# US 10,373,984 B2 · Display device

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- Number: US 10,373,984 B2
- Document ID: US10373984B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/895,139
- Filed: 2018-02-13
- Published: 2018-10-04
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-29
- Assignees: Japan Display Inc.
- Applicants: Japan Display Inc.
- Inventors: Yohei Yamaguchi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373984B2

## CPC

- H10D 86/60: wherein the TFTs are in active matrices
- G02F 1/133345: {Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence)}
- G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)}
- H10D 30/6713: {characterised by the properties of the source or drain regions, e.g. compositions or sectional shapes}
- H10D 30/6729: {characterised by the electrodes}
- H10D 30/6755: {Oxide semiconductors, e.g. zinc oxide, copper aluminium oxide or cadmium stannate}
- H10D 86/423: {comprising semiconductor materials not belonging to the Group IV, e.g. InGaZnO}
- H10D 86/441: {Interconnections, e.g. scanning lines}
- H10D 86/451: {characterised by the compositions or shapes of the interlayer dielectrics}
- H10D 86/471: {having different architectures, e.g. having both top-gate and bottom-gate TFTs}
- G02F 1/134363: {for applying an electric field parallel to the substrate, i.e. in-plane switching [IPS]}
- G02F 1/136295: {Materials; Compositions; Manufacture processes}
- G02F 1/13685: {Top gates}
- G02F 2202/10: semiconductor
- G02F 2202/104: poly-Si
- H10D 30/6731: {Top-gate only TFTs}
- H10D 30/6734: {having gate electrodes arranged on both top and bottom sides of the channel, e.g. dual-gate TFTs}
- H10D 30/6745: {Polycrystalline or microcrystalline silicon}
- H10K 59/1213: {the pixel elements being TFTs}
- H10K 2102/00: Constructional details relating to the organic devices covered by this subclass
- H10D: INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

## Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to improve reliability of the TFT of the oxide semiconductor. The feature of the invention is: A display device comprising: a substrate including a display area where plural pixels are formed, the pixel includes a first TFT of a first oxide semiconductor, a first gate insulating film is formed under the first oxide semiconductor, a first gate electrode is formed under the first gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the first oxide semiconductor; a drain wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor, and a source wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor, are formed on the interlayer insulating film; the drain wiring or the source wiring is a laminated structure of a second oxide semiconductor and a first metal, the second oxide semiconductor is under the first metal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area where plural pixels are formed,
the plural pixels include a first TFT of a first oxide semiconductor,
a first gate insulating film is formed under the first oxide semiconductor,
a first gate electrode is formed under the first gate insulating film,
an interlayer insulating film is formed on the first oxide semiconductor,
a first through hole and a second through hole are formed across the interlayer insulating film in a direction facing the substrate and the plural pixels,
a drain wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor through the first through hole, and a source wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor through the second through hole, are formed on the interlayer insulating film,
the drain wiring or the source wiring is a laminated structure of a second oxide semiconductor and a first metal,
the second oxide semiconductor is under the first metal, and
the laminated structure of the drain wiring contacts a side wall of the first through hole,
the laminated structure of the source wiring contacts a side wall of the second through hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1,
wherein the interlayer insulating film is a laminated structure of a first silicon oxide film and a first aluminum oxide film,
the first silicon oxide film is under the first aluminum oxide film.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1,
wherein the interlayer insulating film is a laminated structure of a first silicon oxide film and a first silicon nitride film,
the first silicon oxide film is under the first silicon nitride film.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1,
wherein the first gate insulating film is a laminated structure of a second aluminum oxide film and a second silicon oxide film,
the second silicon oxide film is over the second aluminum oxide film.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1,
wherein the first gate electrode is a laminated structure of a second metal layer and a third oxide semiconductor,
the second metal layer is under the third oxide semiconductor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1,
wherein the substrate includes a second TFT of a poly-silicon semiconductor,
a distance between the poly-silicon semiconductor d the substrate is less than a distance between the first oxide semiconductor and the substrate.

### Claim 7

A display device comprising:
a substrate including a display area where plural pixels are formed,
the plural pixels include a first TFT of a first oxide semiconductor,
a first gate insulating film is formed on the first oxide semiconductor,
a first gate electrode is formed on the first gate insulating film,
an interlayer insulating film is formed on the first gate electrode,
a first through hole and a second through hole are formed across the interlayer insulating film in a direction facing the substrate and the plural pixels,
a drain wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor through the first through hole, and a source wiring, which connects with the first oxide semiconductor through the second through hole, are formed on the interlayer insulating film,
the drain wiring or the source wiring is a laminated structure of a second oxide semiconductor and a first metal,
the second oxide semiconductor is under the first metal, and
the laminated structure of the drain wiring contacts a side wall of the first through hole,
the laminated structure of the source wiring contacts a side wall of the second through hole.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
a protective layer is formed between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the drain wiring, and between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the source wiring.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
wherein the interlayer insulating film is a laminated structure of a first silicon oxide film and a first aluminum oxide film,
the first silicon oxide film is under the first aluminum oxide film.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
wherein the interlayer insulating film is a laminated structure of a first silicon oxide film and a first silicon nitride film,
the first silicon oxide film is under the first silicon nitride film.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
wherein the first gate insulating film is a laminated structure of a second aluminum oxide film and a second silicon oxide film,
the second silicon oxide film is under the second aluminum oxide film.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
wherein the first gate electrode is a laminated structure of a second metal layer and a third oxide semiconductor,
the second metal layer is on the third oxide semiconductor.

### Claim 13 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
wherein the substrate includes a second TFT of a poly-silicon semiconductor,
a distance between the poly-silicon semiconductor d the substrate is less than a distance between the first oxide semiconductor and the substrate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8,
wherein the substrate includes a second TFT of a poly-silicon semiconductor,
a distance between the poly-silicon semiconductor and the substrate is less than a distance between the first oxide semiconductor and the substrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 7)

The display device according to claim 7,
a second gate insulating film including a third silicon oxide film,
a second gate electrode is formed under the second gate insulating film,
the first oxide semiconductor film is formed on the third silicon oxide film.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The display device according to claim 15,
the second gate insulating film is a laminated turn of the third silicon oxide film and a third aluminum oxide film,
the second gate electrode contacts with the aluminum oxide film.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The display device according to claim 15,
the second gate electrode is formed by a laminated film of a second metal layer and a third oxide semiconductor film,
the third oxide semiconductor film is on the second metal layer.

### Claim 18 (depends on 8)

The display device according to claim 8,
a second gate insulating film including a third silicon oxide film is formed under the first oxide semiconductor,
a second gate electrode is formed under the second gate insulating film,
the first oxide semiconductor is formed on the third silicon oxide film.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The display device according to claim 15,
wherein the substrate includes a second TFT of a poly-silicon semiconductor,
a distance between the poly-silicon semiconductor and the substrate is less than a distance between the second gate electrode and the substrate.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The display device according to claim 18,
wherein the substrate includes a second TFT of a poly-silicon semiconductor,
a distance between the poly-silicon semiconductor and the substrate is less than a distance between the second gate electrode and the substrate.
