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Method of forming a semiconductor thin film

US7396744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2006
Grant dateJul 8, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02683
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of fabricating a semiconductor thin film is provided, comprising: forming an insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate; etching the insulation layer to form a plurality of openings exposing the substrate at the bottom of the openings; filling the openings with a semiconductor seed layer; forming an amorphous layer on the seed layer and the insulation layer; transforming the amorphous layer to a polycrystalline layer by exposing the amorphous layer to a first laser irradiation at a first energy level; and forming a single semiconductor crystalline film by annealing the polycrystalline layer and the semiconductor seed layer with a second laser irradiation at a second energy level.

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