Semiconductor Is An Oxide Of A Metal (e.g., Cuo, Zno) Or Copper Sulfide Patents (Class 257/43)
  • Patent number: 11855152
    Abstract: Various forms of MgxGe1-xO2-x are disclosed, where the MgxGe1-xO2-x are epitaxial layers formed on a substrate comprising a substantially single crystal substrate material. The epitaxial layer of MgxGe1-xO2-x has a crystal symmetry compatible with the substrate material. Semiconductor structures and devices comprising the epitaxial layer of MgxGe1-xO2-x are disclosed, along with methods of making the epitaxial layers and semiconductor structures and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Silanna UV Technologies Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Petar Atanackovic
  • Patent number: 11856823
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first organic film layer, a first barrier layer disposed on first organic film layer, a shielding pattern disposed on the first barrier layer, a second barrier layer covering the shielding pattern and disposed on first barrier layer, a first active pattern disposed on the second barrier layer and overlapping the shielding pattern in a plan view, a gate electrode disposed on the first active pattern, an emission control line disposed on the first active pattern and adjacent to a first side of the gate electrode in the plan view, an upper compensation control line disposed on the emission control line and adjacent to a second side of gate electrode in the plan view, and a second active pattern disposed on the emission control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jong Cho, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Young-In Hwang
  • Patent number: 11843004
    Abstract: The stability of a step of processing a wiring formed using copper, aluminum, gold, silver, molybdenum, or the like is increased. Moreover, the concentration of impurities in a semiconductor film is reduced. Moreover, the electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device are improved. In a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, an oxide film in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, and a pair of conductive films being in contact with the oxide film and including copper, aluminum, gold, silver, molybdenum, or the like, the oxide film has a plurality of crystal parts and has c-axis alignment in the crystal parts, and the c-axes are aligned in a direction parallel to a normal vector of a top surface of the oxide semiconductor film or the oxide film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichi Koezuka, Yasutaka Nakazawa, Yukinori Shima, Masami Jintyou, Masayuki Sakakura, Motoki Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11839071
    Abstract: A plurality of vertical stacks may be formed over a substrate. Each of the vertical stacks includes, from bottom to top, a bottom electrode, a dielectric pillar, and a top electrode. A continuous active layer may be formed over the plurality of vertical stacks. A gate dielectric layer may be formed over the continuous active layer. The continuous active layer and the gate dielectric layer may be patterned into a plurality of active layers and a plurality of gate dielectrics. Each of the plurality of active layers laterally surrounds a respective one of the vertical stacks that are arranged along a first horizontal direction, and each of the plurality of gate dielectrics laterally surrounds a respective one of the active layers. Gate electrodes may be formed over the plurality of gate dielectrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Yen Chuang, Katherine H. Chiang
  • Patent number: 11837184
    Abstract: Improved methods for driving a four particle electrophoretic medium including a scattering particle and at least two subtractive particles. Such methods allow displays such as a color electrophoretic display including a backplane having an array of thin film transistors, wherein each thin film transistor includes a layer of metal oxide semiconductor. The metal oxide transistors allow faster, higher voltage switching, and thus allow direct color switching of a four-particle electrophoretic medium without a need for top plane switching. As a result, the color electrophoretic display can be updated faster and the colors are reproduced more reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Telfer, Kosta Ladavac, Christopher L. Hoogeboom
  • Patent number: 11836321
    Abstract: An optical sensing device includes a substrate, sensing elements, a planarization layer, and a light-shielding layer. The sensing elements are located on the substrate. Each sensing element includes a first net-shaped electrode, a second net-shaped electrode, and a sensing layer. The first net-shaped electrode is located between the sensing layer and the substrate. The sensing layer is located between the first net-shaped electrode and the second net-shaped electrode. The planarization layer is located on the sensing elements and the substrate and has via holes. The light-shielding layer is located on the planarization layer and includes net-shaped light-shielding patterns. The net-shaped light-shielding patterns are overlapped with the second net-shaped electrodes of the sensing elements, respectively, and the net-shaped light-shielding patterns are electrically connected to the second net-shaped electrodes of the sensing elements via the via holes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AUO Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang-Rui Chang, Chao-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11832480
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area; a first thin film transistor arranged on the display area of the substrate and having a first semiconductor layer including a silicon semiconductor and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer by a first gate insulating layer; a second thin film transistor arranged on the display area of the substrate and having a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer; and a storage capacitor at least partially overlapping the first thin film transistor and having a lower electrode and an upper electrode, wherein the second semiconductor layer and one of the lower electrode and the upper electrode are arranged on a same layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chulkyu Kang, Sangmoo Choi, Wonkyu Kwak, Jinwoo Park, Dongsun Lee
  • Patent number: 11825706
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a thin-film transistor located in a display area and including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode; a storage capacitor located in the display area and including a first capacitor plate, a second capacitor plate, and a dummy capacitor plate overlapping each other; a light-emitting diode electrically connected to the thin-film transistor and the storage capacitor and including a pixel electrode, an interlayer, and a counter electrode; a pad located in a surrounding area adjacent to the display area; a lower electrode pattern layer disposed below the semiconductor layer, at least a portion of the lower electrode pattern layer overlapping the semiconductor layer; and a bridge electrode electrically connecting the semiconductor layer to the lower electrode pattern layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngjae Jeon, Hyunseong Kang, Jongin Kim, Seokhwan Bang, Seungsok Son, Junewhan Choi
  • Patent number: 11824065
    Abstract: A display panel includes a base layer including a first area and a second area. At least one inorganic layer disposed on the base layer overlaps the first area and the second area. The at least one inorganic layer comprises a lower opening. A first thin-film transistor is disposed on the at least one inorganic layer. The first thin-film transistor includes a silicon semiconductor pattern. A second thin-film transistor is disposed on the at least one inorganic layer. The second thin-film transistor includes an oxide semiconductor pattern. A plurality of insulation layers overlap the first area and the second area. An upper opening extends from the lower opening. A signal line is electrically connected to the second thin-film transistor. An organic layer is disposed in the lower opening and the upper opening. A light emitting element is disposed on the organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Jong Cho, Seokje Seong, Seongjun Lee, Yoonjee Shin, Suyeon Yun, Wooho Jeong, Joonhoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11817508
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is to be provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device is to be provided. A semiconductor device with lower power consumption is to be provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a first insulating layer over the gate electrode, a metal oxide layer over the first insulating layer, a pair of electrodes over the metal oxide layer, and a second insulating layer over the pair of electrodes. The first insulating layer includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a region being in contact with the metal oxide layer and containing more oxygen than the second region. The second region has a region containing more nitrogen than the first region. The metal oxide layer has at least a concentration gradient of oxygen in a thickness direction, and the concentration gradient becomes high on a first region side and on a second region side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Koezuka, Kenichi Okazaki, Yukinori Shima, Yasutaka Nakazawa, Yasuharu Hosaka, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11817507
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over the first oxide to be separated from each other; and a second oxide provided over the first oxide and between the first conductor and the second conductor. Each of the first oxide and the second oxide has crystallinity, the first oxide includes a region where a c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a top surface of the first oxide, and the second oxide includes a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to the top surface of the first oxide, a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the first conductor, and a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Tsutomu Murakawa, Hiroki Komagata, Katsuaki Tochibayashi, Kentaro Sugaya
  • Patent number: 11805680
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and an organic light-emitting diode display device are provided. The light-emitting diode display panel includes: a base substrate including a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region; a plurality of sub-pixels located in the display region and located at a side of the base substrate; a color-resistance layer located at a side of a second electrode in the sub-pixel away from the base substrate; and a light-blocking structure located in the peripheral region and being an annular structure surrounding the plurality of sub-pixels. The light-blocking structure includes a first light-blocking structure and a second light-blocking structure. The first light-blocking structure includes at least one interval extending in a direction from the display region pointing to the peripheral region. The second light-blocking structure at least fully fills the interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongsheng Li, Kuanta Huang, Shengji Yang, Pengcheng Lu, Yunlong Li, Qing Wang, Yongfa Dong, Xiaobin Shen, Hui Tong, Xiong Yuan, Yu Wang, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11799034
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. A semiconductor device with stable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a first conductive layer. The semiconductor layer, the second insulating layer, and the first conductive layer are stacked in this order over the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer has a stacked-layer structure in which a first insulating film, a second insulating film, and a third insulating film are stacked in this order. The second insulating layer includes an oxide. The third insulating film includes a part in contact with the semiconductor layer. The first insulating film includes silicon and nitrogen. The second insulating film includes silicon, nitrogen, and oxygen. The third insulating film includes silicon and oxygen. The semiconductor layer includes indium and oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinori Shima, Masakatsu Ohno, Takumi Shigenobu
  • Patent number: 11800749
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate; a first transistor and a second transistor, where the first transistor and the second transistor are formed on the base substrate, the first transistor includes a first active layer, a first gate, a first source, and a first drain, the first active layer contains silicon, the second transistor includes a second active layer, a second gate, a second source, and a second drain; and a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer, where the first insulating layer is located on a side of the second active layer facing away from the base substrate and between the second gate and the second active layer, the second insulating layer is located on a side of the second active layer facing towards the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shui He, Ping An, Yaqi Kuang
  • Patent number: 11799032
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device with stable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, and a first conductive layer. The first insulating layer is provided over the semiconductor layer. The first conductive layer is provided over the first insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first region that overlaps with the first conductive layer and the first insulating layer, a second region that does not overlap with the first conductive layer and overlaps with the first insulating layer, and a third region that overlaps with neither the first conductive layer nor the first insulating layer. The semiconductor layer contains a metal oxide. The second region and the third region contain a first element. The first element is one or more elements selected from boron, phosphorus, aluminum, and magnesium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Okazaki, Masami Jintyou, Kensuke Yoshizumi
  • Patent number: 11798955
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a reference voltage supply line disposed in the non-display area and transmitting a reference voltage, and a driving voltage supply line disposed in the non-display area and transmitting a driving voltage. The reference voltage supply line includes a straight line part extending in a first direction and a curved line part extending from the straight line part to be bent, and the curved line part of the reference voltage supply line is disposed along a periphery of the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jin Cho, Joong-Soo Moon, Min Woo Byun, Yang Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 11798498
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device including a pixel which is connected to a scan line and a data line intersecting the scan line. The pixel includes a light emitting element and a driving transistor controlling a driving current, which is supplied to the light emitting element, according to a data voltage received from the data line. The driving transistor includes a first active layer having an oxide semiconductor containing tin (Sn).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Seok Park, Jun Hyung Lim, Jin Seong Park, Jiazhen Sheng, Tae Hyun Hong
  • Patent number: 11798476
    Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display device includes a driving element comprising a first electrode connected to a first node to which a pixel driving voltage is applied, a first gate electrode connected to a second node, a second electrode connected to a third node, and a second gate electrode connected to a fourth node, and configured to supply an electric current to a light-emitting element; a first switch element configured to be turned on according to a gate-on voltage and supply a data voltage to the second node; a first capacitor connected between the second node and the third node; a second capacitor connected between the third node and the fourth node; and a third capacitor connected between the fourth node and the first node, or between the fourth node and a power line to which the pixel driving voltage is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Min Son, Chang Hee Kim
  • Patent number: 11791348
    Abstract: The transistor comprises a first insulation layer and at least one switch region; a first function layer and a second function layer are respectively disposed on each side of the first insulation layer in the x direction; a first source is disposed in a source region of the first semiconductor layer, and a first drain is disposed at a drain region of the first semiconductor layer; a second source is disposed in a source region of the second semiconductor layer, and is connected to the first source by a first connection line; a second drain is disposed in a source region of the second semiconductor layer, and is connected to the first drain by a second connection line; the gate structure is insulated from the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer and is disposed opposite to channel regions of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Dujuan Yin, Haoxuan Zheng
  • Patent number: 11791345
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a first TFT having an oxide semiconductor layer formed from a first oxide semiconductor film and a second TFT having an oxide semiconductor layer formed from a second oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor layer of each TFT includes a high-resistance region including a channel region and offset regions and low-resistance regions including a source contact region, a drain contact region, and interposed regions. The first TFT has a gate insulating layer including a first insulating film and a second insulating film. The second TFT has a gate insulating layer including the second insulating film but not including the first insulating film. A total length L1 of the offset regions of the first TFT in a channel length direction is greater than a total length L2 of the offset regions of the second TFT in the channel length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takahata, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Kengo Hara, Setsuji Nishimiya, Masahiko Suzuki, Tohru Daitoh
  • Patent number: 11791368
    Abstract: Image quality is improved. In an image pickup element, an interval between adjacent light receiving elements on a light receiving surface is changed depending on a position on the light receiving surface. Further, the image pickup element is manufactured by a method of manufacturing the image pickup element including layering photodiodes by repeatedly performing a silicon epitaxial process and an ion injection process. Further, the image pickup element is manufactured by the method of manufacturing the image pickup element including changing an interval between the photodiodes adjacent on the light receiving surface of the image pickup element in each layer depending on a position on the light receiving surface in addition to the layering thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yanagita, Yasushi Tateshita, Kazunobu Ota
  • Patent number: 11784219
    Abstract: Methods for forming semiconductor structures are provided. The method includes forming a fin structure over a substrate and forming a dummy gate structure across the fin structure. The method further includes forming a spacer layer on a sidewall of the fin structure at a source/drain region. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the spacer layer to enlarge the source/drain region and forming a source/drain structure in the source/drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Mark Van Dal, Gerben Doornbos, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11784191
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The array substrate includes a substrate, at least one first thin film transistor, and at least one second thin film transistor. A second etching barrier block is disposed between an active layer and a first source electrode, and the first drain electrode is close to the active layer, thereby shortening an effective channel of the first thin film transistor, so that a mobility of transistors and a number of pixels of a panel can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Jinming Li
  • Patent number: 11778860
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a thin film transistor arranged on the active area of the substrate, at least two planarization layers arranged on the thin film transistor, signal links arranged on the non-active area of the substrate, and an outer cover layer spaced apart from the at least two planarization layers and configured to overlap upper and side surfaces of the signal links, thus preventing or reducing damage to the signal links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Won Lee, Jong-Chan Park, Hyun-Chul Um
  • Patent number: 11773437
    Abstract: A circuit comprising a substrate with sectors on the substrate is provided, each sector comprising clock and data lines, a controller in electrical communication with the clock and data lines, a counter bias line, an amplifier input line and nano-electronic measurement devices on the substrate. A source of each device is coupled to the counter bias line and a drain of each device is coupled to the amplifier input line to obtain an electrical signal on the drain, the identity of which is determined by electrical interaction between the device and a charge label. Each device drain is gated by a corresponding switch between an on state, in which the drain is connected to the amplifier input line, and an off state, in which the drain is isolated from the amplifier input line. The controller controls switch states responsive to clock signal line pulses and data input line data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Turner, Jonas Korlach, Steven Warren
  • Patent number: 11764307
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thin film transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer which is applicable to a flat display device requiring high-speed driving due to ultra-high definition, a gate driver including the same, and a display device including the same. The thin film transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor layer formed of iron-indium-zinc oxide (FIZO) and a second oxide semiconductor layer formed of indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO), thus being capable of exhibiting effects, such as high reliability and high electron mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Jin Kim, Jee-Ho Park, Seo-Yeon Im
  • Patent number: 11764305
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode opposing the first oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate insulating layer between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, a first insulating layer covering the first oxide semiconductor layer and having a first opening, a first conductive layer above the first insulating layer and in the first opening, the first conductive layer being electrically connected to the first oxide semiconductor layer, and an oxide layer between an upper surface of the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer, wherein the first insulating layer is exposed from the oxide layer in a region not overlapping the first conductive layer in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yohei Yamaguchi, Yuichiro Hanyu, Hiroki Hidaka
  • Patent number: 11765935
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a first thin-film transistor, a second thin-film transistor and a third thin-film transistor is provided. The first thin-film transistor includes a first active layer composed of a polysilicon material, a first gate electrode overlapping the first active layer such that a first gate insulating layer is interposed therebetween, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode. The first gate electrode includes n layers. The first source electrode and the first drain electrode are connected to the first active layer. The second thin-film transistor includes a second active layer composed of a polysilicon material, a second gate electrode overlapping the second active layer such that a first gate insulating layer is interposed therebetween, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode. The second gate electrode includes n+1 layers. The second source electrode and the second drain electrode are connected to the second active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-Pil Cho, Dong-Yup Kim, Kyung-Mo Son, Sang-Soon Noh, Jun-Seuk Lee, Yong-Bin Kang, Kye-Chul Choi, Sung-Ho Moon, Sang-Gul Lee, Byeong-Keun Kim, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Hyun-Gyo Jeong, Jin-Kyu Roh, Jung-Doo Jin, Ki-Hyun Kwon, Hee-Jin Jung, Jang-Dae Kim, Won-Ho Son, Chan-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11764213
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first active region on a first side of the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a first gate structure surrounding a first portion of the first active region. The semiconductor device further includes a second active region on a second side of the substrate, wherein the second side is opposite the first side. The semiconductor device further includes a second gate structure surrounding a first portion of the second active region. The semiconductor device further includes a gate via extending through the substrate, wherein the gate via directly connects to the first gate structure, and the gate via directly connects to the second gate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Yu Lai, Chih-Liang Chen, Chi-Yu Lu, Shang-Syuan Ciou, Hui-Zhong Zhuang, Ching-Wei Tsai, Shang-Wen Chang
  • Patent number: 11764231
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a light blocking layer of a driving transistor and an active layer of a switching transistor on the substrate; a buffer layer on the light blocking layer, the buffer layer overlapping the light blocking layer; an active layer of the driving transistor on the buffer layer; a first gate insulating layer on the active layer of the driving transistor and the active layer of the switching transistor; and a first gate electrode on the first gate insulating layer and overlapping the active layer of the driving transistor and a second gate electrode overlapping the active layer of the switching transistor, wherein the light blocking layer and the active layer of the switching transistor are on a same layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University ERICA Campus
    Inventors: Joon Seok Park, Sae Roon Ter Oh, Jun Hyung Lim, Su Hyun Kim, Young Joon Choi
  • Patent number: 11764236
    Abstract: A semiconductor substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface opposing each other is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of planned regions where a plurality of second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type forming pn junctions with the first semiconductor region are going to be formed, in a side of the second main surface. A textured region is formed on surfaces included in the plurality of planned regions, in the second main surface. The plurality of second semiconductor regions are formed in the plurality of planned regions after forming the textured region. The first main surface is a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tomoya Taguchi, Yuki Yoshida, Katsumi Shibayama
  • Patent number: 11764309
    Abstract: In a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, field-effect mobility and reliability are improved. A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, an insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the insulating film, and a pair of electrodes over the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first oxide semiconductor film, a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film, and a third oxide semiconductor film over the second oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film, the second oxide semiconductor film, and the third oxide semiconductor film include the same elements. The second oxide semiconductor film includes a region having a higher carrier density than the first oxide semiconductor film and the third oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11757009
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer having an N conductive type and made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor; and a second semiconductor layer made of a gallium oxide-based semiconductor, in contact with the first semiconductor layer, and having the N conductive type with an electrically active donor concentration higher than an electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer. A difference between a donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and a donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer is smaller than a difference between the electrically active donor concentration of the first semiconductor layer and the electrically active donor concentration of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, MIRISE Technologies Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Miyake
  • Patent number: 11757047
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first dielectric layer, a gate electrode embedded within the first dielectric layer, a layer stack including a gate dielectric layer, a channel layer including a semiconducting metal oxide material, and a second dielectric layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode embedded in the second dielectric layer and contacting a respective portion of a top surface of the channel layer. A combination of the gate electrode, the gate dielectric layer, the channel layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode forms a transistor. The total length of the periphery of a bottom surface of the channel layer that overlies the gate electrode is equal to the width of the gate electrode or twice the width of the gate electrode, and resputtering of the gate electrode material on sidewalls of the channel layer is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Yong-Jie Wu, Yen-Chung Ho, Hui-Hsien Wei, Chia-Jung Yu, Pin-Cheng Hsu, Mauricio Manfrini, Chung-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11756912
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor substrate including a diffusion layer, a first electrode provided on the SiC semiconductor substrate, a second electrode provided on the first electrode, and a resin section that is substantially the same size in a plan view as the SiC semiconductor substrate, and that is configured to seal in the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taiichi Ogumi
  • Patent number: 11756487
    Abstract: A display device may include a first pixel coupled to an emission control line, and an emission control stage for selectively coupling the emission control line to a first or second supply voltage line. The emission control stage may include: a first emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the first supply voltage line, a second electrode coupled to the emission control line, and a main gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the emission control line, a second electrode coupled to the second supply voltage line, and a main gate electrode coupled to a second node; and a third emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the first supply voltage line, a second electrode coupled to the first node, a main gate electrode coupled to the second node, and a sub-gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Min Wang, Young In Hwang, Jin Woo Park, Yong Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 11757043
    Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to ferroelectric materials and semiconductor devices, and more particularly to semiconductor memory devices incorporating doped polar materials. In one aspect, a semiconductor device comprises a capacitor which in turn comprises a polar layer comprising a base polar material doped with a dopant. The base polar material includes one or more metal elements and one or both of oxygen or nitrogen. The dopant comprises a metal element that is different from the one or more metal elements and is present at a concentration such that a ferroelectric switching voltage of the capacitor is different from that of the capacitor having the base polar material without being doped with the dopant by more than about 100 mV. The capacitor stack additionally comprises first and second crystalline conductive oxide electrodes on opposing sides of the polar layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Ramamoorthy, Sasikanth Manipatruni, Gaurav Thareja
  • Patent number: 11757007
    Abstract: A metal oxide film includes indium, M, (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn), and zinc and includes a region where a peak having a diffraction intensity derived from a crystal structure is observed by X-ray diffraction in the direction perpendicular to the film surface. Moreover, a plurality of crystal parts is observed in a transmission electron microscope image in the direction perpendicular to the film surface. The proportion of a region other than the crystal parts is higher than or equal to 20% and lower than or equal to 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuharu Hosaka, Toshimitsu Obonai, Yukinori Shima, Masami Jintyou, Daisuke Kurosaki, Takashi Hamochi, Junichi Koezuka, Kenichi Okazaki, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11751402
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a backend thin-film transistor (TFT) a ferroelectric capacitor electrically connected to the backend TFT. The backend TFT has a gate electrode, source and drain regions, a semiconductor region between and physically connecting the source and drain regions, and a gate dielectric between the gate electrode and semiconductor region. The ferroelectric capacitor has a first terminal electrically connected to one of the source and drain regions, a second terminal, and a ferroelectric dielectric between the first and second terminals. In an embodiment, a memory cell includes this integrated circuit, the gate electrode being electrically connected to a wordline, the source region being electrically coupled to a bitline, and the drain region being the one of the source and drain regions. In an embodiment, an embedded memory includes wordlines, bitlines, and a plurality of such memory cells at crossing regions of the wordlines and bitlines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Abhishek A. Sharma
  • Patent number: 11751434
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base substrate, a first transistor disposed on the base substrate, the first transistor including a first input electrode, a first output electrode, a first control electrode, and a first semiconductor pattern including a crystalline semiconductor, a second transistor disposed on the base substrate, the second transistor including a second input electrode, a second output electrode, a second control electrode, and a second semiconductor pattern including an oxide semiconductor, a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the base substrate, and an upper electrode disposed on the first control electrode with at least one insulating layer of the plurality of insulating layers interposed between the upper electrode and the first control electrode. The upper electrode overlaps the first control electrode and forms a capacitor with the first control electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoungseok Son, Dohyun Kwon, Jonghan Jeong, Jonghyun Choi, Eoksu Kim, Jaybum Kim, Junhyung Lim, Jihun Lim
  • Patent number: 11749527
    Abstract: Methods and systems for forming complex oxide films are provided. Also provided are complex oxide films and heterostructures made using the methods and electronic devices incorporating the complex oxide films and heterostructures. In the methods pulsed laser deposition is conducted in an atmosphere containing a metal-organic precursor to form highly stoichiometric complex oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Chang-Beom Eom, Jungwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11742431
    Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable reliability is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; a second insulator positioned over the first insulator; an oxide positioned over the second insulator; a first conductor and a second conductor positioned apart from each other over the oxide; a third insulator positioned over the oxide, the first conductor, and the second conductor; a third conductor positioned over the third insulator and at least partly overlapping with a region between the first conductor and the second conductor; a fourth insulator positioned to cover the oxide, the first conductor, the second conductor, the third insulator, and the third conductor; a fifth insulator positioned over the fourth insulator; and a sixth insulator positioned over the fifth insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshinobu Asami, Takahisa Ishiyama, Motomu Kurata, Ryo Tokumaru, Noritaka Ishihara, Yusuke Nonaka
  • Patent number: 11735107
    Abstract: A display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, and a shift register unit and a first clock signal line that are on the base substrate, the first clock signal line extends along a first direction on the base substrate, the shift register unit includes an input circuit, an output circuit, a first control circuit, a second control circuit, and an output control circuit; and an orthographic projection of the intermediate transfer electrode on the base substrate is between a whole of an orthographic projection of the active layer of the first control transistor on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the second control transistor on the base substrate and orthographic projections of the active layers of the first noise reduction transistor and the second noise reduction transistor on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengfei Yu, Lu Bai, Jie Dai, Mengqi Wang, Huijun Li, Yupeng He, Hao Zhang, Meng Zhang, Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11735111
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a driving circuit, a driving method, and a display panel. The driving circuit includes a driving transistor, a writing module, a compensation module, a light-emitting control module and a light-emitting device. The driving transistor has a first gate connected to a first node, a second gate connected to a second node, a source connected to a first power supply terminal, and a drain connected to the third node. The writing module is connected to the first node and the third node. The compensation module is connected to the first node, the second node and the third node. The light-emitting control module is connected to the third node and the fourth node. An anode of the light-emitting device is connected to the fourth node, and a cathode of the light-emitting device is connected to the second power supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS DISPLAY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijing Zeng, Chenglei Nie
  • Patent number: 11737288
    Abstract: A memory device and method of making the same, the memory device including bit lines disposed on the substrate; memory cells disposed on the bit lines; a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, surrounding the bit lines and the memory cells; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; thin film transistors (TFTs) embedded in the second dielectric layer and configured to selectively provide electric power to corresponding memory cells, the TFTs comprising drain lines disposed on the memory cells, source lines disposed on the first dielectric layer, and selector layers electrically connected to the source lines and the drain lines; and word lines disposed on the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the TFTs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
    Inventors: Yen-Chung Ho, Yong-Jie Wu, Chia-Jung Yu, Hui-Hsien Wei, Mauricio Manfrini, Ken-Ichi Goto, Pin-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 11737317
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a thin film transistor arranged on the active area of the substrate, at least two planarization layers arranged on the thin film transistor, signal links arranged on the non-active area of the substrate, and an outer cover layer spaced apart from the at least two planarization layers and configured to overlap upper and side surfaces of the signal links, thus preventing or reducing damage to the signal links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Won Lee, Jong-Chan Park, Hyun-Chul Um
  • Patent number: 11735603
    Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a display substrate, a display panel, and a method for preparing the display substrate. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a first source-drain layer, including first source-drain electrodes in the first area, and a first gate located in the second area; a first active layer, including a poly-silicon active layer located in the first area; a first gate layer, including a second gate and a connecting electrode located in the first area; a second active layer, including an oxide active layer located in the second area; a second gate layer, including a third gate located in the second area; and a second source-drain layer, including a second source-drain electrodes in the second area, and a lapping electrode located in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Gao, Kuo Sun, Weifeng Zhou
  • Patent number: 11727872
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a display substrate and a display device are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes: a threshold compensation transistor, a shielding element including a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion coupled with each other; a data writing transistor, orthographic projections of an active layer of the data writing transistor and the gate of the data writing transistor on the substrate are overlapped to form a first overlapping area; the first electrode and the active layer of the data writing transistor are in a same layer, orthographic projections of the first electrode of the data writing transistor and the second shielding portion on the substrate are overlapped to form a second overlapping area; a size of the second overlapping area in the first direction is smaller than that of the first overlapping area in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lulu Yang, Tinghua Shang, Huijuan Yang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Yupeng He, Huijun Li, Yi Qu, Meng Zhang, Xin Zhang, Hao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11730042
    Abstract: The display device includes a substrate, a display region arranged on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels, a first wiring provided on the substrate, an insulating layer overlapping a portion of the first wiring, an oxide conductive layer provided on the first wiring and electrically connected to the first wiring, a sealing layer overlapping the display region and at least an end of the oxide conductive layer and sealing the plurality of pixels, a sensor electrode provided on the sealing layer and overlapping the display region, and a second wiring passing over the at least end of the oxide conductive layer provided with the sealing layer and electrically connecting the sensor electrode and the oxide conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuhide Miyamoto, Yuko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: RE49715
    Abstract: A memory array comprises vertically-alternating tiers of insulative material and memory cells. The memory cells individually include a transistor comprising first and second source/drain regions having a channel region there-between and a gate operatively proximate the channel region. At least a portion of the channel region is horizontally-oriented for horizontal current flow in the portion between the first and second source/drain regions. The memory cells individually include a capacitor comprising first and second electrodes having a capacitor insulator there-between. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the first source/drain region. The second capacitor electrodes of multiple of the capacitors in the array are electrically coupled with one another. A sense-line structure extends elevationally through the vertically-alternating tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin C. Roberts, Sanh D. Tang, Fred D. Fishburn