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Line material, electronic device using the line material and liquid crystal display
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1993-07-22
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Granted: 1995-06-27
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Expires: 2013-07-22
Abstract
Abstract The line material is of a laminated structure consisting of: a Ta containing N alloy layer (lower layer) which is a first metal layer made of at least an alloy selected from the group consisting of a TaN alloy, a Ta--Mo--N alloy, a Ta--Nb--N alloy and a Ta--W--N alloy; a second metal layer (upper layer) formed integrally with the first metal layer and made of at least an alloy selected from the group consisting of Ta, a Ta--Mo alloy, a Ta--Nb alloy, a Ta--W alloy, a TaN alloy, a Ta--Mo--N alloy, a Ta--Nb--N alloy and a Ta--W--N alloy; and/or a pin hole-free oxide film. The line material of the laminated structure is to be applied to the formation of signal lines and electrodes of, e.g., a liquid crystal display. The line material has a low resistance and the insulating film formed by anodization and the like exhibits excellent insulation and thermal stability. Therefore, when the line material is applied to signal lines of various devices, it exhibits excellent characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsushi Ikeda
- 👤 Michio Murooka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:59
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136286; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/66; G02F1/136213; G02F1/13629
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of a low resistance material, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of a low resistance material, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein said third layer is an anodic oxidized layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein said second layer is formed by nitriding a Ta surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein said second layer is formed by nitriding a Ta surface with plasma or thermally.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
138 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of a low resistance material, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy being formed by nitriding a Ta surface with plasma or thermally, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer, and said Ta is an α-type Ta.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
138 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of a low resistance material, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy being formed by nitriding a Ta surface with plasma or thermally, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer, and said Ta is an α-type Ta.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
132 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, Cr and alloys thereof, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
132 words
A liquid crystal display, comprising a drive line substrate, a display electrode board disposed so as to confront said drive line substrate, a liquid crystal layer water-tightly sealed between said drive line substrate and said display electrode board, and a drive line and an electrode of an electronic element arranged and mounted on said drive line substrate, said drive line and said electrode being made of a laminated line material, wherein said laminated line material comprises a first metal layer made of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, Cr and alloys thereof, a second metal layer deposited integrally on said first metal layer, said second metal layer consisting essentially of a TaN alloy, and a third layer of TaNO formed integrally on said second metal layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the atomic % of N of said second metal layer is less than 45 atomic %.
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