An object of the present invention is to realize a numerical aperture
higher than that of a pixel having a conventional construction by using a
pixel circuit having a novel construction in an electro-optical device.
Therefore, it is utilized that the electric potential of a gate signal
line in a row except for an i-th row is set to a constant electric
potential in a period except for when a gate signal line (106) in the
i-th row is selected. A gate signal line 111 in an (i-1)-th row is also
used as an electric current supply line for an EL element (103)
controlled by the gate signal line (106) in the i-th row. Thus, wiring
number is reduced and high numerical aperture is realized.