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Liquid-crystal display device
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-28
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2007-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A liquid-crystal display device comprising thin-film transistors arrayed in a matrix, wherein each of said thin-film transistors comprises an insulating substrate, a gate electrode disposed on said insulating substrate, a first insulating film covering said gate electrode, an a-Si semiconductor film disposed on said first insulating film, a second insulating film disposed on said a-Si semiconductor film, a p-doped n+-amorphous Si film forming both a source and a drain on said a-Si semiconductor film and said second insulating film, a third insulating film covering said p-doped n+-amorphous Si film, except for a part of said p-doped n+-amorphous Si film, and said a-Si semiconductor film, a source electrode and a drain electrode forming junctions with said part of the p-doped n+-amorphous Si film and covering said third insulating film, and a picture-element electrode, a part of which is superposed on said drain electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuhiro Koden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/1368
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A liquid-crystal display device comprising thin-film transistors arrayed in a matrix, wherein each of said thin-film transistors comprises: an insulating substrate; a gate electrode disposed on said insulating substrate; a first insulating film covering said gate electrode; an amorphous Si semiconductor film disposed on said first insulating film; a second insulating film disposed on said amorphous Si semiconductor film; a p-doped n + -amorphous Si film forming both a source and a drain on said amorphous Si semiconductor film and said second insulating film; a third insulating film covering said p-doped n + -amorphous Si film, except for a part of said p-doped n + -amorphous Si film, and said amorphous Si semiconductor film; a source electrode and a drain electrode forming junctions with said part of the p-doped n + -amorphous Si film and covering said third insulating film; and a picture-element electrode, a part of which is superposed on said drain electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A liquid-crystal display device comprising thin-film transistors arrayed in a matrix, wherein each of said thin-film transistors comprises: an insulating substrate; a gate electrode disposed on said insulating substrate; a first insulating film covering said gate electrode; an amorphous Si semiconductor film disposed on said first insulating film; a second insulating film disposed on said amorphous Si semiconductor film; a p-doped n + -amorphous Si film forming both a source and a drain on said amorphous Si semiconductor film and said second insulating film; a third insulating film covering said p-doped n + -amorphous Si film, except for a part of said p-doped n + -amorphous Si film, and said amorphous Si semiconductor film; a source electrode and a drain electrode forming junctions with said part of the p-doped n + -amorphous Si film and covering said third insulating film; and a picture-element electrode, a part of which is superposed on said drain electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein bus bars connected to said gate electrode and bus bars connected to said source electrode are connected by a short ring of a p-doped n + -amorphous Si film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 2, wherein the resistance between the gate bus bars is different from that between the source bus bars.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 3, wherein the resistance between the gate bus bars is lower than that between the source bus bars.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 2, wherein the portions on which the source bus bars are disposed have said second insulating film and said amorphous Si semiconductor film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the thin-film transistor further comprises a fourth insulating film disposed over the entire surface of the substrate including the source electrode and the drain electrode, said fourth insulating film having a hole in the portion thereof positioned above said drain electrode, and said picture-element electrode attaining self-alignment with respect to said gate and source electrodes and being connected to said drain electrode through the hole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 3, wherein the portions on which the source bus bars are disposed have said second insulating film and said amorphous Si semiconductor film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the portions on which the source bus bars are disposed have said second insulating film and said amorphous Si semiconductor film.
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