IP Library Granted Patent US 8,743,307
Granted Patent B2
US 8,743,307 · App. 13/490,978 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Display device

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Patent No.
US 8,743,307
App. No.
13/490,978
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, a data line disposed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a source electrode, a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and facing the source electrode and a passivation layer disposed on the data line, in which the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc. The indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at %, and a ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 3.88.

Claims (64)

1. A display device, comprising:

a first substrate;

a gate line disposed on the first substrate and comprising a gate electrode;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the first substrate;

a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer;

a data line disposed on the first substrate and connected to a source electrode; and

a drain electrode facing the source electrode,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc, wherein the indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at %, and wherein a ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 3.88.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the indium is present in an amount of about 10 at % to about 30 at % and

the ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.78 to about 2.95.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein:

an etch rate of the semiconductor layer is about 10 Å/second to about 200 Å/second.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein:

the semiconductor layer has a same planar pattern as the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the data line except for a channel portion formed in the semiconductor layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein:

a threshold voltage Vth of the semiconductor layer is more than about −10V.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein:

a charge mobility of the semiconductor layer is about 5 cm2/Vs.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein:

the gate insulating layer comprises a lower layer and an upper layer.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein:

the lower layer comprises silicon oxide.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein:

the upper layer comprises silicon nitride.

10. The display device of claim 9 , further comprising:

a passivation layer disposed on the data line and

a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer,

wherein the passivation layer has a contact hole and the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a second substrate facing the first substrate,

wherein a liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

an etch rate of the semiconductor layer is about 10 Å/second to about 200 Å/second.

13. The display device of claim 12 , wherein:

the semiconductor layer has a same planar pattern as the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the data line except for a channel portion formed in the semiconductor layer.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein:

the gate insulating layer comprises a lower layer and an upper layer.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein:

the lower layer comprises silicon oxide and the upper layer comprises silicon nitride.

16. The display device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a passivation layer disposed on the data line and

a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer,

wherein the passivation layer has a contact hole and the pixel electrode is connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole.

17. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the indium is present in an amount of about 10 at % and

the ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.78 to about 3.88.

18. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the indium is present in an amount of about 20 at % and

the ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.50 to about 3.23.

19. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the indium is present in an amount of about 30 at % and

the ratio of the zinc to the tin is about 1.38 to about 2.95.

20. A display device, comprising:

a first substrate;

a gate line disposed on the first substrate and including a gate electrode;

a semiconductor layer disposed on the first substrate;

a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer;

a data line disposed on the first substrate and connected to a source electrode; and

a drain electrode facing the source electrode,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an oxide semiconductor including indium, tin, and zinc,

wherein the indium is present in an amount of about 5 atomic percent (at %) to about 50 at %,

wherein the zinc is present in an amount of about 25 at % to about 71.6 at %, and

wherein the tin is present in an amount of about 16.1 at % to about 33.3 at %.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2022
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062305/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2014
From: KUGIMIYA, TOSHIHIRO; MIKI, AYA; MORITA, SHINYA; KISHI, TOMOYA; TAO, HIROAKI; GOTO, HIROSHI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032663/0290 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2014
From: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.; KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
Reel/Frame 032663/0352 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029045/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2012
From: PARK, JAE WOO; LEE, JE HUN; AHN, BYUNG DU; PARK, SEI-YONG; PARK, JUN HYUN; KIM, GUN HEE; LIM, JI HUN; LEE, KYOUNG WON
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028336/0921 →