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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Jeffrey A. Chapman, Burgess Hill, GB;
Inventor:
Jeffrey A. Chapman, Burgess Hill, GB;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philps Electronics N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thin-film transistor for an active matrix display is fabricated using printing means, such as a gravure offset printer. First and second pattern layers () are formed on a layer structure () wherein at least one of the layers is printed. The printed layers () mask regions () for defining source a and drain terminals. The second pattern layer () can be removed so as to allow etching of the second region () for defining a channel.