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Granted Patent B2
US 12,080,717 · App. 16/910,196 · Granted Sep 3, 2024

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Kanagawa, JP); Hideaki Shishido (Kanagawa, JP); Jun Koyama (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1225H01L27/1255H01L29/7869
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Patent No.
US 12,080,717
App. No.
16/910,196
Granted
Sep 3, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device including a capacitor whose charge capacity is increased while improving the aperture ratio is provided. Further, a semiconductor device which consumes less power is provided. A transistor which includes a light-transmitting semiconductor film, a capacitor in which a dielectric film is provided between a pair of electrodes, an insulating film which is provided over the light-transmitting semiconductor film, and a first light-transmitting conductive film which is provided over the insulating film are included. The capacitor includes the first light-transmitting conductive film which serves as one electrode, the insulating film which functions as a dielectric, and a second light-transmitting conductive film which faces the first light-transmitting conductive film with the insulating film positioned therebetween and functions as the other electrode. The second light-transmitting conductive film is formed over the same surface as the light-transmitting semiconductor film of the transistor and is a metal oxide film containing a dopant.

Claims (47)

1. A display device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a first insulating film;

a first metal oxide film over the first insulating film;

a second metal oxide film over the first insulating film;

a first conductive film over the first metal oxide film;

a second conductive film over the first metal oxide film;

a second insulating film over the first metal oxide film, the second metal oxide film, the first conductive film, and the second conductive film; and

a pixel electrode over the second insulating film,

wherein the gate electrode comprises a first region overlapping with a channel formation region of the first metal oxide film,

wherein the first conductive film is electrically connected to the first metal oxide film,

wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected to the first metal oxide film,

wherein the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive film,

wherein the second metal oxide film comprises a second region,

wherein a conductivity of the second region is higher than a conductivity of the channel formation region of the first metal oxide film,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an opening,

wherein in the opening, a third insulating film is over the second metal oxide film,

wherein in the opening, the pixel electrode comprises a third region overlapping with the second metal oxide film with the third insulating film interposed therebetween,

wherein the second metal oxide film comprises a fourth region overlapping with the opening, and

wherein an entire under surface of the fourth region of the second metal oxide film is in contact with an insulating surface.

2. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film is an oxide insulating film.

3. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode, the third insulating film and the second metal oxide film form a capacitor.

4. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the third insulating film is an oxide insulating film.

5. A display device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a first insulating film;

a first metal oxide film over the first insulating film;

a second metal oxide film over the first insulating film;

a first conductive film over the first metal oxide film;

a second conductive film over the first metal oxide film;

a second insulating film over the first metal oxide film, the second metal oxide film, the first conductive film, and the second conductive film; and

a pixel electrode over the second insulating film,

wherein the gate electrode comprises a first region overlapping with a channel formation region of the first metal oxide film,

wherein the first conductive film is electrically connected to the first metal oxide film,

wherein the second conductive film is electrically connected to the first metal oxide film,

wherein the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first conductive film,

wherein the first metal oxide film and the second metal oxide film each comprise In, Ga, and Zn,

wherein the second metal oxide film comprises a second region,

wherein a conductivity of the second region is higher than a conductivity of the channel formation region of the first metal oxide film,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an opening,

wherein in the opening, a third insulating film is over the second metal oxide film,

wherein in the opening, the pixel electrode comprises a third region overlapping with the second metal oxide film with the third insulating film interposed therebetween,

wherein the second metal oxide film comprises a fourth region overlapping with the opening, and

wherein an entire under surface of the fourth region of the second metal oxide film is in contact with an insulating surface.

6. A display device according to claim 5 , wherein the second insulating film is an oxide insulating film.

7. A display device according to claim 5 , wherein the pixel electrode, the third insulating film and the second metal oxide film form a capacitor.

8. A display device according to claim 5 , wherein the third insulating film is an oxide insulating film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; MIYAKE, HIROYUKI; SHISHIDO, HIDEAKI; KOYAMA, JUN
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053031/0911 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-202125 · Sep 13, 2012 · national
JP 2013-053988 · Mar 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16547723 · Aug 22, 2019
Continuation 16248978 · Jan 16, 2019
Continuation 15677125 · Aug 15, 2017
Continuation 15275687 · Sep 26, 2016
Continuation 14023295 · Sep 10, 2013
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