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Semiconductor device, polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, process for producing polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, field effect transistor, and process for producing field effect transistor

US8158974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2008
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6755

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel semiconductor device which is excellent in stability, uniformity, reproducibility, heat resistance, durability and the like, and can exert excellent transistor properties. The semiconductor device is a thin-film transistor, and this thin-film transistor uses, as an active layer, a polycrystalline oxide semiconductor thin film containing In and two or more metals other than In and having an electron carrier concentration of less than 1×1018/cm3.

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