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US 10,566,199 · App. 15/578,210 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Methods of manufacturing thin film transistor, array substrate and display device

Inventors: Zhendong Tian (Beijing, CN); Hanrong Liu (Beijing, CN); Bing Gong (Beijing, CN); Kaifu Jia (Beijing, CN); Shuang Hu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L21/266H01L27/1214H01L27/1288H01L29/66757H01L29/78621H01L29/78675
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Patent No.
US 10,566,199
App. No.
15/578,210
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor includes forming a semiconductor layer on a base substrate; forming a gate electrode on the semiconductor layer; forming a shield on the gate electrode, wherein a perpendicular projection of the shield onto the base substrate covers a first source portion of the source region and a first drain portion of the drain region; and performing ion implantation to the semiconductor layer by using the shield as a mask, so as to form a first doped region in the first source portion and in the first drain portion, and to form a second doped region in a second source portion of the source region that is not covered by the perpendicular projection of the shield and in a second drain portion of the drain region that is not covered by the perpendicular projection of the shield.

Claims (24)

1. A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor, the method comprising:

forming a semiconductor layer on a base substrate;

forming a gate electrode on the semiconductor layer

defining, in the semiconductor layer, a channel region located under the gate electrode, a source region located at a first side of the channel region and a drain region located at a second side of the channel region opposite to the first side;

forming a shield on the gate electrode, a perpendicular projection of the shield onto the base substrate covering a first source portion of the source region and a first drain portion of the drain region; and

performing ion implantation to the semiconductor layer by using the shield as a mask, so as to form a first doped region in the first source portion and in the first drain portion, and to form a second doped region in a second source portion of the source region that is not covered by the perpendicular projection of the shield and in a second drain portion of the drain region that is not covered by the perpendicular projection of the shield.

2. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation comprises at least one perpendicular ion implantation, at least one first inclined ion implantation and at least one second inclined ion implantation, wherein a direction of the first inclined ion implantation is inclined towards the first side of the channel region, and a direction of the second inclined ion implantation is inclined towards the second side of the channel region.

3. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 2 , wherein the perpendicular ion implantation is a heavy-doping ion implantation, the first inclined ion implantation and the second inclined ion implantation are light-doping ion implantation.

4. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the shield comprises photoresist.

5. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 4 , wherein forming the gate electrode on the semiconductor layer and forming the shield on the gate electrode comprises:

forming, on the semiconductor layer, an electrically conductive layer for forming the gate electrode;

forming a photoresist base layer on the electrically conductive layer;

patterning the photoresist base layer to form the shield; and

overetching the electrically conductive layer by using the shield as a mask, such that the electrically conductive layer is recessed inwardly from an outer edge of the patterned photoresist, so as to form the gate electrode.

6. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: forming a gate insulation layer on the semiconductor layer before forming the gate electrode.

7. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises: controlling a compactness of the gate insulation layer to adjust a threshold voltage while forming the gate insulation layer.

8. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 7 , wherein controlling the compactness of the gate insulation layer comprises: controlling, while forming the gate insulation layer, at least one of the following parameters: a mixing ratio of process gases, a film formation rate, a reaction temperature, a power of plasma and a film thickness.

9. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: forming a buffer layer on the base substrate, before forming the semiconductor layer.

10. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the semiconductor layer comprises polycrystalline silicon.

11. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first doped region and the second doped region is n-doped.

12. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 10 , wherein doping ions include phosphorus.

13. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor according to claim 12 , wherein a doping concentration of phosphorus in the first doped region is in a range from about 1×10 13 to about 5×10 13 cm −3 , and a doping concentration of phosphorus in the second doped region is in a range from about 3×10 13 to about 9×10 14 cm −3 .

14. A method of manufacturing an array substrate, wherein the method of manufacturing the array substrate comprises the method of manufacturing the thin film transistor according to claim 1 .

15. A method of manufacturing a display device, wherein the method of manufacturing the display device comprises the method of manufacturing the array substrate according to claim 14 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: TIAN, ZHENDONG; LIU, HANRONG; GONG, BING; JIA, KAIFU; HU, SHUANG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044254/0455 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0003896 · Jan 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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