Patent ID: 7851804

Claim:
A display device comprising: a pixel region and a reference circuit each provided over a light-transmitting substrate having an insulating surface; a transistor in the pixel region; and a bipolar transistor in the reference circuit, wherein the transistor and the bipolar transistor are formed of a continuous single-crystal semiconductor layer, wherein the transistor and the bipolar transistor are electrically isolated from each other by an element isolation region, wherein the transistor is electrically connected to a light-emitting element comprising a first electrode layer, an electroluminescent layer and a second electrode layer, wherein the single-crystal semiconductor layer and the element isolation region have an opening in a region overlapped with the first electrode layer, wherein the opening is filled with an insulating layer, wherein the first electrode layer is formed over the insulating layer, wherein the electroluminescent layer is formed over the first electrode layer, and wherein the second electrode layer is formed over the electroluminescent layer.