US5650834A
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Active-matrix device having silicide thin film resistor disposed between an input terminal and a short-circuit ring
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-23
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Granted: 1997-07-22
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Expires: 2014-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An active-matrix substrate including a transparent insulative substrate, thin film transistors arranged in a matrix pattern on the transparent substrate, pixel electrodes each connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of gate lines each adapted to supply a signal to a gate electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of source signal lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines and each adapted to supply a signal to a source electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a shortcircuiting ring for shortcircuiting each of the signal lines at the periphery of the transparent insulative substrate, and a thin film resistor having a resistance of 10 kΩ to 500 kΩ provided intermediate between an input terminal of each of the signal lines and the shortcircuiting ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Nakagawa
- 👤 Hironori Aoki
- 👤 Hiroaki Shimaya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:25
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
An active-matrix substrate comprising a transparent insulative substrate, thin film transistors arranged in a matrix pattern on the transparent substrate, pixel electrodes each connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of gate lines each adapted to supply a signal to a gate electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of source signal lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines and each adapted to supply a signal to a source electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a single shortcircuiting ring for shortcircuiting each of the signal lines at the outermost periphery of the transparent insulative substrate, and a thin film resistor having a resistance of 10 kΩ to 500 kΩ provided intermediate between an input terminal of each of the signal lines and the single shortcircuiting ring wherein the thin film resistor comprises a silicon film & a silicide film overlying the silicon film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
An active-matrix substrate comprising a transparent insulative substrate, thin film transistors arranged in a matrix pattern on the transparent substrate, pixel electrodes each connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of gate lines each adapted to supply a signal to a gate electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a plurality of source signal lines intersecting the plurality of gate lines and each adapted to supply a signal to a source electrode of each of the thin film transistors, a single shortcircuiting ring for shortcircuiting each of the signal lines at the outermost periphery of the transparent insulative substrate, and a thin film resistor having a resistance of 10 kΩ to 500 kΩ provided intermediate between an input terminal of each of the signal lines and the single shortcircuiting ring wherein the thin film resistor comprises a silicon film & a silicide film overlying the silicon film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
The active-matrix substrate of claim 1, wherein each of said source signal lines comprises a lower layer formed of a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo, TA, W and Ni and an upper layer formed of a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ag and Cu, while said silicide film is formed of a compound of silicon and the metal forming the lower layer of each of the source signal lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The active-matrix substrate of claim 1, wherein the thin film resistors are positioned inwardly on the substrate with respect to the shortcircuiting ring and the input terminals are positioned inwardly on the substrate with respect to the thin film resistors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The active matrix substrate of claim 1, wherein the thin film resistor comprises a silicide film having a sheet resistance of between 1 kΩ to 10 kΩ per unit area.
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