JP2005525689A - ミクロ構造の非整列による多結晶薄膜トランジスタの均一性の改善 - Google Patents
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図2a及び2bを再び参照するに、図1の従来のSLS装置を用いて処理した代表的なシリコン薄膜を示す。特に、図2aは、単一の第1のエキシマレーザパルスによりサンプルの領域を照射し、このサンプルを微小並進させ、この領域に第2のエキシマレーザパルスを照射することにより処理したサンプルを示す。本発明の以下の代表的な説明は、一例としてのいわゆる“2ショット”材料に対するものであるが、当業者にとって明らかなように、本発明は、nショットや2nショットのSLS技術で処理されるシリコン薄膜に広く適用しうるものである。
W・sin(θ)=m・λ (1)
L・cos(θ)=n・λ (2)
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- 実質的に均一のミクロ構造とした2つ以上の薄膜トランジスタを有する多結晶装置を製造するに当り、
(a)少なくとも第1の方向において周期的な粒子構造を有する多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程と、
(b)2つ以上の薄膜トランジスタの少なくとも一部分を前記多結晶シリコン薄膜上に、その周期的な粒子構造に対しある角度で傾けて配置し、前記一部分のいずれにおいても長い粒界の個数を実質的に同一に保つようにする配置工程と
を有する多結晶装置の製造方法。 - 請求項1に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程が、逐次的横方向結晶化処理により形成した多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程を有するようにする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項1に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、前記2つ以上の薄膜トランジスタの前記一部分が、幅Wの能動チャネル領域を有するようにする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項3に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造の周期をλとし、mを変数とし、前記配置工程は、前記能動チャネル領域が前記多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造に対し角度θに傾くように、これら能動チャネル領域をこの多結晶シリコン薄膜上に配置する工程を有するようにした際に、W・sin(θ)=mλとなるようにする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項4に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、mを実質的に整数に等しくする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項4に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、mを整数に等しくする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 請求項4に記載の多結晶装置の製造方法において、mを整数1に等しくする多結晶装置の製造方法。
- 薄膜トランジスタを具える装置を製造するに当り、
(a)少なくとも第1の方向において量λで周期的な粒子構造を有する多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程と、
(b)幅Wを有する1つ以上の薄膜トランジスタの少なくとも一部分を、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造に対し角度θに傾けてこの多結晶シリコン薄膜上に配置し、mを実質的に整数に等しくしたW・sin(θ)=mλが得られるようにする工程と
を有する薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法。 - 請求項8に記載の薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法において、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程が、逐次的横方向結晶化処理により形成した多結晶シリコン薄膜を得る工程を有するようにする薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法。
- 請求項8に記載の薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法において、前記1つ以上の薄膜トランジスタの前記一部分が、幅Wの能動チャネル領域を有するようにする薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法。
- 請求項10に記載の薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法において、mを整数に等しくする薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法。
- 請求項10に記載の薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法において、mを整数1に等しくする薄膜トランジスタを具える装置の製造方法。
- 実質的に均一なミクロ構造とした2つ以上の多結晶シリコン薄膜トランジスタを有する装置であって、
(a)少なくとも第1の方向で周期的な粒子構造を有する多結晶シリコン薄膜と、
(b)この多結晶シリコン薄膜上に配置した2つ以上の多結晶シリコン薄膜トランジスタの少なくとも一部分であって、各一部分がこの多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造に対しある角度で傾き、これらのいかなる一部分においても長い粒界の個数が実質的に同一に保たれているようにした当該一部分と
を具える装置。 - 請求項13に記載の装置において、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜が、逐次的横方向結晶化処理により形成した薄膜を有している装置。
- 請求項13に記載の装置において、前記2つ以上の多結晶シリコン薄膜トランジスタの前記一部分が、幅Wの能動チャネル領域を有している装置。
- 請求項13に記載の装置において、前記多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造の周期をλとし、mを変数とし、前記能動チャネル領域を前記多結晶シリコン薄膜の前記周期的な粒子構造に対し角度θに傾かせ、W・sin(θ)=mλとなるようにした装置。
- 請求項16に記載の装置において、mを実質的に整数に等しくした装置。
- 請求項16に記載の装置において、mを整数に等しくした装置。
- 請求項16に記載の装置において、mを整数1に等しくした装置。
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