Power consumption required for charging and discharging a source signal
line is reduced in an active matrix EL display device. A bipolar
transistor (Bi1) has a base terminal B connected to an output terminal c1
of an operational amplifier (OP1), a collector terminal C connected to a
low power potential (GND), and an emitter terminal E connected to a
resistor R2. A high power potential (VBH) is a potential in
synchronization with a high power potential of a light emitting element.
A potential of the output terminal c1 of the operational amplifier (OP1)
is outputted as a buffer low power potential (VBL). The low power
potential (VBL) corresponds to a potential difference between the high
power potential (VBH) and a high power potential (V1). Accordingly, the
low power potential (VBL) can follow the high power potential (VBH), that
is a high power potential of the light emitting element.