IP Library Granted Patent US 12,379,637
Granted Patent B2
US 12,379,637 · App. 18/584,043 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Display device including a strip oxide semiconductor overlapping an opening

Inventors: Hitoshi Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Kazuhide Mochizuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,379,637
App. No.
18/584,043
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a gate line extending in a first direction, first and second source lines crossing the gate line and arranged in the first direction, a first light-shielding layer having first and second openings, and an oxide semiconductor layer crossing the gate line, and in the display device, the first opening and the second opening are arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first source line and the second source line, the gate line is located between the first opening and the second opening, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a first overlapping portion overlapping the first opening.

Claims (76)

1. A display device comprising:

a first source line;

a second source line next to the first source line in a first direction;

a first gate line;

a second gate line next to the first gate line in a second direction;

a third gate line next to the second gate line in the second direction; and

an oxide semiconductor crossing the second gate line between the first source line and the second source line, wherein

the second gate line is between the first gate line and the third gate line,

the oxide semiconductor includes a first end and a second end,

the first end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the second gate line and the third gate line in the second direction,

the first end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first source line and the second source line in the first direction,

the second end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first gate line and the second gate line in the second direction, and

the second end of the oxide semiconductor is connected to the second source line.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light-shielding layer, wherein

the light-shielding layer extends parallel to the second gate line, and overlaps the second gate line,

the oxide semiconductor crosses both of the second gate line and the light-shielding layer in a crossing area, and

in the crossing area where the oxide semiconductor crosses both of the second gate line and the light-shielding layer, the oxide semiconductor is sandwiched the second gate line and the light-shielding layer in a sectional view.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a width of the light-shielding layer in the second direction is larger than a width of the second gate line in the second direction.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the light-shielding layer is conductive and is connected to the second gate line.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the light-shielding layer crosses both of the first source line and the second source line.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the oxide semiconductor has a band-like shape and includes a bent portion,

the bent portion of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first source line and the second source line in the first direction, and

the bent portion of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first gate line and the second gate line in the second direction.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein

a first portion of the oxide semiconductor is a portion between the first end and the bent portion,

a second portion of the oxide semiconductor is a portion between the second end and the bent portion, and

the first portion of the oxide semiconductor crosses the second gate line between the first source line and the second source line.

8. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first pixel electrode; and

a second pixel electrode, wherein

the first pixel electrode is located between the first source line and the second source line, and between the first gate line and the second gate line,

the second pixel electrode is located between the first source line and the second source line, and between the second gate line and the third gate line,

the second pixel electrode is connected to the first end of the oxide semiconductor,

the first pixel electrode overlaps a part of the second portion of the oxide semiconductor,

the first pixel electrode overlaps a part of the first portion of the oxide semiconductor, and

the first pixel electrode overlaps the bent portion.

9. A substrate comprising:

a first source line;

a second source line next to the first source line in a first direction;

a first gate line;

a second gate line next to the first gate line in a second direction;

a third gate line next to the second gate line in the second direction; and

an oxide semiconductor crossing the second gate line between the first source line and the second source line, wherein

the second gate line is between the first gate line and the third gate line,

the oxide semiconductor includes a first end and a second end,

the first end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the second gate line and the third gate line in the second direction,

the first end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first source line and the second source line in the first direction,

the second end of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first gate line and the second gate line in the second direction, and

the second end of the oxide semiconductor is connected to the second source line.

10. The substrate of claim 9 , further comprising:

a light-shielding layer, wherein

the light-shielding layer extends parallel to the second gate line, and overlaps the second gate line,

the oxide semiconductor crosses both of the second gate line and the light-shielding layer in a crossing area, and

in the crossing area where the oxide semiconductor crosses both of the second gate line and the light-shielding layer, the oxide semiconductor is sandwiched the second gate line and the light-shielding layer in a sectional view.

11. The substrate of claim 10 , wherein a width of the light-shielding layer in the second direction is larger than a width of the second gate line in the second direction.

12. The substrate of claim 11 , wherein the light-shielding layer is conductive and is connected to the second gate line.

13. The substrate of claim 12 , wherein the light-shielding layer crosses both of the first source line and the second source line.

14. The substrate of claim 9 , wherein

the oxide semiconductor has a band-like shape and includes a bent portion,

the bent portion of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first source line and the second source line in the first direction, and

the bent portion of the oxide semiconductor is located between the first gate line and the second gate line in the second direction.

15. The substrate of claim 14 , wherein

a first portion of the oxide semiconductor is a portion between the first end and the bent portion,

a second portion of the oxide semiconductor is a portion between the second end and the bent portion, and

the first portion of the oxide semiconductor crosses the second gate line between the first source line and the second source line.

16. The substrate of claim 15 , further comprising:

a first pixel electrode; and

a second pixel electrode, wherein

the first pixel electrode is located between the first source line and the second source line, and between the first gate line and the second gate line,

the second pixel electrode is located between the first source line and the second source line, and between the second gate line and the third gate line,

the second pixel electrode is connected to the first end of the oxide semiconductor,

the first pixel electrode overlaps a part of the second portion of the oxide semiconductor,

the first pixel electrode overlaps a part of the first portion of the oxide semiconductor, and

the first pixel electrode overlaps the bent portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073057/0042 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2024
From: TANAKA, HITOSHI; MOCHIZUKI, KAZUHIDE
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 066532/0032 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-008620 · Jan 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (7)
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Continuation 17092862 · Nov 9, 2020
Continuation 16892375 · Jun 4, 2020
Continuation 16697921 · Nov 27, 2019
Continuation 15874199 · Jan 18, 2018
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