Adjusting Channel Dimension (e.g., Providing Lightly Doped Source Or Drain Region, Etc.) Patents (Class 438/163)
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Publication number: 20110309446Abstract: A method of forming a transistor device includes forming a patterned gate structure over a semiconductor substrate; forming a spacer layer over the semiconductor substrate and patterned gate structure; removing horizontally disposed portions of the spacer layer so as to form a vertical sidewall spacer adjacent the patterned gate structure; and forming a raised source/drain (RSD) structure over the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the vertical sidewall spacer, wherein the RSD structure has a substantially vertical sidewall profile so as to abut the vertical sidewall spacer and produce one of a compressive and a tensile strain on a channel region of the semiconductor substrate below the patterned gate structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Bruce B. Doris, Kangguo Cheng, Ali Khakifirooz, Pranita Kulkarni, Ghavam G. Shahidi
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Patent number: 8058116Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device include: forming a gate electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the substrate; forming a primary active layer having a tapered portion to a side of a channel region of the primary active layer on the gate insulating layer, and forming source and drain electrodes on the primary active layer; and forming a secondary active layer made of amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor on the source and drain electrodes and being in contact with the tapered portion of the primary active layer, wherein the primary active layer is etched at a low selectivity during a wet etching of the source and drain electrodes, to have the tapered portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Uk Bae, Hyun-Sik Seo, Yong-Yub Kim
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Patent number: 8053843Abstract: A semiconductor device for ESD protection includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and a well region of a second conductivity type formed within the substrate. The well region is characterized by a first depth. The device includes an MOS transistor, a first bipolar transistor, and a second bipolar transistor. The MOS transistor includes a first lightly doped drain (LDD) region of a second depth within the well region, and a drain region and an emitter region within in the first LDD region. The emitter region is characterized by a second conductivity type. The first bipolar transistor is associated with the emitter region, the first LDD region, and the well region, and is characterized by a first trigger voltage. The second bipolar transistor is associated with the first LDD region, the well region, and the substrate, and is characterized by a second trigger voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) CorporationInventors: Chi Kang Liu, Ta Lee Yu, Quan Li
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Patent number: 8039327Abstract: A transistor forming method includes forming a dielectric spacer in a trench surrounding an active area island, forming line openings through the spacer, and forming a gate line extending through the line openings, over opposing sidewalls, and over a top of the fin. Source/drain regions are in the fin. Another method includes forming an interlayer dielectric over areas of the fin intended for source/drain regions, forming contact openings through the interlayer dielectric, and forming a source/drain plug in contact with an exposed portion of the spacer and in electrical connection with the top, one of opposing endwalls, and both of the opposing sidewalls of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Jasper Gibbons
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Patent number: 8034692Abstract: A plurality of gate structures are formed on a substrate. Each of the gate structures includes a first gate electrode and source and drain regions. The first gate electrode is removed from each of the gate structures. A first photoresist is applied to block gate structures having source regions in a source-down direction. A first halo implantation is performed in gate structures having source regions in a source-up direction at a first angle. The first photoresist is removed. A second photoresist is applied to block gate structures having source regions in a source-up direction. A second halo implantation is performed in gate structures having source regions in a source-down direction at a second angle. The second photoresist is removed. Replacement gate electrodes are formed in each of the gate structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hasan M. Nayfeh, Andres Bryant, Arvind Kumar, Nivo Rovedo, Robert R. Robison
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Patent number: 8017456Abstract: The aperture ratio of a pixel of a reflecting type display device is improved without increasing the number of masks and without using a black mask. Locations for light shielding between pixels are arranged such that a pixel electrode overlaps with a portion of a gate wiring and a source wiring. In locations for shielding TFTs, a high pixel aperture ratio is realized by forming a color filter (red, or lamination of red and blue), formed on an opposing substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama
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Patent number: 8012861Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline films. In one or more embodiments, the method for making a textured thin film includes providing a precursor film on a substrate, the film includes crystal grains having a surface texture and a non-uniform degree of texture throughout the thickness of the film, wherein at least a portion of the this substrate is transparent to laser irradiation; and irradiating the textured precursor film through the substrate using a pulsed laser crystallization technique at least partially melt the film wherein the irradiated film crystallizes upon cooling to form crystal grains having a uniform degree of texture.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkInventor: James S. Im
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Patent number: 8008138Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided in which the channel of the device is present in an extremely thin semiconductor-on-insulator (ETSOI) layer, i.e., a semiconductor layer having a thickness of less than 20 nm. In one embodiment, the method begins with forming a first semiconductor layer and epitaxially growing a second semiconductor layer on a handling substrate. A first gate structure is formed on a first surface of the second semiconductor layer and source regions and drain regions are formed adjacent to the gate structure. The handling substrate and the first semiconductor layer are removed to expose a second surface of the second semiconductor layer that is opposite the first surface of the semiconductor layer. A second gate structure or a dielectric region is formed in contact with the second surface of the second semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Bruce B. Doris, Ghavam G. Shahidi
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Publication number: 20110201162Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous oxide and a thin film transistor using the amorphous oxide. In particular, the present invention provides an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 1018/cm3, and a thin film transistor using such an amorphous oxide. In a thin film transistor having a source electrode 6, a drain electrode 5, a gate electrode 4, a gate insulating film 3, and a channel layer 2, an amorphous oxide having an electron carrier concentration less than 1018/cm3 is used in the channel layer 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Hideo Hosono, Masahiro Hirano, Hiromichi Ota, Toshio Kamiya, Kenji Nomura
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Publication number: 20110193166Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a semiconductor structure and method, and more specifically, to a structure and method for reducing floating body effect of silicon on insulator (SOI) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). An integrated circuit (IC) structure includes an SOI substrate and at least one MOSFET formed on the SOI substrate. Additionally, the IC structure includes an asymmetrical source-drain junction in the at least one MOSFET by damaging a pn junction to reduce floating body effects of the at least one MOSFET.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Qingqing LIANG, Huilong ZHU, Zhijiong LUO, Haizhou YIN
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Publication number: 20110163380Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an asymmetric N-type field effect transistor includes: a source region coupled to a drain region via a channel; a gate structure overlying at least a portion of the channel; a halo implant disposed at least partially in the channel, where the halo implant is disposed closer to the source region than the drain region; and a body-tie coupled to the channel. In a further exemplary embodiment, the asymmetric N-type field effect transistor is operable to act as a symmetric N-type field effect transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jeffrey W. Sleight, Chung-Hsun Lin, Josephine B. Chang, Leland Chang
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Patent number: 7972912Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes first providing an insulation substrate. A patterned conductive layer is formed over the insulation substrate, and the patterned conductive layer includes a channel region and a number of protruding regions. A gate structure layer is formed over the insulation substrate. The gate structure layer covers a part of the patterned conductive layer, and each of the protruding regions has an exposed region. A doping process is performed to dope at least the exposed region of the patterned conductive layer to form a number of S/D regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Huai-Yuan Tseng, Chen-Pang Kung, Horng-Chih Lin, Ming-Hsien Lee
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Patent number: 7964873Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a first polysilicon member that is formed on the substrate and includes an intrinsic region, at least one first extrinsic region, and at least one second extrinsic region disposed between the intrinsic region and the at least one first extrinsic region and having an impurity concentration lower than the at least one first extrinsic region; a first insulator formed on the first polysilicon member and having an edge substantially coinciding with a boundary between the at least one first extrinsic region and the at least one second extrinsic region; and a first electrode formed on the first• insulator and having an edge substantially coinciding with a boundary between the intrinsic region and the at least one second extrinsic region.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Gi You
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Patent number: 7964455Abstract: The method includes the steps of forming a gate insulating film over a first conductivity-type layer surface of a semiconductor substrate, implanting a second conductivity-type impurity into the first conductivity-type layer located on both sides adjacent to a conductive layer forming predetermined region, forming a conductive layer over the gate insulating film surface located to cover the first conductivity-type layer surface with no impurity implanted therein and the partial regions surface of the pair of low-concentration diffusion layers adjacent to the first conductivity-type layer, implanting a second conductivity-type impurity into regions uncovered with the conductive layer, of the pair of low-concentration diffusion layers to contact source and drain electrodes, and forming slits to divide regions lying on the sides of the high-concentration diffusion layers, each of which is provided to contact at least the drain electrode of the conductive layer located over the low-concentration diffusion layers,Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Oki Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Yamauchi
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Patent number: 7939822Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing process using a droplet-discharging method that is suitable for manufacturing a large substrate in mass production. A photosensitive material solution of a conductive film is selectively discharged by a droplet-discharging method, selectively exposed to laser light, and developed or etched, thereby allowing only the region exposed to laser light to be left and realizing a source wiring and a drain wiring having a more microscopic pattern than the pattern itself formed by discharging. One feature of the source wiring and the drain wiring is that the source wiring and the drain wiring cross an island-like semiconductor layer and overlap it.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Maekawa, Hideaki Kuwabara
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Patent number: 7936006Abstract: An MOS device has an embedded dielectric structure underlying an active portion of the device, such as a source extension or a drain extension. In an alternative embodiment, an embedded dielectric structure underlies the channel region of a MOS device, as well as the source and drain extensions.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.Inventors: Yuhao Luo, Deepak Kumar Nayak, Daniel Gitlin
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Patent number: 7932138Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor with improved current characteristics and high electron mobility. According to the method, when an amorphous silicon thin film is crystallized into a polycrystalline silicon thin film by metal-induced crystallization, annealing conditions of the amorphous silicon thin film and the amount of a metal catalyst doped into the amorphous silicon thin film are optimized to reduce the regions of a metal silicide distributed at grain boundaries of the polycrystalline silicon thin film. In addition, oxygen (O2) gas or water (H2O) vapor is supplied to form a passivation film on the surface of the polycrystalline silicon thin film.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Viatron Technologies Inc.Inventors: Hyoung June Kim, Dong Hoon Shin, Su Kyoung Lee, Jung Min Lee, Wang Jun Park, Sung Ryoung Ryu, Hoon Kim
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Publication number: 20110089499Abstract: A plurality of gate structures are formed on a substrate. Each of the gate structures includes a first gate electrode and source and drain regions. The first gate electrode is removed from each of the gate structures. A first photoresist is applied to block gate structures having source regions in a source-down direction. A first halo implantation is performed in gate structures having source regions in a source-up direction at a first angle. The first photoresist is removed. A second photoresist is applied to block gate structures having source regions in a source-up direction. A second halo implantation is performed in gate structures having source regions in a source-down direction at a second angle. The second photoresist is removed. Replacement gate electrodes are formed in each of the gate structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Hasan M. Nayfeh, Andres Bryant, Arvind Kumar, Nivo Rovedo, Robert R. Robison
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Patent number: 7923788Abstract: A semiconductor device has a plurality of fins formed on a semiconductor substrate to be separated from each other, a first contact region which connects commonly one end side of the plurality of fins, a second contact region which connects commonly the other end side of the plurality of fins, a gate electrode arranged to be opposed to at least both side surfaces of the plurality of fins by sandwiching a gate insulating film therebetween, a source electrode including the first contact region and the plurality of fins on a side closer to the first contact region than the gate electrode, and a drain electrode including the second contact region and the plurality of fins on a side closer to the second contact than the gate electrode. The ratio Rd/Rs of a resistance Rd of each fin in the drain region to a resistance Rs of each fin in the source region is larger than 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tatsuya Ohguro, Takashi Izumida, Satoshi Inaba, Kimitoshi Okano, Nobutoshi Aoki
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Patent number: 7914971Abstract: The present invention provides a light exposure mask which can form a photoresist layer in a semi-transmissive portion with uniform thickness, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which the number of photolithography steps (the number of masks) necessary for manufacturing a TFT substrate is reduced by using the light exposure mask. A light exposure mask is used, which includes a transmissive portion, a light shielding portion, and a semi-transmissive portion having a light intensity reduction function where lines and spaces are repeatedly formed, wherein the sum of a line width L of a light shielding material and a space width S between light shielding materials in the semi-transmissive portion satisfies a conditional expression (2n/3)×m?L+S?(6n/5)×m when a resolution of a light exposure apparatus is represented by n and a projection magnification is represented by 1/m (m?1).Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideto Ohnuma, Masaharu Nagai
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Patent number: 7897445Abstract: A self-aligned LDD TFT and a fabrication method thereof. The method includes providing a semiconductor layer. A first masking layer is provided over a first region of the semiconductor layer, said first masking layer comprising a material that provide a permeable barrier to a dopant. The semiconductor layer is exposed, including the first region covered by the first masking layer, to the dopant, wherein the first region covered by the first masking layer is lightly doped with the dopant in comparison to a second region not covered by the first masking layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.Inventors: Shih Chang Chang, De-Hua Deng, Chun-Hsiang Fang, Yaw-Ming Tsai, Chang-Ho Tseng
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Patent number: 7893507Abstract: A transistor comprises a substrate of a first conductivity type, a drain region and a source region of a second conductivity type, a gate, a gate oxide layer, an adjustment implant region of the first conductivity type and a planar junction. The drain region and the source region are disposed in the substrate. The gate is placed over the substrate between the source region and the drain region. The gate is separated from the substrate by the gate oxide layer. The adjustment implant region is disposed under the gate oxide layer and in the substrate. A second doping concentration of the adjustment implant region is higher than a first doping concentration of the substrate. The adjustment implant region and the drain region in a predetermined shape form the planar junction with a surface curvature pointing towards the drain region to relax electrical field intensity at a location of the planar junction.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: O2Micro International LimitedInventors: Marian Udrea Spenea, Serban Mihai Popescu, Laszlo Lipcsei
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Patent number: 7883946Abstract: A method for forming a submicron device includes depositing a hard mask over a first region that includes a polysilicon well of a first dopant type and a gate of a second dopant type and a second region that includes a polysilicon well of a second dopant type and a gate of a first dopant type. The hard mask over the first region is removed. Angled implantation of the first dopant type is performed to form pockets under the gate of the second dopant type.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: Che Ta Hsu, Christopher J. Pass, Dale Ibbotson, Jeffrey T. Watt, Yanzhong Xu
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Patent number: 7871872Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, the method comprising: forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate; forming a polysilicon layer by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer; forming a mask structure that masks a portion of the polysilicon; forming a source and a drain region and a channel region interposed between the source and the drain regions in the polysilicon layer; injecting impurities having a first concentration using an ion beam implantation into one end and the other end of the polysilicon layer which are not covered by the mask structure. The ends of the polysilicon layer with the mask thereon is then subjected to ion bombardment to increase the level of impurities in the source and drain regions while at the same time shrinking the size of the masked regions.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-man Kim, Kyung-bae Park, Jang-yeon Kwon, Ji-sim Jung
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Patent number: 7871869Abstract: An extremely-thin silicon-on-insulator transistor is provided that includes a buried oxide layer above a substrate, a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer, a gate stack on the silicon layer, a nitride liner on the silicon layer and adjacent to the gate stack, an oxide liner on and adjacent to the nitride liner, and raised source/drain regions. The gate stack includes a high-k oxide layer on the silicon layer and a metal gate on the high-k oxide layer. Each of the raised source/drain regions has a first part comprising a portion of the silicon layer, a second part adjacent to parts of the oxide liner and the nitride liner, and a third part above the second part. Also provided is a method for fabricating an extremely-thin silicon-on-insulator transistor.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eduard A. Cartier, Steven J. Koester, Kingsuk Maitra, Amlan Majumdar, Renee T. Mo
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Publication number: 20110006369Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a FinFET on a substrate. The method comprises providing a substrate with an active semiconductor layer on an insulator layer, and concurrently fabricating trench isolation regions in the active semiconductor layer for electrically isolating different active regions in the active semiconductor layer from each other, and trench gate-isolation regions in the active semiconductor layer for electrically isolating at least one gate region of the FinFET in the active semiconductor layer from a fin-shaped channel region of the FinFET in the active semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Jan Sonsky, Anco Heringa
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Patent number: 7868378Abstract: An LDMOS transistor includes a gate including a conductive material over an insulator material, a source including a first impurity region and a second impurity region, a third impurity region, and a drain including a fourth impurity region and a fifth impurity region. The first impurity region is of a first type, and the second impurity region is of an opposite second type. The third impurity region extends from the source region under the gate and is of the first type. The fourth impurity region is of the second type, the fifth impurity region is of the second type, and the fourth impurity region impinges the third impurity region.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Marco A. Zuniga, Budong You, Yang Lu
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Publication number: 20100327354Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing a thin film transistor (TFT) result in: a glass or glass ceramic substrate; a single crystal semiconductor layer; a source structure disposed on the single crystal semiconductor layer; a drain structure disposed on the single crystal semiconductor layer; and a gate structure located with respect to the drain structure defining a lightly doped drain region therein, wherein a lateral length of the lightly doped drain region is such that the TFT exhibits a relatively low carrier mobility and moderate sub-threshold slope suitable for OLED display applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Jin Jang, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, ChuanChe Wang
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Patent number: 7858451Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing process using a droplet-discharging method that is suitable for manufacturing a large substrate in mass production. A photosensitive material solution of a conductive film is selectively discharged by a droplet-discharging method, selectively exposed to laser light, and developed or etched, thereby allowing only the region exposed to laser light to be left and realizing a source wiring and a drain wiring having a more microscopic pattern than the pattern itself formed by discharging. One feature of the source wiring and the drain wiring is that the source wiring and the drain wiring cross an island-like semiconductor layer and overlap it.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Maekawa, Hideaki Kuwabara
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Patent number: 7851282Abstract: Methods of forming thin film devices with different electrical characteristics on a substrate comprising a driver circuit region and a pixel region. A first and a second polysilicon pattern layers are formed on the driving circuit region and the pixel region of the substrate, respectively. A first ion implantation is performed on the second polysilicon pattern layer using a masking layer covering the first polysilicon pattern layer as an implant mask, such that the first polysilicon pattern layer has an impurity concentration different from the second polysilicon pattern layer. After removal of the masking layer, a gate dielectric layer and a gate are successively formed on each of the first and second polysilicon pattern layers and a source/drain region is subsequently formed in each of the first and second polysilicon pattern layers to define a channel region therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Pang Huang, Chun-Huai Li, Yun-Sheng Chen
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Patent number: 7842563Abstract: A thin film transistor may include an active layer formed on an insulating substrate and formed with source/drain regions and a channel region; a gate insulating film formed on the active layer; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. The gate electrode may be formed of a conductive metal film pattern and a conductive oxide film covering the conductive metal film pattern. The source/drain regions may include an LDD region, and the LDD region may at least partially overlap with the gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Bon Koo, Sang-Gul Lee
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Patent number: 7807516Abstract: To provide a manufacturing method in which LDD regions with different widths are formed in a self-aligned manner, and the respective widths are precisely controlled in accordance with each circuit. By using a photomask or a reticle provided with an auxiliary pattern having a light intensity reduction function formed of a diffraction grating pattern or a semi-transparent film, the width of a region with a small thickness of a gate electrode can be freely set, and the widths of two LDD regions capable of being formed in a self-aligned manner with the gate electrode as a mask can be different in accordance with each circuit. In one TFT, both of two LDD regions with different widths overlap a gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideto Ohnuma, Shigeharu Monoe
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Patent number: 7800098Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate having a display area and a driving circuit area, a first semiconductor layer formed on the substrate in the display area, the first semiconductor layer having an active region and source and drain regions at opposing sides of the active region, a gate insulating layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer and over the active region, the gate electrode being wider than the gate insulating layer, and an interlayer insulating layer formed over the substrate including the gate electrode, wherein the interlayer insulating layer, the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer, and the active region define a first cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joung-Uk Kwak
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Publication number: 20100233859Abstract: A fabrication method of a pixel structure includes providing a substrate. A semiconductor layer and a first conductive layer are formed on the substrate in sequence and patterned to form a semiconductor pattern and a data line pattern. A gate insulation layer and a second conductive layer are formed on the substrate in sequence and patterned to form a gate pattern and a scan line pattern connected to each other. A source region, a drain region, a channel region, and a lightly doped region are formed in the semiconductor pattern. A third conductive layer formed on the substrate is patterned to form a source pattern and a drain pattern. A protective layer is formed on the substrate and patterned to form a contact window to expose the drain pattern. A pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain pattern through the contact window is formed on the protective layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Yan Chen, Yi-Wei Chen, Yi-Sheng Cheng, Ying-Chi Liao
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Patent number: 7790529Abstract: Some embodiments include DRAM having transistor gates extending partially over SOI, and methods of forming such DRAM. Unit cells of the DRAM may be within active region pedestals, and in some embodiments the unit cells may comprise capacitors having storage nodes in direct contact with sidewalls of the active region pedestals. Some embodiments include 0C1T memory having transistor gates entirely over SOI, and methods of forming such 0C1T memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Kunal R. Parekh
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Publication number: 20100200860Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a first polysilicon member that is formed on the substrate and includes an intrinsic region, at least one first extrinsic region, and at least one second extrinsic region disposed between the intrinsic region and the at least one first extrinsic region and having an impurity concentration lower than the at least one first extrinsic region; a first insulator formed on the first polysilicon member and having an edge substantially coinciding with a boundary between the at least one first extrinsic region and the at least one second extrinsic region; and a first electrode formed on the first insulator and having an edge substantially coinciding with a boundary between the intrinsic region and the at least one second extrinsic region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventor: Chun-Gi You
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Patent number: 7772655Abstract: In a semiconductor substrate in a first section, a channel region having an impurity concentration peak in an interior of the semiconductor substrate is formed, and in the semiconductor substrate in a second section and a third section, channel regions having an impurity concentration peak at a position close to a surface of the substrate are formed. Then, extension regions are formed in the first section, the second section and the third section. After that, the substrate is thermally treated to eliminate defects produced in the extension regions. Then, using gate electrodes and side-wall spacers as a mask, source/drain regions are formed in the first section, the second section and the third section.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Susumu Akamatsu, Masafumi Tsutsui, Yoshinori Takami
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Patent number: 7763956Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating same are provided. According to an embodiment, a gate insulating layer and a gate are sequentially formed on a substrate, and a pocket ion implant region is formed at sides and below a portion of the gate at a predetermined depth in the substrate. An LDD ion implant region can be formed between the pocket ion implant region and the surface of the substrate. A spacer is formed on sides of the gate, and a deep source/drain region is formed by ion-implanting BF2 within the substrate at sides of the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Dongbu Hitek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Haeng Leem Jeon
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Patent number: 7759180Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a display substrate according to one or more embodiments, a plurality of thin films are patterned by using a photoresist film pattern having different thicknesses in each area on a substrate as etch masks. The photoresist film pattern may be etch-backed at least twice during the manufacturing process of the display substrate and may be used as the etch mask for patterns having shapes different from each other. Accordingly, the number of processes for manufacturing the mask patterns, which may be formed by a photolithography method in order to pattern the thin films formed on the substrate, may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Inventors: Young-Min Kim, Tae-Young Choi
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Patent number: 7754551Abstract: This invention proposes a method for making very low threshold voltage (Vt) metal-gate/high-? CMOSFETs using novel self-aligned low-temperature ultra shallow junctions with gate-first process compatible with VLSI. At 1.2 nm equivalent-oxide thickness (EOT), good effective work-function of 5.3 and 4.1 eV, low Vt of +0.05 and 0.03 V, high mobility of 90 and 243 cm2/Vs, and small 85° C. bias-temperature-instability <32 mV (10 MV/cm, 1 hr) are measured for p- and n-MOS.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventor: Albert Chin
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Patent number: 7754544Abstract: A dynamic random access memory cell and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. First, a substrate on which a bottom oxide layer and a semiconductor layer are formed is provided. The semiconductor layer is formed on the bottom oxide layer. Next, a gate is formed on the semiconductor layer. Then, the semiconductor layer is patterned to expose a portion of the bottom oxide layer. Afterwards, an insulation layer is formed at the side walls of the semiconductor layer, wherein the height of the insulation layer is shorter than that of the semiconductor layer, so that a gap is formed between the tops of the insulation layer and the semiconductor layer. Further, a doping layer covering the insulation layer and having the same height with the semiconductor layer is formed on the bottom oxide layer. The doping layer contacts the side walls of the semiconductor layer via the gap.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ta-Wei Lin, Wen-Jer Tsai
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Publication number: 20100140706Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor that can improve self-alignment. In this method, a semiconductor layer comprising a first doped region, a second doped region and a channel region is formed on a sacrificial layer on a first substrate. Next, the semiconductor layer is separated from the first substrate and is then coupled on a second substrate. Next, a dielectric layer is formed on the second substrate and the semiconductor layer, and a first photoresist layer is formed on the dielectric layer. Thereafter, the first photoresist layer is exposed to light from a rear surface of the second substrate by using the first doped region and the second doped region as a mask, to form a first mask pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jae Bon KOO, In-Kyu You, Seongdeok Ahn, Kyoung Ik Cho
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Patent number: 7709306Abstract: A method for forming an electronic device including at least one electrically conductive and one semiconductive material deposited from solution, the method comprising: forming on the substrate a confinement structure consisting of a least a first zone and a second zone, depositing the electrically conductive material on the substrate, wherein the electrically conductive material is absent from both the first and second zone, and subsequently depositing the electrically semiconductive material from solution, wherein the semiconductive material is absent from the first zone, but not from the second zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Plastic Logic LimitedInventors: Henning Sirringhaus, Catherine Ramsdale
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Patent number: 7696075Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a recess channel structure is provided. A first recess is formed in a substrate. A liner and a filling layer are formed in the first recess. A portion of the substrate adjacent to the first recess and a portion of the liner and the filling layer are removed to form trenches. An insulation layer fills the trenches to form isolation structures. The filling layer is removed, using the liner as an etching stop layer, to expose the insulation layer. A portion of the exposed insulation layer is removed to form a second recess having divots adjacent to the sidewalls of the substrate. The liner is removed. A dielectric layer and a gate are formed over the substrate covering the second recess. Source and drain regions are formed in the substrate adjacent to the second recess.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Nanya Technology CorporationInventors: Chien-An Yu, Te-Yin Chen, Hai-Han Hung
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Patent number: 7696029Abstract: Methods of forming thin film devices with different electrical characteristics on a substrate comprising a driver circuit region and a pixel region. A first and a second polysilicon pattern layers are formed on the driving circuit region and the pixel region of the substrate, respectively. A first ion implantation is performed on the second polysilicon pattern layer using a masking layer covering the first polysilicon pattern layer as an implant mask, such that the first polysilicon pattern layer has an impurity concentration different from the second polysilicon pattern layer. After removal of the masking layer, a gate dielectric layer and a gate are successively formed on each of the first and second polysilicon pattern layers and a source/drain region is subsequently formed in each of the first and second polysilicon pattern layers to define a channel region therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Pang Huang, Chun-Huai Li, Yun-Sheng Chen
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Patent number: 7696024Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, which comprises a semiconductor film, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, an insulating film, and a source and drain electrodes. The semiconductor film includes at least a channel forming region, a region, a source and drain regions disposed between the channel forming region and the region, a first silicide region over the region, and a second silicide region over a portion of the source and drain regions. The insulating film has a contact hole to expose at least the first silicide region. Each of the source and drain electrodes is electrically connected to the first silicide region via the contact hole. The region includes an element imparting one conductivity type at a lower concentration than the source and drain regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hotaka Maruyama, Kengo Akimoto
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Patent number: 7691691Abstract: Thin film transistors (TFT) and methods for making same. The TFTs generally comprise: (a) a semiconductor layer comprising source and drain terminals and a channel region therebetween; (b) a gate electrode comprising a gate and a gate dielectric layer between the gate and the channel region; (c) a first dielectric layer adjacent to the gate electrode and in contact with the source and drain terminals, the first dielectric layer comprising a material which comprises a dopant therein; and (d) an electrically functional source/drain extensions in the channel region, adjacent to the source and drain terminals, comprising a material which comprises the same dopant as the first dielectric layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Kovio, Inc.Inventor: James Montague Cleeves
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Patent number: 7682883Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array substrate incorporating the manufacture of a photo-sensor is provided. In the manufacturing method, a photo-sensing dielectric layer is formed between a transparent conductive layer and a metal electrode for detecting ambient light. Since the transparent conductive layer is adopted as an electrode, the ambient light can pass through the transparent conductive layer and get incident light into the photo-sensing dielectric layer. Therefore, the sensing area of the photo-sensor can be enlarged and the photo-sensing efficiency is improved. In addition, the other side of the photo sensitive dielectric layer may be a metal electrode. The metal electrode can block the backlight from getting incident into the photo-sensing dielectric layer and thus reduce the background noise. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel adopting the aforementioned thin film transistor array substrate is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: An-Thung Cho, Chia-Tien Peng, Yuan-Jun Hsu, Ching-Chieh Shih, Chien-Sen Weng, Kun-Chih Lin, Hang-Wei Tseug, Ming-Huang Chuang
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Patent number: 7678627Abstract: In a process for producing a TFT display, a polysilicon layer is patterned to define a first and a second TFT regions. A first doping material is implanted into a first exposed portion in the first TFT region to define a first doped region and a first channel region, and implanted into a second exposed portion in the second TFT region to define a second doped region and a second channel region. A second doping material is implanted into a third exposed portion smaller than the first exposed portion to form first source/drain regions and simultaneously define a first LDD region in the first TFT region. A first and a second gate structures are formed over the first and the second channel regions, respectively. In a certain direction, the first gate structure is longer than the first channel, and the second gate structure isn't longer than the second channel region.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: TPO Display Corp.Inventors: An Shih, Chao-Yu Meng, Wen Yuan Guo
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Patent number: 7659579Abstract: A FET has a shallow source/drain region, a deep channel region, a gate stack and a back gate that is surrounded by dielectric. The FET structure also includes halo or pocket implants that extend through the entire depth of the channel region. Because a portion of the halo and well doping of the channel is deeper than the source/drain depth, better threshold voltage and process control is achieved. A back-gated FET structure is also provided having a first dielectric layer in this structure that runs under the shallow source/drain region between the channel region and the back gate. This first dielectric layer extends from under the source/drain regions on either side of the back gate and is in contact with a second dielectric such that the back gate is bounded on each side or isolated by dielectric.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brent A. Anderson, Andres Bryant, Edward J. Nowak, Richard Q. Williams