US6288412B1
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Thin film transistors for display devices having two polysilicon active layers of different thicknesses
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-11-19
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Granted: 2001-09-11
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Expires: 2017-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon film having a particular field effect mobility is disclosed. A first polycrystalline silicon film is formed on a transparent insulation substrate. The surface of the silicon film is oxidized, and an amorphous silicon film is formed on the first polycrystalline silicon film and oxide layer. The amorphous silicon film is subjected to a solid phase growth process to be converted to a second polycrystalline silicon film. The field effect mobility of the second polycrystalline silicon film can be adjusted to a desired value by controlling the relative thicknesses of the first and second polycrystalline silicon films.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroki Hamada
- 👤 Kiichi Hirano
- 👤 Nobuhiro Gouda
- 👤 Hisashi Abe
- 👤 Eiji Taguchi
- 👤 Nobuhiko Oda
- 👤 Yoshihiro Morimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:19
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/24; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/031; H10D30/0312; H10D30/0314; H10D30/0321; H10D86/00; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2922; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3204; H10P14/3211; H10P14/3238; H10P14/3242; H10P14/3244; H10P14/3248; H10P14/3258; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/3451; H10P14/3452; H10P14/3456; H10P14/3466; H10P14/38; H10P14/3802; H10P14/3808; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A thin film transistor comprising: a first polycrystalline silicon film; and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on the first film, wherein said first and second polycrystalline silicon films are used as active layers of the transistor; wherein said active layers have a field effect mobility that is set in accordance with a ratio of a thickness of said first polycrystalline silicon film to a thickness of said second polycrystalline silicon film, wherein said ratio is selected from a group consisting of a first ratio to provide a first field effect mobility for use in connection with a peripheral driving circuit and a second ratio to provide a second field effect mobility for use in connection with a pixel, and wherein said first field effect mobility is greater than said second field effect mobility.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A thin film transistor comprising: a first polycrystalline silicon film; and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on the first film, wherein said first and second polycrystalline silicon films are used as active layers of the transistor; wherein said active layers have a field effect mobility that is set in accordance with a ratio of a thickness of said first polycrystalline silicon film to a thickness of said second polycrystalline silicon film, wherein said ratio is selected from a group consisting of a first ratio to provide a first field effect mobility for use in connection with a peripheral driving circuit and a second ratio to provide a second field effect mobility for use in connection with a pixel, and wherein said first field effect mobility is greater than said second field effect mobility.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the crystal orientation of said first polycrystalline silicon film is the same as that of said second polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A liquid crystal display device in which the thin film transistor according to claim 1 is used as a pixel driving element in a pixel portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A thin film transistor comprising: a first polycrystalline silicon film; and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on the first film, wherein at least one of said first and second polycrystalline silicon films is used as an active layer of the transistor, wherein the crystal orientation of said first polycrystalline silicon film is different from that of said second polycrystalline silicon film, wherein a thickness of said first polycrystalline film is selected from a group consisting of a first thickness for use in connection with a peripheral driving circuit and a second thickness for use in connection with a pixel, wherein said first thickness is greater than said second thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A thin film transistor comprising: a first polycrystalline silicon film; and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on the first film, wherein at least one of said first and second polycrystalline silicon films is used as an active layer of the transistor, wherein the crystal orientation of said first polycrystalline silicon film is different from that of said second polycrystalline silicon film, wherein a thickness of said first polycrystalline film is selected from a group consisting of a first thickness for use in connection with a peripheral driving circuit and a second thickness for use in connection with a pixel, wherein said first thickness is greater than said second thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
109 words
An integral driver type liquid crystal display device in which a pixel portion and a pixel driving circuit are provided on an insulation substrate, wherein said pixel portion and pixel driving circuit include a first polycrystalline silicon film and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on said first polycrystalline silicon film, and wherein a thickness of said first polycrystalline silicon film in said pixel portion is set greater than that of said first polycrystalline silicon film in said pixel driving circuit so that the field effect mobility in an area associated with the pixel portion is set smaller than that in an area associated with the pixel driving circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
109 words
An integral driver type liquid crystal display device in which a pixel portion and a pixel driving circuit are provided on an insulation substrate, wherein said pixel portion and pixel driving circuit include a first polycrystalline silicon film and a second polycrystalline silicon film formed on said first polycrystalline silicon film, and wherein a thickness of said first polycrystalline silicon film in said pixel portion is set greater than that of said first polycrystalline silicon film in said pixel driving circuit so that the field effect mobility in an area associated with the pixel portion is set smaller than that in an area associated with the pixel driving circuit.
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