摘要:
A semiconductor material and a method for forming the same, said semiconductor material having produced by a process comprising melting a noncrystal semiconductor film containing therein carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen each at a concentration of 5×1019 atoms·cm−3 or lower, preferably 1×1019 atoms·cm−3 or lower, by irradiating a laser beam or a high intensity light equivalent to a laser beam to said noncrystal semiconductor film, and then recrystallizing the thus molten amorphous silicon film. The present invention provides thin film semiconductors having high mobility at an excellent reproducibility, said semiconductor materials being useful for fabricating thin film semiconductor devices such as thin film transistors improved in device characteristics.
摘要:
A semiconductor material and a method for forming the same, said semiconductor material having produced by a process comprising melting a noncrystal semiconductor film containing therein carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen each at a concentration of 5×1019 atoms·cm−3 or lower, preferably 1×1019 atoms·cm−3 or lower, by irradiating a laser beam or a high intensity light equivalent to a laser beam to said noncrystal semiconductor film, and then recrystallizing the thus molten amorphous silicon film. The present invention provides thin film semiconductors having high mobility at an excellent reproducibility, said semiconductor materials being useful for fabricating thin film semiconductor devices such as thin film transistors improved in device characteristics.
摘要:
A process for laser processing an article, which comprises: heating the intended article to be doped with an impurity to a temperature not higher than the melting point thereof, said article being made from a material selected from a semiconductor, a metal, an insulator, and a combination thereof; and irradiating a laser beam to the article in a reactive gas atmosphere containing said impurity, thereby allowing the impurity to physically or chemically diffuse into, combine with, or intrude into said article. The present invention also provides an apparatus for use in a laser processing process, characterized by that it is provided with an internal sample holder and a device which functions as a heating means of the sample, a window made of a material sufficiently transparent to transmit a laser beam, a chamber comprising a vacuum evacuation device and a device for introducing a reactive gas containing an impurity element, a laser apparatus operating in a pulsed mode to irradiate a laser beam to said chamber, and a means to move said chamber synchronously with the laser irradiation.
摘要:
In a thin-film insulated gate type field effect transistor having a metal gate in which the surface of the gate electrode is subjected to anodic oxidation, a silicon nitride film is provided so as to be interposed between the gate electrode and the gate insulating film to prevent invasion of movable ions into a channel, and also to prevent the breakdown of the gate insulating film due to a potential difference between the gate electrode and the channel region. By coating a specific portion of the gate electrode with metal material such as chrome or the like for the anodic oxidation, and then removing only the metal material such as chrome or the like together with the anodic oxide of the metal material such as chrome or the like, an exposed portion of metal gate (e.g. aluminum) is formed, and an upper wiring is connected to the exposed portion. Further, an aluminum oxide or silicon nitride is formed as an etching stopper between the gate electrode and the gate insulating film or between the substrate and the layer on the substrate, so that the over-etching can be prevented and the flatness of the element can be improved. In addition, a contact is formed in no consideration of the concept "contact hole".
摘要:
A process for fabricating a semiconductor at a lower crystallization temperature and yet at a shorter period of time, which comprises forming an insulator coating on a substrate; exposing said insulator coating to a plasma; forming an amorphous silicon film on said insulator coating after its exposure to said plasma; and heat treating said silicon film in the temperature range of from 400.degree. to 650.degree. C. or at a temperature not higher than the glass transition temperature of the substrate. The nucleation sites are controlled by selectively exposing the amorphous silicon film to a plasma or by selectively applying a substance containing elements having a catalytic effect thereto. A process for fabricating a thin film transistor using the same is also disclosed.
摘要:
A method for improving the reliability and yield of a thin film transistor by controlling the crystallinity thereof. The method comprises the steps of forming a gate electrode on an island amorphous silicon film, injecting an impurity using the gate electrode as a mask, forming a coating film containing at least one of nickel, iron, cobalt, platinum and palladium so that it adheres to parts of the impurity regions, and annealing it at a temperature lower than the crystallization temperature of pure amorphous silicon to advance the crystallization starting therefrom and to crystallize the impurity regions and channel forming region.
摘要:
A semiconductor material and a method for forming the same, said semiconductor material having produced by a process comprising melting a noncrystal semiconductor film containing therein carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen each at a concentration of 5.times.10.sup.19 atoms.cm.sup.-3 or lower, preferably 1.times.10.sup.19 atoms.cm.sup.-3 or lower, by irradiating a laser beam or a high intensity light equivalent to a laser beam to said noncrystal semiconductor film, and then recrystallizing the thus molten amorphous silicon film. The present invention provides thin film semiconductors having high mobility at an excellent reproducibility, said semiconductor materials being useful for fabricating thin film semiconductor devices such as thin film transistors improved in device characteristics.
摘要:
Thin-film semiconductor devices such as TFTs (thin-film transistors) and methods of fabricating the same. TFTs are formed on an insulating substrate. First, a substantially amorphous semiconductor coating is formed on the substrate. A protective coating transparent to laser radiation is formed on the semiconductor coating. The laminate is irradiated with laser radiation to improve the crystallinity of the semiconductor coating. Then, the protective coating is removed to expose the surface of the semiconductor coating. A coating for forming a gate-insulating film is formed. Subsequently, gate electrodes are formed. Another method relates to fabrication of semiconductor devices such as TFTs on an insulating substrate. After forming a first coating consisting mainly of aluminum nitride, a second coating consisting principally of silicon oxide is formed. Semiconductor devices such as TFTs or semiconductor circuits are built on the second coating serving as a base layer.
摘要:
An LDD structure is manufactured to have a desired aspect ratio of the height to the width of a gate electrode. The gate electrode is first deposited on a semiconductor substrate followed by ion implantation with the gate electrode as a mask to form a pair of impurity regions. The gate electrode is then anodic oxidized to form an oxide film enclosing the electrode. With the oxide film as a mask, highly doped regions are formed by ion implantation in order to define lightly doped regions between the highly doped regions and the channel region located therebetween.
摘要:
An LDD structure is manufactured to have a desired aspect ratio of the height to the width of a gate electrode. The gate electrode is first deposited on a semiconductor substrate followed by ion implantation with the gate electrode as a mask to form a pair of impurity regions. The gate electrode is then anodic oxidized to form an oxide film enclosing the electrode. With the oxide film as a mask, highly doped regions are formed by ion implantation in order to define lightly doped regions between the highly doped regions and the channel region located therebetween.