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US 11,355,647 · App. 16/331,008 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof and electronic device

Inventors: Yingbin Hu (Beijing, CN); Ce Zhao (Beijing, CN); Dongfang Wang (Beijing, CN); Bin Zhou (Beijing, CN); Jun Liu (Beijing, CN); Yuankui Ding (Beijing, CN); Wei Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H01L29/78696H01L27/127H01L27/1225H01L27/1288H01L29/66765H01L29/66969H01L29/7869H01L29/78669H01L29/78678G02F1/1368H01L27/3262
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Patent No.
US 11,355,647
App. No.
16/331,008
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film transistor includes an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The active layer includes a conductive region and the conductive region is between the source electrode and the drain electrode and is spaced apart from at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode.

Claims (38)

1. A thin film transistor, comprising an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode,

wherein the active layer comprises a conductive region, and the conductive region is between the source electrode and the drain electrode and is spaced apart from at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode.

the active layer comprises a concave surface close to a side of the source electrode and the drain electrode, and

the concave surface is at least partially overlapped with the conductive region in a direction perpendicular to a plane in which the active layer is located.

2. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive region is spaced apart from both the source electrode and the drain electrode.

3. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive region runs through the active layer in a thickness direction of the active layer.

4. An array substrate, comprising the thin film transistor according to claim 1 .

5. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive region is a surface portion of the active layer, and

the conductive region does not run through the active layer in a thickness direction of the active layer.

6. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive region is directly connected with the source electrode and a channel region is between the conductive region and the drain electrode; or

the conductive region is directly connected with the drain electrode and the channel region is between the conductive region and the source electrode.

7. The thin film transistor according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive region is partially overlapped with the drain electrode or the source electrode in the direction perpendicular to the plane in which the active layer is located.

8. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the thin film transistor is in a top-gate structure or a bottom-gate structure.

9. The thin film transistor according to claim 8 , wherein the thin film transistor is in the bottom-gate structure,

the thin film transistor comprises a back channel etching structure, and

the concave surface is a surface of the back channel etching structure.

10. The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the active layer is a metal oxide semiconductor material, an amorphous silicon material or a polysilicon material.

11. The thin film transistor according to claim 10 , wherein the metal oxide semiconductor material comprises indium gallium zinc oxide, indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide or gallium zinc oxide.

12. An electronic device, comprising the thin film transistor according to claim 1 .

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is a liquid crystal display device, an organic light emitting diode display device or an e-paper display device.

14. A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor, comprising:

forming an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; and

performing a conduction treatment on a portion of the active layer to allow the portion to become a conductive region,

wherein the conductive region is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode and is spaced apart from at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode,

the active layer comprises a concave surface close to a side of the source electrode and the drain electrode, and

the concave surface is at least partially overlapped with the conductive region in a direction perpendicular to a plane in which the active layer is located.

15. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor according to claim 14 , wherein the conduction treatment comprises:

forming a mask layer with an opening on the active layer, the opening exposing at least the portion of the active layer; and

performing the conduction treatment on the active layer using the mask layer.

16. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor according to claim 15 , wherein the opening corresponds to a portion between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and

the source electrode and the drain electrode are both covered by the mask layer.

17. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor according to claim 15 , wherein the opening exposes only one of the source electrode and the drain electrode.

18. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor according to claim 15 , wherein a source-drain electrode layer is formed after forming the active layer and before the forming the mask layer, and

the source-drain electrode layer is patterned to form the source electrode and the drain electrode.

19. A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor, comprising:

forming an active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; and

performing a conduction treatment on a portion of the active layer to allow the portion to become a conductive region,

wherein the conductive region is formed between the source electrode and the drain electrode and is spaced apart from at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the conduction treatment comprises performing a plasma treatment on the active layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2019
From: HU, YINGBIN; ZHAO, CE; WANG, DONGFANG; ZHOU, BIN; LIU, JUN; DING, YUANKUI; LI, WEI
To: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048521/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711013990.2 · Oct 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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