IP Library Granted Patent US 8,426,862
Granted Patent B2
US 8,426,862 · App. 13/550,995 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Thin film transistor substrate and display device

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Patent No.
US 8,426,862
App. No.
13/550,995
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film transistor substrate with reduced interlayer short-circuit defects in a capacitor, and a display device having the thin film transistor substrate. The thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor having, over the substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a source-drain electrode in order; and a capacitor having, over the substrate, a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order.

Claims (36)

1. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer and a source-drain electrode; and

a capacitor including a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order,

wherein,

the top electrode has a contact region which is in contact with the source-drain electrode, and

the top electrode is thinner than the bottom electrode.

2. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer and a source-drain electrode; and

a capacitor including a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order, and a passivation film covering the thin film transistor and the capacitor,

wherein

the to electrode is thinner than the bottom electrode.

3. A display device comprising a display element in a thin film transistor substrate, the thin film transistor substrate including:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer and a source-drain electrode; and

a capacitor including a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order,

wherein,

the display element is an organic light emitting element having an organic layer including a light emission layer between an anode and a cathode, and

the to electrode is thinner than the bottom electrode.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the top electrode in the capacitor is connected to one of the anode and the cathode.

5. A display device comprising a display element in a thin film transistor substrate, the thin film transistor substrate including:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer and a source-drain electrode;

a capacitor including a bottom electrode, a capacitor insulating film, and a top electrode made of oxide semiconductor in order; and

a display region having the display element, and a drive unit,

wherein,

the display region includes scan lines, signal lines, and a plurality of pixels made by display elements arranged in matrix, and

the to electrode is thinner than the bottom electrode.

6. A thin film transistor substrate comprising:

a substrate;

a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a source-drain electrode; and

a capacitor including a first electrode, a second electrode made of oxide semiconductor, and a capacitor insulating film between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein,

at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a contact region which is in contact with the source-drain electrode, and

the second electrode is thinner than the first electrode.

Assignments (5)
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 →