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Granted Patent B2
US 9,530,804 · App. 14/517,986 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Display device

Inventor: Daisuke Kubota (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1255G02F1/1368H01L27/1225H01L29/7869H01L29/78606G02F1/1339G02F1/133345
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Patent No.
US 9,530,804
App. No.
14/517,986
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device with excellent display quality is provided. The display device includes a transistor over a first substrate, an inorganic insulating film in contact with the transistor, and an organic insulating film in contact with the inorganic insulating film. The transistor includes a gate electrode over the first substrate, an oxide semiconductor film overlapping with the gate electrode, a gate insulating film in contact with one surface of the oxide semiconductor film, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film. The inorganic insulating film is in contact with the other surface of the oxide semiconductor film. The organic insulating film overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween and is separated. Note that the thickness of the organic insulating film is preferably greater than or equal to 500 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

Claims (93)

1. A display device comprising:

a transistor over a first substrate;

an inorganic insulating film over the transistor;

an organic insulating film on and in contact with the inorganic insulating film; and

a pixel electrode on and in contact with the inorganic insulating film, the pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor,

wherein the transistor comprises:

a gate electrode over the first substrate;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate electrode; and

a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein an upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the inorganic insulating film,

wherein the organic insulating film overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween, and

wherein an end portion of the gate electrode is positioned on an outer side of an end portion of the organic insulating film.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the organic insulating film and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and

wherein the liquid crystal layer is not provided between the organic insulating film and the second substrate.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the organic insulating film is greater than or equal to 500 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inorganic insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film in contact with the upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film and a nitride insulating film on and in contact with the oxide insulating film.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a plan view, the organic insulating film completely overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film.

7. A display device comprising:

a transistor over a first substrate;

an inorganic insulating film over the transistor;

an organic insulating film on and in contact with the inorganic insulating film;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor; and

a capacitor electrically connected to the transistor,

wherein the transistor comprises:

a gate electrode over the first substrate;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate electrode; and

a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein an upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the inorganic insulating film,

wherein the organic insulating film overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween,

wherein an end portion of the gate electrode is positioned on an outer side of an end portion of the organic insulating film,

wherein the capacitor comprises the pixel electrode, the inorganic insulating film and a metal oxide film,

wherein the pixel electrode comprises a light-transmitting conductive material and the pixel electrode overlaps with the metal oxide film with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween, and

wherein the metal oxide film contains the same metal element as the oxide semiconductor film and an upper surface of the metal oxide film is in contact with the inorganic insulating film.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the organic insulating film and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and

wherein the liquid crystal layer is not provided between the organic insulating film and the second substrate.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the organic insulating film is greater than or equal to 500 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

11. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the inorganic insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film in contact with the upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film and a nitride insulating film on and in contact with the oxide insulating film.

12. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein, in a plan view, the organic insulating film completely overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film.

13. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising,

a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein one of the pair of electrodes electrically connected to the pixel electrode.

14. A display device comprising:

a transistor over a first substrate;

an inorganic insulating film over the transistor;

an organic insulating film on and in contact with the inorganic insulating film;

a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor;

a capacitor electrically connected to the transistor,

wherein the transistor comprises:

a gate electrode over the first substrate;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate electrode; and

a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein an upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the inorganic insulating film,

wherein the organic insulating film overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween,

wherein an end portion of the gate electrode is positioned on an outer side of an end portion of the organic insulating film,

wherein the capacitor comprises the pixel electrode, the inorganic insulating film and a light-transmitting conductive film,

wherein the pixel electrode is provided over the gate insulating film and contains the same metal element as the oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein the light-transmitting conductive film overlaps with the pixel electrode with the inorganic insulating film provided therebetween and the light-transmitting conductive film functions as a common electrode.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the organic insulating film and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the second substrate,

wherein the transistor and the organic insulating film are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and

wherein the liquid crystal layer is not provided between the organic insulating film and the second substrate.

17. The display device according to claim 14 wherein a thickness of the organic insulating film is greater than or equal to 500 nm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

18. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the inorganic insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film in contact with the upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film and a nitride insulating film on and in contact with the oxide insulating film.

19. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein, in a plan view, the organic insulating film completely overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film.

20. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising,

a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein one of the pair of electrodes electrically connected to the pixel electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2014
From: KUBOTA, DAISUKE
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033979/0072 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-219516 · Oct 22, 2013 · national
JP 2014-047260 · Mar 11, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150109553A1 · Apr 23, 2015