Display device
A display device includes a first transistor configured to control a driving current flowing from a first electrode to a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and a second transistor between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor, the second transistor including a first sub-transistor and a second sub-transistor. A same scan signal is to be transmitted to a gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and a gate electrode of the second sub-transistor. A gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor includes a first thickness. A gate insulating layer of the second sub-transistor includes a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
1. A display device comprising:
a first transistor configured to control a driving current flowing from a first electrode to a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and
a second transistor between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor, the second transistor comprising a first sub-transistor and a second sub-transistor,
wherein a same scan signal is to be transmitted to a gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and a gate electrode of the second sub-transistor,
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor is at a layer different from the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor,
wherein a gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor comprises a first thickness, and
wherein a gate insulating layer of the second sub-transistor comprises a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor is formed of a first conductive layer, and
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor is formed of a second conductive layer different from the first conductive layer.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor and the gate insulating layer of the second sub-transistor comprise a first insulating layer, and
wherein the gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor further comprises a second insulating layer.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor are at a same layer.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second sub-transistor is between the first electrode of the first sub-transistor and the second electrode of the first transistor.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor comprises a first length, and
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor comprises a second length greater than the first length.
7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor comprises a first width, and
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor comprises a second width greater than the first width.
8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first transistor comprises a channel region comprising impurity ions, a first area, and a second area, the first area and the second area being located sequentially in a thickness direction, and
wherein a concentration of the impurity ions in the channel region of the first transistor has a highest point in the first area and a lowest point in the second area.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the concentration of the impurity ions increases from the lowest point toward the highest point, and
wherein the impurity ions comprise fluorine.
10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein the highest point of the concentration of the impurity ions is located at a lower surface of the channel region of the first transistor.
11. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a third transistor electrically connected to the first electrode of the first transistor, the third transistor being configured to transmit a data signal to the first transistor.
12. The display device of claim 11 , further comprising a light emitting element electrically connected to the second electrode of the first transistor, the light emitting element being configured to emit light according to the driving current.
13. A display device comprising:
a first transistor configured to control a driving current flowing from a first electrode to a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and
a second transistor between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor, the second transistor comprises a first sub-transistor and a second sub-transistor,
wherein a same scan signal is to be transmitted to a gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and a gate electrode of the second sub-transistor,
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor is at a layer different from the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor,
wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor is formed of a first conductive layer, and
wherein the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor is formed of a second conductive layer different from the first conductive layer.
14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein a gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor comprises a first thickness, and
wherein a gate insulating layer of the second sub-transistor comprises a second thickness smaller than the first thickness.
15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein the gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor and the gate insulating layer of the second sub-transistor comprise a first insulating layer, and
wherein the gate insulating layer of the first sub-transistor further comprises a second insulating layer.
16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor are at different layers from each other.
17. A display device comprising:
a substrate;
a semiconductor layer on the substrate, the semiconductor layer comprising a first channel region of a first sub-transistor and a second channel region of a second sub-transistor;
a first insulating layer on the semiconductor layer;
a gate electrode of the second sub-transistor on the first insulating layer;
a second insulating layer on the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor; and
a gate electrode of the first sub-transistor on the second insulating layer,
wherein a same scan signal is to be transmitted to the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein a thickness between the first channel region of the first sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor is greater than a thickness between the second channel region of the second sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor.
19. The display device of claim 18 , wherein the gate electrode of the first sub-transistor and the gate electrode of the second sub-transistor are at different layers from each other.
20. The display device of claim 17 , further comprising a first transistor configured to control a driving current flowing from a first electrode to a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor,
wherein the first sub-transistor is between the second electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor, and
wherein the second sub-transistor is between the first electrode of the first sub-transistor and the second electrode of the first transistor.