Patent ID: 6781154
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor apparatus comprising:a plurality of signal lines extending in a first direction and arranged substantially in parallel each other; a plurality of scanning lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and arranged substantially in parallel with each other, each of the signals lines and the scanning lines being supported by a non-conductive substrate and being located over the substrate; a plurality of driving electrodes arranged in the form of a matrix; and a first switching element electrically connected to a first driving electrode for a first pixel, and a second switching element electrically connected to a second driving electrode for a second pixel, wherein each of the first and second switching elements comprise a source region electrically connected to a signal line, a channel region and a drain region electrically connected to the corresponding driving electrode, wherein the first switching element for the first pixel and the second switching element for the second pixel each share a common semiconductor layer that extends continuously therebetween and is supported by the substrate and is located thereover, wherein the common semiconductor layer shared by the first and second switching elements forms at least the channel region of each of the first and second switching elements.