A potential on a control terminal of a driver transistor is controlled and a drive current corresponding to the potential is supplied to an organic electroluminescence element. A drive controlling transistor is inserted between the driver transistor and the organic electroluminescence element and the drive current is switched on and off by the drive controlling transistor. A short-circuiting transistor is provided which controls whether or not the driver transistor is to be diode-connected. A selection transistor controls whether or not a data signal from a data line is to be supplied to the control terminal of the driver transistor. A capacitor is placed between the selection transistor and the control terminal of the driver transistor and a connection between a terminal of the capacitor on the side of the selection transistor and a predetermined power supply is switched on and off by a potential controlling transistor.
A display panel includes: data lines adapted to transmit a data signal; scan lines adapted to transmit a select signal; and pixels, each pixel being coupled to one of the scan lines and one of the data lines, and each pixel including: light emitting elements adapted to emit light corresponding to a current supplied thereto; a pixel driver adapted to input the data signal while the select signal is being supplied and to output a first current corresponding to the data signal; and switching units adapted to transmit the first current to the light emitting elements, each of the switching units including first transistors respectively coupled between the pixel driver and the light emitting elements, and having different type channels.
