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Thin film silicon semiconductor device and process for producing thereof

US5132754A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1988
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6745
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thin film silicon semiconductor device provided on a substrate according to the present invention comprises a thin polycrystalline silicon film having a lattice constant smaller than that of a silicon single crystal and a small crystal grain size. This thin polycrystalline silicon film can be obtained by depositing a thin amorphous silicon film in an inert gas having a pressure of 3.5 Pa or lower by a sputtering deposition method and annealing the thin amorphous silicon film for a short time of 10 seconds or less to effect polycrystallization thereof. A thin film silicon semiconductor device comprising such a thin polycrystalline silicon film having a small lattice constant has excellent characteristics including a carrier mobility of 100 cm.sup.2 /V.multidot.s or higher.

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