Semiconductor device
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a gate electrode over a substrate;
a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode;
a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; and
an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer,wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer,wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer,wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium,wherein the second conductive layer is formed of a low-resistant metal,wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second electrode conductive layer,wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer,wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer,wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with a pixel electrode,wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, andwherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to connect a wiring, an electrode, or the like formed with two incompatible films (an ITO film and an aluminum film) without increasing the cross-sectional area of the wiring and to achieve lower power consumption even when the screen size becomes larger. The present invention provides a two-layer structure including an upper layer and a lower layer having a larger width than the upper layer. A first conductive layer is formed with Ti or Mo, and a second conductive layer is formed with aluminum (pure aluminum) having low electric resistance over the first conductive layer. A part of the lower layer projected from the end section of the upper layer is bonded with ITO.
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17 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode over a substrate; a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; and an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium, wherein the second conductive layer is formed of a low-resistant metal, wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second electrode conductive layer, wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer, wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer, wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with a pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, and wherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode over a substrate; a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the electrode or the wiring; an orientation film over the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer over the orientation film, wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium, wherein the second conductive layer is formed of a low-resistant metal, wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second conductive layer, wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer, wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer, wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with the pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, and wherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode over a substrate; a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer; a pixel electrode electrically connected to one of the electrode or the wiring; an orientation film over the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer over the orientation film, wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium, wherein the second conductive layer formed of a low-resistant metal, wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second conductive layer, wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer, wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer, wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with the pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, wherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO, and wherein the gate electrode, the semiconductor layer, the electrode or the wiring are provided in a pixel region. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode over a substrate; a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; and an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium, wherein the second conductive layer is formed of a low-resistant metal, wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second conductive layer, wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer, wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer, wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with a pixel electrode, wherein the first conductive layer has a first tapered angle and the second conductive layer has a second tapered angle, wherein the first tapered angle is different from the second tapered angle, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, and wherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO.
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17. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a gate electrode over a substrate; a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating layer; and an electrode or a wiring over the semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode or the wiring is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer comprises titanium, wherein the second conductive layer is formed of a low-resistant metal, wherein a first width of the first conductive layer is larger than a second width of the second conductive layer, wherein an upper surface of the second conductive layer is in contact with an insulating layer, wherein the first conductive layer has a portion extending from an end portion of the second conductive layer, wherein at least a part of the extending portion of the first conductive layer is in contact with a pixel electrode, wherein the second conductive layer is not in contact with the pixel electrode, wherein the semiconductor layer comprises an amorphous silicon, and wherein the pixel electrode comprises an ITO.
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