CMOS devices comprising thin film transistors arranged on a substrate

Claim 2

A semiconductor device comprising an n-channel thin film transistor and a p-channel thin film transistor, wherein a first semiconductor island on an insulating surface, to form said n-channel thin film transistor having at least a first source region, a first drain region, and a first channel region therebetween, and a second semiconductor island on an insulating surface, to form said i-channel thin film transistor having at least a second source region, a second drain region, and a second channel region therebetween, wherein only said n-channel thin film transistor in said first semiconductor island and not said i-channel transistor has a lightly-doped region; wherein said p-channel thin film transistor further includes a pair of portions which are doped with both of n-type and p-type impurities in contact with said second source and second drain regions thereof; and wherein said second source and second drain regions of said p-channel thin film transistor are doped with only the p-type impurity as an impurity for giving one conductivity type.

Claim 3

A semiconductor device having at least a p-channel thin film transistor and an n-channel thin film transistor, said device comprising: at least a first and a second semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said semiconductor islands; a gate electrode over each of said semiconductor islands with said insulating layer therebetween, wherein said first semiconductor island to form said n-channel thin film transistor comprises: a first channel forming region under said gate electrode, a pair of first offset regions adjacent to said first channel region, and a first source and a first drain region adjacent to a pair of offset regions, and said second semiconductor island to form said p-channel thin film transistor comprises: a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a pair of second offset regions adjacent to said second channel forming region, and a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said second offset regions, said second source region and said second drain region comprising only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions containing n- and p-type impurities, wherein said first offset regions have a longer width than said second offset regions.

Claim 4

A semiconductor device having at least a p-channel thin film transistor and an n-channel thin film transistor, said device comprising: at least a first and a second semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said semiconductor islands; a gate electrode over each of said semiconductor islands with said insulating layer therebetween, wherein said first semiconductor island to form said n-channel thin film transistor comprises: a first channel forming region under said gate electrode, a pair of first offset regions adjacent to said first channel region, and a first source and a first drain region adjacent to a pair of offset regions, and said second semiconductor island to form said p-channel thin film transistor comprises: a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a pair of second offset regions adjacent to said second channel forming region, and a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said second offset regions, said second source region and said second drain region comprising only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions containing n- and p-type impurities, wherein said first offset regions have a longer width than said second offset regions.

Claim 5

A semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said second source region and said second drain region of said second semiconductor island to form said p-channel thin film transistor are individually interposed between one of said pair of the portions comprising n- and p-type impurities and said second channel forming region.

Claim 6

A semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said portions comprising n- and p-type impurities act only as connecting electrodes to said second source region and said second drain region.

Claim 7

A semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said first channel forming region comprises a p-type impurity and said second channel forming region comprises an n-type impurity.

Claim 8

A semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2 further comprising: an insulating film formed on side surfaces of said gate electrode of each of said n- and p-channel thin film transistors; and a pair of offset regions formed under said insulating film.

Claim 9

A semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 3 wherein said first and second semiconductor islands comprise hydrogen and a halogen element.

Claim 10

A semiconductor device comprising at least an n-channel thin film transistor in an active matrix area and at least an n- and p-channel thin film transistors with a complementary configuration in a peripheral driver circuit area, said transistors in said peripheral driver circuit area being for driving said transistors in said active matrix area, wherein each of said n-channel thin film transistors in an active matrix area and peripheral driver circuit comprises: a first semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said first semiconductor island; a first gate electrode over said first semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a first channel forming region under said first gate electrode, at least a pair of either lightly-doped regions or offset regions selectively formed adjacent to said first channel forming region, said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions containing an n-type impurity, and a first source region and a first drain region adjacent to said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions respectively, and each of said p-channel thin film transistors in said peripheral river circuit comprises: a second semiconductor island on said insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said second semiconductor island; a second gate electrode over said second semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said second channel forming region, said source region and said drain region containing only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions containing n- and p-type impurities.

Claim 11

A semiconductor device comprising at least an n-channel thin film transistor in an active matrix area and at least an n- and p-channel thin film transistors with a complementary configuration in a peripheral driver circuit area, said transistors in said peripheral driver circuit area being for driving said transistors in said active matrix area, wherein each of said n-channel thin film transistors in an active matrix area and peripheral driver circuit comprises: a first semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said first semiconductor island; a first gate electrode over said first semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a first channel forming region under said first gate electrode, at least a pair of either lightly-doped regions or offset regions selectively formed adjacent to said first channel forming region, said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions containing an n-type impurity, and a first source region and a first drain region adjacent to said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions respectively, and each of said p-channel thin film transistors in said peripheral river circuit comprises: a second semiconductor island on said insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said second semiconductor island; a second gate electrode over said second semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said second channel forming region, said source region and said drain region containing only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions containing n- and p-type impurities.

Claim 12

A semiconductor device comprising at least a p-channel thin film transistor in an active matrix area and at least an n- and p-channel thin film transistors with a complementary configuration in a peripheral driver circuit area, said transistors in said peripheral driver circuit area being for driving said transistors in said active matrix area, wherein each of said n-channel thin film transistors in peripheral driver circuit comprises: a first semiconductor island on said insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said first semiconductor island; a first gate electrode over said first semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a first channel forming region under said gate electrode, at least a pair of either lightly-doped regions or offset regions adjacent to said first channel forming region, said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions containing an n-type impurity, and a first source region and a first drain region adjacent to said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions respectively, and each of said p-channel thin film transistors in said active matrix area and said peripheral river circuit comprises: a second semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said second semiconductor island; a second gate electrode over said semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said channel region, said second source region and said second drain region containing only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions having n- and p-type impurities.

Claim 13

A semiconductor device comprising at least a p-channel thin film transistor in an active matrix area and at least an n- and p-channel thin film transistors with a complementary configuration in a peripheral driver circuit area, said transistors in said peripheral driver circuit area being for driving said transistors in said active matrix area, wherein each of said n-channel thin film transistors in peripheral driver circuit comprises: a first semiconductor island on said insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said first semiconductor island; a first gate electrode over said first semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a first channel forming region under said gate electrode, at least a pair of either lightly-doped regions or offset regions adjacent to said first channel forming region, said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions containing an n-type impurity, and a first source region and a first drain region adjacent to said pair of lightly-doped regions or offset regions respectively, and each of said p-channel thin film transistors in said active matrix area and said peripheral river circuit comprises: a second semiconductor island on an insulating surface; an insulating layer covering said second semiconductor island; a second gate electrode over said semiconductor island with said insulating layer therebetween; a second channel forming region under said gate electrode, a second source region and a second drain region adjacent to said channel region, said second source region and said second drain region containing only a p-type impurity and directly contacting said second channel forming region, and a pair of portions adjacent to said second source region and said second drain region respectively, said pair of portions having n- and p-type impurities.

Claim 14

A semiconductor device according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said second source region and said second drain region of said second semiconductor island are individually interposed between one of said pair of the portions containing n- and p-type impurities and said second channel forming region.

Claim 15

A semiconductor device according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said first channel forming region comprises a p-type impurity and said second channel forming region comprises an n-type impurity.

Claim 16

A semiconductor device according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said pair of first and second semiconductor islands comprises hydrogen and a halogen element.