Minimally-patterned semiconductor devices for display applications
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1. A thin-film transistor array comprising at least first, second and third transistors, each of the transistors comprising:
- a source electrode;
a drain electrode spaced from the source electrode;
a semiconductor layer in electrical communication with both the source and drain electrodes; and
a gate electrode disposed adjacent to the semiconductor layer for varying the resistance of the semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes by varying a potential of the gate electrode,the transistor array further comprising;
a first data line in communication with one of the source and drain electrodes of each of the first and second transistors;
a second data line in communication with a corresponding one of the source and drain electrodes of the third transistor;
a first select line in communication with the gate electrodes of the first and third transistors; and
a second select line in communication with the gate electrode of the second transistor,wherein the semiconductor layer extends continuously among the first, second and third transistors.
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Abstract
A thin-film transistor array comprises at least first and second transistors. Each transistor comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode a semiconductor electrode, a gate electrode, and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer is continuous between the first and second transistors. The semiconductor layer is preferably unpatterned. In various display applications, the geometry of the transistors is selected to provide acceptable leakage currents. In a preferred embodiment, the transistor array is employed in an encapsulated electrophoretic display.
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1. A thin-film transistor array comprising at least first, second and third transistors, each of the transistors comprising:
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a source electrode; a drain electrode spaced from the source electrode; a semiconductor layer in electrical communication with both the source and drain electrodes; and a gate electrode disposed adjacent to the semiconductor layer for varying the resistance of the semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes by varying a potential of the gate electrode, the transistor array further comprising; a first data line in communication with one of the source and drain electrodes of each of the first and second transistors; a second data line in communication with a corresponding one of the source and drain electrodes of the third transistor; a first select line in communication with the gate electrodes of the first and third transistors; and a second select line in communication with the gate electrode of the second transistor, wherein the semiconductor layer extends continuously among the first, second and third transistors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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