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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2005
Woon Suh Paik, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Woon Suh Paik, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Other;
Abstract
A method of crystallizing an amorphous semiconductor thin film used for a thin film transistor (TFT) is provided. The method includes the steps of: forming first and second crystallization induced metal patterns locally in respective portions of a source region and a drain region of the TFT on an amorphous semiconductor thin film; and crystallizing an amorphous semiconductor via independent two-times heat treatment using the first and second crystallization induced metal patterns. In this case, the independent two-times heat treatment is executed before and after ions of impurities are injected, respectively. In this way, a metal induced lateral crystallization double heat treatment is executed before and after ions of impurities are injected, respectively. As a result, the entire crystallization heat treatment time necessary for crystallizing the amorphous semiconductor thin film can be greatly reduced, and a poly-crystalline TFT having low leakage current can be obtained.