US5165075A
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Electro-optic device having pairs of complementary transistors
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-09-11
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Granted: 1992-11-17
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Expires: 2011-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A novel structure of an active electro-optic device is disclosed. The device is provided with complementary transistors therein which comprise a p-channel TFT and an n-channel TFT. In case of a liquid crystal electro-optic deivce, the device comprises a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal provided therebetween, picture element electrode islands arranged in matrix form and provided on one of the substrates, complementary transistors provided thereon, and signal lines provided thereon. Gate electrodes of p-channel and n-channel transistors of these complementary transistors are connected to some of the signal lines while source (or drain) electrodes thereof are connected to the electrode islands and drain (or source) electrodes thereof are connected to other signal lines.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Hiroki
- 👤 Akira Mase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:11
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/13624; G02F1/136259; G02F1/1368; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G09G3/3659; G09G3/3674; G09G3/3677; G09G3/3685; G09G3/3688; H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/40; H10D86/60; G02F1/136245; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0823; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0264; G09G2310/027; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/04; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2014; G09G3/3651
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of p-channel transistor and n-channel transistor provided in said electro-optic device and connected to each other in parallel, each of said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor comprising a gate electrode and two input/output terminals, wherein the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor is connected to the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to each other and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of p-channel transistor and n-channel transistor provided in said electro-optic device and connected to each other in parallel, each of said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor comprising a gate electrode and two input/output terminals, wherein the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor is connected to the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to each other and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising: a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal provided between said substrates, wherein said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor are provided on one of said substrates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 2 further comprising an electrode island provided on said one of said substrates and connected to said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a substrate; a pair of p-channel transistor and n-channel transistor provided on said substrate and connected to each other in parallel, each of said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor comprising a gate electrode and two input/output terminals; a pair of a first signal line and a second signal line provided on said substrate; and an electrode island provided on said substrate, wherein one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to said electrode island and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said first signal line and said second signal line and the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor and the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor are connected to the other one of said first signal line and said second signal line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a substrate; a pair of p-channel transistor and n-channel transistor provided on said substrate and connected to each other in parallel, each of said p-channel transistor and said n-channel transistor comprising a gate electrode and two input/output terminals; a pair of a first signal line and a second signal line provided on said substrate; and an electrode island provided on said substrate, wherein one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to said electrode island and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said first signal line and said second signal line and the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor and the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor are connected to the other one of said first signal line and said second signal line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4 further comprising: a substrate; and a liquid crystal provided between the substrates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
164 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal provided between said substrates; electrode islands provided on one of said substrates in matrix form; signal lines provided on said one of said substrates; and pairs of complementary transistors provided on said one of said substrates, each one of said pairs comprising a p-channel transistor and an n-channel transistor connected to each other in parallel, wherein each of said transistors comprises a gate electrode and two input/output terminals and one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said electrode islands and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said signal lines and the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor and the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor are connected to another one of said signal lines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
164 words
An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal provided between said substrates; electrode islands provided on one of said substrates in matrix form; signal lines provided on said one of said substrates; and pairs of complementary transistors provided on said one of said substrates, each one of said pairs comprising a p-channel transistor and an n-channel transistor connected to each other in parallel, wherein each of said transistors comprises a gate electrode and two input/output terminals and one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said electrode islands and the other one of the input/output terminals of said p-channel transistor and the other one of the input/output terminals of said n-channel transistor are connected to one of said signal lines and the gate electrode of said p-channel transistor and the gate electrode of said n-channel transistor are connected to another one of said signal lines.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said electrode islands comprise indium tin oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
The device of claim 6 wherein each of said transistors comprises a channel region located between source and drain regions thereof under a gate electrode thereof and comprising a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of a semiamorphous semiconductor and a semi-crystal semiconductor.
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