WO2022162497A1 - 半導体装置および電子機器 - Google Patents
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- One aspect of the present invention relates to an electronic device.
- one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above technical field.
- a technical field of one embodiment of the invention disclosed in this specification and the like relates to a product, a method, or a manufacturing method.
- one aspect of the invention relates to a process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. Therefore, the technical fields of one embodiment of the present invention disclosed in this specification more specifically include semiconductor devices, display devices, light-emitting devices, power storage devices, memory devices, driving methods thereof, or manufacturing methods thereof; can be mentioned as an example.
- Wearable electronic devices and stationary electronic devices are becoming popular as electronic devices provided with a display device for augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR).
- Wearable electronic devices include, for example, head-mounted displays (HMDs) and eyeglass-type electronic devices.
- Stationary electronic devices include, for example, a head-up display (HUD: Head-Up Display).
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of realizing an HMD having fine pixels by using transistors that can be driven at high speed.
- the HMD can enhance the sense of immersion and realism by providing a display device for each of the right eye and the left eye, but it is difficult to reduce power consumption and production costs.
- the HMD since the HMD is worn on the head by the user, it is desired that the HMD be lightweight so that the user does not get tired even after using the HMD for a long time.
- An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with high display quality. Another object is to provide a highly reliable display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like. Another object is to provide a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with low power consumption. Another object is to provide a lightweight display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like. Another object is to provide a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with high productivity. Another object is to provide a novel display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like.
- One aspect of the present invention includes a display unit, a line-of-sight detection unit, and a calculation unit.
- a semiconductor device comprising: a function of determining a first area on a display unit including a gaze point of a user using first information; and a function of increasing the resolution of an image displayed in the first area.
- the calculation unit may have a function of determining a second area adjacent to the outside of the first area.
- the resolution of the image displayed in the first area is preferably higher than the resolution of the image displayed in the second area.
- the first information may be obtained using light emitted from the display section. It is preferable that the calculation unit has a function of increasing the resolution of the image displayed in the first area using a neural network. Also, the resolution of the image displayed in the first area may be determined according to the video scene.
- the above semiconductor device can be used in a spectacle-type or goggle-type electronic device together with an optical member.
- Another embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device including a display device including a plurality of pixels in a display region, a first lens, a second lens, and first to fourth mirrors.
- the display area comprises a first display area and a second display area.
- the first lens is arranged between the first display area and the first mirror.
- the first image displayed in the first display area is projected onto the first mirror through the first lens.
- the first mirror reflects the first image projected towards the third mirror.
- a third mirror transmits the first external light and reflects the first image.
- a second lens is disposed between the second display area and the second mirror.
- the second image displayed in the second display area is projected onto the second mirror through the second lens.
- the second mirror reflects the projected second image toward the fourth mirror.
- a fourth mirror transmits the second external light and reflects the second image.
- a user of the electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention can visually recognize the first external light, the second external light, the first image, and the second image at the same time.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a display device including a plurality of pixels in a display area, a first lens, a second lens, a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror, and a fourth mirror.
- the display area includes a first display area and a second display area
- the first lens is disposed between the first display area and the first mirror
- the first mirror is the first a function of reflecting the first image displayed in the display area onto a third mirror
- the third mirror having a function of reflecting the first image and a function of transmitting the first external light
- the second mirror has a function of reflecting the second image displayed in the second display area to the fourth mirror
- the fourth mirror is the second mirror.
- An electronic device having a function of reflecting an image and a function of transmitting second external light.
- a convex mirror may be used for the first mirror and the second mirror.
- Concave mirrors may be used as the third mirror and the fourth mirror.
- the resolution of the display area is preferably 4K or higher, more preferably 8K or higher.
- the resolution of the display area should be 1000 ppi or more and 10000 ppi or less. For example, it may be 2000 ppi or more and 6000 ppi or less, or 3000 ppi or more and 5000 ppi or less.
- the aspect ratio of the display area may be 16:9, for example.
- a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with high display quality can be provided.
- a highly reliable display device, semiconductor device, electronic device, or the like can be provided.
- a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with low power consumption can be provided.
- a lightweight display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like can be provided.
- a display device, a semiconductor device, an electronic device, or the like with high productivity can be provided.
- a novel display device, semiconductor device, electronic device, or the like can be provided.
- 1A and 1B are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of an electronic device.
- 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of an electronic device.
- 3A and FIGS. 3B1 to 3B5 are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of a display device.
- 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating configuration examples of pixel circuits.
- 5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of a display device.
- 6A to 6C are diagrams for explaining an operation example of the electronic device.
- 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining an operation example of the electronic device.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an algorithm.
- 9A to 9D are diagrams illustrating configuration examples of light emitting elements.
- 10A to 10D are diagrams showing configuration examples of display devices.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of a display device.
- FIG. 18A is a top view showing a configuration example of a transistor.
- 18B and 18C are cross-sectional views showing configuration examples of transistors.
- FIG. 18A is a top view showing a configuration example of a transistor.
- 18B and 18C are cross-sectional views showing configuration examples of transistors.
- FIG. 18A is a top view showing a configuration example of a transistor.
- FIG. 19A is a diagram explaining the classification of crystal structures.
- FIG. 19B is a diagram explaining the XRD spectrum of the CAAC-IGZO film.
- FIG. 19C is a diagram illustrating an ultrafine electron diffraction pattern of a CAAC-IGZO film.
- a semiconductor device is a device that utilizes semiconductor characteristics and refers to a circuit including a semiconductor element (transistor, diode, photodiode, or the like), a device having the same circuit, and the like. It also refers to all devices that can function by utilizing semiconductor characteristics. For example, an integrated circuit, a chip with an integrated circuit, and an electronic component containing a chip in a package are examples of semiconductor devices. Storage devices, display devices, light-emitting devices, lighting devices, electronic devices, and the like are themselves semiconductor devices and may include semiconductor devices.
- connection relationships other than the connection relationships shown in the drawings or the text are not limited to the predetermined connection relationships, for example, the connection relationships shown in the drawings or the text. It is assumed that X and Y are objects (for example, devices, elements, circuits, wiring, electrodes, terminals, conductive films, layers, etc.).
- X and Y are electrically connected is an element that enables electrical connection between X and Y (for example, switch, transistor, capacitive element, inductor, resistive element, diode, display devices, light emitting devices, loads, etc.) can be connected between X and Y.
- the switch is controlled to be on and off. In other words, the switch has a function of controlling whether it is in a conducting state (on state) or a non-conducting state (off state) to allow current to flow.
- a circuit that enables functional connection between X and Y eg, a logic circuit (inverter, NAND circuit, NOR circuit, etc.), a signal conversion Circuits (digital-to-analog conversion circuit, analog-to-digital conversion circuit, gamma correction circuit, etc.), potential level conversion circuit (power supply circuit (booster circuit, step-down circuit, etc.), level shifter circuit that changes the potential level of signals, etc.), voltage source, current source , switching circuit, amplifier circuit (circuit that can increase signal amplitude or current amount, operational amplifier, differential amplifier circuit, source follower circuit, buffer circuit, etc.), signal generation circuit, memory circuit, control circuit, etc.) It is possible to connect one or more between As an example, even if another circuit is interposed between X and Y, when a signal output from X is transmitted to Y, X and Y are considered to be functionally connected. do.
- X and Y are electrically connected, it means that X and Y are electrically connected (that is, another element or another circuit is interposed), and the case where X and Y are directly connected (that is, the case where X and Y are connected without another element or another circuit between them). (if any).
- X and Y, the source (or the first terminal, etc.) and the drain (or the second terminal, etc.) of the transistor are electrically connected to each other, and X, the source of the transistor (or the 1 terminal, etc.), the drain of the transistor (or the second terminal, etc.), and are electrically connected in the order of Y.”
- the source (or first terminal, etc.) of the transistor is electrically connected to X
- the drain (or second terminal, etc.) of the transistor is electrically connected to Y
- X is the source of the transistor ( or the first terminal, etc.), the drain of the transistor (or the second terminal, etc.), and Y are electrically connected in this order.
- X is electrically connected to Y through the source (or first terminal, etc.) and drain (or second terminal, etc.) of the transistor, and X is the source (or first terminal, etc.) of the transistor; terminal, etc.), the drain of the transistor (or the second terminal, etc.), and Y are provided in this connection order.
- the source (or the first terminal, etc.) and the drain (or the second terminal, etc.) of the transistor can be distinguished by defining the order of connection in the circuit configuration.
- the technical scope can be determined.
- these expression methods are examples, and are not limited to these expression methods.
- X and Y are objects (for example, devices, elements, circuits, wiring, electrodes, terminals, conductive films, layers, etc.).
- circuit diagram shows independent components electrically connected to each other, if one component has the functions of multiple components.
- one component has the functions of multiple components.
- the term "electrically connected" in this specification includes cases where one conductive film functions as a plurality of constituent elements.
- a “resistive element” can be a circuit element, wiring, or the like having a resistance value higher than 0 ⁇ , for example. Therefore, in this specification and the like, the term “resistive element” includes a wiring having a resistance value, a transistor, a diode, a coil, and the like through which a current flows between a source and a drain. Therefore, the term “resistive element” can be replaced with terms such as "resistance,””load,” and “region having a resistance value.” , “resistive element” and the like.
- the resistance value can be, for example, preferably 1 m ⁇ or more and 10 ⁇ or less, more preferably 5 m ⁇ or more and 5 ⁇ or less, still more preferably 10 m ⁇ or more and 1 ⁇ or less. Also, for example, it may be 1 ⁇ or more and 1 ⁇ 10 9 ⁇ or less.
- the resistance value may be determined depending on the length of the wiring.
- a conductor having a resistivity different from that of the conductor used as the wiring may be used as the resistance element.
- the resistance value may be determined by doping impurities into the semiconductor.
- the term “capacitance element” refers to, for example, a circuit element having a capacitance value higher than 0 F, a wiring region having a capacitance value higher than 0 F, a parasitic capacitance, a transistor can be the gate capacitance of Therefore, in this specification and the like, the term “capacitance element” means not only a circuit element including a pair of electrodes and a dielectric material contained between the electrodes, but also a parasitic element occurring between wirings. Capacitance, gate capacitance generated between one of the source or drain of the transistor and the gate, and the like are included.
- capacitor element in addition, terms such as “capacitance element”, “parasitic capacitance”, and “gate capacitance” can be replaced with terms such as “capacitance”, and conversely, the term “capacitance” can be replaced with terms such as “capacitance element”, “parasitic capacitance”, and “capacitance”. term such as “gate capacitance”.
- a pair of electrodes” in the “capacitance” can be replaced with a "pair of conductors," a “pair of conductive regions,” a “pair of regions,” and the like.
- the value of the capacitance can be, for example, 0.05 fF or more and 10 pF or less. Also, for example, it may be 1 pF or more and 10 ⁇ F or less.
- a transistor has three terminals called a gate, a source, and a drain.
- a gate is a control terminal that controls the conduction state of a transistor.
- the two terminals functioning as source or drain are the input and output terminals of the transistor.
- One of the two input/output terminals functions as a source and the other as a drain depending on the conductivity type of the transistor (n-channel type, p-channel type) and the level of potentials applied to the three terminals of the transistor. Therefore, in this specification and the like, the terms “source” and “drain” can be used interchangeably.
- a transistor may have a back gate in addition to the three terminals described above, depending on the structure of the transistor.
- one of the gate and back gate of the transistor may be referred to as a first gate
- the other of the gate and back gate of the transistor may be referred to as a second gate.
- the terms "gate” and “backgate” may be used interchangeably for the same transistor.
- the respective gates may be referred to as a first gate, a second gate, a third gate, or the like in this specification and the like.
- a “node” can be replaced with a terminal, a wiring, an electrode, a conductive layer, a conductor, an impurity region, or the like, depending on the circuit configuration, device structure, and the like. Also, terminals, wirings, etc. can be rephrased as “nodes”.
- Voltage is a potential difference from a reference potential.
- the reference potential is ground potential
- “voltage” can be replaced with “potential”. Note that the ground potential does not necessarily mean 0V.
- the potential is relative, and when the reference potential changes, the potential applied to the wiring, the potential applied to the circuit, etc., and the potential output from the circuit etc. also change.
- high-level potential also referred to as “high-level potential”, “H potential”, or “H”
- low-level potential also referred to as “low-level potential”, “L potential”, or “ The term “L”
- high-level potential also referred to as “high-level potential”, “H potential”, or “H”
- low-level potential also referred to as “low-level potential”, “L potential”, or “ The term “L”
- L low-level potential
- “Current” refers to the phenomenon of charge transfer (electrical conduction). is happening.” Therefore, in this specification and the like, unless otherwise specified, the term “electric current” refers to a charge transfer phenomenon (electrical conduction) associated with the movement of carriers.
- the carriers here include electrons, holes, anions, cations, complex ions, and the like, and the carriers differ depending on the current-flowing system (eg, semiconductor, metal, electrolytic solution, vacuum, etc.).
- “Direction of current” in wiring or the like is defined as the direction in which positive carriers move, and is described as a positive amount of current. In other words, the direction in which negative carriers move is opposite to the direction of the current, and is represented by the amount of negative current.
- ordinal numbers such as “first”, “second”, and “third” are added to avoid confusion of constituent elements. Therefore, the number of components is not limited. Also, the order of the components is not limited. For example, a component referred to as “first” in one embodiment such as this specification is a component referred to as “second” in other embodiments or claims. It is possible. Further, for example, a component referred to as “first” in one of the embodiments in this specification may be omitted in other embodiments or the scope of claims.
- the terms “upper” and “lower” do not limit the positional relationship of the components to be directly above or directly below and in direct contact with each other.
- the expression “electrode B on insulating layer A” does not require that electrode B be formed on insulating layer A in direct contact with another configuration between insulating layer A and electrode B. Do not exclude those containing elements.
- the terms “adjacent” and “proximity” do not limit that components are in direct contact with each other.
- electrode B adjacent to insulating layer A it is not necessary that insulating layer A and electrode B are formed in direct contact, and another component is provided between insulating layer A and electrode B. Do not exclude what is included.
- Electrode B overlapping insulating layer A is not limited to the state “electrode B is formed on insulating layer A”, and “electrode B is formed under insulating layer A”. The state of "the electrode B is formed on the right side (or the left side) of the insulating layer A" is not excluded.
- terms such as “film” and “layer” can be interchanged depending on the situation.
- the terms “film”, “layer”, etc. can be omitted and replaced with other terms.
- the terms “insulating layer” and “insulating film” may be changed to the term “insulator”.
- Electrode any electrode that is used as part of a “wiring” and vice versa.
- the term “electrode” or “wiring” includes the case where a plurality of “electrodes” or “wiring” are integrally formed.
- terminal may be used as part of “wiring” or “electrode” and vice versa.
- terminal includes a case where a plurality of "electrodes", “wirings”, “terminals”, etc. are integrally formed.
- an “electrode” can be part of a “wiring” or a “terminal”, and a “terminal” can be part of a “wiring” or an “electrode”, for example.
- Terms such as “electrode”, “wiring”, and “terminal” may be replaced with terms such as "region” in some cases.
- terms such as “wiring”, “signal line”, and “power line” can be interchanged depending on the case or situation. For example, it may be possible to change the term “wiring” to the term “signal line”. Also, for example, it may be possible to change the term “wiring” to a term such as "power supply line”. Also, vice versa, terms such as “signal line” and “power line” may be changed to the term “wiring”. It may be possible to change terms such as “power line” to terms such as “signal line”. Also, vice versa, terms such as “signal line” may be changed to terms such as "power line”. In addition, the term “potential” applied to the wiring may be changed to the term “signal” depending on the circumstances. And vice versa, terms such as “signal” may be changed to the term “potential”.
- an impurity of a semiconductor means, for example, other than the main component that constitutes a semiconductor layer.
- impurities may cause, for example, an increase in the defect level density of the semiconductor, a decrease in carrier mobility, and a decrease in crystallinity.
- impurities that change the characteristics of the semiconductor include, for example, group 1 elements, group 2 elements, group 13 elements, group 14 elements, group 15 elements, and elements other than the main component. Transition metals and the like, especially for example hydrogen (also included in water), lithium, sodium, silicon, boron, phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen and the like.
- the impurities that change the characteristics of the semiconductor include, for example, group 1 elements excluding oxygen and hydrogen, group 2 elements, group 13 elements, group 15 elements, and the like.
- a switch has a function of being in a conducting state (on state) or a non-conducting state (off state) and controlling whether or not current flows.
- a switch has a function of selecting and switching a path through which current flows.
- an electrical switch, a mechanical switch, or the like can be used.
- the switch is not limited to a specific one as long as it can control current.
- Examples of electrical switches include transistors (e.g., bipolar transistors, MOS transistors, etc.), diodes (e.g., PN diodes, PIN diodes, Schottky diodes, MIM (Metal Insulator Metal) diodes, MIS (Metal Insulator Semiconductor) diodes , diode-connected transistors, etc.), or a logic circuit combining these.
- transistors e.g., bipolar transistors, MOS transistors, etc.
- diodes e.g., PN diodes, PIN diodes, Schottky diodes, MIM (Metal Insulator Metal) diodes, MIS (Metal Insulator Semiconductor) diodes , diode-connected transistors, etc.
- the “on state” of the transistor means a state in which the source electrode and the drain electrode of the transistor can be considered to be electrically short-circuited.
- a “non-conducting state” of a transistor means a state in which a source electrode and a drain electrode of the transistor can be considered to be electrically cut off. Note that the polarity (conductivity type) of the transistor is not particularly limited when the transistor is operated as a simple switch.
- a mechanical switch is a switch using MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) technology.
- the switch has an electrode that can be moved mechanically, and operates by controlling conduction and non-conduction by moving the electrode.
- parallel means a state in which two straight lines are arranged at an angle of -10° or more and 10° or less. Therefore, the case of ⁇ 5° or more and 5° or less is also included.
- substantially parallel or “substantially parallel” refers to a state in which two straight lines are arranged at an angle of -30° or more and 30° or less.
- Perfect means that two straight lines are arranged at an angle of 80° or more and 100° or less. Therefore, the case of 85° or more and 95° or less is also included.
- a metal oxide is a metal oxide in a broad sense.
- Metal oxides are classified into oxide insulators, oxide conductors (including transparent oxide conductors), oxide semiconductors (also referred to as oxide semiconductors or simply OSs), and the like.
- oxide semiconductors also referred to as oxide semiconductors or simply OSs
- the metal oxide is sometimes called an oxide semiconductor or a metal oxide semiconductor. That is, when the channel of a transistor having at least one of an amplifying action, a rectifying action, and a switching action is formed in a metal oxide, the metal oxide can be called an oxide semiconductor or a metal oxide semiconductor.
- the term “OS transistor” can also be referred to as a transistor including a metal oxide or an oxide semiconductor.
- metal oxides containing nitrogen may also be collectively referred to as metal oxides.
- a metal oxide containing nitrogen may also be referred to as a metal oxynitride.
- a plurality of light emitting elements 70 may be referred to as light emitting element 70R, light emitting element 70G, or light emitting element 70B.
- light emitting elements 70 when describing common matters to the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B, or when there is no need to distinguish between them, they may simply be referred to as "light emitting elements 70".
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic device 100A according to one aspect of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective external view of an electronic device 100A according to one aspect of the present invention.
- the electronic device 100A is a glasses-type electronic device.
- 100 A of electronic devices are provided with the housing
- the electronic device 100A is a wearable electronic device for augmented reality (AR) applications.
- AR augmented reality
- Electronic device 100A also includes sensor section 50, sensor section 51 (sensor section 51R and sensor section 51L), power supply section (battery 104 and voltage generation section 105), control section 106, communication section 107, and antenna 108 (antenna 108R and antenna 108L).
- sensor section 50 sensor section 51 (sensor section 51R and sensor section 51L), power supply section (battery 104 and voltage generation section 105), control section 106, communication section 107, and antenna 108 (antenna 108R and antenna 108L).
- electronic device 100A includes battery 104, voltage generating section 105, and antenna 108R in mounting section 103R, and control section 106, communication section 107, and antenna 108L in mounting section 103L.
- the electronic device 100A also includes earphones 121 (earphones 121R and 121L). Instead of the earphone 121, a bone-conduction acoustic device 122 (acoustic device 122R, acoustic device 122L) may be provided. Either one or both of the earphone 121 and the bone conduction type acoustic device 122 may be provided.
- the electronic device 100A includes a bone conduction acoustic device 122R in the mounting portion 103R and a bone conduction acoustic device 122L in the mounting portion 103L. By using the bone conduction type acoustic device 122, the user can simultaneously hear the acoustic signal transmitted from the electronic device 100A and the surrounding sounds.
- the sensor unit 50 and the sensor unit 51 have a function of acquiring one or more of the user's visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory information. More specifically, the sensor unit 50 and the sensor unit 51 detect force, displacement, position, speed, acceleration, angular velocity, number of rotations, distance, light, magnetism, temperature, sound, time, electric field, current, voltage, power, It has the ability to detect or measure radiation, humidity, gradient, vibration, smell, and infrared.
- the electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>A may include one or more sensor units 50 .
- the electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>A may include one or more sensor units 51 .
- the surrounding scenery can be photographed and displayed on the display device 10, which is a type of semiconductor device.
- the sensor unit 50 can be used to measure ambient temperature, humidity, illuminance, odor, and the like.
- the user's blink frequency, eyelid behavior, pupil size, body temperature, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, etc. are measured, and the user's fatigue level, health condition, etc. are measured. can be detected.
- the electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>A can detect the user's fatigue level, health condition, etc., and display a warning or the like on the display device 10 .
- the sensor unit 51 may be used to pick up an image of the user's pupils to detect the user's line of sight. By taking into consideration the behavior of the user's line of sight, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy of the degree of fatigue.
- the line of sight of the user it is possible to know the point of interest of the user. For example, it is possible to select an icon displayed in the display area of the display device 10 by combining the detection of the point of interest and the number of blinks per unit time. That is, it is possible to detect the movement of the user's line of sight and eyelids, and to realize the action of clicking the icon with the mouse. That is, the movement of the user's line of sight and eyelids can be detected to control the operation of the electronic device 100 . Since the user does not need to use both hands to operate the electronic device 100A, the user can perform an input operation or the like while holding nothing in both hands (both hands are free).
- the sensor section 50 and/or the sensor section 51 have a function capable of measuring electroencephalograms in addition to the functions described above.
- it may have a plurality of electrodes in contact with the head, and a mechanism for measuring electroencephalograms from weak currents flowing through the electrodes.
- the battery 104 has a function of storing power necessary for the operation of the electronic device 100A and a function of supplying the power necessary for the operation.
- the voltage generator 105 has a function of generating a voltage necessary for the operation of the electronic device 100A and a function of keeping the voltage constant.
- a primary battery or a secondary battery can be used as the battery 104 .
- the secondary battery for example, a lithium ion secondary battery can be used.
- a combination of the battery 104 and the voltage generation unit 105 can be called a power supply unit.
- FIG. 1A although the structure which has the battery 104 was illustrated, it is not limited to this. A configuration in which electric power is directly supplied from an external power supply without providing the battery 104 in the electronic device 100A may be employed. Further, the electronic device 100A may include a battery 104 and may have a function of receiving power from the outside.
- the control unit 106 has a function of controlling the operation of the electronic device 100A.
- the control unit 106 can include a CPU, memory, and the like.
- the memory has a function of holding various programs used in the electronic device 100A, data necessary for the operation of the electronic device 100A, and the like.
- control unit 106 has a function of supplying an image signal to the display device 10 .
- control unit 106 can perform high-resolution processing (up-conversion) or low-resolution processing (down-conversion) of the image signal.
- image data with low resolution can be up-converted according to the resolution of the display area (also referred to as “display section”).
- display section also referred to as “display section”.
- high-resolution image data can be down-converted. Therefore, an image with high display quality can be displayed on the display device 10 .
- control unit 106 may include a GPU or the like as necessary.
- the control unit 106 can function as an application processor having functions necessary for the operation of the electronic device 100A.
- the communication unit 107 has a function of communicating wirelessly or by wire.
- having a function of wireless communication is preferable because the number of components such as cables for connection can be omitted.
- the communication unit 107 can communicate via the antenna 108 .
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communication: registered trademark
- EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
- CDMA2000 Code Division 0 Multiplication
- ZigBee registered trademark
- a third generation mobile communication system (3G) a fourth generation mobile communication system (4G), or a fifth generation mobile communication system (5G) defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) can be used.
- the communication unit 107 is the foundation of the World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet, intranet, extranet, PAN (Personal Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), CAN (Campus Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network),
- the electronic device 100A can be connected to other devices via computer networks such as WAN (Wide Area Network) and GAN (Global Area Network) to input and output information.
- WWW World Wide Web
- the communication unit 107 is the foundation of the World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet, intranet, extranet, PAN (Personal Area Network), LAN (Local Area Network), CAN (Campus Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network),
- the electronic device 100A can be connected to other devices via computer networks such as WAN (Wide Area Network) and GAN (Global Area Network) to input and output information.
- WAN Wide Area Network
- GAN Global Area Network
- the stability of wireless communication can be improved by providing a plurality of antennas 108 .
- the communication unit 107 may be electrically connected to an external port (not shown) included in the electronic device 100 .
- the external port can be configured to connect to external devices such as computers and printers via cables.
- a typical example is a USB terminal.
- a terminal for LAN connection, a terminal for receiving digital broadcasting, a terminal for connecting an AC adapter, and the like may be provided.
- a configuration may be adopted in which a transmitter/receiver for optical communication using infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, or the like is provided in addition to wired communication.
- the communication unit 107 may be electrically connected to, for example, one or more buttons or switches (also referred to as “casing switches”; not shown) provided on the electronic device 100 .
- FIG. 1B is a top view of the inside of the housing 101 included in the electronic device 100A.
- Electronic device 100A includes sensor unit 50 and a pair of display areas 102 (display area 102R and display area 102L) in front of housing 101 .
- the display area 102 functions as a half mirror.
- Electronic device 100A also includes display device 10 , lens 11 (lens 11 R and lens 11 L), mirror 12 (mirror 12 R and mirror 12 L), and separator 13 inside housing 101 .
- the mirror 12 is a curved mirror and functions as a total reflection convex mirror. A concave mirror or a plane mirror may be used as the mirror 12 depending on the purpose.
- a display area 102 functioning as a half mirror is also similar to the mirror 12 .
- FIG. 3A shows a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the display device 10.
- the display device 10 comprises a display area 235 , a peripheral circuitry area 232 and a peripheral circuitry area 233 .
- the display area 235 includes a plurality of pixels 230 arranged in a matrix. An image can be displayed in the display area 235 by controlling the light emission amount of each pixel 230 .
- the display area 235 also includes a display area 235R and a display area 235L. Note that the configuration of the display device 10 will be described later.
- the lens 11R has a function of projecting an image (also referred to as “light 21R”) displayed on the display area 235R onto the mirror 12R (see FIG. 1B).
- the light 21R projected onto the mirror 12R is reflected by the mirror 12R, which is a convex mirror, and is enlarged and projected onto the display area 102R.
- the display area 102R is a half mirror and functions as a concave mirror, for example.
- the display area 102R transmits external light 22R incident from the outside of the housing 101, and further reflects light 21R reflected by the mirror 12R.
- the light 21R and the external light 22R are emitted behind the housing 101 (on the user side).
- the lens 11L has a function of projecting an image (also referred to as "light 21L") displayed on the display area 235L onto the mirror 12L.
- the light 21L projected onto the mirror 12L is reflected by the mirror 12L, which is a convex mirror, and is enlarged and projected onto the display area 102L.
- the display area 102L is a half mirror and functions as a concave mirror, for example.
- the display area 102L transmits external light 22L incident from the outside of the housing 101, and further reflects the light 21L reflected by the mirror 12L.
- the light 21L and the external light 22L are emitted behind the housing 101 (toward the user).
- the position and angle of each of the lens 11 and mirror 12 can be arbitrarily adjusted. By adjusting the positions and angles of the lens 11R and the mirror 12R, the emission position of the light 21R can be controlled. Also, by adjusting the positions and angles of the lens 11L and the mirror 12L, the emission position of the light 21L can be controlled.
- the optical members used in the electronic device 100A are not limited to the lens 11, the mirror 12, and the display area 102.
- Electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>A may include optical members other than lens 11 , mirror 12 , and display area 102 .
- at least part of the lens 11, the mirror 12, and the display area 102 may be replaced with other optical members.
- the lens 11 may be configured by combining a plurality of lenses.
- the lens used for the electronic device 100A is preferably an aspherical lens. Since an aspherical lens can reduce aberrations more than a spherical lens, it is possible to improve the display quality of the electronic device 100A.
- Separator 13 overlaps the boundary between display area 235R and display area 235L and is provided to extend rearward of housing 101 .
- the separator 13 has a function of preventing the image displayed in the display area 235R from being reflected on the mirror 12L. Further, the separator 13 has a function of preventing the image displayed in the display area 235L from being reflected on the mirror 12R.
- a user of the electronic device 100A can visually recognize the light 21R and the external light 22R with the right eye, and the light 21L and the external light 22L with the left eye.
- the user can visually recognize the image displayed by the display device 10 and the scenery superimposed on each other through the display area 102 functioning as a half mirror.
- An electronic device 100A has a display device 10 provided between the user's eyes. Therefore, the user of the electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>A can visually recognize the scenery and the image displayed in the display area 102 without the line of sight being blocked by the display device 10 . In addition, the scenery can be visually recognized even when the operation of the electronic device 100A is stopped. In addition, electronic device 100A can generate right-eye and left-eye images using a single display device without providing separate display devices for right and left eyes. Therefore, reduction of power consumption and reduction of production cost can be realized. In addition, the weight of the electronic device 100A can be easily reduced, and the wearing comfort of the electronic device 100A can be improved.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic device 100B according to one aspect of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a perspective external view of an electronic device 100B according to one aspect of the present invention.
- FIG. 2B is a top view of the inside of the housing 101 included in the electronic device 100B.
- Electronic device 100B is a modification of electronic device 100A. Therefore, in order to reduce duplication of description, differences between the electronic device 100B and the electronic device 100A will be mainly described.
- the electronic device 100B is a goggle-type electronic device for virtual reality (VR) applications.
- the electronic device 100B includes mirrors 14 (mirrors 14R and 14L) instead of the display area 102 included in the electronic device 100A. Also, the mirror 14 is provided inside the housing 101 . Further, the electronic device 100B includes a belt-like wearing portion 103 around the head and on the top of the head. The length of the mounting portion 103 can be adjusted as appropriate.
- the mirror 14 is a curved mirror and functions as a total reflection concave mirror.
- a convex mirror or a plane mirror may be used as the mirror 14 depending on the purpose.
- Electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>B also includes battery 104 , voltage generation section 105 , control section 106 , and communication section 107 inside housing 101 .
- Antenna 108 is provided on a part of mounting portion 103 .
- a lens 111L may be provided between the mirror 14L and the user.
- a lens 111R may be provided between the mirror 14R and the user. The position of the lens 111 (lens 111L, lens 111R) can be adjusted as appropriate. The user can visually recognize the image displayed on the mirror 14 through the lens 111 .
- the electronic device 100B Since the electronic device 100B has a configuration in which external light does not enter the housing 101, the user can obtain a high sense of immersion. Alternatively, an imaging device may be used in the sensor unit 50 to photograph the surrounding scenery and display it on the display device 10 . The electronic device 100B can also display other information superimposed on the image of the surrounding scenery. Therefore, the electronic device 100B can also function as a wearable electronic device for augmented reality (AR) applications.
- AR augmented reality
- the electronic device 100B also includes the display device 10 between the user's eyes. Therefore, the user of the electronic device 100 ⁇ /b>B can visually recognize the image displayed on the mirror 14 by the display device 10 . Further, in the electronic device 100B as well, it is possible to generate images for the right eye and the left eye using a single display device without providing separate display devices for the right eye and the left eye. Therefore, reduction of power consumption and reduction of production cost can be realized. In addition, the weight of the electronic device 100B can be easily reduced, and the wearing comfort of the electronic device 100B is improved.
- FIG. 3A is a block diagram illustrating the display device 10.
- display device 10 includes display area 235 , peripheral circuitry area 232 , and peripheral circuitry area 233 .
- the display area 235 also includes a display area 235R and a display area 235L.
- a circuit included in the peripheral circuit region 232 functions, for example, as a scanning line driving circuit.
- a circuit included in the peripheral circuit region 232 functions as, for example, a signal line driver circuit. Note that some circuit may be provided at a position facing the peripheral circuit region 232 with the display region 235 interposed therebetween.
- the general term for the circuits included in the peripheral circuit area 232 and the peripheral circuit area 233 may be called "peripheral driving circuit".
- Various circuits such as shift registers, level shifters, inverters, latches, analog switches, and logic circuits can be used for the peripheral driving circuits.
- a transistor, a capacitor, or the like can be used for the peripheral driver circuit.
- a transistor included in the peripheral driver circuit can be formed in the same process as the transistor included in the pixel 230 .
- the display device 10 has m wirings 236 which are arranged substantially parallel to each other and whose potentials are controlled by circuits included in the peripheral circuit region 232, which are arranged substantially parallel to each other, and and n wirings 237 whose potentials are controlled by circuits included in the peripheral circuit region 233 .
- the display area 235 has a plurality of pixels 230 arranged in a matrix.
- the pixel 230 that controls red light, the pixel 230 that controls green light, and the pixel 230 that controls blue light are collectively functioned as one pixel 240, and the light emission amount (light emission luminance) of each pixel 230 is controlled. By doing so, full-color display can be realized. Therefore, each of the three pixels 230 functions as a sub-pixel. That is, each of the three sub-pixels controls the amount of red light, green light, or blue light emitted (see FIG. 3B1).
- the color of light controlled by each of the three sub-pixels is not limited to a combination of red (R), green (G), and blue (B), but may be cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y). There may be (see FIG. 3B2).
- four sub-pixels may collectively function as one pixel 240 .
- a sub-pixel controlling white light may be added to three sub-pixels controlling red light, green light, and blue light, respectively (see FIG. 3B3).
- a sub-pixel for controlling yellow light may be added to the three sub-pixels for controlling red light, green light, and blue light, respectively (see FIG. 3B4).
- a sub-pixel for controlling white light may be added to the three sub-pixels for controlling cyan, magenta, and yellow light, respectively (see FIG. 3B5).
- Reproducibility of halftones can be improved by increasing the number of sub-pixels that function as one pixel, and by appropriately combining sub-pixels that control lights such as red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow. can. Therefore, display quality can be improved.
- the display device of one embodiment of the present invention can reproduce color gamuts of various standards.
- PAL Phase Alternating Line
- NTSC National Television System Committee
- sRGB standard RGB
- ITU-R BT. 709 International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector Broadcasting Service(Television) 709) ⁇ DCI ⁇ P3(Digital Cinema Initiatives P3) ⁇ UHDTV(Ultra High Definition Television ⁇ ) ⁇ ITU ⁇ RBT. 2020 (REC.2020 (Recommendation 2020)) standard color gamut can be reproduced.
- the resolution of the display area 235 can be HD (1280 ⁇ 720 pixels), FHD (1920 ⁇ 1080 pixels), WQHD (2560 ⁇ 1440 pixels), or the like. Furthermore, it has extremely high resolutions such as WQXGA (2560 ⁇ 1600 pixels), 4K2K (3840 ⁇ 2160 pixels; also referred to as “4K”), and 8K4K (7680 ⁇ 4320 pixels; also referred to as “8K”). preferably. In particular, it is preferable to set the resolution to 4K2K, 8K4K, or higher.
- the pixel density (definition) of the display area 235 is preferably 1000 ppi or more and 10000 ppi or less. For example, it may be 2000 ppi or more and 6000 ppi or less, or 3000 ppi or more and 5000 ppi or less.
- the screen ratio (aspect ratio) of the display area 235 is not particularly limited.
- the display area 235 of the display device 10 can correspond to various screen ratios such as 1:1 (square), 4:3, 16:9, and 16:10.
- the display device can have a variable refresh rate.
- the power consumption can be reduced by adjusting the refresh rate (for example, in the range of 0.01 Hz to 240 Hz) according to the content displayed on the display device.
- driving that reduces the power consumption of the display device by driving with a reduced refresh rate may be referred to as idling stop (IDS) driving.
- IDS idling stop
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a circuit configuration example of the pixel 230. As shown in FIG. Pixel 230 has a pixel circuit 431 and a display element 432 .
- Each wiring 236 is electrically connected to n pixel circuits 431 arranged in one of the pixel circuits 431 arranged in m rows and n columns in the display region 235 .
- each wiring 237 is electrically connected to m pixel circuits 431 arranged in any column among the pixel circuits 431 arranged in m rows and n columns. Both m and n are integers of 1 or more.
- a pixel circuit 431 includes a transistor 436 , a capacitor 433 , a transistor 438 , and a transistor 434 .
- the pixel circuit 431 is electrically connected to the display element 432 .
- a display element can be replaced with “device” in some cases.
- a display element, a light-emitting element, and a liquid crystal element can be called a display device, a light-emitting device, and a liquid crystal device.
- One of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the transistor 436 is electrically connected to a wiring (hereinafter referred to as signal line DL_n) to which a data signal (also referred to as "video signal") is supplied. Further, a gate electrode of the transistor 436 is electrically connected to a wiring supplied with a gate signal (hereinafter referred to as a scan line GL_m).
- the signal line DL_n and the scan line GL_m correspond to the wiring 237 and the wiring 236, respectively.
- the transistor 436 has a function of controlling writing of the data signal to the node 435 .
- One of the pair of electrodes of the capacitor 433 is electrically connected to the node 435 and the other is electrically connected to the node 437 .
- the other of the source and drain electrodes of transistor 436 is electrically connected to node 435 .
- the capacitor 433 functions as a storage capacitor that holds data written to the node 435 .
- One of the source electrode and the drain electrode of transistor 438 is electrically connected to potential supply line VL_a, and the other is electrically connected to node 437 . Additionally, the gate electrode of transistor 438 is electrically connected to node 435 .
- One of the source and drain electrodes of transistor 434 is electrically connected to potential supply line V 0 , and the other is electrically connected to node 437 . Further, a gate electrode of the transistor 434 is electrically connected to the scan line GL_m.
- One of the anode and cathode of the display element 432 is electrically connected to the potential supply line VL_b and the other is electrically connected to the node 437 .
- an organic electroluminescence element also referred to as an organic EL element
- the display element 432 is not limited to this, and for example, an inorganic EL element made of an inorganic material may be used.
- the "organic EL element” and the “inorganic EL element” are collectively referred to as the "EL element”.
- the emission color of the EL element can be white, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, or the like, depending on the material forming the EL element.
- a method for realizing color display there is a method in which a display element 432 emitting white light and a colored layer are combined, and a method in which a display element 432 emitting light in a different color is provided for each pixel.
- the former method is more productive than the latter method.
- the latter method requires different display elements 432 for each pixel, and is therefore inferior in productivity to the former method.
- the latter method can obtain an emission color with higher color purity than the former method.
- the color purity can be further enhanced by providing the display element 432 with a microcavity structure.
- Either a low-molecular-weight compound or a high-molecular-weight compound can be used for the display element 432, and an inorganic compound may be included.
- Each of the layers forming the display element 432 can be formed by a vapor deposition method (including a vacuum vapor deposition method), a transfer method, a printing method, an inkjet method, a coating method, or the like.
- the display element 432 may have inorganic compounds such as quantum dots. For example, by using a quantum dot for the display element 432, it can function as a light-emitting material.
- the power supply potential for example, a relatively high potential side potential or a relatively low potential side potential can be used.
- the power supply potential on the high potential side is referred to as a high power supply potential (also referred to as "VDD")
- the power supply potential on the low potential side is referred to as a low power supply potential (also referred to as "VSS").
- the ground potential can be used as a high power supply potential or a low power supply potential. For example, when the high power supply potential is the ground potential, the low power supply potential is lower than the ground potential, and when the low power supply potential is the ground potential, the high power supply potential is higher than the ground potential.
- one of the potential supply line VL_a and the potential supply line VL_b is supplied with the high power supply potential VDD, and the other is supplied with the low power supply potential VSS.
- the pixel circuits 431 in each row are sequentially selected by a circuit included in the peripheral driver circuit, the transistors 436 and 434 are turned on, and a data signal is written to the node 435 .
- FIG. 4B shows a modification of the circuit configuration of the pixel 230 shown in FIG. 4A.
- the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 4B has a configuration obtained by removing transistor 434 and potential supply line V0 from the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 4A.
- Other configurations can be understood by referring to the description of the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 4A. Therefore, in order to reduce the repetition of the description, detailed description of the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 4B is omitted.
- part or all of the transistors included in the pixel circuit 431 may be transistors having back gates.
- a transistor having a back gate may be used as the transistor 436 and the back gate and gate may be electrically connected.
- the back gate may be electrically connected to one of the source and the drain of the transistor as in the transistor 438 illustrated in FIG. 4C.
- the display device 10 may have a laminated structure of layers 30 and 40 . Between layers 30 and 40 there may be an interlayer insulator or a conductor for making electrical connections between the different layers.
- the area of the display area 235 can be maximized. Therefore, the resolution of the display device 10 can be improved. Moreover, when the resolution is constant, the area occupied by one pixel can be increased. Also, the aperture ratio of the pixel 230 can be increased. In addition, by increasing the area occupied by each pixel, the current density supplied to the pixel can be reduced. Therefore, the load applied to the pixels is reduced, and the reliability of the display device 10 can be improved.
- a transistor provided in the layer 30 can be, for example, a transistor including silicon in a channel formation region (also referred to as a “Si transistor”).
- a transistor including single crystal silicon in a channel formation region also referred to as a “c-Si transistor” can be used.
- the on current of the transistor can be increased. Therefore, the circuits included in layer 30 can be driven at high speed.
- the layer 30 can be provided with a functional circuit region 234 including CPU, GPU, and/or memory circuits. Therefore, the display device 10 can be a display device including an application processor or the like. A CPU, a GPU, a memory circuit, and the like are sometimes referred to as a "functional circuit".
- the transistors provided in layer 40 may be OS transistors, for example.
- an OS transistor a transistor including an oxide containing at least one of indium, element M (element M is aluminum, gallium, yttrium, or tin), and zinc in a channel formation region is preferably used.
- Such an OS transistor has a very low off-state current. Therefore, it is preferable to use an OS transistor as a transistor for the pixel circuit 431 because data written to the pixel circuit 431 can be retained for a long time. In particular, when an OS transistor is used as the transistor 436, data written to the node 435 can be held for a long time.
- An OS transistor is preferably used as the transistor 438 because the OS transistor has a high withstand voltage between the source and the drain.
- a transistor 438 is a transistor (also referred to as a “driving transistor”) that controls current flowing through the display element 432, and a relatively high voltage is applied between its source and drain. By using an OS transistor as the transistor 438, the reliability of the display device 10 can be improved.
- both Si transistors and OS transistors may be used.
- Materials used for the Si transistor include single crystal silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, and the like.
- a transistor including low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) in a semiconductor layer also referred to as an “LTPS transistor” can be used.
- the LTPS transistor has high field effect mobility and good frequency characteristics.
- a Si transistor such as an LTPS transistor
- a circuit that needs to be driven at a high frequency for example, a source driver circuit
- OS transistors have extremely high field effect mobility compared to amorphous silicon.
- an OS transistor has extremely low source-drain leakage current (hereinafter also referred to as an off-state current) in an off state, and can retain charge accumulated in a capacitor connected in series with the transistor for a long time. is possible. Further, by using the OS transistor, power consumption of the display device can be reduced.
- the off current value of the OS transistor per 1 ⁇ m of channel width at room temperature is 1 aA (1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 18 A) or less, 1 zA (1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 21 A) or less, or 1 yA (1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 24 A) or less.
- the off current value of the Si transistor per 1 ⁇ m channel width at room temperature is 1 fA (1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 15 A) or more and 1 pA (1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 12 A) or less. Therefore, it can be said that the off-state current of the OS transistor is about ten digits lower than the off-state current of the Si transistor.
- the transistors included in the peripheral circuit regions 232 and 233 may be LTPS transistors, and the transistors included in the display region 235 may be OS transistors.
- the amount of current flowing through the light emitting device it is necessary to increase the amount of current flowing through the light emitting device.
- the OS transistor when the transistor operates in the saturation region, the OS transistor can reduce the change in the source-drain current due to the change in the gate-source voltage as compared with the Si transistor. Therefore, by applying an OS transistor as a driving transistor included in a pixel circuit, the current flowing between the source and the drain can be finely determined according to the change in the voltage between the gate and the source. can be controlled. Therefore, it is possible to increase the gradation in the pixel circuit.
- the OS transistor flows a more stable current (saturation current) than the Si transistor even when the source-drain voltage gradually increases. be able to. Therefore, by using the OS transistor as the driving transistor, a stable current can be supplied to the light-emitting device even when the current-voltage characteristics of the light-emitting device including the EL material are varied. That is, when the OS transistor operates in the saturation region, even if the source-drain voltage is increased, the source-drain current hardly changes, so that the light emission luminance of the light-emitting device can be stabilized.
- an OS transistor as a driving transistor included in a pixel circuit, it is possible to suppress black floating, increase emission luminance, provide multiple gradations, and suppress variations in light emitting devices. can be planned.
- FIG. 5B is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the display device 10, which is a type of semiconductor device.
- FIG. 5B shows the control unit 130, the calculation unit 140, the storage unit 150, the input/output unit 160, and the line-of-sight detection unit 170 as functional circuits provided in the functional circuit area 234.
- FIG. Control unit 130 , arithmetic unit 140 , storage unit 150 , input/output unit 160 , and line-of-sight detection unit 170 are electrically connected via bus line 131 .
- the control unit 130 has a function of controlling the operation of the entire display device 10 .
- the control unit 130 controls operations of the display area 235 , the peripheral circuit area 232 , the peripheral circuit area 233 , the calculation unit 140 , the storage unit 150 , the input/output unit 160 , and the line-of-sight detection unit 170 .
- the calculation unit 140 has a function of performing calculations related to the operation of the entire display device 10, and can use, for example, a central processing unit (CPU).
- the calculation unit 140 has a function of generating an image to be displayed on the display area 235 .
- microprocessors such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) can be used singly or in combination. Further, these microprocessors may be realized by PLD (Programmable Logic Device) such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or FPAA (Field Programmable Analog Array).
- PLD Programmable Logic Device
- FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- FPAA Field Programmable Analog Array
- the calculation unit 140 has a neural network 141 .
- the neural network 141 may be configured with software.
- Neural network 141 can be one or more of deep neural networks, convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks, autoencoders, deep Boltzmann machines, and deep belief networks.
- the arithmetic unit 140 performs various data processing and program control by interpreting and executing instructions from various programs by the processor.
- a program that can be executed by the processor may be stored in a memory area of the processor, or may be stored in the storage unit 150 .
- the calculation unit 140 may have a main memory.
- the main memory can comprise volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), or non-volatile memory such as ROM (Read Only Memory).
- a DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
- a virtual memory space is allocated and used as a work space for the computing unit 140 .
- the operating system, application programs, program modules, program data, etc. stored in storage unit 150 are loaded into RAM for execution. These data, programs, and program modules loaded into the RAM are directly accessed and manipulated by the computing unit 140 .
- the ROM can store BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), firmware, etc. that do not require rewriting.
- BIOS Basic Input/Output System
- mask ROM OTPROM (One Time Programmable Read Only Memory)
- EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
- Examples of EPROM include UV-EPROM (Ultra-Violet Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), flash memory, etc., in which stored data can be erased by ultraviolet irradiation.
- Storage unit 150 As the storage unit 150, for example, a flash memory, MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory), PRAM (Phase change RAM), ReRAM (Resistive RAM), FeRAM (Ferroelectric RAM), or other non-volatile storage element is applied.
- MRAM Magneticoresistive Random Access Memory
- PRAM Phase change RAM
- ReRAM Resistive RAM
- FeRAM Feroelectric RAM
- a storage device or the like to which a volatile storage element such as a DRAM (Dynamic RAM) or SRAM (Static RAM) is applied may be used.
- a storage device placed outside the display device 10 may be used as the storage device 150 without the storage device 150 built into the display device 10 .
- the storage unit 150 is electrically connected to the arithmetic unit 140 and the like via the input/output unit 160 .
- a communication means may be provided to exchange data wirelessly.
- Storage unit 150 stores, for example, a plurality of algorithms for performing up-conversion (also referred to as “super-resolution”), weighting coefficients for each algorithm, and the like. Also, the image source to be displayed in the display area 235 may be stored in the storage unit 150 .
- Input/output unit 160 is electrically connected to control unit 106 of electronic device 100 . Input/output unit 160 may be electrically connected to communication unit 107 of electronic device 100 . Information necessary for the operation of the display device 10 is supplied to the display device 10 via the input/output unit 160 . Also, the input/output unit 160 may be electrically connected to one or more buttons or switches (also referred to as “casing switches”) provided on the electronic device 100, for example. It may also be electrically connected to an external port to which other input components can be connected.
- the line-of-sight detection unit 170 has a function of detecting the user's line of sight in conjunction with the sensor unit 51 .
- the user's line of sight can be detected by known eye-tracking methods. For example, it can be detected by a Pupil Center Corneal Reflection (PCCR) method, a Bright/Dark Pupil Effect method, or the like.
- PCCR Pupil Center Corneal Reflection
- the PCCR method is a method of detecting the line of sight of the user from the relative position of the user's pupil center position and the corneal reflection image (Purkinje image) generated when the eyeball is irradiated with light.
- the user's line of sight is detected by the PCCR method, the user's pupil and Purkinje image are picked up using the sensor unit 51 , and the user's line of sight can be detected by the line of sight detection unit 170 .
- the line-of-sight detection method using the line-of-sight detection unit 170 is not limited to the above detection method.
- the line-of-sight detection unit 170 may have a function of detecting any one or more selected from the user's cornea, iris, lens, and retina.
- Light emitted from the display area 235 of the display device 10 can be used as the light to irradiate the eyeball to obtain the Purkinje image.
- the light emitted from the display device 10 there is no need to separately provide a light source for acquiring the Purkinje image. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the weight and cost of the electronic device 100 .
- infrared light When infrared light is used as the light source for obtaining the Purkinje image, a separate light source may be provided, or the display device 10 capable of emitting infrared light may be used.
- the human visual field is roughly divided into five visual fields: discriminative visual field, effective visual field, stable fixation visual field, guidance visual field, and auxiliary visual field.
- the discriminative visual field is an area within about 5° of the center of the visual field, and is an area in which visual functions such as visual acuity and color discrimination are the best.
- the effective visual field is an area within approximately 30 degrees horizontally and within approximately 20 degrees vertically of the center of the visual field, adjacent to the outside of the discriminative visual field, and is an area in which specific information can be instantly identified only by eye movement.
- the stable fixation field is within about 90° horizontally and within about 70° vertically of the center of the visual field and is adjacent to the outside of the effective field of view, and is a region in which specific information can be identified without difficulty with head movement.
- the induced visual field is a region within about 100° horizontally and within about 85° vertically of the center of the visual field, adjacent to the outside of the stable fixation field.
- the auxiliary visual field is the area adjacent to the outside of the induced visual field within about 100 to 200 degrees horizontally and within about 85 to 130 degrees vertically from the center of the visual field. is the area of
- the image quality from the discriminative field of view to the effective field of view is important in image up-conversion. In particular, it is important to improve the image quality of the discriminative field of view.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing how a user 112 observes an image 114 displayed in the display area of the display device 10 via the display area 102 or the mirror 14 from the front (image display surface).
- the image 114 illustrated in FIG. 6A corresponds to the display area 235R or the display area 235L.
- a gaze point G beyond the line of sight 113 of the user 112 is shown.
- first area S1 the area including the discriminative visual field on the image 114
- second area S2 the area including the effective visual field
- a region including the stable fixation field, the guidance field, and the auxiliary field of view is defined as a "third region S3".
- the boundary (contour) between the first area S1 and the second area S2 is indicated by a curved line, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the boundary (outline) between the first area S1 and the second area S2 may be rectangular or polygonal.
- the shape may be a combination of a straight line and a curved line.
- the display area of the display device 10 may be divided into two areas, the area including the discriminative visual field and the effective visual field being the first area S1, and the other area being the second area S2. In this case, the third region S3 is not formed.
- FIG. 7A is a top view of image 114 displayed in display area of display device 10 of electronic device 100
- FIG. 7B is a horizontal view of image 114 displayed in the display area of display device 10 of electronic device 100. It is the figure seen from.
- the horizontal angle of the first region S1 is indicated as “angle ⁇ x1”
- the horizontal angle of the second region S2 is indicated as “angle ⁇ x2” (see FIG. 7A).
- the vertical angle of the first region S1 is indicated as "angle ⁇ y1”
- the vertical angle of the second region S2 is indicated as "angle ⁇ y2" (see FIG. 7B).
- the area of the first region S1 can be increased.
- part of the effective field of view is included in the first area S1.
- the angle ⁇ x2 to 45° and the angle ⁇ y2 to 35°
- the area of the second region S2 can be increased.
- part of the stable fixation field is included in the second region S2.
- each of the angles ⁇ x1 and ⁇ y1 is preferably 5° or more and less than 20°.
- the first area S1 and the second area S2 also move. For example, when the amount of change in line of sight 113 exceeds a certain amount, it is determined that line of sight 113 is moving. When the amount of change in the line of sight 113 is equal to or less than a certain amount, it is determined that the movement of the line of sight 113 has stopped, and the first area S1 to the third area S3 are determined.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of an algorithm for performing up-conversion.
- each algorithm is classified into groups A, B, and C.
- Group A is an algorithm that performs up-conversion by simple calculation.
- Group B and Group C are algorithms that use artificial intelligence (AI) for upconversion.
- Group B is an algorithm that performs up-conversion by machine learning, and group C is an algorithm that performs up-conversion by deep learning using a neural network.
- group A includes the nearest neighbor method, the bilinear method, and the bicubic method.
- Group B shows the RAISR (Rapid and Accurate Image Super-Resolution) method, the ANR (Anchored Neighborhood Regression) method, and the A+ method.
- RAISR Rotary and Accurate Image Super-Resolution
- ANR Automatic Neighborhood Regression
- A+ A+ method.
- SRCNN Super-Resolution Convolutional Neural Network
- the image quality after up-conversion is the worst for the nearest neighbor method and the best for the SRCNN method.
- Fig. 8 shows the permutation of image quality and processing speed obtained by each algorithm when the image quality obtained by the nearest neighbor method is "lowest” and the image quality obtained by the SRCNN method is "highest”.
- algorithms with better image quality after up-conversion have slower processing speeds.
- an up-conversion method using a neural network with a plurality of layers, such as the SRCNN method can obtain a high-quality image, but requires a long processing time.
- the up-conversion processing time can be shortened. Moreover, the user can visually recognize a high-quality image with enhanced resolution. Moreover, since unnecessary up-conversion processing is reduced, the power consumption of the electronic device can be reduced.
- the up-conversion of the first region S1 is performed by the group B or C method
- the up-conversion of the second region S2 is performed by the group A method
- up-conversion may be performed by the nearest neighbor method, which has the fastest processing speed.
- the user may It is sufficient to determine that the user is gazing at a structure and perform up-conversion processing with high image quality on the first region S1.
- Up-conversion is performed in the calculation unit 140 .
- Algorithms, weighting factors, and the like to be set in calculation section 140 for performing up-conversion are read from storage section 150 and stored in calculation section 140 . Note that these algorithms, weighting factors, and the like may be stored in advance in the memory area within the computing unit 140 . Further, up-conversion may be performed by control section 106 shown in the above embodiment. Also, the up-conversion may be performed by both the calculation unit 140 and the control unit 106 .
- algorithms and weighting factors determined by an external device may be used.
- the electronic device 100 and the external device may be connected via the communication unit 107 , and the algorithms and weighting factors determined by the external device may be stored in the storage unit 150 via the input/output unit 160 .
- the weighting coefficients determined after learning by the external device may be stored in the storage unit 150 before shipment from the factory. Further, learning by an external device may be continued, and updated weighting factors and new algorithms may be stored in the storage unit 150 . Alternatively, a plurality of external devices may be used to generate update weighting factors. Delivery of the weighting factor can also be performed via a recording medium such as an SD card or various communication means. Alternatively, a new weighting factor may be determined using the weighting factor stored in the storage unit 150 and the weighting factor updated by the external device. By using new weighting coefficients and new algorithms learned by external devices, more accurate interpolation processing can be performed.
- New images generated for each of the first to third areas S1 to S3 by up-conversion are integrated into one image and displayed in the display area 235 .
- the position of the gaze point G, the shapes of the first to third regions S1 to S3, and the algorithm to be used need not necessarily be determined for each frame.
- the position of the gaze point G, the shapes of the first to third regions S1 to S3, and the algorithm to be used may be determined for each arbitrary frame. Alternatively, it may be performed when the line of sight 113 changes by a certain amount or more.
- the algorithms and weighting factors to be used may be determined according to the video scene to be displayed. For example, if the image (video) to be displayed is a scene (scene) that is relatively close to a still image such as a landscape, or if it is a scene with fast movement such as a sports scene, the algorithm and weighting factor to be used can be switched. may
- the video scene may be estimated from the program table. Also, the video scene may be estimated by the neural network 141 using teacher data stored in the storage unit 150 .
- AI may be used to analyze the displayed image, and up-conversion may be performed on a region determined to be highly likely to be watched by the user. Also, the movement of the user's line of sight may be predicted, and up-conversion may be performed on an area determined to be highly likely to be gazed at next.
- image processing operation shown in this embodiment can be applied not only to the up-conversion but also to the operation for lowering the resolution (down-conversion). It can also be applied to image processing for adjusting hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and the like.
- a light-emitting element 70 (also referred to as a “light-emitting device”) that can be applied to the display element 432 will be described.
- the light-emitting element 70 has an EL layer 786 between a pair of electrodes (conductors 772 and 788).
- EL layer 786 can be composed of multiple layers such as layer 4420 , light-emitting layer 4411 , and layer 4430 .
- the layer 4420 can have, for example, a layer containing a substance with high electron-injection properties (electron-injection layer) and a layer containing a substance with high electron-transport properties (electron-transporting layer).
- the light-emitting layer 4411 contains, for example, a light-emitting compound.
- Layer 4430 can have, for example, a layer containing a substance with high hole-injection properties (hole-injection layer) and a layer containing a substance with high hole-transport properties (hole-transport layer).
- a structure having layer 4420, light-emitting layer 4411, and layer 4430 provided between a pair of electrodes can function as a single light-emitting unit, and the structure of FIG. 9A is referred to herein as a single structure.
- FIG. 9B is a modification of the EL layer 786 included in the light emitting element 70 shown in FIG. 9A.
- the light-emitting element 70 illustrated in FIG. 9B includes a layer 4430-1 over the conductor 772, a layer 4430-2 over the layer 4430-1, a light-emitting layer 4411 over the layer 4430-2, and a light-emitting layer It has layer 4420-1 on 4411, layer 4420-2 on layer 4420-1, and conductor 788 on layer 4420-2.
- layer 4430-1 functions as a hole injection layer
- layer 4430-2 functions as a hole transport layer
- layer 4420-1 functions as an electron Functioning as a transport layer
- layer 4420-2 functions as an electron injection layer.
- conductor 772 is the cathode and conductor 788 is the anode
- layer 4430-1 functions as an electron-injecting layer
- layer 4430-2 functions as an electron-transporting layer
- layer 4420-1 functions as a hole-transporting layer.
- a configuration in which a plurality of light-emitting layers (light-emitting layers 4411, 4412, and 4413) are provided between layers 4420 and 4430 as shown in FIG. 9C is also an example of a single structure.
- tandem structure a structure in which a plurality of light-emitting units (EL layers 786a and 786b) are connected in series via an intermediate layer (charge-generating layer) 4440 is referred to herein as a tandem structure or It is called stack structure. Note that a tandem structure can realize a light-emitting element capable of emitting light with high luminance.
- the emission color of the light-emitting element can be red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, white, or the like, depending on the material forming the EL layer 786 . Further, the color purity can be further enhanced by providing the light-emitting element with a microcavity structure.
- the light-emitting layer may contain two or more light-emitting substances that emit light such as R (red), G (green), B (blue), Y (yellow), and O (orange).
- a light-emitting element that emits white light (also referred to as a “white light-emitting device”) preferably has a structure in which a light-emitting layer contains two or more kinds of light-emitting substances. In order to obtain white light emission, two or more light-emitting substances may be selected so that the light emission of each light-emitting substance has a complementary color relationship.
- the emission color of the first light-emitting layer and the emission color of the second light-emitting layer can be obtained.
- a light-emitting element having three or more light-emitting layers.
- the light-emitting layer preferably contains two or more light-emitting substances that emit light such as R (red), G (green), B (blue), Y (yellow), and O (orange).
- the luminescent material has two or more, and the emission of each luminescent material includes spectral components of two or more colors among R, G, and B.
- FIG. 10A shows a schematic top view of a light-emitting element 70 of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the light emitting element 70 includes a plurality of light emitting elements 70R exhibiting red, light emitting elements 70G exhibiting green, and light emitting elements 70B exhibiting blue.
- the light emitting region of each light emitting element is labeled with R, G, and B.
- FIG. The configuration of the light emitting element 70 shown in FIG. 10A may be called an SBS (side-by-side) structure.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 10A has three colors, red (R), green (G), and blue (B), the configuration is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured to have four or more colors.
- the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B are arranged in a matrix.
- FIG. 10A shows a so-called stripe arrangement in which light emitting elements of the same color are arranged in one direction. Note that the arrangement method of the light emitting elements is not limited to this, and an arrangement method such as a delta arrangement or a zigzag arrangement may be applied, or a pentile arrangement may be used.
- an organic EL device such as an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) or a QLED (Quantum-dot Light Emitting Diode).
- OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode
- QLED Quantum-dot Light Emitting Diode
- light-emitting substances that EL devices have include substances that emit fluorescence (fluorescent materials), substances that emit phosphorescence (phosphorescent materials), inorganic compounds (quantum dot materials, etc.), and substances that exhibit heat-activated delayed fluorescence (heat-activated delayed fluorescence (thermally activated delayed fluorescence: TADF) material) and the like.
- FIG. 10B is a schematic cross-sectional view corresponding to the dashed-dotted line A1-A2 in FIG. 10A.
- FIG. 10B shows cross sections of light emitting element 70R, light emitting element 70G, and light emitting element 70B.
- the light-emitting element 70R, the light-emitting element 70G, and the light-emitting element 70B are each provided over the insulating layer 251 and have a conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and a conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode.
- the insulating layer 251 one or both of an inorganic insulating film and an organic insulating film can be used.
- An inorganic insulating film is preferably used as the insulating layer 251 .
- inorganic insulating films include oxide insulating films and nitride insulating films such as a silicon oxide film, a silicon oxynitride film, a silicon nitride oxide film, a silicon nitride film, an aluminum oxide film, an aluminum oxynitride film, and a hafnium oxide film. mentioned.
- the light emitting element 70R has an EL layer 786R between a conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and a conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode.
- the EL layer 786R contains a light-emitting organic compound that emits light having an intensity in at least the red wavelength range.
- the EL layer 786G included in the light-emitting element 70G contains a light-emitting organic compound that emits light having an intensity in at least the green wavelength range.
- the EL layer 786B included in the light-emitting element 70B contains a light-emitting organic compound that emits light having an intensity in at least a blue wavelength range.
- Each of the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B includes an electron-injection layer, an electron-transport layer, a hole-injection layer, and a hole-transport layer in addition to a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound (light-emitting layer). You may have one or more of them.
- a conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode is provided for each light-emitting element.
- a conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode is provided as a continuous layer common to each light emitting element.
- One of the conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode is a conductive film that transmits visible light, and the other is a reflective conductive film.
- the conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode is light-transmitting and the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode is reflective, a bottom emission display device can be obtained.
- the conductor 772 functioning as a common electrode is reflective and the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode is light-transmitting, a top emission display device can be obtained.
- both the conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode are light-transmitting, whereby a dual-emission display device can be obtained.
- An insulating layer 272 is provided to cover an end portion of a conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode.
- the ends of the insulating layer 272 are preferably tapered.
- a material similar to the material that can be used for the insulating layer 251 can be used for the insulating layer 272 .
- Each of the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B has a region in contact with the top surface of the conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and a region in contact with the surface of the insulating layer 272 .
- end portions of the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B are located over the insulating layer 272 .
- a gap is provided between the two EL layers between the light emitting elements of different colors.
- the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B are preferably provided so as not to be in contact with each other. This can suitably prevent current from flowing through two adjacent EL layers to cause unintended light emission (also referred to as crosstalk). Therefore, the contrast can be increased, and a display device with high display quality can be realized.
- the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B can be formed separately by a vacuum evaporation method or the like using a shadow mask such as a metal mask. Alternatively, these may be produced separately by photolithography. By using the photolithography method, it is possible to realize a high-definition display device that is difficult to achieve when using a metal mask.
- a device manufactured using a metal mask or FMM fine metal mask, high-definition metal mask
- a device with an MM (metal mask) structure is sometimes referred to as a device with an MM (metal mask) structure.
- a device manufactured without using a metal mask or FMM may be referred to as a device with an MML (metal maskless) structure. Since a display device with an MML structure is manufactured without using a metal mask, it has a higher degree of freedom in designing pixel arrangement, pixel shape, etc. than a display device with an FMM structure or an MM structure.
- the island-shaped EL layer is not formed by the pattern of the metal mask, but is formed by forming the EL layer over the entire surface and then processing it. Therefore, it is possible to realize a high-definition display device or a display device with a high aperture ratio, which has hitherto been difficult to achieve. Furthermore, since the EL layer can be separately formed for each color, a display device with extremely vivid, high-contrast, and high-quality display can be realized. Further, by providing the sacrificial layer over the EL layer, damage to the EL layer during the manufacturing process of the display device can be reduced, and the reliability of the light-emitting device can be improved.
- the display device of one embodiment of the present invention can have a structure in which an insulator covering an end portion of the pixel electrode is not provided. In other words, an insulator is not provided between the pixel electrode and the EL layer.
- the viewing angle (the maximum angle at which a constant contrast ratio is maintained when the screen is viewed obliquely) is 100° or more and less than 180°, preferably 150°. It can be in the range of 170° or more. It should be noted that the above viewing angle can be applied to each of the vertical and horizontal directions.
- the viewing angle dependency can be improved, and the visibility of images can be improved.
- FMM fine metal mask
- a metal mask also referred to as an FMM
- EL vapor deposition is performed on a desired region by performing EL vapor deposition through FMM.
- the substrate size for EL vapor deposition increases, the size and weight of the FMM also increase.
- heat or the like is applied to the FMM during EL vapor deposition, the FMM may be deformed.
- the display device of one embodiment of the present invention is manufactured using the MML structure, an excellent effect such as a higher degree of freedom in pixel arrangement and the like than in the FMM structure can be obtained.
- this structure is highly compatible with, for example, a flexible device, and one or both of the pixel and the driver circuit can have various circuit arrangements.
- a protective layer 271 is provided over the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode to cover the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B.
- the protective layer 271 has a function of preventing impurities such as water from diffusing into each light emitting element from above.
- the protective layer 271 can have, for example, a single-layer structure or a laminated structure including at least an inorganic insulating film.
- inorganic insulating films include oxide films and nitride films such as silicon oxide films, silicon oxynitride films, silicon nitride oxide films, silicon nitride films, aluminum oxide films, aluminum oxynitride films, and hafnium oxide films.
- a semiconductor material such as indium gallium oxide or indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) may be used as the protective layer 271 .
- the protective layer 271 may be formed using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, or a sputtering method.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the protective layer 271 may have a laminated structure of an inorganic insulating film and an organic insulating film.
- a nitrided oxide refers to a compound containing more nitrogen than oxygen.
- An oxynitride is a compound containing more oxygen than nitrogen.
- the content of each element can be measured using, for example, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS).
- processing can be performed using a wet etching method or a dry etching method.
- a chemical solution such as oxalic acid, phosphoric acid, or a mixed chemical solution (for example, a mixed chemical solution of phosphoric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, and water (also referred to as a mixed acid aluminum etchant)) is used.
- FIG. 10C shows an example different from the above. Specifically, FIG. 10C has a light emitting element 70W that emits white light.
- the light-emitting element 70W has an EL layer 786W that emits white light between a conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and a conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode.
- the EL layer 786W can have, for example, a structure in which two or more light-emitting layers are stacked so that their emission colors are complementary.
- a laminated EL layer in which a charge generation layer is sandwiched between light emitting layers may be used.
- FIG. 10C shows three light emitting elements 70W side by side.
- a colored layer 264R is provided above the left light emitting element 70W.
- the colored layer 264R functions as a bandpass filter that transmits red light.
- a colored layer 264G that transmits green light is provided over the central light emitting element 70W
- a colored layer 264B that transmits blue light is provided over the right light emitting element 70W. This allows the display device to display a color image.
- an EL layer 786W and a conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode are separated from each other. This can prevent current from flowing through the EL layer 786W to cause unintended light emission in the two adjacent light emitting elements 70W.
- the EL layer 786W and the conductor 788 functioning as a common electrode are preferably separated by photolithography. As a result, the distance between the light emitting elements can be narrowed, so that a display device with a high aperture ratio can be realized as compared with the case of using a shadow mask such as a metal mask.
- a colored layer may be provided between the conductor 772 functioning as a pixel electrode and the insulating layer 251 .
- FIG. 10D shows an example different from the above.
- FIG. 10D shows a configuration in which the insulating layer 272 is not provided between the light emitting element 70R, the light emitting element 70G, and the light emitting element 70B.
- the display device can have a high aperture ratio.
- the protective layer 271 covers side surfaces of the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B. With such a structure, impurities (typically, water and the like) that can enter from side surfaces of the EL layers 786R, 786G, and 786B can be suppressed.
- impurities typically, water and the like
- the conductor 772, the EL layer 786R, and the conductor 788 have substantially the same top surface shape.
- Such a structure can be formed at once using a resist mask or the like after the conductor 772, the EL layer 786R, and the conductor 788 are formed.
- Such a process can also be called self-aligned patterning because the EL layer 786R and the conductor 788 are processed using the conductor 788 as a mask.
- the EL layer 786R is described here, the EL layers 786G and 786B can have the same structure.
- FIG. 10D shows a structure in which a protective layer 273 is further provided on the protective layer 271.
- the protective layer 271 is formed using an apparatus capable of forming a film with high coverage (typically an ALD apparatus or the like), and the protective layer 273 is formed using a film with lower coverage than the protective layer 271.
- a region 275 can be provided between the protective layer 271 and the protective layer 273 by forming with an apparatus (typically, a sputtering apparatus or the like). In other words, the region 275 is located between the EL layer 786R and the EL layer 786G and between the EL layer 786G and the EL layer 786B.
- the region 275 has one or more selected from, for example, air, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and Group 18 elements (typically, helium, neon, argon, xenon, krypton, etc.). .
- the region 275 may contain a gas used for forming the protective layer 273, for example.
- the region 275 may contain any one or more of the group 18 elements described above.
- the region 275 contains a gas
- the gas can be identified by a gas chromatography method or the like.
- the film of the protective layer 273 may contain the gas used for sputtering. In this case, an element such as argon may be detected when the protective layer 273 is analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX analysis) or the like.
- EDX analysis energy dispersive X-ray analysis
- the refractive index of the region 275 is lower than that of the protective layer 271 , light emitted from the EL layer 786 R, EL layer 786 G, or EL layer 786 B is reflected at the interface between the protective layer 271 and the region 275 . Accordingly, light emitted from the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, or the EL layer 786B can be prevented from entering adjacent pixels in some cases. As a result, it is possible to suppress the mixture of different emission colors from adjacent pixels, so that the display quality of the display device can be improved.
- the region 275 may be filled with an insulating layer or the like containing an organic material.
- an insulating layer or the like containing an organic material for example, acrylic resin, polyimide resin, epoxy resin, polyamide resin, polyimideamide resin, siloxane resin, benzocyclobutene-based resin, phenolic resin, precursors of these resins, and the like can be used as the insulating layer containing an organic material. can.
- a photosensitive resin for example, a resist material or the like
- a positive material or a negative material can be used for the photosensitive resin.
- an insulating layer can be provided in the region 275 only by the steps of exposure and development.
- the material with which the region 275 is filled is preferably a material that absorbs visible light. When the region 275 is filled with a material that absorbs visible light, light emitted from the EL layer can be absorbed in the region 275, so that light (stray light) that can leak to the adjacent EL layer can be suppressed. Therefore, a display device with high display quality can be provided.
- the region between the light emitting elements 70R and 70G, or the region between the light emitting elements 70G and 70B can be narrowed.
- the distance between the light emitting elements is 1 ⁇ m or less, preferably 500 nm or less, more preferably 200 nm or less, 100 nm or less, 90 nm or less, 70 nm or less, 50 nm or less, 30 nm or less, 20 nm or less, 15 nm or less, or 10 nm.
- the distance between the side surface of the EL layer 786R and the side surface of the EL layer 786G or the distance between the side surface of the EL layer 786G and the side surface of the EL layer 786B is 1 ⁇ m or less, preferably 0.5 ⁇ m (500 nm). ), more preferably 100 nm or less.
- region 275 contains air
- the configuration shown in FIG. 10D can be referred to as an air isolation configuration.
- an air isolation structure By having an air isolation structure, it is possible to suppress color mixture or crosstalk of light from each light emitting element while separating the light emitting elements.
- the white light emitting device when comparing the white light emitting device (single structure or tandem structure) and the light emitting device having the SBS structure, the light emitting device having the SBS structure can consume less power than the white light emitting device. If it is desired to keep power consumption low, it is preferable to use a light-emitting device with an SBS structure. On the other hand, the white light emitting device is preferable because the manufacturing process is simpler than that of the SBS structure light emitting device, so that the manufacturing cost can be lowered or the manufacturing yield can be increased.
- FIG. 11A shows an example different from the above. Specifically, the configuration shown in FIG. 11A differs from the configuration shown in FIG. 10D in the configuration of the insulating layer 251 .
- the insulating layer 251 has a recessed portion due to a part of the upper surface being shaved during processing of the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B.
- a protective layer 271 is formed in the recess. In other words, in a cross-sectional view, the lower surface of the protective layer 271 has a region located below the lower surface of the conductor 772 . By having the region, impurities (typically, water, etc.) that can enter the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B from below can be preferably suppressed.
- impurities typically, water, etc.
- the above-described concave portion is used when removing impurities (also referred to as residue) that may adhere to the side surfaces of the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B by wet etching or the like during processing of the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B. can be formed.
- impurities also referred to as residue
- a protective layer 271 By covering the side surface of each light-emitting element with a protective layer 271 after removing the above residue, a highly reliable display device can be obtained.
- FIG. 11B shows an example different from the above.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 11B has an insulating layer 276 and a microlens array 277 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 11A.
- the insulating layer 276 functions as an adhesive layer.
- the microlens array 277 can collect light emitted from the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B. . Thereby, the light extraction efficiency of the display device can be improved.
- a bright image can be visually recognized, which is preferable.
- various curable adhesives such as photocurable adhesives such as ultraviolet curable adhesives, reaction curable adhesives, thermosetting adhesives, and anaerobic adhesives can be used.
- These adhesives include epoxy resins, acrylic resins, silicone resins, phenol resins, polyimide resins, imide resins, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) resins, PVB (polyvinyl butyral) resins, EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) resins, and the like.
- a material with low moisture permeability such as epoxy resin is preferable.
- a two-liquid mixed type resin may be used.
- an adhesive sheet or the like may be used.
- FIG. 11C shows an example different from the above.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 11C has three light emitting elements 70W instead of the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B in the configuration shown in FIG. 11A.
- an insulating layer 276 is provided above the three light emitting elements 70W, and a colored layer 264R, a colored layer 264G, and a colored layer 264B are provided above the insulating layer 276.
- FIG. 11C shows an example different from the above.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 11C has three light emitting elements 70W instead of the light emitting elements 70R, 70G, and 70B in the configuration shown in FIG. 11A.
- an insulating layer 276 is provided above the three light emitting elements 70W, and a colored layer 264R, a colored layer 264G, and a colored layer 264B are provided above the insulating layer 276.
- a colored layer 264R that transmits red light is provided at a position overlapping with the left light emitting element 70W
- a colored layer 264G that transmits green light is provided at a position overlapping with the central light emitting element 70W
- a colored layer 264G that transmits green light is provided at a position overlapping with the central light emitting element 70W.
- a colored layer 264B that transmits blue light is provided at a position overlapping with the light emitting element 70W. Accordingly, the semiconductor device can display a color image.
- the configuration shown in FIG. 11C is also a modification of the configuration shown in FIG. 10C.
- a colored layer may be called a "color filter.”
- the light-emitting element 70W shown in FIG. 11C can have a structure (single structure or tandem structure) capable of emitting white light as described above. Note that a tandem structure is preferable because high-brightness light emission can be obtained.
- a display device having a high contrast ratio is obtained by combining the above structure capable of emitting white light (one or both of a single structure and a tandem structure), a color filter, and an MML structure of one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11D shows an example different from the above. Specifically, in the configuration shown in FIG. 11D , the protective layer 271 is provided adjacent to the sides of the conductor 772 and the EL layer 786 . In addition, the conductor 788 is provided as a continuous layer common to each light emitting element. Also, in the configuration shown in FIG. 11D, the region 275 is preferably filled with a filler material.
- the color purity of the emitted light can be enhanced.
- the product (optical distance) of the distance d between the conductor 772 and the conductor 788 and the refractive index n of the EL layer 786 is m times half the wavelength ⁇ . (m is an integer equal to or greater than 1).
- the distance d can be obtained by Equation (1).
- the distance d of the light emitting element 70 having a microcavity structure is determined according to the wavelength (emission color) of the emitted light.
- Distance d corresponds to the thickness of EL layer 786 . Therefore, the EL layer 786G may be thicker than the EL layer 786B, and the EL layer 786R may be thicker than the EL layer 786G.
- the distance d is the distance from the reflective area of the conductor 772 functioning as a reflective electrode to the reflective area of the conductor 788 functioning as a semi-transmissive/semi-reflective electrode.
- the conductor 772 is a laminate of silver and ITO, which is a transparent conductive film, and the ITO is on the EL layer 786 side
- the distance d can be set according to the emission color by adjusting the film thickness of the ITO. That is, even if the EL layer 786R, the EL layer 786G, and the EL layer 786B have the same thickness, the distance d suitable for the emission color can be obtained by changing the thickness of the ITO.
- the light-emitting element 70 is composed of a hole-transport layer, a hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron-transport layer, an electron-injection layer, and the like.
- the optical distance from the conductor 772 functioning as a reflective electrode to the light emitting layer is preferably an odd multiple of ⁇ /4. In order to realize the optical distance, it is preferable to appropriately adjust the thickness of each layer constituting the light emitting element 70 .
- the reflectance of the conductor 788 is preferably higher than the transmittance.
- the light transmittance of the conductor 788 is preferably 2% to 50%, more preferably 2% to 30%, further preferably 2% to 10%.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the display device 10. As shown in FIG. The display device 10 has a substrate 701 and a substrate 705 , and the substrates 701 and 705 are bonded together with a sealing material 712 .
- a single crystal semiconductor substrate such as a single crystal silicon substrate can be used.
- a semiconductor substrate other than a single crystal semiconductor substrate may be used as the substrate 701 .
- a transistor 441 and a transistor 601 are provided over a substrate 701 .
- the transistors 441 and 601 can be the transistors provided in the layer 30 described in the above embodiment.
- the transistor 441 includes a conductor 443 functioning as a gate electrode, an insulator 445 functioning as a gate insulator, and part of the substrate 701, and includes a semiconductor region 447 including a channel formation region and a source region. Or it has a low resistance region 449a functioning as one of the drain regions and a low resistance region 449b functioning as the other of the source or drain regions. Transistor 441 may be either p-channel or n-channel.
- a transistor 441 is electrically isolated from other transistors by an element isolation layer 403 .
- FIG. 12 shows the case where the element isolation layer 403 electrically isolates the transistor 441 from the transistor 601 .
- the element isolation layer 403 can be formed using a LOCOS (LOCal Oxidation of Silicon) method, an STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) method, or the like.
- the semiconductor region 447 has a convex shape.
- a conductor 443 is provided to cover the side and top surfaces of the semiconductor region 447 with the insulator 445 interposed therebetween. Note that FIG. 12 does not show how the conductor 443 covers the side surface of the semiconductor region 447 .
- a material that adjusts the work function can be used for the conductor 443 .
- a transistor in which a semiconductor region has a convex shape such as the transistor 441 can be called a fin transistor because it uses a convex portion of a semiconductor substrate.
- an insulator functioning as a mask for forming the projection may be provided in contact with the upper portion of the projection.
- FIG. 12 shows a structure in which part of the substrate 701 is processed to form a convex portion, a semiconductor having a convex shape may be formed by processing an SOI substrate.
- transistor 441 illustrated in FIG. 12 is an example, and the structure is not limited to that structure, and an appropriate structure may be employed depending on the circuit structure, the operation method of the circuit, or the like.
- transistor 441 may be a planar transistor.
- the transistor 601 can have a structure similar to that of the transistor 441 .
- An insulator 405 , an insulator 407 , an insulator 409 , and an insulator 411 are provided over the substrate 701 in addition to the element isolation layer 403 and the transistors 441 and 601 .
- a conductor 451 is embedded in the insulator 405 , the insulator 407 , the insulator 409 , and the insulator 411 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 451 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 411 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 421 and an insulator 214 are provided over the conductor 451 and the insulator 411 .
- a conductor 453 is embedded in the insulator 421 and the insulator 214 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 453 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 214 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 216 is provided over the conductor 453 and over the insulator 214 .
- a conductor 455 is embedded in the insulator 216 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 455 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 216 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 222 , an insulator 224 , an insulator 254 , an insulator 280 , an insulator 274 , and an insulator 281 are provided over the conductor 455 and the insulator 216 .
- the conductor 305 is embedded in the insulator 222 , the insulator 224 , the insulator 254 , the insulator 280 , the insulator 274 , and the insulator 281 .
- the height of the upper surface of the conductor 305 and the height of the upper surface of the insulator 281 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 361 is provided over the conductor 305 and over the insulator 281 .
- a conductor 317 and a conductor 337 are embedded in the insulator 361 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 337 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 361 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 363 is provided over the conductor 337 and the insulator 361 .
- a conductor 347 , a conductor 353 , a conductor 355 , and a conductor 357 are embedded in the insulator 363 .
- the height of the top surfaces of the conductors 353, 355, and 357 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 363 can be approximately the same.
- a connection electrode 760 is provided over the conductor 353 , the conductor 355 , the conductor 357 , and the insulator 363 .
- An anisotropic conductor 780 is provided so as to be electrically connected to the connection electrode 760
- an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) 716 is provided so as to be electrically connected to the anisotropic conductor 780 .
- Various signals and the like are supplied to the display device 10 from the outside of the display device 10 by the FPC 716 .
- low resistance region 449b which functions as the other of the source or drain regions of transistor 441, includes conductors 451, 453, 455, 305, 317, and 317. 337 , conductor 347 , conductor 353 , conductor 355 , conductor 357 , connection electrode 760 , and anisotropic conductor 780 to electrically connect to FPC 716 .
- FIG. 12 shows three conductors, the conductor 353, the conductor 355, and the conductor 357, as conductors having a function of electrically connecting the connection electrode 760 and the conductor 347; The mode is not limited to this.
- the number of conductors having a function of electrically connecting the connection electrode 760 and the conductor 347 may be one, two, or four or more. By providing a plurality of conductors having a function of electrically connecting the connection electrode 760 and the conductor 347, contact resistance can be reduced.
- a transistor 750 is provided over the insulator 214 .
- the transistor 750 can be the transistor provided in the layer 40 described in the above embodiment.
- a transistor provided in the pixel circuit 431 can be used.
- An OS transistor can be preferably used as the transistor 750 .
- An OS transistor has a feature of extremely low off-state current. Therefore, since the retention time of image data or the like can be lengthened, the frequency of refresh operations can be reduced. Therefore, power consumption of the display device 10 can be reduced.
- a conductor 301 a and a conductor 301 b are embedded in the insulator 254 , the insulator 280 , the insulator 274 , and the insulator 281 .
- Conductor 301 a is electrically connected to one of the source and drain of transistor 750
- conductor 301 b is electrically connected to the other of the source and drain of transistor 750 .
- the height of the top surfaces of the conductors 301a and 301b and the height of the top surface of the insulator 281 can be approximately the same.
- a conductor 311 , a conductor 313 , a conductor 331 , a capacitor 790 , a conductor 333 , and a conductor 335 are embedded in the insulator 361 .
- Conductors 311 and 313 are electrically connected to transistor 750 and function as wirings.
- Conductor 333 and conductor 335 are electrically connected to capacitor 790 .
- the height of the top surfaces of the conductors 331, 333, and 335 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 361 can be approximately the same.
- a conductor 341 , a conductor 343 , and a conductor 351 are embedded in the insulator 363 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 351 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 363 can be made approximately the same.
- the insulator 405, the insulator 407, the insulator 409, the insulator 411, the insulator 421, the insulator 214, the insulator 280, the insulator 274, the insulator 281, the insulator 361, and the insulator 363 are used as interlayer films. It may have a function as a planarizing film that covers the uneven shape below each.
- the top surface of the insulator 363 may be planarized by planarization treatment using a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method or the like in order to improve planarity.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- capacitor 790 has lower electrode 321 and upper electrode 325 .
- An insulator 323 is provided between the lower electrode 321 and the upper electrode 325 . That is, the capacitor 790 has a laminated structure in which the insulator 323 functioning as a dielectric is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes. Note that although FIG. 12 shows an example in which the capacitor 790 is provided over the insulator 281, the capacitor 790 may be provided over an insulator different from the insulator 281.
- FIG. 12 shows an example in which conductors 301a, 301b, and 305 are formed in the same layer. Further, an example in which the conductor 311, the conductor 313, the conductor 317, and the lower electrode 321 are formed in the same layer is shown. Further, an example in which the conductor 331, the conductor 333, the conductor 335, and the conductor 337 are formed in the same layer is shown. Further, an example in which the conductor 341, the conductor 343, and the conductor 347 are formed in the same layer is shown. Furthermore, an example in which the conductor 351, the conductor 353, the conductor 355, and the conductor 357 are formed in the same layer is shown. By forming a plurality of conductors in the same layer, the manufacturing process of the display device 10 can be simplified, so that the manufacturing cost of the display device 10 can be reduced. Note that they may be formed in different layers and may have different types of materials.
- a display device 10 shown in FIG. 12 has a light emitting element 70 .
- the light-emitting element 70 has a conductor 772 , an EL layer 786 and a conductor 788 .
- the EL layer 786 has an organic compound or an inorganic compound such as quantum dots.
- Materials that can be used for the organic compound include fluorescent materials, phosphorescent materials, and the like.
- Materials that can be used for quantum dots include colloidal quantum dot materials, alloy quantum dot materials, core-shell quantum dot materials, core quantum dot materials, and the like.
- Conductor 772 is electrically connected to the other of the source and drain of transistor 750 through conductor 351, conductor 341, conductor 331, conductor 313, and conductor 301b.
- a conductor 772 is formed over the insulator 363 and functions as a pixel electrode.
- a material that transmits or reflects visible light can be used for the conductor 772 .
- a light-transmitting material for example, an oxide material containing indium, zinc, tin, or the like is preferably used.
- a reflective material for example, a material containing aluminum, silver, or the like may be used.
- the display device 10 can be provided with optical members (optical substrates) such as a polarizing member, a retardation member, and an antireflection member.
- optical members optical substrates
- a polarizing member such as a polarizing member, a retardation member, and an antireflection member.
- a light-shielding layer 738 and an insulator 734 in contact with the light-shielding layer 738 are provided on the substrate 705 side.
- the light blocking layer 738 has a function of blocking light emitted from adjacent regions.
- the light shielding layer 738 has a function of blocking external light from reaching the transistor 750 and the like.
- An insulator 730 is provided over the insulator 363 in the display device 10 illustrated in FIG.
- the insulator 730 can be configured to cover part of the conductor 772 .
- the light-emitting element 70 includes a light-transmitting conductor 788 and can be a top-emission light-emitting element. Note that the light emitting element 70 may have a bottom emission structure in which light is emitted to the conductor 772 side, or a dual emission structure in which light is emitted to both the conductor 772 and the conductor 788 .
- the light-blocking layer 738 is provided so as to have a region overlapping with the insulator 730 . Also, the light shielding layer 738 is covered with an insulator 734 . A sealing layer 732 is filled between the light emitting element 70 and the insulator 734 .
- structure 778 is provided between insulator 730 and EL layer 786 . Also, the structure 778 is provided between the insulator 730 and the insulator 734 .
- the display device 10 shown in FIG. 12 has an OS transistor and a light-emitting device with an MML structure.
- leakage current that can flow through the transistor and leakage current that can flow between adjacent light-emitting elements also referred to as lateral leakage current, side leakage current, or the like
- lateral leakage current, side leakage current, or the like leakage current that can flow between adjacent light-emitting elements
- an observer can observe any one or more of sharpness of the image, sharpness of the image, high saturation, and high contrast ratio.
- the leakage current that can flow in the transistor and the horizontal leakage current between light-emitting elements are extremely low, so that light leakage that can occur during black display (so-called whitening) is extremely small (also called pure black display).
- a layer provided between light-emitting elements for example, an organic layer commonly used between light-emitting elements, also referred to as a common layer
- a display with no side leakage or very little side leakage can be obtained.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view including a Si transistor included in layer 30 and an OS transistor included in layer 40.
- FIG. The description of the cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 13 is the same as that of each configuration of the cross-sectional view shown in FIG.
- layer 30 may be provided with transistor 601 included in the peripheral driver circuit and transistor 441 included in functional circuit region 234 .
- Transistor 601 and transistor 441 are, for example, Si transistors.
- the layer 40 can be provided with a transistor 95 and a capacitor 96 electrically connected to the transistor 438 and the capacitor 433 of the pixel circuit 431 and the transistor 441 of the functional circuit region 234 .
- a light-emitting element 70 can be provided on the upper layer of the layer 40 .
- the transistor 95 can be a transistor that forms a memory circuit included in the functional circuit area 234 .
- An OS transistor can be used as the transistor 95 .
- An OS transistor has a feature of extremely low off-state current. Therefore, data written to the memory circuit can be held for a long time. In addition, data can be held even during a period in which power supply to the memory circuit is stopped.
- FIG. 14 shows an example in which the transistor 750 is provided over the substrate 701 .
- the substrate 701 as described above, a single crystal semiconductor substrate such as a single crystal silicon substrate or another semiconductor substrate can be used. Further, as the substrate 701, various insulating substrates such as a glass substrate and a sapphire substrate may be used.
- FIG. 15 A modification of the display device 10 shown in FIG. 12 is shown in FIG.
- the display device 10 shown in FIG. 15 is different from the display device 10 shown in FIG. 12 in that a colored layer 736 is provided.
- the colored layer 736 is provided so as to have a region overlapping with the light emitting element 70 .
- the color purity of light extracted from the light emitting element 70 can be increased. Thereby, a high-quality image can be displayed on the display device 10 .
- all the light-emitting elements 70 of the display device 10 can be light-emitting elements that emit white light. can do.
- the light emitting device 70 can have a micro-optical resonator (microcavity) structure.
- a micro-optical resonator microcavity
- light of predetermined colors for example, RGB
- the display device 10 can perform color display.
- Absorption of light by the colored layer can be suppressed by adopting a structure in which the colored layer is not provided.
- the display device 10 can display a high-brightness image, and the power consumption of the display device 10 can be reduced.
- the EL layer 786 is formed in an island shape for each pixel or in a striped shape for each pixel row, that is, in the case where the EL layer 786 is formed by coloring separately, a structure in which a colored layer is not provided can be employed.
- the luminance of the display device 10 is, for example, 500 cd/m 2 or more and 20,000 cd/m 2 or less, preferably 1,000 cd/m 2 or more and 20,000 cd/m 2 or less, more preferably 5,000 cd/m 2 or more and 20,000 cd/m 2 or less. can do.
- FIG. 12 and 15 show a structure in which the transistor 441 and the transistor 601 are provided so that a channel formation region is formed inside the substrate 701, and an OS transistor is provided by stacking the transistor 441 and the transistor 601 over the transistor 441 and the transistor 601.
- FIG. 15 A modification of FIG. 15 is shown in FIG.
- the display device 10 shown in FIG. 16 is mainly different from the display device 10 shown in FIG. 15 in having transistors 602 and 603 which are OS transistors instead of the transistors 441 and 601 .
- an OS transistor can be used as the transistor 750 . That is, the display device 10 illustrated in FIG. 16 is provided with stacked OS transistors.
- An insulator 613 and an insulator 614 are provided over the substrate 701 , and the transistor 602 and the transistor 603 are provided over the insulator 614 .
- a transistor or the like may be provided between the substrate 701 and the insulator 613 .
- a transistor having a structure similar to that of the transistor 441 and the transistor 601 illustrated in FIG. 15 may be provided between the substrate 701 and the insulator 613 .
- the transistors 602 and 603 can be the transistors provided in the layer 30 described in the above embodiment. Therefore, the transistors 602 and 603 can be OS transistors having a structure similar to that of the transistor 750 . Note that the transistors 602 and 603 may be OS transistors having a structure different from that of the transistor 750 .
- the insulator 616 , the insulator 622 , the insulator 624 , the insulator 654 , the insulator 680 , the insulator 674 , and the insulator 681 are provided over the insulator 614 .
- a conductor 461 is embedded in the insulator 654 , the insulator 680 , the insulator 674 , and the insulator 681 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 461 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 681 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 501 is provided over the conductor 461 and the insulator 681 .
- a conductor 463 is embedded in the insulator 501 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 463 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 501 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 421 and an insulator 214 are provided over the conductor 463 and the insulator 501 .
- a conductor 453 is embedded in the insulator 421 and the insulator 214 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 453 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 214 can be made approximately the same.
- one of the source or drain of transistor 602 is connected to conductor 461, conductor 463, conductor 453, conductor 455, conductor 305, conductor 317, conductor 337, conductor 347, conductor It is electrically connected to the FPC 716 through the body 353 , the conductor 355 , the conductor 357 , the connection electrode 760 and the anisotropic conductor 780 .
- the insulator 613 , the insulator 614 , the insulator 680 , the insulator 674 , the insulator 681 , and the insulator 501 function as interlayer films and function as planarization films that cover the uneven shapes thereunder. may have
- all the transistors included in the display device 10 can be OS transistors while the display device 10 has a narrow frame and a small size. Accordingly, for example, the transistor provided in the layer 30 and the transistor provided in the layer 40 can be manufactured using the same apparatus. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the display device 10 can be reduced, and the display device 10 can be made inexpensive.
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the display device 10. As shown in FIG. The main difference from the display device 10 shown in FIG. 15 is that a layer having the transistor 800 is provided between the layer having the transistor 750 and the layers having the transistors 601 and 441 .
- the layer 30 described in the above embodiment can be formed of a layer including the transistor 601 and the transistor 441 and a layer including the transistor 800 .
- the transistor 750 can be a transistor provided in the layer 40 described in any of the above embodiments.
- An insulator 821 and an insulator 814 are provided over the conductor 451 and the insulator 411 .
- a conductor 853 is embedded in the insulator 821 and the insulator 814 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 853 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 814 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 816 is provided over the conductor 853 and the insulator 814 .
- a conductor 855 is embedded in the insulator 816 .
- the height of the top surface of the conductor 855 and the height of the top surface of the insulator 816 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 822 , an insulator 824 , an insulator 854 , an insulator 880 , an insulator 874 , and an insulator 881 are provided over the conductor 855 and the insulator 816 .
- the conductor 805 is embedded in the insulator 822 , the insulator 824 , the insulator 854 , the insulator 880 , the insulator 874 , and the insulator 881 .
- the height of the upper surface of the conductor 805 and the height of the upper surface of the insulator 881 can be made approximately the same.
- An insulator 421 and an insulator 214 are provided over the conductor 817 and the insulator 881 .
- low resistance region 449b which functions as the other of the source or drain regions of transistor 441, includes conductors 451, 853, 855, 805, 817, and 817. 453, conductor 455, conductor 305, conductor 317, conductor 337, conductor 347, conductor 353, conductor 355, conductor 357, connection electrode 760, and anisotropic conductor 780, FPC 716 is electrically connected to
- a transistor 800 is provided over the insulator 814 .
- the transistor 800 is preferably an OS transistor, for example.
- a conductor 801 a and a conductor 801 b are embedded in the insulator 854 , the insulator 880 , the insulator 874 , and the insulator 881 .
- Conductor 801 a is electrically connected to one of the source and drain of transistor 800
- conductor 801 b is electrically connected to the other of the source and drain of transistor 800 .
- the height of the top surfaces of the conductors 801a and 801b and the height of the top surface of the insulator 881 can be approximately the same.
- Insulator 405, insulator 407, insulator 409, insulator 411, insulator 821, insulator 814, insulator 880, insulator 874, insulator 881, insulator 421, insulator 214, insulator 280, insulator 274, the insulator 281, the insulator 361, and the insulator 363 function as interlayer films and may function as planarization films covering the uneven shapes below them.
- FIG. 17 shows an example in which conductors 801a, 801b, and 805 are formed in the same layer. Further, an example in which the conductor 811, the conductor 813, and the conductor 817 are formed in the same layer is shown.
- ⁇ Structure example of transistor> 18A, 18B, and 18C are a top view and a cross-sectional view of a transistor 200 that can be used in a display device that is one embodiment of the present invention, and the periphery of the transistor 200.
- FIG. The transistor 200 can be applied to the display device of one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18A is a top view of transistor 200.
- FIG. 18B and 18C are cross-sectional views of the transistor 200.
- FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view of the portion indicated by the dashed-dotted line A1-A2 in FIG. 18A, and is also a cross-sectional view of the transistor 200 in the channel length direction.
- 18C is a cross-sectional view of the portion indicated by the dashed-dotted line A3-A4 in FIG. 18A, and is also a cross-sectional view of the transistor 200 in the channel width direction.
- some elements are omitted for clarity of illustration.
- the transistor 200 includes a metal oxide 231a over a substrate (not shown), a metal oxide 231b over the metal oxide 231a, and a metal oxide 231b.
- conductors 242a and 242b spaced apart from each other, and an insulator 280 positioned over the conductors 242a and 242b and having an opening formed between the conductors 242a and 242b.
- the conductor 260 arranged in the opening, the metal oxide 231b, the conductor 242a, the conductor 242b, the insulator 280, the insulator 250 arranged between the conductor 260, the metal It has an oxide 231 b , a conductor 242 a , a conductor 242 b , an insulator 280 , and a metal oxide 231 c interposed between the insulator 250 .
- the top surface of conductor 260 preferably substantially coincides with the top surfaces of insulator 250, insulator 254, metal oxide 231c, and insulator 280.
- metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231c may be collectively referred to as the metal oxide 231 below.
- the conductor 242a and the conductor 242b may be collectively referred to as a conductor 242 in some cases.
- the side surfaces of the conductors 242a and 242b on the conductor 260 side are substantially vertical.
- the angle between the side surfaces and the bottom surfaces of the conductors 242a and 242b is 10° to 80°, preferably 30° to 60°.
- the opposing side surfaces of the conductor 242a and the conductor 242b may have a plurality of surfaces.
- an insulator 254 is provided between an insulator 224, a metal oxide 231a, a metal oxide 231b, a conductor 242a, a conductor 242b, and a metal oxide 231c, and an insulator 280. preferably.
- the insulator 254 includes the side surface of the metal oxide 231c, the top and side surfaces of the conductor 242a, the top and side surfaces of the conductor 242b, the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231b. , and the top surface of insulator 224 .
- the transistor 200 three layers of the metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231c are stacked in a region where a channel is formed (hereinafter also referred to as a channel formation region) and its vicinity. , but the invention is not limited to this.
- a two-layer structure of the metal oxide 231b and the metal oxide 231c or a stacked structure of four or more layers may be provided.
- the conductor 260 has a two-layer structure in the transistor 200, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the conductor 260 may have a single-layer structure or a laminated structure of three or more layers.
- each of the metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231c may have a laminated structure of two or more layers.
- the metal oxide 231c has a layered structure of a first metal oxide and a second metal oxide on the first metal oxide
- the first metal oxide is the metal oxide 231b.
- the second metal oxide preferably has a similar composition to metal oxide 231a.
- the conductor 260 functions as a gate electrode of the transistor, and the conductors 242a and 242b function as source and drain electrodes, respectively.
- the conductor 260 is formed to be embedded in the opening of the insulator 280 and the region sandwiched between the conductors 242a and 242b.
- the arrangement of conductor 260, conductor 242a and conductor 242b is selected in a self-aligned manner with respect to the opening of insulator 280.
- the display device can have high definition.
- the display device can have a narrow frame.
- the conductor 260 preferably has a conductor 260a provided inside the insulator 250 and a conductor 260b provided so as to be embedded inside the conductor 260a.
- the transistor 200 includes an insulator 214 provided over a substrate (not shown), an insulator 216 provided over the insulator 214, and a conductor 205 embedded in the insulator 216. , insulator 222 disposed over insulator 216 and conductor 205 , and insulator 224 disposed over insulator 222 .
- a metal oxide 231 a is preferably disposed over the insulator 224 .
- An insulator 274 functioning as an interlayer film and an insulator 281 are preferably provided over the transistor 200 .
- the insulator 274 is preferably arranged in contact with top surfaces of the conductor 260 , the insulator 250 , the insulator 254 , the metal oxide 231 c , and the insulator 280 .
- the insulators 222, 254, and 274 preferably have a function of suppressing at least one diffusion of hydrogen (eg, hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, or the like).
- insulators 222 , 254 , and 274 preferably have lower hydrogen permeability than insulators 224 , 250 , and 280 .
- the insulator 222 and the insulator 254 preferably have a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like).
- insulator 222 and insulator 254 preferably have lower oxygen permeability than insulator 224 , insulator 250 and insulator 280 .
- insulator 224 , metal oxide 231 , and insulator 250 are separated by insulators 280 and 281 and insulators 254 and 274 . Therefore, impurities such as hydrogen contained in the insulators 280 and 281 and excess oxygen can be prevented from entering the insulator 224 , the metal oxide 231 , and the insulator 250 .
- a conductor 245 (a conductor 245a and a conductor 245b) electrically connected to the transistor 200 and functioning as a plug is preferably provided.
- insulators 241 (insulators 241a and 241b) are provided in contact with side surfaces of conductors 245 functioning as plugs. That is, the insulator 241 is provided in contact with the inner walls of the openings of the insulator 254 , the insulator 280 , the insulator 274 , and the insulator 281 .
- a first conductor of the conductor 245 may be provided in contact with the side surface of the insulator 241 and a second conductor of the conductor 245 may be provided inside.
- the height of the upper surface of the conductor 245 and the height of the upper surface of the insulator 281 can be made approximately the same.
- the transistor 200 shows the structure in which the first conductor of the conductor 245 and the second conductor of the conductor 245 are stacked, the present invention is not limited to this.
- the conductor 245 may be provided as a single layer or a laminated structure of three or more layers. When the structure has a laminated structure, an ordinal number may be assigned in order of formation for distinction.
- metal oxides functioning as oxide semiconductors are added to metal oxides 231 (metal oxides 231a, 231b, and 231c) including a channel formation region. ) is preferably used.
- the metal oxide preferably contains at least indium (In) or zinc (Zn). In particular, it preferably contains indium (In) and zinc (Zn). Moreover, it is preferable that the element M is included in addition to these.
- element M aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), yttrium (Y), tin (Sn), boron (B), titanium (Ti), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), germanium (Ge), zirconium (Zr), molybdenum (Mo), lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), neodymium (Nd), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), magnesium (Mg) or cobalt (Co)
- Al aluminum
- Ga gallium
- Y yttrium
- Sn tin
- B boron
- titanium Ti
- iron (Fe) iron
- Ni nickel
- Ge germanium
- Zr zirconium
- Mo molybdenum
- the element M is preferably one or more of aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), yttrium (Y), and tin (Sn). Moreover, it is more preferable that the element M contains either one or both of gallium (Ga) and tin (Sn).
- the metal oxide 231b may have a thinner thickness in a region that does not overlap with the conductor 242 than in a region that overlaps with the conductor 242 . This is formed by removing a portion of the top surface of metal oxide 231b when forming conductors 242a and 242b.
- a conductive film to be the conductor 242 is formed on the top surface of the metal oxide 231b, a region with low resistance is formed near the interface with the conductive film in some cases. By removing the region with low resistance located between the conductors 242a and 242b on the top surface of the metal oxide 231b in this manner, formation of a channel in this region can be prevented.
- a high-definition display device including a small-sized transistor can be provided.
- a display device including a transistor with high on-state current and high luminance can be provided.
- a fast-operating display device can be provided with a fast-operating transistor.
- a highly reliable display device including a transistor with stable electrical characteristics can be provided.
- a display device including a transistor with low off-state current and low power consumption can be provided.
- transistor 200 A detailed structure of the transistor 200 that can be used in the display device that is one embodiment of the present invention is described.
- the conductor 205 is arranged so as to have regions that overlap with the metal oxide 231 and the conductor 260 . Further, the conductor 205 is preferably embedded in the insulator 216 .
- the conductor 205 has a conductor 205a, a conductor 205b, and a conductor 205c.
- Conductor 205 a is provided in contact with the bottom surface and sidewalls of the opening provided in insulator 216 .
- the conductor 205b is provided so as to be embedded in a recess formed in the conductor 205a.
- the top surface of conductor 205b is lower than the top surface of conductor 205a and the top surface of insulator 216 .
- the conductor 205c is provided in contact with the top surface of the conductor 205b and the side surface of the conductor 205a.
- the height of the upper surface of the conductor 205c substantially matches the height of the upper surface of the conductor 205a and the height of the upper surface of the insulator 216.
- the conductor 205a and the conductor 205c have a function of suppressing diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, nitrogen atoms, nitrogen molecules, nitrogen oxide molecules (N 2 O, NO, NO 2 and the like), and copper atoms. It is preferable to use a conductive material having Alternatively, it is preferable to use a conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like).
- the conductor 205a By using a conductive material having a function of reducing diffusion of hydrogen for the conductor 205a and the conductor 205c, impurities such as hydrogen contained in the conductor 205b pass through the insulator 224 or the like to the metal oxide 231. can be suppressed.
- a conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen for the conductors 205a and 205c it is possible to suppress reduction in conductivity due to oxidation of the conductor 205b.
- the conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen titanium, titanium nitride, tantalum, tantalum nitride, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide, or the like is preferably used, for example. Therefore, the conductor 205a may be a single layer or a laminate of the above conductive materials.
- the conductor 205a may be titanium nitride.
- a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as its main component is preferably used for the conductor 205b.
- tungsten may be used for the conductor 205b.
- the conductor 260 may function as a first gate (also referred to as a top gate) electrode.
- the conductor 205 functions as a second gate (also referred to as a bottom gate) electrode.
- V th of the transistor 200 can be controlled by changing the potential applied to the conductor 205 independently of the potential applied to the conductor 260 .
- V th of the transistor 200 can be made higher than 0 V and the off-state current can be reduced. Therefore, applying a negative potential to the conductor 205 can make the drain current smaller when the potential applied to the conductor 260 is 0 V than when no potential is applied.
- the conductor 205 is preferably provided larger than the channel formation region in the metal oxide 231 .
- the conductor 205 preferably extends even in a region outside the edge crossing the channel width direction of the metal oxide 231 .
- the conductor 205 and the conductor 260 preferably overlap with each other with an insulator interposed therebetween on the outside of the side surface of the metal oxide 231 in the channel width direction.
- the electric field of the conductor 260 functioning as the first gate electrode and the electric field of the conductor 205 functioning as the second gate electrode cause the channel formation region of the metal oxide 231 to be expanded. It can be surrounded electrically.
- the conductor 205 is extended so that it also functions as a wire.
- a structure in which a conductor functioning as a wiring is provided under the conductor 205 may be employed.
- the insulator 214 preferably functions as a barrier insulating film that prevents impurities such as water or hydrogen from entering the transistor 200 from the substrate side. Therefore, the insulator 214 has a function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, nitrogen atoms, nitrogen molecules, nitrogen oxide molecules (N 2 O, NO, NO 2 and the like), and copper atoms. (It is difficult for the above impurities to permeate.) It is preferable to use an insulating material. Alternatively, it is preferable to use an insulating material that has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like) (the oxygen hardly permeates).
- oxygen eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like
- the insulator 214 is preferably made of aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, or the like. Accordingly, impurities such as water or hydrogen can be prevented from diffusing from the substrate side to the transistor 200 side with respect to the insulator 214 . Alternatively, diffusion of oxygen contained in the insulator 224 or the like to the substrate side of the insulator 214 can be suppressed.
- the insulators 216 , 280 , and 281 that function as interlayer films preferably have lower dielectric constants than the insulator 214 .
- the parasitic capacitance generated between wirings can be reduced.
- the insulator 216, the insulator 280, and the insulator 281 include silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide to which fluorine is added, silicon oxide to which carbon is added, and carbon and nitrogen are added. Silicon oxide, silicon oxide having holes, or the like may be used as appropriate.
- Insulator 222 and insulator 224 function as gate insulators.
- the insulator 224 in contact with the metal oxide 231 preferably releases oxygen by heating.
- the oxygen released by heating is sometimes referred to as excess oxygen.
- silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or the like may be used as appropriate for the insulator 224 .
- an oxide material from which part of oxygen is released by heating is preferably used as the insulator 224 .
- the oxide that desorbs oxygen by heating means that the desorption amount of oxygen in terms of oxygen atoms is 1.0 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 or more, preferably 1, in TDS (Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy) analysis. 0 ⁇ 10 19 atoms/cm 3 or more, more preferably 2.0 ⁇ 10 19 atoms/cm 3 or more, or 3.0 ⁇ 10 20 atoms/cm 3 or more.
- the surface temperature of the film during the TDS analysis is preferably in the range of 100° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower, or 100° C. or higher and 400° C. or lower.
- the insulator 224 may have a thinner film thickness in a region that does not overlap with the insulator 254 and does not overlap with the metal oxide 231b than in other regions.
- the thickness of the region of the insulator 224 which does not overlap with the insulator 254 and does not overlap with the metal oxide 231b is preferably a thickness with which oxygen can be diffused sufficiently.
- the insulator 222 preferably functions as a barrier insulating film that prevents impurities such as water or hydrogen from entering the transistor 200 from the substrate side.
- insulator 222 preferably has a lower hydrogen permeability than insulator 224 .
- the insulator 222 preferably has a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like) (the above-mentioned oxygen is difficult to permeate).
- oxygen eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like
- insulator 222 preferably has a lower oxygen permeability than insulator 224 .
- the insulator 222 preferably has a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen and impurities, so that diffusion of oxygen in the metal oxide 231 to the substrate side can be reduced. Further, the conductor 205 can be prevented from reacting with oxygen contained in the insulator 224 and the metal oxide 231 .
- the insulator 222 preferably contains an oxide of one or both of aluminum and hafnium, which are insulating materials.
- the insulator containing oxide of one or both of aluminum and hafnium aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, oxide containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate), or the like is preferably used.
- oxygen is released from the metal oxide 231 and impurities such as hydrogen enter the metal oxide 231 from the periphery of the transistor 200 . It functions as a layer that suppresses
- aluminum oxide, bismuth oxide, germanium oxide, niobium oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, yttrium oxide, or zirconium oxide may be added to these insulators.
- these insulators may be nitrided. Silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or silicon nitride may be stacked over the above insulator.
- the insulator 222 is made of, for example, a so-called high oxide such as aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, zirconium oxide, lead zirconate titanate (PZT), strontium titanate (SrTiO 3 ) or (Ba,Sr)TiO 3 (BST).
- Insulators including -k materials may be used in single layers or stacks. As transistors are miniaturized and highly integrated, thinning of gate insulators may cause problems such as leakage current. By using a high-k material for the insulator functioning as the gate insulator, the gate potential during transistor operation can be reduced while maintaining the physical film thickness.
- the insulator 222 and the insulator 224 may have a stacked structure of two or more layers. In that case, it is not limited to a laminated structure made of the same material, and a laminated structure made of different materials may be used. For example, an insulator similar to the insulator 224 may be provided under the insulator 222 .
- the metal oxide 231 has a metal oxide 231a, a metal oxide 231b over the metal oxide 231a, and a metal oxide 231c over the metal oxide 231b.
- a metal oxide 231a under the metal oxide 231b, it is possible to suppress the diffusion of impurities from the structure formed below the metal oxide 231a to the metal oxide 231b.
- the metal oxide 231c over the metal oxide 231b, diffusion of impurities from the structure formed above the metal oxide 231c to the metal oxide 231b can be suppressed.
- the metal oxide 231 preferably has a laminated structure of a plurality of oxide layers with different atomic ratios of metal atoms.
- the metal oxide 231 contains at least indium (In) and the element M
- the number of atoms of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231a with respect to the number of atoms of all elements constituting the metal oxide 231a The ratio is preferably higher than the ratio of the number of atoms of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231b to the number of atoms of all elements forming the metal oxide 231b.
- the atomic ratio of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231a to In is preferably higher than the atomic ratio of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231b to In.
- the metal oxide 231c can be a metal oxide that can be used for the metal oxide 231a or the metal oxide 231b.
- the energy of the conduction band bottom of the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231c be higher than the energy of the conduction band bottom of the metal oxide 231b.
- the electron affinities of the metal oxides 231a and 231c are preferably smaller than the electron affinities of the metal oxide 231b.
- the metal oxide 231c is preferably a metal oxide that can be used for the metal oxide 231a.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231c to the number of atoms of all the elements forming the metal oxide 231c is higher than the number of atoms of all the elements forming the metal oxide 231b.
- the atomic ratio of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231c to In is preferably higher than the atomic ratio of the element M contained in the metal oxide 231b to In.
- the energy level at the bottom of the conduction band changes smoothly at the junction of the metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231c.
- the energy level of the bottom of the conduction band at the junction of the metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231c continuously changes or continuously joins.
- the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231b, and the metal oxide 231b and the metal oxide 231c have a common element (main component) other than oxygen, so that the defect level density is low.
- Mixed layers can be formed.
- the metal oxide 231b is an In-Ga-Zn oxide
- the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231c may be In-Ga-Zn oxide, Ga-Zn oxide, gallium oxide, or the like.
- the metal oxide 231c may have a laminated structure.
- a stacked structure of In--Ga--Zn oxide and Ga--Zn oxide over the In--Ga--Zn oxide, or an In--Ga--Zn oxide and over the In--Ga--Zn oxide can be used.
- a stacked structure of an In--Ga--Zn oxide and an oxide that does not contain In may be used as the metal oxide 231c.
- the metal oxide 231c has a stacked structure
- the main path of carriers becomes the metal oxide 231b.
- the defect level density at the interface between the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231b and at the interface between the metal oxide 231b and the metal oxide 231c can be reduced. can be lowered. Therefore, the influence of interface scattering on carrier conduction is reduced, and the transistor 200 can obtain high on-current and high frequency characteristics.
- the constituent elements of the metal oxide 231c are It is expected to suppress the diffusion to the insulator 250 side.
- the metal oxide 231c has a stacked structure, and the oxide that does not contain In is positioned above the stacked structure, so that In that can diffuse toward the insulator 250 can be suppressed. Since the insulator 250 functions as a gate insulator, the characteristics of the transistor deteriorate when In is diffused. Therefore, by forming the metal oxide 231c into a stacked structure, a highly reliable display device can be provided.
- a conductor 242 (a conductor 242a and a conductor 242b) functioning as a source electrode and a drain electrode is provided over the metal oxide 231b.
- Conductors 242 include aluminum, chromium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium, beryllium, indium, ruthenium, iridium, strontium, and lanthanum. It is preferable to use a metal element selected from, an alloy containing the above-described metal elements as a component, or an alloy in which the above-described metal elements are combined.
- tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, tungsten, nitride containing titanium and aluminum, nitride containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxide containing strontium and ruthenium, oxide containing lanthanum and nickel, and the like are used. is preferred.
- tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, nitrides containing titanium and aluminum, nitrides containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxides containing strontium and ruthenium, and oxides containing lanthanum and nickel are difficult to oxidize. It is preferable because it is a conductive material or a material that maintains conductivity even after absorbing oxygen.
- the oxygen concentration in the vicinity of the conductor 242 of the metal oxide 231 may be reduced.
- a metal compound layer containing the metal contained in the conductor 242 and the components of the metal oxide 231 is formed in the vicinity of the conductor 242 of the metal oxide 231 . In such a case, carrier density increases in a region of the metal oxide 231 near the conductor 242, and the region becomes a low-resistance region.
- a region between the conductor 242a and the conductor 242b is formed so as to overlap with the opening of the insulator 280.
- the conductor 260 can be arranged in a self-aligned manner between the conductor 242a and the conductor 242b.
- Insulator 250 functions as a gate insulator.
- the insulator 250 is preferably arranged in contact with the top surface of the metal oxide 231c.
- silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, silicon oxide to which fluorine is added, silicon oxide to which carbon is added, silicon oxide to which carbon and nitrogen are added, or silicon oxide having vacancies is used. be able to.
- silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride are preferable because they are stable against heat.
- the insulator 250 preferably has a reduced impurity concentration such as water or hydrogen.
- the thickness of the insulator 250 is preferably 1 nm or more and 20 nm or less.
- a metal oxide may be provided between the insulator 250 and the conductor 260 .
- the metal oxide preferably suppresses oxygen diffusion from the insulator 250 to the conductor 260 . Accordingly, oxidation of the conductor 260 by oxygen in the insulator 250 can be suppressed.
- the metal oxide may function as part of the gate insulator. Therefore, in the case where silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or the like is used for the insulator 250, a metal oxide that is a high-k material with a high dielectric constant is preferably used as the metal oxide.
- the gate insulator has a stacked-layer structure of the insulator 250 and the metal oxide, the stacked-layer structure can be stable against heat and have a high relative dielectric constant. Therefore, the gate potential applied during transistor operation can be reduced while maintaining the physical film thickness of the gate insulator. Also, the equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of the insulator that functions as the gate insulator can be reduced.
- EOT equivalent oxide thickness
- a metal oxide containing one or more selected from hafnium, aluminum, gallium, yttrium, zirconium, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, nickel, germanium, magnesium, or the like can be used.
- the conductor 260 is shown as having a two-layer structure in FIG. 18, it may have a single-layer structure or a laminated structure of three or more layers.
- the conductor 260a has the function of suppressing the diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen atoms, hydrogen molecules, water molecules, nitrogen atoms, nitrogen molecules, nitrogen oxide molecules (N 2 O, NO, NO 2 etc.), copper atoms and the like. It is preferable to use a conductor having a Alternatively, it is preferable to use a conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like).
- the conductor 260a has a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen
- oxygen contained in the insulator 250 can suppress oxidation of the conductor 260b and a decrease in conductivity.
- the conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen tantalum, tantalum nitride, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide, or the like is preferably used, for example.
- a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as its main component is preferably used for the conductor 260b.
- the conductor 260 since the conductor 260 also functions as a wiring, a conductor with high conductivity is preferably used.
- a conductive material whose main component is tungsten, copper, or aluminum can be used.
- the conductor 260b may have a layered structure, for example, a layered structure of titanium or titanium nitride and the above conductive material.
- the side surfaces of the metal oxide 231 are covered with the conductor 260 in the region where the metal oxide 231b does not overlap with the conductor 242, in other words, the channel formation region of the metal oxide 231. are placed.
- the insulator 254 preferably functions as a barrier insulating film that prevents impurities such as water or hydrogen from entering the transistor 200 from the insulator 280 side.
- insulator 254 preferably has a lower hydrogen permeability than insulator 224 .
- the insulator 254 includes the side surfaces of the metal oxide 231c, the top and side surfaces of the conductor 242a, the top and side surfaces of the conductor 242b, and the metal oxide 231a and the metal oxide 231b. It preferably touches the sides as well as the top surface of the insulator 224 .
- hydrogen contained in the insulator 280 enters the metal oxide 231 from the top surface or the side surface of the conductor 242a, the conductor 242b, the metal oxide 231a, the metal oxide 231b, and the insulator 224. can be suppressed.
- the insulator 254 preferably has a function of suppressing the diffusion of oxygen (eg, at least one of oxygen atoms, oxygen molecules, and the like) (the oxygen is less permeable).
- insulator 254 preferably has a lower oxygen permeability than insulator 280 or insulator 224 .
- the insulator 254 is preferably deposited using a sputtering method.
- oxygen can be added to the vicinity of a region of the insulator 224 which is in contact with the insulator 254 . Accordingly, oxygen can be supplied from the region to the metal oxide 231 through the insulator 224 .
- the insulator 254 has a function of suppressing upward diffusion of oxygen, diffusion of oxygen from the metal oxide 231 to the insulator 280 can be prevented.
- the insulator 222 has a function of suppressing diffusion of oxygen downward, oxygen can be prevented from diffusing from the metal oxide 231 to the substrate side. In this manner, oxygen is supplied to the channel formation region of the metal oxide 231 . Accordingly, oxygen vacancies in the metal oxide 231 can be reduced, and normally-on of the transistor can be suppressed.
- an insulator containing an oxide of one or both of aluminum and hafnium is preferably deposited.
- the insulator containing oxides of one or both of aluminum and hafnium aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, an oxide containing aluminum and hafnium (hafnium aluminate), or the like is preferably used.
- the insulator 224 , the insulator 250 , and the metal oxide 231 are covered with the insulator 254 having a barrier property against hydrogen; and isolated from the insulator 250 .
- the insulator 254 having a barrier property against hydrogen; and isolated from the insulator 250 .
- the insulator 280 is provided over the insulator 224, the metal oxide 231, and the conductor 242 with the insulator 254 interposed therebetween.
- the insulator 280 is formed using silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon oxide to which fluorine is added, silicon oxide to which carbon is added, silicon oxide to which carbon and nitrogen are added, silicon oxide having vacancies, or the like. It is preferable to have In particular, silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride are preferable because they are thermally stable. In particular, a material such as silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, or silicon oxide having vacancies is preferable because a region containing oxygen that is released by heating can be easily formed.
- the concentration of impurities such as water or hydrogen in the insulator 280 is reduced. Also, the upper surface of the insulator 280 may be flattened.
- the insulator 274 preferably functions as a barrier insulating film that prevents impurities such as water or hydrogen from entering the insulator 280 from above.
- the insulator 274 an insulator that can be used for the insulator 214, the insulator 254, or the like may be used, for example.
- An insulator 281 functioning as an interlayer film is preferably provided over the insulator 274 .
- the insulator 281 preferably has a reduced concentration of impurities such as water or hydrogen in the film.
- the conductors 245 a and 245 b are arranged in openings formed in the insulators 281 , 274 , 280 , and 254 .
- the conductor 245a and the conductor 245b are provided to face each other with the conductor 260 interposed therebetween. Note that the top surfaces of the conductors 245 a and 245 b may be flush with the top surface of the insulator 281 .
- the insulator 241a is provided in contact with the inner walls of the openings of the insulator 281, the insulator 274, the insulator 280, and the insulator 254, and the first conductor of the conductor 245a is formed in contact with the side surface thereof. ing.
- a conductor 242a is positioned at least part of the bottom of the opening, and the conductor 245a is in contact with the conductor 242a.
- the insulator 241b is provided in contact with the inner walls of the openings of the insulator 281, the insulator 274, the insulator 280, and the insulator 254, and the first conductor of the conductor 245b is formed in contact with the side surface thereof. It is The conductor 242b is positioned at least part of the bottom of the opening, and the conductor 245b is in contact with the conductor 242b.
- a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as its main component is preferably used for the conductors 245a and 245b.
- the conductor 245a and the conductor 245b may have a laminated structure.
- the conductor 245 has a layered structure
- a conductor having a function of suppressing diffusion of impurities such as hydrogen is preferably used.
- tantalum, tantalum nitride, titanium, titanium nitride, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide, or the like is preferably used.
- the conductive material having a function of suppressing diffusion of impurities such as water or hydrogen may be used in a single layer or a stacked layer. By using the conductive material, absorption of oxygen added to the insulator 280 by the conductors 245a and 245b can be suppressed.
- impurities such as water or hydrogen from a layer above the insulator 281 can be prevented from entering the metal oxide 231 through the conductors 245a and 245b.
- An insulator that can be used for the insulator 254 or the like may be used as the insulator 241a and the insulator 241b, for example. Since the insulators 241a and 241b are provided in contact with the insulator 254, impurities such as water or hydrogen from the insulator 280 or the like are prevented from entering the metal oxide 231 through the conductors 245a and 245b. can. In addition, absorption of oxygen contained in the insulator 280 by the conductors 245a and 245b can be suppressed.
- a conductor functioning as a wiring may be arranged in contact with the top surface of the conductor 245a and the top surface of the conductor 245b.
- a conductive material containing tungsten, copper, or aluminum as a main component is preferably used for the conductor functioning as the wiring.
- the conductor may have a laminated structure, for example, a laminated structure of titanium or titanium nitride and the above conductive material. The conductor may be formed so as to be embedded in an opening provided in the insulator.
- an insulator substrate, a semiconductor substrate, or a conductor substrate may be used, for example.
- insulator substrates include glass substrates, quartz substrates, sapphire substrates, stabilized zirconia substrates (yttria stabilized zirconia substrates, etc.), resin substrates, and the like.
- semiconductor substrates include semiconductor substrates such as silicon and germanium, and compound semiconductor substrates made of silicon carbide, silicon germanium, gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, zinc oxide, and gallium oxide.
- semiconductor substrate having an insulator region inside the semiconductor substrate such as an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate.
- Examples of conductive substrates include graphite substrates, metal substrates, alloy substrates, and conductive resin substrates. Alternatively, there are a substrate having a metal nitride, a substrate having a metal oxide, and the like. Furthermore, there are a substrate in which a conductor or a semiconductor is provided on an insulating substrate, a substrate in which a semiconductor substrate is provided with a conductor or an insulator, a substrate in which a conductor substrate is provided with a semiconductor or an insulator, and the like. Alternatively, these substrates provided with elements may be used. Elements provided on the substrate include a capacitive element, a resistance element, a switch element, a light emitting element, a memory element, and the like.
- Insulators examples include oxides, nitrides, oxynitrides, oxynitrides, metal oxides, metal oxynitrides, metal oxynitrides, and the like having insulating properties.
- thinning of gate insulators may cause problems such as leakage current.
- a high-k material for an insulator functioning as a gate insulator voltage reduction during transistor operation can be achieved while maintaining a physical film thickness.
- a material with a low dielectric constant for the insulator functioning as an interlayer film parasitic capacitance generated between wirings can be reduced. Therefore, the material should be selected according to the function of the insulator.
- Insulators with a low dielectric constant include silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride oxide, silicon nitride, fluorine-added silicon oxide, carbon-added silicon oxide, carbon- and nitrogen-added silicon oxide, and vacancies. There are silicon oxide, resin, and the like.
- a transistor including an oxide semiconductor is surrounded by an insulator (such as the insulator 214, the insulator 222, the insulator 254, and the insulator 274) which has a function of suppressing permeation of impurities such as hydrogen and oxygen.
- an insulator such as the insulator 214, the insulator 222, the insulator 254, and the insulator 274.
- Insulators having a function of suppressing permeation of impurities such as hydrogen and oxygen include, for example, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, chlorine, argon, gallium, germanium, yttrium, zirconium, Insulators containing lanthanum, neodymium, hafnium, or tantalum may be used in single layers or stacks.
- an insulator having a function of suppressing the permeation of impurities such as hydrogen and oxygen aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, gallium oxide, germanium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, lanthanum oxide, neodymium oxide, hafnium oxide, Alternatively, a metal oxide such as tantalum oxide, or a metal nitride such as aluminum nitride, aluminum titanium nitride, titanium nitride, silicon nitride oxide, or silicon nitride can be used.
- An insulator that functions as a gate insulator preferably has a region containing oxygen that is released by heating. For example, by forming a structure in which silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride having a region containing oxygen released by heating is in contact with the metal oxide 231, oxygen vacancies in the metal oxide 231 can be compensated.
- Conductors include aluminum, chromium, copper, silver, gold, platinum, tantalum, nickel, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, manganese, magnesium, zirconium, beryllium, indium, ruthenium, iridium, strontium, lanthanum, etc. It is preferable to use a metal element selected from, an alloy containing the above-described metal elements as a component, or an alloy in which the above-described metal elements are combined.
- tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, tungsten, nitride containing titanium and aluminum, nitride containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxide containing strontium and ruthenium, oxide containing lanthanum and nickel, and the like are used. is preferred. Also, tantalum nitride, titanium nitride, nitrides containing titanium and aluminum, nitrides containing tantalum and aluminum, ruthenium oxide, ruthenium nitride, oxides containing strontium and ruthenium, and oxides containing lanthanum and nickel are difficult to oxidize.
- a conductive material or a material that maintains conductivity even after absorbing oxygen.
- a semiconductor with high electrical conductivity typified by polycrystalline silicon containing an impurity element such as phosphorus, or a silicide such as nickel silicide may be used.
- a plurality of conductors formed of any of the above materials may be stacked and used.
- a laminated structure in which the material containing the metal element described above and the conductive material containing oxygen are combined may be used.
- a laminated structure may be employed in which the material containing the metal element described above and the conductive material containing nitrogen are combined.
- a laminated structure may be employed in which the material containing the metal element described above, the conductive material containing oxygen, and the conductive material containing nitrogen are combined.
- a conductor functioning as a gate electrode has a stacked-layer structure in which the above-described material containing a metal element and a conductive material containing oxygen are combined. is preferred.
- a conductive material containing oxygen is preferably provided on the channel formation region side.
- a conductive material containing oxygen and a metal element contained in a metal oxide in which a channel is formed is preferably used as a conductor functioning as a gate electrode.
- a conductive material containing the metal element and nitrogen described above may be used.
- a conductive material containing nitrogen such as titanium nitride or tantalum nitride may be used.
- indium tin oxide, indium oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium zinc oxide containing tungsten oxide, indium oxide containing titanium oxide, indium tin oxide containing titanium oxide, indium zinc oxide, and silicon were added.
- Indium tin oxide may also be used.
- indium gallium zinc oxide containing nitrogen may be used.
- FIG. 19A is a diagram illustrating classification of crystal structures of oxide semiconductors, typically IGZO (a metal oxide containing In, Ga, and Zn).
- IGZO a metal oxide containing In, Ga, and Zn
- oxide semiconductors are roughly classified into “amorphous”, “crystalline”, and “crystal".
- “Amorphous” includes completely amorphous.
- “Crystalline” includes CAAC (c-axis-aligned crystalline), nc (nanocrystalline), and CAC (cloud-aligned composite) (excluding single crystal and poly crystal).
- the classification of “Crystalline” excludes single crystal, poly crystal, and completely amorphous.
- “Crystal” includes single crystal and poly crystal.
- the structure within the thick frame shown in FIG. 19A is an intermediate state between "Amorphous” and "Crystal", and is a structure belonging to the new crystalline phase. . That is, the structure can be rephrased as a structure completely different from “Crystal” or energetically unstable "Amorphous".
- FIG. 19B shows an XRD spectrum obtained by GIXD (Grazing-Incidence XRD) measurement of a CAAC-IGZO film classified as "Crystalline".
- the GIXD method is also called a thin film method or a Seemann-Bohlin method.
- the XRD spectrum obtained by the GIXD measurement shown in FIG. 19B is simply referred to as the XRD spectrum.
- the thickness of the CAAC-IGZO film shown in FIG. 19B is 500 nm.
- the crystal structure of a film or substrate can be evaluated by a diffraction pattern (also referred to as a nano beam electron diffraction pattern) observed by nano beam electron diffraction (NBED).
- a diffraction pattern also referred to as a nano beam electron diffraction pattern
- NBED nano beam electron diffraction
- oxide semiconductors may be classified differently from that in FIG. 19A when its crystal structure is focused.
- oxide semiconductors are classified into single-crystal oxide semiconductors and non-single-crystal oxide semiconductors.
- Non-single-crystal oxide semiconductors include, for example, the above CAAC-OS and nc-OS.
- Non-single-crystal oxide semiconductors include polycrystalline oxide semiconductors, amorphous-like oxide semiconductors (a-like OS), amorphous oxide semiconductors, and the like.
- CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor that includes a plurality of crystal regions, and the c-axes of the plurality of crystal regions are oriented in a specific direction. Note that the specific direction is the thickness direction of the CAAC-OS film, the normal direction to the formation surface of the CAAC-OS film, or the normal direction to the surface of the CAAC-OS film.
- a crystalline region is a region having periodicity in atomic arrangement. If the atomic arrangement is regarded as a lattice arrangement, the crystalline region is also a region with a uniform lattice arrangement.
- CAAC-OS has a region where a plurality of crystal regions are connected in the a-b plane direction, and the region may have strain.
- the strain refers to a portion where the orientation of the lattice arrangement changes between a region with a uniform lattice arrangement and another region with a uniform lattice arrangement in a region where a plurality of crystal regions are connected. That is, CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor that is c-axis oriented and has no obvious orientation in the ab plane direction.
- each of the plurality of crystal regions is composed of one or a plurality of minute crystals (crystals having a maximum diameter of less than 10 nm).
- the maximum diameter of the crystalline region is less than 10 nm.
- the size of the crystal region may be about several tens of nanometers.
- CAAC-OS is a layer containing indium (In) and oxygen ( It tends to have a layered crystal structure (also referred to as a layered structure) in which an In layer) and a layer containing the element M, zinc (Zn), and oxygen (hereinafter, a (M, Zn) layer) are laminated.
- the (M, Zn) layer may contain indium.
- the In layer contains the element M.
- the In layer may contain Zn.
- the layered structure is observed as a lattice image, for example, in a high-resolution TEM image.
- a plurality of bright points are observed in the electron beam diffraction pattern of the CAAC-OS film.
- a certain spot and another spot are observed at point-symmetrical positions with respect to the spot of the incident electron beam that has passed through the sample (also referred to as a direct spot) as the center of symmetry.
- the lattice arrangement in the crystal region is basically a hexagonal lattice, but the unit lattice is not always regular hexagon and may be non-regular hexagon. Moreover, the distortion may have a lattice arrangement of pentagons, heptagons, or the like. Note that in CAAC-OS, no clear crystal grain boundary can be observed even near the strain. That is, it can be seen that the distortion of the lattice arrangement suppresses the formation of grain boundaries. This is because the CAAC-OS can tolerate strain due to the fact that the arrangement of oxygen atoms is not dense in the ab plane direction, the bond distance between atoms changes due to the substitution of metal atoms, and the like. It is considered to be for
- a crystal structure in which clear grain boundaries are confirmed is called a so-called polycrystal.
- a grain boundary becomes a recombination center, and there is a high possibility that carriers are trapped and cause a decrease in the on-state current of a transistor, a decrease in field-effect mobility, and the like. Therefore, a CAAC-OS in which no clear grain boundaries are observed is one of crystalline oxides having a crystal structure suitable for a semiconductor layer of a transistor.
- a structure containing Zn is preferable for forming a CAAC-OS.
- In--Zn oxide and In--Ga--Zn oxide are preferable because they can suppress the generation of grain boundaries more than In oxide.
- a CAAC-OS is an oxide semiconductor with high crystallinity and no clear grain boundaries. Therefore, it can be said that the decrease in electron mobility due to grain boundaries is less likely to occur in CAAC-OS.
- the CAAC-OS can be said to be an oxide semiconductor with few impurities and defects (such as oxygen vacancies). Therefore, an oxide semiconductor including CAAC-OS has stable physical properties. Therefore, an oxide semiconductor including CAAC-OS is resistant to heat and has high reliability.
- CAAC-OS is also stable against high temperatures (so-called thermal budget) in the manufacturing process. Therefore, the use of the CAAC-OS for the OS transistor can increase the degree of freedom in the manufacturing process.
- nc-OS has periodic atomic arrangement in a minute region (eg, a region of 1 nm to 10 nm, particularly a region of 1 nm to 3 nm).
- the nc-OS has minute crystals.
- the size of the minute crystal is, for example, 1 nm or more and 10 nm or less, particularly 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, the minute crystal is also called a nanocrystal.
- nc-OS does not show regularity in crystal orientation between different nanocrystals. Therefore, no orientation is observed in the entire film.
- an nc-OS may be indistinguishable from an a-like OS and an amorphous oxide semiconductor depending on the analysis method.
- an nc-OS film is subjected to structural analysis using an XRD apparatus, out-of-plane XRD measurement using ⁇ /2 ⁇ scanning does not detect a peak indicating crystallinity.
- an nc-OS film is subjected to electron beam diffraction (also referred to as selected area electron beam diffraction) using an electron beam with a probe diameter larger than that of nanocrystals (for example, 50 nm or more), a diffraction pattern such as a halo pattern is obtained. is observed.
- an nc-OS film is subjected to electron diffraction (also referred to as nanobeam electron diffraction) using an electron beam with a probe diameter close to or smaller than the size of a nanocrystal (for example, 1 nm or more and 30 nm or less)
- an electron beam diffraction pattern is obtained in which a plurality of spots are observed within a ring-shaped area centered on the direct spot.
- An a-like OS is an oxide semiconductor having a structure between an nc-OS and an amorphous oxide semiconductor.
- An a-like OS has void or low density regions. That is, a-like OS has lower crystallinity than nc-OS and CAAC-OS. In addition, the a-like OS has a higher hydrogen concentration in the film than the nc-OS and the CAAC-OS.
- CAC-OS relates to material composition.
- CAC-OS is, for example, one structure of a material in which elements constituting a metal oxide are unevenly distributed with a size of 0.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, or in the vicinity thereof.
- the metal oxide one or more metal elements are unevenly distributed, and the region having the metal element has a size of 0.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1 nm or more and 3 nm or less, or a size in the vicinity thereof.
- the mixed state is also called mosaic or patch.
- CAC-OS is a structure in which the material is separated into a first region and a second region to form a mosaic shape, and the first region is distributed in the film (hereinafter, also referred to as a cloud shape). ). That is, CAC-OS is a composite metal oxide in which the first region and the second region are mixed.
- the atomic ratios of In, Ga, and Zn to the metal elements constituting the CAC-OS in the In—Ga—Zn oxide are represented by [In], [Ga], and [Zn], respectively.
- the first region is a region where [In] is larger than [In] in the composition of the CAC-OS film.
- the second region is a region where [Ga] is greater than [Ga] in the composition of the CAC-OS film.
- the first region is a region in which [In] is larger than [In] in the second region and [Ga] is smaller than [Ga] in the second region.
- the second region is a region in which [Ga] is larger than [Ga] in the first region and [In] is smaller than [In] in the first region.
- the first region is a region mainly composed of indium oxide, indium zinc oxide, or the like.
- the second region is a region containing gallium oxide, gallium zinc oxide, or the like as a main component. That is, the first region can be rephrased as a region containing In as a main component. Also, the second region can be rephrased as a region containing Ga as a main component.
- a region containing In as a main component (first 1 region) and a region containing Ga as a main component (second region) are unevenly distributed and can be confirmed to have a mixed structure.
- the conductivity attributed to the first region and the insulation attributed to the second region complementarily act to provide a switching function (on/off function).
- a switching function on/off function
- CAC-OS a part of the material has a conductive function
- a part of the material has an insulating function
- the whole material has a semiconductor function.
- Oxide semiconductors have various structures and each has different characteristics.
- An oxide semiconductor of one embodiment of the present invention includes two or more of an amorphous oxide semiconductor, a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor, an a-like OS, a CAC-OS, an nc-OS, and a CAAC-OS. may
- an oxide semiconductor with low carrier concentration is preferably used for a transistor.
- the carrier concentration of the oxide semiconductor is 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or less, preferably 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 or less, more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm ⁇ 3 or less, more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 11 cm ⁇ 3 or less. 3 or less, more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 10 cm ⁇ 3 and 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 9 cm ⁇ 3 or more.
- the impurity concentration in the oxide semiconductor film may be lowered to lower the defect level density.
- a low impurity concentration and a low defect level density are referred to as high-purity intrinsic or substantially high-purity intrinsic.
- an oxide semiconductor with a low carrier concentration is sometimes referred to as a highly purified intrinsic or substantially highly purified intrinsic oxide semiconductor.
- the trap level density may also be low.
- a charge trapped in a trap level of an oxide semiconductor takes a long time to disappear and may behave like a fixed charge. Therefore, a transistor whose channel formation region is formed in an oxide semiconductor with a high trap level density might have unstable electrical characteristics.
- Impurities include hydrogen, nitrogen, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, iron, nickel, silicon, and the like.
- the concentration of silicon and carbon in the oxide semiconductor and the concentration of silicon and carbon in the vicinity of the interface with the oxide semiconductor are 2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 or less.
- the concentration of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in the oxide semiconductor obtained by SIMS is set to 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 or less, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 16 atoms/cm 3 or less.
- the nitrogen concentration in the oxide semiconductor obtained by SIMS is less than 5 ⁇ 10 19 atoms/cm 3 , preferably 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 or less, more preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 or less. , more preferably 5 ⁇ 10 17 atoms/cm 3 or less.
- Hydrogen contained in an oxide semiconductor reacts with oxygen that bonds to a metal atom to form water, which may cause oxygen vacancies. When hydrogen enters the oxygen vacancies, electrons, which are carriers, may be generated. In addition, part of hydrogen may bond with oxygen that bonds with a metal atom to generate an electron, which is a carrier. Therefore, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor containing hydrogen is likely to have normally-on characteristics. Therefore, hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor is preferably reduced as much as possible.
- the hydrogen concentration obtained by SIMS is less than 1 ⁇ 10 20 atoms/cm 3 , preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 19 atoms/cm 3 , more preferably less than 5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm. Less than 3 , more preferably less than 1 ⁇ 10 18 atoms/cm 3 .
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図2Aおよび図2Bは、電子機器の構成例を説明する図である。
図3Aおよび図3B1乃至図3B5は、表示装置の構成例を説明する図である。
図4A乃至図4Cは、画素回路の構成例を説明する図である。
図5Aおよび図5Bは、表示装置の構成例を説明する図である。
図6A乃至図6Cは、電子機器の動作例を説明する図である。
図7Aおよび図7Bは、電子機器の動作例を説明する図である。
図8は、アルゴリズムの一例を示す図である。
図9A乃至図9Dは、発光素子の構成例を説明する図である。
図10A乃至図10Dは、表示装置の構成例を示す図である。
図11A乃至図11Dは、表示装置の構成例を示す図である。
図12は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図13は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図14は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図15は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図16は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図17は、表示装置の構成例を示す断面図である。
図18Aは、トランジスタの構成例を示す上面図である。図18Bおよび図18Cは、トランジスタの構成例を示す断面図である。
図19Aは、結晶構造の分類を説明する図である。図19Bは、CAAC−IGZO膜のXRDスペクトルを説明する図である。図19Cは、CAAC−IGZO膜の極微電子線回折パターンを説明する図である。
本発明の一態様に係る電子機器100Aおよび電子機器100Bについて、図面を用いて説明する。
図1は、本発明の一態様に係る電子機器100Aの構成例を説明する図である。図1Aは、本発明の一態様に係る電子機器100Aの斜視外観図である。電子機器100Aは、眼鏡型の電子機器である。電子機器100Aは、筐体101および装着部103(装着部103Rおよび装着部103L)を備える。電子機器100Aは、拡張現実(AR)用途向けのウェアラブル型電子機器である。
センサ部50およびセンサ部51は、使用者の視覚、聴覚、触覚、味覚、および嗅覚、のいずれか一または複数の情報を取得する機能を有する。より具体的には、センサ部50およびセンサ部51は、力、変位、位置、速度、加速度、角速度、回転数、距離、光、磁気、温度、音声、時間、電場、電流、電圧、電力、放射線、湿度、傾度、振動、におい、および赤外線を検知または測定する機能を有する。電子機器100Aは、1または複数のセンサ部50を備えてもよい。電子機器100Aは、1または複数のセンサ部51を備えてもよい。
バッテリ104は、電子機器100Aの動作に必要な電力を蓄える機能と、動作に必要な電力を供給する機能と、を備える。電圧生成部105は、電子機器100Aの動作に必要な電圧を生成する機能と、当該電圧を一定に保つ機能と、を備える。バッテリ104として、一次電池、または二次電池を用いることができる。なお、当該二次電池としては、例えば、リチウムイオン二次電池を用いることができる。バッテリ104および電圧生成部105を合わせて電源部ということができる。
制御部106は電子機器100Aの動作を制御する機能を備える。制御部106は、CPU、メモリなどを備えることができる。メモリは、電子機器100Aで使用する各種のプログラム、ならびに電子機器100Aの動作に必要なデータなどを保持する機能を有する。
通信部107は、無線または有線で通信する機能を有する。特に、無線で通信する機能を有すると、接続のためのケーブルなどの部品点数を省略できるため好ましい。
図2は、本発明の一態様に係る電子機器100Bの構成例を説明する図である。図2Aは、本発明の一態様に係る電子機器100Bの斜視外観図である。図2Bは、電子機器100Bが備える筐体101の内部を上方から見た図である。電子機器100Bは電子機器100Aの変形例である。よって、説明の重複を減らすため、主に電子機器100Bの電子機器100Aと異なる点について説明する。
表示装置10の構成例について説明する。図3Aは、表示装置10を説明するブロック図である。前述した通り、表示装置10は表示領域235、周辺回路領域232、および周辺回路領域233を備える。また、表示領域235は、表示領域235Rおよび表示領域235Lを備える。
図4Aは、画素230の回路構成例を示す図である。画素230は、画素回路431および表示素子432を有する。
制御部130は、表示装置10全体の動作を制御する機能を有する。制御部130は、表示領域235、周辺回路領域232、周辺回路領域233、演算部140、記憶部150、入出力部160、および視線検知部170の動作を制御する。
演算部140は、表示装置10全体の動作に関わる演算を行う機能を有し、例えば中央演算処理装置(CPU:Central Processing Unit)などを用いることができる。演算部140は、表示領域235に表示する画像を生成する機能を有する。
記憶部150としては、例えば、フラッシュメモリ、MRAM(Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory)、PRAM(Phase change RAM)、ReRAM(Resistive RAM)、またはFeRAM(Ferroelectric RAM)などの不揮発性の記憶素子が適用された記憶装置、またはDRAM(Dynamic RAM)、またはSRAM(Static RAM)などの揮発性の記憶素子が適用された記憶装置等を用いてもよい。
入出力部160は、電子機器100の制御部106と電気的に接続される。入出力部160は、電子機器100の通信部107と電気的に接続されてもよい。表示装置10の動作に必要な情報は、入出力部160を介して表示装置10に供給される。また、入出力部160は、例えば電子機器100に設けられた1つ以上のボタンまたはスイッチ(「筐体スイッチ」ともいう。)と電気的に接続してもよい。また、その他の入力コンポーネントが接続可能な外部ポートと電気的に接続してもよい。
視線検知部170は、センサ部51と連動して、使用者の視線を検知する機能を備える。使用者の視線は、既知の視線計測(アイトラッキング)法で検知できる。例えば、瞳孔角膜反射(PCCR:Pupil Centre Corneal Reflection)法、明/暗瞳孔(Bright/Dark Pupil Effect)法などにより検知できる。
本実施の形態では、電子機器100(電子機器100Aおよび電子機器100B)における画像処理動作の一例として、アップコンバートの一例について説明する。
一般に、人間の視野は、弁別視野、有効視野、安定注視野、誘導視野、および補助視野の5つに大別される。
図8にアップコンバートを行なうためのアルゴリズムの一例を示す。図8では、各アルゴリズムをグループA、B、およびCに分類している。グループAはアップコンバートを単純計算で行なうアルゴリズムである。グループBおよびグループCは、アップコンバートに人工知能(AI:Artificial Intelligence)を用いるアルゴリズムである。グループBはアップコンバートを機械学習で行なうアルゴリズムであり、グループCはアップコンバートをニューラルネットワークを用いた深層学習で行なうアルゴリズムである。
本実施の形態では、表示素子432に適用可能な発光素子70(「発光デバイス」ともいう)について説明する。
図9Aに示すように、発光素子70は、一対の電極(導電体772、導電体788)の間に、EL層786を有する。EL層786は、層4420、発光層4411、層4430などの複数の層で構成することができる。層4420は、例えば電子注入性の高い物質を含む層(電子注入層)および電子輸送性の高い物質を含む層(電子輸送層)などを有することができる。発光層4411は、例えば発光性の化合物を有する。層4430は、例えば正孔注入性の高い物質を含む層(正孔注入層)および正孔輸送性の高い物質を含む層(正孔輸送層)を有することができる。
以下では、発光素子70の形成方法について説明する。
本実施の形態では、本発明の一態様である表示装置10の断面構成例について説明する。
本実施の形態では、本発明の一態様に係る表示装置に用いることができるトランジスタについて説明する。
図18A、図18B、および図18Cは、本発明の一態様である表示装置に用いることができるトランジスタ200、およびトランジスタ200周辺の上面図および断面図である。本発明の一態様の表示装置に、トランジスタ200を適用することができる。
トランジスタに用いることができる構成材料について説明する。
トランジスタ200を形成する基板として、例えば、絶縁体基板、半導体基板、または導電体基板を用いればよい。絶縁体基板として、例えば、ガラス基板、石英基板、サファイア基板、安定化ジルコニア基板(イットリア安定化ジルコニア基板等)、樹脂基板等がある。また、半導体基板として、例えば、シリコン、ゲルマニウム等の半導体基板、または炭化シリコン、シリコンゲルマニウム、ヒ化ガリウム、リン化インジウム、酸化亜鉛、酸化ガリウムからなる化合物半導体基板等がある。さらには、前述の半導体基板内部に絶縁体領域を有する半導体基板、例えば、SOI(Silicon On Insulator)基板等がある。導電体基板として、黒鉛基板、金属基板、合金基板、導電性樹脂基板等がある。または、金属の窒化物を有する基板、金属の酸化物を有する基板等がある。さらには、絶縁体基板に導電体または半導体が設けられた基板、半導体基板に導電体または絶縁体が設けられた基板、導電体基板に半導体または絶縁体が設けられた基板等がある。または、これらの基板に素子が設けられたものを用いてもよい。基板に設けられる素子として、容量素子、抵抗素子、スイッチ素子、発光素子、記憶素子等がある。
絶縁体として、絶縁性を有する酸化物、窒化物、酸化窒化物、窒化酸化物、金属酸化物、金属酸化窒化物、金属窒化酸化物等がある。
導電体として、アルミニウム、クロム、銅、銀、金、白金、タンタル、ニッケル、チタン、モリブデン、タングステン、ハフニウム、バナジウム、ニオブ、マンガン、マグネシウム、ジルコニウム、ベリリウム、インジウム、ルテニウム、イリジウム、ストロンチウム、ランタン等から選ばれた金属元素、または上述した金属元素を成分とする合金か、上述した金属元素を組み合わせた合金等を用いることが好ましい。例えば、窒化タンタル、窒化チタン、タングステン、チタンとアルミニウムを含む窒化物、タンタルとアルミニウムを含む窒化物、酸化ルテニウム、窒化ルテニウム、ストロンチウムとルテニウムを含む酸化物、ランタンとニッケルを含む酸化物等を用いることが好ましい。また、窒化タンタル、窒化チタン、チタンとアルミニウムを含む窒化物、タンタルとアルミニウムを含む窒化物、酸化ルテニウム、窒化ルテニウム、ストロンチウムとルテニウムを含む酸化物、ランタンとニッケルを含む酸化物は、酸化しにくい導電性材料、または、酸素を吸収しても導電性を維持する材料であるため、好ましい。また、リン等の不純物元素を含有させた多結晶シリコンに代表される、電気伝導度が高い半導体、ニッケルシリサイド等のシリサイドを用いてもよい。
本実施の形態では、上記の実施の形態で説明したOSトランジスタに用いることができる金属酸化物(以下、酸化物半導体ともいう。)について説明する。
まず、酸化物半導体における、結晶構造の分類について、図19Aを用いて説明を行う。図19Aは、酸化物半導体、代表的にはIGZO(Inと、Gaと、Znと、を含む金属酸化物)の結晶構造の分類を説明する図である。
なお、酸化物半導体は、結晶構造に着目した場合、図19Aとは異なる分類となる場合がある。例えば、酸化物半導体は、単結晶酸化物半導体と、それ以外の非単結晶酸化物半導体と、に分けられる。非単結晶酸化物半導体として、例えば、上述のCAAC−OS、およびnc−OSがある。また、非単結晶酸化物半導体には、多結晶酸化物半導体、擬似非晶質酸化物半導体(a−like OS:amorphous−like oxide semiconductor)、非晶質酸化物半導体、等が含まれる。
CAAC−OSは、複数の結晶領域を有し、当該複数の結晶領域はc軸が特定の方向に配向している酸化物半導体である。なお、特定の方向とは、CAAC−OS膜の厚さ方向、CAAC−OS膜の被形成面の法線方向、またはCAAC−OS膜の表面の法線方向である。また、結晶領域とは、原子配列に周期性を有する領域である。なお、原子配列を格子配列とみなすと、結晶領域とは、格子配列の揃った領域でもある。さらに、CAAC−OSは、a−b面方向において複数の結晶領域が連結する領域を有し、当該領域は歪みを有する場合がある。なお、歪みとは、複数の結晶領域が連結する領域において、格子配列の揃った領域と、別の格子配列の揃った領域と、の間で格子配列の向きが変化している箇所を指す。つまり、CAAC−OSは、c軸配向し、a−b面方向には明らかな配向をしていない酸化物半導体である。
nc−OSは、微小な領域(例えば、1nm以上10nm以下の領域、特に1nm以上3nm以下の領域)において原子配列に周期性を有する。別言すると、nc−OSは、微小な結晶を有する。なお、当該微小な結晶の大きさは、例えば、1nm以上10nm以下、特に1nm以上3nm以下であることから、当該微小な結晶をナノ結晶ともいう。また、nc−OSは、異なるナノ結晶間で結晶方位に規則性が見られない。そのため、膜全体で配向性が見られない。したがって、nc−OSは、分析方法によっては、a−like OSおよび非晶質酸化物半導体と区別が付かない場合がある。例えば、nc−OS膜に対し、XRD装置を用いて構造解析を行うと、θ/2θスキャンを用いたOut−of−plane XRD測定では、結晶性を示すピークが検出されない。また、nc−OS膜に対し、ナノ結晶よりも大きいプローブ径(例えば50nm以上)の電子線を用いる電子線回折(制限視野電子線回折ともいう。)を行うと、ハローパターンのような回折パターンが観測される。一方、nc−OS膜に対し、ナノ結晶の大きさと近いかナノ結晶より小さいプローブ径(例えば1nm以上30nm以下)の電子線を用いる電子線回折(ナノビーム電子線回折ともいう。)を行うと、ダイレクトスポットを中心とするリング状の領域内に複数のスポットが観測される電子線回折パターンが取得される場合がある。
a−like OSは、nc−OSと非晶質酸化物半導体との間の構造を有する酸化物半導体である。a−like OSは、鬆または低密度領域を有する。即ち、a−like OSは、nc−OSおよびCAAC−OSと比べて、結晶性が低い。また、a−like OSは、nc−OSおよびCAAC−OSと比べて、膜中の水素濃度が高い。
次に、上述のCAC−OSの詳細について、説明を行う。なお、CAC−OSは材料構成に関する。
CAC−OSとは、例えば、金属酸化物を構成する元素が、0.5nm以上10nm以下、好ましくは、1nm以上3nm以下、またはその近傍のサイズで偏在した材料の一構成である。なお、以下では、金属酸化物において、一つまたは複数の金属元素が偏在し、該金属元素を有する領域が、0.5nm以上10nm以下、好ましくは、1nm以上3nm以下、またはその近傍のサイズで混合した状態をモザイク状、またはパッチ状ともいう。
続いて、上記酸化物半導体をトランジスタに用いる場合について説明する。
ここで、酸化物半導体中における各不純物の影響について説明する。
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- 表示部と、視線検知部と、演算部と、を有し、
前記視線検知部は、
使用者の視線の向きを示す第1情報を取得する機能を備え、
前記演算部は、
前記第1情報を用いて、前記使用者の注視点が含まれる前記表示部上の第1領域を決定する機能と、
前記第1領域に表示される画像の解像度を高める機能と、を備える半導体装置。 - 請求項1において、
前記演算部は、前記第1領域の外側に隣接する第2領域を決定する機能を備え、
前記第1領域に表示される画像の解像度は、
前記第2領域に表示される画像の解像度よりも高い半導体装置。 - 請求項1または請求項2において、
前記表示部から射出された光を用いて前記第1情報を取得する半導体装置。 - 請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか一項において、
前記演算部は、
ニューラルネットワークを用いて、前記第1領域に表示される画像の解像度を高める機能を備える半導体装置。 - 請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか一項において、
映像シーンに応じて、
前記第1領域に表示される画像の解像度を決定する機能を備える半導体装置。 - 請求項1乃至請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置と、
光学部材と、を備えた、
眼鏡型またはゴーグル型の電子機器。 - 表示領域に複数の画素を備えた表示装置と、
第1レンズと、第2レンズと、
第1ミラーと、第2ミラーと、
第3ミラーと、第4ミラーと、を備え、
前記表示領域は、第1表示領域と、第2表示領域と、を備え、
前記第1レンズは、前記第1表示領域と前記第1ミラーの間に配置され、
前記第1ミラーは、前記第1表示領域に表示された第1画像を前記第3ミラーに反射する機能を備え、
前記第3ミラーは、前記第1画像を反射する機能と、第1外光を透過する機能と、を備え、
前記第2レンズは、前記第2表示領域と前記第2ミラーの間に配置され、
前記第2ミラーは、前記第2表示領域に表示された第2画像を前記第4ミラーに反射する機能を備え、
前記第4ミラーは、前記第2画像を反射する機能と、第2外光を透過する機能と、を備えた電子機器。 - 請求項7において、
前記第1ミラーおよび前記第2ミラーが凸面鏡である電子機器。 - 請求項7または請求項8において、
前記第3ミラーおよび前記第4ミラーが凹面鏡である電子機器。 - 請求項7乃至請求項9のいずれか1項において、
使用者が、前記第1外光、前記第2外光、前記第1画像、および前記第2画像を同時に視認する電子機器。 - 請求項7乃至請求項10のいずれか1項において、
前記表示領域の解像度が、8Kである電子機器。 - 請求項7乃至請求項11のいずれか1項において、
前記表示領域の精細度が、1000ppi以上10000ppi以下である電子機器。 - 請求項7乃至請求項12のいずれか1項において、
前記表示領域のアスペクト比が、16:9である電子機器。
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