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2009-01-26

2011-10-18

Richards, N Drew (Department: 2895)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Non-single crystal, or recrystallized, semiconductor...

Amorphous semiconductor material

C438S149000, C438S151000, C438S164000, C257SE21704

Reexamination Certificate

active

08039838

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods of fabricating silicon-based thin film transistors (TFTs) on flexible substrates. The systems and methods incorporate and combine deposition processes such as chemical vapor deposition and plasma-enhance vapor deposition, printing, coating, and other deposition processes, with laser annealing, etching techniques, and laser doping, all performed at low temperatures such that the precision, resolution, and registration is achieved to produce a high performing transistor. Such TFTs can be used in applications such as displays, packaging, labeling, and the like.

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