IP Library Granted Patent US 7,521,712
Granted Patent B2
US 7,521,712 · App. 11/685,550 · Granted Apr 21, 2009

Thin film semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,521,712
App. No.
11/685,550
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor thin film and a gate electrode. The semiconductor thin film has an active region turned into a polycrystalline region through irradiation with an energy beam. The gate electrode is provided to traverse the active region. In a channel part that is the active region overlapping with the gate electrode, a crystalline state is changed cyclically in a channel length direction, and areas each having a substantially same crystalline state traverse the channel part.

Claims (9)

1. A thin film semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor thin film having an active region turned into a polycrystalline region through irradiation with an energy beam; and

a gate electrode provided to traverse the active region, wherein

in a channel part that is the active region overlapping with the gate electrode, a crystalline state is changed cyclically in a channel length direction, and areas each having a substantially similar crystalline state traverse the channel part,

wherein amorphous areas and crystalline areas that traverse the active region are alternately provided so that each cycle of a change of the crystalline state includes the amorphous area and the crystalline area.

2. The thin film semiconductor device according to claim l, wherein a number of cycles of a change of the crystalline state in the channel part is set to a predetermined number greater than or equal to two.

3. The thin film semiconductor device according to claim l, wherein the crystalline area includes crystal grains that each range across a width of the crystalline area and are arranged along an extension direction of the crystalline area.

4. The thin film semiconductor device according to claim l, wherein the crystalline area includes crystal grains that each have a crescent shape convex in an extension direction of the crystalline area and are arranged along the extension direction of the crystalline area.

5. The thin film semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the crystal grains arise from scanning of the energy beam in the extension direction of the crystalline area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 031377/0874 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2007
From: MACHIDA, AKIO; FUJINO, TOSHIO; KONO, TADAHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019376/0680 →