Patent ID: 7608861

Claim:
A light emitting apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix, a light emitting element being connected with at least one pixel circuit; wherein said at least one pixel circuit comprises: a drive transistor of a first conductivity type for controlling a current flowing in said light emitting element; a capacitor provided at a control electrode of said drive transistor; and a switch, connected to said control electrode of said drive transistor, for holding a drive control signal at said capacitor, said switch including a first switching transistor of the first conductivity type and a second switching transistor of a second conductivity type, wherein a first main electrode of said first switching transistor of the first conductivity type and a second main electrode of said second switching transistor of the second conductivity type are connected, wherein a second main electrode of said first switching transistor of the first conductivity type is connected to said control electrode of said drive transistor, wherein a first main electrode of said second switching transistor of the second conductivity type is connected to one main electrode of said drive transistor, wherein turning on both of said first switching transistor of the first conductivity type and said second switching transistor of the second conductivity type short-circuits said control electrode and said one main electrode of said drive transistor, and wherein a third switching transistor of the second conductivity type for selecting a row is provided between said one main electrode of said drive transistor and a signal line, a fourth switching transistor of the first conductivity type for selecting light emission is provided on a path of the current flowing in said display element, and a control electrode of said second switching transistor of the second conductivity type, a control electrode of said third switching transistor for selecting the row, and a control electrode of said fourth switching transistor for selecting the light emission are connected to the same scan signal line.