IP Library Granted Patent US 10,490,668
Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,668 · App. 15/794,986 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Display device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: SoYoung Noh (Goyang-Si, KR); YoungJang Lee (Seoul, KR); HyoJin Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyuk Ji (Jeonju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L29/78618H01L27/127H01L27/1225H01L27/1248H01L27/1251H01L27/1255H01L27/1262H01L29/41733H01L29/7869H01L29/78675H01L27/3262
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Patent No.
US 10,490,668
App. No.
15/794,986
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device includes: a connection source electrode and a connection drain electrode connected to a first source electrode a the first drain electrode, respectively by penetrating an isolation insulating layer and a second interlayer dielectric layer to enhance a characteristic of an element and reliability of the display device.

Claims (25)

1. A display device comprising:

a first thin film transistor including a first active layer, a first insulating layer on the first active layer, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode connected to the first active layer through a first contact hole formed in the first insulating layer;

a second thin film transistor including a second active layer on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the second active layer, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode connected to the second active layer through a second contact hole formed in the second insulating layer; and

a connection source electrode and a connection drain electrode connected to the first source electrode and the first drain electrode, respectively through a third contact hole formed in the second insulating layer,

wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are formed on a same layer as the second active layer,

wherein portions of the second active layer connected to each of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode are conductivized, and

wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are made of a same material as portions of the second active layer connected to each of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an isolation insulating layer between the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor,

wherein the connection source electrode and the connection drain electrode are connected to the first source electrode and the first drain electrode, respectively through the third contact hole formed in the isolation insulating layer and the second insulating layer.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first active layer is made of low temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS), and

the second active layer is made of an oxide semiconductor.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first source electrode and the first drain electrode is in contact with an upper surface of the first active layer.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the connection source electrode and the connection drain electrode are formed on a same layer as the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

6. A display device comprising:

a first thin film transistor including a first active layer, a first insulating layer on the first active layer, and a first source electrode and a first drain electrode connected to the first active layer through a first contact hole of the first insulating layer; and

a second thin film transistor including a second active layer on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the second active layer, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode connected to the second active layer through a second contact hole of the second insulating layer,

wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are formed of a conductivized semiconductor material, and

wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are made of a same material as portions of the second active layer connected to the second source electrode and the second drain electrode, respectively.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first active layer is made of LTPS, and

the second active layer is made of an oxide semiconductor.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are made of different materials from the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

9. The display device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a connection source electrode and a connection drain electrode connected to the first source electrode and the first drain electrode, respectively through a third contact hole of the second insulating layer,

wherein the connection source electrode and the connection drain electrode are formed on a same layer as the second source electrode and the second drain electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2017
From: NOH, SOYOUNG; LEE, YOUNGJANG; KIM, HYOJIN; JI, HYUK
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043973/0258 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0083675 · Jun 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190006521A1 · Jan 3, 2019
Cited By (2)
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