Thin Film Unipolar Transistor (epo) Patents (Class 257/E21.411)
  • Patent number: 8492767
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method comprises: after a first metallic layer is formed on the TFT substrate, annealing the TFT substrate so that lattices of the first metallic layer are re-arranged to prevent occurrences of grain boundary defects in the first metallic layer. According to the present disclosure, after the first metallic layer is formed on the TFT substrate, the TFT substrate is annealed in sequence to re-arrange lattices of the first metallic layer. This effectively prevents occurrences of grain boundary defects and, consequently, metal protrusions in the first metallic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-da Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130181212
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate, a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor disposed on the substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the semiconductor layer and an insulating layer disposed on the barrier layer. The semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor, and the barrier layer includes a material having a lower standard electrode potential than a semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, a lower electron affinity than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor, or a larger band gap than the semiconductor material of the oxide semiconductor. The insulating layer includes at least one of a silicon-based oxide or a silicon-based nitride, and the insulating layer includes a portion which contacts with an upper surface of the barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Gun Hee KIM, Jae Woo PARK, Jin Hyun PARK, Byung Du AHN, Je Hun LEE, Yeon Hong KIM, Jung Hwa KIM, Sei-Yong PARK, Jun Hyun PARK, Kyoung Won LEE, Ji Hun LIM
  • Publication number: 20130175531
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a substrate, a gate line, a data line, a semiconductor pattern, a non-metal source electrode pattern, a non-metal drain electrode pattern, and a pixel electrode. The gate line and the data line are disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor pattern is disposed on the gate line, and the semiconductor pattern overlaps two corresponding edges of the gate line along a vertical projective direction. The non-metal source electrode pattern and the non-metal drain electrode pattern are disposed on the semiconductor pattern. The non-metal source electrode pattern and the non-metal drain electrode pattern are respectively disposed on two corresponding edges of the gate line. The non-metal source electrode pattern is partially disposed between the data line and the gate line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the non-metal drain electrode pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Kuo-Wei Wu, Chin-Tzu Kao
  • Publication number: 20130178012
    Abstract: This invention belongs to semiconductor device manufacturing field and discloses a method for manufacturing a gate-control diode semiconductor device. When the gate voltage is relatively high, the channel under the gate is of n-type and the device is of a simple gate-control pn junction structure; by way of controlling the effective n-type concentration of the ZnO film through back-gate control, inverting the n-type ZnO into p-type through the gate, and using NiO as a p-type semiconductor, an n-p-n-p doping structure is formed. The method features capacity of manufacturing gate-control diode devices able to reduce chip power consumption through the advantages of high driving current and small sub-threshold swing. The present invention using a low temperature process production is especially applicable to the manufacturing of semiconductor devices based on flexible substrates and reading & writing devices that have a flat panel display and phase change memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Pengfei Wang, Xiaoyong Liu, Qingqing Sun, Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130175621
    Abstract: A finFET device includes a substrate, at least a first fin structure disposed on the substrate, a L-shaped insulator surrounding the first fin structure and exposing, at least partially, the sidewalls of the first fin structure, wherein the height of the L-shaped insulator is inferior to the height of the first fin structure in order to expose parts of the sidewalls surface of the first fin structure, and a gate structure disposed partially on the L-shaped insulator and partially on the first fin structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Tong-Yu Chen, Chih-Jung Wang
  • Patent number: 8481362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thin film transistor that includes a zinc oxide (ZnO series) electrode having one or more of Si, Mo, and W as a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Hyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 8481373
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate includes a step of forming a gate electrode (11a) and a first interconnect on a substrate (10), a step of forming a gate insulating film (12a) having a contact hole at a position overlapping the first interconnect, a step of forming a source electrode (13a) and a drain electrode (13b) overlapping the gate electrode (11a) and separated apart from each other, and a second interconnect connected via the contact hole to the first interconnect, a step of successively forming an oxide semiconductor film (14) and a second insulating film (15), and thereafter, patterning the second insulating film (15) to form an interlayer insulating film (15a), and a step of reducing the resistance of the oxide semiconductor film (14) exposed through the interlayer insulating film (15a) to form a pixel electrode (14b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Hirohiko Nishiki, Yoshimasa Chikama, Takeshi Hara
  • Publication number: 20130168683
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is provided. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a gate electrode disposed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on a portion of the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer includes an ohmic contact layer, a channel layer, and a buffer layer, the buffer layer disposed between the channel layer and the ohmic contact layer, and the source electrode and the drain electrode contact a surface of the ohmic contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi-Seon SEO, Cheol Kyu KIM, Sung Hoon YANG, Hee Young LEE, Sang Hyun JEON
  • Patent number: 8476665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device. The display device comprises first and second wirings, first and second transistors, an insulating film over the first and second transistors, a first electrode over the insulating film, a light emitting layer over the first electrode, and a second electrode over the light emitting layer. The gate electrode of the first transistor is formed in a different layer from the first wiring. One of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the second transistor. The first wiring is parallel to the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20130161587
    Abstract: A graphene device may include a channel layer including graphene, a first electrode and second electrode on a first region and second region of the channel layer, respectively, and a capping layer covering the channel layer and the first and second electrodes. A region of the channel layer between the first and second electrodes is exposed by an opening in the capping layer. A gate insulating layer may be on the capping layer to cover the region of the channel layer, and a gate may be on the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenxu Xianyu, Chang-youl Moon, Jeong-yub Lee, Chang-seung Lee
  • Publication number: 20130164890
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a finFET device. Fin structures are formed over a BOX layer. The fin structures include a semiconductor layer and extend in a first direction. A gate stack is formed on the BOX layer over the fin structures and extending in a second direction. The gate stack includes a high-K dielectric layer and a metal gate. Gate spacers are formed on sidewalls of the gate stack, and an epi layer is deposited to merge the fin structures. Ions are implanted to form source and drain regions, and dummy spacers are formed on sidewalls of the gate spacers. The dummy spacers are used as a mask to recess or completely remove an exposed portion of the epi layer. Silicidation forms silicide regions that abut the source and drain regions and each include a vertical portion located on the vertical sidewall of the source or drain region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Veeraraghavan S. BASKER, Andres BRYANT, Huiming BU, Wilfried HAENSCH, Effendi LEOBANDUNG, Chung-Hsun LIN, Theodorus E. STANDAERT, Tenko YAMASHITA, Chun-chen YEH
  • Patent number: 8470634
    Abstract: An oxide thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the oxide TFT are provided. The oxide thin film transistor (TFT) including: a gate; a channel formed to correspond to the gate, and a capping layer having a higher work function than the channel; a gate insulator disposed between the gate and the channel; and a source and drain respectively contacting either side of the capping layer and the channel and partially on a top surface of the capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-il Kim, Jae-cheol Lee, I-hun Song, Young-soo Park, Chang-jung Kim, Jae-chul Park
  • Publication number: 20130153979
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3-D) non-volatile memory device includes channel structures each including channel layers stacked over a substrate and extending in a first direction, wherein the channel layers include well regions, respectively, vertical gates located and spaced from each other between the channel structures, and a well pick-up line contacting on the well regions of the channel layers and extending in a second direction crossing the channel structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Yoo Hyun NOH, Jong Moo Choi, Young Soo Ahn
  • Patent number: 8466020
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which can form a high-performance photodiode in which variation in output characteristics and performance deterioration are suppressed. A prescribed gate metal is used to form a shield section 34a that covers a portion of a first semiconductor layer 30a for a photodiode that becomes an intrinsic semiconductor region on a gate insulating film 29 and to form first to fourth gate electrodes 34b to 34e that cover portions of respective second to fifth semiconductor layers 30b to 30e for thin film transistors that become channel regions on the gate insulating film 29. Then, using the shield section 34a as a mask, an n-type region and p-type region are formed in the first semiconductor layer 30a. Then, the shield section 34a is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kaigawa
  • Publication number: 20130146847
    Abstract: Manufacturing a semiconductor structure including: forming a seed material on an insulator layer; forming a graphene field effect transistor (FET) on the seed material; and forming an air gap under the graphene FET by removing the seed material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James W. ADKISSON, Thomas J. DUNBAR, Jeffrey P. GAMBINO, Molly J. LEITCH, Edward J. NOWAK
  • Publication number: 20130146862
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a substrate; a gate line and a gate electrode on the substrate; a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer including a first insulator and a second insulator on the first insulator, wherein the first insulator includes an aluminum oxide material and has a first thickness, and the second insulator includes a hafnium oxide material and has a second thickness; an oxide semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a data line over the gate insulating layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode contacting the oxide semiconductor layer; a passivation layer on the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, the pixel electrode connected to a drain electrode through a drain contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: INPRIA CORPORATION, LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Han KIM, Chi-Wan KIM, Jeremy T. ANDERSON, Kai JIANG
  • Patent number: 8460956
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a thin film transistor substrate includes: (a) forming a gate electrode on a substrate using a first photoresist layer; (b) forming an insulating film, an active semiconductor layer, a doped semiconductor layer, an ohmic contact metal film, a passivation film, and a second photoresist layer on the substrate to cover the gate electrode; (c) disposing a multi-tone mask over the second photoresist layer, followed by performing a lithography process to form the second photoresist layer into a patterned photoresist, which has different thicknesses at a location corresponding in position to the gate electrode and on two opposite sides of the location; and (d) performing etching using the patterned photoresist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Incha Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130143378
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of forming a polysilicon (poly-Si) layer and a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) using the poly-Si layer is provided. In one aspect, the method of forming a polysilicon (poly-Si) layer includes forming an amorphous silicon (a-Si) layer on a substrate in a chamber; cleaning the chamber; removing fluorine (F) generated while cleaning the chamber; forming a metal catalyst layer for crystallization, on the a-Si layer; and crystallizing the a-Si layer into a poly-Si layer by performing a thermal processing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Ryuk Park, Yun-Mo Chung, Tak-Young Lee, Kil-Won Lee
  • Patent number: 8455869
    Abstract: An oxide thin film transistor (TFT) and its fabrication method are disclosed. In a TFT of a bottom gate structure using amorphous zinc oxide (ZnO)-based semiconductor as an active layer, source and drain electrodes are formed, on which the active layer made of oxide semiconductor is formed to thus prevent degeneration of the oxide semiconductor in etching the source and drain electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sik Seo, Jong-Uk Bae, Dae-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8450159
    Abstract: A thin film transistor, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the same, the thin film transistor including a substrate; a polysilicon semiconductor layer on the substrate; and a metal pattern between the semiconductor layer and the substrate, the metal pattern being insulated from the semiconductor layer, wherein the polysilicon of the semiconductor layer includes a grain boundary parallel to a crystallization growing direction, and a surface roughness of the polysilicon semiconductor layer defined by a distance between a lowest peak and a highest peak in a surface thereof is less than about 15 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Park, Chun-Gi You, Sun Park, Jin-Hee Kang, Yul-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8450142
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor comprising: a substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode defining a channel; a layer of insulating material disposed over the source and drain electrodes; a layer of organic semi-conductive material extending across the channel; a layer of dielectric material; and a gate electrode disposed over the layer of dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Cambridge Display Technology Limited, Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayoshi Hotta, Jeremy Henley Burroughes, Gregory Lewis Whiting
  • Publication number: 20130126830
    Abstract: A fin structure including a vertical alternating stack of a first isoelectric point material layer having a first isoelectric point and a second isoelectric material layer having a second isoelectric point less than the first isoelectric point is formed. The first and second isoelectric point material layers become oppositely charged in a solution with a pH between the first and second isoelectric points. Negative electrical charges are imparted onto carbon nanotubes by an anionic surfactant to the solution. The electrostatic attraction causes the carbon nanotubes to be selectively attached to the surfaces of the first isoelectric point material layer. Carbon nanotubes are attached to the first isoelectric point material layer in self-alignment along horizontal lengthwise directions of the fin structure. A transistor can be formed, which employs a plurality of vertically aligned horizontal carbon nanotubes as the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Dechao Guo, Shu-Jen Han, Yu Lu, Keith Kwong Hon Wong
  • Publication number: 20130126873
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) comprises; an active layer formed on a substrate; a gate insulating layer formed on the active layer; a gate electrode including a first gate region and a second gate region, formed on portions of the gate insulating layer and spaced apart with a separation region interposed therebetween; an interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate insulating layer and the gate electrode, and having an opening formed to expose portions of the gate insulating layer and the gate electrode around the separation region; a gate connection electrode formed on the interlayer insulating layer and connected to the first gate region and the second gate region through the opening; and source and drain electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating layer. The TFT and the OLED display device have excellent driving margin without a spatial loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Yang, Seung-Gyu Tae
  • Publication number: 20130126870
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a TFT, an array substrate, a device and a manufacturing method. The TFT comprises a conductive metal layer; an insulting oxidizing layer is formed on the surface of the metal layer. In the present invention, because the oxidation treatment is conducted on the surface of the metal layer, the insulating oxidizing layer is formed and can substitute for the silicon nitride as a TFT barrier layer; compared with the preparation of a silicon nitride barrier layer needing the drilling crew and the material cost, the preparation of the oxidizing layer needs cheap equipment without increasing further materials so that the cost is saved; in addition, the oxidizing layer only exists on the surface of the metal layer, and has small obstruction for light and low requirement for the penetration rate; thus, the process control is relatively simple and the cost can be further reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Hao Kou
  • Publication number: 20130126868
    Abstract: In a semiconductor element including an oxide semiconductor film as an active layer, stable electrical characteristics are achieved. A semiconductor element includes a base film which is an oxide film at least a surface of which has crystallinity; an oxide semiconductor film having crystallinity over the base film; a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; a gate electrode overlapping with at least the oxide semiconductor film, over the gate insulating film; and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The base film is a film containing indium and zinc. With the structure, a state of crystals in the oxide semiconductor film reflects that in the base film; thus, the oxide semiconductor film can have crystallinity in a large region in the thickness direction. Accordingly, the electrical characteristics of the semiconductor element including the film can be made stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130130446
    Abstract: A fin structure including a vertical alternating stack of a first isoelectric point material layer having a first isoelectric point and a second isoelectric material layer having a second isoelectric point less than the first isoelectric point is formed. The first and second isoelectric point material layers become oppositely charged in a solution with a pH between the first and second isoelectric points. Negative electrical charges are imparted onto carbon nanotubes by an anionic surfactant to the solution. The electrostatic attraction causes the carbon nanotubes to be selectively attached to the surfaces of the first isoelectric point material layer. Carbon nanotubes are attached to the first isoelectric point material layer in self-alignment along horizontal lengthwise directions of the fin structure. A transistor can be formed, which employs a plurality of vertically aligned horizontal carbon nanotubes as the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Cao, Dechao Guo, Shu-Jen Han, Yu Lu, Keith Kwong Hon Wong
  • Publication number: 20130119392
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device having a thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate electrode, a lower gate electrode, an upper gate electrode, an insulating layer covering the gate electrode, source and drain electrodes that are formed on the insulating layer and contact the active layer. An organic light-emitting diode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor and includes a pixel electrode formed at the same layer level as the lower gate electrode, an intermediate layer including an emission layer, and a counter electrode. A lower pad electrode is formed at the same layer level as the lower gate electrode and an upper pad electrode is formed at the same layer level as the upper gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Park, Yul-Kyu Lee, Chun-Gi You
  • Publication number: 20130119468
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor may include a drain electrode, a source electrode, an active layer, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating layer. In a vertical sectional view, the gate insulating layer may be disposed between the active layer and the gate electrode to include a first inorganic layer, an organic layer, and a second inorganic layer sequentially stacked. According to a method of fabricating the thin-film transistor, the gate insulating layer may be formed between the steps of forming the active layer and the second electrode layer or between the steps of forming the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sang Chul LIM, Jiyoung OH, Seung Youl KANG, Hee-ok KIM, Kyoung Ik CHO, Seongdeok AHN
  • Patent number: 8441085
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a substrate with a bottom gate p-channel type thin film transistor; a resist pattern over the substrate; and a light shielding film operative to block light having a wavelength shorter than 260 nm over at least a channel part of said thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Nagasawa, Takashi Yamaguchi, Nobutaka Ozaki, Yasuhiro Kanaya, Hirohisa Takeda, Yasuo Mikami, Yoshifumi Mutoh
  • Publication number: 20130112976
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor array substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, the substrate includes: i) a thin-film transistor including an active layer, and gate, source and drain electrodes, ii) a lower electrode of a capacitor, iii) an upper electrode of the capacitor formed on the lower electrode iv) a first insulation layer between the lower and upper electrodes, and between the active layer and the gate electrode, and having a gap outside the lower electrode. The substrate may further include i) a second insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and having the same etching surface as the first insulation layer in the gap, ii) a bridge formed of the same material as the source and drain electrodes, and filling a part of the gap and iii) a third insulation layer covering the source and drain electrodes and exposing a pixel electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Ki Kim, Dae-Woo Lee, Jong-Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 8436350
    Abstract: In forming a thin film transistor, an oxide semiconductor layer is used and a cluster containing a titanium compound whose electrical conductance is higher than that of the oxide semiconductor layer is formed between the oxide semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Junichiro Sakata, Hideyuki Kishida
  • Patent number: 8436403
    Abstract: One object is to provide a semiconductor device that includes an oxide semiconductor and is reduced in size with favorable characteristics maintained. The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer; and a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The source electrode or the drain electrode includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer having a region extended in a channel length direction from an end face of the first conductive layer. The sidewall insulating layer has a length of a bottom surface in the channel length direction smaller than a length in the channel length direction of the extended region of the second conductive layer and is provided over the extended region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hiromichi Godo, Hideomi Suzawa, Shinya Sasagawa, Motomu Kurata, Mayumi Mikami
  • Patent number: 8436354
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for forming a layer having functionality including a conductive layer and a colored layer and a flexible substrate having a layer having functionality with a high yield. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that is small-sized, thin, and lightweight. After coating a substrate having heat resistance with a silane coupling agent, a layer having functionality is formed. Then, after attaching an adhesive to the layer having functionality, the layer having functionality is peeled from the substrate. Further, after coating a substrate having heat resistance with a silane coupling agent, a layer having functionality is formed. Then, an adhesive is attached to the layer having functionality. Thereafter, the layer having functionality is peeled from the substrate, and a flexible substrate is attached to the layer having functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Aoki, Takuya Tsurume
  • Publication number: 20130099204
    Abstract: Carbon nanotubes can be aligned with compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes, with scalability for forming smaller devices, and without performance degradation related to structural damages. A planar structure including a buried gate electrode and two embedded electrodes are formed. After forming a gate dielectric, carbon nanotubes are assembled in a solution on a surface of the gate dielectric along the direction of an alternating current (AC) electrical field generated by applying a voltage between the two embedded electrodes. A source contact electrode and a drain contact electrode are formed by depositing a conductive material on both ends of the carbon nanotubes. Each of the source and drain contact electrodes can be electrically shorted to an underlying embedded electrode to reduce parasitic capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicants: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phaedon Avouris, Yu-Ming Lin, Mathias B. Steiner, Michael Engel, Ralph Krupke
  • Patent number: 8426853
    Abstract: An object is to provide a UV sensor with high accuracy, which can be manufactured at low cost and formed over a flexible substrate. A semiconductor device includes a transistor having an oxide semiconductor film, and a voltage source electrically connected to a gate of the transistor, in which a threshold voltage of the transistor is changed by irradiating the oxide semiconductor film with UV rays; a change in the threshold voltage of the transistor is dependent on a wavelength of the UV rays with which the oxide semiconductor film is irradiated, and the voltage source adjusts a voltage output to the gate of the transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Saito, Yuta Uemura
  • Patent number: 8426917
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric P-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric P-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric P-type field effect transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Sleight, Chung-Hsun Lin, Josephine B. Chang, Leland Chang
  • Publication number: 20130092904
    Abstract: An organic thin-film transistor includes: a semiconductor layer made of an organic material; a gate electrode; a source electrode and a drain electrode each at least partially provided above the semiconductor layer; and a conductive layer containing an oxide having conductivity that changes due to reduction, the conductive layer being provided in each of a first region and a second region facing the source electrode and the drain electrode provided above the semiconductor layer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Ushikura
  • Publication number: 20130095606
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a thin film transistor. A plurality of layers is deposited on a substrate. The plurality of layers includes a conductive gate contact layer, a gate insulator layer, an undoped channel layer, an etch-stop layer, and a conductive contact layer. The etch-stop layer is positioned between the conductive contact layer and the undoped channel layer. A portion of the conductive contact layer is selectively removed while removal of a portion of the undoped channel layer is prevented by the etch-stop layer during the selective removal. A portion of the etch-stop layer is selectively removed and an exposed portion of the etch-stop layer is converted from a conductor to an insulator by oxidizing the exposed portion of the etch-stop layer in air. A portion of remaining layers of the plurality of layers is selectively removed to form the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Burhan Bayraktaroglu, Kevin Leedy
  • Publication number: 20130092943
    Abstract: A semiconductor device which is miniaturized while favorable characteristics thereof are maintained is provided. In addition, the miniaturized semiconductor device is provided with a high yield. The semiconductor device has a structure including an oxide semiconductor film provided over a substrate having an insulating surface; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are provided in contact with side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor film and have a thickness larger than that of the oxide semiconductor film; a gate insulating film provided over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer; and a gate electrode layer provided in a depressed portion formed by a step between a top surface of the oxide semiconductor film and top surfaces of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8420458
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a planarizing layer that is made of an inorganic film, and has a recessed portion formed in a region thereof in which a conductive film is disposed. A first contact hole penetrating through at least an interlayer insulating film is formed on a first wiring layer, while a second contact hole penetrating through at least the interlayer insulating film is formed on the conductive film so as to run through the inside of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Nakazawa, Mitsunobu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8420420
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array substrate and a structure of the same are disclosed. The manufacturing method merely requires two steps of mask fabrication to accomplish the manufacture of thin film transistor array, in which the manufacturing method utilizes a first mask fabrication step to define a pattern of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, and a partially-exposed dielectric layer, and utilizes a second mask fabrication step to define an arrangement of a transparent conductive layer. The manufacturing method and structure can dramatically reduce the manufacturing cost of masks and simplify the whole manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-pang Yen, Hsien-kun Chiu, Chan-chang Liao, Chao-huan Hsu
  • Patent number: 8420465
    Abstract: Provided are an organic TFT manufacturing method whereby flow of ink into an unnecessary area can be suppressed and excellent characteristics and high reliability can be obtained, and an organic TFT. The organic TFT manufacturing method comprises a step of providing a source electrode and a drain electrode on a base member; a step of providing a bank layer, which has an opening on a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, an opening on a predetermined area of the base member, and a groove or grooves around the opening on the predetermined area, which surround the opening on the predetermined area; and a step of supplying an organic semiconductor solution to the opening of the bank layer formed on the channel to form an organic semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Tsuzuki, Jun Yamada
  • Patent number: 8421080
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor array device includes: a driving TFT including a first crystalline semiconductor film including crystal grains having a first average grain size; and a switching TFT including a second crystalline semiconductor film including crystal grains having a second average grain size that is smaller than the first average grain size. The first crystalline semiconductor film and the second crystalline semiconductor film are formed at the same time by irradiating a noncrystalline semiconductor film using a laser beam having a Gaussian light intensity distribution such that a temperature of the noncrystalline semiconductor film is within a range of 600° C. to 1100° C., and the first crystalline semiconductor film is formed such that the temperature of the noncrystalline semiconductor film is within a temperature range of 1100° C. to 1414° C. due to latent heat generated by the laser irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Saitoh, Tomoya Kato
  • Patent number: 8421155
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first device isolation insulating film formed in a semiconductor substrate, a first well having a first conductivity type, defined by the first device isolation insulating film, and shallower than the first device isolation insulating film, a second device isolation insulating film formed in the first well, shallower than the first well, and defining a first part of the first well and a second part of the first well, a gate insulating film formed above the first part, a gate electrode formed above the gate insulating film, and an interconnection electrically connected to the second part of the first well and the gate electrode, wherein an electric resistance of the first well in a first region below the second device isolation insulating film is lower than an electric resistance of the first well in a second region other than the first region on the same depth level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Akira Katakami, Eiji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8415198
    Abstract: A production method of a thin film transistor including an active layer including an amorphous oxide semiconductor film, wherein a step of forming the active layer includes a first step of forming the oxide film in an atmosphere having an introduced oxygen partial pressure of 1×10?3 Pa or less, and a second step of annealing the oxide film in an oxidative atmosphere after the first step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naho Itagaki, Toru Den, Nobuyuki Kaji, Ryo Hayashi, Masafumi Sano
  • Patent number: 8415182
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array substrate is provided. In the method, a substrate having a display region and a sensing region is provided. At least a display thin film transistor is formed in the display region, a first sensing electrode is formed in the sensing region, and an inter-layer dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, covers the display thin film transistor, and exposes the first sensing electrode. A patterned photo sensitive dielectric layer is then formed on the first sensing electrode. A patterned transparent conductive layer is subsequently formed on the substrate, wherein the patterned transparent conductive layer includes a pixel electrode coupled to the corresponding display thin film transistor and includes a second sensing electrode located on the patterned photo sensitive dielectric layer. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel adopting the aforementioned thin film transistor array substrate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: An-Thung Cho, Chia-Tien Peng, Yuan-Jun Hsu, Ching-Chieh Shih, Chien-Sen Weng, Kun-Chih Lin, Hang-Wei Tseug, Ming-Huang Chuang
  • Patent number: 8409905
    Abstract: To improve the use efficiency of materials and provide a technique of fabricating a display device by a simple process. The method includes the steps of providing a mask on a conductive layer, forming an insulating film over the conductive layer provided with the mask, removing the mask to form an insulating layer having an opening; and forming a conductive film in the opening so as to be in contact with the exposed conductive layer, whereby the conductive layer and the conductive film can be electrically connected through the insulating layer. The shape of the opening reflects the shape of the mask. A mask having a columnar shape (e.g., a prism, a cylinder, or a triangular prism), a needle shape, or the like can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130078761
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of low temperature atomic layer deposition technology, and specifically relates to a method for manufacturing a flexible transparent 1T1R storage unit. In the present invention, a fully transparent 1T1R storage unit is developed on a flexible substrate through a completely low-temperature process, including an oxide layer dielectric, a transparent electrode and a transparent substrate which are deposited together through a low-temperature process, thus realizing a fully transparent device capable of achieving the functions of nontransparent devices. The present invention can be applied to the manufacturing of flexible low-temperature storage units in the future, as well as changing the packaging and existing modes of devices, which will make foldable and bendable portable storage units possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Qingqing Sun, Runchen Fang, Wen Yang, Pengfei Wang, Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130075732
    Abstract: A miniaturized transistor having high electric characteristics is provided with high yield. In a semiconductor device including the transistor, high performance, high reliability, and high productivity are achieved. In a semiconductor device including a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode layer on side surfaces of which sidewall insulating layers are provided are stacked in this order, source and drain electrode layers are provided in contact with the oxide semiconductor film and the sidewall insulating layers. In a process for manufacturing the semiconductor device, a conductive film and an interlayer insulating film are stacked to cover the oxide semiconductor film, the sidewall insulating layers, and the gate electrode layer, and the interlayer insulating film and the conductive film over the gate electrode layer are removed by a chemical mechanical polishing method, so that the source and drain electrode layers are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko SAITO, Atsuo ISOBE, Kazuya HANAOKA, Junichi KOEZUKA, Shinya SASAGAWA, Motomu KURATA, Akihiro ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20130075719
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a first insulating film, an oxide semiconductor film, a second insulating film, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is provided on a part of the substrate. The first insulating film covers the gate electrode. The oxide semiconductor film is provided on the gate electrode via the first insulating film. The second insulating film is provided on a part of the oxide semiconductor film. The source and drain electrodes are respectively connected to first and second portions of the oxide semiconductor film not covered with the second insulating film. The oxide semiconductor film includes an oxide semiconductor. Concentrations of hydrogen contained in the first and second insulating films are not less than 5×1020 atm/cm3, and not more than 1019 atm/cm3, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shintaro NAKANO, Tomomasa UEDA, Kentaro MIURA, Nobuyoshi SAITO, Tatsunori SAKANO, Hajime YAMAGUCHI