Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making field effect device having pair of active regions... – On insulating substrate or layer
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-19
2009-12-29
Hoang, Quoc D (Department: 2892)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making field effect device having pair of active regions...
On insulating substrate or layer
C438S308000, C438S486000, C257SE21347, C257SE21475, C257SE21596
Reexamination Certificate
active
07638378
ABSTRACT:
A thin semiconductor film is crystallized in a high yield by being irradiated with laser light. An insulating film, a semiconductor film, an insulating film, and a semiconductor film are stacked in this order over a substrate. Laser light irradiation is performed from above the substrate to melt the semiconductor films of a lower layer and an upper layer, whereby the semiconductor film of the lower layer is crystallized. With the laser light irradiation, the semiconductor film of the upper layer changes to a liquid state, thereby reflecting the laser light and preventing the semiconductor film of the lower layer from being overheated with the laser light. Further, by melting the semiconductor film of the upper layer as well, time for melting the semiconductor film of the lower layer can be extended.
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Kato Sho
Miyairi Hidekazu
Costellia Jeffrey L.
Hoang Quoc D
Nixon & Peabody LLP
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co,. Ltd.
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