Display system with single crystal SI thin film transistors
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1. A liquid crystal display, comprising a display panel that includes:
- a) at least one pixel transistor that includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm, a gate oxide layer over the silicon thin film layer, and a gate terminal over the gate oxide layer;
b) at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor and having a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm;
c) at least one common electrode over the pixel electrode having a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm;
d) a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and
e) first and second spacers above the gate oxide layer and sandwiching the gate terminal.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display comprises a display panel that includes at least one pixel transistor, at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor, at least one common electrode, and a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The pixel transistor includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm. The pixel electrode has a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm. The common electrode has a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm.
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1. A liquid crystal display, comprising a display panel that includes:
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a) at least one pixel transistor that includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 nm and about 200 nm, a gate oxide layer over the silicon thin film layer, and a gate terminal over the gate oxide layer; b) at least one pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor and having a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm; c) at least one common electrode over the pixel electrode having a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm; d) a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and e) first and second spacers above the gate oxide layer and sandwiching the gate terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A liquid crystal display, comprising a display panel that includes:
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a) a pixel transistor that includes a thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon that has a thickness in a range of between about 100 m and about 200 nm; b) a pixel electrode in electrical communication with the pixel transistor and having a thickness in a range of between about 5 nm and about 20 nm; c) at least one common electrode over the pixel electrode having a thickness of between about 50 nm and about 200 nm; d) a liquid crystal material between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and e) an interconnect connecting the thin film layer of essentially single crystal silicon and the pixel electrode, wherein the thin film layer and the pixel electrode are in electrical communication with each other via the interconnect.
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