IP Library Granted Patent US 9,772,536
Granted Patent B2
US 9,772,536 · App. 15/444,379 · Granted Sep 26, 2017

Display device

Inventors: Yohei Yamaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Arichika Ishida (Tokyo, JP); Hidekazu Miyake (Tokyo, JP); Hiroto Miyake (Tokyo, JP); Isao Suzumura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
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Patent No.
US 9,772,536
App. No.
15/444,379
Granted
Sep 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate, a thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer formed on a layer above the insulating substrate, a gate electrode which at least partly overlaps the semiconductor layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and a light shielding layer formed between the thin-film transistor and the insulating substrate to at least partly overlap the semiconductor layer, the light shielding layer electrically connected to the gate electrode.

Claims (30)

1. A display device comprising:

an insulating substrate;

a semiconductor layer formed on a layer above the insulating substrate;

a gate electrode which at least partly overlaps the semiconductor layer;

a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;

a metal layer formed between the semiconductor layer and the insulating substrate to at least partly overlap the semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film covering the metal layer;

a second insulating film covering the gate electrode; and

a connection electrode formed on the second insulating film, the connection electrode electrically connecting the gate electrode and the metal layer via a first contact hole in the first insulating film and the second insulating film.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film covers the semiconductor layer.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is connected to the semiconductor layer through a second contact hole pierced through the first insulating film and the second insulating film, the second electrode is connected to the semiconductor layer through a third contact hole pierced through the first insulating film and the second insulating film, and the first electrode, second electrode, and connection electrode are all formed of the same material.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer includes a projection which project from the area overlapping the gate electrode, and the first contact hole is overlapping the gate electrode and the projection in a planner view.

6. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising a third insulating film located between the gate electrode and the first insulating film, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film contact each other at a position overlapping the projection.

7. The display device of claim 5 , further comprising a third insulating film located between the gate electrode and the first insulating film, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film contact each other at a position overlapping the projection.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the third insulating film is located between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer.

9. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the third insulating film is located between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer.

10. A display device comprising:

an insulating substrate;

a semiconductor layer formed on a layer above the insulating substrate;

a gate electrode which is formed on a layer above the semiconductor layer and at least partly overlaps the semiconductor layer;

a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer;

a metal layer formed between the semiconductor layer and the insulating substrate to at least partly overlap the semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film covering the metal layer;

a second insulating film covering the gate electrode; and

a connection electrode formed on the second insulating film, the connection electrode electrically connecting the gate electrode and the metal layer via a first contact hole in the first insulating film and the second insulating film.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor.

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the second insulating film covers the semiconductor layer.

13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the first electrode is connected to the semiconductor layer through a second contact hole pierced through the first insulating film and the second insulating film, the second electrode is connected to the semiconductor layer through a third contact hole pierced through the first insulating film and the second insulating film, and the first electrode, second electrode, and connection electrode are all formed of the same material.

14. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the metal layer includes a projection which project from the area overlapping the gate electrode, and the first contact hole is overlapping the gate electrode and the projection in a planner view.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-005828 · Jan 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14990201 · Jan 7, 2016
Related Publication 20170168334A1 · Jun 15, 2017