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Granted Patent B2
US 11,543,700 · App. 17/578,010 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Method for driving liquid crystal display device

Inventor: Hajime Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,543,700
App. No.
17/578,010
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A low-resolution image is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super-resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming ater the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed.

Claims (52)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a glass substrate;

a gate electrode over and in contact with the glass substrate;

a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;

a first oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer;

a second oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer;

a source electrode and a drain electrode over the second oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating layer over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

a first electrode of a display element over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode via an opening in the first insulating layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the first electrode overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the source electrode or the drain electrode is in contact with a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor layer, and

wherein the gate insulating layer is in contact with the glass substrate, a side surface of the gate electrode, a bottom surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a bottom surface of the source electrode or the drain electrode.

2. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate;

a gate electrode over and in contact with the substrate;

a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;

a first oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer;

a second oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer;

a source electrode and a drain electrode over the second oxide semiconductor layer;

a first insulating layer over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

a first electrode of a display element over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode via an opening in the first insulating layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the first electrode overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the source electrode or the drain electrode is in contact with a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor layer, and

wherein the gate insulating layer is in contact with the substrate, a side surface of the gate electrode, a bottom surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a bottom surface of the source electrode or the drain electrode.

3. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate;

a gate electrode over and in contact with the substrate;

a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;

a first oxide semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer,

a second oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer,

a source electrode and a drain electrode over the second oxide semiconductor layer,

a first insulating layer over the source electrode and the drain electrode; and

a first electrode of a display element over the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode via an opening in the first insulating layer,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the second oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc,

wherein the first electrode overlaps with the first oxide semiconductor layer and the second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the source electrode or the drain electrode is in contact with a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor layer,

wherein the gate insulating layer is in contact with the substrate, a side surface of the gate electrode, a bottom surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a bottom surface of the source electrode or the drain electrode, and

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises a region having a smaller thickness than a region of the second oxide semiconductor layer.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor, and

wherein the first transistor is a channel-etched transistor.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor, and

wherein the first transistor is a channel-etched transistor.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor layer comprises a channel formation region of a first transistor, and

wherein the first transistor is a channel-etched transistor.

Priority Claims (1)
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