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Class 257/43 - SEMICONDUCTOR IS AN OXIDE OF A METAL (E.G., CUO, ZNO) OR COPPER SULFIDE


Subclass of Class 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Definition: Subject matter wherein a semiconductor material includes
No. of patents: 363
Last issue date: 05/29/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8188468Compound-type thin film, method of forming the same, and electronic device using the same
An organometal material gas is supplied into a low electron temperature and high density plasma excited by microwaves to form a thin film of a compound on a substrate as a film forming object. In this case, the temperature of a supply system for the organometal mate...
05/29/2012
8188467Amorphous oxide and field effect transistor
In a field effect transistor, a channel layer of the field effect transistor is composed of an amorphous oxide including In, Zn, N and O, an atomic composition ratio of N to N and O (N/(N+O)) in the amorphous oxide is equal to or larger than 0.01 atomic percent and ...
05/29/2012
8188466Resistance variable element
A resistance variable element is provided, which is capable of performing bipolar operation by a specified mechanism and usable as a memory. The resistance variable element has a laminated structure including an electrode, another electrode, an oxide layer between t...
05/29/2012
8174009Organic electroluminescence element and manufacturing method thereof
To provide an organic electroluminescence element including a structure that facilitates manufacturing of a large scale organic EL panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the organic electroluminescence element includes: an anode; a cathode; an organic luminescent...
05/08/2012
8168969Semiconductor-on-diamond devices and methods of forming
The present invention provides semiconductor-on-diamond devices, and methods for the formation thereof. In one aspect, a mold is provided which has an interface surface configured to inversely match a configuration intended for the device surface of a diamond layer....
05/01/2012
8168968Thin film transistor and organic light emitting display device using the same
There is provided a thin film transistor exhibiting stable reliability and electrical characteristics by forming an active layer by adding material having a large difference of electronegativity from oxygen like Hf and an atomic radius similar to that of Zn or SN to...
05/01/2012
8164090Field effect transistor and process for production thereof
A field effect transistor has a gate electrode, gate-insulating layer, a channel and a source and drain electrodes connected electrically to the channel, the channel comprising an oxide semiconductor, the source electrode or the drain electrode comprising an oxynitr...
04/24/2012
8158979Organic light emitting display and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light emitting display is disclosed. The display comprises a transistor with an active layer comprising an oxide semiconductor material. The oxide semiconductor material has conductivity suitable for the transistor because of a diffusion path allowing hyd...
04/17/2012
8158978Inverter, logic circuit including an inverter and methods of fabricating the same
An inverter, a logic circuit including the inverter and method of fabricating the same are provided. The inverter includes a load transistor of a depletion mode, and a driving transistor of an enhancement mode, which is connected to the load transistor. The load tra...
04/17/2012
8158976Thin-film transistor and method of manufacturing the same
Example embodiments relate to thin-film transistors (TFT) and methods for fabricating the same. A thin-film transistor according to example embodiments may include a gate, a gate insulation layer, a channel layer including a first oxide semiconductor layer and a sec...
04/17/2012
8158975Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
Electric characteristics and reliability of a thin film transistor are impaired by diffusion of an impurity element into a channel region. The present invention provides a thin film transistor in which aluminum atoms are unlikely to be diffused to an oxide semicondu...
04/17/2012
8158974Semiconductor device, polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, process for producing polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, field effect transistor, and process for producing field effect transistor
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel semiconductor device which is excellent in stability, uniformity, reproducibility, heat resistance, durability and the like, and can exert excellent transistor properties. The semiconductor device is a thin-fi...
04/17/2012
8154018Semiconductor device, its manufacture method and template substrate
A semiconductor device includes a ZnO-containing substrate containing Li, a zinc silicate layer formed above the ZnO-containing substrate, and a semiconductor layer epitaxially grown relative to the ZnO-containing substrate via the zinc silicate layer. ...
04/10/2012
8154017Amorphous oxide semiconductor, semiconductor device, and thin film transistor
An amorphous oxide semiconductor contains at least one element selected from In, Ga, and Zn at an atomic ratio of InxGayZnz, wherein the density M of the amorphous oxide semiconductor is represented by the relational expression (1) b...
04/10/2012
8148722Method of manufacturing P-type ZnO semiconductor layer using atomic layer deposition and thin film transistor including the P-type ZnO semiconductor layer
Provided are a method of manufacturing a transparent N-doped p-type ZnO semiconductor layer using a surface chemical reaction between precursors containing elements constituting thin layers, and a thin film transistor (TFT) including the p-type ZnO semiconductor lay...
04/03/2012
8148721Bottom gate type thin film transistor, method of manufacturing the same, and display apparatus
Provided is a bottom gate type thin film transistor including on a substrate (1) a gate electrode (2), a first insulating film (3) as a gate insulating film, an oxide semiconductor layer (4) as a channel layer, a second insulating film (
04/03/2012
8143618ZnO based semiconductor device and its manufacture method
A ZnO based semiconductor device includes: a lamination structure including a first semiconductor layer containing ZnO based semiconductor of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer containing ZnO based semiconductor of a second conductivity type ...
03/27/2012
8134151Thin film transistor, active matrix substrate, and image pickup device
A thin film transistor including: source and drain electrodes, an active layer that contacts the source and drain electrodes and contains an oxide semiconductor, a gate electrode that controls current flowing between the source and drain electrodes via the active la...
03/13/2012
8134152CMOS thin film transistor, method of fabricating the same and organic light emitting display device having laminated PMOS poly-silicon thin film transistor with a top gate configuration and a NMOS oxide thin film transistor with an inverted staggered bottom gate configuration
A CMOS thin film transistor arrangement including a PMOS poly-silicon thin film transistor having a top gate configuration and a NMOS oxide thin film transistor having an inverted staggered bottom gate configuration where both transistors share the same gate electro...
03/13/2012
8129717Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
It is an object to provide a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor with favorable electric properties and high reliability, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device with high productivity. In an inverted staggered (bottom gate) thin fi...
03/06/2012
8129719Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the semiconductor device
An object is to provide favorable interface characteristics of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer without mixing of an impurity such as moisture. Another object is to provide a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having e...
03/06/2012
8129718Amorphous oxide semiconductor and thin film transistor using the same
There is provided an amorphous oxide semiconductor including hydrogen and at least one element of indium (In) and zinc (Zn), the amorphous oxide semiconductor containing one of hydrogen atoms and deuterium atoms of 1×1020 cm−3 or more to 1×...
03/06/2012
8124969Semiconductor light emitting element and method for manufacturing the same
A ZnO-based semiconductor light emitting element includes a ZnO-based semiconductor layer formed on a rectangular sapphire A-plane substrate having a principal surface lying in the A-plane {11-20}. The substrate has a thickness of 50 to 200 μm and is surrounded by ...
02/28/2012
8115201Semiconductor device with oxide semiconductor formed within
One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor film containing indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn), in which the contact resistance between the oxide semiconductor layer and a source and drain elect...
02/14/2012
8101947System and method for manufacturing a thin-film device
A thin-film device includes a plurality of circuit components defining an operational region of the thin-film device, an unpatterned channel portion (108, 340) disposed on the plurality of circuit components, and a patterned passivation dielectric (380,385...
01/24/2012
8097879Light emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (100, 109), comprising at least one p-doped structure, a plurality of n-doped zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanowires (104) arranged on the at least one p-doped structure, thereby forming a plurality of p-n ju...
01/17/2012
8097878Nonvolatile memory elements with metal-deficient resistive-switching metal oxides
Nonvolatile memory elements are provided that have resistive switching metal oxides. The nonvolatile memory elements may be formed by depositing a metal-containing material on a silicon-containing material. The metal-containing material may be oxidized to form a res...
01/17/2012
8097877Inorganic-organic hybrid thin-film transistors using inorganic semiconducting films
Inorganic semiconducting compounds, composites and compositions thereof, and related device structures. ...
01/17/2012
8093589Semiconductor device with an active layer containing zinc oxide, manufacturing method, and electronic device
In a thin film transistor (1), a gate insulating layer (4) is formed on a gate electrode (3) formed on an insulating substrate (2). Formed on the gate insulating layer (4) is a semiconductor layer (5). Formed on the semicond...
01/10/2012
8071977Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof
A thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. In the manufacturing method of the thin film transistor a semiconductive active layer and a semiconductor passivation layer are sequentially formed such that the semiconductor passivation layer ...
12/06/2011
8067767Display substrate having vertical thin film transistor having a channel including an oxide semiconductor pattern
A display substrate according to the present invention comprises a gate line formed on a substrate, a data line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line respectively and pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, wherein a cha...
11/29/2011
8067768Thin-film transistor display panel including an oxide active layer and a nitrogen oxide passivation layer, and method of fabricating the same
Provided is a thin-film transistor (TFT) display panel having improved electrical and reliability properties and a method of fabricating the TFT display panel. The TFT display panel includes gate wiring formed on a substrate; an oxide active layer pattern formed on ...
11/29/2011
8058646Programmable resistive memory cell with oxide layer
Programmable metallization memory cells include an electrochemically active electrode and an inert electrode and an ion conductor solid electrolyte material between the electrochemically active electrode and the inert electrode. An electrically insulating oxide laye...
11/15/2011
8058647Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
An object is to increase field effect mobility of a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor. Another object is to stabilize electrical characteristics of the thin film transistor. In a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, a semi...
11/15/2011
8058645Thin film transistor, display device, including the same, and associated methods
A thin film transistor (TFT), including a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel region, a source region, and a drain region, a gate insulating layer between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer...
11/15/2011
8053773Thin film transistor, flat panel display device having the same, and associated methods
A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a first insulating layer on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer on the gate electrode and separated from the gate electrode by the first insulating layer, the semiconductor layer including a channel region corr...
11/08/2011
8049212Thin film transistor, method of fabricating a thin film transistor and flat panel display device having the same
A TFT includes a substrate, a transparent semiconductor layer on the substrate, the transparent semiconductor layer including zinc oxide and exhibiting a surface roughness of about 1.3 nm or less, a gate electrode on the transparent semiconductor layer, a gate insul...
11/01/2011
8039835Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing the same, electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a transparent oxide layer disposed on one surface side of the substrate, a gate disposed apart from the transparent oxide layer, and a gate insulating layer disposed between the transparent oxide layer and the gate. The t...
10/18/2011
8039836Semiconductor device
In the present invention, a thin film transistor is formed on a plastic film substrate (1) having anisotropy of thermal shrinkage rate or coefficient of thermal expansion in in-plane directions of the substrate. A channel is formed such that the direction (
10/18/2011
8039834Nanogenerator comprising piezoelectric semiconducting nanostructures and Schottky conductive contacts
A semiconducting device includes a substrate, a piezoelectric wire, a structure, a first electrode and a second electrode. The piezoelectric wire has a first end and an opposite second end and is disposed on the substrate. The structure causes the piezoelectric wire...
10/18/2011
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