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Mim devices, their method of fabrication and display devices incorporating such devices
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1990-04-02
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Granted: 1993-08-17
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Expires: 2010-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A MIM device is fabricated by depositing sequentially on a substrate (14) a first conductive layer (30), a thin layer of insulative material (32) of for example silicon oxynitride or silicon nitride. The first conductive layer is formed of anodisable material, e.g. tantalum, and following deposition of the insulative layer the structure is subjected to an anodisation process whereby anodic material (41,35), is grown at any pin holes (40) or weak regions in the insulative layer so as to repair such defects. A second conductive layer (34) is then formed. An array of MIM devices formed in this manner can be used in an active matrix addressed LCD panel.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Shannon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 08:28
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/1365; H; H10; H10N; H10N70/00; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of fabricating a MIM device for operation at a predetermined driving voltage, the method comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film layer of insulative material and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer and in that the anodization voltage is less than the driving voltage of the resultant fabricated MIM device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of fabricating a MIM device for operation at a predetermined driving voltage, the method comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film layer of insulative material and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer and in that the anodization voltage is less than the driving voltage of the resultant fabricated MIM device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the first conductive layer comprises tantalum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the first conductive layer comprises aluminium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulative layer comprises silicon oxy-nitride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 4, characterized in that the silicon oxy-nitride material is plasma deposited.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method of fabricating according to claim 1 characterized in that an array of MIM devices on a substrate is fabricated with the MIM devices in the array being formed simultaneously.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method according to claim 6, characterized in that the MIM devices are arranged in rows with the devices of each row being connected to a respective common row conductor, the row conductors being formed prior to deposition of the second conductive layers of the MIM devices and used as contacts in the anodizing operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 7, characterized in that the row conductors and the first conductive layers of the MIM devices are formed from a single layer of deposited material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 characterized in that the first conductive layer comprises tantalum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 characterized in that the first conductive layer comprises aluminum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 characterized in that the insulative layer comprises silicon oxy-nitride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 characterized in that the silicon oxy-nitride is plasma deposited.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of fabricating an array of MIM devices on a substrate, the MIM devices being formed simultaneously and the method of forming each MIM device comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film layer of insulative material and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of fabricating an array of MIM devices on a substrate, the MIM devices being formed simultaneously and the method of forming each MIM device comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film layer of insulative material and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of fabricating a MIM device for operation at a predetermined driving voltage, the method comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film insulative layer of silicon oxy-nitride and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of fabricating a MIM device for operation at a predetermined driving voltage, the method comprising the steps of depositing on a first conductive layer carried on a substrate a thin film insulative layer of silicon oxy-nitride and a second conductive layer in superposed relationship, characterized in that the first conductive layer is of anodisable material and in that after the insulative layer has been formed over the first conductive layer and before the second conductive layer is formed, the first conductive layer is subjected to an anodization voltage as part of an anodizing operation for said first conductive layer.
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