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Thin film transistor and manufacturing method of the thin film transistor

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1998-02-18
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Granted: 1999-06-08
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Expires: 2018-02-18
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is directed to a thin film transistor (TFT) structure having a channel region formed of a crystallized SiGe and is to provide a thin film transistor having a large carrier mobility. In this case, a channel region (4) is formed of a crystallized SiGe thin film.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshiyuki Sameshima
  • 👤 Masaki Hara
  • 👤 Naoki Sano
  • 👤 Dharam Pal Gosain
  • 👤 Setsuo Usui

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 10:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/674; H10D30/6741; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/031; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/38; H10P14/3802; H10P14/3808

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor comprising the steps of: depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto a substrate; removing a portion of the doped amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe thin film on the exposed portion of the substrate to form said channel region; irradiating said channel region with energy beams to crystallize said SiGe thin film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 71 words
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor comprising the steps of: depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto a substrate; removing a portion of the doped amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe thin film on the exposed portion of the substrate to form said channel region; irradiating said channel region with energy beams to crystallize said SiGe thin film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1, in which said amorphous SiGe thin film is an SiGe hydride thin film using a mixed gas of a silane-based compound gas and a germanium-based compound gas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the amorphous SiGe layer is an SiGe hydride layer and the step of depositing a channel region further comprises using a mixed gas of a silane-based compound gas and a germanium-based compound gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam without using a separate heating element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the crystallized SiGe thin film has a carrier mobility of greater than 500 cm 2 /volt at a temperature of about 300K.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 150 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the following steps: providing a substrate; depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto the substrate; removing a portion of the amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area on the substrate for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe layer over the exposed area of the substrate, irradiating the amorphous SiGe and Si layers to crystallize said amorphous SiGe and Si layers and to provide crystallized SiGe and Si layers; depositing an insulating layer onto the crystallized SiGe and Si layers; boring at least a first contact hole and a second contact hole through the insulating layer to the crystallized Si layer, the fist and second contact holes being disposed on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing electrode material into the first and second contact holes to form source and drain electrodes, depositing a gate electrode over the channel region.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 150 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the following steps: providing a substrate; depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto the substrate; removing a portion of the amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area on the substrate for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe layer over the exposed area of the substrate, irradiating the amorphous SiGe and Si layers to crystallize said amorphous SiGe and Si layers and to provide crystallized SiGe and Si layers; depositing an insulating layer onto the crystallized SiGe and Si layers; boring at least a first contact hole and a second contact hole through the insulating layer to the crystallized Si layer, the fist and second contact holes being disposed on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing electrode material into the first and second contact holes to form source and drain electrodes, depositing a gate electrode over the channel region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 40 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the amorphous SiGe layer is an SiGe hydride layer and the step of depositing an amorphous SiGe layer further comprises using a mixed gas of a silane-based compound gas and a germanium-based compound gas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam without using a separate heating element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the crystallized SiGe layer has a carrier mobility of greater than 500 cm 2 /volt at a temperature of about 300K.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 183 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the following steps: providing a substrate; depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto the substrate; removing a portion of the amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area on the substrate for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe layer over the exposed area of the substrate, irradiating the amorphous SiGe layer and the doped amorphous Si layer to crystallize said amorphous SiGe layer and said amorphous Si layer and to provide a crystallized SiGe layer having a carrier mobility of about 1700 cm 2 /volt at a temperature of about 300K and a crystallized Si layer; depositing a single insulating layer onto the crystallized SiGe layer and the crystallized Si layer; boring at least a first contact hole and a second contact hole through the insulating layer to the crystallized Si layer and on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing electrode material into the first and second contact holes to form source and drain electrodes on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing a gate electrode on top of the channel region.
Claim 15
Independent Claim 183 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the following steps: providing a substrate; depositing a doped amorphous Si layer onto the substrate; removing a portion of the amorphous Si layer to provide an exposed area on the substrate for accommodating a channel region; depositing an amorphous SiGe layer over the exposed area of the substrate, irradiating the amorphous SiGe layer and the doped amorphous Si layer to crystallize said amorphous SiGe layer and said amorphous Si layer and to provide a crystallized SiGe layer having a carrier mobility of about 1700 cm 2 /volt at a temperature of about 300K and a crystallized Si layer; depositing a single insulating layer onto the crystallized SiGe layer and the crystallized Si layer; boring at least a first contact hole and a second contact hole through the insulating layer to the crystallized Si layer and on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing electrode material into the first and second contact holes to form source and drain electrodes on opposing sides of the channel region, depositing a gate electrode on top of the channel region.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 40 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the amorphous SiGe layer is an SiGe hydride layer and the step of depositing an amorphous SiGe layer further comprises using a mixed gas of a silane-based compound gas and a germanium-based compound gas.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the irradiating step further comprises irradiating with a laser beam without using a separate heating element.

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