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Process for preparing a polycrystalline semiconductor thin film transistor

US5306651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 1991
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S148/091
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for preparing a polycrystalline semiconductor thin film transistor wherein a non-singlecrystalline semiconductor formed on a transparent insulating substrate is annealed by laser beams, such process comprising forming a gate insulation layer and a gate electrode on the non-singlecrystalline semiconductor; implanting impurity ions into a source-drain region of the semiconductor wherein the gate electrode is used as a mask, and irradiating laser beams from the rear surface side of the transparent insulating substrate to thereby polycrystallize the non-singlecrystalline semiconductor under the gate electrode or improve the crystallinity of the semiconductor without causing the non-singlecrystalline semiconductor in a completely molten state.

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