DISPLAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A display device, comprising a pixel comprising:
- a gate line;
a gate insulating film;
a substrate on which the gate line and the gate insulating film are sequentially formed;
a data line formed on the gate insulating film;
a pixel electrode formed on the gate insulating film;
a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film over a gate electrode;
a protective film formed on the data line, the pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer; and
a thin film transistor,a portion of the gate line also serving as a gate electrode of the thin film transistor,a portion of the data line also serving as a drain electrode of the thin film transistor,a portion of the pixel electrode also serving as a source electrode of the thin film transistor,the semiconductor layer comprising an oxide semiconductor layer,wherein the oxide semiconductor layer is directly connected to the drain electrode and the source electrode, and the data line and the pixel electrode comprise different conductive films.
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Abstract
A display device includes a pixel including: a gate line; a gate insulating film; a substrate; a data line; a pixel electrode; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate line and the gate insulating film; a protective film formed on the data line, the pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer; and a thin film transistor. A portion of the gate line also serves as a gate electrode of the thin film transistor. A portion of the data line also serves as a drain electrode of the thin film transistor. A portion of the pixel electrode also serves as a source electrode of the thin film transistor. The semiconductor layer is formed of an oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layer is directly connected to the drain electrode and the source electrode, and the data line and the pixel electrode are formed of different conductive films.
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21 Claims
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1. A display device, comprising a pixel comprising:
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a gate line; a gate insulating film; a substrate on which the gate line and the gate insulating film are sequentially formed; a data line formed on the gate insulating film; a pixel electrode formed on the gate insulating film; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film over a gate electrode; a protective film formed on the data line, the pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer; and a thin film transistor, a portion of the gate line also serving as a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the data line also serving as a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the pixel electrode also serving as a source electrode of the thin film transistor, the semiconductor layer comprising an oxide semiconductor layer, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer is directly connected to the drain electrode and the source electrode, and the data line and the pixel electrode comprise different conductive films. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 19)
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7. A display device, comprising a pixel comprising:
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a gate line; a gate insulating film; a substrate on which the gate line and the gate insulating film are sequentially formed; a data line formed on the gate insulating film; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film over a gate electrode; a protective film formed on the gate insulating film, the data line, and the semiconductor layer; a thin film transistor; and a pixel electrode formed on the protective film, the pixel electrode being connected to a source of the thin film transistor via a through hole formed in the protective film, a portion of the gate line also serving as a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the data line also serving as a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the pixel electrode also serving as a source electrode of the thin film transistor, the semiconductor layer comprising an oxide semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer is directly connected to the drain electrode and the source electrode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20)
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16. A display device, comprising a pixel comprising:
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a gate line; a gate insulating film; a substrate on which the gate line and the gate insulating film are sequentially formed; a data line formed on the gate insulating film; a pixel electrode formed on the gate insulating film; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film over a gate electrode; a protective layer formed on the data line, the pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer; and a thin film transistor, a portion of the gate line also serving as a gate electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the data line also serving as a drain electrode of the thin film transistor, a portion of the pixel electrode also serving as a source electrode of the thin film transistor, the semiconductor layer comprising an oxide semiconductor layer, wherein a part of a region of the oxide semiconductor layer is modified to have low resistance to integrally form at least one of the data line and the pixel electrode with the part of the region modified to have low resistance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 21)
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