US5744824A
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Semiconductor device method for producing the same and liquid crystal display including the same
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-05-27
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2017-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display device including: a display section including a liquid crystal layer; a pair of substrates interposing the liquid crystal layer; a plurality of pixel electrodes located in a matrix on one of the pair of substrates; a plurality of first thin film transistors respectively connected to the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a peripheral driving circuit located for driving the display section, the peripheral driving circuit being located on the substrate on which the first thin film transistors are located and having a second thin film transistor. Each of the first thin film transistors includes a first channel layer formed of a first crystalline silicon layer, and the second thin film transistor includes a second channel layer formed of a second crystalline silicon layer having a higher mobility than the mobility of the first crystalline silicon layer. The second crystalline silicon layer includes a catalytic element for promoting crystallization.
Inventors
- 👤 Takamasa Kousai
- 👤 Naoki Makita
- 👤 Toru Takayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:54
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6704; H10D30/6713; H10D30/6715
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A semiconductor device including a first thin film transistor having a first channel layer formed of a first crystalline silicon layer and a second thin film transistor having a second channel layer formed of a second crystalline silicon layer, wherein: the first crystalline silicon layer and the second crystalline silicon layer are located on a single substrate, wherein a promotion of crystallization in the first crystalline silicon layer is achieved without any catalyst, and the second crystalline silicon layer includes a catalytic element for promoting crystallization, the second crystalline silicon layer having a higher mobility than the mobility of the first crystalline silicon layer and being formed of a lateral growth area obtained as a result of crystal growth in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the substrate from an area of an amorphous silicon layer including the catalytic element introduced thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A semiconductor device including a first thin film transistor having a first channel layer formed of a first crystalline silicon layer and a second thin film transistor having a second channel layer formed of a second crystalline silicon layer, wherein: the first crystalline silicon layer and the second crystalline silicon layer are located on a single substrate, wherein a promotion of crystallization in the first crystalline silicon layer is achieved without any catalyst, and the second crystalline silicon layer includes a catalytic element for promoting crystallization, the second crystalline silicon layer having a higher mobility than the mobility of the first crystalline silicon layer and being formed of a lateral growth area obtained as a result of crystal growth in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the substrate from an area of an amorphous silicon layer including the catalytic element introduced thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
217 words
A liquid crystal display device including: a display section including a liquid crystal layer, a pair of substrates interposing the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes located in a matrix on a first one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of first thin film transistors respectively connected to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a peripheral driving circuit located for driving the display section, the peripheral driving circuit being located on the first one of the pair of substrates and having a second thin film transistor, wherein: each of the first thin film transistors includes a first channel layer formed of a first crystalline silicon layer, wherein a promotion of crystallization in the first crystalline silicon layer is achieved without any catalyst, and the second thin film transistor includes a second channel layer formed of a second crystalline silicon layer having a higher mobility than the mobility of the first crystalline silicon layer, and the second crystalline silicon layer includes a catalytic element for promoting crystallization and is formed of a lateral growth area obtained as a result of crystal growth in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the first one of the pair of substrates from a selected area of an amorphous silicon layer including the catalytic element introduced thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
217 words
A liquid crystal display device including: a display section including a liquid crystal layer, a pair of substrates interposing the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes located in a matrix on a first one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of first thin film transistors respectively connected to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a peripheral driving circuit located for driving the display section, the peripheral driving circuit being located on the first one of the pair of substrates and having a second thin film transistor, wherein: each of the first thin film transistors includes a first channel layer formed of a first crystalline silicon layer, wherein a promotion of crystallization in the first crystalline silicon layer is achieved without any catalyst, and the second thin film transistor includes a second channel layer formed of a second crystalline silicon layer having a higher mobility than the mobility of the first crystalline silicon layer, and the second crystalline silicon layer includes a catalytic element for promoting crystallization and is formed of a lateral growth area obtained as a result of crystal growth in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the first one of the pair of substrates from a selected area of an amorphous silicon layer including the catalytic element introduced thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the second thin film transistor is located so as to move carriers substantially in the direction of crystal growth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the second crystalline silicon layer is formed as a result of crystallization performed at a temperature of less than 600° C., and the first crystalline silicon layer is formed as a result of crystallization performed at a temperature of no less than 600° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 7, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the catalytic element is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, palladium, platinum, tin, indium, aluminum, gold, silver, antimony, copper, arsenic, and phosphorus.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein the catalytic element is introduced to the amorphous silicon layer used to form the second crystalline silicon layer at a concentration of no greater than 5.0×10 13 atoms/cm 2 .
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