IP Library Granted Patent US 6,921,698
Granted Patent B2
US 6,921,698 · App. 10/605,403 · Granted Jul 26, 2005

Thin film transistor and fabricating method thereof

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Patent No.
US 6,921,698
App. No.
10/605,403
Granted
Jul 26, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT) is described. A MoNb gate is formed on a substrate, and an insulating layer is formed on the substrate covering the gate. A channel layer is formed on the insulating layer above the gate, and a source/drain is formed on the channel layer to constitute a TFT. Since the gate is constituted of a MoNb layer, the contact resistance thereof can be reduced.

Claims (28)

1. A method for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT), comprising:

forming a gate on a substrate, the gate comprising a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb;

forming an insulating layer over the substrate covering the gate;

forming a channel layer on the insulating layer above the gate; and

forming a source/drain on the channel layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source/drain comprises a single MoNb layer or a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

5. A method for fabricating a thin film transistor (TFT), comprising:

forming a gate on a substrate;

forming an insulating layer over the substrate covering the gate;

forming a channel layer on the insulating layer above the gate; and

forming a source/drain on the channel layer, the source/drain comprising a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

7. A thin film transistor (TFT), comprising:

a gate on a substrate, the gate comprising a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb;

an insulating layer over the substrate covering the gate;

a channel layer on the insulating layer above the gate; and

a source/drain on the channel layer.

8. The TFT of claim 7 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

9. The TFT of claim 7 , wherein the source/drain comprises a single MoNb layer or a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb.

10. The TFT of claim 9 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

11. A thin film transistor (TFT), comprising:

a gate on a substrate;

an insulating layer over the substrate covering the gate;

a channel layer on the insulating layer above the gate; and

a source/drain on the channel layer, the source/drain comprising a composite layer of MoNb/AlNd or MoNb/AlNd/MoNb.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein an amount of niobium in the MoNb alloy is less than 10%.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
To: NYTELL SOFTWARE LLC
Reel/Frame 037407/0878 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2011
From: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 82 LLC
Reel/Frame 026837/0529 →