Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal – Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-26
2011-04-26
Tran, Minh-Loan T (Department: 2826)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal
Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
C438S098000, C438S151000, C257SE27132, C257SE27133
Reexamination Certificate
active
07932126
ABSTRACT:
The area occupied by a photo-sensor element may be reduced and multiple elements may be integrated in a limited area so that the sensor element can have higher output and smaller size. Higher output and miniaturization are achieved by uniting a sensor element using an amorphous semiconductor film (typically an amorphous silicon film) and an output amplifier circuit including a TFT with a semiconductor film having a crystal structure (typically a poly-crystalline silicon film) used as an active layer over a plastic film substrate that can resist the temperature in the process for mounting such as a solder reflow process. A sensor element that can resist bending stress can be obtained.
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Koyama Jun
Maruyama Junya
Matsuzaki Takanori
Morisue Masafumi
Nishi Kazuo
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co,. Ltd.
Tran Minh-Loan T
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