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Granted Patent B2
US 9,563,087 · App. 15/047,844 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Liquid crystal display device and semiconductor device

Inventor: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,563,087
App. No.
15/047,844
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

By increasing an interval between electrodes which drives liquid crystals, a gradient of an electric field applied between the electrodes can be controlled and an optimal electric field can be applied between the electrodes. The invention includes a first electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating film formed over the substrate and the first electrode, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor film in which a source, a channel region, and a drain are formed over the insulating film, a second electrode located over the semiconductor film and the first electrode and including first opening patterns, and liquid crystals provided over the second electrode.

Claims (54)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first conductive film over the first substrate;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

a semiconductor film over and in contact with the first insulating film, part of the semiconductor film overlapping with the first conductive film;

a second conductive film and a third conductive film each over and in contact with the semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the second conductive film and the third conductive film;

a pixel electrode over and in contact with the third conductive film;

a first alignment film over the pixel electrode;

a liquid crystal over the first alignment film;

a second alignment film over the liquid crystal;

a second substrate over the second alignment film;

a fourth conductive film over the first substrate;

a fifth conductive film over and in contact with the fourth conductive film and the first insulating film; and

a sixth conductive film in contact with the fifth conductive film,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises:

a first region overlapping with the first conductive film;

a second region overlapping with the first conductive film; and

a third region between the first region and the second region and not overlapping with the first conductive film,

wherein each of the pixel electrode and the sixth conductive film comprises indium and zinc.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sixth conductive film is over and in contact with the first substrate.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , comprising a third insulating film over the sixth conductive film, wherein the fourth conductive film is over and in contact with the third insulating film.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , comprising a third insulating film over and in contact with the semiconductor film, wherein the second conductive film, the third conductive film, and the fourth conductive film are over and in contact with the third insulating film.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth conductive film, the fifth conductive film, and the sixth conductive film overlap with the liquid crystal.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sixth conductive film overlaps with the first conductive film.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film comprises an organic material.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the sixth conductive film overlaps with the pixel electrode.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth conductive film overlaps with the second conductive film.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a fourth region in contact with the third conductive film, and

wherein the second region is between the third region and the fourth region.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal is driven by an electric field generated by the pixel electrode and the sixth conductive film.

12. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first conductive film over the first substrate;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

a semiconductor film over and in contact with the first insulating film, part of the semiconductor film overlapping with the first conductive film;

a second conductive film and a third conductive film each over and in contact with the semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the second conductive film and the third conductive film;

a pixel electrode over and in contact with the third conductive film;

a first alignment film over the pixel electrode;

a liquid crystal over the first alignment film;

a second alignment film over the liquid crystal; and

a second substrate over the second alignment film,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises:

a first region overlapping with the first conductive film;

a second region overlapping with the first conductive film; and

a third region between the first region and the second region and not overlapping with the first conductive film, and

wherein the pixel electrode comprises indium and zinc.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 12 , comprising a third insulating film over and in contact with the semiconductor film, wherein the second conductive film and the third conductive film are over and in contact with the third insulating film.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 12 , wherein the second insulating film comprises an organic material.

15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 12 ,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a fourth region in contact with the third conductive film, and

wherein the second region is between the third region and the fourth region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2016
From: KIMURA, HAJIME
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038307/0913 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-135954 · May 16, 2006 · national
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