IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,390
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,390 · App. 18/799,070 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Display device

Inventors: Yoshitaka Ozeki (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Tokura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Magnolia White Corporation
H10D86/60G02F1/136286G02F1/1368H10D86/423H10D86/441
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Patent No.
US 12,557,390
App. No.
18/799,070
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes a first transistor. The first transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode facing the oxide semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode. The first gate electrode has hydrogen storage properties.

Claims (90)

1 . A display device comprising:

a substrate; and

a first transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode,

wherein

the gate electrode includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an uppermost conductive layer,

the substrate, the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the uppermost conductive layer are formed in this order,

a second resistance of the second conductive layer is lower than a first resistance of the first conductive layer,

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the first conductive layer and an entirety of the second conductive layer, and

a resistance of the uppermost conductive layer is higher than the second resistance.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is an oxide a semiconductor layer.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

a first hydrogen storage property of the first conductive layer is higher than a second hydrogen storage property of the second conductive layer, and

a hydrogen storage property of the uppermost conductive layer is higher than the second hydrogen storage property.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive layer has a first side surface,

the second conductive layer has a second side surface, and

the uppermost conductive layer is in physical contact with the first and second side surfaces.

5 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the uppermost conductive layer is in physical contact with a second top surface of the second conductive layer.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive layer has a first side surface,

the second conductive layer has a second side surface, and

the first and second side surfaces are inclined side surfaces facing upward.

7 . The display device according to claim 6 , wherein a first inclined angle of the first side surface is different from a second inclined angle of the second side surface.

8 . The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the second inclined angle is smaller than the first inclined angle.

9 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a first top surface of the first conductive layer is larger than a second top surface of the second conductive layer in a plan view.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third conductive layer between the second conductive layer and the uppermost conductive layer,

wherein the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the third conductive layer.

11 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the uppermost conductive layer is in physical contact with a third top surface of the third conductive layer and a side surface of the third conductive layer.

12 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a third hydrogen storage property of the third conductive layer is higher than a second hydrogen storage property of the second conductive layer.

13 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a first thickness of the first conductive layer is thicker than a third thickness of the third conductive layer.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a second thickness of the second conductive layer is thicker than the first thickness and thicker than the third thickness.

15 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the third conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

16 . The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the third conductive layer has a third bottom surface having a first region that is in physical contact with the second conductive layer and a second region that is not in physical contact with the second conductive layer.

17 . The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a gate insulating layer in physical contact with the first conductive layer,

wherein the uppermost conductive layer is in physical contact with the gate insulating layer.

18 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

19 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conductive layer has a first top surface, and

the uppermost conductive layer is in physical contact with a part of the first top surface.

20 . A display device comprising:

a substrate; and

a first transistor with a gate electrode,

wherein

the gate electrode includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an uppermost conductive layer,

the substrate, the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the uppermost conductive layer are formed in this order,

a first hydrogen storage property of the first conductive layer is higher than a second hydrogen storage property of the second conductive layer,

a hydrogen storage property of the uppermost conductive layer is higher than the second hydrogen storage property, and

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the first conductive layer and an entirety of the second conductive layer.

21 . The display device according to claim 20 , wherein

the first conductive layer has a first side surface,

the second conductive layer has a second side surface,

the first and second side surfaces are inclined side surfaces facing upward, and

a first inclined angle of the first side surface is different from a second inclined angle of the second side surface.

22 . The display device according to claim 21 , wherein the second inclined angle is smaller than the first inclined angle.

23 . The display device according to claim 20 , wherein a first top surface of the first conductive layer is larger than a second top surface of the second conductive layer in a plan view.

24 . The display device according to claim 20 , further comprising a third conductive layer between the second conductive layer and the uppermost conductive layer,

wherein

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the third conductive layer, and

a third hydrogen storage property of the third conductive layer is higher than a second hydrogen storage property of the second conductive layer.

25 . The display device according to claim 24 , wherein

a first thickness of the first conductive layer is thicker than a third thickness of the third conductive layer, and

a second thickness of the second conductive layer is thicker than the first thickness and thicker than the third thickness.

26 . The display device according to claim 20 , further comprising a third conductive layer between the second conductive layer and the uppermost conductive layer,

wherein

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the third conductive layer, and

the third conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

27 . The display device according to claim 20 , further comprising a third conductive layer between the second conductive layer and the uppermost conductive layer,

wherein

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the third conductive layer, and

the third conductive layer has a third bottom surface having a first region that is in physical contact with the second conductive layer and a second region that is not in physical contact with the second conductive layer.

28 . The display device according to claim 20 , wherein the first conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

29 . A display device comprising:

a substrate; and

a first transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode,

wherein

the gate electrode includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an uppermost conductive layer,

the substrate, the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer, and the uppermost conductive layer are formed in this order,

a second resistance of the second conductive layer is lower than a first resistance of the first conductive layer,

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the first conductive layer and an entirety of the second conductive layer, and

the first conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

30 . The display device according to claim 29 , wherein

the first conductive layer has a first side surface,

the second conductive layer has a second side surface,

the first and second side surfaces are inclined side surfaces facing upward, and

a first inclined angle of the first side surface is different from a second inclined angle of the second side surface.

31 . The display device according to claim 30 , wherein the second inclined angle is smaller than the first inclined angle.

32 . The display device according to claim 29 , further comprising a third conductive layer between the second conductive layer and the uppermost conductive layer,

wherein

the uppermost conductive layer covers an entirety of the third conductive layer, and

the third conductive layer has a region that does not overlap the second conductive layer in a plan view.

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 Aug 15, 2024
From: OZEKI, YOSHITAKA; TOKURA, SATOSHI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 068654/0571 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-066632 · Apr 9, 2021 · national
JP 2022-024957 · Feb 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18141542 · May 1, 2023
Continuation 17716070 · Apr 8, 2022
Related Publication 20240405026A1 · Dec 5, 2024
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