METHOD OF PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND FLEXIBLE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEREOF
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1. A method of providing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- providing a flexible substrate;
depositing at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate, wherein depositing the at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate occurs at a temperature of at least 180°
C.; and
providing a diffusion barrier between a metal layer and an N+ amorphous silicon layer.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a method of providing a semiconductor device. The method can include: (a) providing a flexible substrate; (b) depositing at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate, wherein the deposition of the at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate occurs at a temperature of at least 180° C.; and (c) providing a diffusion barrier between a metal layer and an a-Si layer. Other embodiments are disclosed in this application.
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1. A method of providing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
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providing a flexible substrate; depositing at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate, wherein depositing the at least one layer of material over the flexible substrate occurs at a temperature of at least 180°
C.; andproviding a diffusion barrier between a metal layer and an N+ amorphous silicon layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier substrate; providing a flexible substrate, wherein the flexible substrate is planarized; coupling the carrier substrate to the flexible substrate; depositing a gate metal layer over the flexible substrate; depositing one or more silicon comprising layers over the gate metal layer, wherein the temperature of the depositing the one or more silicon comprising layers reaches at least 180°
C.;depositing one or more contact elements over the one or more silicon comprising layers, wherein the one or more contact elements comprises a diffusion barrier; depositing a first dielectric material over the one or more contact elements, wherein the first dielectric material comprises an organic siloxane-based dielectric material; depositing a second dielectric material over the first dielectric material, wherein the second dielectric material comprises silicon nitride; and baking the first dielectric material, the second dielectric material, the flexible substrate, the carrier substrate, the gate metal layer, the one or more silicon comprising layers, and the one or more contact elements, wherein the temperature of the baking reaches at least 200°
C. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a metal gate layer over the flexible substrate; an amorphous silicon layer over the metal gate layer, wherein the amorphous silicon layer is deposited during a process at a temperature of at least 180°
C.;an N+ amorphous silicon layer over the amorphous silicon layer; a diffusion barrier; and a metal layer; wherein the diffusion barrier is positioned between the metal layer and the N+ amorphous silicon layer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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