Comprising Group Iii-v Or Ii-vi Compound, Or Of Se, Te, Or Oxide Semiconductor (epo) Patents (Class 257/E29.296)
  • Publication number: 20100140612
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor having at least a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, an oxide semiconductor layer, a first insulation film, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second insulation film on a substrate, including: forming the gate electrode on the substrate; forming the gate insulation film on the gate electrode; forming a semiconductor layer including amorphous oxide on the gate insulation film; patterning the gate insulation film; patterning the oxide semiconductor layer; reducing the oxide semiconductor layer in resistance by forming the first insulation film on the oxide semiconductor layer in the atmosphere not including an oxidized gas; patterning the first insulation film and forming a contact hole between the source electrode and the drain electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer; forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer in the oxide semiconductor layer through the contact hole; forming the source electrode and the drain electrode throu
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Omura, Ryo Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20100140608
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide a transistor and a method of manufacturing the same. The transistor may include a channel layer formed of an oxide semiconductor and a gate having a three-dimensional structure. A plurality of the transistors may be stacked in a perpendicular direction to a substrate. At least some of the plurality of transistors may be connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Sung-ho Park, Chang-jung Kim, I-hun Song, Sang-wook Kim, Jae-chul Park
  • Publication number: 20100133544
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a poly-silicon island, a gate insulating layer, a gate stack layer, and a dielectric layer. The poly-silicon island includes a source region and a drain region. The gate insulating layer covers the poly-silicon island. The gate stack layer is disposed on the gate insulating layer and includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. A length of the first conductive layer is less than a length of the second conductive layer. The dielectric layer covers the gate insulating layer and the gate stack layer, and therefore a number of cavities are formed between the second conductive layer and the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ta-Chuan Liao, Huang-Chung Cheng, Ya-Hsiang Tai, Szu-Fen Chen
  • Publication number: 20100133525
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode; a gate insulting film formed on the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor thin film layer forming a channel region corresponding to the gate electrode on the gate insulating film; a channel protective layer that is formed at least in a region corresponding to the channel region on the gate insulating film and the oxide semiconductor thin film layer, and that includes a first channel protective layer on a lower layer side and a second channel protective layer on an upper layer side; and a source/drain electrode that is formed on the channel protective layer and is electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor thin film layer. The first channel protective layer is made of an oxide insulating material, and one or both of the first channel protective layer and the second channel protective layer is made of a low oxygen permeable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Arai, Narihiro Morosawa, Kazuhiko Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20100133533
    Abstract: By applying an AC pulse to a gate of a transistor which easily deteriorates, a shift in threshold voltage of the transistor is suppressed. However, in a case where amorphous silicon is used for a semiconductor layer of a transistor, the occurrence of a shift in threshold voltage naturally becomes a problem for a transistor which constitutes a part of circuit that generates an AC pulse. A shift in threshold voltage of a transistor which easily deteriorates and a shift in threshold voltage of a turned-on transistor are suppressed by signal input to a gate electrode of the transistor which easily deteriorates through the turned-on transistor. In other words, a structure for applying an AC pulse to a gate electrode of a transistor which easily deteriorates through a transistor to a gate electrode of which a high potential (VDD) is applied, is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20100133530
    Abstract: An object is, in a thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor is used as an active layer, to prevent change in composition, film quality, an interface, or the like of an oxide semiconductor region serving as an active layer, and to stabilize electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor. In a thin film transistor in which a first oxide semiconductor region is used as an active layer, a second oxide semiconductor region having lower electrical conductivity than the first oxide semiconductor region is formed between the first oxide semiconductor region and a protective insulating layer for the thin film transistor, whereby the second oxide semiconductor region serves as a protective layer for the first oxide semiconductor region; thus, change in composition or deterioration in film quality of the first oxide semiconductor region can be prevented, and electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor can be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo AKIMOTO, Toshinari SASAKI, Hideaki KUWABARA
  • Publication number: 20100127254
    Abstract: A photo sensing element array substrate is provided. The photo sensing element array substrate includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of photo sensing elements. The photo sensing elements are disposed in array on the flexible substrate. Each of the photo sensing elements includes a photo sensing thin film transistor (TFT), an oxide semiconductor TFT and a capacitor. The photo sensing TFT is disposed on the flexible substrate. The oxide semiconductor TFT is disposed on the flexible substrate. The oxide semiconductor TFT is electrically connected to the photo sensing TFT. The capacitor is disposed on the flexible substrate and electrically connected between the photo sensing TFT and the oxide semiconductor TFT. When the photo sensing element array substrate is bent, it remains unaffected from normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Hui Yeh
  • Publication number: 20100127257
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a ZnO-based thin film transistor (TFT). The method may include forming source and drain electrodes using one or two wet etchings. A tin (Sn) oxide, a fluoride, or a chloride having relatively stable bonding energy against plasma may be included in a channel layer. Because the source and drain electrodes are formed by wet etching, damage to the channel layer and an oxygen vacancy may be prevented or reduced. Because the material having higher bonding energy is distributed in the channel layer, damage to the channel layer occurring when a passivation layer is formed may be prevented or reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Myung-kwan Ryu, Sang-yoon Lee, Je-hun Lee, Tae-sang Kim, Jang-yeon Kwon, Kyung-bae Park, Kyung-seok Son, Ji-sim Jung
  • Publication number: 20100127275
    Abstract: A GaN-based field effect transistor 101 comprises: a substrate 101; a channel layer 104 comprised of p-type GaN-based semiconductor material formed on the substrate 101; an electron supplying layer 106 formed on said channel layer 104 and comprised of GaN-based semiconductor material which has band gap energy greater than that of said channel layer 104; a gate insulating film 111 formed on a surface of said channel layer which was exposed after a part of said electron supplying layer was removed; a gate electrode 112 formed on said gate insulating film; a source electrode 109 and a drain electrode 110 formed so that said gate electrode 112 positions in between them; and a second insulating film 113 formed on said electron supplying layer, which is a different insulating film from said gate insulating film 111 and has electron collapse decreasing effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nomura Takehiko, Sato Yoshihiro, Kambayashi Hiroshi, Kaya Shusuke, Iwami Masayuki, Kato Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20100127266
    Abstract: A thin film transistor includes: an insulating layer; a gate electrode provided on the insulating layer; a gate insulating film provided on the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer provided on the gate insulating film, the semiconductor layer being formed of oxide; a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the semiconductor layer; and a channel protecting layer provided between the source and drain electrodes and the semiconductor layer. The source electrode is opposed to one end of the gate electrode. The drain electrode is opposed to another end of the gate electrode. The another end is opposite to the one end. The drain electrode is apart from the source electrode. The channel protecting layer covers at least a part of a side face of a part of the semiconductor layer. The part of the semiconductor layer is not covered with the source electrode and the drain electrode above the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi SAITO, Tomomasa Ueda, Shintaro Nakano, Shuichi Uchikoga
  • Publication number: 20100127253
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a TFT substrate and a method for producing a TFT substrate which is capable of drastically reducing the production cost by decreasing the number of steps in the production process and improving production yield. A TFT substrate includes: a substrate; a gate electrode and a gate wire formed above the substrate; a gate insulating film formed above the gate electrode and the gate wire; a first oxide layer formed above the gate insulating film which is formed at least above the gate electrode; and a second oxide layer formed above the first oxide layer; wherein at least a pixel electrode is formed from the second oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Inoue, Koki Yano, Nobuo Tanaka, Tokie Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100123131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor realizing improved reliability by suppressing deterioration in electric characteristics. The thin film transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film forming a channel; a gate electrode disposed on one side of the oxide semiconductor film via a gate insulating film; and a pair of electrodes formed as a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor film and obtained by stacking at least first and second metal layers in order from the side of the oxide semiconductor film The first metal layer is made of a metal having ionization energy equal to or higher than molybdenum (Mo), a metal having oxygen barrier property, or a nitride or a silicon nitride of the metal having oxygen barrier property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20100123128
    Abstract: Semiconductor devices include a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer, a first channel layer pattern, a second channel layer pattern and first and second metallic patterns. The gate electrode is on a substrate. The gate insulation layer is on the gate electrode. The first channel layer pattern is on the gate insulation layer, and has a first conductivity level. The second channel layer pattern is on the first channel layer pattern, and has a second conductivity level that is lower than the first conductivity level. The first and second metallic patterns are on the gate insulation layer and contact respective sidewalls of the first and second channel layer patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Jeon, Moon-Sook Lee
  • Publication number: 20100117071
    Abstract: To provide a field-effect transistor improved in transparency, electrical properties, stability, uniformity, reproducibility, heat resistance and durability, and as a reduced overlap capacity between electrodes. A field-effect thin film transistor 1001 includes a gate electrode 1025, an active layer, a source electrode 1022 and a drain electrode 1023, wherein a crystalline oxide 1021 containing indium and having an electron carrier concentration of less than 1018/cm3 is used as the active layer, and the gate electrode 1025 is in self-alignment with the source electrode 1022 and the drain electrode 1023. The crystalline oxide 1021 contains a positive trivalent element different from a positive divalent element or indium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Inoue, Koki Yano, Masashi Kasami
  • Publication number: 20100117074
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device including a thin film transistor whose electric characteristics are stable. In addition, it is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at low cost with high productivity. In a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor, a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor is formed with an oxide semiconductor layer to which a metal element is added. As the metal element, at least one of metal elements of iron, nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, manganese, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and tantalum is used. In addition, the oxide semiconductor layer contains indium, gallium, and zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Junichiro SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20100117085
    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: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: Jung-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100117072
    Abstract: To provide a light emitting apparatus in which high definition can be realized and the connection reliability of a wiring portion is excellent, the light emitting apparatus includes: a substrate; a light emitting element which includes a first electrode, an emission layer, and a second electrode which are stacked on the substrate in the stated order; and a thin film transistor which is of an n-type and includes a channel layer and a drain electrode, the light emitting element and the thin film transistor are arranged in parallel and in contact with the substrate, the channel layer of the thin film transistor has a field effect mobility equal to or larger than 1 cm2V?1s?1, and the second electrode is connected with the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Ofuji, Katsumi Abe, Ryo Hayashi, Masafumi Sano, Hideya Kumomi
  • Publication number: 20100117077
    Abstract: A structure by which electric-field concentration which might occur between a source electrode and a drain electrode in a bottom-gate thin film transistor is relaxed and deterioration of the switching characteristics is suppressed, and a manufacturing method thereof. A bottom-gate thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is provided over a source and drain electrodes is manufactured, and angle ?1 of the side surface of the source electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and angle ?2 of the side surface of the drain electrode which is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer are each set to be greater than or equal to 20° and less than 90°, so that the distance from the top edge to the bottom edge in the side surface of each electrode is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Daisuke KAWAE
  • Publication number: 20100117073
    Abstract: In a thin film transistor which uses an oxide semiconductor, buffer layers containing indium, gallium, zinc, oxygen, and nitrogen are provided between the oxide semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrode layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Junichiro SAKATA, Tetsunori MARUYAMA, Yuki IMOTO, Yuji ASANO, Junichi KOEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20100109004
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor substrate realizing reduced interlayer short-circuit defects in a capacitor, and a display device having the thin film transistor substrate. The thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor having, over the substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a source-drain electrode in order; and a capacitor having, over the substrate, a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiaki Arai
  • Publication number: 20100102312
    Abstract: An object is to control composition and a defect of an oxide semiconductor. Another object is to increase field effect mobility of a thin film transistor and to obtain a sufficient on-off ratio with off current suppressed. The oxide semiconductor is represented by InMO3(ZnO)n (M is one or a plurality of elements selected from Ga, Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, and Al, and n is a non-integer number of greater than or equal to 1 and less than 50) and further contains hydrogen. In this case, the concentration of Zn is made to be lower than the concentrations of In and M (M is one or a plurality of elements selected from Ga, Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, and Al). In addition, the oxide semiconductor has an amorphous structure. Here, n is preferably a non-integer number of greater than or equal to 50, more preferably less than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Toshinari SASAKI, Miyuki HOSOBA, Shunichi ITO, Junichiro SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20100102315
    Abstract: An object is to manufacture a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor at low cost with high productivity in such a manner that a photolithography process is simplified by reducing the number of light-exposure masks. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a channel-etched inverted-staggered thin film transistor, an oxide semiconductor film and a conductive film are etched using a mask layer formed with the use of a multi-tone mask which is a light-exposure mask through which light is transmitted so as to have a plurality of intensities. In etching steps, a first etching step is performed by wet etching in which an etchant is used, and a second etching step is performed by dry etching in which an etching gas is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideomi Suzawa, Shinya Sasagawa, Taiga Muraoka, Shunichi Ito, Miyuki Hosoba
  • Publication number: 20100102314
    Abstract: As a display device has a higher definition, the number of pixels, gate lines, and signal lines are increased. When the number of the gate lines and the signal lines are increased, there occurs a problem that it is difficult to mount an IC chip including a driver circuit for driving the gate and signal lines by bonding or the like, whereby manufacturing cost is increased. A pixel portion and a driver circuit for driving the pixel portion are provided over the same substrate, and at least part of the driver circuit includes a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor interposed between gate electrodes provided above and below the oxide semiconductor. The pixel portion and the driver portion are provided over the same substrate, whereby manufacturing cost can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Takeshi OSADA, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20100096628
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-layered memory apparatus including an oxide thin film transistor. The multi-layered memory apparatus includes an active circuit unit and a memory unit formed on the active circuit unit. A row line and a column line are formed on memory layers. A selection transistor is formed at a side end of the row line and the column line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: I-hun Song, Jae-chul Park, Kee-won Kwon, Sun-il Kim
  • Publication number: 20100090215
    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 material including Si as a channel material of a semiconductor layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Jung-Hyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100084649
    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: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Hyun-Sik Seo, Jong-Uk Bae, Dae-Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20100084655
    Abstract: A field effect transistor has a gate electrode, gate-insulating layer, a channel and a source and drain electrodes connected electrically to the channel, the channel comprising an oxide semiconductor, the source electrode or the drain electrode comprising an oxynitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya Iwasaki, Naho Itagaki
  • Publication number: 20100084654
    Abstract: In order to take advantage of the properties of a display device including an oxide semiconductor, a protective circuit and the like having appropriate structures and a small occupied area are necessary. The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating film; a channel protective layer covering a region which overlaps with a channel formation region of the first oxide semiconductor layer; and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer each of which is formed by stacking a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer and over the first oxide semiconductor layer. The gate electrode is connected to a scan line or a signal line, the first wiring layer or the second wiring layer is directly connected to the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Tomoya FUTAMURA, Takahiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20100084648
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a light-emitting apparatus having a field effect transistor for driving an organic EL device, the field effect transistor including an oxide semiconductor containing at least one element selected from In and Zn, the method including the steps of: forming a field effect transistor on a substrate; forming an insulating layer; forming a lower electrode on the insulating layer; forming an organic layer for constituting an organic EL device on the lower electrode; forming an upper electrode on the organic layer; and after the step of forming the semiconductor layer of the field effect transistor and before the step of forming the organic layer, performing heat treatment such that an amount of a component that is desorbable as H2O from the field effect transistor during the step of forming the organic layer is less than 10?5 g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100084650
    Abstract: A pixel portion and a driver circuit driving the pixel portion are formed over the same substrate. At least a part of the driver circuit is formed using an inverted staggered thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used and a channel protective layer is provided over the oxide semiconductor layer serving as a channel formation region which is overlapped with the gate electrode. The driver circuit as well as the pixel portion is provided over the same substrate to reduce manufacturing costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Atsushi UMEZAKI
  • Publication number: 20100084653
    Abstract: The protective circuit is formed using a non-linear element which includes a gate insulating film covering a gate electrode; a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer which are over the gate insulating film and whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode; and an oxide semiconductor layer which is over the gate electrode and in contact with the gate insulating film and the end portions of the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer. The gate electrode of the non-linear element and a scan line or a signal line is included in a wiring, the first or second wiring layer of the non-linear element is directly connected to the wiring so as to apply the potential of the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Tomoya FUTAMURA, Takahiro KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20100072469
    Abstract: To provide a structure suitable for a common connection portion provided in a display panel. A common connection portion provided in an outer region of a pixel portion has a stacked structure of an insulating layer formed using the same layer as a gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer formed using the same layer as a second oxide semiconductor layer, and a conductive layer (also referred to as a common potential line) formed using the same layer as the conductive layer, in which the conductive layer (also referred to as the common potential line) is connected to a common electrode through an opening in an interlayer insulating layer provided over the first oxide semiconductor layer and an electrode opposite to a pixel electrode is electrically connected to the common electrode through conductive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Rihito WADA, Yoko CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20100072468
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel portion in which a pixel electrode layer is arranged in a matrix, and an inverted staggered thin film transistor having a combination of at least two kinds of oxide semiconductor layers with different amounts of oxygen is provided corresponding to the pixel electrode layer. In the periphery of the pixel portion in this display device, a pad portion is provided to be electrically connected to a common electrode layer formed on a counter substrate through a conductive layer made of the same material as the pixel electrode layer. One objection of our invention to prevent a defect due to separation of a thin film in various kinds of display devices is realized, by providing a structure suitable for a pad portion provided in a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Rihito WADA, Yoko CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20100072467
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel portion in which a pixel is arranged in a matrix, the pixel including an inverted staggered thin film transistor having a combination of at least two kinds of oxide semiconductor layers with different amounts of oxygen and having a channel protective layer over a semiconductor layer to be a channel formation region overlapping a gate electrode layer and a pixel electrode layer electrically connected to the inverted staggered thin film transistor. In the periphery of the pixel portion in this display device, a pad portion including a conductive layer made of the same material as the pixel electrode layer is provided. In addition, the conductive layer is electrically connected to a common electrode layer formed on a counter substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO, Shigeki KOMORI, Hideki UOCHI, Rihito WADA, Yoko CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20100065845
    Abstract: The invention provides an organic electroluminescent display device comprising: an organic electroluminescent element comprising an organic layer comprising a luminescent layer disposed between a pixel electrode and an upper electrode; and a drive TFT that supplies an electric current to the organic electroluminescent element, wherein: the drive TFT comprises a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and wherein: an resistive layer is provided between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Masaya Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20100065841
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate includes a semiconductive oxide layer disposed on an insulating substrate and including a channel portion, a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductive oxide layer, a gate insulating layer interposed between the semiconductive oxide layer and the gate electrode, and a passivation layer disposed on the semiconductive oxide layer and the gate electrode. At least one of the gate insulating layer and the passivation layer includes an oxynitride layer, and the oxynitride layer has a higher concentration of oxygen than that of nitrogen in a location of the oxynitride layer closer to the semiconductive oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-Hun LEE, Ki-Won KIM, Do-Hyun KIM, Woo-Geun LEE, Kap-Soo YOON
  • Publication number: 20100065844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor including: a channel layer mainly containing a conductive oxide semiconductor; a pair of electrodes on the channel layer; and a protective film covering an exposed surface of the channel layer, exposed to the gap between the pair of electrodes. The protective film includes at least an oxygen transmission film in contact with the channel layer, and an oxygen disturbance film hardly transmitting oxygen in comparison with the oxygen transmission film, in this order from the channel layer side. A length of the oxygen disturbance film in a direction where the pair of electrodes face each other is equal to or larger than a value obtained by multiplying a width of the pair of electrodes in a direction orthogonal to the direction where the pair of electrodes face each other by 0.55.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20100065837
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is manufactured by forming a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a first insulating film on the gate electrode, forming an oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulating film with an amorphous oxide, patterning the first insulating film, patterning the oxide semiconductor layer, forming a second insulating film on the oxide semiconductor layer in an oxidative-gas-containing atmosphere, patterning the second insulating film to expose a pair of contact regions, forming an electrode layer on the pair of contact regions, and patterning the electrode layer to for a source electrode and a drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Omura, Ryo Hayashi, Nobuyuki Kaji, Hisato Yabuta
  • Publication number: 20100059745
    Abstract: Provided are a thin-film transistor (TFT) display panel having improved electrical properties that can be fabricated time-effectively and a method of fabricating the TFT display panel. The TFT display panel includes: gate wirings which are formed on an insulating substrate; oxide active layer patterns which are formed on the gate wirings; data wirings which are formed on the oxide active layer patterns to cross the gate wirings; a passivation layer which is formed on the oxide active layer patterns and the data wirings and is made of silicon nitride (SiNx); and a pixel electrode which is formed on the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Kap-Soo Yoon, Ki-Won Kim, Sung-Ryul Kim, Sung-Hoon Yang, Woo-Geun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100059747
    Abstract: The invention provides a thin film field-effect transistor including, on a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer including an oxide semiconductor, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a resistive layer including an oxide semiconductor and positioned between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode or the drain electrode, the resistive layer having an electric conductivity that is lower than the electric conductivity of the active layer, the electric conductivity of the active layer being from 10?4 Scm?1 to less than 102 Scm?1, the ratio of the electric conductivity of the active layer to the electric conductivity of the resistive layer (electric conductivity of active layer/electric conductivity of resistive layer) being from 101 to 1010, and at least one of the source electrode or the drain electrode including a layer including Ti or a Ti alloy positioned at the side facing the resistive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya NAKAYAMA, Naoki KOITO
  • Publication number: 20100059746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film field-effect transistor comprising a substrate having thereon at least a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, wherein the active layer is an oxide semiconductor layer, a resistance layer having an electric conductivity that is lower than an electric conductivity of the active layer is provided between the active layer and at least one of the source electrode or the drain electrode, and an intermediate layer comprising an oxide comprising an element having a stronger bonding force with respect to oxygen than that of the oxide semiconductor in the active layer is provided between the active layer and the resistance layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichiro Itai
  • Publication number: 20100059744
    Abstract: A transistor, an inverter including the transistor, and methods of manufacturing the inverter and the transistor. A gate insulating layer of the transistor has a charge trap region. A threshold voltage may be moved in a positive (+) direction by trapping charges in the charge trap region. The transistor may be an enhancement mode oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) and may be used as an element of the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Huaxiang YIN, Ihun SONG, Sunil KIM, Youngsoo PARK
  • Publication number: 20100051940
    Abstract: An object is to provide favorable interface characteristics of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer without mixing of an impurity such as moisture. Another object is to provide a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having excellent electric characteristics and high reliability, and a method by which a semiconductor device can be manufactured with high productivity. A main point is to perform oxygen radical treatment on a surface of a gate insulating layer. Accordingly, there is a peak of the oxygen concentration at an interface between the gate insulating layer and a semiconductor layer, and the oxygen concentration of the gate insulating layer has a concentration gradient. The oxygen concentration is increased toward the interface between the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kengo AKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100051937
    Abstract: There is provided a thin-film transistor including at least a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a protective layer, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer is an amorphous oxide containing at least one of the elements In, Ga and Zn, the gate electrode-side carrier density of the oxide semiconductor layer is higher than the protective layer-side carrier density thereof, and the film thickness of the oxide semiconductor layer is 30 nm±15 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kaji, Ryo Hayashi, Hisato Yabuta, Katsumi Abe
  • Publication number: 20100051943
    Abstract: To provide a display device which can be manufactured with higher efficiency in the use of material through a simplified manufacturing process, and a method for manufacturing the display device. Another object is to provide a technique by which patterns of a wiring the like which constitutes the display device can be formed to a desired shape with good control. In a method for forming a pattern according to the present invention, a mask is formed over a light-transmitting substrate; a first region including a photocatalyst is formed over the substrate and the mask; the photocatalyst is irradiated with light through the substrate to modify a part of the first region; a second region is formed; and a composition containing a pattern forming material is discharged to the second region, thus, a pattern is formed. The mask does not transmit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Gen Fujii
  • Publication number: 20100051933
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate having a high charge mobility and that can raise a threshold voltage, and a method of fabricating the thin film transistor array substrate are provided. The thin film transistor array substrate includes: an insulating substrate; a gate electrode formed on the insulating substrate; an oxide semiconductor layer comprising a lower oxide layer formed on the gate electrode and an upper oxide layer formed on the lower oxide layer, such that the oxygen concentration of the upper oxide layer is higher than the oxygen concentration of the lower oxide layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the oxide semiconductor layer and separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Do-Hyun Kim, Je-Hun Lee, Pil-Sang Yun, Dong-Hoon Lee, Bong-Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20100051934
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided according to one or more embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choung, Bong-Kyun Kim, Byeong-Jin Lee, Sun-Young Hong, Pil-Sang Yun, Hong-Sick Park, Dong-Ju Yang, Young-Joo Choi, Nam-Seok Suh
  • Publication number: 20100044696
    Abstract: A thin film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate, a source/drain, an insulating layer, and a semiconductor active layer. The gate and the source/drain are respectively deposited on the substrate and are separated by the insulating layer on the substrate. The semiconductor active layer connects the source and the drain. The material of the semiconductor active layer is a semiconductor precursor which produces semiconductor property after being irradiated by a light source. A liquid crystal display which includes the above thin film transistor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: TAIWAN TFT LCD ASSOCIATION, CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD., AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION, CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yuan Cheng, Shin-Chuan Chiang, Shih-Hsiang Lai, Chin-Chih Yu, Bor-Chuan Chuang
  • Publication number: 20100044703
    Abstract: An amorphous oxide semiconductor contains at least one element selected from In, Ga, and Zn at an atomic ratio of InxGayZnz, wherein the density M of the amorphous oxide semiconductor is represented by the relational expression (1) below: M?0.94×(7.121x+5.941y+5.675z)/(x+y+z) ??(1) where 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 0?z?1, and x+y+z?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisato Yabuta, Ayanori Endo, Nobuyuki Kaji, Ryo Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7666764
    Abstract: A compound semiconductor material for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device is disclosed, which has a group II-VI compound doped with a dopant ranging from 0.1 to 30 mol %, wherein the dopant is selected from a group consisting of alkaline-earth metals, group IIIA elements, group IVA elements, group VA elements, group VIA elements, and transitional metals. The method for forming an active layer of a thin film transistor device by using the compound semiconductor material of the present invention is disclosed therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jia-Chong Ho, Jen-Hao Lee, Cheng-Chung Lee, Yu-Wu Wang, Chun-Tao Lee, Pzng Lin