摘要:
A thin film transistor includes a two-layer gate metallization comprising a relatively thin first layer of a first conductor and a relatively thick second layer of a second conductor with the second conductor being capable of being etched with an etchant that produces substantially no etching of the first conductor layer. During device fabrication, the thick gate metallization layer (second conductor) is selectively etched until all of that material is removed in the openings in the mask. The thin lower layer (first conductor) is then etched with a minimum of etching into the substrate. The gate dielectric and subsequent layers deposited over this gate metallization have high integrity and highly reliable continuity because of the sloped nature of the gate metallization sidewalls, and because of the shallow gate metallization topography due to minimization of substrate etching during gate metallization patterning.
摘要:
A self-aligned, inverted, thin film field effect transistor is produced by patterning the gate electrode to have tapered edges followed by conformal deposition of subsequent layers of the device structure up through a support layer followed by deposition of a subordinate layer such as the source/drain metallization) on the support layer. The subordinate layer itself may be a planarization or non-conformal layer or may have a subsequent non-conformal planarization layer disposed thereon. Thereafter, the structure is non-selectively etched (preferably reactive ion etched) until the support layer is exposed by the creation of an aperture in the subordinate layer in alignment with raised portions of the reference layer while leaving the subordinate layer present on other parts of the structure. Thereafter, the remainder of the device is fabricated with the source and drain electrodes self-aligned with respect to the gate conductor using a selective etch method.
摘要:
A collimator for use in an imaging system with a radiation point source is formed from a plurality of collimator plates stacked together. Passages in each collimator plate in conjunction with the respective passages in adjoining plates form a plurality of channels through the collimator. The channel longitudinal axes are aligned with selected orientation angles that correspond to the direct beam path from the radiation source to the radiation detectors. The collimator plates are made up of patterned sheets of radiation absorbent material or alternatively comprise patterned photosensitive material substrates coated with a radiation absorbent material. The cross-sectional shape of each channel corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the radiation detecting area of the detector element adjoining the channel. A method of forming a collimator includes the steps of selectively removing material from the collimator plates to form the passages therein, and stacking the patterned collimator plates together to align them so that the respective adjacent passages form a channel aligned with respective selected orientation angles corresponding to direct paths of radiation from the radiation source to the detector elements in the assembled array.
摘要:
A radiation imager includes a photosensor array having a plurality of individually addressable pixels, each pixel having a photosensor island and an associated thin film transistor (TFT) disposed to selectively electrically couple the photosensor island to a predetermined address line. In each pixel a single common passivation layer is disposed over the TFT and the photosensor island such that the passivation layer is adjacent to both the outer surfaces of the TFT and portions of the photosensor island. In a method of fabricating a photosensor array as described above, after depositon of a source-drain metal layer, the layer is left unpatterned until after the photosensor island has been formed. In the formation of the photosensor island the source-drain metal layer serves as an etch stop to protect the TFT. Following formation of the photosensor island, the source-drain metal layer is patterned to form source and drain electrodes and fabrication of the TFT is completed. The single common passivation layer is then deposited over both the TFT and the photosensor island.
摘要:
Repair lines in an imager device include protective layers disposed over steps in the repair lines where the repair lines extend over underlying components in the imager array. The protective layers each include a layer of polyimide to provide protection for the step portions of the conductive repair line from etchants and the like to which the conductive line is exposed during fabrication processes for the imager array. The protective layers are disposed over the steps of a conductive line in a repair crossover region so as to provide a repair area free from the protective material of the protective layers disposed thereon in the repair crossover region where the conductive repair line is disposed in vertical alignment with an underlying address line.
摘要:
A radiation imager includes a photosensor barrier layer disposed between an amorphous silicon photosensor array and the scintillator. The barrier layer includes two strata, the first stratum being silicon oxide disposed over the upper conductive layer of the photosensor array and the second stratum is silicon nitride that is disposed over the first stratum. The photosensor barrier layer has a shape that substantially conforms to the the shape of the underlying upper conductive layer and has a maximum thickness of about 3 microns. The silicon oxide and silicon nitride are deposited in a vapor deposition process at less than about 250.degree. C. using tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as the silicon source gas.
摘要:
Positive control over the length of the overlap between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes in a thin film transistor is provided by a gate conductor layer comprising two different conductors having differing etching characteristics. As part of the gate conductor pattern definition process, both gate conductors are etched to expose the underlying material and the upper gate conductor layer is etched back to expose the first gate conductor layer in accordance with the desired overlap between the gate electrode and the source and drain electrodes. Thereafter, the remainder of the device is fabricated with the source and drain electrodes self-aligned with respect to the second gate conductor layer using a planarization and non-selective etch method.
摘要:
A radiation detector is provided that provides fast sequential image acquisition. In one embodiment, the radiation detector a diode capacitor that is charged in response to a radiation exposure event. The charge stored in the diode capacitor is transferred to a separate storage capacitor, allowing a new charge to be generated and stored at the diode capacitor.
摘要:
A functional block for assembly includes at least one element and a patterned magnetic film comprising at least one magnetic region attached to the element. A wafer includes a host substrate comprising a number of elements. The wafer further includes a patterned magnetic film attached to the elements and comprising a number of magnetic regions. The magnetic regions are attached to respective ones of the elements. A method of manufacture includes forming a number of magnetic regions on a host substrate having an array of elements. The forming step provides at least one of the magnetic regions for a respective group comprising at least one of the elements.
摘要:
Storage capacitor design for a solid state imager. The imager includes several pixels disposed on a substrate in an imaging array pattern. Each pixel includes a photosensor coupled to a thin film switching transistor. Several scan lines are disposed at a first level with respect to the substrate along a first axis and several data lines are disposed at a second level along a second axis of the imaging array. Several data lines disposed at a second level with respect to the substrate along a second axis of the imaging array pattern. Each pixel comprises a storage capacitor coupled parallel to the photosensor, the storage capacitor comprising a storage capacitor electrode and a capacitor common electrode.