Semiconductor device and display apparatus
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor element including a semiconductor as a component;
a mechanism for irradiating the semiconductor with light having a wavelength longer than an absorption edge wavelength of the semiconductor; and
a dimming mechanism included in the semiconductor element, provided in a part of an optical path through which the light passes, for adjusting at least one selected from the intensity, irradiation time and wavelength of the light,wherein a threshold voltage of the semiconductor element is varied by the light adjusted by the dimming mechanism, andwherein the semiconductor is of amorphous In—
Ga—
Zn—
O (IGZO), amorphous In—
Zn—
O (IZO) or amorphous Zn—
Sn—
O (ZTO).
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Provided is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element including at least a semiconductor as a component characterized by including: a mechanism for irradiating the semiconductor with light having a wavelength longer than an absorption edge wavelength of the semiconductor; and a dimming mechanism, provided in a part of an optical path through which the light passes, for adjusting at least one factor selected from an intensity, irradiation time and the wavelength of the light, wherein a threshold voltage of the semiconductor element is varied by the light adjusted by the dimming mechanism.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor element including a semiconductor as a component; a mechanism for irradiating the semiconductor with light having a wavelength longer than an absorption edge wavelength of the semiconductor; and a dimming mechanism included in the semiconductor element, provided in a part of an optical path through which the light passes, for adjusting at least one selected from the intensity, irradiation time and wavelength of the light, wherein a threshold voltage of the semiconductor element is varied by the light adjusted by the dimming mechanism, and wherein the semiconductor is of amorphous In—
Ga—
Zn—
O (IGZO), amorphous In—
Zn—
O (IZO) or amorphous Zn—
Sn—
O (ZTO). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15)
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11. A display apparatus comprising:
- a semiconductor device as a display device, comprising;
as a display device, comprising; a semiconductor element including a semiconductor as a component, a mechanism for irradiating the semiconductor with light having a wavelength longer than an absorption edge wavelength of the semiconductor; and a dimming mechanism included in the semiconductor element, provided in a part of an optical path through which the light passes, for adjusting at least one selected from the intensity, irradiation time and wavelength of the light; and a drive element for driving the display device, wherein a threshold voltage of the semiconductor element is varied by the light adjusted by the dimming mechanism, and wherein the semiconductor is of amorphous In—
Ga—
Zn—
O (IGZO), amorphous In—
Zn—
O (IZO) or amorphous Zn—
Sn—
O (ZTO). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
- a semiconductor device as a display device, comprising;
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