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Thin film transistor, method of fabricating the same, and organic light emitting diode display device having the TFT

US7999261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2009
Grant dateAug 16, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02488
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having the TFT, the TFT including a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and crystallized using a metal catalyst, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer and electrically connected to source and drain regions of the semiconductor layer. A second metal is diffused into a surface region of the semiconductor layer, to getter the metal catalyst from a channel region of the semiconductor layer. The second metal can have a lower diffusion coefficient in silicon than the metal catalyst.

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