IP Library Patent Application 18202403
Patent Application
App. No. 18/202,403

DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE

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18/202,403
Abstract

A display device includes: an oxide semiconductor layer; a gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; a light-shielding layer overlapping part of the oxide semiconductor layer in a plan view; a first insulating layer covering the oxide semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the gate insulating layer, the first insulating layer including a first opening including a first side wall overlapping the light-shielding layer and a second side wall not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view; and a transparent conductive layer arranged above the first insulating layer and connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first opening. The transparent conductive layer is arranged in an area overlapping the first side wall and is not arranged in at least part in an area overlapping the second side wall in a plan view.

Claims (68)

1 . A display device comprising:

an oxide semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer;

a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode;

a light-shielding layer overlapping part of the oxide semiconductor layer in a plan view;

a first insulating layer covering the oxide semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the gate insulating layer, the first insulating layer including a first opening including a first side wall overlapping the light-shielding layer and a second side wall not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view; and

a transparent conductive layer arranged above the first insulating layer and connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first opening,

wherein

the transparent conductive layer is arranged in an area overlapping the first side wall in a plan view, and

the transparent conductive layer is not arranged in at least part in an area overlapping the second side wall in a plan view.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second insulating layer covering a top surface of the first insulating layer and the first opening,

wherein

the transparent conductive layer is in connect with the first side wall, and

the second insulating layer covers the transparent conductive layer and the second side wall.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent conductive layer is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer exposed in a bottom portion of the first opening in an area not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view.

4 . The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second insulating layer comprises:

a barrier layer having a moisture barrier property; and

a resin insulating layer arranged above the barrier layer,

the transparent conductive layer is in contact with the first side wall, and

the barrier layer covers the transparent conductive layer and the second side wall.

5 . The display device according to claim 2 , further comprising a pixel electrode arranged above the second insulating layer,

wherein

the second insulating layer has a second opening achieving the transparent conductive layer, and

the pixel electrode is connected to the transparent conductive layer via the second opening.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first opening overlaps the light-shielding layer in an area larger than half of the first opening in a plan view.

7 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light-shielding layer protrudes in a direction from the first side wall toward the second side wall in an area overlapping the first opening in a plan view.

8 . A display device comprising:

an oxide semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer;

a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode;

a light-shielding layer overlapping part of the oxide semiconductor layer in a plan view;

a first insulating layer covering the oxide semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, the first insulating layer including a first opening overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view; and

a transparent conductive layer arranged above the first insulating layer and connected to the oxide semiconductor layer via the first opening,

wherein

the transparent conductive layer extends in a first direction from an area overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view beyond an end portion of the light-shielding layer and is separated from the end portion of the light-shielding layer, and

an end portion of the first opening is positioned from the end portion of the light-shielding layer in the first direction side with respect to an end portion of the transparent conductive layer in a plan view.

9 . The display device according to claim 8 , further comprising a second insulating layer covering a top surface of the first insulating layer and the first opening,

wherein

the transparent conductive layer is in contact with a side wall of the first opening in an area overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view, and

the second insulating layer covers the transparent conductive layer in an area overlapping the light-shielding layer and covers the side wall of the first opening in an area not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view.

10 . The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the transparent conductive layer is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer exposed in a bottom portion of the first opening in an area not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view.

11 . The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the second insulating layer comprises:

a barrier layer having a moisture barrier property; and

a resin insulating layer arranged above the barrier layer,

the transparent conductive layer is in contact with the side wall of the first opening in the area overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view,

the barrier layer covers the transparent conductive layer in the area overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view, and covers the side wall of the first opening in the area not overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view.

12 . The display device according to claim 9 , further comprising a pixel electrode arranged above the second insulating layer,

wherein

the second insulating layer has a second opening achieving the transparent conductive layer, and

the pixel electrode is connected to the transparent conductive layer via the second opening.

13 . The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the first opening overlaps the light-shielding layer in an area larger than half of the first opening in a plan view.

14 . The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the light-shielding layer protrudes in the first direction in an area overlapping the first opening in a plan view.

15 . A method for manufacturing display device comprising:

forming an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode;

forming a first insulating layer above the oxide semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, and the gate insulating layer;

forming a first opening achieving the oxide semiconductor layer in the first insulating layer;

forming a transparent conductive layer above the first insulating layer and inside the first opening;

forming a resist above the transparent conductive layer so that a thickness of the resist inside the first opening is larger than a thickness of the resist above the first insulating layer;

exposing a second side wall of the first opening from the resist while a first sidewall of the first opening and a bottom portion of the first opening are covered with the resist; and

removing the transparent conductive layer arranged on the second sidewall.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071602/0129 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2023
From: OZEKI, YOSHITAKA; OZAKI, NOBUTAKA
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 063772/0479 →