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Patent US6906347 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA semiconductor device having high reliability, in which TFTs with appropriate structures for the circuit functions are arranged, is provided. Gate insulating films (115) and (116) of a driver TFT are designed thinner than a gate insulating film (117) of a pixel TFT in a semiconductor device having a...http://www.google.com/patents/US6906347?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6906347 - Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereofAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6906347 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/874,670Publication dateJun 14, 2005Filing dateJun 5, 2001Priority dateJan 11, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1252816C, CN1260592A, CN1832118A, CN1905187A, CN1905187B, CN100481352C, DE69942442D1, EP1020920A2, EP1020920A3, EP1020920B1, US6278131, US7473968, US20010029070, US20050253148Publication number09874670, 874670, US 6906347 B2, US 6906347B2, US-B2-6906347, US6906347 B2, US6906347B2InventorsShunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hiroshi Shibata, Takeshi FukunagaOriginal AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (64), Non-Patent Citations (28), Referenced by (22), Classifications (22), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSemiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
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