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Granted 5 May 2015 · 10 office actions
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
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Inventors: Takahiro Kasahara, Kengo Akimoto, Shunpei Yamazaki, Shigeki Komori +2 · Examiner: John Bodnar
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A protective circuit includes a non-linear element which includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode, a first oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode over the gate insulating layer, and a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer whose end portions overlap with the gate electrode over the first oxide semiconductor layer and in which a conductive layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer are stacked. Over the gate insulating layer, oxide semiconductor layers with different properties are bonded to each other, whereby stable operation can be performed as compared with Schottky junction. Thus, the junction leakage can be reduced and the characteristics of the non-linear element can be improved.
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| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| related publication | US 20100072471 A1 | 25 Mar 2010 |
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