IP Library Granted Patent US 7,782,413
Granted Patent B2
US 7,782,413 · App. 11/801,304 · Granted Aug 24, 2010

Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method therefor

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Patent No.
US 7,782,413
App. No.
11/801,304
Granted
Aug 24, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention includes a liquid crystal display device with an oxide film having high adhesiveness to a semiconductor layer or a pixel electrode to thereby prevent oxidation of a wiring material or the like, and includes a source electrode and a drain electrode having high conductivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device has a TFT electrode of a TFT substrate, wherein a source electrode or a drain electrode includes a layer of mainly copper and an oxide covering an outer part of the layer. Further, in the present invention, the semiconductor layer or the pixel electrode and said source electrode or the drain electrode are in ohmic contact in the TFT electrode.

Claims (12)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a thin film transistor (TFT) electrode terminal comprising a source electrode or a drain electrode, the source or drain electrode comprising a layer substantially comprised of copper and an oxide directly covering the layer, wherein the oxide is substantially comprised of copper, and wherein said oxide has a compositional formula of Cu X Mn Y Si Z O (0<X<Y, 0<Z<Y).

2. A liquid crystal display device wherein a TFT electrode of a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) substrate comprises a source electrode or a drain electrode located between a semiconductor layer and a passivation layer, and the source electrode or the drain electrode comprise a first layer that includes copper and a second layer comprising an oxide directly covering an outer part of the first layer, wherein the second layer has a compositional formula of Cu X Mn Y Si Z O (0<X<Y, 0<Z<Y).

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first layer is formed from a copper alloy, and an additive element in the copper alloy is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Zn, Ga, Li, Ge, Sr, Ag, In, Sn, Ba, Pr, and Nd and a combination of two or more thereof.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein the first layer is formed from a copper alloy and an additive element in the copper alloy is Manganese (Mn).

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein an additive amount of said Mn is in a range of 0.5 to 25 atomic %.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein said second layer contains Manganese and Copper.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein said second layer contains Copper (Cu) and Silicon (Si).

8. An organic Electro Luminescent (EL) display device wherein a TFT electrode on a TFT substrate comprises a source electrode or a drain electrode located between a semiconductor layer and a passivation layer, and the source electrode or the drain electrode is comprised of a first layer that includes a copper and a second layer comprising an oxide covering an outer part of the first layer, wherein the second layer has a compositional formula of Cu X Mn Y Si Z O (0<X<Y, 0<Z<Y).

9. The organic Electro Luminescent (EL) display device according to claim 8 , where the first layer is formed from a copper alloy, and an additive element in the copper alloy is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Zn, Ga, Li, Ge, Sr, Ag, In, Sn, Ba, Pr, and Nd and a combination of two or more thereof.

10. The organic Electro Luminescent (EL) display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first layer is formed from a copper alloy and an additive element in the copper alloy is Manganese.

11. The organic Electro Luminescent (EL) display device according to claim 10 , wherein an additive amount of said Manganese is in a range of 0.5 to 25 atomic %.

Assignments (10)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2020
From: BYLAS DISTRICT ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 91 LLC; INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 84 LLC
Reel/Frame 054071/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2019
From: BYLAS DISTRICT ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE LLC
To: MEC MANAGEMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 050144/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2018
From: XENOGENIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 84 LLC
Reel/Frame 046717/0310 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 22, 2015
From: ALTIAM SERVICES LTD. LLC
To: XENOGENIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 036855/0346 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2012
From: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT MATERIALS, LLC
To: ALTIAM SERVICES LTD. LLC
Reel/Frame 028083/0909 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 28, 2012
From: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
To: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT MATERIALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 027945/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2011
From: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
To: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT MATERIALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 026002/0918 →
ADDRESS CHANGE OF RECEIVING PARTY Recorded Oct 12, 2007
From: KAWAKAMI, HIDEAKI
To: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT MATERIALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 020124/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2007
From: KOIKE, JUNICHI
To: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 019646/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2007
From: KAWAKAMI, HIDEAKI
To: ADVANCED INTERCONNECT MATERIALS, LLC
Reel/Frame 019646/0491 →