SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT HAVING CAPACITOR AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, FLAT PANEL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT
First Claim
1. A semiconductor circuit having a capacitor and a thin film transistor (TFT), the substrate comprising:
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a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode formed on the substrate, the first capacitor electrode being doped to be conductive;
an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode;
a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to a portion of the semiconductor layer; and
a second capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode,wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode.
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Abstract
A flat panel display including a semiconductor circuit, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor circuit includes i) a substrate, ii) a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode formed on the substrate, the first capacitor electrode being doped to be conductive, iii) an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode, iv) a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to a portion of the semiconductor layer, and v) a second capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode, wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode.
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20 Claims
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1. A semiconductor circuit having a capacitor and a thin film transistor (TFT), the substrate comprising:
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a substrate; a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode formed on the substrate, the first capacitor electrode being doped to be conductive; an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode; a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to a portion of the semiconductor layer; and a second capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode, wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flat panel display, comprising:
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a semiconductor circuit comprising i) a semiconductor layer and a first capacitor electrode formed on the same layer, the first capacitor electrode being doped to be conductive, ii) an insulating layer covering the semiconductor layer and the first capacitor electrode, iii) a gate electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode, and iv) a second capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating layer and corresponding to the first capacitor electrode, wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode; source and drain electrodes contacting the semiconductor layer; and a light emitting device electrically connected to at least one of the source and drain electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor circuit having a capacitor and a thin film transistor (TFT), the method comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer on the substrate, wherein the first semiconductor layer is configured to be formed as the TFT, and wherein the second semiconductor layer is configured to be formed as a first capacitor electrode; forming an insulating layer to cover the first and second semiconductor layers; forming a gate electrode corresponding to a portion of the first semiconductor layer on the insulating layer; forming a second capacitor electrode corresponding to the second semiconductor layer on the insulating layer, wherein the gate electrode is thicker than the second capacitor electrode; and through the insulating layer, doping the second semiconductor layer so that the second semiconductor layer becomes conductive. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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