FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS FOR EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING
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1. A method comprising:
- forming a poly-last structure for a display panel using an amorphous silicon or amorphous silicon compatible process, the poly-last structure having a channel silicon precursor; and
forming the display panel from the poly-last structure using a polysilicon specific or polysilicon compatible process.
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Abstract
An embodiment is a method and apparatus to fabricate a flat panel display. A poly-last structure is formed for a display panel using an amorphous silicon or amorphous silicon compatible process. The poly-last structure has a channel silicon precursor. The display panel is formed from the poly-last structure using a polysilicon specific or polysilicon compatible process.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a poly-last structure for a display panel using an amorphous silicon or amorphous silicon compatible process, the poly-last structure having a channel silicon precursor; and forming the display panel from the poly-last structure using a polysilicon specific or polysilicon compatible process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. A method comprising:
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forming gate, source, and drain regions on a substrate for a display panel using an amorphous silicon or amorphous silicon compatible process, the gate region corresponding to a bottom gate configuration; depositing a channel silicon precursor on the gate, source and drain regions in the amorphous silicon or amorphous silicon compatible process; and irradiating the channel silicon precursor by a laser using a polycrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon compatible process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A structure comprising:
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a substrate; a bottom gate deposited on the substrate; a dielectric layer deposited on the bottom gate; doped source and drain regions deposited on the substrate and formed around the bottom gate; and a channel silicon precursor layer deposited on the patterned doped amorphous silicon layer and the dielectric layer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A display panel comprising:
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a glass substrate; and a thin film transistor (TFT) array having a plurality of TFTs as pixel switching devices on the glass substrate, each of the TFTs having a bottom gate structure with polycrystalline silicon and data interconnecting lines, the bottom gate structure and the data interconnecting lines being under a silicon layer. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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