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US 11,652,174 · App. 17/886,643 · Granted May 16, 2023

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 11,652,174
App. No.
17/886,643
Granted
May 16, 2023
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 (29)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

an oxide semiconductor layer;

a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, each in contact with a bottom surface of the oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a third conductive layer over the first insulating film, the third conductive layer overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer;

a second insulating film over the third conductive layer;

a fourth conductive layer over the second insulating film, the fourth conductive layer electrically connected to the second conductive layer;

a fifth conductive layer below the fourth conductive layer, the fifth conductive layer overlapping the fourth conductive layer;

a sixth conductive layer below the fifth conductive layer, the sixth conductive layer overlapping the fifth conductive layer;

a third insulating film below the oxide semiconductor layer, the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer;

a seventh conductive layer below the third insulating film, the seventh conductive layer overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer,

wherein the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer are formed of a same material,

wherein the sixth conductive layer and the seventh conductive layer are formed of a same material, and

wherein the sixth conductive layer has a region overlapping the fourth conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer, and has a region overlapping the fourth conductive layer without overlapping the fifth conductive layer.

2. A semiconductor device comprising:

an oxide semiconductor layer;

a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, each in contact with a bottom surface of the oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor layer;

a third conductive layer over the first insulating film, the third conductive layer overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer;

a second insulating film over the third conductive layer;

a fourth conductive layer over the second insulating film, the fourth conductive layer electrically connected to the second conductive layer;

a fifth conductive layer below the fourth conductive layer, the fifth conductive layer overlapping the fourth conductive layer;

a sixth conductive layer below the fifth conductive layer, the sixth conductive layer overlapping the fifth conductive layer;

a third insulating film below the oxide semiconductor layer, the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer;

a seventh conductive layer below the third insulating film, the seventh conductive layer overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer,

wherein the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer are formed of a same material,

wherein the sixth conductive layer and the seventh conductive layer are formed of a same material,

wherein the second conductive layer is electrically connected to the sixth conductive layer through the fourth conductive layer, and

wherein the sixth conductive layer has a region overlapping the fourth conductive layer and the fifth conductive layer, and has a region overlapping the fourth conductive layer without overlapping the fifth conductive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2022
From: KIMURA, HAJIME; AKIMOTO, KENGO; TSUBUKU, MASASHI; SASAKI, TOSHINARI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060794/0944 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-205136 · Sep 4, 2009 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17373879 · Jul 13, 2021
Continuation 16666584 · Oct 29, 2019
Continuation 16191609 · Nov 15, 2018
Continuation 15017704 · Feb 8, 2016
Continuation 12872861 · Aug 31, 2010
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