IP Library Granted Patent US 7,442,958
Granted Patent B2
US 7,442,958 · App. 11/768,588 · Granted Oct 28, 2008

Thin film semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,442,958
App. No.
11/768,588
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film semiconductor device is provided which includes an insulating substrate, a Si thin film formed over the insulating substrate, and a transistor with the Si thin film as a channel thereof. The Si thin film includes a polycrystal where a plurality of narrow, rectangular crystal grains are arranged. A surface of the polycrystal is flat at grain boundaries thereof. Also, an average film thickness of the boundaries of crystals of the Si thin film ranges from 90 to 100% of an intra-grain average film thickness.

Claims (10)

1. A thin film semiconductor device comprising an insulating substrate, a Si thin film formed over the insulating substrate, and a transistor with the Si thin film as a channel thereof, wherein:

the Si thin film comprises a polycrystal where a plurality of narrow, rectangular crystal grains are arranged, being spaced apart from each other;

the Si thin film is not present between the rectangular crystal grains; and

surface of the rectangular crystal grains are flat in one direction and convex in a direction perpendicular to said one direction.

2. The thin film semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a contact angle between one of the rectangular crystal grains and the substrate, which is an angle between a line normal to an edge surface of said one of the rectangular crystal grains and a line normal to the substrate ranges from 10 to 60°.

3. An image display device including a thin film semiconductor device comprising an insulating substrate, a Si thin film formed over the insulating substrate, and a transistor with the Si thin film as a channel thereof, wherein:

the Si thin film comprises a polycrystal where a plurality of narrow, rectangular crystal grains are arranged, being spaced apart to each other;

the Si thin film is not present between the rectangular crystal grains; and

surfaces of the rectangular crystal grains are flat in one direction and convex in a direction perpendicular to said one direction.

4. An image display device including the thin film semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein a contact angle between one of the rectangular crystal grains and the substrate, which is an angle between a line normal to an edge surface of said one of the rectangular crystal grains and a line normal to the substrate ranges from 10 to 60 degrees.

Assignments (4)
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0466 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING ONE HUNDRED (100) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENT AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0612 →
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027363/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2010
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 025008/0380 →