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Electro-optical device and thin film transistor and method forming the same

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-05-31
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2015-05-31
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Abstract

Abstract A method of fabricating silicon TFTs (thin-film transistors) is disclosed. The method comprises a crystallization step by laser irradiation effected after the completion of the device structure. First, amorphous silicon TFTs are fabricated. In each of the TFTs, the channel formation region, the source and drain regions are exposed to laser radiation illuminated from above or below the substrate. Then, the laser radiation is illuminated to crystallize and activate the channel formation region, and source and drain regions. After the completion of the device structure, various electrical characteristics of the TFTs are controlled. Also, the amorphous TFTs can be changed into polysilicon TFTs.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hongyong Zhang
  • 👤 Naoto Kusumoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 04:28
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/38; H10P14/3802; H10P14/3808; H10P14/3816; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/031; H10D30/0312; H10D30/0314; H10D30/0316; H10D30/0321; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0221; H10D86/0223; H10D86/40; H10D86/421; H10D86/425; H10D86/60; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2922; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3238; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; H10D30/673; H10D30/6731; H10D30/6732; H10D30/674; H10D30/6741; H10D30/6743; H10D30/6745

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first plurality of thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit and a second plurality of thin film transistors over the substrate for constituting at least first and second shift registers, each of said first and second plurality of thin film transistors having an amorphous semiconductor film as an active region thereof; irradiating a selected part of the second plurality of the thin film transistors with a laser light to convert the corresponding amorphous semiconductor film into a crystalline semiconductor film while non-selected part of the second plurality of thin film transistors are not irradiated with the laser light, wherein one of the first and second shift registers is constituted by the non-selected part of the thin film transistors having the amorphous semiconductor film and the other one of the first and second shift registers is constituted by the selected part of the thin film transistors having the crystalline semiconductor film obtained by the irradiating step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first plurality of thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit and a second plurality of thin film transistors over the substrate for constituting at least first and second shift registers, each of said first and second plurality of thin film transistors having an amorphous semiconductor film as an active region thereof; irradiating a selected part of the second plurality of the thin film transistors with a laser light to convert the corresponding amorphous semiconductor film into a crystalline semiconductor film while non-selected part of the second plurality of thin film transistors are not irradiated with the laser light, wherein one of the first and second shift registers is constituted by the non-selected part of the thin film transistors having the amorphous semiconductor film and the other one of the first and second shift registers is constituted by the selected part of the thin film transistors having the crystalline semiconductor film obtained by the irradiating step.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 129 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming an amorphous semiconductor film comprising silicon on a substrate having an insulating surface and having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region; and irradiating a laser light into a portion of the semiconductor film provided in the peripheral circuit region, to crystallize the portion of the semiconductor film; forming a plurality of thin film transistors using the crystallized portion of the semiconductor film and an amorphous portion of the semiconductor film, wherein the peripheral circuit region has the plurality of thin film transistors using the amorphous portion of the semiconductor film including the amorphous semiconductor layer and the other plurality of thin film transistors using the crystallized portion of the semiconductor film including a semiconductor layer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 129 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming an amorphous semiconductor film comprising silicon on a substrate having an insulating surface and having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region; and irradiating a laser light into a portion of the semiconductor film provided in the peripheral circuit region, to crystallize the portion of the semiconductor film; forming a plurality of thin film transistors using the crystallized portion of the semiconductor film and an amorphous portion of the semiconductor film, wherein the peripheral circuit region has the plurality of thin film transistors using the amorphous portion of the semiconductor film including the amorphous semiconductor layer and the other plurality of thin film transistors using the crystallized portion of the semiconductor film including a semiconductor layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the peripheral circuit region has at least two shift registers.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 89 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a pixel circuit and a peripheral circuit on a substrate having an insulating surface, the pixel circuit and the peripheral circuit each having a thin film transistor including an amorphous silicon film; and irradiating a laser light into a portion of the peripheral circuit, to crystallize the amorphous silicon film of the thin film transistor provided in the portion of the peripheral circuit, wherein a portion of the amorphous silicon film in the peripheral circuit remains amorphous.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 89 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a pixel circuit and a peripheral circuit on a substrate having an insulating surface, the pixel circuit and the peripheral circuit each having a thin film transistor including an amorphous silicon film; and irradiating a laser light into a portion of the peripheral circuit, to crystallize the amorphous silicon film of the thin film transistor provided in the portion of the peripheral circuit, wherein a portion of the amorphous silicon film in the peripheral circuit remains amorphous.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 110 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of thin film transistors each having an amorphous silicon film on a substrate having an insulating surface having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region; and laser annealing a part of the thin film transistors provided in the peripheral circuit region, to obtain a crystalline silicon film from the amorphous silicon film of the annealed part of the thin film transistors; wherein the part of the thin film transistors provided in the peripheral circuit region comprises the crystalline silicon film and another part of the thin film transistors provided therein comprises the amorphous silicon film.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 110 words
A method for producing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of thin film transistors each having an amorphous silicon film on a substrate having an insulating surface having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region; and laser annealing a part of the thin film transistors provided in the peripheral circuit region, to obtain a crystalline silicon film from the amorphous silicon film of the annealed part of the thin film transistors; wherein the part of the thin film transistors provided in the peripheral circuit region comprises the crystalline silicon film and another part of the thin film transistors provided therein comprises the amorphous silicon film.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 140 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film on said gate electrode, a channel region on said gate insulating film and source and drain regions between which said channel region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 11
Independent Claim 140 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film on said gate electrode, a channel region on said gate insulating film and source and drain regions between which said channel region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said peripheral circuits include at least one shift register.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 160 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film on said gate electrode, a channel region on said gate insulating film and source and drain regions between which said region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, a field effect mobility of said second thin film transistors after said laser irradiation is 10 to 100 cm 2 /Vs, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 160 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin film transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film on said gate electrode, a channel region on said gate insulating film and source and drain regions between which said region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, a field effect mobility of said second thin film transistors after said laser irradiation is 10 to 100 cm 2 /Vs, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said peripheral circuits include at least one shift register.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 130 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a channel region and source and drain regions between which said channel region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 17
Independent Claim 130 words
A method of manufacturing an active matrix device comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of first thin transistors over a substrate for constituting an active matrix circuit; forming a plurality of second thin film transistors over said substrate, said second thin film transistors constituting at least first and second peripheral circuits for driving said active matrix circuit, wherein each of said first and second thin film transistors comprises a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, a channel region and source and drain regions between which said channel region extends, wherein said second thin film transistors of one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions crystallized by a laser irradiation, while another one of said first and second peripheral circuits have their channel regions remain amorphous.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 10 wherein a field effect mobility of said second thin film transistors after said laser irradiation is 10 to 100 cm 2 /Vs.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said peripheral circuits include at least one shift register.

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