A memory structure includes randomly accessible, channel-all-around ferroelectric memory transistors organized as horizontal NOR memory strings. The NOR memory strings are formed over a semiconductor substrate in multiple scalable memory stacks of thin-film ferroelectric memory transistors. The three-dimensional memory stacks are manufactured in a process that includes forming holes in a multi-layer film stack for forming local word line structures and slit trenches to divide the film stack into memory stacks including local word line structures formed therein. The memory structure of channel-all-around ferroelectric memory transistors enables a scalable construction for realizing a high density, high capacity memory device.

A semiconductor device comprises a first insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer having a polycrystalline structure on the first insulating layer, a gate insulating layer on the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate wiring on the gate insulating layer, and a second insulating layer on the gate wiring. The oxide semiconductor layer has a first region, a second region and a third region aligned toward a first direction. The first region overlaps the gate insulating layer and the gate wiring. The third region is in contact with the second insulating layer. A distance from a top surface of the second region to a top surface of the second insulating layer is longer than a distance from a top surface of the third region to the top surface of the second insulating layer.

Provided are a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device includes: a connection source electrode and a connection drain electrode connected to a first source electrode a the first drain electrode, respectively by penetrating an isolation insulating layer and a second interlayer dielectric layer to enhance a characteristic of an element and reliability of the display device.

A display device in which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be reduced is provided. Furthermore, a display device in which display quality is improved is provided. Furthermore, a display device in which power consumption can be reduced is provided. The display device includes a signal line, a scan line, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a semiconductor film. The signal line intersects with the scan line, the first electrode is electrically connected to the signal line, the first electrode has a region overlapping with the scan line, the second electrode faces the first electrode, the third electrode faces the first electrode, the first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode, the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the third electrode, the semiconductor film is in contact with the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode, and the semiconductor film is provided between the scan line and the first electrode to the third electrode.

An active via is taught which comprises at least one via and at least one transistor which acts as a switch element. The resulting active via can be used with 1D, 2.5D or 3D chips to: control circuit elements; reduce EMI between vias; increase the density of vias; improve power and thermal efficiencies of chips; simplify power, data and other routing networks on chips; enable a higher level stacking of dies or layers in a chip while maintaining modularity; etc. A control strategy system can be provided to remove the supply of power to one or more regions of the chip when the regions are not in use and to supply power to those regions when the regions are in use, or to control input and output to regions of the chip. The active vias can be fabricated with Back or Front End Of Line processes.

An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a display unit including an organic light-emitting element, a driving transistor electrically connected to the organic light-emitting element, and a capacitor; and a pad unit connected to the display unit, the capacitor including: a first conductive layer disposed on a substrate; a second conductive layer interposed between the substrate facing a first surface of the first conductive layer; and a third conductive layer disposed facing a second surface of the first conductive layer opposing the first surface of the first conductive layer, the third conductive layer being electrically connected to the second conductive layer.

A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an oxide semiconductor layer provided above an insulating surface, a gate insulating layer provided above the oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode provided above the oxide semiconductor layer via the gate insulating layer, wherein the gate electrode has a titanium-containing layer and a conductive layer in order from the gate insulating layer side, the gate insulating layer includes a first region overlapping the gate electrode and a second region not overlapping the gate electrode, and a thickness of the titanium-containing layer is 50% or less than a thickness of the gate insulating layer in the first region.

A thin film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor comprises a gate electrode, an InZnSn oxide (IZTO) channel layer that overlaps the top or bottom of the gate electrode and has a spinel single-phase crystalline, a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the IZTO channel layer, and source and drain electrodes respectively connected to both ends of the IZTO channel layer.

A semiconductor device includes a metal oxide layer over an insulating surface and an oxide semiconductor layer over the metal oxide layer. A fluorine concentration of the metal oxide semiconductor layer is greater than or equal to 110.sup.18 atoms/cm.sup.3. In a SIMS analysis, a secondary ion intensity of fluorine detected in the metal oxide layer may be greater than or equal to 10 times a secondary ion intensity of fluorine detected in the oxide semiconductor layer.