IP Library Granted Patent US 10,115,743
Granted Patent B2
US 10,115,743 · App. 15/652,312 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Analog circuit and semiconductor device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Jun Koyama (Kanagawa, JP); Atsushi Hirose (Kanagawa, JP); Masashi Tsubuku (Kanagawa, JP); Kosei Noda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1225H01L27/124H01L27/156H01L27/3213H01L29/24H01L29/36H01L29/7869H01L29/78693H01L33/025H04M1/0266H04R1/02H01L21/823412H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 10,115,743
App. No.
15/652,312
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to obtain a semiconductor device having a high sensitivity in detecting signals and a wide dynamic range, using a thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used. An analog circuit is formed with the use of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor which has a function as a channel formation layer, has a hydrogen concentration of 5×10 19 atoms/cm 3 or lower, and substantially functions as an insulator in the state where no electric field is generated. Thus, a semiconductor device having a high sensitivity in detecting signals and a wide dynamic range can be obtained.

Claims (54)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor;

a second transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel region;

a third transistor;

an insulating layer including an opening over the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor;

a color filter over the insulating layer;

a light-emitting element including a first electrode over the color filter; and

a capacitor;

a signal line; and

a power supply line;

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the signal line,

wherein the other one of the source and the drain of the first transistor is directly connected to a gate of the second transistor and one terminal of the capacitor,

wherein the other one terminal of the capacitor is directly connected to one of the source and the drain of the second transistor, one of a source and a drain of the third transistor, and the light-emitting element,

wherein the other one of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the power supply line,

wherein the opening does not overlap with the color filter and an edge portion of the opening does not align with an edge portion of the color filter,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first electrode is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the second transistor through the opening.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting element is a white light-emitting element.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein an off-state current of the second transistor is 10 −13 A or less at a drain voltage of 1V to 10V and a gate voltage of −5V to −20V.

4. A display device comprising a display portion and a housing, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

5. A cellular phone comprising a display portion, a speaker, an operation button, and a microphone, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 1 .

6. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first transistor comprising a first oxide semiconductor layer including a first channel region;

a second transistor comprising a second oxide semiconductor layer including a second channel region;

a third transistor comprising a third oxide semiconductor layer including a third channel region;

an insulating layer including an opening over the first transistor, the second transistor, and the third transistor;

a color filter over the insulating layer;

a light-emitting element including a first electrode over the color filter; and

a capacitor;

a signal line; and

a power supply line,

wherein one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is directly connected to the signal line,

wherein the other one of the source and the drain of the first transistor is directly connected to a gate of the second transistor and one terminal of the capacitor,

wherein the other one terminal of the capacitor is directly connected to one of the source and the drain of the second transistor, one of a source and a drain of the third transistor, and the light-emitting element,

wherein the other one of the source and the drain of the second transistor is directly connected to the power supply line,

wherein the opening does not overlap with the color filter and an edge portion of the opening does not align with an edge portion of the color filter,

wherein each of the first oxide semiconductor layer, the second oxide semiconductor layer, and the third oxide semiconductor layer comprises In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first electrode is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the second transistor through the opening.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting element is a white light-emitting element.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein an off-state current of the second transistor is 10 −13 A or less at a drain voltage of 1V to 10V and a gate voltage of −5V to −20V.

9. A display device comprising a display portion and a housing, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 6 .

10. A cellular phone comprising a display portion, a speaker, an operation button, and a microphone, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 6 .

11. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor comprising an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel region;

an insulating layer including an opening over the transistor;

a color filter over the insulating layer; and

a light-emitting element including a first electrode over the color filter;

wherein the opening does not overlap with the color filter and an edge portion of the opening does not align with an edge portion of the color filter,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises In, Ga, and Zn, and

wherein the first electrode is directly connected to the one of the source and the drain of the transistor through the opening.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting element is a white light-emitting element.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein an off-state current of the transistor is 10 −13 A or less at a drain voltage of 1V to 10V and a gate voltage of −5V to −20V.

14. A display device comprising a display portion and a housing, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 11 .

15. A cellular phone comprising a display portion, a speaker, an operation button, and a microphone, wherein the display portion comprises the semiconductor device according to claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2017
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; KOYAMA, JUN; HIROSE, ATSUSHI; TSUBUKU, MASASHI; NODA, KOSEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043609/0410 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-242853 · Oct 21, 2009 · national
Continuity (6)
Division 15063706 · Mar 8, 2016
Continuation 14339540 · Jul 24, 2014
Continuation 13733291 · Jan 3, 2013
Continuation 13568186 · Aug 7, 2012
Continuation 12907559 · Oct 19, 2010
Related Publication 20170317112A1 · Nov 2, 2017
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