IP Library Granted Patent US 7,023,015
Granted Patent B2
US 7,023,015 · App. 10/638,398 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Thin-film semiconductor device and liquid crystal display

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Patent No.
US 7,023,015
App. No.
10/638,398
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin-film semiconductor device is provided including a plurality of thin-film transistors (TFT) having different driving voltages formed on an glass substrate, wherein a gate insulator electric field at each of the driving voltages of the plurality of thin-film transistors is in a range of about 1 MV/cm to 2 MV/cm, and a drain concentration of p-type thin-film transistors (TFT) is in a range of about 3E+19/cm 3 to 1E+20/cm 3 .

Claims (21)

1. A thin-film semiconductor device comprising:

a first plurality of thin-film transistors having different driving voltages than a second plurality of thin-film transistors, wherein said first and second plurality of transistors are formed on a glass substrate,

wherein an electric field of a gate insulated at each of said driving voltages of said first and second plurality of thin-film transistors is in a range of about 1 MV/cm to 2 MV/cm, and a drain concentration of P-type thin-film transistors is in a range of about 3E+19/cm 3 to 1E+20/cm 3 .

2. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said first plurality of thin-film transistors comprising N-type and P-type thin-film transistors have a lower driving voltage than said second plurality of thin-film transistors comprising N-type and P-type thin film transistor.

3. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least one N-type thin-film transistor of said second plurality of thin-film transistors have a lightly-doped drain structure.

4. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of gate insulating films of said first and second plurality of thin-film transistors have substantially the same thickness.

5. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; and

a driver circuit.

6. A thin-film semiconductor device comprising:

a first plurality of thin-film transistors having different driving voltages than a second plurality of thin-film transistors, wherein said first and second plurality of transistors are formed on a glass substrate,

wherein an electric field of a gate insulator at each of said driving voltages of said first and second plurality of thin-film transistors is in a range of about 0.2 MV/cm to 0.8 MV/cm, and a drain concentration of P-type thin-film transistors is in a range of about 3E+19/cm 3 to 1E+20/cm 3 .

7. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein said first and second plurality of thin-film transistors comprising N-type and P-type thin-film transistors have a lower driving voltage than said second plurality of thin-film transistors comprising N-type and P-type thin film transistor.

8. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a plurality of gate insulating films of said first and second plurality of thin-film transistors has substantially the same thickness.

9. The thin-film semiconductor device according to claim 7 ,

wherein at least one N-type thin-film transistor of said second plurality of thin-film transistors have a lightly-doped drain structure.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: GOLD CHARM LIMITED
To: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063321/0136 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2013
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: GOLD CHARM LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030041/0346 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2003
From: MATSUNAGA, NAOKI; SERA, KENJI; TAKAHASHI, MITSUASA
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014396/0285 →