Method of fabricating a radiation imager with common passivation
dielectric for gate electrode and photosensor
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating a radiation imager with common passivation dielectric for gate electrode and photosensor 失效
    制造具有用于栅电极和光电传感器的普通钝化电介质的辐射成像仪的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5480810A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-02

    申请号:US384093

    申请日:1995-02-06

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14643 Y10S438/958

    摘要: A solid state radiation imager pixel having a thin film transistor (TFT) coupled to a photodiode in which the photodiode and the TFT each comprise a common dielectric layer, that is, a single dielectric layer that extends across the pixel and that has a gate dielectric layer portion and a photodiode body passivation portion. The common dielectric layer comprises a monolithic dielectric material such as silicon nitride or silicon oxide. Further, the bottom electrode of the photosensor body and the gate electrode are each disposed on a common surface of the substrate and comprise the same conductive material, the conductive material having been deposited on the pixel in the same deposition process. The source and drain electrodes and the common contact electrode for the photodiode each comprises the same source/drain metal conductive material, the conductive material having been deposited on the pixel in the same deposition process.A method of fabricating an imager array includes, for each pixel in the array, the steps of depositing a first conductive layer on a substrate, forming a gate electrode and a photosensor bottom electrode from the first conductive layer, forming a photosensor body disposed on at least a portion of the photosensor bottom electrode, depositing a common dielectric layer over the gate electrode and over the photosensor body and exposed portion of the photosensor bottom electrode, and completing fabrication of the pixel TFT and the photosensor such that the TFT is electrically coupled to the respective photosensor. The portion of the common dielectric layer disposed over the gate electrode comprises the gate dielectric layer and the portion disposed over the photosensor body comprises the photosensor passivation layer.

    摘要翻译: 具有耦合到光电二极管的薄膜晶体管(TFT)的固态辐射成像器像素,其中光电二极管和TFT各自包括公共介电层,即,跨越像素延伸并具有栅极电介质的单个电介质层 层部分和光电二极管主体钝化部分。 公共介电层包括诸如氮化硅或氧化硅的单片电介质材料。 此外,光电传感器主体的底部电极和栅极电极分别设置在基板的公共表面上并且包括相同的导电材料,导电材料已经在相同的沉积工艺中沉积在像素上。 用于光电二极管的源电极和漏电极和公共接触电极每个包括相同的源极/漏极金属导电材料,导电材料已经以相同的沉积工艺沉积在像素上。 制造成像器阵列的方法包括阵列中的每个像素,在第一导电层上沉积第一导电层的步骤,从第一导电层形成栅电极和光电传感器底电极,形成设在其上的光传感器体 光电传感器底部电极的至少一部分,在栅电极上方以及光电传感器主体和光电传感器底部电极的暴露部分之上沉积公共电介质层,并完成像素TFT和光电传感器的制造,使得TFT电耦合到 相应的光电传感器。 设置在栅极电极上的公共电介质层的部分包括栅极电介质层,并且设置在光电传感器主体上的部分包括光电传感器钝化层。

    Radiation imager with common passivation dielectric for gate electrode
and photosensor
    2.
    发明授权
    Radiation imager with common passivation dielectric for gate electrode and photosensor 失效
    具有公共钝化电介质的辐射成像仪用于栅电极和光电传感器

    公开(公告)号:US5435608A

    公开(公告)日:1995-07-25

    申请号:US261592

    申请日:1994-06-17

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14643 Y10S438/958

    摘要: A solid state radiation imager pixel having a thin film transistor (TFT) coupled to a photodiode in which the photodiode and the TFT each comprise a common dielectric layer, that is, a single dielectric layer that extends across the pixel and that has a gate dielectric layer portion and a photodiode body passivation portion. The common dielectric layer comprises a monolithic dielectric material such as silicon nitride or silicon oxide. Further, the bottom electrode of the photosensor body and the gate electrode are each disposed on a common surface of the substrate and comprise the same conductive material, the conductive material having been deposited on the pixel in the same deposition process. The source and drain electrodes and the common contact electrode for the photodiode each comprises the same source/drain metal conductive material, the conductive material having been deposited on the pixel in the same deposition process.

    摘要翻译: 具有耦合到光电二极管的薄膜晶体管(TFT)的固态辐射成像器像素,其中光电二极管和TFT各自包括公共介电层,即,跨越像素延伸并具有栅极电介质的单个电介质层 层部分和光电二极管主体钝化部分。 公共介电层包括诸如氮化硅或氧化硅的单片电介质材料。 此外,光电传感器主体的底部电极和栅极电极分别设置在基板的公共表面上并且包括相同的导电材料,导电材料已经在相同的沉积工艺中沉积在像素上。 用于光电二极管的源电极和漏电极和公共接触电极每个包括相同的源极/漏极金属导电材料,导电材料已经以相同的沉积工艺沉积在像素上。

    Radiation imager with single passivation dielectric for transistor and
diode
    3.
    发明授权
    Radiation imager with single passivation dielectric for transistor and diode 失效
    具有用于晶体管和二极管的单个钝化电介质的辐射成像仪

    公开(公告)号:US5399884A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-21

    申请号:US149888

    申请日:1993-11-10

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14643 H01L27/1214

    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.

    摘要翻译: 辐射成像仪包括具有多个可独立寻址的像素的光电传感器阵列,每个像素具有光电传感器岛和相关联的薄膜晶体管(TFT),用于选择性地将光电传感器岛电耦合到预定的地址线。 在每个像素中,单个公共钝化层设置在TFT和光电传感器岛上,使得钝化层与TFT的外表面和光电传感器岛的两个部分相邻。 在如上所述的制造光电传感器阵列的方法中,在源极 - 漏极金属层沉积之后,该层被保持未图案化,直到形成光电传感器岛为止。 在光电传感器岛的形成中,源极 - 漏极金属层用作蚀刻停止以保护TFT。 在形成光电传感器岛之后,对源极 -​​ 漏极金属层进行图案化以形成源极和漏极并完成TFT的制造。 然后将单个公共钝化层沉积在TFT和光电传感器岛上。

    Amorphous silicon photodiode with sloped sidewalls and method of
fabrication
    4.
    发明授权
    Amorphous silicon photodiode with sloped sidewalls and method of fabrication 失效
    具有倾斜侧壁的非晶硅光电二极管和制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5191394A

    公开(公告)日:1993-03-02

    申请号:US783747

    申请日:1991-10-28

    摘要: Solid state photodetectors having amorphous silicon photodiode bodies with sloped sidewalls allowing for deposition of high integrity conformal layers thereover are produced by etching the amorphous silicon in a mostly anisotropic etchant in a reactive ion etcher in which the pressure of the etchant is controlled. A photoresist mask having sloped sidewalls is formed over the amorphous silicon to be etched and the pressure of the etchant is selected to produce the desired slope of the sidewall in the photodetector body; at lower pressures a smaller slope is produced in the silicon and at higher pressures a steeper slope is produced in the silicon.

    摘要翻译: 具有倾斜侧壁的具有倾斜侧壁的固态光电二极管主体通过在其中控制蚀刻剂压力的反应离子蚀刻器中的大多数各向异性蚀刻剂中蚀刻非晶硅而产生。 在被蚀刻的非晶硅上形成具有倾斜侧壁的光致抗蚀剂掩模,并且选择蚀刻剂的压力以在光电检测器主体中产生所需侧壁的期望斜率; 在较低的压力下,在硅中产生较小的斜率,而在较高的压力下,在硅中产生更陡的斜率。

    Method of fabricating a thin film transistor using hydrogen plasma
treatment of the intrinsic silicon/doped layer interface
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating a thin film transistor using hydrogen plasma treatment of the intrinsic silicon/doped layer interface 失效
    使用本征硅/掺杂层界面的氢等离子体处理制造薄膜晶体管的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5281546A

    公开(公告)日:1994-01-25

    申请号:US939749

    申请日:1992-09-02

    摘要: A method of fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) including the steps of forming a gate conductor on a substrate; depositing a gate dielectric layer over the gate conductor; depositing a layer of amorphous silicon over the gate dielectric layer; treating the exposed surface of the amorphous silicon with a hydrogen plasma; depositing a layer of n+ doped silicon over the treated amorphous silicon surface such that an interface is formed between the amorphous silicon and the n+ doped layer that has relatively low contact resistance; depositing a layer of source/drain metallization over the n+ doped layer; and patterning the source/drain metallization and portions of the underlying n+ doped layer to form source and drain electrodes. The TFT material layers are preferably deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The hydrogen plasma treatment is advantageously used both when vacuum is maintained during the various deposition steps, and when vacuum is broken, for the purposes of patterning the amorphous silicon layer or the like, such that the amorphous silicon layer is passivated with the hydrogen plasma treatment prior to the deposition of the n+ doped layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造薄膜晶体管(TFT)的方法,包括在基板上形成栅极导体的步骤; 在所述栅极导体上沉积栅极电介质层; 在所述栅极电介质层上沉积非晶硅层; 用氢等离子体处理非晶硅的暴露表面; 在经处理​​的非晶硅表面上沉积n +掺杂的硅层,使得在具有相对低的接触电阻的非晶硅和n +掺杂层之间形成界面; 在n +掺杂层上沉积一层源极/漏极金属化层; 以及图案化源极/漏极金属化层和下层n +掺杂层的部分以形成源极和漏极。 优选通过等离子体增强化学气相沉积来沉积TFT材料层。 有利地,当在各种沉积步骤期间保持真空并且当真空破裂时,为了图案化非晶硅层等的目的,有利地使用氢等离子体处理,使得非晶硅层被氢等离子体处理钝化 在沉积n +掺杂层之前。

    Solid state imager with opaque layer
    6.
    发明授权
    Solid state imager with opaque layer 失效
    固态成像仪不透明层

    公开(公告)号:US5517031A

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-14

    申请号:US264097

    申请日:1994-06-21

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 G01T1/24

    摘要: A solid state radiation imager includes a photosensor array having a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, each pixel having a respective photosensor coupled to a thin film transistor (TFT). The photosensor array further includes an opaque passivation layer that is disposed over non-photodiode areas of the photosensor array, including the TFT and address lines in the array. The opaque passivation layer has an absorbance that is greater than 1, and typically that is greater than 2. The opaque passivation layer further is typically made of a thermally stable polymer mixed with a light absorbing material such as an organic dye (e.g., Sudan Black B), carbon black, or graphite.

    摘要翻译: 固态放射线成像器包括具有设置在基板上的多个像素的光电传感器阵列,每个像素具有耦合到薄膜晶体管(TFT)的各自的光电传感器。 光电传感器阵列还包括不透明钝化层,其设置在光电传感器阵列的非光电二极管区域上,包括阵列中的TFT和地址线。 不透明钝化层的吸光度大于1,通常大于2.不透明钝化层通常由与光吸收材料(例如有机染料(例如,苏丹黑))混合的热稳定聚合物制成 B),炭黑或石墨。

    Method of fabricating radiation imager with single passivation
dielectric for transistor and diode
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating radiation imager with single passivation dielectric for transistor and diode 失效
    用于晶体管和二极管制造单个钝化电介质的辐射成像仪的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5516712A

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-14

    申请号:US330955

    申请日:1994-10-28

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14643 H01L27/1214

    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.

    摘要翻译: 辐射成像仪包括具有多个可独立寻址的像素的光电传感器阵列,每个像素具有光电传感器岛和相关联的薄膜晶体管(TFT),用于选择性地将光电传感器岛电耦合到预定的地址线。 在每个像素中,单个公共钝化层设置在TFT和光电传感器岛上,使得钝化层与TFT的外表面和光电传感器岛的两个部分相邻。 在如上所述的制造光电传感器阵列的方法中,在源极 - 漏极金属层沉积之后,该层被保持未图案化,直到形成光电传感器岛为止。 在光电传感器岛的形成中,源极 - 漏极金属层用作蚀刻停止以保护TFT。 在形成光电传感器岛之后,对源极 -​​ 漏极金属层进行图案化以形成源极和漏极并完成TFT的制造。 然后将单个公共钝化层沉积在TFT和光电传感器岛上。

    Amorphous silicon photodiode with sloped sidewalls and method of
fabrication
    8.
    发明授权
    Amorphous silicon photodiode with sloped sidewalls and method of fabrication 失效
    具有倾斜侧壁的非晶硅光电二极管及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5370972A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-06

    申请号:US949954

    申请日:1992-09-24

    摘要: Solid state photodetectors having amorphous silicon photodiode bodies with sloped sidewalls allowing for deposition of high integrity conformal layers thereover are produced by etching the amorphous silicon in a mostly anisotropic etchant in a reactive ion etcher in which the pressure of the etchant is controlled. A photoresist mask having sloped sidewalls is formed over the amorphous silicon to be etched and the pressure of the etchant is selected to produce the desired slope of the sidewall in the photodetector body; at lower pressures a smaller slope is produced in the silicon and at higher pressures a steeper slope is produced in the silicon.

    摘要翻译: 具有倾斜侧壁的具有倾斜侧壁的固态光电二极管主体通过在其中控制蚀刻剂的压力的反应离子蚀刻器中的大多数各向异性蚀刻剂中蚀刻非晶硅而产生。 在被蚀刻的非晶硅上形成具有倾斜侧壁的光致抗蚀剂掩模,并且选择蚀刻剂的压力以在光电检测器主体中产生所需侧壁的期望斜率; 在较低的压力下,在硅中产生较小的斜率,而在较高的压力下,在硅中产生更陡的斜率。

    Repair method for low noise metal lines in thin film imager devices
    9.
    发明授权
    Repair method for low noise metal lines in thin film imager devices 失效
    薄膜成像设备中低噪声金属线路的修复方法

    公开(公告)号:US5616524A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-01

    申请号:US580094

    申请日:1995-12-22

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76892 Y10T29/49162

    摘要: A method of repairing an open circuit defect in a damaged address line in a thin film electronic imager device includes the steps of forming a repair area on the device so as to expose the open-circuit defect in the damaged address line and then depositing a conductive material to form a second conductive component and to coincidentally form a repair shunt in the repair area so as to electrically bridge the defect. The step of forming the repair area includes the steps of ablating dielectric material disposed over the first conductive component in the repair area, and etching the repair area so as to remove dielectric material disposed over the defect in the address line in the repair area such that the surface of the address line conductive material is exposed but is not contaminated by the removal of the overlying dielectric material. A layer of photoresist is deposited over the imager device prior to forming the repair area, such that the photoresist layer is patterned during the ablating step and serves as a mask during the etch step.

    摘要翻译: 在薄膜电子成像装置中修复损坏的地址线中的开路缺陷的方法包括以下步骤:在设备上形成修复区域,以暴露损坏的地址线中的开路缺陷,然后沉积导电 材料以形成第二导电部件并且在修复区域中巧合地形成修复分路,从而电连接缺陷。 形成修复区域的步骤包括以下步骤:消除设置在修复区域中的第一导电部件上的介电材料,并蚀刻修复区域,以便去除在修复区域中的地址线上的缺陷上的介电材料,使得 地址线导电材料的表面被暴露,但不会被除去上覆电介质材料污染。 在形成修复区域之前,在成像器装置上沉积一层光致抗蚀剂,使得光刻胶层在烧蚀步骤期间被图案化,并在蚀刻步骤期间用作掩模。

    Solid state array with supplemental dielectric layer crossover structure
    10.
    发明授权
    Solid state array with supplemental dielectric layer crossover structure 失效
    具有补充介质层交叉结构的固态阵列

    公开(公告)号:US5631473A

    公开(公告)日:1997-05-20

    申请号:US493020

    申请日:1995-06-21

    CPC分类号: H01L27/14643

    摘要: A solid state array device includes a plurality of pixels with associated respective TFT switching transistors; a plurality of first address lines disposed in a first layer of the array device; a plurality of second conductive address lines disposed in a second layer of the array device, respective ones of said first and second address lines being disposed substantially perpendicular to one another in a matrix arrangement such that respective ones of the second address lines overlie respective ones of the first address lines at respective crossover regions; a TFT gate dielectric layer disposed in a channel region of each of the pixel TFTs and further being disposed over the first address lines; and a crossover region supplemental dielectric layer disposed in respective ones of the crossover regions between the first and second address lines, but disposed so as to not extend over the TFT channel regions.

    摘要翻译: 固态阵列器件包括具有相关联的各个TFT开关晶体管的多个像素; 布置在所述阵列器件的第一层中的多个第一地址线; 布置在所述阵列器件的第二层中的多个第二导电地址线,所述第一和第二地址线中的相应的第一和第二地址线以矩阵布置为基本上彼此垂直地布置,使得第二地址线中的相应的第二地址线覆盖在 相应交叉区域的第一地址线; 设置在每个像素TFT的沟道区中并进一步设置在第一地址线上的TFT栅介质层; 以及布置在第一和第二地址线之间的交叉区域中的相应的交叉区域中的交叉区域补充电介质层,但是设置成不在TFT沟道区域上延伸。