Patents by Inventor Tomohisa AOKI
Tomohisa AOKI 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: 12446403Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element, the pixel circuit including: a transistor with a first structure including a crystalline silicon semiconductor film and a first gate electrode; and a transistor with a second structure including an oxide semiconductor film and a second gate electrode, the display device further includes: a first interlayer insulation film; and a second interlayer insulation film, wherein the pixel circuit includes: a drive transistor that has the first structure: and a capacitive element, the capacitive element includes: a first capacitor electrode electrically connected to a first gate electrode of the drive transistor; a second capacitor electrode opposite the first capacitor electrode; and a dielectric film between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode, and the dielectric film is disposed in a different layer than are the first interlayer insulation film and the second interlayer insulation film.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohisa Aoki, Atsushi Hachiya, Yuhichi Saitoh, Hiroaki Furukawa
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Patent number: 12170293Abstract: An array substrate includes a thin film transistor including a drain electrode, a first insulation film included in an upper layer than the drain electrode and including a contact hole overlapping the drain electrode, a pixel electrode included in an upper layer than the first insulation film and overlaps the drain electrode at least inside the contact hole and is connected to the drain electrode, a second insulation film included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole and extends outside the contact hole, a conductive portion included in an upper layer than the second insulation film and overlaps the pixel electrode at least inside the contact hole, and an insulation portion included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and in a lower layer than the conductive portion and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Tomohisa Aoki, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Tohru Sakata, Miho Yamada, Kohichi Kumagai
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Patent number: 12119405Abstract: An oxide semiconductor layer includes a second channel region and a second conductor region. The lower metal layer includes a contact wire in contact with the second conductor region. The upper metal layer includes an upper wire. A second interlayer insulating film is provided with a second contact hole overlapping an upper wire and the contact wire. The second conductor region and the upper wire electrically connect together through the contact wire.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohisa Aoki, Hiroaki Furukawa, Yuhichi Saitoh, Atsushi Hachiya
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Publication number: 20240274721Abstract: A crystalline silicon semiconductor layer includes a first channel region and a second conductor region. An oxide semiconductor layer includes a second channel region and a second conductor region. An lower metal layer includes a lower wire. The lower wire is in contact with a first conductor region in a first contact hole. The first conductor region and the second conductor region are electrically connected together through the lower wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: HIROAKI FURUKAWA, Yuhichi SAITOH, Tomohisa AOKI, Atsushi HACHIYA
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Patent number: 11996486Abstract: A crystalline silicon semiconductor layer includes a first channel region and a second conductor region. An oxide semiconductor layer includes a second channel region and a second conductor region. An lower metal layer includes a lower wire. The lower wire is in contact with a first conductor region in a first contact hole. The first conductor region and the second conductor region are electrically connected together through the lower wire.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki Furukawa, Yuhichi Saitoh, Tomohisa Aoki, Atsushi Hachiya
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Patent number: 11955558Abstract: One conductor region of a crystalline silicon semiconductor layer in a first transistor is electrically connected to one conductor region of an oxide semiconductor layer in a second transistor through a first contact hole and a second contact hole communicating with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Hachiya, Hiroaki Furukawa, Yuhichi Saitoh, Tomohisa Aoki
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Publication number: 20230209893Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element, the pixel circuit including: a transistor with a first structure including a crystalline silicon semiconductor film and a first gate electrode; and a transistor with a second structure including an oxide semiconductor film and a second gate electrode, the display device further includes: a first interlayer insulation film; and a second interlayer insulation film, wherein the pixel circuit includes: a drive transistor that has the first structure: and a capacitive element, the capacitive element includes: a first capacitor electrode electrically connected to a first gate electrode of the drive transistor; a second capacitor electrode opposite the first capacitor electrode; and a dielectric film between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode, and the dielectric film is disposed in a different layer than are the first interlayer insulation film and the second interlayer insulation film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2020Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Tomohisa AOKI, ATSUSHI HACHIYA, Yuhichi SAITOH, HIROAKI FURUKAWA
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Publication number: 20230140018Abstract: An array substrate includes a thin film transistor including a drain electrode, a first insulation film included in an upper layer than the drain electrode and including a contact hole overlapping the drain electrode, a pixel electrode included in an upper layer than the first insulation film and overlaps the drain electrode at least inside the contact hole and is connected to the drain electrode, a second insulation film included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole and extends outside the contact hole, a conductive portion included in an upper layer than the second insulation film and overlaps the pixel electrode at least inside the contact hole, and an insulation portion included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and in a lower layer than the conductive portion and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Tomohisa AOKI, Tsuyoshi ITOH, Tohru SAKATA, Miho YAMADA, Kohichi KUMAGAI
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Publication number: 20220209020Abstract: An oxide semiconductor layer includes a second channel region and a second conductor region. The lower metal layer includes a contact wire in contact with the second conductor region. The upper metal layer includes an upper wire. A second interlayer insulating film is provided with a second contact hole overlapping an upper wire and the contact wire. The second conductor region and the upper wire electrically connect together through the contact wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Tomohisa AOKI, HIROAKI FURUKAWA, Yuhichi SAITOH, ATSUSHI HACHIYA
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Publication number: 20220209021Abstract: A crystalline silicon semiconductor layer includes a first channel region and a second conductor region. An oxide semiconductor layer includes a second channel region and a second conductor region. An lower metal layer includes a lower wire. The lower wire is in contact with a first conductor region in a first contact hole. The first conductor region and the second conductor region are electrically connected together through the lower wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: HIROAKI FURUKAWA, Yuhichi SAITOH, Tomohisa AOKI, ATSUSHI HACHIYA
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Publication number: 20220157996Abstract: One conductor region of a crystalline silicon semiconductor layer in a first transistor is electrically connected to one conductor region of an oxide semiconductor layer in a second transistor through a first contact hole and a second contact hole communicating with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: ATSUSHI HACHIYA, HIROAKI FURUKAWA, Yuhichi SAITOH, Tomohisa AOKI
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Patent number: 10854756Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a demultiplexer circuit which includes multiple TFTs. Each TFT includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer that includes a source contact area, a drain contact area, and an area between a source and a drain that includes a channel region, a channel protection layer that covers only a portion of the area between the source and the drain, a source electrode that is brought into contact with the source contact area, and a drain electrode that is brought into contact with the drain contact area. At a cross-section in a channel length direction, of each TFT, an end portion facing toward the channel region, of one of the source and drain electrodes is brought into contact with the channel protection layer, and an end portion facing toward the channel region, of the other is positioned at a distance away from the channel protection layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuhichi Saitoh, Hiroaki Furukawa, Tomohisa Aoki, Atsushi Hachiya
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Publication number: 20190273167Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a demultiplexer circuit which includes multiple TFTs. Each TFT includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer that includes a source contact area, a drain contact area, and an area between a source and a drain that includes a channel region, a channel protection layer that covers only a portion of the area between the source and the drain, a source electrode that is brought into contact with the source contact area, and a drain electrode that is brought into contact with the drain contact area. At a cross-section in a channel length direction, of each TFT, an end portion facing toward the channel region, of one of the source and drain electrodes is brought into contact with the channel protection layer, and an end portion facing toward the channel region, of the other is positioned at a distance away from the channel protection layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Yuhichi SAITOH, Hiroaki FURUKAWA, Tomohisa AOKI, Atsushi HACHIYA