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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2010
Noriaki Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Kodai Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Noriaki Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Kodai Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor having a substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, a gate insulating film, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating film, a protective film formed on the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating film and having first and second opening sections which are separately and directly formed on the semiconductor layer, a source electrode formed on the protective film and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer at the first opening section of the protective film, and a drain electrode formed on the protective film and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer at the second opening section of the protective film.