A semiconductor device having a high degree of integration is provided. A first and second transistors which are electrically connected to each other and a first insulating layer are included. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, a second insulating layer, and a first to third conductive layers. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, a third insulating layer, and a fourth to sixth conductive layers. The first insulating layer is positioned over the first conductive layer and includes an opening reaching the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is positioned over the first insulating layer. The first semiconductor layer is in contact with a top surface of the first conductive layer, an inner wall of the opening, and the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is positioned over the second insulating layer to overlap with the inner wall of the opening. The third insulating layer is positioned over the fourth conductive layer. The fifth and sixth conductive layers are positioned over the fourth conductive layer with the third insulating layer therebetween. The second semiconductor layer is in contact with top surfaces of the fifth and sixth conductive layers, side surfaces thereof that face each other, and a top surface of the third insulating layer sandwiched between the fifth conductive layer and the sixth conductive layer.

To improve field-effect mobility and reliability in a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. A semiconductor device includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film. The transistor includes a region where the maximum value of field-effect mobility of the transistor at a gate voltage of higher than 0 V and lower than or equal to 10 V is larger than or equal to 40 and smaller than 150; a region where the threshold voltage is higher than or equal to minus 1 V and lower than or equal to 1 V; and a region where the S value is smaller than 0.3 V/decade.

An object is to provide a semiconductor device having electrical characteristics such as high withstand voltage, low reverse saturation current, and high on-state current. In particular, an object is to provide a power diode and a rectifier which include non-linear elements. An embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a first electrode, a gate insulating layer covering the first electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the gate insulating layer and overlapping with the first electrode, a pair of second electrodes covering end portions of the oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer covering the pair of second electrodes and the oxide semiconductor layer, and a third electrode in contact with the insulating layer and between the pair of second electrodes. The pair of second electrodes are in contact with end surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer.

Provided is a display device with extremely high resolution, a display device with higher display quality, a display device with improved viewing angle characteristics, or a flexible display device. Same-color subpixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a predetermined direction. In other words, when attention is paid to a subpixel, another two subpixels exhibiting the same color as the subpixel are preferably located upper right and lower right or upper left and lower left. Each pixel includes three subpixels arranged in an L shape. In addition, two pixels are combined so that pixel units including subpixel are arranged in matrix of 32.

The present disclosure relates to oxide semiconductor transistors, methods of manufacturing the same, and/or memory devices including the oxide semiconductor transistors. The oxide semiconductor transistor includes first and second compound layers provided on a substrate, a channel layer in contact with the first and second compound layers, a first electrode facing a portion of the channel layer, a second electrode facing the first compound layer with the channel layer therebetween, and a third electrode facing the second compound layer with the channel layer therebetween. An oxygen concentration of a region of the channel layer facing the first electrode is greater than that of the remaining regions of the channel layer. A buffer layer may further be provided between the channel layer and the second and third electrodes. The first and second compound layers may include oxygen and a metal.

A display device with high display quality is provided. A display device with low power consumption is provided. In the display device, a first transistor, a second transistor, a first conductive layer, and a light-emitting diode package are included in a pixel. The light-emitting diode package includes a first light-emitting diode, a second light-emitting diode, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, and a fourth conductive layer. The first light-emitting diode includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second light-emitting diode includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode. One of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first electrode through the second conductive layer.

10 One of a source and a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the third electrode through the third conductive layer. The first conductive layer is electrically connected to each of the second electrode and the fourth electrode through the fourth conductive layer. A constant potential is supplied to the first conductive layer.

An embodiment is to include an inverted staggered (bottom gate structure) thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn is used as a semiconductor layer and a buffer layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and a source and drain electrode layers. The buffer layer having higher carrier concentration than the semiconductor layer is provided intentionally between the source and drain electrode layers and the semiconductor layer, whereby an ohmic contact is formed.

As a display device has a higher definition, the number of pixels, gate lines, and signal lines are increased. When the number of the gate lines and the signal lines are increased, a problem of higher manufacturing cost, because it is difficult to mount an IC chip including a driver circuit for driving of the gate and signal lines by bonding or the like. A pixel portion and a driver circuit for driving the pixel portion are provided over the same substrate, and at least part of the driver circuit includes a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor interposed between gate electrodes provided above and below the oxide semiconductor. Therefore, when the pixel portion and the driver portion are provided over the same substrate, manufacturing cost can be reduced.

A transistor with stable electrical characteristics. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator over a substrate, a second insulator over the first insulator, an oxide semiconductor in contact with at least part of a top surface of the second insulator, a third insulator in contact with at least part of a top surface of the oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor, a fourth insulator over the third insulator, a third conductor which is over the fourth insulator and at least part of which is between the first conductor and the second conductor, and a fifth insulator over the third conductor. The first insulator contains a halogen element.

Disclosed herein are dual gate trench shaped thin film transistors and related methods and devices. Exemplary thin film transistor structures include a non-planar semiconductor material layer having a first portion extending laterally over a first gate dielectric layer, which is over a first gate electrode structure, and a second portion extending along a trench over the first gate dielectric layer, a second gate electrode structure at least partially within the trench, and a second gate dielectric layer between the second gate electrode structure and the first portion.