitting diode (LED), an OLED element generating luminescence (electroluminescence) when an electric field is applied thereto, or the like. 
     The operation and structure of the touch sensor portion described in the above embodiment can be applied to the touch sensor portion  850 . 
     In the display device of this embodiment, the display panel  800  and the touch sensor portion  850  operate independently of each other; thus, the touch sensor portion  850  can have a touch sensing period concurrent with a display period. Accordingly, even in the structure in which the control circuit  810  switches between the first mode and the second mode, the operation of the touch sensor portion can be controlled independently of those modes. 
     &lt;Structural Example of Pixel&gt; 
       FIG. 24  is a circuit diagram illustrating a structural example of the pixel PIX. The pixel PIX includes a transistor TR, a liquid crystal element LC, and a capacitor CAP. 
     The transistor TR is a switching element which controls electrical connection between the liquid crystal element LC and the source line L_Y. The transistor TR is turned on or off by a scan signal input to its gate. Note that a transistor including an oxide semiconductor is suitably used as the transistor TR. 
     The liquid crystal element LC includes two electrodes and a liquid crystal. The alignment of the liquid crystal is changed by the action of an electric field between the two electrodes. One of the two electrodes of the liquid crystal element LC, which is connected to the source line L_Y via the transistor TR, is a pixel electrode, and the other, to which Vcom is applied, is connected to the common line L_com. 
     The capacitor CAP is connected in parallel to the liquid crystal element LC. Here, one electrode of the capacitor is an electrode connected to a source or a drain of the transistor TR, and the other electrode of the capacitor is connected to the capacitor line L_cap to which the capacitor line voltage is applied. 
     &lt;Method for Driving Liquid Crystal Display Device&gt; 
     Next, the operation of the liquid crystal display device  80 , which performs display in the first mode for moving image display and in the second mode for still image display, is described with reference to a timing chart in  FIG. 25 .  FIG. 25  shows the signal waveforms of a vertical synchronization signal (Vsync) and a data signal (Vdata) that is output to the source line L_Y from the source driver  803 . 
       FIG. 25  is a timing chart of the liquid crystal display device  80 . In  FIG. 25 , for example, moving image display, still image display, and moving image display are performed in that order. Here, there is motion in image data for the first to k-th frames. There is no motion in image data for the (k+1)-th to (k+3)-th frames. There is motion in image data for the (k+4)-th frame and frames after the (k+4)-th frame. Note that k is an integer of 2 or more. 
     In the first moving image display period, the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is motion in image data for each frame. Accordingly, the liquid crystal display device  80  operates in the first mode. The control circuit  810  outputs image signals (Video) to the source driver  803  at a frame frequency (f 1 ) that is higher than or equal to the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal. The source driver  803  continuously outputs data signals (Vdata) to the source line L_Y. Note that the length of one frame period in the moving image display period is represented by 1/f 1  (seconds). 
     Next, in the still image display period, the motion detection portion  811  performs image processing for detecting motion and determines that there is no motion in image data for the (k+1)-th frame. Accordingly, the liquid crystal display device  80  operates in the second mode. The control circuit  810  outputs image signals (Video) to the source driver  803  at a frame frequency (f 2 ) that is lower than the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal. The source driver  803  intermittently outputs data signals (Vdata) to the source line L_Y. Note that the length of one frame period in the still image display period is represented by 1/f 2  (seconds). 
     Since the source driver  803  intermittently outputs data signals (Vdata), supply of control signals (e.g., a start pulse signal and a clock signal) to the gate driver  802  and the source driver  803  can also be performed intermittently; thus, the operations of the gate driver  802  and the source driver  803  can be stopped periodically. 
     The intermittent output of data signals (Vdata) to the source line L_Y in the second mode is specifically described. For example, as shown in  FIG. 25 , in the (k+1)-th frame, the control circuit  810  outputs control signals to the gate driver  802  and the source driver  803  and outputs image signals (Video) to the source driver  803  at the frame frequency f 2 . The source driver  803  outputs the data signal (Vdata) written in the previous period, that is, the data signal (Vdata) output to the source line L_Y in the k-th frame, to the source line L_Y. In this manner, in the still image display period, the data signal (Vdata) written in the previous period is repeatedly written in the source line L_Y every 1/f 2  seconds. Thus, a voltage corresponding to a gray level of an image signal for the same image can be written in (i.e., refresh operation can be performed). The periodic refresh operation can reduce flickers due to shift of gray levels caused by a voltage drop and can improve the display quality of the liquid crystal display device. 
     The control circuit  810  operates in the second mode until the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is motion in image data or until a sensor signal is input. 
     Then, when the motion detection portion  811  determines that there is motion in image data for the (k+4)-th frame and frames after the (k+4)-th frame, the liquid crystal display device  80  operates in the first mode again. The control circuit  810  outputs image signals (Video) to the source driver  803  at a frame frequency (f 1 ) that is higher than or equal to the frequency of the vertical synchronization signal. The source driver  803  continuously outputs data signals (Vdata) to the source line L_Y. 
     As described above, in the display device of one embodiment of the present invention, the touch sensor is provided in the touch sensor portion on the second substrate side, and the color filter is provided in the display element portion on the first substrate side. Such a structure enables the touch sensor portion of the display device to be driven concurrently with the display element portion; thus, even in the case where frame frequencies are varied in the display element portion (e.g., the case where operation is switched between the first mode for moving image display and the second mode for still image display), a touch sensing period in the touch sensor portion can be secured while display quality is maintained. 
     This embodiment can be combined with any of the other embodiments in this specification as appropriate. 
     Embodiment 7 
     In this embodiment, application examples of the display device described in the above embodiment to a display module and to an electronic device including the display module will be described with reference to  FIG. 26 ,  FIGS. 27A to 27H , and  FIGS. 28A to 28H . 
     A display module which can be used for a display device of one embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 26 . 
     In a display module  8000  in  FIG. 26 , a touch sensor portion  8004  connected to an FPC  8003 , a display element portion  8006  connected to an FPC  8005 , a backlight unit  8007 , a frame  8009 , a printed board  8010 , and a battery  8011  are provided between an upper cover  8001  and a lower cover  8002 . 
     The shapes and sizes of the upper cover  8001  and the lower cover  8002  can be changed as appropriate in accordance with the sizes of the touch sensor portion  8004  and the display element portion  8006 . In addition, a cover glass portion can be provided on the front of the display module  8000 . 
     The touch sensor portion  8004  can be a resistive touch panel or a capacitive touch panel that overlaps with the display element portion  8006 . Alternatively, a counter substrate (sealing substrate) of the display element portion  8006  can have a touch panel function. A photosensor may be provided in each pixel of the display element portion  8006  to form an optical touch panel. 
     The backlight unit  8007  includes a light source  8008 . The light source  8008  may be provided at an end portion of the backlight unit  8007  and a light diffusing plate may be used. 
     The frame  8009  protects the display element portion  8006  and also functions as an electromagnetic shield for blocking electromagnetic waves generated by the operation of the printed board  8010 . The frame  8009  may function as a radiator plate. 
     The printed board  8010  is provided with a power supply circuit and a signal processing circuit for outputting a video signal and a clock signal. As a power source for supplying power to the power supply circuit, an external commercial power source or a power source using the battery  8011  provided separately may be used. The battery  8011  can be omitted in the case of using a commercial power source. 
     The display module  8000  may be additionally provided with a member such as a polarizing plate, a retardation plate, or a prism sheet. 
     The display module described above includes the display device described in the above embodiment. Thus, the display module can achieve low power consumption, high reliability, and high touch sensitivity. 
     Examples of electronic devices will be described. 
       FIGS. 27A to 27H  and  FIGS. 28A to 28D  each illustrate an electronic device. These electronic devices can include a housing  5000 , a display portion  5001 , a speaker  5003 , an LED lamp  5004 , operation keys  5005  (including a power switch or an operation switch), a connection terminal  5006 , a sensor  5007  (a sensor having a function of measuring force, displacement, position, speed, acceleration, angular velocity, rotational frequency, distance, light, liquid, magnetism, temperature, chemical substance, sound, time, hardness, electric field, current, voltage, electric power, radiation, flow rate, humidity, gradient, oscillation, odor, or infrared ray), a microphone  5008 , and the like. 
       FIG. 27A  illustrates a mobile computer which can include a switch  5009 , an infrared port  5010 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27B  illustrates a portable image reproducing device (e.g., a DVD player) which is provided with a memory medium and can include a second display portion  5002 , a memory medium reading portion  5011 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27C  illustrates a goggle-type display which can include the second display portion  5002 , a supporting portion  5012 , an earphone  5013 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27D  illustrates a portable game machine which can include the memory medium reading portion  5011  and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27E  illustrates a digital camera which has a television reception function and can include an antenna  5014 , a shutter button  5015 , an image receiving portion  5016 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27F  illustrates a portable game machine which can include the second display portion  5002 , the memory medium reading portion  5011 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27G  illustrates a television receiver which can include a tuner, an image processing portion, and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 27H  illustrates a portable television receiver which can include a charger  5017  capable of transmitting and receiving signals, and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 28A  illustrates a display which can include a support base  5018  and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 28B  illustrates a camera which can include an external connection port  5019 , a shutter button  5015 , an image reception portion  5016 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 28C  illustrates a computer which can include a pointing device  5020 , the external connection port  5019 , a reader/writer  5021 , and the like in addition to the above components.  FIG. 28D  illustrates a mobile phone which can include a transmitter, a receiver, a tuner of one-segment partial reception service for mobile phones and mobile terminals, and the like in addition to the above components. 
     The electronic devices illustrated in  FIGS. 27A to 27H  and  FIGS. 28A to 28D  can have a variety of functions. For example, a function of displaying a variety of data (a still image, a moving image, a text image, and the like) on a display portion, a touch panel function, a function of displaying a calendar, date, time, and the like, a function of controlling a process with a variety of software (programs), a wireless communication function, a function of being connected to a variety of computer networks with a wireless communication function, a function of transmitting and receiving a variety of data with a wireless communication function, a function of reading a program or data stored in a memory medium and displaying the program or data on a display portion, and the like can be given. Further, the electronic device including a plurality of display portions can have a function of displaying image data mainly on one display portion while displaying text data on another display portion, a function of displaying a three-dimensional image by displaying images on a plurality of display portions with a parallax taken into account, or the like. Furthermore, the electronic device including an image receiving portion can have a function of shooting a still image, a function of taking a moving image, a function of automatically or manually correcting a shot image, a function of storing a shot image in a memory medium (an external memory medium or a memory medium incorporated in the camera), a function of displaying a shot image on the display portion, or the like. Note that functions which can be provided for the electronic devices illustrated in  FIGS. 27A to 27H  and  FIGS. 28A to 28D  are not limited to those described above, and the electronic devices can have a variety of functions. 
     The electronic devices described in this embodiment each include the display portion for displaying some sort of data. 
     Next, applications of a display device will be described. 
       FIG. 28E  illustrates an example in which a display device is incorporated in a building.  FIG. 28E  illustrates a housing  5022 , a display portion  5023 , a remote controller  5024  which is an operation portion, a speaker  5025 , and the like. The display device is incorporated in the building as a wall-hanging type, so that the display device can be provided without requiring a wide space. 
       FIG. 28F  illustrates another example in which a display device is incorporated in a building. A display module  5026  is incorporated in a prefabricated bath unit  5027 , so that a bather can view the display module  5026 . 
     Note that although the wall and the prefabricated bath are taken as examples of the building in this embodiment, one embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto and a display device can be provided in any of a variety of buildings. 
     Next, examples in which a display device is incorporated in a moving object will be described. 
       FIG. 28G  illustrates an example in which a display device is provided in a vehicle. A display module  5028  is provided in a body  5029  of a vehicle and can display data on the operation of the body or data input from inside or outside of the body on demand. Note that a navigation function may be provided. 
       FIG. 28H  illustrates an example in which a display device is incorporated in a passenger airplane.  FIG. 28H  illustrates a usage pattern when a display module  5031  is provided for a ceiling  5030  above a seat of the passenger airplane. The display module  5031  is attached to the ceiling  5030  with a hinge portion  5032 , and a passenger can watch the display module  5031  by stretching the hinge portion  5032 . The display module  5031  has a function of displaying data when operated by a passenger. 
     Note that although the body of the vehicle and the body of the airplane are taken as examples of the moving object, one embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. A display device can be provided for a variety of moving objects such as a two-wheel vehicle, a four-wheel vehicle (including an automobile and a bus), a train (including a monorail train and a railway train), and a ship. 
     Note that in this specification and the like, part of a diagram or a text described in one embodiment can be taken out to constitute one embodiment of the invention. Thus, in the case where a diagram or a text related to a certain part is described, a content taken out from the diagram or the text of the certain part is also disclosed as one embodiment of the invention and can constitute one embodiment of the invention. Therefore, for example, part of a diagram or a text including one or more of active elements (e.g., transistors and diodes), wirings, passive elements (e.g., capacitors and resistors), conductive layers, insulating layers, semiconductor layers, organic materials, inorganic materials, components, devices, operating methods, manufacturing methods, and the like can be taken out to constitute one embodiment of the invention. For example, M circuit elements (e.g., transistors or capacitors) (M is an integer) are picked up from a circuit diagram in which N circuit elements (e.g., transistors or capacitors) (N is an integer, where M&lt;N) are provided, whereby one embodiment of the invention can be constituted. As another example, M layers (M is an integer) are picked up from a cross-sectional view in which N layers (N is an integer, where M&lt;N) are provided, whereby one embodiment of the invention can be constituted. As another example, M elements (M is an integer) are picked up from a flow chart in which N elements (N is an integer, where M&lt;N) are provided, whereby one embodiment of the invention can be constituted. 
     Note that, in the case where at least one specific example is illustrated in a diagram or a text described in one embodiment in this specification and the like, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that a broader concept of the specific example can be derived. Therefore, in the case where at least one specific example is illustrated in the diagram or the text described in one embodiment, a broader concept of the specific example is disclosed as one embodiment of the invention and can constitute one embodiment of the invention. 
     Note that, in this specification and the like, a content illustrated in at least a diagram (which may be part of the diagram) is disclosed as one embodiment of the invention and can constitute one embodiment of the invention. Therefore, when a certain content is illustrated in a diagram, the content is disclosed as one embodiment of the invention even without text description and can constitute one embodiment of the invention. Similarly, a diagram obtained by taking out part of a diagram is disclosed as one embodiment of the invention and can constitute one embodiment of the invention. 
     This application is based on Japanese Patent Application serial no. 2013-032751 filed with Japan Patent Office on Feb. 22, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.