IP Library Granted Patent US 8,288,774
Granted Patent B2
US 8,288,774 · App. 13/348,715 · Granted Oct 16, 2012

Dual gate layout for thin film transistor

Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,288,774
App. No.
13/348,715
Granted
Oct 16, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual gate layout of a thin film transistor of liquid crystal display to alleviate dark current leakage is disclosed. The layout includes (1) a polysilicon on a substrate having a shaped of L- or of snake from top-view, having a heavily doped source region, a first lightly doped region, a first gate channel, a second lightly doped region, a second gate channel, a third lightly doped region and a heavily doped drain region formed in order therein; (2) a gate oxide layer formed on the poly-Si layer and the substrate, (3) a gate metal layer then formed on the gate oxide layer having a scanning line and an extension portion with a L-shaped or an I-shaped. The gate metal intersects with the poly-Si layer thereto define the forgoing gate channels. Among of gate channels, at least one is along the signal line through a source contact.

Claims (11)

1. A structure of a multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT), comprising:

a multi-gate including a scanning line and only one I-shaped extension portion formed on a substrate;

a polycrystalline silicon layer formed on said substrate, said polycrystalline silicon layer formed with a source region, a first doped region, a first gate channel, a second doped region, a second gate channel, a third doped region, and a drain region, wherein said polycrystalline silicon layer extends from said source region to said drain region and crosses said scanning line and said only one I-shaped extension portion in said first gate channel and said second gate channel; and

a gate oxide layer formed between said multi-gate and said polycrystalline silicon layer.

2. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 1 , wherein said polycrystalline silicon layer comprises a vertical portion and a first horizontal portion having one end connected with one end of said vertical portion.

3. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 2 , wherein said source region is disposed at the other end of said first horizontal portion of the polycrystalline silicon layer.

4. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 2 , wherein said polycrystalline silicon layer further comprises a second horizontal portion connecting the other end of said vertical portion of the polycrystalline silicon layer with a data line.

5. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 4 , wherein said drain region is disposed at the other end of said first horizontal portion polycrystalline silicon layer.

6. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 1 , wherein the middle of said second doped region has a heavily doped impurity region.

7. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 1 , wherein said source region and the drain region are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of said scan line.

8. The structure of the multi-gate thin film transistor (TFT) according to claim 1 , wherein said polycrystalline silicon layer is a stair-shaped.

Priority Claims (1)
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