WO2011129441A1 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device including an optical sensor unit including a thin film diode (TFD).
- an optical sensor unit including a thin film diode (TFD).
- TFD thin film diode
- Patent Document 1 proposes forming a semiconductor layer of a TFD and a thin film transistor (TFT) having different crystal states from the same amorphous semiconductor film. These TFD and TFT can be applied to a display device including an optical touch panel, for example.
- TFD and TFT thin film transistor
- a TFT is provided for each pixel in the display area and is used as a pixel switching element (pixel TFT). Further, it is provided in a frame area arranged around the display area, and is used as a driving circuit TFT constituting a driving circuit.
- the TFD is used as a light receiving element. For example, by providing an optical sensor unit including TFD in the display area, an object such as a finger in contact with the screen can be detected using external light.
- Patent Document 2 proposes to perform sensing using invisible light emitted from a backlight using a sensor that detects invisible light in a display device including an optical touch panel.
- a sensor that detects invisible light in a display device including an optical touch panel.
- an invisible light beam that is emitted from a backlight and reflected by an object such as a finger that is in contact with the screen is detected by a sensor provided in each pixel of the display device.
- FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the optical sensor unit disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the optical sensor unit includes an optical sensor thin film diode (hereinafter “optical sensor TFD”) 701, a signal storage capacitor 702, and a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as “buffer”) for amplifying and extracting a signal stored in the capacitor 702. TFT ”) 703.
- optical sensor TFD optical sensor thin film diode
- buffer thin film transistor
- the photocurrent generated by the optical sensor TFD is accumulated in a capacitor (condenser) and held for a certain period.
- a capacitor condenser
- the present applicant refers to a switching transistor (hereinafter referred to as “holding TFT”) between a photosensor thin film diode and a capacitor in order to control the holding and reading of the photocurrent. .) Is proposed. When the holding TFT is in the OFF state, the photocurrent is held in the capacitor, and when the holding TFT is in the ON state, the accumulated photocurrent is collectively read.
- these TFT and TFD are preferably formed by a common process using the same semiconductor film.
- the electrical characteristics required for these TFTs are different from each other. Specifically, since the driving circuit TFT needs to operate at high speed, the driving circuit TFT is required to have a large current driving capability, that is, a large on-current. On the other hand, the pixel TFT and the holding TFT are required to have a small off-leakage current. In the liquid crystal display device, it is necessary to hold the voltage applied to the liquid crystal during the period of one frame until the screen is rewritten. This is because when the off-current (off-leakage current) of the pixel TFT is large, the voltage applied to the liquid crystal may be reduced with time to deteriorate display characteristics.
- the off-leakage current of the holding TFT in the holding period in which the holding TFT is turned off and the photocurrent is held in the capacitor Is required to be small.
- the holding TFT needs to hold a minute charge generated in the TFD, a low leakage characteristic superior to that of the pixel TFT is required.
- the specification that the off-leakage current Ioff is less than 2 pA temperature: measured value in white light 10000 lx up to 60 ° C.
- the off-leakage current Ioff may be less than 13 pA. Further, the off-leakage current Ioff may increase from 13 pA due to the light leakage current.
- the pixel TFT and the holding TFT are common in that it is preferable that the off-leakage current is small.
- suitable ranges of on-current and off-leakage current differ from one another depending on the application of each TFT.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a thin film transistor for a pixel and a thin film transistor used in the optical sensor unit in a semiconductor device including the optical sensor unit using a thin film diode.
- the characteristic is to be controlled according to the characteristic required for each thin film transistor.
- the semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a display region having a plurality of pixels, the substrate, a first conductivity type first thin film transistor formed for each pixel on the substrate, and the display.
- a plurality of photosensor units that are formed on the substrate and that detect light and generate sensing signals, each of the photosensor units including a light receiving unit including at least one thin film diode;
- An ion has a semiconductor layer formed from the same semiconductor film, and the semiconductor layers of the first and second thin film transistors are both a source and drain region and a channel region located between these regions. The characteristics of the first thin film transistor and the characteristics of the second thin film transistor are different.
- the threshold voltage of the first thin film transistor is different from the threshold voltage of the second thin film transistor.
- each of the channel regions of the first and second thin film transistors contains an impurity of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and the first and second thin film transistors The concentration of the second conductivity type impurity in the channel region is different from each other.
- the off-leak current of the first thin film transistor is different from the off-leak current of the second thin film transistor.
- the off-leak current of the second thin film transistor may be smaller than the off-leak current of the first thin film transistor.
- the second thin film transistor is formed between the source and drain regions and the channel region, and includes a low-concentration impurity containing a first conductivity type impurity at a lower concentration than the source and drain regions.
- the low concentration impurity region does not overlap with the gate electrode.
- the first thin film transistor has a low-concentration impurity region formed between the source and drain regions and the channel region, and containing a first conductivity type impurity at a lower concentration than the source and drain regions.
- the low-concentration impurity region does not overlap with the gate electrode, and the concentration of the first conductivity type impurity in the low-concentration impurity region of the first and second thin film transistors may be different from each other.
- the second thin film transistor may have a multi-gate structure.
- the second thin film transistor may have a triple gate structure.
- a light shielding layer is formed between the semiconductor layer of the second thin film transistor and the substrate so as to overlap at least the channel region of the semiconductor layer of the second thin film transistor.
- the potential of the light shielding layer may be fixed.
- a sensor light-shielding layer may be disposed between the semiconductor layer of the at least one thin film diode and the substrate, and the sensor light-shielding layer and the light-shielding layer may be electrically connected.
- the semiconductor layer of the thin film diode has a p-type region, an n-type region, and an intrinsic region located between the p-type region and the n-type region.
- the first conductivity type may be n-type, and the second conductivity type may be p-type.
- the display device further includes another thin film transistor formed on the substrate in a region other than the display region, wherein the other thin film transistor is formed of the same semiconductor film, and includes a source and drain region and a channel region. The characteristics of the other thin film transistor are different from those of the second thin film transistor.
- the concentration of the second conductivity type impurity in the channel region of the other thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor is different from each other.
- the apparatus further includes a backlight that emits visible light and infrared light, and the thin-film diode can detect the infrared light.
- the optical sensor unit may be arranged corresponding to each pixel or a set of two or more pixels.
- Another semiconductor device of the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of first conductive type first thin film transistors formed on the substrate, and a plurality of sensing signals generated by detecting light.
- the first and second thin film transistors and the at least one thin film diode have a semiconductor layer formed of the same semiconductor film, and the first and second thin film transistors
- the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor, both the source and drain regions, and a channel region located between these regions is different from the characteristic of the said characteristic of the first thin film transistor second thin film transistor.
- the characteristics of the thin film transistor for the pixel and the thin film transistor used in the optical sensor unit are in accordance with the characteristics required for each thin film transistor. Can be controlled.
- FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view of the pixel TFT, the holding TFT, and the optical sensor TFD. It is typical sectional drawing which shows an example of the display apparatus using the semiconductor device of 1st Embodiment by this invention. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the electric potential Vls of the light shielding layer of holding TFT, and ON current Ion at the time of changing the boron injection amount to a channel area
- FIGS. 7A to 7C are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating manufacturing steps of a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. (D) to (F) are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the manufacturing steps of the semiconductor device of the second embodiment according to the present invention.
- (G) to (I) are schematic cross-sectional views showing manufacturing steps of the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the other active matrix substrate of embodiment by this invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a top view which shows the structure of the other active matrix substrate of embodiment by this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the structure of the conventional optical sensor part.
- (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the system which performs sensing only using backlight light. It is a figure which illustrates the operation timing of the sensor in the sensing system shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor device of the present embodiment is an active matrix substrate provided with an optical sensor unit.
- the active matrix substrate of this embodiment can be widely applied to display devices such as liquid crystal display devices and organic EL display devices. In particular, it is suitably used for a liquid crystal display device having a touch panel function.
- FIG. 1A is a schematic plan view showing an example of the semiconductor device 100 of the present embodiment
- FIG. 1B is a circuit diagram showing the configuration of the optical sensor unit 200 in the semiconductor device 100
- FIG. 1C is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a pixel TFT, a holding TFT, and an optical sensor TFD used in the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 is used as a back substrate in an active matrix display device.
- a configuration is shown in which one photosensor unit is provided for two color display pixels including R, G, and B pixels.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes a plurality of R, G, and B pixels arranged in a matrix and a plurality of optical sensor units 200.
- Each pixel is formed in a region surrounded by, for example, the source bus line 108, the gate bus line 106, and the RST signal line 102 or the RWS signal line 104.
- Each pixel has a pixel switching thin film transistor (pixel TFT) 105 and a pixel electrode (not shown).
- pixel TFT pixel switching thin film transistor
- the pixel set 109a, 109b composed of adjacent R, G, B pixels is referred to as a “color display pixel”.
- one photosensor unit 200 is disposed for two adjacent color display pixels 109a and 109b.
- the optical sensor unit 200 is disposed between the RST signal line 102 and the RWS signal line 104.
- the RST signal line 102 and the RWS signal line 104 are provided between two adjacent gate bus lines 106. These lines 102 and 104 are formed from the same layer as the gate bus line 106.
- the source side of the pixel TFT 105 is connected to the pixel source bus line 108 and the drain side is connected to the pixel electrode.
- the pixel TFT 105 is turned on / off by a signal from the pixel gate bus line 106. Accordingly, in the display device, a voltage can be applied to the liquid crystal layer by the pixel electrode and the counter electrode formed on the front substrate disposed to face the back substrate.
- each photosensor unit 200 includes a light receiving unit including a photosensor thin film diode (photosensor TFD) 202, a capacitor 206 for storing photocurrent generated by the photosensor TFD 202, and an optical sensor.
- a thin film transistor 204 disposed between the TFD 202 and the capacitor 206 and a thin film transistor (buffer TFT) 208 for signal amplification are provided.
- the optical sensor TFD 202 is connected to the capacitor 206 and the gate of the buffer TFT 208 via the thin film transistor 204.
- the thin film transistor 204 is controlled so that the photocurrent generated by the photosensor TFD 202 is stored in the capacitor 206 for a certain period and is read collectively at an appropriate timing.
- the thin film transistor 204 having such a function is referred to as a holding TFT.
- the photocurrent is held in the capacitor 206 while the holding TFT 204 is in the off state.
- the semiconductor layers 140 and 130 of the holding TFT 204 and the pixel TFT 105 are formed using the same semiconductor film.
- the characteristics of these TFTs depend on the required on and off characteristics, respectively. Are controlled and different from each other. “TFT characteristics are different” includes different threshold voltages, off-leakage currents, and the like.
- the threshold voltage of the holding TFT 204 and the threshold voltage of the pixel TFT 105 may be different.
- the threshold voltage of the pixel TFT 105 may be higher than the threshold voltage of the holding TFT 204. Accordingly, the holding TFT can be operated with a driving voltage lower than that of the pixel TFT, and can be operated with a voltage as low as possible while ensuring a predetermined ON characteristic. As a result, an increase in current consumption can be suppressed while the sensor circuit is incorporated in the display device.
- the threshold voltages of these TFTs may be made different by changing the impurity concentration of the channel region between the holding TFT 204 and the pixel TFT 105. As a result, even when the holding TFT 204 and the pixel TFT 105 have the same structure (for example, an LDD structure described later), the on characteristics and the off characteristics of the TFTs 105 and 204 can be made different.
- the off-leak currents of the holding TFT 204 and the pixel TFT 105 may be different from each other.
- the off-leak current of the holding TFT 204 is smaller than the off-leak current of the pixel TFT 105.
- the leakage of the holding TFT 204 during the holding period in which the capacitor 206 is held that is, in the period in which the holding TFT 204 is off. It is necessary to keep the current small. This is because if the leakage current is large, the amount of charge held in the capacitor 206 is reduced, and the sensing characteristics may be deteriorated.
- the semiconductor layer of the holding TFT 204 is a lightly doped impurity region (hereinafter abbreviated as “LDD region”) in at least one of a channel region and a source region / drain region. May have).
- the LDD region is preferably provided so as not to overlap the gate electrode, that is, offset from the gate electrode toward the source / drain region.
- Such a structure is referred to as an “LDD structure”.
- the electric field concentration in the vicinity of the drain can be relaxed by the LDD region, so that the off-leakage current can be greatly reduced as compared with a TFT having no LDD region (“single drain structure”).
- the holding TFT 204 may have a structure (multi-gate structure) in which two or more gate electrodes are arranged in series with respect to one semiconductor layer instead of the LDD structure or in combination with the LDD structure. . Thereby, the voltage applied between the source and drain can be dispersed, and the off-leakage current can be more effectively suppressed.
- a multi-gate structure a plurality of channel regions are formed in one semiconductor layer (also referred to as a multi-channel structure).
- three gate electrodes may be arranged in series so as to overlap with the semiconductor layer, and three channel regions may be formed in the semiconductor layer (triple gate structure, triple channel structure).
- the holding TFT 204 preferably has a light shielding layer on the opposite side of the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode. Thereby, the leakage current resulting from the incidence of light on the channel region can be reduced. In addition, by fixing the potential of the light shielding layer, it is possible to more effectively prevent an off-leakage current from flowing through the semiconductor layer due to the back gate effect.
- the pixel TFT 105 is also required to have a small off-leakage current as described above. Therefore, it is preferable that the pixel TFT 105 also has an LDD structure. Moreover, it is preferable to have a multi-gate structure. When both the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204 have an LDD structure, the impurity concentrations in the LDD regions of these TFTs may be different from each other. Thereby, the off-leak characteristics of the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204 can be controlled according to the characteristics required for each.
- the configuration of the pixel TFT 105, the holding TFT 204, and the optical sensor TFD 202 in the present embodiment will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.
- a single-gate TFT having an LDD structure is illustrated as the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204, but the TFT structure is not limited to this.
- the pixel TFT 105, the holding TFT 204, and the optical sensor TFD 202 are all formed on the same substrate 111 through the base films 113 and 114.
- semiconductor layers 130, 140, and 150 formed from the same semiconductor film are provided as active regions.
- the pixel TFT 105 covers the semiconductor layer 130, the gate insulating film 119 formed on the semiconductor layer 130, the gate electrode 135 provided on the gate insulating film 119, and the gate electrode 135 and the semiconductor layer 130. , And source and drain electrodes 137 are provided.
- the semiconductor layer 130 includes a source / drain region 133, a channel region 131 located between these regions, and an LDD region 132 located between the source / drain region 133 and the channel region 131.
- the gate electrode 135 overlaps with the channel region 131 and does not overlap with the LDD region 132.
- the source and drain regions 133 are connected to the source and drain electrodes 137 in contact holes formed in the protective film 130, respectively.
- the holding TFT 204 has an LDD structure similarly to the pixel TFT 105.
- the semiconductor layer 140 includes a gate electrode 145 provided over the semiconductor layer 140 with a gate insulating film 119 interposed therebetween, protective films 120 and 121, and source and drain electrodes 147.
- the semiconductor layer 140 includes a source / drain region 143, a channel region 141, and an LDD region 142 located between the source / drain region 143 and the channel region 141.
- the gate electrode 145 overlaps with the channel region 141 and does not overlap with the LDD region 142.
- the source and drain regions 143 are connected to the source and drain electrodes 147 in contact holes formed in the protective film 140, respectively.
- a light shielding layer 149 is disposed on the substrate 111 side of the semiconductor layer 140 of the holding TFT 204 via insulating films 113 and 114.
- the light shielding layer 149 may be disposed so as to overlap with at least the channel region 141 of the semiconductor layer 140.
- the semiconductor layer 140 is disposed so as to overlap the whole as illustrated.
- the light shielding layer 149 prevents light from entering the semiconductor layer 140 from the substrate 111 side and causing leakage current.
- the light shielding layer 149 is connected to the VLS line, and its potential is fixed. For this reason, the off-leakage current of the holding TFT 204 can be more effectively reduced by the back gate effect.
- the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204 are both n-channel TFTs.
- the channel regions 131 and 141 of these TFTs are doped with a p-type impurity such as boron in order to adjust the threshold voltage (channel dope).
- concentration of the p-type impurity is separately controlled in consideration of the characteristics required for each TFT and the threshold voltage.
- the on-characteristic changes depending on the set value of the potential of the light shielding layer 149. Specifically, the on-current Ion increases as the potential of the light shielding layer 149 increases, and the on-current Ion decreases as the potential decreases. Accordingly, when the potential of the light shielding layer 149 is set to be negative, the p-type impurity concentration in the channel region 141 of the holding TFT 204 is changed in the channel region 131 of the pixel TFT 105 so that the on-current Ion of the holding TFT 204 satisfies the specification. It is preferable to set it lower than the concentration of the p-type impurity. As a result, while the desired characteristics can be secured in the pixel TFT 105, a decrease in the on-current due to the light shielding layer 149 can be suppressed in the holding TFT 204, and a desired on-characteristic can be obtained.
- the concentration of the n-type impurity in the LDD regions 132 and 142 in the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204 may be controlled separately in consideration of the characteristics required for each TFT. For example, as described above, when the p-type impurity concentration in the channel region of the holding TFT 204 is kept low, the off-leak current of the holding TFT 204 may not be sufficiently reduced by channel doping. In such a case, the n-type impurity concentration in the LDD region 142 of the holding TFT 204 may be set lower than the n-type impurity concentration in the LDD region 132 of the pixel TFT 105. As a result, the off-leak current can be reduced to a desired range while ensuring the desired characteristics in the pixel TFT 105 and ensuring the on-characteristics in the holding TFT 204.
- the optical sensor TFD 202 includes an n-type region 153, a p-type region 154, a semiconductor layer 150 having an intrinsic region 151 positioned therebetween, and electrodes 157 connected to the n-type region 153 and the p-type region 154, respectively. And.
- the intrinsic region 151 becomes a light receiving region.
- a light shielding layer 159 is provided on the substrate 111 side of the semiconductor layer 150 with insulating films 113 and 114 interposed therebetween.
- the light shielding layer 159 is disposed so as to overlap at least the intrinsic region 151 of the semiconductor layer 150.
- the light-blocking layer 159 can prevent light from being incident on the intrinsic region 151 from the substrate 111 side to generate photocurrent, so that light incident on the intrinsic region 151 from above the semiconductor layer 150 can be sensed more accurately. become.
- intrinsic region refers to a region sandwiched between a p-type region and an n-type region and having a lower impurity concentration (that is, higher resistance) than these regions. Therefore, the intrinsic region may be a region made of an intrinsic semiconductor, or a region where p-type or n-type impurities are implanted at a lower concentration than the p-type region or the n-type region.
- the potential of the light shielding layer 159 is fixed. If the light shielding layer 159 is floating, the light shielding layer 159 may be charged and the characteristics of the optical sensor TFD 202 may change.
- the light shielding layer 159 may be electrically connected to the light shielding layer 149 below the holding TFT 204 and may be connected to the VLS line. This is advantageous because the potential of the light shielding layers 149 and 159 can be fixed using a common line.
- the buffer TFT 208 is also formed using a semiconductor layer formed of the same semiconductor film as these TFD and TFT. It is preferable.
- the structure of the buffer TFT 208 may be, for example, a single drain structure that does not have an LDD region.
- the signal storage capacitor 206 is configured by using a gate electrode layer and a semiconductor layer formed of the semiconductor film as electrodes, and the capacitor may be formed of a gate insulating film.
- the p-type region 154 in the optical sensor TFD 202 is connected to the RST signal line, and the n-type region 153 is connected to the drain electrode 147 of the holding TFT 204.
- the gate electrode 145 of the holding TFT 204 is connected to the CLK signal line, and the source electrode 147 is connected to the lower electrode (semiconductor layer) in the capacitor 206, and is connected to the RWS signal line through the capacitor 206.
- the source electrode 147 of the holding TFT 204 is also connected to the gate electrode of the buffer TFT 208.
- the drain electrode of the buffer TFT 208 is connected to the VDD signal line, and the source electrode is connected to the output signal line.
- the configuration of the semiconductor device of the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. In FIG. 1A, one photosensor unit 200 is provided for two color display pixels 109a and 109b, but the number (density) of photosensor units with respect to the number of pixels depends on the resolution. Can be selected as appropriate.
- one photosensor unit 200 may be provided for one or three or more color display pixels.
- One photosensor unit 200 may be provided for one primary color pixel or a set of a plurality of pixels.
- FIG. 1C shows a TFT having an LDD structure as the pixel TFT 105 and the holding TFT 204, but these TFTs may not have the LDD structure. Moreover, you may have a multi-gate structure. Further, the light shielding layers 149 and 159 do not have to be provided on the back side of the holding TFT 204 or the optical sensor TFD 202.
- Each optical sensor unit may have a plurality of optical sensors TFD.
- another optical sensor TFD having a detectable wavelength range different from that of the optical sensor TFD 202 may be provided.
- a plurality of optical sensors TFD of the same type may be connected in parallel to increase the output.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an active matrix type touch panel liquid crystal display device.
- the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the liquid crystal display device 1000 includes a liquid crystal module 180 and a backlight 170 disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal module 180.
- the liquid crystal module 180 includes a rear substrate 111 having translucency, a front substrate 171 disposed so as to face the rear substrate, and a liquid crystal layer 177 provided between these substrates.
- Polarizers 175 are provided on the viewer side of the front substrate 171 and the back side of the back substrate 111, respectively.
- the liquid crystal module 180 includes a plurality of pixels (primary color pixels), and each pixel includes a pixel electrode (not shown) and a pixel TFT 105 connected to the pixel electrode.
- An optical sensor unit including the optical sensor TFD 202 is disposed adjacent to each of the color display pixels including three primary color (RGB) pixels.
- a color filter (not shown) is arranged on the observer side of each pixel, but it is preferable that no color filter is provided on the observer side of the optical sensor unit. This is because if the color filter is provided on the observer side of the optical sensor unit, the sensitivity of the optical sensor TFD 202 constituting the optical sensor unit may be reduced.
- a light shielding layer 159 is disposed between the optical sensor TFD 202 and the backlight 170. Therefore, the light 191 from the backlight 170 is blocked by the light blocking layer 159 and does not enter the photosensor TFD 202 from the back surface (from the back substrate 111 side). Note that the light shielding layer 159 may be arranged so that at least the light of the backlight 170 does not enter the intrinsic region of the optical sensor TFD 202.
- the light sensor unit can sense an object in contact with the screen by using external light 193 incident on the display device 1000.
- sensing of an object in contact with the screen may be performed using light emitted from the backlight 170 (backlight light).
- backlight light may be configured such that sensing can be performed using both the external light 193 and the backlight light 191.
- sufficient external light 193 may not enter the display area depending on the use environment of the display device 1000. Even in such a case, sensing using the backlight light 191 can be performed.
- Sensing using the backlight light 191 can be performed as follows.
- the backlight light 191 passes through the display panel and reaches the panel surface.
- the light is reflected by an object such as a finger pad, the light enters the optical sensor unit arranged in the display area. Therefore, an object in contact with the screen can be detected by sensing light incident on the optical sensor unit.
- the backlight light 191 it is necessary to use a TFD that can detect the backlight light 191 as the optical sensor TFD 202.
- the backlight 170 preferably emits infrared light in addition to visible light.
- the optical sensor unit can also perform sensing using infrared light emitted from the backlight light 170.
- sensing using infrared light is advantageous.
- the backlight visible light When sensing is performed using visible light (referred to as “backlight visible light”) emitted from the backlight, the backlight that has passed through the liquid crystal layer 177 is displayed in the pixel displaying “black” in the display panel. Visible light is blocked by the polarizing plate on the viewer side and does not reach the object in contact with the screen. For this reason, when the backlight visible light is used, the sensing sensitivity may be reduced depending on the display.
- the above-described display dependency problem can be overcome. Unlike visible light, infrared light is transmitted through the polarizing plate even in pixels where black is displayed. For this reason, when infrared light is used, sensing can be performed with a predetermined sensitivity regardless of display.
- a TFD capable of detecting infrared light (wavelength: 0.7 ⁇ m or more, energy: 1.7 eV or less) is used as the optical sensor TFD 202.
- the optical sensor TFD 202 may be capable of detecting not only infrared light but also visible light. When sensing mainly by infrared light, it is preferable that the optical sensor TFD 202 can detect infrared light with higher sensitivity than visible light.
- a first photosensor TFD that can detect visible light with high sensitivity and a second photosensor that can detect infrared light in each photosensor unit.
- a TFD may be connected in parallel.
- the light wavelength range that can be detected by the optical sensor TFD includes, for example, the thickness of the semiconductor layer, the crystal grain size, the thickness of each layer above the semiconductor layer, and the thickness of the interlayer film (base coat) between the semiconductor layer and the light shielding layer. It can be adjusted as appropriate.
- Holding period When the holding TFT 204 is turned off after a lapse of a predetermined period, the potential of the node 209 that has become negative due to the light leakage current is kept lowered.
- Reading period At the time of reading, the gate voltage applied to the buffer TFT 208 is changed by setting the RWS potential to be positive (12 V). A VDD signal is applied from the VDD signal line to the drain side of the buffer TFT 208. When the gate voltage fluctuates as described above, the value of the current flowing to the output (OUT) signal line connected to the source side changes, so that the electrical signal can be extracted from the output signal line.
- This embodiment can also be applied to a sensing method using only infrared light emitted from the backlight.
- This sensing method is described in, for example, International Publication No. 2011/040090, International Publication No. 2011/040091, International Publication No. 2011/040093 and the like by the present applicant.
- the above application describes a method of removing the influence of infrared rays contained in ambient light by providing a TFD for detecting ambient light in addition to the above-described optical sensor TFD 202.
- the backlight is turned on and sensing is performed with the optical sensor TFD.
- the optical sensor TFD not only backlight light (signal light) but also ambient light is detected.
- the backlight is turned off, and only the ambient light is detected using the ambient light detection TFD.
- a period from when sensing is performed by the optical sensor TFD to when a sensor signal is read out is a “holding period”.
- the potential of the node 209 can be maintained in this holding period by turning off the holding TFT 204 (2).
- the time for turning on the backlight can be shortened compared to the method in which the backlight is always on, so that power consumption can be reduced.
- This embodiment is not limited to a touch panel liquid crystal display device, but can also be applied to a display device with an image sensor or fingerprint sensor function.
- the optical sensor unit 200 described above can also be used as an image sensor or a fingerprint sensor.
- a resolution higher than that of a touch sensor is generally required in order to detect an image or a fingerprint pressed against the screen. Since the resolution increases as the number of photosensor units for the pixel increases, the number of photosensor units may be adjusted as appropriate according to the application. Note that as shown in FIG. 1A, if one optical sensor unit is arranged for two color display pixels, a sufficient resolution capable of reading an image such as a business card can be secured.
- the optical sensor unit can also function as a color image sensor.
- the relationship between the potential of the light shielding layer, the concentration of the P-type impurity (in this case, boron) in the channel region, the resistance value of the LDD region, and the TFT characteristics was examined. To do.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the potential Vls of the light shielding layer of the holding TFT and the on-current Ion when the boron injection amount into the channel region is changed.
- the horizontal axis of FIG. 3 is the potential (fixed) (V) of the light shielding layer, and the vertical axis is the on-current Ion (A) when the drain-source voltage Vds is 0.1 V and the gate-source voltage Vgs is 5 V.
- a straight line C1 in FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the potential Vls of the light shielding layer and the on-current Ion when the boron concentration in the channel region is 2.6 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 .
- the straight lines C2 and C3 indicate the potential Vls of the light shielding layer and the on-current Ion when the boron concentration in the channel region is 3.8 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 and 5.0 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 , respectively. It is a graph which shows the relationship.
- the on-current Ion varies depending on the potential Vls of the light shielding layer and the boron concentration of the channel region. Specifically, the on-current Ion decreases as the potential Vls of the light shielding layer decreases. Further, as the boron concentration (boron implantation amount) in the channel region increases, the on-current Ion decreases. It is considered that when the boron concentration is high, carriers are scattered by impurities (boron) and mobility is lowered.
- the decrease in the on-current Ion due to the provision of the light shielding layer can be compensated by suppressing the boron concentration low.
- a desired on-current Ion for example, 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 A or more
- the boron concentration in the channel region to be lower than the C1 concentration. it can.
- the boron concentration in the channel region of the holding TFT is controlled independently of other TFTs. Therefore, regardless of the characteristics required for other TFTs, the boron concentration in the channel region of the holding TFT can be optimized according to the desired ON characteristics and the potential Vls of the light shielding layer.
- the ON characteristic is not lowered by the potential Vls of the light shielding layer.
- the light shielding layer is not formed, light is incident on the channel region of the semiconductor layer of the TFT, so that a leakage current is generated and the off characteristics of the TFT may be deteriorated.
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the Vg-Id characteristics of a TFT having no light shielding layer.
- the leakage current when the gate voltage Vg is 0 or less is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 13 A / piece or more (range A shown in FIG. 4)
- the sensing characteristics by the optical sensor unit may deteriorate.
- the leakage current increases more than when light hardly enters the channel region (illuminance: 0 lx, curve D1).
- the leakage current due to light increases, for example, to near 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 11 A / piece and falls within the range A. Accordingly, it can be seen that it is preferable to sufficiently shield at least the channel region of the holding TFT.
- FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the resistance value Loff of the LDD region and the off-current Ioff in the holding TFT.
- the horizontal axis represents the resistance value Loff (k ⁇ / ⁇ ) of the LDD region. The higher the impurity concentration (here, phosphorus concentration) in the LDD region, the lower the resistance value Loff.
- the vertical axis represents the off current Ioff (A) when the drain-source voltage Vds is 7 V and the gate-source voltage Vgs is ⁇ 3 V.
- the off-current Ioff when the off-current Ioff is, for example, 4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 13 A or more (range B shown in FIG. 5), the sensing characteristics of the optical sensor unit may be deteriorated.
- the off-current Ioff can be reduced by increasing the resistance value Loff of the LDD region.
- the resistance value Loff when the resistance value Loff is 50 k ⁇ / ⁇ or more, the off-current Ioff can be sufficiently smaller than 4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 13 A.
- the resistance value Loff is 10 k ⁇ / ⁇
- the off-current Ioff increases to 6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 13 A and enters the range B.
- the resistance value Loff of the LDD region of the holding TFT independently of other TFTs, the resistance value Loff of the LDD region can be optimized regardless of the characteristics required for the other TFTs. The required off characteristics can be secured.
- the holding TFT is provided with a light shielding layer, and the amount of boron injected into the channel region of the holding TFT is optimized separately from the other TFTs. It is possible to achieve the required characteristics. If necessary, the amount of phosphorus implanted into the LDD region of the holding TFT may be optimized separately from the other TFTs.
- the off-leakage current may not be sufficiently reduced by channel doping.
- the off-leakage current can be reduced to a desired range. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both desired off characteristics and on characteristics.
- the present embodiment is a display device including an optical sensor unit.
- the configuration of the display device of the present embodiment will be described using a liquid crystal display device with a touch sensor as an example.
- the display device of the present embodiment has a display area and a frame area located around the display area.
- the display area includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of photosensor units.
- the configuration of the pixel and the optical sensor unit may be the same as the configuration described above in the first embodiment. That is, each pixel includes a pixel electrode and a pixel TFT.
- Each photosensor unit includes at least one photosensor TFD, a capacitor, and a holding TFT.
- a display drive circuit for driving each pixel is provided in the frame region.
- the drive circuit generally includes an n-type TFT and a p-type TFT.
- the TFT constituting the driving circuit is referred to as a driving circuit TFT.
- the driving circuit TFT, pixel TFT, holding TFT, and optical sensor TFD are formed on the same substrate. Moreover, it is preferable that these TFT and TFD have the semiconductor layer formed from the same semiconductor film as an active region. Moreover, it is preferable that these TFT and TFD are formed by a common process.
- the driving circuit TFT and the holding TFT have different characteristics such as threshold voltage and off-leakage characteristics.
- the characteristics of these TFTs can be controlled by the TFT structure, the impurity concentration of the channel region, the impurity concentration of the LDD region, the presence / absence of a light shielding layer, and the like, as in the above embodiment. Note that the characteristics of each TFT may be different among the driving circuit TFT, the holding TFT, and the pixel TFT.
- a base coat insulating film is formed so as to cover the light shielding layers 302s and 302d.
- the light shielding layers 302 s and 302 d are arranged so as to block light from the substrate rear surface direction with respect to the holding TFT and the TFD, respectively.
- the light shielding layers 302s and 302d are formed as follows, for example.
- a metal film or an insulating film serving as a light shielding layer is formed on the surface of the substrate 301 by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, a sputtering method, or the like.
- the metal film a film containing an element such as Ta, Ti, W, Mo, or Al as a main component can be used.
- a Si film can be used as the insulating film.
- the thickness of the metal film or insulating film is preferably 50 nm or more, for example.
- the base coat insulating film for example, a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film may be formed by a CV method.
- the base coat insulating film may be a single layer or may have a multilayer structure.
- the thickness of the base coat insulating film is, for example, not less than 100 nm and not more than 500 nm.
- a silicon nitride film 303 and a silicon oxide film 304 are formed in this order by plasma CVD.
- the light shielding layer is arrange
- a light shielding layer may be disposed on the back side of another TFT.
- a semiconductor film 306 is formed over the silicon oxide film 304.
- a crystalline silicon film is formed as the semiconductor film 306.
- the thickness of the semiconductor film 306 is, for example, not less than 40 nm and not more than 300 nm.
- the crystalline silicon film may be formed by depositing an amorphous silicon film on the silicon oxide film 304 and crystallizing it.
- the crystallization method is not particularly limited. For example, crystallization may be performed using a catalyst element, or crystallization may be performed at a low temperature using an excimer laser or the like.
- an amorphous silicon film (thickness: 20 nm or more and 150 nm or less) is formed by a known method such as a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. Thereafter, a catalytic element for promoting crystallization is added to a part or the whole of the surface of the amorphous silicon film.
- a thin film here, a nickel film
- a catalytic element is formed on an amorphous silicon film by vapor deposition or sputtering.
- the addition of the catalyst element may be performed by applying an aqueous solution (nickel acetate aqueous solution) containing about 1 to 10 ppm, for example, 5 ppm of the catalyst element (nickel) in terms of weight by spin coating.
- an aqueous solution nickel acetate aqueous solution
- nickel nickel
- Multiple kinds of elements may be used. Although the catalytic effect is smaller than these elements, ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), etc.
- amorphous silicon film is crystallized to obtain a crystalline silicon film.
- laser annealing is performed on the amorphous silicon film, the nickel thin film and the amorphous silicon film are reacted, and crystalline silicon is formed at the interface between these films. Thereafter, the unreacted nickel film and the nickel silicide layer are removed by etching or the like. Next, laser annealing is further performed on the remaining silicon film, and further crystallization is performed. In this way, a crystalline silicon film is obtained.
- heat treatment may be performed in an inert atmosphere, for example, in a nitrogen atmosphere using a furnace instead of laser annealing.
- crystallization may be performed by an RTA (Rapid Thermal Annealing) apparatus using a lamp as a heat source.
- the semiconductor layer 311n that becomes the active region (source / drain region, channel region) of the n-type TFT for the drive circuit, the semiconductor layer 311p that becomes the active region of the p-type TFT for the drive circuit, and the active region of the pixel TFT The semiconductor layer 311t that becomes the active region of the holding TFT, and the semiconductor layer 311d that becomes the active region (n + type / p + type region, intrinsic region) of the photosensor TFD are formed.
- the semiconductor layers 311t, 311s, and 311d are arranged in a region serving as a display region of the substrate 301, and the semiconductor layers 311n and 311p are arranged outside the region serving as a display region.
- a gate insulating film 313 is formed to cover the semiconductor layers 311n, 311p, 311t, 311s, and 311d.
- a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film may be formed by a CVD method, for example.
- plasma CVD may be performed using SiH 4 and N 2 O (or O 2 ) as a source gas.
- the gate insulating film 313 may be a single layer or may have a multilayer structure. The thickness of the gate insulating film 313 is, for example, not less than 10 nm and not more than 120 nm.
- p-type impurities 315 such as boron (B) and indium (In) are ion-implanted into each semiconductor layer.
- ion implantation is performed by setting the implantation energy to 10 KeV or more and 80 KeV or less and the dose amount to 5 ⁇ 10 11 (ion / cm 2 ) or more and 5 ⁇ 10 12 (ion / cm 2 ) or less.
- the concentration of p-type impurities in these semiconductor layers after implantation is preferably 5 ⁇ 10 16 (pieces / cm 3 ) or more and 5 ⁇ 10 17 (pieces / cm 3 ) or less.
- the amount of p-type impurity 315 implanted into the semiconductor layers 311n, 311p, 311t, 311s, and 311d is varied.
- a plurality of ion implantation steps with different implantation conditions may be performed using different implantation masks (resist masks).
- the implantation amount for each semiconductor layer can be made different.
- the concentration of the p-type impurity is adjusted so that desired off characteristics and on characteristics can be obtained for each TFT.
- the concentration of the p-type impurity is optimized in consideration of the potential (FIG. 3). Note that the p-type impurity may not be implanted into the semiconductor layer 311p of the p-type TFT or the semiconductor layer 311d of the optical sensor TFD.
- the boron dose of the semiconductor layer 311s to be the holding TFT is set to 2 ⁇ 10 12 / cm 2 or more and 4 ⁇ 10 12 / cm 2
- the boron dose of the semiconductor layer 311t to be the pixel TFT is 3.8 ⁇ 10 12 / cm 2.
- the impurity concentration (boron concentration) of the channel region of the holding TFT manufactured by this method is 2 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 or more and 4 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3 or less
- the impurity concentration (boron concentration) of the channel region of the pixel TFT is 3.8 ⁇ 10 17 / cm 3
- gate electrodes 316n, 316p, 316t, and 316s are formed over the gate insulating film 313 so as to overlap with part of the TFT semiconductor layers 311n, 311p, 311t, and 311s, respectively. To do.
- an auxiliary capacitor upper electrode 316c is formed on the semiconductor layer 311t.
- two gate electrodes 316t are formed in the semiconductor layer 311t of the pixel TFT (double gate structure), and one gate electrode is formed in the semiconductor layer of the other TFT.
- the gate structure is not limited to this.
- Two or three gate electrodes may be formed on the semiconductor layer 311s of the holding TFT to form a double gate structure or a triple gate structure.
- the gate electrodes 316n, 316p, 316t, and 316s are formed by depositing a conductive film on the gate insulating film 313 using a sputtering method, a vacuum evaporation method, or the like, and patterning the conductive film.
- the conductive film is preferably a metal film containing an element such as W, Ta, Ti, Mo, or Al as a main component.
- the thickness of the conductive film is, for example, 200 nm or more and 600 nm or less.
- p-type impurities 318 are ion-implanted into a part of the semiconductor layer 311p of the p-type TFT for driver circuit and the semiconductor layer 311d of the optical sensor TFD, and a p-type diffusion layer is formed.
- resist masks 325n, 325t, 325s which cover the entire semiconductor layers 311n, 311t, and 311s and regions that become the n-type region (n layer) and the intrinsic region (i layer) of the semiconductor layer 311d, 325d is formed.
- a p-type impurity 318 such as boron (B) or indium (In) is ion-implanted.
- the p-type impurity 318 is implanted into a region of the semiconductor layer 311p that is not covered with the gate electrode 316p to form a source / drain region 327p.
- the implantation conditions in this step are not particularly limited.
- ion implantation is performed with the implantation energy set to 10 KeV or more and 80 KeV or less and the dose amount set to 5 ⁇ 10 14 (ion / cm ⁇ 2 ) or more and 2 ⁇ 10 16 (ion / cm ⁇ 2 ) or less.
- the concentration of the p-type impurity in the source / drain region 327p and the p-type region 340d is preferably 1.5 ⁇ 10 20 (pieces / cm 3 ) or more and 3 ⁇ 10 21 (pieces / cm 3 ) or less.
- the semiconductor layer 311n of the driver circuit n-type TFT, the semiconductor layer 311t of the pixel TFT, the semiconductor layer 311s of the holding TFT, and a part of the semiconductor layer 311d of the photosensor TFD are formed.
- An n-type impurity 320 is implanted to form an n-type diffusion layer.
- resist masks 326p and 326d that cover the entire semiconductor layer 311p and the p-type region and intrinsic region of the semiconductor layer 311d are formed.
- an n-type impurity 320 such as phosphorus (P) or arsenic (As) is ion-implanted.
- the n-type impurity 320 is implanted into a region of the semiconductor layers 311n, 311t, and 311s that is not covered with the gate electrodes 316n, 316t, and 316s.
- an n-type impurity 320 is implanted into a region of the semiconductor layer 311d that is not covered with the resist mask 326d.
- the resist masks 326p and 326d are removed.
- the implantation conditions in this step are not particularly limited.
- ion implantation is performed by setting the implantation energy to 10 KeV to 100 KeV and the dose to 1 ⁇ 10 12 (ion / cm 2 ) to 1 ⁇ 10 14 (ion / cm 2 ).
- the concentration of the n-type impurity in the n-type diffusion layer is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 17 (pieces / cm 3 ) or more and 1 ⁇ 10 19 (pieces / cm 3 ) or less.
- n-type impurity 322 is further implanted into a region to be an n-type region of the TFD semiconductor layer 311d to form a high concentration n-type region.
- resist masks 330p, 330t, and 330s that cover the entire semiconductor layer 311p, a region that becomes an LDD region of the semiconductor layers 311t and 311s, and a region that becomes a p-type region and an intrinsic region of the semiconductor layer 311d. , 330d.
- n-type impurities 322 such as phosphorus (P) and arsenic (As) are ion-implanted.
- P phosphorus
- As arsenic
- n-type impurities 322 are implanted into regions of the semiconductor layers 311t and 311s that are not covered by the resist masks 330t and 330s and the gate electrodes 316t and 316s to become source / drain regions 327t and 327s, respectively.
- regions that are not covered with the gate electrodes 316t and 316s but are covered with the resist masks 330s and 330t and into which the n-type impurity 322 is not implanted become LDD regions 329t and 329s.
- the regions that overlap with the gate electrodes 316t and 316s and are not implanted with the n-type impurities 320 and 322 are channel regions 328t and 328s. The portion of the semiconductor layer 311t that overlaps with the upper electrode 316c becomes the lower electrode 344c of the auxiliary capacitor.
- an n-type impurity 322 is implanted into a region of the semiconductor layer 311d that is not covered with the resist mask 330d, whereby an n-type region 342d is formed.
- the resist masks 330p, 330t, 330s, and 330d are removed.
- the implantation conditions in this step are not particularly limited.
- ion implantation is performed with the implantation energy set to 10 KeV or more and 100 KeV or less, and the dose amount set to 5 ⁇ 10 14 (ion / cm 2 ) or more and 1 ⁇ 10 16 (ion / cm 2 ) or less.
- the concentration of the n-type impurity in the n-type diffusion layer is preferably 1.5 ⁇ 10 20 (pieces / cm 3 ) or more and 3 ⁇ 10 21 (pieces / cm 3 ) or less.
- the LDD region 329t of the pixel TFT and the LDD region 329s of the holding TFT have the same impurity concentration, but these impurity concentrations may be different.
- the ion implantation step for forming the LDD region (FIG. 8G) is divided into two steps, and the ion implantation step for forming the LDD region of the pixel TFT and the LDD region of the holding TFT are formed. Therefore, the ion implantation process may be performed, and the implantation conditions of each process may be varied.
- the implantation amounts for the semiconductor layers 311t and 311s can be changed using a gray-tone mask.
- the n-type impurity concentration of each LDD region is not particularly limited, but as described later, when the resistance of the LDD region is increased by keeping the n-type impurity concentration low, the off-leakage current can be further reduced. However, when the resistance of the LDD region is increased, the on-current is also decreased. For this reason, it is preferable that the n-type impurity concentration in the LDD region is optimized according to the on characteristics and the off characteristics required for each TFT.
- an interlayer insulating film 350 is formed.
- a plasma CVD method may be performed using SiH 4 and N 2 O (or O 2 ) as a source gas.
- the interlayer insulating film 350 may be a single layer or may have a multilayer structure.
- a silicon nitride film 351 and a silicon oxide film 352 are formed in this order as the interlayer insulating film 350. If necessary, heat treatment for hydrogenation may be performed.
- a conductive film is deposited on the interlayer insulating film 350 and inside the contact hole and patterned.
- TFT electrode / wiring 354n, 354p, 354t, 354s and TFD electrode / wiring 354d are obtained.
- the conductive film it is preferable to use a metal film mainly composed of elements such as Ta, Ti, W, Mo, and Al.
- the conductive film can be formed by a sputtering method, a vacuum evaporation method, or the like.
- the conductive film may be a single layer or may have a stacked structure.
- the n-type TFT 361 for the drive circuit, the p-type TFT 362 for the drive circuit, the pixel TFT 363, the auxiliary capacitor 364, the holding TFT 365, and the optical sensor TFD 366 are obtained.
- a planarizing film may be provided on these TFTs and TFDs.
- the planarizing film it is necessary to form an opening for electrically connecting a pixel electrode to be formed later and the pixel TFT.
- the material of the planarizing film may be a photosensitive resin. In this case, an opening can be formed above the pixel TFT by photolithography.
- a pixel electrode is formed on the planarizing film.
- a transparent conductive material for example, ITO, IZO, etc.
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device of this embodiment is not limited to the above method.
- a TFT having a single drain structure is formed as the driving circuit TFT, but a TFT having a GOLD (Gate Overlapped LDD) structure may be formed.
- GOLD structure refers to a structure in which, for example, LDD regions are overlapped by gate electrodes.
- a TFT having a GOLD structure when a voltage is applied to the gate electrode, electrons serving as carriers are accumulated in the LDD region where the gate electrode overlaps. Therefore, since the resistance of the LDD region can be reduced, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the current driving capability of the TFT.
- a TFT with a GOLD structure has a drawback that off-leakage current is larger than a TFT with an LDD structure (a structure in which a gate electrode and an LDD region do not overlap), and is not suitable for a pixel TFT or a holding TFT.
- LDD structure a structure in which a gate electrode and an LDD region do not overlap
- the crystallization method using the catalytic element has been described in detail.
- the amorphous semiconductor film can be crystallized by irradiating a laser (laser crystallization).
- the crystallized semiconductor film has higher crystallinity than a semiconductor film crystallized by another method (for example, laser crystallization).
- a TFT is formed using a semiconductor layer with high crystallinity, the rising characteristic (subthreshold characteristic) when the TFT is on can be improved. That is, the change of the drain current with respect to the gate-source voltage near the threshold voltage can be made steeper.
- the semiconductor layer formed from the semiconductor film crystallized using the catalytic element contains the catalytic element.
- at least the channel region of the semiconductor layer is mainly composed of a region in which the ⁇ 111> crystal zone plane of the crystal is oriented. The reason for this will be described below.
- the plane orientation of the crystalline semiconductor film is (111) due to the influence of an insulator underlying the semiconductor film (particularly in the case of amorphous silicon dioxide). ) Easy to face.
- the semiconductor compound of the catalytic element becomes a driving force for crystal growth, and the adjacent amorphous region is unidirectionally formed. Crystallizes one after another. At this time, since the catalytic element compound has a property of growing strongly in the ⁇ 111> direction, a ⁇ 111> crystal zone surface appears.
- 50% or more of the region where the ⁇ 111> crystal zone plane of the semiconductor layer is oriented is a (110) or (211) oriented region.
- the size (domain diameter) of each crystal domain is, for example, 2 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the plane orientation, the ratio of plane orientation, and the domain diameter of the crystal domain are values measured by EBSP measurement.
- the semiconductor device of the present invention is not limited to a display device including an optical sensor unit, and may be an image sensor.
- the configuration of the image sensor to which the present invention is applied will be briefly described below.
- the image sensor includes a plurality of light receiving units arranged two-dimensionally and an image information generation unit that generates image information.
- Each light receiving portion may have a structure similar to that of the pixel shown in FIG. Or you may be comprised from three pixels (RGB pixel).
- Each light receiving unit includes the photosensor unit as described above.
- the image information generation unit generates a sensing signal generated by the optical sensor unit of each light receiving unit and image information associated with the position of each light receiving unit. Thereby, the image read by the image sensor can be formed or authenticated.
- the configuration of the optical sensor unit in the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.
- a plurality of optical sensors TFD may be connected in parallel to increase the output.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of an active matrix substrate including an optical sensor unit 400 having a plurality of optical sensors.
- the optical sensor unit 400 includes optical sensors TFDs 402a, 402b, and 402c, a holding TFT 404, capacitors 406a and 406b, and a buffer TFT 408 that are connected in parallel. Since the photosensor unit 400 uses the three photosensors TFD, a larger photocurrent can be generated, so that deterioration of sensing characteristics due to off-leakage of the holding TFT can be suppressed. In this example, one photosensor unit 400 is arranged for 12 pixels, that is, 4 color pixels.
- the holding TFT in this embodiment may have a multi-gate structure having a plurality of gate electrodes.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a part of an active matrix substrate having a holding TFT having a triple gate structure.
- the gate electrode gate wiring meanders and overlaps the semiconductor layer at three places, and three channel regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. With such a configuration, the off-leakage current can be reduced more effectively.
- the pixel TFT, the holding TFT, and the driving circuit TFT can be optimized according to their respective uses and requirements, and the required device characteristics can be realized. Therefore, it is possible to increase the sensor sensitivity of the optical sensor unit and realize higher quality display.
- the display device as described above can be manufactured by a process with a low cost and a small number of steps.
- a doping step for forming the source and drain regions of the pixel TFT, the holding TFT, and the driving circuit TFT and a doping step for forming the n-type or p-type region of the photosensor TFD can be further simplified.
- the present invention can be widely applied to a semiconductor device provided with an optical sensor unit having an optical sensor TFD, or electronic devices in various fields having such a semiconductor device.
- the present invention may be applied to an active matrix liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.
- Such a display device can be used for a display screen of a mobile phone or a portable game machine, a monitor of a digital camera, or the like. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to all electronic devices in which a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device is incorporated.
- the present invention can be suitably used particularly for display devices such as active matrix liquid crystal display devices and organic EL display devices, image sensors, photosensors, or electronic devices that combine them.
- display devices such as active matrix liquid crystal display devices and organic EL display devices, image sensors, photosensors, or electronic devices that combine them.
- the present invention can be applied to an image sensor including a photosensor using TFD and a driving circuit using TFT.
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本実施形態の半導体装置は、光センサー部を備えたアクティブマトリクス基板である。本実施形態のアクティブマトリクス基板は、液晶表示装置や有機EL表示装置などの表示装置に広く適用され得る。特に、タッチパネル機能を備えた液晶表示装置に好適に用いられる。
以下、図面を参照しながら、本発明による半導体装置の第2の実施形態を説明する。本実施形態は、光センサー部を備えた表示装置である。
102 RST信号ライン
104 RWS信号ライン
105 画素用TFT
106 ゲートバスライン
108 ソースバスライン
R、G、B (原色の)画素
109a、109b カラー表示画素
200、400 光センサー部
202、402a、402b、402c 光センサーTFD
204 保持TFT
206 蓄積容量
208 バッファTFT
209 ノード
111 基板
149、159 遮光層
113、114 下地膜
119 ゲート絶縁膜
120、121 層間絶縁膜
130、140、150 半導体層
131、141 チャネル領域
132、142 LDD領域
133、143 ソース・ドレイン領域
135、145 ゲート電極
137、147 ソース・ドレイン電極
151 真性領域(受光領域)
153 n型領域
154 p型領域
157 電極
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- 複数の画素を有する表示領域を備えた半導体装置であって、
基板と、
前記基板上に、画素ごとに形成された第1導電型の第1の薄膜トランジスタと、
前記表示領域において、前記基板上に形成され、光を検知してセンシング信号を生成する複数の光センサー部と
を備え、
前記複数の光センサー部のそれぞれは、
少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードを含む受光部と、
前記少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードで生じた光電流を蓄積する容量と、
前記受光部および前記容量の間に配置された第1導電型の第2の薄膜トランジスタであって、前記受光部は第2の薄膜トランジスタを介して前記容量と接続されている、第2の薄膜トランジスタと
を含んでおり、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタと前記少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードとは、同一の半導体膜から形成された半導体層を有し、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタの半導体層は、何れも、ソースおよびドレイン領域と、これらの領域の間に位置するチャネル領域とを含み、
前記第1の薄膜トランジスタの特性と前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの特性とは異なっている半導体装置。 - 前記第1の薄膜トランジスタの閾値電圧と前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの閾値電圧とは異なっている請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタの前記チャネル領域は、何れも、前記第1導電型とは異なる第2導電型の不純物を含んでおり、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタの前記チャネル領域における前記第2導電型の不純物の濃度は互いに異なっている請求項1または2に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1の薄膜トランジスタのオフリーク電流と前記第2の薄膜トランジスタのオフリーク電流とは異なっている請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の薄膜トランジスタのオフリーク電流は、前記第1の薄膜トランジスタのオフリーク電流よりも小さい請求項4に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の薄膜トランジスタは、前記ソースおよびドレイン領域と前記チャネル領域との間に形成され、前記ソースおよびドレイン領域よりも低い濃度で第1導電型の不純物を含む低濃度不純物領域を有しており、前記低濃度不純物領域はゲート電極と重なっていない請求項1から5のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1の薄膜トランジスタは、前記ソースおよびドレイン領域と前記チャネル領域との間に形成され、前記ソースおよびドレイン領域よりも低い濃度で第1導電型の不純物を含む低濃度不純物領域を有しており、前記低濃度不純物領域はゲート電極と重なっておらず、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタの前記低濃度不純物領域における前記第1導電型の不純物の濃度は互いに異なっている請求項6に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2の薄膜トランジスタはマルチゲート構造を有する請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の薄膜トランジスタはトリプルゲート構造を有する請求項8に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの半導体層と前記基板との間には、前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの半導体層のうち少なくとも前記チャネル領域と重なるように遮光層が形成されている請求項1から9のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記遮光層の電位が固定されている請求項10に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードの半導体層と前記基板との間には、センサー用遮光層が配置されており、前記センサー用遮光層と前記遮光層とは電気的に接続されている請求項10または11に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記薄膜ダイオードの半導体層は、p型領域と、n型領域と、前記p型領域および前記n型領域との間に位置する真性領域とを有している請求項1から12のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 第1導電型はn型であり、第2導電型はp型である請求項1から13のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 前記表示領域以外の領域において、前記基板上に形成された他の薄膜トランジスタをさらに備え、
前記他の薄膜トランジスタは、前記同一の半導体膜から形成され、ソースおよびドレイン領域とチャネル領域とを有する半導体層を有しており、
前記他の薄膜トランジスタの特性は、前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの特性と異なっている請求項1から14のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。 - 前記他の薄膜トランジスタおよび前記第2薄膜トランジスタの前記チャネル領域における前記第2導電型の不純物の濃度は互いに異なっている請求項15に記載の半導体装置。
- 可視光および赤外光を出射するバックライトをさらに備え、
前記薄膜ダイオードは前記赤外光を検知し得る請求項1から16のいずれかに記載の表示装置。 - 前記光センサー部は、各画素または2以上の画素からなるセットに対応して配置されている請求項1から17のいずれかに記載の半導体装置。
- 基板と、
前記基板上に形成された複数の第1導電型の第1の薄膜トランジスタと、
前記基板上に形成され、光を検知してセンシング信号を生成する複数の光センサー部とを備え、
前記複数の光センサー部のそれぞれは、
少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードを含む受光部と、
前記少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードで生じた光電流を蓄積する容量と、
前記受光部および前記容量の間に配置された第1導電型の第2の薄膜トランジスタであって、前記受光部は第2の薄膜トランジスタを介して前記容量と接続されている、第2の薄膜トランジスタと
を含んでおり、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタと前記少なくとも1つの薄膜ダイオードとは、同一の半導体膜から形成された半導体層を有し、
前記第1および第2の薄膜トランジスタの半導体層は、何れも、ソースおよびドレイン領域と、これらの領域の間に位置するチャネル領域とを含み、
前記第1の薄膜トランジスタの特性と前記第2の薄膜トランジスタの特性とは異なっている半導体装置。
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