Patent ID: 8575615
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G02F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising a substrate, and a thin film transistor and a diode which are provided on the substrate, wherein the diode includes the at least one semiconductor layer includes a channel region between the first region and the intermediate region which extends above the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer intervening therebetween, and a resistor region which does not extend above the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer intervening therebetween, the resistor region is arranged between the intermediate region and the second region and is arranged such that the resistor region is not overlapped by any of the first electrode, the intermediate electrode, or the second electrode, and when the diode is in an ON state, an electric current path is defined from the first electrode, through the intermediate electrode, and into the second electrode, the electric current path including the channel region and the resistor region.