When a pixel and a signal line driver circuit are made up of
semi-amorphous TFTs, an amplitude for driving the pixel has to be made
larger, and a high power supply voltage is needed. The high power supply
voltage increases power consumption in the case of partial drive.
According to the invention, in order to reduce power consumption, a gate
signal line driver circuit stores data of whether each gate signal line
is used for displaying an image or not, thereby stopping driving of a
gate signal line which is not required to be driven.