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Patent US6541294 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBy providing appropriate TFT structures arranged in various circuits of the semiconductor device in response to the functions required by the circuits, it is made possible to improve the operating performances and the reliability of a semiconductor device, reduce power consumption as well as realizing...http://www.google.com/patents/US6541294?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6541294 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereofAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6541294 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/618,930Publication dateApr 1, 2003Filing dateJul 18, 2000Priority dateJul 22, 1999Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS6743649, US7335911, US7968890, US8624248, US20030180996, US20040192004, US20090101901, US20110254008, US20140117364Publication number09618930, 618930, US 6541294 B1, US 6541294B1, US-B1-6541294, US6541294 B1, US6541294B1InventorsShunpei Yamazaki, Hideomi Suzawa, Koji Ono, Yasuyuki AraiOriginal AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (38), Non-Patent Citations (27), Referenced by (81), Classifications (37), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSemiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
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257/E21.413, 257/E27.111, 257/E29.137, 257/E29.275International ClassificationH01L29/49, H01L21/336, G02F1/1362, H01L21/3213, H01L27/12, H01L21/77, H01L29/786, H01L29/423, H01L21/84Cooperative ClassificationH01L27/1277, H01L27/1222, H01L2029/7863, H01L27/127, H01L29/4908, G02F1/13454, H01L29/42384, H01L21/32136, H01L29/78645, H01L29/66757, H01L29/78621European ClassificationH01L29/66M6T6F15A2, H01L27/12T, H01L29/49B, H01L21/3213C4B, H01L29/786D, H01L29/786B4B, H01L29/423D2B8, H01L27/12Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionApr 1, 2015LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesNov 7, 2014REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedSep 1, 2010FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8Sep 8, 2006FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jul 11, 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD., JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI;SUZAWA, HIDEOMI;ONO, KOJI;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:013014/0910;SIGNING DATES FROM 20000630 TO 20000703Owner name: 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