IP Library Granted Patent US 10,700,215
Granted Patent B2
US 10,700,215 · App. 16/191,609 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Display device and electronic device

Inventors: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Kengo Akimoto (Kanagawa, JP); Masashi Tsubuku (Kanagawa, JP); Toshinari Sasaki (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/78693G09G3/3648H01L27/1225H01L29/78618G09G2300/0842
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Patent No.
US 10,700,215
App. No.
16/191,609
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a pixel having a memory. The pixel includes at least a display element, a capacitor, an inverter, and a switch. The switch is controlled with a signal held in the capacitor and a signal output from the inverter so that voltage is supplied to the display element. The inverter and the switch can be constituted by transistors with the same polarity. A semiconductor layer included in the pixel may be formed using a light-transmitting material. Moreover, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a capacitor electrode may be formed using a light-transmitting conductive layer. The pixel is formed using a light-transmitting material in such a manner, whereby the display device can be a transmissive display device while including a pixel having a memory.

Claims (42)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer;

a source electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a drain electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer;

a conductive layer over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the conductive layer; and

a pixel electrode over the second insulating film, the pixel electrode electrically connected one of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer,

wherein each of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer includes a first layer and a second layer over the first layer,

wherein the first layer includes indium and oxygen,

wherein the second layer includes one of aluminum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, molybdenum, nickel, platinum, copper, gold, silver, manganese, neodymium, niobium, cerium, and chromium,

wherein each of the conductive layer and the pixel electrode includes indium and oxygen, and

wherein the conductive layer overlaps with the oxide semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gate electrode induces one of aluminum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, molybdenum, nickel, platinum, copper, gold, silver, manganese, neodymium, niobium, cerium, and chromium.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes microcrystal or polycrystal.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes indium, gallium, and zinc.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer;

a source electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a drain electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer;

a conductive layer over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the conductive layer; and

a pixel electrode over the second insulating film, the pixel electrode electrically connected one of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer,

wherein each of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer includes a first layer and a second layer over the first layer,

wherein the first layer includes indium, zinc, and oxygen,

wherein the second layer includes one of aluminum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, molybdenum, nickel, platinum, copper, gold, silver, manganese, neodymium, niobium, cerium, and chromium,

wherein each of the conductive layer and the pixel electrode includes indium, zinc, and oxygen, and

wherein the conductive layer overlaps with the oxide semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the gate electrode induces one of aluminum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, molybdenum, nickel, platinum, copper, gold, silver, manganese, neodymium, niobium, cerium, and chromium.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes microcrystal or polycrystal.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes indium, gallium, and zinc.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2018
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; AKIMOTO, KENGO; TSUBUKU, MASASHI; SASAKI, TOSHINARI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047515/0380 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-205136 · Sep 4, 2009 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15017704 · Feb 8, 2016
Continuation 12872861 · Aug 31, 2010
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