WO2004023538A1 - 結晶成長方法、結晶成長装置、ビーム分岐装置および表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a crystal growth method using a beam such as a laser beam, a crystal growth apparatus and a beam branching apparatus, and a display device including a thin film transistor having a polycrystalline thin film as an active layer.
- a thin film transistor used in a display device using liquid crystal or electoluminescence (E L) uses amorphous or polycrystalline silicon as an active layer.
- thin film transistors using polycrystalline silicon as the active layer have many advantages over thin film transistors using amorphous silicon as the active layer because of the high carrier (electron) mobility. doing.
- a switching element be formed in the pixel portion, but a drive circuit can be formed in the peripheral region of the pixel.
- some peripheral circuits can be formed on one substrate. This eliminates the need for a separate dry IC (integrated circuit) and drive circuit board to be mounted on the display device, so that the display device can be provided at a low price.
- Another advantage is that the transistor size can be reduced, so that the switching element formed in the pixel portion can be reduced and the aperture ratio can be increased. Therefore, a display device with high brightness and high accuracy can be provided.
- an amorphous silicon thin film is formed on a glass substrate by C V D (chemical vapor deposition) or the like, and then a separate process for polycrystallizing the amorphous silicon is required.
- a glass substrate 5005 on which an amorphous silicon thin film is formed is heated to a temperature of about 400 ° C.
- the length 2 0 O mn! A method of irradiating a glass substrate 50 5 with a linear beam 50 6 having a diameter of about 40 O mm and a width of about 0.2 mm to 1. O mm is common.
- crystal grains having a crystal grain size of about 0.2 ⁇ m or more and 0.5 ⁇ m are formed.
- the amorphous silicon in the portion irradiated with the laser does not melt throughout the entire thickness direction, but melts while leaving a part of the amorphous region. Throughout, crystal nuclei are generated and crystals grow toward the outermost surface of the silicon thin film to form randomly oriented crystal grains.
- FIG. 16 is a drawing for explaining a needle crystal structure formed by one pulse irradiation. For example, the width is 2 ⁇ !
- the laser irradiation region 5 2 1 melts by slit-shaped pulse irradiation of ⁇ 3 ⁇ m, and the crystal forms in the lateral direction from the boundary of the melting region, that is, in the direction parallel to the glass substrate (indicated by the arrow 5 2 2) grow up. Crystals grown from both sides collide at the center of the melting region, and the growth is completed. This crystal growth in the direction indicated by the arrow 5 2 2 is referred to as super lateral growth.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the super lateral growth mode by multiple times of pulse irradiation.
- Super lateral growth is completed by irradiating the pulse laser once, as explained using Fig. 16.
- FIG. 17 to FIG. 19 that is, an amorphous thin film is irradiated with a beam to melt the irradiated region 5 2 1 a. So Then, a crystal grows in this part.
- the irradiation region 5 2 1 b is melted by slightly shifting. Crystals grow further in this part.
- the irradiated region 5 21 c is then formed by irradiating the beam at a slightly shifted position.
- the crystals can be further extended by forming the irradiated regions 5 2 1 d and 5 2 1 e by slightly shifting.
- a longer needle-shaped crystal grows taking over the already grown crystal. It is characterized in that a long crystal having a uniform orientation in the crystal growth direction can be obtained.
- the length of the crystal grown by one pulse irradiation varies depending on various conditions. For example, when the substrate temperature is 300 ° C., the wavelength is 30 °. It is known that when the excimer laser of 8 nm is irradiated, the length of the crystal is about 1 / im to l 2 ⁇ at the longest. This is described, for example, in the 1st 12th Research Textbook p p.
- the feed pitch of 1 Z 2 to 1/3 of the crystal length grown by one laser irradiation that is, about 0.3 m to 0.6 ⁇ m Pulse irradiation is repeated at a minute feed pitch. For this reason, it took an extremely long time to crystallize the entire substrate area.
- a method for shortening the time required for crystallization for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2 0 00-3 0 6 8 5 9, a mask provided with slit-shaped light transmission portions with equal intervals is used as a mask on the substrate surface There is a method of forming an image of the above.
- the length of the crystal becomes the pitch of the image of the slit-like light transmission part determined from the pitch of the slit-like light transmission part and the magnification of the imaging system.
- the crystal length is longer than the method of irradiating one linear beam 5 06 shown in FIG. Divided into a plurality of crystallized regions.
- the crystallized region is a region where crystals having substantially the same crystal length are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the crystal length direction.
- the mobility between crystallization regions is not very high, but the mobility within one crystallization region is high. Therefore, if the size of one crystallization region is set to a size capable of forming at least one transistor and the transistor is formed in one crystallization region, the method shown in FIG. 15 is superior. Transistors with improved performance can be obtained. .
- the laser irradiation region is crystallized, and this irradiation region is moved to the next region on the substrate, and the crystallization is sequentially repeated. At this time, since the crystallization is not performed during the time required to move the substrate or the mask to the next irradiation region, the time is wasted.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and one object of the present invention is to provide a crystal growth method and apparatus capable of manufacturing a high-quality polycrystalline semiconductor thin film in a short time, and a beam branching. Is to provide a device.
- Another object of the present invention is to efficiently produce a high-quality polycrystalline semiconductor thin film, and to provide a high-performance display device having a thin film transistor having the polycrystalline semiconductor thin film as an active layer.
- mth (m is an integer greater than or equal to 1) and m + 1th band-shaped beams are irradiated toward the thin film, and the thin film is irradiated with the mth and m + 1th kth crystallization regions And a distance r (r is longer than the length t of one crystal growth) from the m-th k-th crystallization region, and the m + 1-th k-th crystallization region Irradiating the partially overlapping region with the mth band-shaped beam to form the mth k + 1 crystallized region connected to the m + 1st kth crystallized region in a thin film.
- the m-th distance is longer than the length t of one crystal growth t. Since the mth k + 1 crystallized region is formed in a thin film in a region distant from the kth crystallized region, the next crystallized region can be formed in a position farther than before. As a result, as compared with the conventional case, another crystallization region can be formed in a region away from one crystallization region, and the manufacturing time can be shortened.
- the step of forming the k th crystallized region includes the step of branching the beam emitted from the beam source to shape the m th and m + 1 strip beams.
- the distance r is constant regardless of the value of m
- the shapes of the m-th and m + 1-th band beams are constant regardless of the value of m
- the direction in which the plurality of k-th crystallization regions are arranged is It is constant regardless of the value of k.
- the step of forming the k-th crystallization region and the step of forming the k + 1 crystallization region include a step of irradiating the first to n-th band-shaped beam groups toward the thin film,
- To n-th band beams each include y beams (y is greater than 1) arranged in one direction at intervals of p: from the (m + 1) -th k-th crystallization region.
- the distance q to the m-th k + 1 crystallized region is not less than 0.2 times and not more than 0.8 times the length t of one crystal growth.
- the step of forming the k + 1 crystallized region includes a step of irradiating the mth and m + 1 strip-like beams on the thin film at a constant cycle by moving the thin film at a constant speed.
- the crystal growth apparatus includes a supporting means for supporting the thin film, an irradiation means for irradiating the thin film with m-th (m is an integer of 1 or more) and m + 1 strip-shaped beams, and supporting.
- Drive means for moving the means relative to the irradiation means; and control means for controlling the irradiation means and the drive means.
- the irradiation means irradiates the m-th and m + 1-th band beams toward the thin film to form the m-th and m + 1-th k-th crystallization regions on the thin film, and then the support means is separated from the irradiation means by a distance r.
- the drive means moves the thin film by a distance r from the m-th k-th crystallization region, and the m + 1-th
- the irradiation means irradiates the m-th band-shaped beam to a region partially overlapping the k-crystallization region to form the m-th k + 1-crystallization region connected to the m + 1-th k-crystallization region in a thin film.
- the control means controls the driving means and the irradiation means.
- the distance is longer than the length t of one crystal growth. Since the mth k + 1 crystallized region is formed in a thin film in a region separated from the mth kth crystallized region by r, the next crystallized region is formed at a position farther than before. Can. As a result, compared to the conventional case, another crystallization region can be formed in a region away from one crystallization region, and the manufacturing time can be shortened.
- the driving means moves the support means relative to the irradiation means at a constant speed
- the control means controls the driving means and the irradiation means so that the irradiation means irradiates the thin film with a constant cycle.
- the crystal growth apparatus further includes a beam source for generating a beam.
- the irradiation unit includes a mask having a plurality of slits.
- the mask shapes the m-th and m + 1-th band beams by diverging the light emitted from the beam source. '
- the mask includes first to Nth slit groups (N is an integer of 2 or more) formed side by side in one direction, and each of the first to Nth slit groups has a predetermined interval.
- P includes a plurality of slits formed side by side in one direction, and each of the plurality of slits has the same shape.
- the driving means moves the support means at a constant speed with respect to the irradiation means.
- a beam branching device is provided in each of first to Nth regions (N is an integer of 2 or more) and first to Nth regions arranged in one direction. And 1st to Nth slit groups formed.
- Each of the first to Nth slit groups includes a plurality of slits formed in one direction at equal intervals P.
- S is an integer between 1 and N ⁇ 1
- S + 1 region adjacent to the S region in the S + 1 region closest to the S region
- the distance to the slit is SXQ
- Q is the distance on the beam splitter corresponding to 0.2 to 0.8 times the length t of one crystal growth.
- each crystallization region can be formed at a position shifted by a predetermined position by making the movement amount constant.
- a display device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are disposed, and an outer peripheral region that is provided so as to surround the pixel region and is formed of polycrystals extending in a substantially constant direction. Is provided. The width of one pixel along the extending direction of the polycrystal is almost a natural number times the length of the polycrystal in the outer peripheral region.
- a display device includes a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels are disposed, and an outer peripheral region that is provided so as to surround the pixel region and is formed of polycrystals extending in a substantially constant direction. Prepare. The length of the polycrystal in the outer region is almost several times the width of one pixel.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor thin film according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mask having a slit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a mask shown for explaining a method for crystallizing a thin film.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the mth k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 a shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a mask shown for explaining a method for crystallizing a thin film.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the mth k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 3 a shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the locus of movement of the irradiation region according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which a crystallization region is formed in the band-like region in the forward-direction band-like crystallization region.
- Figure 9 shows a layout in which a total of nine display elements are formed at once from a single glass substrate.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing in detail the crystallization region crystallized according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing in detail the crystallization region crystallized by the second embodiment. is there.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view showing in detail a crystallization region crystallized according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing in detail the crystallization region crystallized according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 14 is a plan view showing in detail the crystallization region crystallized according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a crystallization technique using a conventional laser.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining needle-like crystal yarns and weaves formed by one pulse irradiation.
- Figure 17 is the same for explaining the super lateral growth mode by multiple pulse irradiations.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining a super lateral growth mode by a plurality of pulse irradiations.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a form of super lateral growth by multiple times of pulse irradiation.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor thin film according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- crystal growth apparatus 1 includes beam radiation means 1 1 as a beam source, variable attenuation means 1 2, beam shaping means 1 3, irradiance uniformity means 1 4, and mask 1 6. And a mask image forming means 17.
- the beam emitting means 1 1 emits a pulsed beam capable of melting silicon.
- the beam emitting means 11 can be constituted by a light source that emits light having a wavelength in the ultraviolet region, such as an excimer laser, various solid-state laser oscillators typified by a YAG (yttrium-anoreminium mu garnet) laser. desirable.
- an excimer laser oscillator that emits light having a wavelength of 30 8 nm is used as the beam radiating means 11.
- the variable attenuation means 12 is means for attenuating the irradiance of the beam that irradiates the substrate surface at a predetermined rate.
- the beam shaping means 13 shapes the beam into a predetermined dimension.
- the irradiance leveling means 14 is a means for uniformizing the irradiance of the non-uniform beam. Specifically, using a cylindrical lens array and a condenser lens, a beam with a Gaussian irradiance distribution is once split and then superimposed on the surface of the mask 16 for irradiation.
- the mask 16 divides the beam to form an i-th slit beam group including one or more slit beams.
- i is an integer from 1 to n.
- the term “slit beam” refers to either a slit-shaped beam (light) image formed on a substrate, a beam forming the image, or an optical path of the beam.
- the shape or dimensions of a slit beam it refers to the shape or dimensions of the image.
- the mask image imaging means 17 is a means for forming an image of the slit beam formed by the mask 16 as a slit beam forming means on the substrate as an image. Specifically, it is configured using a lens.
- the radiation direction changing means 19 is a means for changing the radiation direction of the beam, and is composed of, for example, a mirror or a lens. There are no particular limitations on the location and quantity, and it may be appropriately arranged according to the optical design and mechanism design of the device.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mask having a slit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- masks 16 are arranged in a first direction in a first region 1 0 1 A, a second region 1 0 1 B, a third region 1 0 1 C, ... an Nth region 1 0 Has 1 N.
- the first to Nth slit groups 10 02 A to 10 2 N are arranged.
- Each of the first to Nth slit groups 10 0 2 A to 1 0 2 N includes a plurality of slits 10 2 formed side by side in one direction at equal intervals P. From the boundary between the second region 1 0 1 B as the S region and the third region 1 0 1 C as the S + 1 region adjacent to the second region 1 0 1 B, the third region 1 0 1 C Of these, the distance to the slit 10 2 located in the portion closest to the second region 1 0 1 B is SXQ (2 XQ). Q is a length not less than 0.2 times and not more than 0.8 times the distance on the mask 16 corresponding to the length t of one crystal growth.
- the imaging magnification of the mask is 1 / 5.
- Q is 0.2 X 5 X t or more and 0.8 X 5 X t or less, where t is the length of one crystal growth.
- the mask 16 is formed adjacent to the first slit group 1 0 2 A and the first slit group 1 0 2 A, in which a plurality of slits 1 0 2 are formed in one direction at equal intervals P. And a second slit group 10 2 B in which the same number of slits 10 2 as the first slit group 10 2 A are formed at equal intervals.
- the distance D between the first slit group 1 0 2 A and the second slit group 1 0 2 B is different from the distance P.
- the slit shape and the beam shape are similar.
- the dimensions on the mask are shown in capital letters, and the dimensions of the beam irradiated on the semiconductor thin film are shown in small letters.
- a X B indicates the dimensions of the effective area of the mask, which is a rectangular area.
- the effective area is the area on the mask that is irradiated (hereinafter referred to as pulse irradiation) by a single pulsed beam (hereinafter referred to as “pulse beam”).
- pulse irradiation the area on the mask that is irradiated
- pulse beam a single pulsed beam
- a region on the semiconductor thin film corresponding to the effective region is referred to as an irradiation region.
- the first to Nth regions 1 0 1 A to 1 0 1 N are formed by equally dividing the effective region into N (N is a predetermined integer equal to or greater than 2).
- N is a predetermined integer equal to or greater than 2.
- the length C of each of the first to Nth regions 1 0 1 A to 1 0 1 N is B / N.
- 1st to Nth regions 1 0 1 A to 1 0 1 N One or more slits 10 2 A slit group as a slit-like light transmitting portion 1 0 2 A to 1 0 2 N is formed.
- the slit-like light transmission portion formed in the i-th (i is an integer of 1 to N) region is referred to as an i-th slit group.
- the slit beam group formed by the i th slit group is referred to as the i th slit beam group.
- the distance P between each slit 1 0 2 is equal.
- each slit-shaped light transmission part has the same number of slits 1 0 2 Is provided.
- the position of the S + l slit group relative to the S + l region is compared to the position of the S slit group relative to the S region to the length of the crystal formed or grown by one beam irradiation. It is shifted to the right by a distance Q on the mask 16 corresponding to a length q (Fig. 6) of not less than 0.2 times and not more than 0.8 times.
- 3 and 5 are cross-sectional views of the mask shown for explaining the method for crystallizing the thin film.
- an amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1 is formed on a substrate 18.
- a mask 16 is positioned on the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1, and this mask 1 6 is irradiated with a beam 3 0 0.
- mask image forming means 17 and radiation direction changing means 19 as shown in FIG. 1 exist between the mask 16 and the amorphous silicon thin film 20 1, but these are omitted in FIG. ing.
- the beam 3 0 0 is divided into a plurality of strip beams 3 0 1 A to 3 0 1 N by the mask 16.
- the band-like beams 3 0 1 A to 3 0 1 N are irradiated onto the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1, and the irradiated region is melted. After melting, this region solidifies to form a crystallized region.
- the k-th crystallized region 2 0 2 n is formed.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the mth k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 a shown in FIG.
- the irradiated region is melted. After melting, this region solidifies in the direction indicated by arrows 2 2 2. At this time, the growth length of one crystal is indicated by t.
- a distance r From the m-th k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 a (where r is longer than the length of one crystal growth t) is the m + 1-th region. K-th crystallization region 2 0
- Region 2 0 A region partially overlapping b is irradiated with a strip beam 30 1 A as the m-th strip beam to crystallize the m-th k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 2 b.
- Region 2 0 A region partially overlapping b is irradiated with a strip beam 30 1 A as the m-th strip beam to crystallize the m-th k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 2 b.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the mth k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 3 a shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, when the strip beam 30 1 A is irradiated, the portion irradiated with it is melted.
- the strip beam 3 0 1 A also covers the m + 1 th k-th crystallized region 2 0 2 b, the crystal extends from the m + 1 th k th crystallize region 2 0 2 b.
- the crystals produced in the process shown in FIG. By repeating such a process, a crystal can be grown.
- the crystal growth method according to the present invention is directed to the first in (m is an integer of 1 or more) and the m + 1 th strip beams 3 0 1 A and 3 0 1 B toward the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1. Irradiation to form mth and m + 1st k-th crystallized regions 2 0 2 a and 2 0 2 b in the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1, and a distance r (from the m-th k-th crystallize region r is longer than the length of one crystal growth t).
- the mth band-like beam 3 0 1 is located in a distant region and partially overlaps the m + 1st k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 b Irradiating A to form the m-th k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 3 a connected to the m + 1st k-th crystallized region 2 0 2 b in the monolayer silicon thin film 2 0 1 .
- the crystal growth apparatus 1 includes a supporting means 2 1 for supporting an amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1, an m-th (m is an integer of 1 or more) and an m + 1 band-shaped beam 3 0 1 A on the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1
- Irradiating means 10 for irradiating and crystallizing with 3 0 1 B, driving means 9 for moving the supporting means 21 relative to the irradiating means 10, and control for controlling the irradiating means 10 and the driving means 9 Means 20.
- the irradiation means 10 includes a beam shaping means 13 and an irradiance uniformizing means 14.
- Irradiation means 10 irradiates the m-th and m + 1-th band beams 30 1 A and 3 0 1 B toward the monolithic silicon thin film 2 0 1, and the amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1 And m + 1st k-th crystallized regions 2 0 2 a and 2 0 2 b are formed, and then the support means 2 1 is separated from the irradiation means 1 0 by a distance r (r is the length of one crystal growth t Is longer than the mth k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 a by the distance r, and the m + 1 th k-th crystallization region 2
- the irradiation means 10 emits the m-th band-shaped beam 30 1 A to the region partially overlapping 0 2 b, and the m-th k + 1 connected to the m + 1 th k-th crystallization region 2 0 2 b
- the control means 20 controls the driving means 9 and the
- the steps of forming the k th crystallization region 2 002 a to 2 0 2 ⁇ and forming the k + 1 crystallization region 2 0 3 a to 2 0 3 n include the first to n th strip beams Including a step of irradiating the thin band beams 30 1 A to 30 1 N constituting the group toward the thin film, and each of the first to nth band beam groups is formed side by side in one direction with an interval p. From the (m + 1) th k-th crystallized region 2 0 2 b to the m-th k + 1 crystallized region 2 0 3 a q is not less than 0.2 times and not more than 0.8 times the length t of one crystal growth.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the locus of movement of the irradiation region according to the present invention.
- the steps according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the mask irradiation area 4 is arranged at the upper left corner of the substrate 18. If c irradiation region 4 proceeds to step 2 is the left end of the substrate 1 8, the irradiation region 4 until reaches the right end of the substrate 1 8, the step of crystallizing the band-like region in the opposite direction.
- the process of crystallizing the belt-like region in the reverse direction is to crystallize the belt-like region of width a which is the trajectory of the movement of the irradiation region 4 while moving the irradiation region 4 in the right direction (direction indicated by arrow 4a).
- step 3 If the irradiated region 4 is at the right end of the substrate 18, a step of crystallizing the belt-shaped region in the forward direction is performed until the irradiated region 4 reaches the left end of the substrate 18.
- the step of crystallizing the band-like region in the forward direction is a step of crystallizing the band-like region having a width a which is the locus of movement of the irradiation region 4 while moving the irradiation region to the left.
- step 4 Move irradiation area 4 downward by distance a. Go to step 5.
- Step 2 If the irradiated area 4 is below the lower end of the substrate 18, the step is finished. If not, go to Step 2.
- the thin film formed on the entire surface of the substrate 18 can be crystallized by repeating steps 1 to 5 in order.
- the board 1 8 is stopped.
- the irradiation region 4 is moved.
- the substrate 18 and the irradiation region 4 may be moved relative to each other. Either one or both of the substrate 18 and the irradiation region 4 may be moved. ,:,
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which a crystallization region is formed in the band-like region in the forward direction band-like crystallization region.
- the first slit beam group is irradiated.
- the first slit beam group forms a crystallized region 1a.
- the irradiation area is moved in the left direction indicated by 3a by the length on the substrate corresponding to the length C of the equally divided area.
- the second slit beam group is irradiated.
- the second slit beam group forms a crystallization region 1b.
- the crystal grown by the first slit beam group is taken over and grown. Thereafter, similarly to the second crystallization step, the third, fourth,..., Nth crystallization steps are sequentially performed to form a crystallization region.
- N slit-like light transmission portions from the first slit-like light transmission portion to the N-th slit-like light transmission portion are formed side by side from the left to the right by shifting the distance C by the mask. Therefore, by using this mask, distance. (Distance on amorphous silicon thin film 2 0 1 corresponding to distance C on mask 16)
- the first crystallization process force is The n-th crystallization step can be performed simultaneously.
- the entire operation becomes a flow operation, and the trajectory after the irradiation region passes A certain band-like region is sequentially subjected to the first crystallization process to the nth crystallization process, and a crystallization region is formed.
- the process of crystallizing the belt-like region in the reverse direction consists of the irradiation region moving from left to right, and the crystallization step in the order of the n-th, n-th, 1, 2, crystallization steps.
- the same crystal as the step of crystallizing the band-like region in the forward direction except that the crystal growth direction is from right to left, and the same crystal as the step of crystallizing the band-like region in the forward direction The formation region can be formed.
- a slit beam similar to the shape of the slit transmission part shown in Fig. 2 may be periodically pulsed at the frequency f.
- pulse irradiation can be performed while relatively moving the substrate or irradiation region at a constant speed, so that the substrate or irradiation region can be moved in a shorter time than when the substrate or irradiation region is stopped at a predetermined position and then pulse irradiation is performed.
- pulse irradiation can be performed while changing the speed and frequency, it is possible to maintain the accuracy of the position where pulse irradiation is performed, and to reduce the consumption of the energy device used for movement.
- C YXP.
- the time from pulse irradiation to the next pulse irradiation is the time to move the substrate or irradiation area to the position where the next pulse irradiation is performed, and the time until the beam irradiation means can perform the next pulse irradiation. And whichever is longer.
- the method described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2 00 0 3 0 6 8 5 9 after repeating the step of irradiating a pulse by moving the distance q, one irradiation region is crystallized, and then the next irradiation region. The process of moving to the distance b—q is performed.
- the time from pulse irradiation to the next pulse irradiation is equal to the time until the beam irradiation means can perform the next pulse irradiation.
- the beam emitting means is in a waiting state, that is, a state in which the beam is not emitted.
- Embodiment 1 described above if the distance c is set to be shorter than the longest length during which the beam radiating means can move during the time until the next pulse irradiation becomes possible, the beam radiating means is The pulse beam can be emitted with the shortest possible period. Moreover, since it is not necessary to move to the next irradiation area as in the method described in JP 2000-306859 A, as a result, it is necessary to move to the next irradiation area in JP 2000-306859 A. The processing time is shortened by the amount of time.
- the number of slit-like light transmitting portions or the number of slit-like beam groups may be set to n (pieces).
- the length of the entire irradiation region is b
- the length C of the equally divided region corresponds to c above.
- the distance on the mask may be used.
- Figure 9 shows the layout of the display elements formed on the substrate.
- FIG. 9 shows a layout in which a total of nine display elements are formed at a time from a single glass substrate.
- the layout of display elements such as active matrix liquid crystal display elements is generally roughly divided into a pixel area 31 and its peripheral part (frame area 32).
- a driver for driving pixels is arranged in the pixel region 31.
- a driver is formed on a silicon wafer, and the silicon wafer cut into chips is mounted on a liquid crystal substrate and electrically connected. This method includes a separate chip manufacturing process and mounting process, so there are many processes and a long manufacturing time, and the manufacturing cost (labor and material costs) is high. There were drawbacks such as the shape of the protruding tip and large dimensions.
- the frame region 32 is crystallized, and a high-speed transistor made of silicon having high carrier mobility is formed, thereby speeding up pixel driving or signal processing.
- the pixel region 31 does not require high mobility, it is not recrystallized by superlateral growth and remains amorphous silicon or polycrystalline silicon having no uniform orientation.
- the mask used in the present invention has the same structure as that of Embodiment 1, and is shown in FIGS.
- the force that makes the length a of the slit-shaped beam formed by the slit-shaped light transmitting portion of length A on the mask equal to the width of the frame region 32 shown in FIG. > Set a wider than ⁇ or ⁇ . Using these settings, a series of frames arranged in a row can be obtained by performing the forward band region crystallization step or the reverse band region crystallization step on the frame region 3 2 arranged in a row. Region 32 can be formed.
- the flow of irradiation area movement will be described with reference to FIG.
- the irradiation area 4 is arranged at a position 4 2 0 at the upper left in the figure. Go to step 2.
- a reverse band-like region crystallization process is performed until the irradiated region 4 reaches the right end, and a series of frame regions 32 are crystallized.
- Go to step 3. Move the irradiation area 4 to the row of the frame area 32 immediately below it as indicated by the arrow 41.
- a forward zonal region crystallization process is performed until the irradiated region 4 reaches the left end, and a series of frames of the frame region 32 is crystallized. Go to step 5. If the bottom frame region 3 2 has been crystallized, proceed to step 7.
- Step 6 Move the irradiation area 4 to the row of the frame area 32 immediately below it as indicated by the arrow 4 2. Go to step 2. If all frame regions 3 2 have been crystallized, finish. If not, go to Step 8. Rotate substrate 18 or irradiated area 4 90 °. Go to step 1.
- the frame region 3 2 requiring high mobility is crystallized and the pixel region 3 1 not requiring high mobility is not crystallized.
- Manufacturing time can be shortened.
- the frame-like region is only about 10 to 20% of the total substrate area, the crystallization time can be greatly shortened by not crystallizing the pixel region as in the second embodiment.
- the frame region 3 2 on the four sides of the pixel region 31 is crystallized.
- one or more of the four frame regions 3 2 on the four sides is crystallized. Just crystallizing all or part of it has a considerable effect. Therefore, all the frame regions 3 2 on the four sides of the pixel region 3 1 must be crystallized. It is not without.
- the length a of the slit-shaped light transmission beam is not necessary to set the length a of the slit-shaped light transmission beam to be equal to or wider than the width ⁇ ; of the frame region 32 shown in Fig. 9 and use the aperture for moving the irradiation region of the beam irradiation. It is possible to shorten the distance of moving the irradiation area of the beam irradiation without performing the beam irradiation. As a result, crystallization can be performed in a short time and with energy saving.
- FIG. 10 shows details of the crystallized region crystallized according to the second embodiment.
- a long polycrystal 210 having the crystal orientation aligned with the longitudinal direction of frame region 32 is obtained.
- the pixel region 31 is a pixel region of the liquid crystal, and the frame region 32 is arranged around it.
- a grid-like line described in the pixel area 31 indicates a boundary line between pixels.
- the pitch p of the slit beam is equal to the pitch of the crystallization region.
- the band-like region is formed along the periphery of the pixel region, the direction of the boundary line between the crystallization region and the pixel region adjacent to the crystallization region and the long crystal in the crystallization region The direction is equal. Therefore, by matching the pitch p of the slit beam and the pitch of the pixels, each pixel column and each crystallized region can be made to correspond one-to-one.
- FIG. 10 is a detailed view showing the coincidence of the pixel and the crystallized region when the pitch of the slit beam!) And the pitch of the pixel are crystallized. In the state of FIG. 10, since each crystallization region corresponds to each pixel column (a series of pixels continuous in the vertical direction in FIG. 10), the transistor corresponding to one pixel column corresponds to 1 It can be formed in one crystal region.
- the capability required of the transistor varies.
- Transistors that require high speed are The transistor is required to have a small channel width, but a transistor that requires a large current driving capability for use in pixel driving or the like is required to have a wide channel width.
- the pixel pitch varies depending on the liquid crystal substrate, but it is designed in the range of approximately 10 xm to 100 ⁇ m.
- the width of the transistor to be formed is required to be several tens to several hundreds of ⁇ s, and the transistor must be arranged for each pixel column.
- the second embodiment even if it is a transistor having a channel width, it is possible to easily form a transistor having an arbitrary channel width by setting the channel direction (current flow direction) to the longitudinal direction of the frame region 32. Can be formed. In addition, since the direction of the channel (the direction in which the current flows) matches the direction of high mobility, a transistor with high processing speed can be obtained.
- the two transistors 25 shown in FIG. 10 are a transistor with a narrow channel width and a transistor with a large channel width, respectively.
- the width of the crystallization region formed in the frame region 32 can be set to twice the pixel pitch. Even in this case, the same effect as the example shown in FIG. In the transistor shown in Fig. 11, transistors can be designed with two pixel columns and one crystallized region as the base, and high-speed transistors can be designed in the crystallized regions corresponding to the two pixel columns. A jitter can be formed. Therefore, it is possible to design more freely than in FIG.
- the crystallization region is formed so that at least the pitch of the crystallization region is an integral multiple or a fraction of an integer of the pixel pitch, a transistor having a high speed and an arbitrary channel width corresponding to each pixel column Can be formed easily.
- the display device 6 0 0 in FIG. 1 3 and FIG. 14 is a pixel in which a plurality of pixels 3 1 a are arranged.
- the width G of one pixel along the extending direction of the polycrystal 210 is almost a natural number multiple of the length J of the polycrystal 210 in the frame region 32.
- 10 to 12 includes a pixel region 31 in which a plurality of pixels 31 a are arranged, and a polycrystalline crystal 210 that is provided so as to surround the pixel region 31 and extends in a substantially constant direction.
- Frame area 32 as an outer peripheral area.
- the length J of the polycrystal 210 in the frame region 32 is almost a natural number multiple of the width G of one pixel 31a.
- Beam irradiation frequency f 300Hz in the beam irradiation means
- Feed pitch per pulse irradiation by super lateral growth q 0.5 ⁇
- FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining a conventional method of manufacturing a polycrystalline semiconductor thin film using a single slit beam.
- the substrate moves at a constant speed while irradiating a single slit beam that can irradiate the short side of the substrate at once.
- the time required to crystallize the entire surface of the substrate is calculated by the crystallization method according to the method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-306859.
- a mask having slits formed at equal pitches is used.
- the irradiation region is moved to the next irradiation.
- Various manufacturing conditions are defined as follows.
- the force movement performed by moving the substrate and the time required to bring the substrate to rest require about 0.3 seconds in total.
- the crystallization time calculation conditions and manufacturing conditions are as follows.
- 320 20 16 strip-shaped regions are crystallized in order.
- the crystallization time can be shortened by about 42% compared with the method described in Japanese Patent No. 000-306 8 59.
- the shape of the light transmitting portion of the mask is a rectangular slit.
- the shape is not limited to this, and various shapes such as a mesh shape, a sawtooth shape, and a wave shape are available. The shape can be adopted.
- the mth kth crystallization is performed by a distance r longer than the length t of one crystal growth. Since the m-th k + 1 crystallized region is formed in a thin film in a region separated by a region force ⁇ , the next crystallized region can be formed in a position farther than before. As a result, the moving time of the strip beam can be shortened compared to the conventional case, and the manufacturing time of the crystalline thin film can be shortened. In addition, by increasing the amount of movement, crystallization can be performed sequentially while shifting the time for performing each step between regions. This is the flow work of the crystallization process. In other words, a wide range of crystallization can be performed uniformly and in a short time by periodically repeating simple processes.
- the crystallization region can be formed with a regular pattern.
- each of the 1st to n-th band-shaped beam groups includes y beams arranged in one direction at intervals of p, and is arranged from the (m + 1) -th k-th crystallization region. Since the distance q to the k + 1 crystallization region of m is 0.2 to 0.8 times the length of one crystal growth t, the 1st to nth strip beam groups After irradiating the thin film, a plurality of crystallized regions can be formed in a short time and accurately using the band beam group by irradiating the next beam to a position shifted by a predetermined distance q.
- the crystallization region can be manufactured most efficiently.
- the slit located in the portion of the S + 1 region closest to the S region from the boundary between the S region and the S + 1 region adjacent to the S region.
- the distance to is SXQ, Q is 0.2 times the length of one crystal growth Since the distance is on the beam branching device corresponding to above 0.8 times, the beam irradiation device is moved by a predetermined distance after the thin film is irradiated through the S region and the S + 1 region. If the thin film is irradiated with a beam, the next crystallized region is formed so as to overlap the previously formed crystallized region. As a result, the moving distance of the beam irradiation device can be increased, and a thin film can be manufactured in a short time.
- the width of one pixel along the direction in which the polycrystal extends is approximately a natural number times the length of the polycrystal in the outer peripheral region. Since a transistor corresponding to a pixel column group can be formed for a pixel column group composed of pixel columns, the design is facilitated. Moreover, it becomes a simple structure.
- the length of the polycrystal in the outer peripheral region is almost a natural number multiple of the width of one pixel along the direction in which the polycrystal extends, so that one pixel row corresponds to one pixel row. Since the transistor corresponding to can be formed, the design is easy. It also has a simple structure. Industrial applicability
- the present invention relates to a crystal growth method using a beam such as a laser beam, a crystal growth apparatus and a beam branching apparatus, and a thin film using the polycrystalline thin film as an active layer.
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