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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tadayoshi Miyamoto, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhide Tomiyasu, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Tomyo, Osaka, JP;
Kazuatsu Ito, Osaka, JP;
Shigeyasu Mori, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14614 (2013.01); H01L 27/14616 (2013.01); H01L 27/14663 (2013.01); H01L 29/24 (2013.01); H01L 29/7869 (2013.01); H01L 29/78648 (2013.01); H01L 29/78696 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light detection device includes: a TFT having a semiconductor layer supported on a substrate, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; a photodiode having a bottom electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a semiconductor laminate structure, and a top electrode; and an electrode made of the same conductive film as the bottom electrode and arranged on the semiconductor layer with an insulating layer interposed therebetween.