Patent ID: 6501097
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
A display device comprising:a substrate; a light shielding film provided over said substrate; a thin film transistor provided over said substrate and comprising a source region and a drain region and a channel forming region provided between said source region and said drain region and a gate electrode provided adjacent to said channel forming region with a gate insulating film therebetween, said channel forming region being provided over said light shielding film; an interlayer insulating film provided over said thin film transistor to provide a leveled upper surface over said thin film transistor and said light shielding film; a source line connected with one of said source region and said drain region of said thin film transistor and provided over said interlayer insulating film; a pixel electrode connected with the other of said source region and said drain region and provided over said interlayer insulating film, wherein said source line and said pixel electrode are provided on a same plane located over said thin film transistor.