IP Library Granted Patent US 7,462,865
Granted Patent B2
US 7,462,865 · App. 11/524,477 · Granted Dec 9, 2008

Display and manufacturing method thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,462,865
App. No.
11/524,477
Granted
Dec 9, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display includes a substrate, a control electrode formed on the substrate, input and output electrodes formed on the substrate having facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode, a semiconductor layer contacting the input and the output electrodes, and an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer. At least one of the facing sides of the input and output electrodes on the semiconductor layer has a plurality of protrusions. The channel between the input and output electrodes is formed with various shapes, the length of the channel is prevented from being extending by a skew phenomenon, and the width of the channel may be extended.

Claims (49)

1. A display comprising:

a substrate;

a control electrode formed on the substrate;

input and output electrodes formed on the substrate comprising facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode;

a semiconductor layer contacting the input and output electrodes; and

an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer,

wherein at least one of the facing sides of the input and output electrodes on the semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of protrusions, wherein the protrusions of the input and output electrodes comprise a right triangle shape comprising an oblique side and a right side.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the oblique side of each protrusion of the input electrode faces the right side of each corresponding protrusion of the output electrode.

3. The display of claim 1 , wherein the oblique side of each protrusion of the input electrode faces the oblique side of each protrusion of the output electrode.

4. A display comprising:

a substrate;

a control electrode formed on the substrate;

input and output electrodes formed on the substrate comprising facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode;

a semiconductor layer contacting the input and output electrodes; and

an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer,

wherein at least one of the facing sides of the input and output electrodes on the semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of protrusions, and

wherein the protrusions comprise a trapezoidal shape.

5. The display of claim 4 , wherein the trapezoidal shape of the protrusions of the input and output electrodes are symmetrical with respect to a center line between the input and output electrodes.

6. A display comprising:

a substrate;

a control electrode formed on the substrate;

input and output electrodes formed on the substrate comprising facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode;

a semiconductor layer contacting the input and output electrodes; and

an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer,

wherein at least one of the facing sides of the input and output electrodes on the semiconductor layer comprises a plurality of protrusions, and

wherein the protrusions comprise a semicircular shape.

7. The display of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions of the input and output electrodes are alternately disposed.

8. The display of claim 1 , wherein sizes of the protrusions of the input and output electrodes are substantially same.

9. The display of claim 1 , wherein sizes of the protrusions of the input and output electrodes are different.

10. The display of claim 1 , wherein neighboring protrusions of the input electrode are directly connected to each other and neighboring protrusions of the output electrode are directly connected to each other.

11. The display of claim 1 , wherein neighboring protrusions of the input electrode are connected to each other with a predetermined interval there between and neighboring protrusions of the output electrode are connected to each other with a predetermined interval there between.

12. The display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pixel electrode connected to the output electrode;

a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and

an organic light emitting member formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

13. The display of claim 1 , wherein a channel is formed between the facing sides of the input and output electrodes, and a first dimension of the channel measured from a first end of the channel to a second end of the channel, which is greater than a linear distance measured from a first end of the input and output electrodes to a second end of the input and output electrodes, is maximized by the protrusions.

14. The display of claim 13 , wherein the protrusions prevent a second dimension of the channel, measured between the facing sides of the input and output electrodes, from becoming over-etched during manufacture of the input and output electrodes.

15. A display comprising:

a substrate;

first and second signal lines intersecting each other and formed on the substrate;

a driving voltage line formed on the substrate and transmitting a first voltage;

a first thin film transistor connected to the first and second signal lines, and comprising a first input electrode and a first output electrode; and

a second thin film transistor connected to the first thin film transistor and the driving voltage line, and comprising a control electrode formed on the substrate, a second input electrode and a second output electrode formed on the substrate and comprising facing sides facing each other with respect to the control electrode, a semiconductor layer contacting the second input and second output electrodes, and an insulating layer formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor layer,

wherein at least one of the facing sides of the second input and second output electrodes on the semiconductor layer comprise a plurality of protrusions, and neither of the first input or first output electrode comprise a protrusion.

16. The display of claim 15 , further comprising:

a passivation layer formed on the first and second thin film transistors, the;

a first electrode connected to the second thin film transistor and formed in the passivation layer;

a second electrode facing the first electrode and transmitting a second voltage; and

an organic light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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