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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Jae-kyeong Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-soo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeon-gon MO, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A thin film transistor (TFT) and a method of manufacturing the same such that an ohmic contact can be formed between a semiconductor layer and a source electrode or between the semiconductor layer and a drain electrode, wherein the TFT can be applied to a plastic substrate. The TFT includes: a substrate; an active layer formed of ZnO, InZnO, ZnSnO, and/or ZnInGaO on the substrate and including a channel region, a source region, and a drain region; a gate electrode insulated from the active layer; and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the source region and the drain region, respectively, wherein the source region and the drain region of the active layer include hydrogen.