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US5589406A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of making TFT display

Assignee: AG Technology Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-07-29
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Granted: 1996-12-31
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Expires: 2014-07-29
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Abstract

Abstract A substrate for a display device wherein a plurality of row electrode lines and a plurality of column electrode lines are arranged in a matrix form on a substrate; pixel electrodes and pixel-drive-TFTs each having a polycrystalline semiconductor channel are provided so as to correspond to each intersection of the row electrode lines and the column electrode lines; the pixel-drive-TFTs are arranged in a line-like form in the direction of row electrode line; row signals are supplied through the row electrode lines to the pixel-drive-TFTs; and column signals are supplied through the column electrode lines to the pixel-drive-TFTs; a plurality of row driver circuits for supplying row signals are formed on the substrate so as to correspond to each of the row electrode lines; each of the row driver circuits has row-drive-TFTs; the row-drive-TFT has a polycrystalline semiconductor channel; and the row-drive-TFT is arranged in a line-like form in the direction of row electrode line with respect to the pixel-drive-TFTs for a single row electrode line.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoki Kato
  • 👤 Masaya Kunigita

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 14:36
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0251

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
A method which comprises: forming an amorphous semiconductor layer on a substrate; irradiating beam spots on the amorphous semiconductor layer; scanning linearly the beam spots at scanning speed≧10 m/s; beam-annealing for polycrystallization the amorphous semiconductor layer to form a polycrystalline semiconductor layer; forming stripes in the polycrystalline semiconductor layer; forming semiconductor islands in the stripes; and forming polycrystalline semiconductor channels for a pixel-drive-TFT, a row-drive-TFT and a column-drive-TFT in the semiconductor islands.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 72 words
A method which comprises: forming an amorphous semiconductor layer on a substrate; irradiating beam spots on the amorphous semiconductor layer; scanning linearly the beam spots at scanning speed≧10 m/s; beam-annealing for polycrystallization the amorphous semiconductor layer to form a polycrystalline semiconductor layer; forming stripes in the polycrystalline semiconductor layer; forming semiconductor islands in the stripes; and forming polycrystalline semiconductor channels for a pixel-drive-TFT, a row-drive-TFT and a column-drive-TFT in the semiconductor islands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the stripes are formed by a single beam-annealing line to obtain a plurality of substrates for a display device, each of the substrates having a pixel-drive-TFT, a row-drive-TFT and a column-drive-TFT.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the width of the stripes is 20 μm-100 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of substrates are arranged along the direction of beam-anneal line, and a plurality of substrates are arranged along a stepping or shifting direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the stripes have a width of 40-60 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the stripes have a pitch of at least 50 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the stripes have a pitch of at least twice the width of the stripes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 10 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor comprises Si.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said plurality of substrates is 8-16 substrates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said plurality of substrates is 8-16 substrates.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the stripes have a pitch of 96-192 μm.

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