Patents by Inventor Hajime Watakabe
Hajime Watakabe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11003003Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize the flexible display device of high reliability; specifically in a structure that a bending area is in a terminal area, and in that disconnection of the wiring does not occur in the bending area. The concrete structure is that: a display device having a display area, a driving circuit area and a bending area comprising: a first thin film transistor and a first interlayer insulating film are formed in the display area, a second thin film transistor and a second interlayer insulating film are formed in the driving circuit area, terminal wirings to connects the display area and the driving circuit area are formed in the bending area.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Hanada, Isao Suzumura, Hajime Watakabe
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Publication number: 20210074736Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the TFT in the semiconductor device is shorted by existence of a foreign substance. An example of the structure to solve the problem is: A semiconductor device comprising: a scan line extends in a first direction, a first signal line extends in a second direction, which crosses the first direction, a second signal line extends parallel to the first signal line, an electrode is disposed between the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein a first TFT connects with the second signal line in a vicinity of the second signal line, a second TFT connects with the electrode in a vicinity of the first signal line, the first TFT and the second TFT are formed from oxide semiconductors, the first TFT and the second TFT are connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro HANADA, Toshihide JINNAI, Hajime WATAKABE, Ryo ONODERA
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Publication number: 20210066351Abstract: There is provided a technique that enables a reduction in the display failure of a display device and the improvement of the yields of the display device in a display device that adopts a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor. A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor. The oxide semiconductor has a drain region, a source region, and a channel region provided between the drain region and the source region. The thin film transistor includes a gate insulating film provided on the channel region, an aluminum oxide film provided on the gate insulating film, an insulating film provided on the aluminum oxide film, and a gate electrode provided on the insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Hajime WATAKABE, Toshihide JINNAI, Ryo ONODERA, Akihiro HANADA
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Publication number: 20210011536Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a first semiconductor layer formed of silicon and positioned above the insulating substrate, a second semiconductor layer formed of a metal oxide and positioned above the first semiconductor layer, a first insulating film formed of a silicon nitride and positioned between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a block layer positioned between the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor layer, the block layer hydrogen diffusion of which is lower than that of the first insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro HANADA, Hajime WATAKABE, Kazufumi WATABE
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Patent number: 10824211Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a first semiconductor layer formed of silicon and positioned above the insulating substrate, a second semiconductor layer formed of a metal oxide and positioned above the first semiconductor layer, a first insulating film formed of a silicon nitride and positioned between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a block layer positioned between the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor layer, the block layer hydrogen diffusion of which is lower than that of the first insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Hanada, Hajime Watakabe, Kazufumi Watabe
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Publication number: 20200333652Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize the flexible display device of high reliability; specifically in a structure that a bending area is in a terminal area, and in that disconnection of the wiring does not occur in the bending area. The concrete structure is that: a display device having a display area, a driving circuit area and a bending area comprising: a first thin film transistor and a first interlayer insulating film are formed in the display area, a second thin film transistor and a second interlayer insulating film are formed in the driving circuit area, terminal wirings to connects the display area and the driving circuit area are formed in the bending area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro HANADA, Isao SUZUMURA, Hajime WATAKABE
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Patent number: 10761354Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize the flexible display device of high reliability; specifically in a structure that a bending area is in a terminal area, and in that disconnection of the wiring does not occur in the bending area. The concrete structure is that: a display device having a display area, a driving circuit area and a bending area comprising: a first thin film transistor and a first interlayer insulating film are formed in the display area, a second thin film transistor and a second interlayer insulating film are formed in the driving circuit area, terminal wirings to connects the display area and the driving circuit area are formed in the bending area.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Hanada, Isao Suzumura, Hajime Watakabe
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Publication number: 20200264484Abstract: A display device including a substrate having a first TFT of an oxide semiconductor and a second TFT of a polysilicon semiconductor comprising: the oxide semiconductor 109 is covered by a first insulating film, a first drain electrode 110 is connected to the oxide semiconductor 109 via a first through hole 132 formed in the first insulating film, a first source electrode 111 is connected to the oxide semiconductor 109 via second through hole 133 formed in the first insulating film in the first TFT, a second insulating film is formed covering the first drain electrode 110 and the first source electrode 111, a drain wiring connects 12 to the first drain electrode 110 via a third through hole 130 formed in the second insulating film, a source wiring 122 is connected to the first source electrode 111 via a fourth through hole 131 formed in the second insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshihide JINNAI, Hajime WATAKABE, Akihiro HANADA, Ryo ONODERA, lsao SUZUMURA
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Publication number: 20200259020Abstract: A semiconductor device includes thin film transistors each having an oxide semiconductor. The oxide semiconductor has a channel region, a drain region, a source region, and low concentration regions which are lower in impurity concentration than the drain region and the source region. The low concentration regions are located between the channel region and the drain region, and between the channel region and the source region. Each of the thin film transistors has a gate insulating film on the channel region and the low concentration regions, an aluminum oxide film on a first part of the gate insulating film, the first part being located on the channel region, and a gate electrode on the aluminum oxide film and a second part of the gate insulating film, the second part being located on the low concentration regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hajime WATAKABE, Tomoyuki ITO, Toshihide JINNAI, lsao SUZUMURA, Akihiro HANADA, Ryo ONODERA
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Publication number: 20200251505Abstract: A display device including a substrate having thin film transistors (TFT) comprising: the TFT including an oxide semiconductor film, a gate electrode and an insulating film formed between the oxide semiconductor film and the gate electrode, wherein a first aluminum oxide film and a second aluminum oxide film, which is formed on the first aluminum oxide film, are formed between the insulating film and the gate electrode, an oxygen concentration in the first aluminum oxide film is bigger than an oxygen concentration in the second aluminum oxide film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Hajime WATAKABE, Isao SUZUMURA, Akihiro HANADA, Yohei YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10727254Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulation layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, a first insulation layer arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer and arranged with a first aperture part, wiring including an aluminum layer arranged above the first insulation layer, the wiring being electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first aperture part, a barrier layer including aluminum oxide above the first insulation layer, above the wiring and covering a side surface of the wiring, and an organic insulation layer arranged above the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshinari Sasaki, Hajime Watakabe, Akihiro Hanada, Marina Shiokawa
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Patent number: 10580801Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to form a flexible display device where the substrate is made of resin, wherein the TFT can be annealed in high temperature; consequently, a reliability of the TFT is improved. The concrete measure is as follows. A display device having a pixel electrode and a TFT including a semiconductor layer on a substrate comprising: a source region of the semiconductor layer connects with a source electrode, a drain region of the semiconductor layer connects with a drain electrode; the pixel electrode connects with the source electrode; the drain electrode connects with a video signal line; a distance between the drain electrode and the substrate is smaller than a distance between the semiconductor and the substrate, the semiconductor layer is formed between the pixel electrode and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Isao Suzumura, Hajime Watakabe, Akihiro Hanada, Hirokazu Watanabe, Yohei Yamaguchi, Marina Shiokawa, Ryotaro Kimura
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Patent number: 10459304Abstract: A display device comprising: a first TFT using silicon (Si) and a second TFT using oxide semiconductor are formed on a substrate, a distance between the silicon (Si) and the substrate is smaller than a distance between the oxide semiconductor and the substrate, a drain source electrode of the first TFT connects with the silicon (Si) via a first through hole, a drain source electrode of the second TFT connects with the oxide semiconductor via a second through hole, metal films are made on the oxide semiconductor sandwiching a channel of the oxide semiconductor in a plan view, the channel has a channel width, an ALO layer is formed on the metal films and the oxide semiconductor, the second source drain electrode and the metal films are connected via the second through hole formed in the AlO layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hajime Watakabe, Isao Suzumura, Hirokazu Watanabe, Akihiro Hanada
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Publication number: 20190312064Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulation layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, a first insulation layer arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer and arranged with a first aperture part, wiring including an aluminum layer arranged above the first insulation layer, the wiring being electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first aperture part, a barrier layer including aluminum oxide above the first insulation layer, above the wiring and covering a side surface of the wiring, and an organic insulation layer arranged above the barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Toshinari SASAKI, Hajime Watakabe, Akihiro Hanada, Marina Shiokawa
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Publication number: 20190250443Abstract: A display device comprising: a first TFT using silicon (Si) and a second TFT using oxide semiconductor are formed on a substrate, a distance between the silicon (Si) and the substrate is smaller than a distance between the oxide semiconductor and the substrate, a drain source electrode of the first TFT connects with the silicon (Si) via a first through hole, a drain source electrode of the second TFT connects with the oxide semiconductor via a second through hole, metal films are made on the oxide semiconductor sandwiching a channel of the oxide semiconductor in a plan view, the channel has a channel width, an ALO layer is formed on the metal films and the oxide semiconductor, the second source drain electrode and the metal films are connected via the second through hole formed in the AlO layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Hajime WATAKABE, Isao SUZUMURA, Hirokazu WATANABE, Akihiro HANADA
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Publication number: 20190244979Abstract: A display device to improve reliability of the TFT of the oxide semiconductor, including: a substrate including a display area where plural pixels are formed, the pixel includes a first TFT of a first oxide semiconductor; a first gate insulating film is formed on the first oxide semiconductor, a gate electrode is formed on the first gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film is formed over the gate electrode; the gate insulating film includes a first silicon oxide film, the gate electrode includes a first gate layer made of a second oxide semiconductor and a second gate layer made of metal or alloy; the interlayer insulating film has a first interlayer insulating film including a second silicon oxide film, and a second interlayer insulating film including a first aluminum oxide film on the first interlayer insulating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Isao SUZUMURA, Yohei YAMAGUCHI, Hajime WATAKABE, Akihiro HANADA, Hirokazu WATANABE, Marina SHIOKAWA
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Patent number: 10373982Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulation layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, a first insulation layer arranged above the oxide semiconductor layer and arranged with a first aperture part, wiring including an aluminum layer arranged above the first insulation layer, the wiring being electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first aperture part, a barrier layer including aluminum oxide above the first insulation layer, above the wiring and covering a side surface of the wiring, and an organic insulation layer arranged above the barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshinari Sasaki, Hajime Watakabe, Akihiro Hanada, Marina Shiokawa
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Patent number: 10374096Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes contact holes passing through a source region of a drain region of an interlayer insulating film and oxide semiconductor layer to reach an insulating substrate, wherein a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed inside the contact holes, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Miyuki Ishikawa, Arichika Ishida, Masayoshi Fuchi, Hajime Watakabe, Takashi Okada
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Patent number: 10317763Abstract: A display device comprising: a first TFT using silicon (Si) and a second TFT using oxide semiconductor are formed on a substrate, a distance between the silicon (Si) and the substrate is smaller than a distance between the oxide semiconductor and the substrate, a source/drain electrode of the first TFT connects with the silicon (Si) via a first through hole, a source/drain electrode of the second TFT connects with the oxide semiconductor via a second through hole, metal films are made on the oxide semiconductor sandwiching a channel of the oxide semiconductor in a plan view, the channel has a channel width, an AlO layer is formed on the metal films and the oxide semiconductor, the second source/drain electrode and the metal films are connected via the second through hole formed in the AlO layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hajime Watakabe, Isao Suzumura, Hirokazu Watanabe, Akihiro Hanada
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Publication number: 20190129227Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to realize the flexible display device of high reliability; specifically in a structure that a bending area is in a terminal area, and in that disconnection of the wiring does not occur in the bending area. The concrete structure is that: a display device having a display area, a driving circuit area and a bending area comprising: a first thin film transistor and a first interlayer insulating film are formed in the display area, a second thin film transistor and a second interlayer insulating film are formed in the driving circuit area, terminal wirings to connects the display area and the driving circuit area are formed in the bending area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Akihiro HANADA, Isao SUZUMURA, Hajime WATAKABE