Semiconductor device and electronic device
AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
InventorsAtsushi Hirose, Hideaki Shishido
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Abstract
The present invention has a photodiode and a circuit used to amplify the output of the photodiode. Two terminals are formed over the photodiode and circuit with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, and a dummy electrode with a larger area than that of either of the two terminals is formed thereover, adjacent to the two terminals. The dummy electrode is not connected to the photodiode or to the circuit of the semiconductor device. Because the dummy electrode has a wide area, damage due to electrostatic discharge occurs in the dummy electrode more easily than in the two terminals; thus, damage due to electrostatic discharge can be prevented from occurring in the semiconductor device.
Claims14
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a photovoltaic element;
- a circuit electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a first terminal electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a second terminal electrically connected to the circuit;
- and
- a conductive film adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal,
- wherein the conductive film is not electrically connected to the photovoltaic element and the conductive film is not electrically connected to the circuit,
- wherein an area of an upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the first terminal, and
- wherein the area of the upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the second terminal.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a photovoltaic element;
- a circuit electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a first terminal electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a second terminal electrically connected to the circuit;
- a conductive film adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the conductive film is not electrically connected to the photovoltaic element and the conductive film is not electrically connected to the circuit;
- and
- an insulating film covering the photovoltaic element and the circuit,
- wherein the first terminal, the second terminal, and the conductive film are formed over the insulating film,
- wherein an area of an upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the first terminal, and
- wherein the area of the upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the second terminal.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- thin film transistors and a wiring over a substrate;
- a first insulating film over the thin film transistors and the wiring;
- a photovoltaic element over the first insulating film and above the thin film transistors,
- a second insulating film over the first insulating film and the photovoltaic element,
- a conductive film over the second insulating film and the thin film transistors;
- a first terminal formed in a first contact hole formed in the second insulating film and over the photovoltaic element;
- and
- a second terminal formed in a second hole formed in the second insulating film and over the wiring;
- wherein the thin film transistors are electrically connected to the photovoltaic element,
- wherein the first terminal is electrically connected to the photovoltaic element,
- wherein the second terminal is electrically connected to the thin film transistors,
- wherein the conductive film is not electrically connected to the photovoltaic element and the conductive film is not electrically connected to the thin film transistors,
- wherein an area of an upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the first terminal, and
- wherein the area of the upper surface of the conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the second terminal.
A semiconductor device comprising:
- a photovoltaic element;
- a circuit electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a first terminal electrically connected to the photovoltaic element;
- a second terminal electrically connected to the circuit;
- a first conductive film adjacent to the first terminal and the second terminal;
- an insulating layer over the first conductive film;
- and
- a second conductive film over the insulating layer,
- wherein the first and second conductive film are not electrically connected to the photovoltaic element and the conductive film is not electrically connected to the circuit,
- wherein an area of an upper surface of the second conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the first terminal, and
- wherein the area of the upper surface of the second conductive film is larger than an area of an upper surface of the second terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.