IP Library Granted Patent US 9,054,204
Granted Patent B2
US 9,054,204 · App. 13/738,540 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Thin-film transistor, method of manufacturing the same, display unit, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,054,204
App. No.
13/738,540
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided a thin-film transistor suppressing influence of light and having stable characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the thin-film transistor, as well as a display unit and an electronic apparatus. The thin-film transistor includes: a gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor film having a channel region that faces the gate electrode; and a protective film covering at least the channel region and containing an aluminum lower oxide (Al X O Y , where 0<Y/X<3/2) that absorbs light.

Claims (14)

1. A thin-film transistor comprising:

a gate electrode;

a gate insulating film provided to cover the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film provided on the gate insulating film;

a source electrode and a drain electrode each made of a transparent conductive oxide, and provided on the oxide semiconductor film;

a protective film made of a metal oxide, and provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

a light-shielding film provided on the protective film,

wherein a distance between the oxide semiconductor film and the light-shielding film is about 2 nm or more and about 400 nm or less.

2. The thin-film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide is one of an aluminum oxide and a titanium oxide.

3. The thin-film transistor according to claim 2 , further comprising a low-resistance wiring, wherein the source electrode and/or the drain electrode are extended on the gate insulating film outside the oxide semiconductor film, and the low-resistance wiring is electrically connected to the source electrode and/or the drain electrode at extended parts.

4. The thin-film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of each of the source electrode and the drain electrode is 1 nm or more and about 200 nm or less.

5. The thin-film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the protective film is 1 nm or more and about 200 nm or less.

6. The thin-film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the combined thickness of the source electrode and drain electrode with the protective film is about 2 nm or more and about 400 nm or less.

7. The thin-film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding film covers an area of the oxide semiconductor film.

Assignments (7)
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 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035616 FRAME: 0124. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 035771/0551 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC
Reel/Frame 035616/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2013
From: OSHIMA, YOSHIHIRO; FUJIMORI, TAKASHIGE; HIROMASU, YASUNOBU; TERAI, YASUHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029624/0678 →