摘要:
A purpose of the present invention is to reduce the driving voltage of a semiconductor device that includes an n-type TFT and a p-type TFT. Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which an n-channel type first thin film transistor (100) and a p-channel type second thin film transistor (200) are provided on the plane of a substrate (1). A first semiconductor layer (11) of the first thin film transistor (100) has a main portion, which is sandwiched between the upper surface and the lower surface of the first semiconductor layer (11), and an slanted portion, which is sandwiched by the side face and the lower surface of the first semiconductor layer (11). A second semiconductor layer (20) has a main portion, which is sandwiched between the upper surface and the lower surface of the second semiconductor layer (20), and a slanted portion, which is sandwiched between the side face and the lower surface of the second semiconductor layer (20). The inclination angle of the side face of the second semiconductor layer (20) relative to the plane of the substrate (1) is larger than the inclination angle of the side face of the first semiconductor layer (11) relative to the plane of the substrate (1).
摘要:
A semiconductor device 700 includes a substrate and an optical sensor unit 700 formed on the substrate for sensing light and for generating a sensing signal, the optical sensor unit 700 including a first thin film diode 701A for detection of light in a first wavelength range, a second thin film diode 701B detecting light in a second wavelength range that contains wavelengths longer than the longest wavelength in the first wavelength range. The first thin film diode 701A and the second thin film diode 701B are connected in parallel to each other. The sensing signal is generated based on the output from one of the first thin film diode 701A and the second thin film diode 701B. By this means, the wavelength range that can be detected by the optical sensor unit can be expanded and the sensing sensitivity can be increased.
摘要:
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a thin-film transistor and a thin-film diode. The respective semiconductor layers and of the thin-film transistor and the thin-film diode are crystalline semiconductor layers that have been formed by crystallizing the same crystalline semiconductor film. Ridges have been formed on the surface of the semiconductor layer of the thin-film diode. And the semiconductor layer of the thin-film diode has a greater surface roughness than the semiconductor layer of the thin-film transistor.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer that includes a channel region, a source region and a drain region, a gate insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode for controlling the conductivity of the channel region, wherein the surface of the semiconductor layer includes a minute protruding portion, and the side surface inclination angle of the gate electrode is larger than the inclination angle of the protruding portion of the semiconductor layer.
摘要:
In order to solve the problem of inferior gettering efficiency in the n-channel TFT, the present invention provides at an end of the source/drain regions of the n-channel TFT a highly efficient gettering region that contains both of an n-type impurity and a p-type impurity with the concentration of the p-type impurity set higher than the concentration of the n-type impurity.
摘要:
In a production method of a semiconductor device, a catalyst element, e.g. Ni, is added to an amorphous silicon film, formed on a substrate with an insulating surface, for promoting crystallization of the amorphous silicon film. Thereafter, the amorphous silicon film is subjected to heat treatment to cause crystal growth therein. Next, the crystal growth is stopped in a state where minute amorphous regions (uncrystallized regions) remain in the film. Next, the silicon film is irradiated with strong light (laser light) so as to be further crystallized. As a result, a crystalline silicon film that has high quality and is excellent in uniformity is obtained.
摘要:
Problems in prior art regarding an n-channel TFT in the source/drain gettering method are solved. In the n-channel TFT, its source/drain regions contain only an n-type impurity. Therefore, compared to a p-channel TFT whose source/drain regions contain an n-type impurity and a higher concentration of p-type impurity, the gettering efficiency is inferior in a channel region of the n-channel transistor. Accordingly, the problem of inferior gettering efficiency in the n-channel TFT can be solved by providing at an end of its source/drain regions a highly efficient gettering region that contains an n-type impurity and a p-type impurity both with the concentration of the p-type impurity set higher than the concentration of the n-type impurity.
摘要:
In a fabrication of a semiconductor device, an amorphous semiconductor film is first formed on a substrate having an insulating surface. Then, a minute amount of catalyst elements for accelerating crystallization of the amorphous semiconductor film is supplied to at least a portion of a surface of the amorphous semiconductor film. A heat treatment is further conducted so that the supplied catalyst elements are diffused into the amorphous semiconductor film. Thus, the catalyst elements are introduced uniformly into the amorphous semiconductor film in a very minute amount or at a low concentration, resulting in polycrystallization of at least a portion of the amorphous semiconductor film. Utilizing the thus obtained crystalline semiconductor film on the substrate surface as an active region, a semiconductor device such as a TFT is fabricated. The introduction of the catalyst elements are conducted by various methods such as: a formation of a film containing a minute amount of the catalyst elements; application of a solution containing the catalyst elements in several spin coating cycles; diffusion of the catalyst elements through a buffer layer; dipping into a solution in which the catalyst elements are dissolved or dispersed; or formation of a plating layer containing the catalyst elements.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of thin film transistors on a substrate having an insulating surface. A channel region of the thin film transistor comprises a crystalline Si film crystallized by a successive irradiation with a pulse laser beam in a scanning pitch P. A size Xs of the channel region in the scanning direction of the pulse laser beam and the scanning pitch P of the pulse laser beam have a relationship approximately equal to Xs=nP where n is an integer of 1 or more.
摘要:
The semiconductor device of invention includes: a substrate having an insulating surface; and an element region formed by crystallizing an amorphous silicon film, the element region being provided on the insulating surface of the substrate. In the semiconductor device, the element region is constituted by a laterally crystallized region formed by crystallizing the amorphous silicon film from a linearly crystallized region crystallized by a selective introduction of catalyst elements for promoting a crystallization of the amorphous silicon film to a region surrounding the linearly crystallized region by performing a heat-treatment, and a concentration of the catalyst elements in at least one of the laterally crystallized region and the linearly crystallized region is controlled by a line width of an introduction setting region having a linear planar pattern, the line width being set so as to selectively introduce the catalyst elements.