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Semiconductor device comprising oxide semiconductor layer

US8344374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2010
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D99/00

Abstract

It is an object to provide a semiconductor device typified by a display device having a favorable display quality, in which parasitic resistance generated in a connection portion between a semiconductor layer and an electrode is suppressed and an adverse effect such as voltage drop, a defect in signal wiring to a pixel, a defect in grayscale, and the like due to wiring resistance are prevented. In order to achieve the above object, a semiconductor device according to the present invention may have a structure where a wiring with low resistance is connected to a thin film transistor in which a source electrode and a drain electrode that include metal with high oxygen affinity are connected to an oxide semiconductor layer with a suppressed impurity concentration. In addition, the thin film transistor including the oxide semiconductor may be surrounded by insulating films to be sealed.

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