Patent ID: 6507376
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A display device formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate, comprising:an array of display elements arranged in a first and a second direction, each of the display elements comprising: a transistor including a source and a drain diffusion region formed in the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the drain diffusion region outputting an output signal; a capacitor to store the output signal, the capacitor comprising a capacitor diffusion region formed in the surface of the semiconductor substrate, an insulating film disposed on the capacitor diffusion region, and a capacitor electrode disposed on the insulating film; and a pixel electrode disposed over the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the pixel electrode being driven by the output signal, wherein: the array of display elements includes a first display element, a second display element arranged adjacent to the first display element in the second direction, and a third display element arranged adjacent to the second display element in the second direction; and the capacitor diffusion regions of the first and the second display elements extend along at least substantially an entire length of a border between the first and the second display elements and merge with each other at the border.