摘要:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and it is an object of the invention to form a semiconductor area formed in island-like patterns as a single crystal or an area which can be regarded as a single crystal, and to simultaneously achieve a laminated structure by which various characteristics of TFTs can be stabilized, wherein an insulation film is formed on a glass substrate, and island like semiconductor layer is formed thereon. A laser beam passed through a cylindrical lens is made into a linear laser beam and irradiated onto the island-like semiconductor layer by an optical system. The island-like semiconductor layer is subjected to two components, one of which is a direct laser beam component passing through the cylindrical lens and being irradiated directly onto the island-like semiconductor layer, and the other of which is a diffused laser beam component transmitting an insulation film and a substrate, being reflected by a reflection plate, and again transmitting the substrate and insulation film and being irradiated onto the island-like semiconductor laser.
摘要:
To improve the operation characteristic and reliability of a semiconductor device by optimizing the structure of bottom gate type or inverted stagger type TFTs arranged in circuits of the semiconductor device in accordance with the function of the respective circuits. At least LDD regions that overlap with a gate electrode are formed in an N channel type TFT of a driving circuit, and LDD regions that do not overlap with the gate electrode are formed in an N channel type TFT of a pixel matrix circuit. The concentration of the two kinds of LDD regions is differently set from each other, to thereby obtain the optimal circuit operation.
摘要:
To improve the operation characteristic and reliability of a semiconductor device by optimizing the structure of bottom gate type or inverted stagger type TFTs arranged in circuits of the semiconductor device in accordance with the function of the respective circuits. At least LDD regions that overlap with a gate electrode are formed in an N channel type TFT of a driving circuit, and LDD regions that do not overlap with the gate electrode are formed in an N channel type TFT of a pixel matrix circuit. The concentration of the two kinds of LDD regions is differently set from each other, to thereby obtain the optimal circuit operation.
摘要:
For crystallizing an amorphous semiconductor film by means of irradiation of laser beams, a top surface and a back surface of the amorphous semiconductor film are irradiated with the laser beams. In this case, an effective energy intensity Io of the laser beams to be applied onto the top surface and an effective energy intensity Ionull of the laser beams to be applied onto the back surface satisfy the relationship of 0
摘要:
A crystalline semiconductor film in which the position and size of a crystal grain is controlled is fabricated, and the crystalline semiconductor film is used for a channel formation region of a TFT, so that a high performance TFT is realized. An island-like semiconductor layer is made to have a temperature distribution, and a region where temperature change is gentle is provided to control the nucleus generation speed and nucleus generation density, so that the crystal grain is enlarged. In a region where an island-like semiconductor layer 1003 overlaps with a base film 1002, a thick portion is formed in the base film 1002. The volume of this portion increases and heat capacity becomes large, so that a cycle of temperature change by irradiation of a pulse laser beam to the island-like semiconductor layer becomes gentle (as compared with other thin portion). Like this, a laser beam is irradiated from the front side and reverse side of the substrate to directly heat the semiconductor layer, and heat conduction from the semiconductor layer to the side of the substrate and heat conduction of the semiconductor layer in the horizontal direction to the substrate are used, so that the increase in the size of the crystal grain is realized.
摘要:
To provide a laser apparatus and a laser annealing method with which a crystalline semiconductor film with a larger crystal grain size is obtained and which are low in their running cost. A solid state laser easy to maintenance and high in durability is used as a laser, and laser light emitted therefrom is linearized to increase the throughput and to reduce the production cost as a whole. Further, both the front side and the back side of an amorphous semiconductor film is irradiated with such laser light to obtain the crystalline semiconductor film with a larger crystal grain size.
摘要:
A laser annealing method for obtaining a crystalline semiconductor film having a large grain size is provided. Laser light is irradiated to the top surface and the bottom surface of an amorphous semiconductor film when crystallizing the amorphous semiconductor film by laser light irradiation. Furthermore, a relationship of 0
摘要:
In a semiconductor device including a laminate of a first insulating layer, a crystalline semiconductor layer, and a second insulating layer, characteristics of the device are improved by determining its structure in view of stress balance. In the semiconductor device including an active layer of the crystalline semiconductor layer having tensile stress on a substrate, tensile stress is given to the first insulating layer formed to be in close contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer at a substrate side, and compressive stress is given to the second insulating layer formed to be in close contact with a surface of the semiconductor layer at a side opposite to the substrate side.
摘要:
In a semiconductor device employing a glass substrate, the object of the present invention is to provide a high performance semiconductor device with a large screen at low cost, which prevents the semiconductor device from being contaminated by impurities from the glass substrate. In a semiconductor device comprising a blocking film provided in contact with a glass substrate and TFTs provided on the blocking film, the blocking film is characterized by being made of a tantalum oxide film.
摘要:
To provide a TFT that can operate at a high speed by forming a crystalline semiconductor film while controlling the position and the size of a crystal grain in the film to use the crystalline semiconductor film for a channel forming region of the TFT. Instead of a metal or a highly heat conductive insulating film, only a conventional insulating film is used as a base film to introduce a temperature gradient. A level difference of the base insulating film is provided in a desired location to generate the temperature distribution in the semiconductor film in accordance with the arrangement of the level difference. The starting point and the direction of lateral growth are controlled utilizing the temperature distribution.