IP Library Granted Patent US 8,581,245
Granted Patent B2
US 8,581,245 · App. 13/006,736 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

Thin film transistor, method of manufacturing thin film transistor, display unit, and electronic device

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Patent No.
US 8,581,245
App. No.
13/006,736
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a thin film transistor including: a gate electrode; a pair of source/drain electrodes; a first oxide semiconductor layer provided between the gate electrode, and the pair of source/drain electrodes, and forming a channel; and a second oxide semiconductor layer provided on the pair of source/drain electrodes side of the first oxide semiconductor layer, and having a polarity different from that of the first oxide semiconductor layer.

Claims (13)

1. A thin film transistor comprising:

a gate electrode;

a pair of source/drain electrodes;

a first oxide semiconductor layer provided between the gate electrode, and the pair of source/drain electrodes, and forming a channel; and

a second oxide semiconductor layer on a side of the first oxide semiconductor layer and in a region facing a separation groove between the pair of source/drain electrodes, the second oxide semiconductor layer having a polarity different from that of the first oxide semiconductor layer.

2. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the polarity of the first oxide semiconductor layer is an n-type, and the polarity of the second oxide semiconductor is a p-type.

3. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , comprising: the gate electrode; the first oxide semiconductor layer; the second oxide semiconductor layer; and the pair of source/drain electrodes in this order on a substrate.

4. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein

a metal layer is provided continuously with the second oxide semiconductor layer in an in-plane direction between the second oxide semiconductor layer and the pair of source/drain electrodes, and

the second oxide semiconductor layer is made of a metal oxide constituting the metal layer.

5. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective film on the second oxide semiconductor layer, wherein

the pair of source/drain electrodes are provided from above the first oxide semiconductor layer to the protective film.

6. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer in the region facing the separation groove is buried in a part on the pair of source/drain electrodes side of the first oxide semiconductor layer.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036106/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2013
From: TANIGUCHI, SATOSHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030821/0778 →