Transistor Patents (Class 349/42)
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Patent number: 7923732Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method of a display panel, and include forming a gate line including a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer on the gate electrode, forming an intrinsic semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, forming an extrinsic semiconductor on the intrinsic semiconductor, forming a data line including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the extrinsic semiconductor, and plasma-treating a portion of the extrinsic semiconductor between the source electrode and the drain electrode to form a protection member and ohmic contacts on respective sides of the protection member. Accordingly, the process for etching the extrinsic semiconductor and forming an inorganic insulating layer for protecting the intrinsic semiconductor may be omitted such that the manufacturing process of the display panel may be simplified, manufacturing cost may be reduced, and productivity may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Gwang Jeong, Young-Wook Lee, Sang-Gab Kim, Woo-Geun Lee, Min-Seok Oh, Jang-Soo Kim, Kap-Soo Yoon, Shin-Il Choi, Hong-Kee Chin, Seung-Ha Choi, Seung-Hwan Shim, Sung-Hoon Yang, Ki-Hun Jeong
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Patent number: 7920220Abstract: In a pixel for displays capable of simplifying manufacturing process, a display apparatus having a simplified pixel structure and a method of manufacturing a cost competitive display device, a display pixel includes a channel layer, first to third signal lines, first and second insulating layers and a pixel electrode. The first signal line is formed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer insulates the channel layer from the first signal line. The second insulating layer insulates the first signal line from the second and third signal lines, and includes contact holes. The second and third signal lines are connected to the channel layer through the contact holes. The pixel electrode including indium zinc oxide is formed on the identical layer with the first and second signal lines, and disposed on the second insulating layer. Therefore, manufacturing process is simplified and manufacturing time is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pil-Mo Choi, Chung Yi, Deok-Hoi Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung
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Publication number: 20110075063Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates disposed to face each other so as to hold a liquid crystal layer therebetween, and a gate potential creating circuit for outputting a selection potential and a non-selection potential, scanning lines, signal lines, thin film transistors formed so as to correspond to intersection portions between the scanning lines and the signal lines, respectively, pixel electrodes electrically connected to the thin film transistors, respectively, and a gate control circuit for switching the selection potential and the non-selection potential supplied from the gate potential creating circuit over to each other, thereby supplying one of the selection potential and the non-selection potential to corresponding ones of the thin film transistors through corresponding one of the scanning lines being formed on the first substrate, and a common electrode being formed either on the first substrate or the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Tajiri, Yutaka Kobashi, Hiroshi Kiya, Nobuhiko Yokoo
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Publication number: 20110075062Abstract: An array substrate comprises a plurality of pixel units defined by interacting of a plurality of gate lines along a row direction and a plurality of data lines along a column direction, and a pixel electrode formed within each of the pixel units. Each row of the pixel units are provide with a first gate line and a second gate line in the gate lines, and each of the pixel units is provides with a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor; the first thin film transistor is connected with the first gate line, and the second thin film transistor is connected with the second gate line; the first thin film transistor is connected with the data line at one side of the pixel unit, and the second thin film transistor is connected with the data line at the other side of the pixel unit, and the second thin film transistors of the pixel units in one row and the first thin film transistors of the pixel units in an adjacent row within the same columns are connected to the same column of the data lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiangfei HE, Zhilong PENG, Wei WANG
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Patent number: 7916231Abstract: A display device comprising a plurality of scan signal lines; a plurality of picture signal lines three-dimensionally intersecting the plurality of scan signal lines; and numerous TFT elements arranged in a matrix; and having a display panel in which each of the TFT elements has a gate connected to one of the plurality of scan signal lines, and a drain or source connected to one of the plurality of picture signal lines; wherein the TFT elements respectively differ in terms of channel width, channel length, or both, depending on a distance from a signal input terminal of the scan signal line to which the gate is connected and a distance from a signal input terminal of the picture signal line to which one of the drain and the source is connected.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventors: Jun Ooida, Takahiro Miyazaki, Ken Ohara, Hiroshi Saito, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi
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Patent number: 7916229Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line with a gate insulating film interposed between the gate line and the data line to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor at the crossing of the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a common electrode forming a horizontal electric field with the pixel electrode in the pixel region; a gate pad connected to the gate line; and a data pad connected to the data line, wherein the gate pad and the data pad includes a lower pad in the same layer as the gate line and made of the same material as the gate line, a lower contact hole through the gate insulating film to expose the lower pad, an upper pad in the same layer as the data line, made of the same material as the data line, and connected to the lower pad through the lower contact hole, and an upper contact hole through a passivation film protecting the thin film transistor to expose the upper pad, and a semType: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Sup Shin, Joo Soo Lim, Heung Lyul Cho, Hee Young Kwack
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Publication number: 20110069246Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises an array substrate and a color filter substrate, which are assembled together and sandwich liquid crystal therebetween. The array substrate comprises a gate line, a first data line and a second data line, which define a pixel region, a first pixel electrode and a first thin film transistor (TFT) for controlling the first data line to provide a first data voltage to the first pixel electrode in the pixel region, and a second pixel electrode and a second TFT for controlling the second data line to provide a second data voltage to the second pixel electrode. The color filter substrate comprises black matrixes and a color resin unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Zheng WANG
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Patent number: 7911567Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided for efficiently preventing white coordinates from being yellowish. The LCD includes a substrate having red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters. The blue color filters have an overall area smaller than that of the red color filters and the green color filters while blocking green light better than the red color filters and blocking red light better than the green color filters.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam-seok Roh, Soo-guy Rho
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Patent number: 7910919Abstract: An organic light emitting display and a fabricating method thereof in which an alignment mark is formed in the non-display region. The organic light emitting display includes a substrate having a display region and a non-display region; a buffer layer formed the overall substrate; a gate insulating layer; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer corresponding to the active layer; an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the gate insulating layer; a source/drain electrode formed on the interlayer dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the active layer; an insulating layer formed on the source/drain electrode; and an organic light emitting diode formed on the insulating layer and electrically coupled to the source/drain electrode. Further, the organic light emitting display includes an alignment mark formed on one of the substrate and the buffer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taehoon Yang, Jinwook Seo, Byoungkeon Park, Kiyong Lee, Seihwan Jung
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Publication number: 20110063537Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate to define a pixel region, a pixel transistor formed at the intersection of the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region, a first storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode, a switching line formed on the first substrate, a read out line formed on the first substrate, a second storage capacitor formed on the first substrate, a switching transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second storage capacitor, a drain electrode connected to the read out line, and a source electrode connected to a driving voltage line, a first column spacer formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode formed on the first column spacer thereby forming a sensing capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Cheol-Se Kim, Ji-Hyun Jung, Byung-Koo Kang, Min-Jae Lee, Hoon-Bae Kim, Seung-Seok Oh
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Publication number: 20110058115Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; a display pixel and a viewing-angle control pixel that are substantially rectangular and disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in the viewing-angle control pixel; and a plurality of strip-like electrode portions that are provided to at least either the first electrode or the second electrode and spaced from one another across a width direction of the viewing-angle control pixel, the liquid crystal device being configured so that an electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode to control the direction of alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, thereby changing the luminance of the viewing-angle control pixel in a direction oblique to the front.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiharu Matsushima, Tadashi Tsuyuki
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Patent number: 7902553Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor (TFT) includes forming a gate electrode including a metal that can be combined with silicon to form silicide on a substrate and forming a gate insulation layer by supplying a gas which includes silicon to the gate electrode at a temperature below about 280° C. The method further includes forming a semiconductor on the gate insulation layer, forming a data line and a drain electrode on the semiconductor and forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-June Kim, Jae-Ho Choi, Chang-Oh Jeong, Sung-Hoon Yang, Je-Hun Lee, Do-Hyun Kim, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Yong-Mo Choi
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Publication number: 20110051026Abstract: A photo-alignment agent and a liquid crystal display using the same are provided. A photo-reactive group according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first alignment material without a photo-reactive group, a second alignment material including a photo-reactive group, and a photosensitizer mixed with the second alignment material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Tae-Ho Kim, Jun-Woo Lee, Baek-Kyun Jeon, Suk-Hoon Kang, Soo-Ryun Cho
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Publication number: 20110051027Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate lines on a substrate; a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines to define a plurality of pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to one of the plurality of gate lines and one of the plurality of data lines and disposed in one pixel region of the plurality of pixel regions; first and second shield patterns respectively extending from a previous gate line of the plurality of gate lines to the one pixel region, the first shield pattern disposed at one side of the one pixel region, and the second shield pattern disposed at the other side of the one pixel region; and a pixel electrode in the one pixel region and over the thin film transistor, the pixel electrode overlapping the first and second shield patterns and the previous gate line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Chang-Yeop SHIN, Jeong-Ki Kim, Sun-Yong Lee
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Patent number: 7889303Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device according to a FFS method, a line inversion drive with suppressed crosstalk due to a signal distortion is made available. Pixels A are disposed in sequence in a left to right direction in a first row, while pixels B are disposed in sequence in the left to right direction in a second row that is below the first row. In the pixel A, a pixel electrode is formed of the first layer transparent electrode and connected with a thin film transistor through a contact hole. In the pixel B, a common electrode is formed of the first layer transparent electrode and connected with a common electric potential line through a contact hole. Also in the pixel A, a common electrode having a plurality of slits is formed of the second layer transparent electrode and connected with the common electric potential line through a contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomohide Onogi, Yasuo Segawa
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Patent number: 7889183Abstract: The present invention is related to a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a display panel, a plurality of pixels formed on the display panel, a sensing unit disposed among the pixels and generating a sensor data signal based on a touch to the display panel, a plurality of image data lines connected to the pixels and transmitting image data signals, and a sensor data line connected to the sensing unit and transmitting the sensor data signal. The sensor data line is separated from an image data line adjacent thereto with respect to the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Myung-Woo Lee, Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh
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Publication number: 20110032444Abstract: An object is to improve reliability of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion and a display portion (also referred to as a pixel portion) over the same substrate is provided. The driver circuit portion and the display portion include thin film transistors in which a semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor; a first wiring; and a second wiring. The thin film transistors each include a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer. In the thin film transistor in the driver circuit portion, the semiconductor layer is sandwiched between a gate electrode layer and a conductive layer. The first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected to each other in an opening provided in a gate insulating film through an oxide conductive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Junichiro SAKATA, Masayuki SAKAKURA, Yoshiaki OIKAWA, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Hotaka MARUYAMA, Masashi TSUBUKU
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Patent number: 7884891Abstract: In a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), a connection is formed between the gate line and the common electrode line with TFTs. During scanning in one frame, a high voltage signal is applied to the pixels in a next row before the next row is turned on, i.e., a black image is inserted in the normal white mode. When the pixels in one row are in operation and the pixels in the next row are not turned on, a black image data is inserted into the next row. A high voltage is applied before the pixels in a row of the TFT-LCD are turned on, so that a black image is inserted and tailing of motion picture can be alleviated.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenbao Gao, Xinshe Yin, Xiangchun Xiao
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Publication number: 20110025938Abstract: A brighter active matrix type liquid crystal electro-optical device with a higher contrast, yet having a wider visual angle is realized, said liquid crystal electro-optical device comprises a liquid crystal layer and means for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer in the direction parallel to the substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal material dispersed in a polymer material. Also a liquid crystal electro-optical device comprising a liquid crystal layer disposed on a substrate is included, wherein the transmission mode or the dispersion mode of an incident light is selected by an electric field applied to the liquid crystal layer in the direction parallel to the liquid crystal layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Takeshi NISHI, Rumo SATAKE
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Publication number: 20110025936Abstract: On a display panel, every two neighboring sub-pixel transistor modules of each row transistor set are electrically coupled to a same data line so that used data lines on the display panel are halved, and driving integrated circuit units on the display panel are significantly decreased as well. A voltage on a data line of the display panel is controlled according to a polarity controlling signal to implement polarity inversion, for preventing DC residue and crosstalk, and for reducing power consumption and flickers. Two sub-pixel transistors of each transistor unit on the display panel are disposed in a mutually opposed and separated manner for overcoming vertical lines caused by concentrated transmittance of the sub-pixel transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Lun-Ming Chang, Chia-Yi Lu
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Patent number: 7880851Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes gate and data lines crossing on a substrate, common lines parallel to and between the gate lines, thin film transistors at crossing portions of the gate and data lines, and a pixel electrode. The common lines define pixel regions, which are each divided into first and second regions by the corresponding gate line. The thin film transistors each include a gate electrode in a first direction, a semiconductor layer on the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes on the semiconductor layer in a second direction. The source and drain electrodes cross the gate electrode in each of the first and second regions. The pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Sik Jeong, Dong-Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20110018571Abstract: A COG type LCD device includes a first substrate including a display area and first, second, third and fourth non-display areas, gate and data lines in the display area on the first substrate and defining pixel regions, switching thin film transistor at each crossing portion of the gate and data lines and connected to the gate and data lines, a pixel electrode in each pixel region and connected to the thin film transistor, first testing thin film transistors in the second non-display area connected to the data lines and spaced apart from each other with a constant interval therebetween, first, second and third data testing lines connected to one ends of the data lines through the first testing thin film transistors, first, second and third data testing pads connected to the first, second and third data testing lines, respectively, data link lines in the first non-display area and connected to another ends of the data lines, second testing thin film transistors in the first non-display area and connected to thType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Bung-Goo KIM, Ka-Kyung Kim
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Publication number: 20110019114Abstract: Provided are an active matrix substrate including plural pixel electrodes in a pixel region and a liquid crystal display device (pixel division mode) using the same. Proposed is a configuration of the liquid crystal display device of the capacitor-coupled pixel division mode which hardly causes reduction in display quality due to image-sticking of sub-pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventor: Toshihide Tsubata
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Publication number: 20110013105Abstract: An approach of a circuit configuration is provided for operating a display panel and a liquid crystal display with high aperture ratio, transmittance and visibility, the circuit configuration includes: a gate line; a data line intersecting the gate line; a first transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a second transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a storage electrode line separated from the gate line; a third transistor connected to the storage electrode line and the second transistor; a first pixel electrode connected to the first transistor; and a second pixel electrode connected to the second transistor and the third transistor. The third transistor being separated from an additional gate line is connected to the storage electrode line such that the aperture ratio can be increased, and visibility and transmittance can be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang-Chul Jung, Young-Soo Yoon, Joon-Chul Goh, Chong-Chul Chai
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Patent number: 7872698Abstract: In the display area of the TFT array substrate, a pixel electrode, a switching element connected to the pixel electrode, a gate line connected to the switching element and a source line connected to the switching element are formed. In the terminal forming area of the TFT substrate, a terminal electrode for connecting the gate line or source line to external signal source is formed. Around the terminal forming area, a first metallic line and a second metallic line are extended below the terminal electrode. The first metallic line and the second metallic line are connected to the terminal electrode via respective contact holes. The first metallic line and the second metallic line are in different layers interposing an insulating layer therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yukinobu Konishi, Akio Nakayama, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7872697Abstract: A VA mode LCD obtains a wide viewing angle without forming cutouts or protrusions in the common electrode. A pixel electrode has a cutout; a direction control electrode overlaps the cutout; a first storage electrode overlaps the pixel electrode; and a second storage electrode overlaps the direction control electrode. The pixel electrode has plurality of partitions, each partition has two major edges that are parallel to each other. In the present invention, the electric field generated by the direction control electrode pre-tilts the LC molecules by maintaining the direction control electrode voltage with respect to the common voltage higher than the pixel electrode voltage with respect to the common voltage. The LC molecules in each partition receive horizontal components of electric fields that are substantially perpendicular to the major edges thereby sorting the LC molecules into four tilt directions and thus widening the reference viewing angle according to the tilt directions of the LC molecules.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyoung-Ju Shin
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Patent number: 7872722Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic device which have a wide viewing angle and in which the number of manufacturing steps, the number of masks, and manufacturing cost are reduced compared with a conventional one. The liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode formed over an entire surface of one side of a substrate; a first insulating film formed over the first electrode; a thin film transistor formed over the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a second electrode formed over the second insulating film and having a plurality of openings; and a liquid crystal over the second electrode. The liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 7868327Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a TFT for reducing leakage current and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The TFT includes a flexible substrate, a diffusion preventing layer formed on the flexible substrate, a buffer layer formed of at least two insulated materials on the diffusion preventing layer, a semiconductor layer formed on a region of the buffer layer to include a channel layer and a source and drain region, a gate insulating layer formed on the buffer layer including the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer in a region corresponding to the channel layer, an interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate insulating layer including the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes formed in the interlayer insulating layer to include a predetermined contact hole that exposes at least a region of the source and drain region and to be connected to the source and drain region.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Kyeong Jeong, Hyun Soo Shin, Se Yeoul Kwon, Yeon Gon Mo
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Patent number: 7868958Abstract: A method for forming a liquid crystal display device includes incremental removal of a gate insulator. After forming a gate line layer, a gate insulator, a semiconductor layer, a data layer and a photoresist layer, a mask is used to define a plurality of regions in the photoresist layer through selective development. The developed portions of the photoresist layer are removed and parts of the underlying layers are etched in a plurality of steps using the photoresist layer as a mask. The gate insulator is partially removed during the etching of the data layer and completely removed during formation of source and drain electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Ha Choi, Min-Seok Oh, Sang-Gab Kim, Jae-Ho Choi, Yu-Gwang Jeong
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Patent number: 7863604Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device (OLED), which can prevent the occurrence of galvanic corrosion and ensure reliable adhesion of source and drain electrodes with a first electrode during rework of the first electrode, and a method of fabricating the same. The OLED includes a substrate; a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed on the substrate and including a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes; a first metal layer disposed on the source and drain electrodes of the TFT; an insulating layer disposed on the substrate including the first metal layer; a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the TFT, the first electrode including a second metal layer; a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode; an organic layer disposed on the pixel defining layer; and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jong-Yun Kim
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Patent number: 7859606Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinari Higaki, Masayuki Sakakura, Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 7859605Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof; and a liquid crystal display panel employing the same and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung Chul Ahn, Byoung Ho Lim, Jae Jun Ahn
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Publication number: 20100321602Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel including a plurality of dual-gate pixel units connected to each other through data lines, gate lines and common lines. Each dual-gate pixel unit includes a first pixel and a second pixel respectively connected to a first gate line and a second gate line, and shares a common line and a data line. The first pixel and the second pixel are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the common line, and they are also respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the first data line and the second gate line. The data lines transfer data signals into pixels, and the gate lines control the pixels to receive the data signals. The present invention raises an aperture ratio of each pixel of the display panel, and reduces the probability of the gate line and the common line being short-circuited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Chih-Chung Liu, Cheng-Hsin Chen
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Publication number: 20100321601Abstract: In a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), a connection is formed between the gate line and the common electrode line with TFTs. During scanning in one frame, a high voltage signal is applied to the pixels in a next row before the next row is turned on, i.e., a black image is inserted in the normal white mode. When the pixels in one row are in operation and the pixels in the next row are not turned on, a black image data is inserted into the next row. A high voltage is applied before the pixels in a row of the TFT-LCD are turned on, so that a black image is inserted and tailing of motion picture can be alleviated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenbao GAO, Xinshe YIN, Xiangchun XIAO
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Patent number: 7855759Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line, a data line which intersects the scanning line, a pixel electrode which is provided at pixel, and a thin film transistor which has a semiconductor layer having a source area electrically connected to the data line and a drain area electrically connected to the pixel electrode, a relay wiring which is laminated between the semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode and connects the drain area to the pixel electrode, a first shield layer which is laminated between the data line and the relay wiring and is held with predetermined potential, and a second shield layer which is laminated between the pixel electrode and the relay wiring and is held with predetermined potential.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masashi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 7852438Abstract: A transflective type LCD device includes a substrate having gate and data lines crossing each other to define pixel regions, a reflective part and a transmitting part in each pixel region, a pixel electrode in the reflective part and the transmitting part of the pixel region, a reflective electrode in the reflective part of the pixel region, a thin film transistor having source and drain regions at a crossing of the gate and data lines for transmitting a signal of the data line to the pixel electrode in accordance with a signal of the gate line, and an electrode electrically connecting the source region of the thin film transistor with a data electrode of the data line.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Han Wook Hwang
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Patent number: 7852421Abstract: In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Nishi
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Patent number: 7847289Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line over the substrate, a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region and including a transparent conductive layer and an opaque conductive layer, a data pad at one end of the data line and including a transparent conductive layer, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and including a gate electrode, an active layer, an ohmic contact layer, a buffer metallic layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and a pixel electrode in the pixel region and connected to the thin film transistor, the pixel electrode including a transparent conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., LtdInventors: Hyo-Uk Kim, Byung-Chul Ahn, Byoung-Ho Lim
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Patent number: 7847895Abstract: An exemplary transflective liquid crystal display device (2) has a liquid crystal panel (20), and a backlight module (29) adjacent to the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a first color filter substrate (210), a thin film transistor substrate (220), a second color filter substrate (230), a first liquid crystal layer (240) being provided between the first color filter substrate and the TFT substrate, and a second liquid crystal layer (250) being provided between the second color filter substrate and the TFT substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignees: Innocom Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux CorporationInventors: Xin-Sheng Chen, Guo-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 7843521Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with improved productivity and a manufacturing method of the same. A liquid crystal display device according to the invention comprises in a region in which a scan line and a data line intersect with each other a first substrate comprising a first thin film transistor using either an amorphous semiconductor or an organic semiconductor for a channel portion, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a third substrate comprising a second thin film transistor using a crystalline semiconductor for a channel portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Yasuyuki Arai, Yasuko Watanabe
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Patent number: 7839461Abstract: An electro-optical device that includes a transistor and an insulating film over the semiconductor layer of the transistor. The insulating film has an opening portion that overlaps the channel region. The gate electrode of the transistor includes a body portion arranged in the opening portion of the insulating film and an elongated portion that extends onto the insulating film so as to cover the second junction portion of the transistor. The second junction region is located in an intersection region of a non-aperture region of the display pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Ishii, Minoru Moriwaki
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Patent number: 7834965Abstract: The present invention discloses a thin film transistor array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal display. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display having a reflective area and a transmissive area, which the image quality can be enhanced with. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display that has a liquid crystal layer whose thickness is depends on position.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Hyun Kim, Won-Sang Park, Sang-Woo Kim, Jae-Young Lee, Sung-Eun Cha, Jae-Ik Lim
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Patent number: 7834397Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and a display device including the TFT, are provided. In the TFT, a channel region is connected to a gate electrode so that the influence of a substrate bias is reduced or eliminated. Thus, the threshold voltage of the TFT is reduced, a subthreshold slope can be improved, and a large drain current can be obtained at a low gate voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Byoung-Deog Choi, Myeong-Seob So
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Patent number: 7830465Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film, a second insulating film, and a gate electrode. The first insulating film is formed in an island shape so as to cover a first junction region of the semiconductor layer. The second insulating film is formed in an island shape so as to cover a second junction region of the semiconductor layer. The gate electrode faces the channel region through a gate insulating film and extends onto the first and second insulating films.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Minoru Moriwaki, Tatsuya Ishii
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Patent number: 7830370Abstract: There is provided a display device capable of automatically controlling a luminance in response to a brightness of a surrounding. The display device has a gamma correction circuit for converting an image signal voltage into a drive voltage for gray scale display and a photosensor for controlling an input and output voltage characteristic of the gamma correction circuit in response to the brightness of the surrounding. In this case, the gamma correction circuit for converting the image signal voltage into the driver voltage for gray scale display is formed on a first substrate. The photosensor for controlling the input and output voltage characteristic of the gamma correction circuit in response to the brightness of the surrounding is formed on a second substrate. The second substrate is fixed to the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuyuki Arai, Hajime Kimura
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Publication number: 20100277659Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate having a pixel portion and a pad portion; a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define the pixel portion at the pixel portion; a transistor adjacent to a crossing of the gate line and the data line, the transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode; an insulating layer above the source electrode and the drain electrode, the insulating layer exposing a lateral side of the drain electrode; a pixel electrode in contact with the lateral side of the drain electrode; a second substrate attached to the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and a second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Joon-Young YANG, Jung-Il Lee
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Patent number: 7825412Abstract: The present invention provides a display device which can obviate the occurrence of a leak current in a thin film transistor. In a display device including a substrate, and gate signal lines, an insulation film, semiconductor layers and conductor layers which are sequentially stacked on the substrate, the conductor layer forms at least a drain electrode which is connected to a drain signal line and a source electrode which is connected to a pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer is formed in a pattern in which the semiconductor layer has a protruding portion which protrudes outwardly from the conductor layer at a portion thereof except for a distal end of the drain electrode as viewed in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., IPS Alpha Technology, Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Watanabe, Junichi Uehara, Miyo Ishii
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Patent number: 7821613Abstract: In a semi-transmission liquid crystal display device, two resist masks are required to form a reflective electrode and a transparent electrode; therefore, cost is high. A transparent electrode and a reflective electrode which function as a pixel electrode are stacked. A resist pattern which includes a region having a thick film thickness and a region having a thinner film thickness than the aforementioned region is formed over the reflective electrode by using a light exposure mask which includes a semi-transmission portion. The reflective electrode and the transparent electrode are formed by using the resist pattern. Therefore, the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode can be formed by using one resist mask.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Publication number: 20100265423Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate, and a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate. Gate lines are formed on the first insulating substrate while extending in a horizontal direction. A gate insulating layer is formed on the gate lines. A semiconductor layer and data lines are formed on the gate insulating layer. The data lines extend in a vertical direction. Source electrodes are formed on the semiconductor layer while being connected to the data lines. Drain electrodes face the source electrodes. A protective layer is formed on the data lines, and pixel electrodes are formed on the protective layer such that the pixel electrodes are connected to the drain electrodes while having a plurality of slits and horizontal opening portions. A common electrode is formed on the second insulating substrate with a plurality of opening portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: JANG-KUN SONG
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Patent number: RE41927Abstract: In a TFT LCD device comprising a substrate, at least one thin film transistor formed on the substrate, having a source electrode and a drain electrode, an insulating layer formed over the whole surface of the substrate on which the thin film transistor is formed, having at least one contact hole exposing a portion of the drain electrode, and reflective layer pixel electrode corresponding to the thin film transistor, formed on the insulating layer to be connected with the drain electrode through the contact hole, the pixel electrode is formed of a multi-layered conductive layer. The drain electrode is composed of multiple layers, and the most upper layer of the multiple layers is one selected from a Cr layer and a MoW layer. Preferably, the multi-layered conductive layer is composed of two-layered conductive layer having a lower layer of the same material as that of the most upper layer and an upper layer of Al-containing metal.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo-Suk Chung, Chang-Won Hwang