Patent ID: 8232952

Claim:
A display element comprising: a first display unit that includes a plurality of first pixels; a second display unit that is laminated on the first display unit and includes a plurality of second pixels which are arranged so as to correspond to the plurality of first pixels; and a driving unit that drives predetermined first pixels of the plurality of first pixels and predetermined second pixels other than the second pixels corresponding to the predetermined first pixels during image display substantially at the same time, wherein the plurality of first pixels are arranged in a matrix, the plurality of second pixels are arranged in a matrix in correspondence with the plurality of first pixels, and the driving unit performs a line sequential scanning operation that simultaneously drives the plurality of first and second pixels in a row or column unit and sequentially shifts the driven row or column to display an image, wherein the first display unit includes a plurality of first scanning lines that are provided for the rows or columns of the pixels, the second display unit includes a plurality of second scanning lines that are provided for the rows or columns of the pixels in correspondence with the plurality of first scanning lines, and the driving unit includes a scanning line driving circuit that is commonly connected to predetermined first scanning lines of the plurality of first scanning lines and predetermined second scanning lines other than the second scanning lines corresponding to the predetermined first scanning lines, and wherein the scanning line driving circuit has a plurality of scanning electrode output terminals, the number of the plurality of scanning electrode output terminals is equal to each of the number of the plurality of first scanning lines and the number of the plurality of second scanning lines, and each of the plurality of scanning electrode output terminals is commonly connected to one of the plurality of first scanning lines and one of the plurality of second scanning lines.