公开(公告)号：US20230290789A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18133086

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Shigeki KOMORI ,  Hideki UOCHI ,  Tomoya FUTAMURA ,  Takahiro KASAHARA

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/121

CPC classification number: H01L27/1225 ,  G02F1/136204 ,  G02F1/136286 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H01L27/0266 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H10K59/131 ,  H10K59/1213

Abstract: A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the first oxide semiconductor layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.

公开(公告)号：US20230067287A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17794698

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Daichi MISHIMA

IPC: G06T5/00

Abstract: An image processing system that can reduce display unevenness in an image displayed on a display device is provided. The image processing system includes a display device, an image capturing device, and a learning device. The learning device stores a table representing information on the correspondence between first image data and second image data that is generated by display of an image corresponding to the first image data on the display device and image capturing of the image by the image capturing device. The learning device generates teacher data in accordance with the table and generates a machine learning model with the use of the teacher data generated. Image processing using the machine learning model is performed on image data input to the display device, so that display unevenness in the image displayed on the display device can be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US20210384356A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17349974

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Masayuki SAKAKURA ,  Ryosuke WATANABE ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Akiharu MIYANAGA ,  Takuya HIROHASHI ,  Hideyuki KISHIDA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/04

Abstract: To provide a transistor having a favorable electric characteristics and high reliability and a display device including the transistor. The transistor is a bottom-gate transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor for a channel region. An oxide semiconductor layer subjected to dehydration or dehydrogenation through heat treatment is used as an active layer. The active layer includes a first region of a superficial portion microcrystallized and a second region of the rest portion. By using the oxide semiconductor layer having such a structure, a change to an n-type, which is attributed to entry of moisture to the superficial portion or elimination of oxygen from the superficial portion, and generation of a parasitic channel can be suppressed. In addition, contact resistance between the oxide semiconductor layer and source and drain electrodes can be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US20210343877A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17373879

申请日：2021-07-13

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hajime KIMURA ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Toshinari SASAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: A display device including a pixel having a memory. The pixel includes at least a display element, a capacitor, an inverter, and a switch. The switch is controlled with a signal held in the capacitor and a signal output from the inverter so that voltage is supplied to the display element. The inverter and the switch can be constituted by transistors with the same polarity. A semiconductor layer included in the pixel may be formed using a light-transmitting material. Moreover, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a capacitor electrode may be formed using a light-transmitting conductive layer. The pixel is formed using a light-transmitting material in such a manner, whereby the display device can be a transmissive display device while including a pixel having a memory.

公开(公告)号：US20210327916A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17365174

申请日：2021-07-01

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Shigeki KOMORI ,  Hideki UOCHI ,  Tomoya FUTAMURA ,  Takahiro KASAHARA

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the first oxide semiconductor layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.

公开(公告)号：US20210242346A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17172228

申请日：2021-02-10

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Hidekazu MIYAIRI ,  Akiharu MIYANAGA ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Kojiro SHIRAISHI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: To offer a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having excellent characteristics and high reliability and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device without variation. The summary is to include an inverted-staggered (bottom-gate structure) thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn is used for a semiconductor layer and a buffer layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and source and drain electrode layers. An ohmic contact is formed by intentionally providing a buffer layer containing In, Ga, and Zn and having a higher carrier concentration than the semiconductor layer between the semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrode layers.

公开(公告)号：US20210175256A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17105801

申请日：2020-11-27

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Masayuki SAKAKURA ,  Yoshiaki OIKAWA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Miyuki HOSOBA

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1368

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit portion including a driver circuit and a pixel portion including a pixel. The pixel includes a gate electrode layer having a light-transmitting property, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer each having a light-transmitting property provided over the gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer covering top surfaces and side surfaces of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer and provided over the gate electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, a conductive layer provided over part of the oxide semiconductor layer and having a lower resistance than the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, and an oxide insulating layer in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer.

公开(公告)号：US20200066761A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16672988

申请日：2019-11-04

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Masayuki SAKAKURA ,  Yoshiaki OIKAWA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Miyuki HOSOBA

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit portion including a driver circuit and a pixel portion including a pixel. The pixel includes a gate electrode layer having a light-transmitting property, a gate insulating layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer each having a light-transmitting property provided over the gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer covering top surfaces and side surfaces of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer and provided over the gate electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, a conductive layer provided over part of the oxide semiconductor layer and having a lower resistance than the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, and an oxide insulating layer in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190355592A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16526375

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Miyuki HOSOBA ,  Masayuki SAKAKURA ,  Yoshiaki OIKAWA

IPC: H01L21/477 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/02 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: An object is to provide a display device with excellent display characteristics, where a pixel circuit and a driver circuit provided over one substrate are formed using transistors which have different structures corresponding to characteristics of the respective circuits. The driver circuit portion includes a driver circuit transistor in which a gate electrode layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer are formed using a metal film, and a channel layer is formed using an oxide semiconductor. The pixel portion includes a pixel transistor in which a gate electrode layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer are formed using an oxide conductor, and a semiconductor layer is formed using an oxide semiconductor. The pixel transistor is formed using a light-transmitting material, and thus, a display device with higher aperture ratio can be manufactured.

公开(公告)号：US20190088793A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16191609

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hajime KIMURA ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Toshinari SASAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: A display device including a pixel having a memory. The pixel includes at least a display element, a capacitor, an inverter, and a switch. The switch is controlled with a signal held in the capacitor and a signal output from the inverter so that voltage is supplied to the display element. The inverter and the switch can be constituted by transistors with the same polarity. A semiconductor layer included in the pixel may be formed using a light-transmitting material. Moreover, a gate electrode, a drain electrode, and a capacitor electrode may be formed using a light-transmitting conductive layer. The pixel is formed using a light-transmitting material in such a manner, whereby the display device can be a transmissive display device while including a pixel having a memory.