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Granted Patent B2
US 9,130,367 · App. 14/079,986 · Granted Sep 8, 2015

Display device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP); Hajime Kimura (Atsugi, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Atsugi, JP); Jun Koyama (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H02H9/045H01L27/0296H01L27/124H01L27/1225H01L27/1248H01L27/3276H02H9/044H01L27/3248H01L27/3262H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 9,130,367
App. No.
14/079,986
Granted
Sep 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a novel display device with improved reliability. The display device includes an insulating layer between a first wiring and a second wiring. The insulating layer includes a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer overlapping with the first insulating layer and a region where a part of the second insulating layer is removed, and the region serves as a protection circuit. In addition, the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are included in a region where the insulating layer overlaps with a semiconductor layer of a transistor, and a region where the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer are removed is included in a region where the first wiring and the second wiring are directly connected to each other.

Claims (34)

1. A display device comprising:

a protection circuit including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer in opening portions in an insulating layer which is in contact with the semiconductor layer, and

wherein the protection circuit does not include a transistor.

2. An electronic device comprising the display device according to claim 1 .

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic device is one selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a portable image reproducing device, a goggle-type display, a portable game machine, a digital camera, a television receiver, a computer, and a mobile phone.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is wider than the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

5. A display device comprising:

a protection circuit including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer in opening portions in an insulating layer which is in contact with the semiconductor layer,

wherein the insulating layer includes a stacked structure of an inorganic material and an organic material, and

wherein the protection circuit does not include a transistor.

6. An electronic device comprising the display device according to claim 5 .

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is one selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a portable image reproducing device, a goggle-type display, a portable game machine, a digital camera, a television receiver, a computer, and a mobile phone.

8. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the semiconductor layer is wider than the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

9. A display device comprising:

a protection circuit including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are spaced apart from each other,

wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer in opening portions in an insulating layer which is in contact with the semiconductor layer,

wherein the insulating layer includes a stacked structure of an inorganic material and an organic material,

wherein the third conductive layer is provided below the insulating layer and is electrically connected to one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer,

wherein the third conductive layer serves as a scan line, and

wherein the protection circuit does not include a transistor.

10. An electronic device comprising the display device according to claim 9 .

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is one selected from the group consisting of a mobile computer, a portable image reproducing device, a goggle-type display, a portable game machine, a digital camera, a television receiver, a computer, and a mobile phone.

12. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the third conductive layer is perpendicular to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

13. The display device according to claim 9 , further comprising a fourth conductive layer serving as a wiring that enables overcurrent due to a surge voltage to be released,

wherein the fourth conductive layer is electrically connected to the other of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

14. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor layer is wider than the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2013
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; KIMURA, HAJIME; MIYAKE, HIROYUKI; KOYAMA, JUN
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031602/0842 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-260210 · Nov 28, 2012 · national
JP 2013-157232 · Jul 30, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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