IP Library Granted Patent US 12,603,034
Granted Patent B2
US 12,603,034 · App. 18/477,555 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

CMOS circuit

Inventor: Kenji Harada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
G09G3/2092H03K19/0948G09G2300/0426G09G2310/0267
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Patent No.
US 12,603,034
App. No.
18/477,555
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a CMOS circuit includes a p-channel type transistor including a polycrystalline silicon layer and an n-channel type transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, and the p-channel transistor and the n-channel transistor are complementarily connected to each other, and the polycrystalline silicon layer and the oxide semiconductor layer overlap each other in plan view.

Claims (19)

1 . A CMOS circuit comprising:

a p-channel type transistor including a polycrystalline silicon layer; and

an n-channel type transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, wherein

the p-channel transistor and the n-channel transistor are complementarily connected to each other,

the polycrystalline silicon layer and the oxide semiconductor layer overlap each other in plan view,

the CMOS circuit is an inverter comprising one of the p-channel type transistor and one of the n-channel type transistor,

a first drain electrode of the p-channel transistor is connected to the polycrystalline silicon layer,

a second drain electrode of the n-channel transistor is connected to the oxide semiconductor layer and the first drain electrode, and

a gate electrode of the p-channel transistor and a gate electrode of the n-channel transistor overlap each other in plan view.

2 . The CMOS circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the polycrystalline silicon layer of the p-channel transistor contains an impurity which impart a p-type.

3 . A CMOS comprising:

a p-channel type transistor including a polycrystalline silicon layer; and

an n-channel type transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, wherein

the p-channel transistor and the n-channel transistor are complementarily connected to each other,

the polycrystalline silicon layer and the oxide semiconductor layer overlap each other in plan view,

the CMOS circuit is an inverter comprising one of the p-channel type transistor and one of the n-channel type transistor,

a drain electrode of the n-channel transistor is connected to the oxide semiconductor layer and the polycrystalline silicon layer, and

a gate electrode of the p-channel transistor and a gate electrode of the n-channel transistor overlap each other in plan view.

4 . The CMOS circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the polycrystalline silicon layer of the p-channel transistor contains an impurity which imparts a p-type.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071751/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: HARADA, KENJI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 065070/0282 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-156207 · Sep 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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