Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the semiconductor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9448433-B2
Application number	US-97877010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2010
Priority date	Dec 28, 2009
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device which can recognize image display even when the liquid crystal display device is used in a dim environment. In one pixel, a pixel electrode including both of a region where incident light through a liquid crystal layer is reflected and a transmissive region is provided, and image display can be performed in both modes: the reflective mode where external light is used as an illumination light source; and the transmissive mode where the backlight is used as an illumination light source. When there is external light with insufficient brightness, that is, in a dim environment, the backlight emits weak light and an image is displayed in the reflective mode, whereby image display can be performed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a backlight portion including white light-emitting elements;
a driver circuit controlling light-emission of the backlight portion;
a transistor;
a plurality of projected structures;
a reflective layer covering side surfaces of the plurality of projected structures;
an insulating layer provided between adjacent side surfaces of the plurality of projected structures and covering the reflective layer;
a transparent electrode electrically connected to the transistor; and
a reflective electrode electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the transparent electrode and the reflective electrode are overlapped with each other,
wherein the reflective electrode has a plurality of openings which correspond to the plurality of projected structures,
wherein the transparent electrode overlaps top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures, and
wherein none of the top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures is covered by the reflective electrode.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
two inclined planes facing each other at a cross section of the projected structures,
wherein an angle T formed by an inclination of the inclined plane of the projected structure and an inclination of the inclined plane facing the inclined plane is greater than or equal to 20 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the backlight portion includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transistor comprises an oxide semiconductor layer.

5. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a substrate;
a transistor over the substrate;
a plurality of projected structures over the substrate;
a transparent electrode electrically connected to the transistor;
a reflective electrode electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the transparent electrode and the reflective electrode are overlapped with each other,
wherein the reflective electrode has a plurality of openings which correspond to the plurality of projected structures,
wherein the transparent electrode overlaps top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures, and
wherein none of the top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures is covered by the reflective electrode.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of projected structures comprise a material selected from a group consisting of silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride.

7. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a backlight;
a substrate;
a transistor over the substrate;
a plurality of projected structures over the substrate;
a transparent electrode electrically connected to the transistor;
a reflective electrode electrically connected to the transistor, wherein the transparent electrode and the reflective electrode are overlapped with each other,
wherein the reflective electrode has a plurality of openings which correspond to the plurality of projected structures,
wherein the transparent electrode overlaps top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures;
wherein none of the top surfaces of the plurality of projected structures is covered by the reflective electrode; and
wherein light from the backlight is configured to pass through the substrate and the plurality of projected structures when the liquid crystal display device is operated in a transmissive mode.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of projected structures comprise a material selected from a group consisting of silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxynitride.

Assignees

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Koyama Jun
• Hirakata Yoshiharu
• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yamazaki Shunpei
• Koyama Jun
• Hirakata Yoshiharu

Classifications

• G02F1/133345

  Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence) · CPC title

• G09G2330/022

  in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time · CPC title

• G09G2300/0426

  Layout of electrodes and connections · CPC title

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title