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Semiconductor devices

US6518594B1 · kind B1 · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateNov 16, 1999
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K59/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Subjected to obtain a crystalline TFT which simultaneously prevents increase of OFF current and deterioration of ON current. A gate electrode of a crystalline TFT is comprised of a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode formed in contact with the first gate electrode and a gate insulating film. LDD region is formed by using the first gate electrode as a mask, and a source region and a drain region are formed by using the second gate electrode as a mask. By removing a portion of the second gate electrode, a structure in which a region where LDD region and the second gate electrode overlap with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween, and a region where LDD region and the second gate electrode do not overlap, is obtained.

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