Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor thin film layer of zinc oxide. The (002) lattice planes of at least a part of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer have a preferred orientation along a direction perpendicular to a substrate of the semiconductor device and a lattice spacing d002 of at least 2.619 Å.
Abstract:
A thin film transistor includes a substrate, and a pair of source/drain electrodes (i.e., a source electrode and a drain electrode) formed on the substrate and defining a gap therebetween. A pair of low resistance conductive thin films are provided such that each coats at least a part of one of the source/drain electrodes. The low resistance conductive thin films define a gap therebetween. An oxide semiconductor thin film layer is continuously formed on upper surfaces of the pair of low resistance conductive thin films and extends along the gap defined between the low resistance conductive thin films so as to function as a channel. Side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer and corresponding side surfaces of the low resistance conductive thin films coincide with each other in a channel width direction of the channel.
Abstract:
A first insulation film is formed as a gate insulation film of a thin film transistor, and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulation film. Then, dopant is implanted to form source and drain regions. A second insulation film having refractive index n1 and film thickness d2 is formed to cover the first insulation film and gate electrode as an interlayer insulation film. After forming the second insulation film, laser with wavelength &lgr; is applied to activate the dopant. The film thicknesses d1 and d2 of the first and second insulation films satisfy conditions against the laser wavelength &lgr; for forming a reflection protective film at regions where activation is necessary. At the same time, the film thicknesses d1 and d2 are set in a way that the interlayer insulation film on the gate electrode forms a reflective film. This reduces the thermal damage to the gate electrode from the laser during dopant activation.
Abstract:
A thin-walled ceramic tube having a high light transmission and high dimens precision, which has been can be used as an envelope for a high pressure lamp, is produced by an extruding process in which a stiff plastic body for extruding is prepared, said body is extruded and the extruded tube is fired, said process being characterized in that the stiff plastic body consists essentially of ceramic raw material, a thermosetting organic substance and water and the extruded tube is hardened by heating immediately after extruded and pressured air is flawed into an inside portion of the extruded tube.
Abstract:
The disclosed ceramic arc tube of metal vapor discharge lamps has an arc discharge portion with electrode-holding end portions integrally formed at opposite ends thereof. The outside diameter of the arc discharge portion is larger than that of the electrode-holding end portions. The ceramic arc tube is made by placing a tubular green body in a fusiform cavity of a die, inflating the middle portion of the green body more than end portions thereof, and firing the thus shaped green body.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor thin film layer primarily including zinc oxide having at least one orientation other than (002) orientation. The zinc oxide may have a mixed orientation including (002) orientation and (101) orientation. Alternatively, the zinc oxide may have a mixed orientation including (100) orientation and (101) orientation.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes forming an oxide semiconductor thin film layer of zinc oxide, wherein at least a portion of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer in an as-deposited state includes lattice planes having a preferred orientation along a direction perpendicular to the substrate and a lattice spacing d002 of at least 2.619 Å.
Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, when impurity ions are introduced in a channel region between source and drain regions in a semiconductor layer, an insulator layer is first formed on the semiconductor layer. Then, impurity ions generated on high frequency discharge are introduced through the insulator layer into the semiconductor layer under a specified acceleration voltage. Then, the introduction depth of impurities and the amount of the impurities to be introduced in the channel region can be controlled or the threshold voltage of the thin film transistor can be controlled. This method can be applied to a large substrate.
Abstract:
An active matrix substrate includes a transparent substrate, pairs each having an n-type thin-film transistor and a p-type thin-film transistor formed on the transparent substrate, gate bus lines and source bus lines connected to the n-type and p-type transistors for controlling the n-type and p-type transistors, and pixel-corresponding electrodes controlled by the transistor pairs respectively. Drains of an n-type transistor and a p-type transistor in each of the pairs are connected to each other via a related pixel corresponding electrode. First pulses are applied to gates of the n-type transistors. Second pulses are applied to gates of the p-type transistors. There is provided a difference in phase between the first pulses and the second pulses.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor includes forming a pair of source/drain electrodes on a substrate, such that the source/drain electrodes define a gap therebetween; forming low resistance conductive thin films, which define a gap therebetween, on the source/drain electrodes; and forming an oxide semiconductor thin film layer on upper surface of the low resistance conductive thin films and in the gap defined between the low resistance conductive thin films so that the oxide semiconductor thin film layer functions as a channel. The low resistance conductive thin films and the oxide semiconductor thin film layer are etched so that side surfaces of the resistance conductive thin films and corresponding side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor thin film layer coincide with each other in a channel width direction of the channel. A gate electrode is mounted over the oxide semiconductor thin film layer.