Patent ID: 9231222
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A thin film transistor (“TFT”) comprising: a gate electrode; a gate insulation layer covering the gate electrode; an organic layer disposed on the gate insulation layer and surrounding side surfaces of the gate electrode; a source electrode; a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode; and a semiconductor layer overlapping with at least a portion of the gate electrode, wherein an entirety of a bottom surface of the source electrode, an entirety of a bottom surface of the drain electrode, and an entirety of a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer are disposed on a common plane, and the semiconductor layer has a thickness smaller than that of the source electrode and the drain electrode such that a height of the semiconductor layer is smaller than either a height of the source electrode or a height of the drain electrode, wherein at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode contacts an upper surface of the organic layer and an upper surface of the gate insulation layer.