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1230461 五、發明說明(υ 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關於一種用以製造薄膜電晶體(t h i n f i 1 m transistor,TFT)面板之方法。 【先前技術】 為了使顯示裝置所需之空間最小化,針對發展各式各樣 平面顯示裝置(例如液晶顯示裝置、電漿顯示面板以及電 致發光顯示器)之研究一直在進行中。特別在液晶顯示裝 置之領域中,液晶技術係因液晶材料之光學特性可以藉著 施加電場之改變而加以控制而被研究。 目前製造液晶顯示裝置以及面板之主要方法係以非晶矽 薄膜電晶體技術為基礎。利用這些技術,基本尺寸之高品 質影像顯示裝置可使用低溫製程製造。如熟習該技藝者所 知,習用液晶顯示裝置一般包含一個薄膜電晶體面板、一 個彩色濾光面板以及一個液晶層夾於其間。 不同於習用形成於一半導體基材中的單塊電晶體 (monolithic transistor),薄膜電晶體係以堆積數層 薄膜於一基材上製造而成。因此薄膜電晶體具有較單塊電 晶體簡單及容易製造之結構。因此薄膜電晶體已被廣泛地 使用於例如作為大尺寸電子裝置(如液晶顯示器)之開關 元件上。 另外,薄膜電晶體簡單的裝置結構及製造方法可以以低 成本製造多樣之應用產品,有助於它們在市場上之普及 化。 近年來,薄膜電晶體上述之簡便特性已被更進一步改良1230461 V. Description of the invention (υ [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) panel. [Previous technology] The space required for a display device Minimization, research on the development of various flat display devices (such as liquid crystal display devices, plasma display panels, and electroluminescent displays) has been ongoing. Especially in the field of liquid crystal display devices, liquid crystal technology is based on liquid crystal materials. The optical characteristics can be controlled by applying changes in the applied electric field. At present, the main method of manufacturing liquid crystal display devices and panels is based on amorphous silicon thin film transistor technology. Using these technologies, high-quality image display of basic size The device can be manufactured using a low temperature process. As known to those skilled in the art, a conventional liquid crystal display device generally includes a thin-film transistor panel, a color filter panel, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. Different from conventional formation in a semiconductor substrate Monolithic transistor, thin The transistor system is manufactured by stacking several thin films on a substrate. Therefore, the thin film transistor has a simpler and easier structure than a single transistor. Therefore, the thin film transistor has been widely used, for example, as a large-sized electronic device. (Such as liquid crystal displays). In addition, the simple device structure and manufacturing method of thin film transistors can produce a variety of applications at low cost, which helps their popularity in the market. In recent years, thin film transistors have been described above. Convenience features have been further improved
00687.ptd 第6頁 1230461 五、發明說明(2) , 及發展。參照第1圖,一薄膜電晶體1 〇包含一基板1 0 0、一 半導體層1 0 2、一源極1 0 4、一汲極1 0 6、一閘絕緣層1 〇 8以 及一閘電極1 1 0。該源極1 0 4及汲極1 0 6係彼此分開地設於 該半導體層102之同一邊,且電性連接於該半導體層102。 該閘絕緣層1 0 8係設於該半導體層1 0 2上該源極1 〇 4及汲極 1 0 6所在之相對邊。該閘電極1 1 0係設於該半導體層1 〇 2上 與該閘絕緣層1 0 8相同之一邊,其係經由該閘絕緣層1 〇 8與 該半導體層1 0 2相對。在施加一適當閘電壓下,一導電通 道(conductive channel)形成於該半導體層1〇2之閘側 表面區域。 該半導體層1 0 2 —般係以一無摻雜(i — t y p e )之半導體 材質製成。在這個例子中,其需要夾設一不純物推雜半 導體層112於該卜type半導體層1〇2與相對之源極1〇4/與汲 極1 0 6之間。該n+不純物摻雜半導體層1 1 2係用以分別形成 在該然摻雜半導體層1 0 2以及該源極1 〇 4與汲極1 〇 6之間的00687.ptd Page 6 1230461 V. Description of the Invention (2), and development. Referring to FIG. 1, a thin film transistor 10 includes a substrate 100, a semiconductor layer 102, a source 104, a drain 106, a gate insulating layer 108, and a gate electrode. 1 1 0. The source electrode 104 and the drain electrode 106 are disposed on the same side of the semiconductor layer 102 separately from each other, and are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer 102. The gate insulating layer 108 is disposed on the opposite side of the source layer 104 and the drain electrode 106 on the semiconductor layer 102. The gate electrode 1 10 is provided on the same side as the gate insulating layer 108 on the semiconductor layer 102, and is opposed to the semiconductor layer 102 via the gate insulating layer 108. When a proper gate voltage is applied, a conductive channel is formed in the gate-side surface area of the semiconductor layer 102. The semiconductor layer 1 02 is generally made of an undoped (i-t y p e) semiconductor material. In this example, it is necessary to sandwich an impurity impurity semiconductor layer 112 between the semiconductor layer 102 and the opposite source 104 / and the drain 106. The n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 1 12 is used to form a semiconductor layer between the naturally doped semiconductor layer 102 and the source electrode 104 and the drain electrode 106 respectively.
源極與沒極接觸區域。該源極與汲極接觸區 B 良好之歐姆接觸。 -仕,、间权t、 當設有該11+不純物摻雜半導體層丨i 2作為源極與汲極接 觸區域時,該源極1 0 4與汲極1 〇 6將因在視,苦 :純,摻雜半導體層"2而彼此短路,造成所 = 漏(channel leakage )。該通道損漏 )的電流標準。由於顯示器及影像應用▲力品需::」「(關㈣ 閉」電流,因此此類的裝置便有很大的 加一個背独刻(back etchlng)製程,用以選Source and non-electrode contact area. The source is in good ohmic contact with the drain contact area B. -When the 11+ impurity impurity-doped semiconductor layer 丨 i 2 is provided as the source-drain contact area, the source 104 and the drain 106 will suffer depending on the observation. : Pure, doped semiconductor layers " 2 and short-circuit each other, resulting in channel leakage. The current loss of this channel). Due to the display and image applications ▲ The power needs: "" (off ㈣ off) current, so such devices have a large back etchlng process for selecting
1230461 五、發明說明(3) 該在源極1 0 4與汲極1 0 6間之通道區1 1 4的n+不純物摻雜半 導體層。一般而言,該n+不純物摻雜半導體層1 1 2係以氣 氣/六氟化硫(C12/SF6 )氣體進行蝕刻。然而由於近年來 世界對環境之考量,該具有毒性及腐蝕性之材料(例如氣 氣)將在接下來之十年中被淘汰。此外,氯氣係難以控 制、具高毒性且昂貴。 此外,該V不純物摻雜半導體層11 2通常係由電漿化學 氣象沉積法(C V D )在3 0 0 °C的溫度下形成。因此,雖然該 不純物摻雜非晶矽層1 1 2通常被設計為具有2 0 0埃 (a n g s t r 〇 m )的厚度,但該摻雜之不純物會擴散到位於其下 的半導體層使得該摻雜不純物的總分佈厚度可能變成 6 0 0 - 7 0 0埃。因此,在背蝕刻製程中,除了在該通道區的 該n+不純物摻雜半導體層1 1 2之外,部分在該n+不純物摻雜 半導體層112之下的半導體層102也需要被移除以確定所有 的n+不純摻雜物半導體皆已被移除。這實際上是非常耗時 的。另外,該背蝕刻製程可能造成源極1 0 4以及汲極1 0 6的 腐#。 本發明因此尋求提供一改良之方法用以製造一薄膜電晶 體面板以克服或至少改善前述先前技術之問題。 【發明内容】 本發明之目的係藉由選擇性地形成一歐姆接觸圖案於該 未摻雜半導體層以及該源/汲極之間來解決上述之薄膜電 晶體面板的通道損漏的問題,藉此降低製造成本並且藉由 省去耗時的背蝕刻製程提高產率。1230461 V. Description of the invention (3) The n + impurity in the channel region 1 1 4 between the source 104 and the drain 106 is doped with a semiconductor layer. Generally, the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 1 12 is etched with a gas / sulfur hexafluoride (C12 / SF6) gas. However, due to environmental considerations in the world in recent years, this toxic and corrosive material (such as gas) will be eliminated in the next ten years. In addition, chlorine is difficult to control, highly toxic and expensive. In addition, the V impurity-doped semiconductor layer 11 2 is usually formed by a plasma chemical weather deposition method (C V D) at a temperature of 300 ° C. Therefore, although the impurity-doped amorphous silicon layer 1 1 2 is generally designed to have a thickness of 200 angstrom (angstrom), the impurity-doped impurity diffuses to a semiconductor layer located thereunder such that the impurity is doped. The total distribution thickness of the impurities may become 6 0-7 0 0 Angstroms. Therefore, in the back etching process, in addition to the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 1 1 2 in the channel region, a portion of the semiconductor layer 102 under the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 112 also needs to be removed to determine All n + impurity impurity semiconductors have been removed. This is actually very time consuming. In addition, the back-etching process may cause corrosion of the source 104 and the drain 106. The present invention therefore seeks to provide an improved method for manufacturing a thin film transistor panel to overcome or at least improve the aforementioned problems of the prior art. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem of channel leakage of a thin film transistor panel by selectively forming an ohmic contact pattern between the undoped semiconductor layer and the source / drain. This reduces manufacturing costs and improves yield by eliminating time-consuming back etching processes.
00687.ptd 第8頁 1230461 五、發明說明(4) 根據本發明之薄膜電晶體面板製造方法,其係將一第一 導電圖案包含至少一具有閘電極之閘線路形成於一絕緣基 板(例如一透明玻璃基板)上。接著,一閘絕緣層係沈積 於該閘線路上。一非晶矽半導體層係形成於該閘絕緣層 上。將該半導體層圖案化之後,利用一光阻剝落法 (1 i f t - 〇 f f )選擇性地形成一 n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案以及 源/汲極。在此製程中,其係使用一圖案化光阻層使得該 基板上會設有源/汲極的區域係未被該光阻圖案覆蓋。然 後,在沉積一歐姆接觸層(ohmic contact layer)以及一 第二導電層之後,將該光阻圖案在一超音波浴中以丙酮移 除。這樣進行之後,該光阻圖案上的歐姆接觸層以及導電 層會被移除,而留下所要的歐姆接觸圖案以及該源/汲 極。然後,將一保護層(例如氮化6夕(S i N x)層)形成於上述 結構的整個表面直到一預先設定的厚度並且該保護層係被 圖案化以暴露該汲極之一部份。在形成一作為一透明導電 層的銦錫氧化物(indium-tin-oxide (ΙΤ0))層於該具有該 圖案化保護層的結構的整個表面上之後,該銦錫氧化物層 係被圖案化以形成像素電極藉此得到本發明之薄膜電晶體 面板。 藉由使用該光阻剝落法製程,該歐姆接觸層係選擇性地 形成於該未摻雜半導體層以及該源/汲極之間,使得沒有 歐姆接觸材料形成在該源/汲極之間的該通道區中,藉此 克服該通道損漏的問題。因此本發明的製造方法可省去習 用的背蝕刻製程藉此避免該源/汲極被該習用背蝕刻製程00687.ptd Page 8 1230461 V. Description of the invention (4) The method for manufacturing a thin film transistor panel according to the present invention is to form a first conductive pattern including at least one gate line with a gate electrode on an insulating substrate (for example Transparent glass substrate). Next, a gate insulation layer is deposited on the gate line. An amorphous silicon semiconductor layer is formed on the gate insulating layer. After patterning the semiconductor layer, an n + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern and a source / drain are selectively formed by a photoresist peeling method (1 i f t-0 f f). In this process, a patterned photoresist layer is used so that the source / drain region on the substrate is not covered by the photoresist pattern. Then, after an ohmic contact layer and a second conductive layer are deposited, the photoresist pattern is removed in an ultrasonic bath with acetone. After doing so, the ohmic contact layer and the conductive layer on the photoresist pattern will be removed, leaving the desired ohmic contact pattern and the source / drain. Then, a protective layer (such as a Si N x layer) is formed on the entire surface of the structure to a predetermined thickness and the protective layer is patterned to expose a portion of the drain electrode. . After forming an indium-tin-oxide (ITO) layer as a transparent conductive layer on the entire surface of the structure having the patterned protective layer, the indium-tin-oxide layer is patterned. The pixel electrode is formed to obtain the thin film transistor panel of the present invention. By using the photoresist stripping process, the ohmic contact layer is selectively formed between the undoped semiconductor layer and the source / drain, so that no ohmic contact material is formed between the source / drain. In the channel area, the problem of channel leakage is thereby overcome. Therefore, the manufacturing method of the present invention can eliminate the conventional back etching process, thereby preventing the source / drain from being used by the conventional back etching process.
00687.ptd 第9頁 1230461 五、發明說明(5) 所使用之蝕刻劑腐蝕。此外,藉由省去一般需要使用有毒 氣體的背蝕刻製程,本發明之薄膜電晶體面板製造方法大 幅減少需要購買、管理以及處理於使用者廢液中的該有毒 氣體的使用量。 為了讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵、和優點能更明 顯,下文將配合所附圖示,作詳細說明如下。 【實施方式】 雖然本發明可表現為不同形式之實施例,但附圖所示者 及於下文中說明者係為本發明之較佳實施例,並請了解本 文所揭示者係考量為本發明之範例,且並非意圖用以將本 發明限制於圖示及/或所描述之特定實施例中。 現在,根據本發明一實施例之薄膜電晶體面板製造方法 將參照第2 - 6圖說明如下。首先,將一第一導電層以濺鍍 的方式形成一預先設定之厚度於一絕緣基板2 0 0 (例如一 透明玻璃基板)上。如第2圖所示,該第一導電層係藉由 一第一微影製程圖案化,而形成一第一導電圖案於該基板 2 0 0上,該第一導電圖案包含一具有閘電極2 0 2之閘線路在 該基板2 0 0上。此圖案化製程較佳地以光阻劑以及根據所 使用的導電層以及操作者的偏好所選擇的一濕式或是乾式 蚀刻劑完成。該第一導電層可為一钥形成於鉻上的兩層閘 金屬層(two-layer gate metallization)並且藉由反應離 子钱刻法(reactive ion etching)圖案化。 接著,如第3圖所示,將一個氧化物、氮化矽或氮氧化 矽層沈積於具有該閘線路及閘電極2 0 2之基板2 0 0的整個表00687.ptd Page 9 1230461 V. Description of the invention (5) The etchant used is corroded. In addition, by eliminating a back etching process that generally requires the use of a toxic gas, the method for manufacturing a thin film transistor panel of the present invention greatly reduces the amount of the toxic gas that needs to be purchased, managed, and disposed of in a user's waste liquid. In order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following description will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Embodiment] Although the present invention may be embodied in different forms of embodiments, those shown in the drawings and those described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and please understand that those disclosed herein are considered to be the present invention. Examples, and are not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated and / or described. Now, a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor panel according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 as follows. First, a first conductive layer is sputter-formed to a predetermined thickness on an insulating substrate 200 (such as a transparent glass substrate). As shown in FIG. 2, the first conductive layer is patterned by a first lithography process to form a first conductive pattern on the substrate 200. The first conductive pattern includes a gate electrode 2. The gate circuit of 02 is on the substrate 200. This patterning process is preferably completed with a photoresist and a wet or dry etchant selected according to the conductive layer used and the operator's preference. The first conductive layer may be a two-layer gate metallization layer formed on chromium and patterned by a reactive ion etching method. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, an oxide, silicon nitride, or silicon oxynitride layer is deposited on the entire surface of the substrate 2 0 0 having the gate line and the gate electrode 2 0 2
00687.ptd 第10頁 1230461 五、發明說明(6) 面上,以形成一閘絕緣層2 0 4。然後,將一純非晶矽之半 導體層係設於該閘絕緣層2 0 4上。之後,該半導體層係經 由一第二微影製程圖案化,而形成一已圖案化之半導體層 2 0 6於該薄膜電晶體面板的薄膜電晶體部分上。 然後,利用一光阻剝落法(1 i f t -〇 f f )選擇性地形成一 n + 不純物摻雜半導體圖案以及源/汲極。在此製程中,以例 如旋轉塗佈(s p i n c 〇 a t i n g )的方式將一層光阻劑塗佈於該 具有該已圖案化之半導體層206的絕緣基板200,並且進行 習知的微影製程以得到一光阻圖案2 1 0。在顯影後,如第4 圖所示,該光阻圖案210包含一面對一通道區的第一部份 2 1 0 a以及一第二部分2 1 0 b。應注意的是,該基板上會設有 源/汲極的區域係未被該光阻圖案2 1 0覆蓋。此外,注意在 顯影之後的該光阻圖案輪廓的負坡度(n e g a t i v e s 1 〇 p e )。 此負坡度有助於後續的沉積以及光阻剝落步驟,因其阻止 材料沉積於該光阻劑的側壁(s i d e wa 1 1 )並且允許溶劑到達 該光阻圖案。 參照第5圖,將一歐姆接觸層2 2 0形成於該具有光阻圖案 210的絕緣基板200之整個表面上,以及將一第二導電層 230覆蓋於該歐姆接觸層220 上。具體地說,該歐姆接觸 層可為一 n+不純物摻雜半導體層,其覆蓋於該光阻圖案 2 1 0的第一部份2 1 Oa、第二部分2 1 Ob以及該光阻圖案2 1 0的 開口中。該n+不純物摻雜半導體層可由一敘述於下的濺鍍 製程形成。首先,清潔具有該光阻圖案之該絕緣基板2 0 0 的整個表面,然後將其置於一濺鍍室中,該濺鍍室係能產00687.ptd Page 10 1230461 V. Description of the invention (6) plane to form a gate insulation layer 204. Then, a semiconductor layer of pure amorphous silicon is disposed on the gate insulating layer 204. After that, the semiconductor layer is patterned by a second lithography process to form a patterned semiconductor layer 206 on the thin film transistor portion of the thin film transistor panel. Then, an n + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern and a source / drain are selectively formed by a photoresist peeling method (1 i f t-0 f f). In this process, a layer of photoresist is applied to the insulating substrate 200 having the patterned semiconductor layer 206 by, for example, spin coating, and a conventional lithography process is performed to obtain A photoresist pattern 2 1 0. After development, as shown in FIG. 4, the photoresist pattern 210 includes a first portion 2 1 0 a and a second portion 2 1 0 b facing a channel region. It should be noted that the area where the source / drain is disposed on the substrate is not covered by the photoresist pattern 210. In addition, pay attention to the negative slope (n e g a t i v e s 1 o p e) of the outline of the photoresist pattern after development. This negative slope facilitates subsequent deposition and photoresist exfoliation steps as it prevents material from being deposited on the photoresist's sidewalls (s i d e wa 1 1) and allows solvents to reach the photoresist pattern. Referring to FIG. 5, an ohmic contact layer 220 is formed on the entire surface of the insulating substrate 200 having the photoresist pattern 210, and a second conductive layer 230 is covered on the ohmic contact layer 220. Specifically, the ohmic contact layer may be an n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer, which covers the first part 2 1 Oa, the second part 2 1 Ob, and the photoresist pattern 2 1 of the photoresist pattern 2 1 0. 0 in the opening. The n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer may be formed by a sputtering process described below. First, the entire surface of the insulating substrate 2 0 0 having the photoresist pattern is cleaned, and then placed in a sputtering chamber, which is capable of producing
00687.ptd 第11頁 1230461 五、發明說明(7) 生相當高電漿密度並且包含一用以支撐沉積材料靶材之板 件。一般而言,一真空幫浦係連接於該濺鍍室以將該室抽 真空並且在該室中保持所欲之壓力。 該靶材係連接於一高負電壓並且置於一低壓的鈍氣中。 在高電位差的影響下,氣體離子係被對著該陰極的表面加 速,其中該離子的動量係被傳送到該靶材表面的原子,而 將該陰極表面的原子射出並且使它們接觸並且黏附於該絕 緣基板2 0 0的整個表面。通常使用於此種濺鍍法的鈍氣包 含氦、氖、氬、氪、氙、氮等。 用於該n+不純物摻雜半導體層的例示濺鍍製程將詳述於 下。該n+不純物摻雜半導體層可藉由在一真空室中濺射一 非晶矽靶材而形成,該真空室係使用磷化氫氣體或是使用 氫氣以及填化氫氣為反應氣體。 該不純物摻雜半導體層之濺鍍製程係將材料由一 n+不純 物摻雜靶材濺射至該無摻雜半導體層上以形成該不純物摻 雜半導體層 此外,該n+不純物摻雜半導體層亦可藉由將材料由一 n + 不純物摻雜靶材濺射至該具有光阻圖案的絕緣基板而形 成。該n+不純物摻雜半導體層亦可藉由將材料由一n+不純 物摻雜靶材濺射出、游離該被濺射材料以及吸引該被濺射 材料到該具有光阻圖案的絕緣基板而形成。在此實施例 中,製程氣體例如鈍氣的氬或是氦或是反應氣體例如氩氣 以及磷化氫亦可供給於該濺鍍室中。該n+不純物摻雜靶材 可由非晶矽以及五價不純物例如銻(Sb )、砷(A s )或是磷00687.ptd Page 11 1230461 V. Description of the invention (7) Produces a relatively high plasma density and contains a plate to support the target of the deposited material. Generally, a vacuum pumping system is connected to the sputtering chamber to evacuate the chamber and maintain a desired pressure in the chamber. The target is connected to a high negative voltage and placed in a low-pressure inert gas. Under the influence of the high potential difference, the gas ion system is accelerated toward the surface of the cathode, wherein the momentum of the ion is transferred to the atoms on the surface of the target, and the atoms on the surface of the cathode are ejected and brought into contact with and adhered to The entire surface of the insulating substrate 200. The inert gas commonly used in this sputtering method includes helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, nitrogen, and the like. An exemplary sputtering process for the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer will be described in detail below. The n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer can be formed by sputtering an amorphous silicon target in a vacuum chamber, which uses a phosphine gas or hydrogen and filled hydrogen as a reaction gas. The sputtering process of the impurity-doped semiconductor layer involves sputtering a material from an n + impurity-doped semiconductor material onto the undoped semiconductor layer to form the impurity-doped semiconductor layer. In addition, the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer may be It is formed by sputtering a material from an n + impurity-doped target onto the insulating substrate having a photoresist pattern. The n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer may also be formed by sputtering a material from an n + impurity-doped target, freeing the sputtered material, and attracting the sputtered material to the insulating substrate having a photoresist pattern. In this embodiment, a process gas such as inert argon or helium or a reaction gas such as argon and phosphine can also be supplied into the sputtering chamber. The n + impurity-doped target can be made of amorphous silicon and pentavalent impurities such as antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), or phosphorus.
00687.ptd 第12頁 1230461 五、發明說明(8) (P)製成。 該第二導電層230可包含一相對較薄層之鉻、钽或是其 他可與n+不純物摻雜非晶矽產生良好的歐姆接觸的合適金 屬,以及一相對較厚層之鉬、鋁或鎢。應注意的是,該第 二導電層以及該n+不純物摻雜半導體層可在該濺鍍室中被 連續濺鍍而不需破壞真空。 之後,當該絕緣基板浸泡於一適當溶劑並且被放置於一 超音波浴中之後,該歐姆接觸層以及該第二導電層形成在 該光阻圖案第一部份2 1 0 a以及第二部分2 1 0 b上的部分係被 移除(剝落(lifted-off)),留下所要的歐姆接觸圖案220a 以及被該通道區分隔之該源/汲極2 3 0 a (參見第6圖)。 詳細言之,在該歐姆接觸層或是該第二導電層形成之 後,其可進行一熱回火製程或是一氫電漿回火製程。 接著,將一保護層(未示於圖中,例如氮化矽層)形成於 上述結構之整個表面直至一預先設定之厚度,且該保護層 係被一微影製程圖案化並裸露出該汲極之一部分。在將作 為一透明導電層之銦錫氧化層(I TO)(未示於圖中)形 成於該具有保護層圖案之結構的整個表面上之後,該IT0 層係被另一微影製程圖案化,而製得到本發明之薄膜電晶 體面板。一般而言,圖示之薄膜電晶體僅是同時形成在相 同基板上的許多薄膜電晶體之一。 在第2 - 6圖所述之薄膜電晶體面板製造方法中,該歐姆 接觸層係選擇性地形成於該未摻雜半導體層以及該源/汲 極之間使得沒有歐姆接觸材料形成在該源/〉及極之間的通00687.ptd Page 12 1230461 V. Description of Invention (8) (P). The second conductive layer 230 may include a relatively thin layer of chromium, tantalum, or other suitable metal that can make good ohmic contact with n + impurity-doped amorphous silicon, and a relatively thick layer of molybdenum, aluminum, or tungsten. . It should be noted that the second conductive layer and the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer can be continuously sputtered in the sputtering chamber without breaking the vacuum. After that, when the insulating substrate is immersed in an appropriate solvent and placed in an ultrasonic bath, the ohmic contact layer and the second conductive layer are formed on the first part 2 1 0 a and the second part of the photoresist pattern. The part on 2 1 0 b is removed (lifted-off), leaving the desired ohmic contact pattern 220 a and the source / drain electrode 2 3 0 a separated by the channel region (see Figure 6) . In detail, after the ohmic contact layer or the second conductive layer is formed, it may be subjected to a thermal tempering process or a hydrogen plasma tempering process. Next, a protective layer (not shown in the figure, such as a silicon nitride layer) is formed on the entire surface of the structure to a predetermined thickness, and the protective layer is patterned by a lithography process and the drain is exposed. Part of the pole. After an indium tin oxide layer (I TO) (not shown) as a transparent conductive layer is formed on the entire surface of the structure with the protective layer pattern, the IT0 layer is patterned by another lithography process. Thus, the thin film transistor panel of the present invention is obtained. Generally speaking, the thin film transistor shown is just one of many thin film transistors formed on the same substrate at the same time. In the thin-film transistor panel manufacturing method described in FIGS. 2-6, the ohmic contact layer is selectively formed between the undoped semiconductor layer and the source / drain so that no ohmic contact material is formed on the source. /〉 And the communication between poles
00687.ptd 第13頁 1230461 五、發明說明(9) 道區中,藉此克服該通道損漏的問題。因此本發明的製造 方法可省去習用的背蝕刻製程藉此避免該源/汲極被使用 於該習用背蝕刻製程之蝕刻劑腐蝕。此外,藉由省去一般 背蝕刻製程所需的有毒氣體,本發明之薄膜電晶體面板製 造方法大幅減少需要購買、管理以及處理於使用者廢液中 的該有毒氣體的使用量。因此使用者可預期能大量節省操 作成本,因為已去除該不再需要的有毒氣體。 接著,根據本發明另一實施例之薄膜電晶體面板製造方 法將參照第7 - 1 0圖說明如下。 參照第7圖,在該具有閘電極2 0 2之閘線路以及閘絕緣層 2 0 4形成在該基板2 0 0上之後,將一無摻雜(i-type )半導 體層例如一純非晶矽半導體層3 1 0形成於該閘絕緣層2 0 4上 並且將一歐姆接觸層例如一 不純物摻雜半導體層3 2 0以 濺鍍製程形成於該純非晶矽半導體層3 1 0上。值得注意的 是,該不純物摻雜半導體層3 2 0係藉由在一真空室中濺 射一非晶矽靶材而形成,該真空室係使用磷化氫氣體或是 使用氮氣以及填化氮氣為反應氣體。 此外,該n+不純物摻雜半導體層3 2 0亦可藉由將材料由 一 n+不純物摻雜靶材濺射至該純非晶矽半導體層3 1 0上而 形成。在此實施例中,製程氣體例如鈍氣的氬或是氦或是 反應氣體例如氫氣以及磷化氫亦可供給於該濺鍍室中。 參見第8圖,該純非晶矽之半導體層3 1 0以及該n+不純物 摻雜半導體層3 2 0係經由一第二微影製程圖案化,而形成 純非晶矽半導體圖案3 1 0 a以及n +不純物摻雜半導體圖案00687.ptd Page 13 1230461 V. Description of the invention (9) In the track area, the problem of channel leakage is overcome. Therefore, the manufacturing method of the present invention can eliminate the conventional back etching process, thereby preventing the source / drain from being corroded by the etchant used in the conventional back etching process. In addition, by eliminating the toxic gas required for a general back-etching process, the thin-film transistor panel manufacturing method of the present invention greatly reduces the amount of the toxic gas that needs to be purchased, managed, and disposed of in the user's waste liquid. The user can therefore expect substantial savings in operating costs, as the toxic gas, which is no longer needed, has been removed. Next, a method of manufacturing a thin-film transistor panel according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7-10. Referring to FIG. 7, after the gate circuit having the gate electrode 202 and the gate insulating layer 204 are formed on the substrate 200, an i-type semiconductor layer such as a pure amorphous is formed. A silicon semiconductor layer 3 1 0 is formed on the gate insulating layer 204 and an ohmic contact layer such as an impurity-doped semiconductor layer 3 2 0 is formed on the pure amorphous silicon semiconductor layer 3 1 0 by a sputtering process. It is worth noting that the impurity-doped semiconductor layer 3 2 0 is formed by sputtering an amorphous silicon target in a vacuum chamber, which uses phosphine gas or nitrogen and filled nitrogen. Is a reactive gas. In addition, the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 3 2 0 can also be formed by sputtering a material from an n + impurity-doped target onto the pure amorphous silicon semiconductor layer 3 1 0. In this embodiment, a process gas such as inert argon or helium or a reaction gas such as hydrogen and phosphine can also be supplied into the sputtering chamber. Referring to FIG. 8, the pure amorphous silicon semiconductor layer 3 1 0 and the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 3 2 0 are patterned through a second lithography process to form a pure amorphous silicon semiconductor pattern 3 1 0 a. And n + impurity-doped semiconductor patterns
00687.ptd 第14頁 1230461 五、發明說明(ίο) 3 2 0 a於該薄膜電晶體面板的薄膜電晶體部分上。 在利用例如濺鍍之方式形成一具有預先設定厚度之金屬 層於絕緣層204以及該半導體圖案310a以及320a之整個表 面上之後,參見第9圖,前述之金屬層係利用一第三微影 製程圖案化以形成一導電圖案3 1 4,導電圖案3 1 4包含一資 料線路(未示於圖中)、一源極3 1 6以及一汲極3 1 8,其中 該源極3 1 6以及該汲極3 1 8係以一通道區3 2 1所分隔。該Π + 不純物摻雜半導體圖案3 2 0 a具有一部份位於該通道區3 2 1 並從該導電圖案314裸露出來。 接著,參照第1 0圖,將該n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案3 2 0 a 在該通道區3 2 1之裸露部份3 2 2以一絕緣步驟處理,使得該 裸露部份3 2 2之導電性顯著降低。 本發明之絕緣步驟可由一氧化製程、一氮化製程或一 P + 不純物摻雜製程達成。該氧化製程可以臭氧(03 )處理、 紫外光放射(UV radiation)、大氣電漿(atmosphere plasma )或氧氣灰化(02 ashing)達成。具體地說,該 氧化製程可將該不純物摻雜半導體圖案3 2 0 a之裸露部分 3 2 2暴露於臭氧(03 )或由紫外光燈泡產生之高強度紫外 光射線下而達成。在本發明另一實施例中,該氧化製程可 藉由在一反應室(chamber)中將該n+不純物摻雜半導體 圖案320a之裸露部分3 22暴露於氧氣電漿中而達成。在本 發明再一實施例中,該氧化製程可藉由在一灰化單元 (ashing unit)中將該n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案320a之 裸露部分3 2 2暴露於氧氣電漿中而達成。當本發明之絕緣00687.ptd Page 14 1230461 V. Description of the invention 3 2 0 a on the thin film transistor portion of the thin film transistor panel. After a metal layer having a predetermined thickness is formed on the entire surface of the insulating layer 204 and the semiconductor patterns 310a and 320a by, for example, sputtering, referring to FIG. 9, the aforementioned metal layer is formed by a third lithography process. Patterned to form a conductive pattern 3 1 4, the conductive pattern 3 1 4 includes a data line (not shown in the figure), a source 3 1 6 and a drain 3 1 8, wherein the source 3 1 6 and The drain electrodes 3 1 8 are separated by a channel region 3 2 1. The UI + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern 3 2 0 a has a portion located in the channel region 3 2 1 and is exposed from the conductive pattern 314. Next, referring to FIG. 10, the n + impurity is doped with the semiconductor pattern 3 2 0 a. The exposed portion 3 2 2 of the channel region 3 2 1 is treated with an insulating step to make the exposed portion 3 2 2 conductive. Significant reduction in sex. The insulating step of the present invention can be achieved by an oxidation process, a nitridation process, or a P + impurity doping process. The oxidation process can be achieved by ozone (03) treatment, ultraviolet radiation (UV radiation), atmospheric plasma (atmosphere plasma) or oxygen ashing (02 ashing). Specifically, the oxidation process can be achieved by exposing the impurity to the exposed portion 3 2 0 of the semiconductor pattern 3 2 0 a by exposure to ozone (03) or high-intensity ultraviolet light generated by an ultraviolet light bulb. In another embodiment of the present invention, the oxidation process can be achieved by exposing the n + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern 320a with the exposed portions 322 of the semiconductor pattern 320a in a reaction chamber (oxygen plasma). In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the oxidation process can be achieved by exposing the n + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern 320a with the exposed portion 3 2 2 in an ashing unit to an oxygen plasma. When the insulation of the present invention
00687.ptd 第15頁 1230461 五、發明說明(11) 步驟由上述之氧化製程達成時,該第三微影製程所遺留下 之光阻劑可在相同之氧化製程中移除,藉此可另外省去習 用技術中除去光阻之步驟。 該氮化製程可藉由將該n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案3 2 0 a之 裸露部分322暴露於使用氨氣之氣體電漿下而達成。該p + 不純物摻雜製程可藉由植入三價之不純物(例如硼、鋁或 鎵)於該n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案3 2 0 a之裸露部分3 2 2而 達成。 接著,一保護層(未示於圖中,例如氮化石夕層)係形成 一預先設定之厚度於上述結構之整個表面。該保護層係利 用一第四微影製程圖案化並裸露出該汲極3 1 8之一部分。 之後,形成作為一透明導電層之銦錫氧化層(ΙΤ0)於該 具有保護層之結構的整個表面上之後,該I T 0層係被一第 五微影製程圖案化,而製得到本發明之薄膜電晶體面板。 在本發明所述之製造薄膜電晶體面板之方法中,由於n + 不純物摻雜半導體層係以濺鍍製程形成,因此其不會擴散 到位於其下的非晶矽半導體層,所以不純物的實際總分佈 厚度可以準確地控制在預定值(例如200埃(angstrom)) 内。因此,根據本發明所製造的薄膜電晶體面板,其非晶 矽半導體層可以設計的比習用者薄很多。此外,相較於習 知利用習用C V D製程而得的不純物摻雜半導體層,本發明 以濺鍍製程形成的不純物摻雜半導體層,其不純物的實際 總分佈厚度相對低很多,因此上述之絕緣步驟更容易降低 該不純物摻雜層之裸露部份的導電性,而使得在該源極與00687.ptd Page 15 1230461 V. Description of the invention (11) When the above-mentioned oxidation process is completed, the photoresist left over from the third lithography process can be removed in the same oxidation process, which can additionally Eliminate the steps of removing photoresist in conventional techniques. The nitriding process can be achieved by exposing the n + impurity to the exposed portion 322 of the semiconductor pattern 3 2 0 a under a gas plasma using ammonia gas. The p + impurity impurity doping process can be achieved by implanting a trivalent impurity (such as boron, aluminum, or gallium) into the n + impurity impurity doped exposed portion 3 2 2 of the semiconductor pattern 3 2 0 a. Next, a protective layer (not shown in the figure, such as a nitride layer) is formed in a predetermined thickness on the entire surface of the structure. The protective layer is patterned by a fourth lithography process and a part of the drain electrode 3 1 8 is exposed. After that, an indium tin oxide layer (ITO) as a transparent conductive layer is formed on the entire surface of the structure with the protective layer, and the IT 0 layer is patterned by a fifth lithography process to obtain the invention. Thin film transistor panel. In the method for manufacturing a thin-film transistor panel according to the present invention, since the n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer is formed by a sputtering process, it does not diffuse to the amorphous silicon semiconductor layer below it, so the actual impurity is The total distribution thickness can be accurately controlled within a predetermined value (for example, 200 angstrom). Therefore, the thin-film transistor panel manufactured according to the present invention can be designed with an amorphous silicon semiconductor layer much thinner than a user. In addition, compared with the impurity-doped semiconductor layer obtained by the conventional CVD process, the impurity-doped semiconductor layer formed by the sputtering process of the present invention has a much lower actual total distribution thickness of the impurities, so the above-mentioned insulation step It is easier to reduce the conductivity of the exposed portion of the impurity-doped layer, and make the source and
00687.ptd 第16頁 1230461 五、發明說明(12) 汲極間之不純物摻雜層的電子不容易移動,藉此克服或至 少改善該通道漏電的問題。 雖然本發明已以前述較佳實施例揭示,然其並非用以限 定本發明,任何熟習此技藝者,在不脫離本發明之精神和 範圍内,當可作各種之更動與修改,因此本發明之保護範 圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。00687.ptd Page 16 1230461 V. Description of the invention (12) The electrons of the impurity-doped layer between the drain electrodes are not easy to move, thereby overcoming or at least improving the leakage problem of the channel. Although the present invention has been disclosed by the aforementioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.
00687·ptd 第17頁 1230461 圖式簡單說明 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖:係為一習用薄膜電晶體之剖示圖; 第2圖至第6圖:係根據本發明一實施例以剖示圖圖示製 造一薄膜電晶體面板的主要步驟;以及 第7圖至第1 0圖:係根據本發明另一實施例以剖示圖圖 示製造一薄膜電晶體面板的主要步驟。 圖號 說日; 3 : 10 薄 膜 電 晶 體 100 基 板 102 104 源 極 106 108 閘 絕 緣 層 110 112 n + 不 純 物 摻 雜 半 導 體} 罾 114 通 道 區 200 絕 緣 基 板 202 204 閘 絕 緣 層 206 210 光 阻 圖 案 210a 210b 第 二 部 分 220 歐 姆 接 觸 層 2 2 0 a 230 第 二 導 電 層 2 3 0 a 310 純 非 晶 矽 半 導 體 層 310a 純 非 晶 矽 半 導 體 圖 案 314 導 電 圖 案 31 6源才 318 汲 極 歐姆接觸圖案 源/汲極 層 層份 體 極 極矽部 導極電 電晶一 半没閘 閘非第00687 · ptd Page 17 1230461 Brief description of the drawings [Simplified description of the drawings] Figure 1: is a cross-sectional view of a conventional thin film transistor; Figures 2 to 6: according to an embodiment of the present invention The diagram illustrates the main steps of manufacturing a thin-film transistor panel; and FIG. 7 to FIG. 10 are cross-sectional diagrams illustrating the main steps of manufacturing a thin-film transistor panel according to another embodiment of the present invention. Drawing date; 3: 10 thin film transistor 100 substrate 102 104 source 106 108 gate insulating layer 110 112 n + impurity-doped semiconductor} 罾 114 channel region 200 insulating substrate 202 204 gate insulating layer 206 210 photoresist pattern 210a 210b The second part 220 ohmic contact layer 2 2 a a 230 second conductive layer 2 3 0 a 310 pure amorphous silicon semiconductor layer 310a pure amorphous silicon semiconductor pattern 314 conductive pattern 31 6 source only 318 drain ohmic contact pattern source / drain The electrode layer of the electrode body is partially turned off, and the transistor is half off.
00687.ptd 第18頁 1230461 圖式簡單說明 裸露部份 3 2 0 n+不純物摻雜半導體層 3 2 0 a n+不純物摻雜半導體圖案 32 1 通道區 32200687.ptd Page 18 1230461 Schematic description Exposed part 3 2 0 n + impurity-doped semiconductor layer 3 2 0 a n + impurity-doped semiconductor pattern 32 1 channel region 322
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