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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Shunpei Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Kajiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Koezuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunpei Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Kajiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Koezuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
Phosphorus is implanted into a crystalline semiconductor film by an ion dope method. However, a concentration of phosphorus required for gettering is 1×10/cmor higher which hinders recrystallization by later anneal, and thus this becomes a problem. Also, when phosphorus is added at a high concentration, processing time required for doping is increased and throughput in a doping step is reduced, and thus this becomes a problem. The present invention is characterized in that impurity regions to which an element belonging to the groupof the periodic table is added are formed in a semiconductor film having a crystalline structure and gettering for segregating in the impurity regions a metal element contained in the semiconductor film is performed by heat treatment. Also, a one conductivity type impurity may be contained in the impurity regions.