Patent ID: 7692614

Claim:
A display device comprising: pixels disposed to correspond to portions, at which a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines intersect, wherein each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode, a switching element for selecting the pixel electrode, and a storage circuit interposed between the pixel electrode and the switching element for storing data to be written in the pixel electrode; and a pair of alternating voltage power lines having a first alternating voltage power line and a second alternating voltage power line for applying alternating voltages varying in polarities opposite to each other, to the storage circuit, wherein the storage circuit includes a first transistor pair of a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor connecting in series while bridging the paired alternating voltage power lines, and a second transistor pair of a second NMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor connected in series while bridging the paired alternating voltage power lines, wherein a common node of control electrodes of the first transistor pair is connected with the series connection intermediate node of the second transistor pair whereas a common node of control electrodes of the second transistor pair is connected with the series connection intermediate node of the first transistor pair, wherein the first NMOS transistor is connected between the first alternating voltage power line and the first PMOS transistor, wherein the second NMOS transistor is connected between the first alternating voltage power line and the second PMOS transistor, wherein a first diode is connected in series with the first NMOS transistor between the first alternating voltage power line and the series connection intermediate node of the first transistor pair, wherein a second diode is connected in series with the first PMOS transistor between the second alternating voltage power line and the series connection intermediate node of the first transistor pair, wherein the first diode and the second diode have a conduction direction from the second alternating voltage power line to the first alternating voltage power line, wherein an output node of the switching element is connected with the series connection intermediate node of the first transistor pair, whereas the series connection intermediate node of the second transistor pair is connected with the pixel electrode, and wherein a capacitor is connected between the common node of the control electrodes of the second transistor pair and the series connection intermediate node of the second transistor pair.