Patent ID: 8797303
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: G02B,H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising a thin film transistor (TFT), the TFT comprising: a substrate including a surface; an oxide semiconductor layer disposed over the substrate surface, a channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer being between a source region and a drain region of the oxide semiconductor layer, the source region and the drain region of the oxide semiconductor layer being a heavily doped n-type oxide semiconductor; a gate dielectric on the channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer; a gate metal on the gate dielectric, wherein the gate metal defines the channel region of the oxide semiconductor layer; a source metal oxide on the source region and a drain metal oxide on the drain region of the oxide semiconductor layer, wherein the source metal oxide defines the source region and the drain metal oxide defines the drain region of the oxide semiconductor layer; a passivation dielectric on the gate metal and on the source metal oxide and the drain metal oxide; a first metal contact extending through the source metal oxide and contacting the source region of the oxide semiconductor layer; and a second metal contact extending through the drain metal oxide and contacting the drain region of the oxide semiconductor layer.