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Method of fabrication of a control transistor for a flat-panel display screen
Assignee: Thales SA
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Filing: 1986-08-25
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Granted: 1987-10-06
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Expires: 2006-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A method of fabrication of a control transistor for a flat-panel display screen involves the following steps: deposition of conductive material such as ITO on a substrate; etching of electrodes in the conductive material; successive depositions of layers formed of metallic material followed by n-doped amorphous semiconductor material; etching of a column and a connecting element in contact with the electrode; successive depositions of layers formed of undoped amorphous semiconductor material followed by insulating material and then by metallic material; etching in the three layers which have just been deposited of a row which overlaps the column and the connecting element.
Inventors
- 👤 Francois Boulitrop
- 👤 Eric Chartier
- 👤 Bruno Mourey
- 👤 Serge Le Berre
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:40
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0231; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/1368; H10D86/40; H10D86/441; H10D86/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of fabrication of a control transistor for a flat-panel display screen placed on a substrate, comprising the following successive steps: (a) a first step which involves deposition of conductive material on the substrate; (b) a second step which involves etch cutting of at least one control electrode in the layer of conductive material; (c) a third step involving deposition of a first layer of metallic material; (d) a fourth step involving deposition of an n-type doped amorphous semiconductor layer; (e) a fifth step which involves etch cutting of at least one connecting element having a portion in contact with the electrode and of a column located in proximity to said connecting element in the layers of n-type doped amorphous semiconductor material and of metallic material deposited earlier; (f) a sixth step involving deposition of a layer of undoped amorphous semiconductor material; (g) a seventh step involving deposition of a layer of insulating material; (h) an eighth step involving deposition of a second layer of metallic material; (i) a ninth step which involves etch cutting of at least one row which overlaps the column and the connecting element in the layers of metallic material, of insulating material and of undoped amorphous semiconductor material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of fabrication of a control transistor for a flat-panel display screen placed on a substrate, comprising the following successive steps: (a) a first step which involves deposition of conductive material on the substrate; (b) a second step which involves etch cutting of at least one control electrode in the layer of conductive material; (c) a third step involving deposition of a first layer of metallic material; (d) a fourth step involving deposition of an n-type doped amorphous semiconductor layer; (e) a fifth step which involves etch cutting of at least one connecting element having a portion in contact with the electrode and of a column located in proximity to said connecting element in the layers of n-type doped amorphous semiconductor material and of metallic material deposited earlier; (f) a sixth step involving deposition of a layer of undoped amorphous semiconductor material; (g) a seventh step involving deposition of a layer of insulating material; (h) an eighth step involving deposition of a second layer of metallic material; (i) a ninth step which involves etch cutting of at least one row which overlaps the column and the connecting element in the layers of metallic material, of insulating material and of undoped amorphous semiconductor material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the material deposited on the substrate during the first step is a partially oxidized metal oxide, wherein the etch cutting operation of the second step is performed with a dilute acid and wherein the second step is completed by an annealing step carried out in the surrounding air in order to achieve complete oxidation of the metal oxide layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the second step which involves etch cutting of at least one control electrode also involves etch cutting of portions of column.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein deposition of semiconductor and insulator layers in the sixth and seventh steps is performed through a mask which preserves the periphery of the substrate so as to ensure that the metallic rows deposited during subsequent steps produce contacts which are located directly on the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the deposit of amorphous silicon formed in the sixth step is electrically compensated in order to reduce photoconductivity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according o claim 1, wherein the amorphous silicon deposited in the sixth step is lightly p-type doped in order to reduce photoconductivity.
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