IP Library Granted Patent US 11,217,698
Granted Patent B2
US 11,217,698 · App. 16/770,827 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Method of manufacturing a thin film transistor

Inventor: Chuanbao Luo (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H01L29/78684G02F1/1368G02F1/136209H01L27/1225H01L27/1248H01L27/1259H01L27/3272H01L29/7869H01L29/78633
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Patent No.
US 11,217,698
App. No.
16/770,827
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thin film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor includes an active layer, and the active layer includes a plurality of stacked structures, and each of the stacked structures includes: a N-layer indium oxidation layer; a gallium oxidation layer, the gallium oxidation layer is provided on the indium oxidation layer of the N-layer indium oxidation layer; and a zinc oxidation layer is provided on the gallium oxidation layer. These stacked structures improve the performance of the thin film transistor. A preparation method of the thin film transistor and a display panel containing the thin film transistor is also provided.

Claims (24)

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

step S 01 , manufacturing a substrate;

step S 02 , manufacturing a light-shielding layer on the substrate;

step S 03 , manufacturing a buffer layer on the substrate, and the buffer layer covering the light-shielding layer;

step S 1 , manufacturing an active layer comprising a plurality of stacked structures on the buffer layer by an atomic layer deposition method, comprising:

step S 11 , using the buffer layer as a current layer;

step S 12 , using the atomic layer deposition method, sequentially depositing N-layers of indium oxide on the current layer, depositing the gallium oxidation layer on the N-layers of indium oxide, and depositing the zinc oxidation layer on the gallium oxidation layer to form the stacked structure, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

step S 13 , using the zinc oxidation layer on the currently formed stacked structure as the current layer, and repeatedly performing the step S 12 until several stacked structures are formed; and

step S 14 , patterning the plurality of the stacked structures to obtain the active layer;

wherein the deposition rates of the zinc oxidation layer, the gallium oxidation layer and the N-layers of indium oxide are sequentially reduced.

2. The method of manufacturing the thin film transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein thicknesses of the indium oxidation layer, the gallium oxidation layer, and the zinc oxidation layer ranges from 50 A to 300 A.

3. The method of manufacturing the thin film transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein deposition rates of the indium oxidation layer, the gallium oxidation layer, and the zinc oxidation layer ranges from 0.8 A/cycle to 2.2 A/cycle.

4. The method of manufacturing the thin film transistor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein after the step S 1 further comprises the following steps:

s 21 , manufacturing a gate insulating layer on the active layer;

s 22 , manufacturing a gate layer on the gate insulating layer;

s 23 , manufacturing an interlayer dielectric layer on the buffer layer and covering the gate layer, the gate insulating layer, and the active layer;

s 24 , manufacturing a source-drain layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, and the source-drain layer comprises at least one of source electrodes and a plurality of at least one of drain electrodes arranged at intervals;

s 25 , manufacturing a passivation layer on the interlayer dielectric layer and covering source-drain layer; and

s 26 , manufacturing a pixel electrode layer on the passivation layer.

5. The method of manufacturing the thin film transistor as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:

manufacturing a first via hole on the interlayer dielectric layer and the buffer layer is configured to electrically connect the source electrode and the light-shielding layer;

manufacturing a second via hole on the interlayer dielectric layer for electrically connecting the source electrode and the active layer;

manufacturing a third via hole on the interlayer dielectric layer for electrically connecting the drain electrode and the active layer; and

manufacturing a fourth via hole on the passivation layer and configured to electrically connect the drain electrode and the pixel electrode layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: LUO, CHUANBAO
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052872/0902 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010454684.8 · May 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210376160A1 · Dec 2, 2021
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