Patents Issued in August 24, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170243855
    Abstract: A semiconductor package including a mounting board, a first semiconductor chip on the mounting board, the first semiconductor chip having a first peripheral area, a second peripheral area, and a central area between the first and second peripheral areas, the central area having penetrating electrodes formed therein, a second semiconductor chip on the first peripheral area, the second semiconductor chip including a second pad on a top surface thereof, a third semiconductor chip on the second peripheral area, the third semiconductor chip including a third pad on a top surface thereof, and conductive wirings extending from the second and third pads, respectively, the conductive wirings electrically connected to the penetrating electrodes, respectively, may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kil Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20170243856
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a plurality of semiconductor chips on a substrate. The semiconductor chips include a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, and a third semiconductor chip that are sequentially stacked on the substrate. The semiconductor package further includes a plurality of non-conductive layers between the substrate and the first semiconductor chip and between adjacent semiconductor chips among the semiconductor chips. The semiconductor chips include smaller widths as a distance from the substrate increases. Each of the non-conductive layers includes an extension protruding outward from a side surface of an overlying one of the semiconductor chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Sang-Sick PARK, Geol NAM, Tae Hong MIN, Jihwan HWANG
  • Publication number: 20170243857
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on the package substrate, a plurality of underfill fillets disposed between the plurality of semiconductor devices and between the package substrate and the plurality of semiconductor devices, and a molding resin at least partially surrounding the plurality of semiconductor devices and the plurality of underfill fillets. The plurality of underfill fillets include a plurality of protrusions that protrude from spaces between each of the plurality of semiconductor devices or between the package substrate and each of the plurality of semiconductor devices. At least two neighboring underfill fillet protrusions of the plurality of protrusions form one continuous structure without an interface therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: JI-HWAN HWANG, SANG-SICK PARK, TAE-HONG MIN, GEOL NAM
  • Publication number: 20170243858
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a carrier substrate having opposite first surface and second surface, and a chip stack disposed on the first surface of the carrier substrate. The chip stack includes a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, and an interposer between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die. The interposer transmits signals between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Che-Ya Chou, Kun-Ting Hung, Chia-Hao Yang, Nan-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20170243859
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a ceramic substrate; a plurality of LED chips; a printed resistor(s) connected in parallel with the plurality of LED chips; a dam resin made of a resin having a low optical transmittance; a fluorescent-material-containing resin layer; and an anode-side electrode and a cathode-side electrode, (a) which are provided on a primary surface of the ceramic substrate so as to face each other along a first direction on the primary surface and (b) which are disposed below at least one of the dam resin and the fluorescent-material-containing resin layer. With the configuration in which a plurality of LEDs, which are connected in a series-parallel connection, are provided on a substrate, it is possible to provide a light emitting device which can achieve restraining of luminance unevenness and an improvement in luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Shinya ISHIZAKI, Makoto AGATANI, Tomokazu NADA, Toshio HATA
  • Publication number: 20170243860
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate, a transistor, and a light-emitting diode. The transistor is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and uses a portion of the semiconductor substrate as an active layer thereof. The light-emitting diode is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and is electrically connected to the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: JONGHO HONG, WONSANG PARK, WONIL CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170243861
    Abstract: A layout pattern of a static random access memory, including a first inverter and a second inverter constituting a latch circuit. A first inner access transistor, a second inner access transistor, a first outer access transistor and a second outer access transistor are electrically connected to the latch circuit, wherein the first outer access transistor has a first gate length, the first inner access transistor has a second gate length, and the first gate length is different from the second gate length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Wang, Yu-Lin Wang, Tzu-Feng Chang, Wei-Chi Lee
  • Publication number: 20170243862
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compound semiconductor protection clamps are provided herein. In certain configurations, a compound semiconductor protection clamp includes a resistor-capacitor (RC) trigger network and a metal-semiconductor field effect transistor (MESFET) clamp. The RC trigger network detects when an ESD/EOS event is present between a first node and a second node, and activates the MESFET clamp in response to detecting the ESD/EOS event. When the MESFET clamp is activated, the MESFET clamp provides a low impedance path between the first and second nodes, thereby providing ESD/EOS protection. When deactivated, the MESFET clamp provides high impedance between the first and second nodes, and thus operates with low leakage current and small static power dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Srivatsan Parthasarathy, Javier Alejandro Salcedo
  • Publication number: 20170243863
    Abstract: A protective circuit (10) comprises a terminal (11), a reference potential terminal (12) and a protective structure (13) that is arranged between the terminal (11) and the reference potential terminal (12), and is designed to be conductive in the event of an electrostatic discharge. The protective circuit (10) furthermore comprises a voltage supply circuit (14) that is coupled to a control input (16) of the protective structure (13) with its output side and is designed for delivering, in the event of radiofrequency interference, a control signal (ST) to the control input (16) with such a high voltage value that conduction of the protective structure (13) is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang REINPRECHT, Christian STOCKREITER, Bernhard WEISS
  • Publication number: 20170243864
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device is disclosed including at least an NPN transistor and a PNP transistor coupled between a first node and a second node, wherein the ESD protection device may be configured to sink current from the first node to the second node in response to an ESD event. The transistors may be coupled such that a collector of the NPN may be coupled to the first node. A collector of the PNP may be coupled to the second node. A base of the NPN may be coupled to the emitter of the PNP. An emitter of the NPN may be coupled to a base of the PNP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Sofics BVBA
    Inventors: Bart Sorgeloos, Benjamin Van Camp, Sven Van Wijmeersch, Wim Vanhouteghem
  • Publication number: 20170243865
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first a first transistor configured to operate at a first threshold voltage level. The first transistor includes a first gate structure and a first drain terminal electrically coupled to the first gate structure. The semiconductor device also includes a second transistor configured to operate at a second threshold voltage level different from the first threshold voltage level, The second transistor includes a second source terminal and a second gate structure electrically coupled to the first gate structure. The first gate structure and the second gate structure comprise a first component in common, and the second gate structure further includes at least one extra component disposed over the first component. The number of the at least one extra component is determined by a desired voltage difference between the first threshold voltage level and the second threshold voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: CHEN-YI LEE, SHIH-FEN HUANG, PEI-LUN WANG, DAH-CHUEN HO, YU-CHANG JONG, MOHAMMAD AL-SHYOUKH, ALEXANDER KALNITSKY
  • Publication number: 20170243866
    Abstract: CMOS circuits may formed using p-channel gallium nitride transistors and n-channel gallium nitride transistors, wherein both the p-channel gallium nitride transistors and the n-channel gallium nitride transistors are formed on a single layered structure comprising a polarization layer deposited on a first gallium nitride layer and a second gallium nitride layer deposited on the polarization layer. Having both n-channel gallium nitride transistors and p-channel gallium nitride transistors s on the same layer structure may enable “all gallium nitride transistor” implementations of circuits including logic, digital, and analog circuitries spanning low supply voltages to high supply voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Han Wui Then, Sansaptak Dasgupta, Marko Radosavljevic, Robert S. Chau
  • Publication number: 20170243867
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of making the same include forming a first channel region on a first semiconductor region. A second channel region is formed on a second semiconductor region, the second semiconductor region being formed from a semiconductor material that is different from a semiconductor material of the first semiconductor region. A nitrogen-containing layer is formed on one or more of the first and second channel regions. A gate dielectric layer is formed over the nitrogen-containing layer. A gate is formed on the gate dielectric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Takashi Ando, Martin M. Frank, Renee T. Mo, Vijay Narayanan, John Rozen
  • Publication number: 20170243868
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of forming the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate; an isolation structure over the substrate; two fins extending from the substrate and through the isolation structure; a gate stack engaging channel regions of the two fins; a dielectric layer disposed over the isolation structure and adjacent to S/D regions of the two fins; and four S/D features over the S/D regions of the two fins. Each of the four S/D features includes a lower portion and an upper portion over the lower portion. The lower portions of the four S/D features are surrounded at least partially by the dielectric layer. The upper portions of the four S/D features merge into two merged second S/D features with one on each side of the gate stack. Each of the two merged S/D features has a curvy top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Jing Lee, Tsz-Mei Kwok, Ming-Hua Yu
  • Publication number: 20170243869
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and at least one gate stack. The gate stack is present on the semiconductor substrate, and the gate stack includes at least one work function conductor and a filling conductor. The work function conductor has a recess therein. The filling conductor includes a plug portion and a cap portion. The plug portion is present in the recess of the work function conductor. The cap portion caps the work function conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Cheng CHANG, Chih-Han LIN, Horng-Huei TSENG
  • Publication number: 20170243870
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a first conductivity type transistor and a second conductivity type transistor, wherein each of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type includes agate insulating film formed on a base, a metal gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and side wall spacers formed at side walls of the metal gate electrode, wherein the gate insulating film is made of a high dielectric constant material, and wherein offset spacers are formed between the side walls of the metal gate electrode and the inner walls of the side wall spacers in any one of the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor, or offset spacers having different thicknesses are formed in the first conductivity type transistor and the second conductivity type transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Koichi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20170243871
    Abstract: A method for forming patterns includes forming an etch target layer; etching the etch target layer to form a pre-pattern having a line forming portion and a plurality of pad portions; forming a plurality of spacers which extend across the pad portions and the line forming portion; forming, over the spacers, a blocking layer having an opening which blocks the pad portions and exposes the line forming portion; and etching the line forming portion by using the blocking layer and the spacers as a barrier, to form a plurality of line portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jae-Houb CHUN, Jeong-Sub LIM
  • Publication number: 20170243872
    Abstract: A device includes a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) array, and an SRAM cell edge region abutting the SRAM array. The SRAM array and the SRAM cell edge region in combination include first gate electrodes having a uniform pitch. A word line driver abuts the SRAM cell edge region. The word line driver includes second gate electrodes, and the first gate electrodes have lengthwise directions aligned to lengthwise directions of respective ones of the second gate electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Fang Chen, Jhon Jhy Liaw, Min-Chang Liang, Ren-Fen Tsui, Shih-Chi Fu, Yen-Huei Chen
  • Publication number: 20170243873
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises: a stacked body including control gate electrodes stacked upwardly of a substrate; a semiconductor layer facing the control gate electrodes; and a gate insulating layer provided between the control gate electrode and the semiconductor layer. The stacked body comprises: a first metal layer configuring the control gate electrode; a first barrier metal layer contacting an upper surface of this first metal layer; a first silicon nitride layer contacting an upper surface of this first barrier metal layer; a first inter-layer insulating layer contacting an upper surface of this first silicon nitride layer; a second barrier metal layer contacting a lower surface of the first metal layer; a second silicon nitride layer contacting a lower surface of this second barrier metal layer; and a second inter-layer insulating layer contacting a lower surface of this second silicon nitride layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeki KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KONAGAI, Atsushi KONNO, Kenta YAMADA, Masaaki HIGUCHI, Masao SHINGU, Soichiro KITAZAKI, Yoshimasa MIKAJIRI
  • Publication number: 20170243874
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a semiconductor device suitable for miniaturization. To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device. To provide a semiconductor device with improved operating speed. [Solving Means] A semiconductor device including a memory cell including first to cth (c is a natural number of 2 or more) sub memory cells, wherein: the jth sub memory cell includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor; a first semiconductor layer included in the first transistor and a second semiconductor layer included in the second transistor include an oxide semiconductor; one of terminals of the capacitor is electrically connected to a gate electrode included in the second transistor; the gate electrode included in the second transistor is electrically connected to one of a source electrode and a drain electrode which are included in the first transistor; and when j?2, the jth sub memory cell is arranged over the j?1th sub memory cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Tomoaki ATSUMI, Shuhei NAGATSUKA, Tamae MORIWAKA, Yuta ENDO
  • Publication number: 20170243875
    Abstract: A ferroelectric capacitor having a doped graphene bottom electrode and uses thereof are described. The doped graphene bottom electrode layer is deposited on a substrate with a ferroelectric layer deposited between the doped graphene layer and a top electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Mohd Adnan Khan
  • Publication number: 20170243876
    Abstract: Most semiconductor devices manufactured today, have uniform dopant concentration, either in the lateral or vertical device active (and isolation) regions. By grading the dopant concentration, the performance in various semiconductor devices can be significantly improved. Performance improvements can be obtained in application specific areas like increase in frequency of operation for digital logic, various power MOFSFET and IGBT ICs, improvement in refresh time for DRAMs, decrease in programming time for nonvolatile memory, better visual quality including pixel resolution and color sensitivity for imaging ICs, better sensitivity for varactors in tunable filters, higher drive capabilities for JFETs, and a host of other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: G.R. MOHAN RAO
  • Publication number: 20170243877
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate having a memory region and a peripheral region that are adjacent to each other, and a plurality of insulating layers and a plurality of wiring layers that are alternately formed on the memory region and the peripheral region of the substrate. On the memory region, the insulating layers and the wiring layers are alternately formed along a thickness direction of the memory device. On the peripheral region, first portions of the insulating layers and first portions of the wiring layers are alternately formed along the thickness direction and second portions of the insulating layers and second portions of the wiring layers are alternately formed along a lateral direction. A width of the second portion of each of the wiring layers in the lateral direction is greater than a thickness of the first portion of the wiring layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Takuya INATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20170243878
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device in which a capacitor constituting a peripheral circuit region is formed as a vertical type so that an area occupied by the capacitor in the entire device can be reduced as compared with a planar capacitor. Thus, a non-volatile memory device may be highly integrated and have a high capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun-suk KIM, Joon-hee LEE, Kee-jeong RHO
  • Publication number: 20170243879
    Abstract: Discrete silicon nitride portions can be formed at each level of electrically conductive layers in an alternating stack of insulating layers and the electrically conductive layers. The discrete silicon nitride portions can be employed as charge trapping material portions, each of which is laterally contacted by a tunneling dielectric portion on the front side, and by a blocking dielectric portion on the back side. The tunneling dielectric portions may be formed as discrete material portions or portions within a tunneling dielectric layer. The blocking dielectric portions may be formed as discrete material portions or portions within a blocking dielectric layer. The discrete silicon nitride portions can be formed by depositing a charge trapping material layer and selectively removing portions of the charge trapping material layer at levels of the insulating layers. Various schemes may be employed to singulate the charge trapping material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jixin YU, Zhenyu LU, Daxin MAO, Yanli ZHANG, Andrey SEROV, Chun GE, Johann ALSMEIER
  • Publication number: 20170243880
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when a wafer is placed on a base stand and a first frequency voltage is applied to the base stand, the potential of the wafer is measured, and the first frequency voltage is applied in a pulsed manner to the base stand and a base stand voltage is applied to the base stand, and the amplitude of the base stand voltage is controlled based on the potential of the wafer in synchronization with the timing for a pulse waveform cf the first frequency voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuya MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20170243881
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a stacked structure including first material layers and second material layers alternately stacked on each other; forming a pillar passing through the stacked structure, the pillar including a protruding portion protruding above an uppermost surface of the stacked structure; forming a conductive layer surrounding the protruding portion of the pillar; and forming a conductive pattern in contact with the protruding portion of the pillar by oxidizing a surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Wan Cheul SHIN
  • Publication number: 20170243882
    Abstract: A method of verifying a layout of a vertical memory device includes classifying a plurality of channel holes included in the layout of the vertical memory device into a plurality of types based on at least one of a distance between each channel hole and an isolation region adjacent thereto, shapes of the plurality of channel holes in the layout, and coordinates of the plurality of channel holes in the layout. Types of channel holes connected to each of a plurality of bit lines included in the layout are identified, and a determination is made whether loads of the plurality of bit lines are equalized, based on the identified types of the channel holes for each bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: KI-WON KIM, SUNG-HOON KIM, JAE-ICK SON
  • Publication number: 20170243883
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises a substrate, a plurality of first conductive layers, a memory columnar body, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a contact. The plurality of first conductive layers are stacked upwardly of the substrate. The memory columnar body extends in a first direction intersecting an upper surface of the substrate and a side surface of the memory columnar body is covered by the first conductive layers. The first semiconductor layer is connected to a lower end of the memory columnar body and extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second conductive layer is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the first conductive layers. The second conductive layer is connected to the memory columnar body and extending in the second direction. The contact is connected to the second conductive layer and extends in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shigeki KOBAYASHI, Atsushi KONNO
  • Publication number: 20170243884
    Abstract: According to the embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a stacked body; a columnar portion, an insulating portion; and wall portion. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers stacked with an insulator interposed. The columnar portion is provided in the stacked body and extends in a staking direction of the stacked body. The insulating portion is provided around the stacked body and surrounds the stacked body. The wall portion is provided in the insulating portion and is separated from the stacked body. The wall portion extends in the stacking direction and in a first direction crossing the stacking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakaki, Masaru Kito
  • Publication number: 20170243885
    Abstract: Provided is a vertical non-volatile memory device having a metal source line. The vertical non-volatile memory device includes cell string units that are formed on first portions of a semiconductor substrate and are vertically arranged with respect to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, impurity regions formed on second portions of the semiconductor substrate between the cell string units, conductive lines formed on the impurity regions, and spacers that are formed on the sidewalls of the cell string units and insulate the conductive lines from the cells string units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: SUNG-MIN HWANG, Han-Soo Kim, Won-Seok Cho, Jae-Hoon Jang
  • Publication number: 20170243886
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes lower and upper selection lines, a cell gate structure, a lower dummy structure and an upper dummy structure. The cell gate structure is between the lower and upper selection lines and includes cell gate electrodes stacked in a first direction. The lower dummy structure is between the lower selection line and the cell gate structure and includes a lower dummy gate line spaced from a lowermost one of the cell gate electrodes by a first distance. The upper dummy structure is between the upper selection line and the cell gate structure and includes an upper dummy gate line spaced from an uppermost one of the cell gate electrodes by a second distance. The cell gate electrodes are spaced by a third distance less than each of the first and second distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Hoon LEE, Keejeong RHO, Sejun PARK, Jinhyun SHIN, Dong-Sik LEE, Woong-Seop LEE
  • Publication number: 20170243887
    Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device (e.g. a vertical power device, an IGBT device, a vertical bipolar transistor, a UMOS device or a GTO thyristor) is formed with an active semiconductor region, within which a plurality of semiconductor structures have been fabricated to form an active device, and below which at least a portion of a substrate material has been removed to isolate the active device, to expose at least one of the semiconductor structures for bottom side electrical connection and to enhance thermal dissipation. At least one of the semiconductor structures is preferably contacted by an electrode at the bottom side of the active semiconductor region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Stuart B. Molin, Michael A. Stuber
  • Publication number: 20170243888
    Abstract: In a circuit block, a plurality of cell rows, each being comprised of a plurality of standard cells arranged in a first direction, are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby forming a circuit of SOI transistors. The circuit block includes a plurality of antenna cells, each including an antenna diode provided between a power supply line and a substrate or a well. In at least a part of the circuit block, the antenna cells are arranged at constant intervals in at least one of the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroyuki SHIMBO
  • Publication number: 20170243889
    Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device are disclosed. The manufacturing method includes: forming a first metal wiring, an interlayer insulating film, a second metal wiring and a protecting layer in sequence on a substrate, the second metal wiring is parallel with the first metal wiring and has an overlapped area therewith which is defined as a first zone, and portions of the first and second metal wiring except the first zone are defined as a second zone and a third zone respectively; at least thinning a portion of the interlayer insulating film and/or the protecting layer corresponding to the first zone while leaving portions except those corresponding to the first, second and third zones un-thinned. The manufacturing method can mitigate Zara mura.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ruirui WANG, Huabin CHEN, Linlin WANG, Xiaopeng CUI
  • Publication number: 20170243890
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image and including a first pad part, the first pad part including a plurality of first pads disposed at a first edge thereof, and a printed circuit board having an insertion hole in which at least a portion of the first edge of the first pad part is accommodated. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of first terminals disposed on an inner surface of the insertion hole to contact the plurality of first pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: HEESOON JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170243891
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor. The method for manufacturing a thin film transistor includes: forming a patterned semiconductor layer and a patterned wiring layer on a substrate; and etching the wiring layer to form a channel part. Herein, the wiring layer includes a compensation layer and the compensation layer is formed from a material including a metal of a metal oxide component among components of a material forming the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Korea Aerospace University
    Inventor: Jong Hyun SEO
  • Publication number: 20170243892
    Abstract: To provide a novel shift register. Transistors 101 to 104 are provided. A first terminal of the transistor 101 is connected to a wiring 111 and a second terminal of the transistor 101 is connected to a wiring 112. A first terminal of the transistor 102 is connected to a wiring 113 and a second terminal of the transistor 102 is connected to the wiring 112. A first terminal of the transistor 103 is connected to the wiring 113 and a gate of the transistor 103 is connected to the wiring 111 or a wiring 119. A first terminal of the transistor 104 is connected to a second terminal of the transistor 103, a second terminal of the transistor 104 is connected to a gate of the transistor 101, and a gate of the transistor 104 is connected to a gate of the transistor 102.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20170243893
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate includes a display zone having data lines, scan lines, and sub-pixels arranged in an array. For the sub-pixels of the same row, each of the sub-pixels of the even columns is connected with the scan line above the row of the sub-pixels and each of the sub-pixels of the odd columns is connected with the scan line below the row of the sub-pixels. The non-display zone includes fan-out lines respectively corresponding to and connected with the scan lines. Each of the fan-out lines includes a horizontal line segment and a slanted line segment. The slanted line segments of the two fan-out lines respectively corresponding to and connected with two adjacent, upper and lower scan lines are arranged to intersect each other in a mutually isolated manner so as to change the sequence of driving the two adjacent, upper and lower scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Caiqin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170243894
    Abstract: It is provided a semiconductor device comprising a power line, a Silicon-on-Insulator, SOI, substrate comprising a semiconductor layer and a semiconductor bulk substrate comprising a first doped region, a first transistor device formed in and above the SOI substrate and comprising a first gate dielectric formed over the semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode formed over the gate dielectric, a first diode electrically connected to the first gate electrode and a second diode electrically connected to the first diode and the power line; and wherein the first and second diodes are partially formed in the first doped region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Ingolf Lorenz, Stefan Block, Ulrich Hensel, Jürgen Faul, Michael Zier, Haritez Narisetty
  • Publication number: 20170243895
    Abstract: A substrate and a delamination film are separated by a physical means, or a mechanical means in a state where a metal film formed over a substrate, and a delamination layer comprising an oxide film including the metal and a film comprising silicon, which is formed over the metal film, are provided. Specifically, a TFT obtained by forming an oxide layer including the metal over a metal film; crystallizing the oxide layer by heat treatment; and performing delamination in a layer of the oxide layer or at both of the interface of the oxide layer is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Junya MARUYAMA, Toru TAKAYAMA, Yumiko OHNO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170243896
    Abstract: Provided are an array substrate and a liquid crystal display device. The array substrate includes a base plate and a low temperature poly-silicon layer, a first insulation layer, a gate zone, a second insulation layer, a source zone, a drain zone, a planarization layer, a first transparent conductive layer, a third insulation layer, and a second transparent conductive layer that are arranged on the same side of the base plate. The gate zone covers the first insulation layer. The source zone and the drain zone are respectively connected to two ends of the low temperature poly-silicon layer. The second transparent conductive layer is connected to the drain zone and the second transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of spaced conductive zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiawei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170243897
    Abstract: A display device including an oxide semiconductor, a protective circuit and the like having appropriate structures and a small occupied area is necessary. The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate insulating layer and overlaps with the gate electrode; and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer each of which is formed by stacking a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer and whose end portions are over the first oxide semiconductor layer and overlap with the gate electrode. The gate electrode of the non-linear element is connected to a scan line or a signal line, the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer of the non-linear element is directly connected to the gate electrode layer so as to apply potential of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Tomoya FUTAMURA, Takahiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20170243898
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including first and second light-blocking areas, and a pixel area; a light-blocking pattern at least partially at the first light-blocking area; a data line at the second light-blocking area; a first insulating layer on the light-blocking pattern and the data line; a semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer and overlapping the light-blocking pattern on a plane; a second insulating layer on the semiconductor layer; a color filter on the second insulating layer at least partially at the pixel area; a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer and the color filter; a gate line on the third insulating layer at the first light-blocking area; a pixel electrode at least partially at the pixel area; and a bridge electrode at least partially at the first light-blocking area. The second and third insulating layers directly contact one another over the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Duksung Kim
  • Publication number: 20170243899
    Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with excellent electrical characteristics or a semiconductor device with stable electrical characteristics. A semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first insulator, a second insulator, a first wiring, and a first plug. The first transistor includes silicon. The second transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The first insulator is located over the first transistor. The second insulator is located over the first insulator. The second transistor is located over the second insulator. The first wiring is located over the second insulator and the first plug. The first transistor and the second transistor are electrically connected to each other through the first wiring and the first plug. The first wiring has low hydrogen permeability. The hydrogen permeability of the second insulator is lower than the hydrogen permeability of the first insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Yuichi SATO, Yuji ASANO, Tetsunori MARUYAMA, Tatsuya ONUKI, Shuhei NAGATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20170243900
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device including a transistor using an oxide semiconductor film, stable electric characteristics can be provided and high reliability can be achieved. A structure of the semiconductor device, which achieves high-speed response and high-speed operation, is provided. In a semiconductor device including a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode layer are stacked in order and a sidewall insulating layer is provided on the side surface of the gate electrode layer, the sidewall insulating layer has an oxygen-excess regions, which is formed in such a manner that a first insulating film is formed and then is subjected to oxygen doping treatment, a second insulating is formed over the first insulating film, and a stacked layer of the first insulating film and the second insulating film are etched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170243901
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor array substrate, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The method includes forming, on a substrate, a gate electrode, a common electrode, a gate insulation layer, an active layer and a source-drain metal layer, and forming, on the resultant substrate, a pixel electrode and a passivation layer by one patterning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hehe HU
  • Publication number: 20170243902
    Abstract: A TFT substrate includes a base plate on which first and second gate electrodes respectively corresponding to first and second TFTs are formed. A gate insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, and an etch stop layer are sequentially formed on the base plate and the first and second electrodes. A single photolithographic process is conducted simultaneously on the gate insulation layer, the semiconductor layer, and the etch stop layer with the same gray tone mask to form separate semiconductor portions for the two TFTs and also form contact holes in the etch stop layer and the gate insulation layer to receive sources and drains of the two TFTs to be deposited therein and in contact with the two semiconductor portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Wenhui Li
  • Publication number: 20170243903
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor image sensor device. In some embodiments, the semiconductor image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface configured to receive incident radiation. A plurality of sensor elements are arranged within the semiconductor substrate. A first charged layer is arranged on an entirety of a second surface of the semiconductor substrate facing an opposite direction as the first surface. The second surface is between the first charged layer and the first surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Shyh-Fann Ting, Chih-Yu Lai, Cheng-Ta Wu, Yeur-Luen Tu, Ching-Chun Wang
  • Publication number: 20170243904
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device including a semiconductor layer comprising a plurality of photodiodes, a first antireflection film located over a first surface of the semiconductor layer, a second antireflection film located over the first antireflection film, a light shielding layer having side surfaces which are adjacent to at least one of first and the second antireflection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Susumu Hiyama, Kazufumi Watanabe