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Granted Patent B2
US 11,592,717 · App. 17/848,727 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Liquid crystal display device and electronic device

Inventor: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,592,717
App. No.
17/848,727
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic device which have a wide viewing angle and in which the number of manufacturing steps, the number of masks, and manufacturing cost are reduced compared with a conventional one. The liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode formed over an entire surface of one side of a substrate; a first insulating film formed over the first electrode; a thin film transistor formed over the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a second electrode formed over the second insulating film and having a plurality of openings; and a liquid crystal over the second electrode. The liquid crystal is controlled by an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Claims (76)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a common electrode over a first substrate;

a first conductive layer over the first substrate, the first conductive layer electrically connected to the common electrode;

an insulating film over the common electrode and the first conductive layer;

a pixel electrode over the insulating film;

liquid crystal molecules over the common electrode and the pixel electrode;

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the transistor comprising a semiconductor layer comprising polycrystalline silicon;

a gate wiring, a part of the gate wiring overlapping with the semiconductor layer;

a source wiring over and in contact with the semiconductor layer; and

a second conductive layer over and in contact with the semiconductor layer, the second conductive layer being in contact with the pixel electrode,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer comprise a same material,

wherein the semiconductor layer and a first region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the source wiring and a second region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the pixel electrode and a third region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the gate wiring comprises molybdenum,

wherein the pixel electrode has a plurality of slits,

wherein the insulating film is provided over the transistor,

wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises a light-transmitting conductive layer, and

wherein the liquid crystal molecules are controlled by an electric field between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating film comprises silicon nitride.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a color filter over the liquid crystal molecules; and

a second substrate over the color filter.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer has a stacked-layer structure comprising a layer containing aluminum interposed between layers containing one of molybdenum and titanium.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises indium tin oxide.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrode is arranged for a plurality of pixels.

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a common electrode over a first substrate;

a first conductive layer over the first substrate, the first conductive layer electrically connected to the common electrode;

an insulating film over the common electrode and the first conductive layer;

a pixel electrode over the insulating film;

liquid crystal molecules over the common electrode and the pixel electrode;

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the transistor comprising a semiconductor layer comprising polycrystalline silicon and a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer;

a source wiring over and in contact with the semiconductor layer; and

a second conductive layer over the semiconductor layer, the second conductive layer comprising a first part being in contact with the semiconductor layer and a second part being in contact with the pixel electrode,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer comprise a same material,

wherein the semiconductor layer and a first region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the source wiring and a second region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the pixel electrode and a third region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the gate electrode comprises molybdenum,

wherein the pixel electrode has a plurality of slits,

wherein the insulating film is provided over the transistor and the second conductive layer,

wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises a light-transmitting conductive layer, and

wherein the liquid crystal molecules are controlled by an electric field between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the insulating film comprises silicon nitride.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a color filter over the liquid crystal molecules; and

a second substrate over the color filter.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer has a stacked-layer structure comprising a layer containing aluminum interposed between layers containing one of molybdenum and titanium.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises indium tin oxide.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the common electrode is arranged for a plurality of pixels.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a common electrode over a first substrate;

a first conductive layer over the first substrate, the first conductive layer electrically connected to the common electrode;

an insulating film over the common electrode and the first conductive layer;

a pixel electrode over the insulating film;

liquid crystal molecules over the common electrode and the pixel electrode;

a transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode, the transistor comprising a semiconductor layer comprising polycrystalline silicon and a gate electrode over the semiconductor layer;

a source wiring over and in contact with the semiconductor layer; and

a second conductive layer over the semiconductor layer, the second conductive layer comprising a first part being in contact with the semiconductor layer and a second part being in contact with the pixel electrode,

wherein the source wiring, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer comprise a same material,

wherein the semiconductor layer and a first region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the source wiring and a second region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the pixel electrode and a third region of the common electrode overlap with each other,

wherein the gate electrode comprises molybdenum,

wherein the pixel electrode has a plurality of slits,

wherein the insulating film is provided over the transistor,

wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises a light-transmitting conductive layer, and

wherein the liquid crystal molecules are controlled by an electric field between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the insulating film comprises silicon nitride.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a color filter over the liquid crystal molecules; and

a second substrate over the color filter.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the source wiring, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer has a stacked-layer structure comprising a layer containing aluminum interposed between layers containing one of molybdenum and titanium.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the common electrode and the pixel electrode comprises indium tin oxide.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the common electrode is arranged for a plurality of pixels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2022
From: KIMURA, HAJIME
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060441/0268 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-297009 · Oct 31, 2006 · national
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