Patent ID: 7236164

Claim:
A display device, comprising: a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of signal lines; a plurality of pixels; each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprising: a first thin film transistor having a first gate electrode that is connected to a corresponding scanning line of the plurality of scanning lines; a luminescent element; and a second thin film transistor connected to the luminescent element in series and controlling current flow to the luminescent element, a digital signal from a corresponding signal line of the plurality of signal lines being transmitted to a retention capacitor through the first thin film transistor when the corresponding scanning line is selected, a gate of the second thin film transistor being connected to the retention capacitor, the luminescent element emitting a light by a direct current flowing through the second thin film transistor in an ON state, and the resistance of the second thin film transistor in the ON state being lower than that of the luminescent element.