WO2014021423A1 - 電子デバイス用のパターン形成方法、電子デバイス及びパターン形成装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pattern forming method, an electronic device, and a pattern forming apparatus for an electronic device.
- Electronic devices using organic materials that are light, hard to break, and easy to be flexible are being investigated for use in a wide variety of promising markets such as lighting, electronic paper, and solar cells.
- electronic devices are expected to pioneer unique applications by taking advantage of the advantage that they can be manufactured at low cost, although inorganic and metallic materials such as silicon (Si) have not yet reached the point of performance.
- Si silicon
- the reason why an electronic device can be manufactured at low cost is that an organic material can be made into a solution and a bottom-up manufacturing method such as a printing method can be applied.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a general printing process for producing an organic TFT (Thin Film Transistor) array.
- the reverse printing method disclosed in Patent Document 1 can be used.
- Reversal printing refers to a flat plate with a reversal pattern to be printed from a blanket plate made of PDMS (silicone rubber) uniformly coated with ink. And printing by transferring ink.
- PDMS silicone rubber
- the first problem is the variation in hydrophilicity of the film surface that occurs when the ink is modified.
- the hydrophilicity of each material surface is different.
- the surface SU of the material to be made has micro unevenness. Since this unevenness causes a reduction in the performance of the device to be produced, such as cutting the printed pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40, the printed surface should be as flat as possible.
- the second problem is that it takes a long time to manufacture an electronic device. For example, it takes about 12 and a half hours to make one TFT array by an electronic device using a printing method.
- the third problem is that the relative positions of the patterns (for example, the gate layer 10 and the source-drain layers 30 and 40) printed in each process using the printing method are shifted. This is because the substrate shrinks due to heat treatment during device fabrication.
- the ink pattern printed in a shorter time can be modified, and the displacement of the pattern due to deformation and distortion of the underlayer can be suppressed.
- the printed electronics device manufacturing line it is possible to manufacture devices with high accuracy and high quality in a short time.
- An object of the present invention is a method capable of suppressing unevenness on the surface of a material, suppressing displacement of a pattern, and forming a pattern for an electronic device in a shorter time.
- An object is to provide an electronic device and a pattern forming apparatus for manufacturing the electronic device.
- a method of forming a pattern for a plurality of electronic devices using an ink material on a substrate A first pattern forming step of forming a first ink material pattern for the gate layer on the substrate; A second pattern forming step of forming a second ink material pattern for the source-drain layer on the substrate; A third pattern forming step of forming a third ink material pattern for the semiconductor layer on the substrate; Forming an insulating layer on the substrate for insulating between the first ink material pattern and the second ink material pattern; and A reforming step for integrally reforming each of the formed layers; A pattern forming method is provided.
- a method of forming a pattern for an electronic device using printing of an ink material A first pattern forming step of printing a first ink material pattern for forming a metal layer; After the first pattern formation step, an application step of applying an insulating material; A second pattern forming step of printing a second ink material pattern for forming a metal layer at a position corresponding to the position of the printed first ink material pattern after the coating step; After the second pattern forming step, a reforming step for integrally reforming the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the second ink material pattern; A pattern forming method is provided.
- a first pattern forming step of printing a first ink material pattern to form a metal layer After the first pattern formation step, an application step of applying an insulating material; A second pattern forming step of printing a second ink material pattern for forming a metal layer at a position corresponding to the position of the printed first ink material pattern after the coating step; After the second pattern forming step, a reforming step for integrally reforming the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the second ink material pattern;
- an electronic device manufactured using a pattern forming method including:
- a pattern forming apparatus for forming a pattern for an electronic device using printing of an ink material, A first pattern forming step of printing a first ink material pattern for forming a metal layer; An application step of applying an insulating material after the first pattern forming step; After the applying step, a second pattern forming step of printing a second ink material pattern for forming a metal layer at a position corresponding to the position of the printed first ink material pattern; A reforming step of integrally modifying the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the second ink material pattern after the second pattern forming step;
- the pattern forming apparatus is characterized by forming a pattern for an electronic device by the steps including:
- a pattern forming apparatus for manufacturing an electronic device can be provided.
- the figure which showed the preparation process of the organic TFT array Sectional drawing of an organic TFT array.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a reverse printing press according to an embodiment.
- FIG. The figure for demonstrating operation
- the figure which showed the TFT production process (the 2) of the BGBC structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.
- the figure for demonstrating the gravure inversion printing method The figure which showed the TFT production process (the 1) of the BGTC structure which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 1) of the TGBC structure concerning 2nd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 3) of the TGBC structure concerning 2nd Embodiment The figure which showed the TFT production process (the 1) of the TGTC structure concerning 2nd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 1) of the BGTC structure which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 1) of the TGBC structure concerning 3rd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 3) of the TGBC structure concerning 3rd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT preparation process (the 1) of the TGTC structure concerning 3rd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT production process (the 2) of the TGTC structure concerning 3rd Embodiment.
- the figure which showed the TFT production process (the 3) of the TGTC structure concerning 3rd Embodiment.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of an organic TFT array manufacturing process flow.
- a 125 ⁇ m thick polycarbonate film (PC film) was used as the plastic film substrate.
- the substrate may be a flexible film substrate.
- ⁇ Substrate is input, and after the substrate is pre-heated, a gate layer is formed in the first layer. Eliminates the printed surface of the PC film to remove dust and the like.
- a gate pattern is formed by reversal printing using nano silver ink. Thereby, the gate layer 10 shown in FIG. 2 is printed on the substrate S. In this state, the nano silver ink is modified by heating in an oven at 180 ° C. for 30 minutes. After that, it is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 3 hours and waits for recovery of PC film characteristics.
- a gate insulating layer is formed.
- the surface to be printed on which the gate pattern is formed is subjected to spin cleaning to remove dirt.
- UV irradiation is used to remove dirt and improve the wettability on the wiring.
- the static electricity is removed to remove dust.
- a gate insulating layer (PVP: polyvinyl phenol resin) is applied to a thickness of about 1 ⁇ m.
- the gate insulating layer 20 shown in FIG. 2 is formed so as to cover the gate layer 10.
- the gate insulating layer 20 is modified by heating in an oven at 170 ° C. for 60 minutes. After that, it is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 3 hours and waits for recovery of PC film characteristics.
- a source-drain layer is formed.
- the surface on which the gate insulating film (PVP) is applied is neutralized to remove dust and the like.
- a source-drain pattern is formed by reversal printing using nano silver ink.
- the source-drain layers 30 and 40 shown in FIG. 2 are printed on the gate insulating layer 20.
- the nano silver ink is modified by heating in an oven at 180 ° C. for 30 minutes. After that, it is allowed to stand at room temperature for about 3 hours and waits for recovery of PC film characteristics.
- a semiconductor layer is formed.
- the surface to be printed on which the source-drain pattern is formed on the gate insulating layer (PVP) is wet-cleaned to remove organic stains. Subsequently, the charge is removed and dust is removed.
- a semiconductor pattern is formed by reverse printing using P3HT ink which is an example of a semiconductor material.
- the semiconductor layer 50 shown in FIG. 2 is formed between the source and drain layers. Immediately after formation, it is put in a glove box in a nitrogen atmosphere and heated on a hot plate at 150 ° C. for 15 minutes. After that, it is left in a glove box with a nitrogen atmosphere for about 3 hours and waits for the PC film characteristics to recover.
- the electrical characteristics of the produced organic TFT were measured using a tester in a glove box in an N 2 atmosphere.
- a passivation layer is formed. Wet cleaning or UV irradiation that damages the semiconductor material is not performed, and a fluorine resin (CYTOP (registered trademark)) film having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m is formed by reverse printing. Heat in an oven at 150 ° C. for 20 minutes. Thereby, the passivation layer 60 shown in FIG. 2 is formed on the gate insulating layer 20.
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- the manufacturing process described above has the following problems.
- the first problem is the variation in hydrophilicity of the film surface that occurs when the ink is modified.
- the hydrophilicity of each material surface is different.
- corrugation is made on the surface of the material printed or apply
- the pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 printed on the gate insulating layer 20 may be cut off due to the unevenness of the surface SU of the gate insulating layer 20.
- the second problem is that production takes a long time. It takes 12 hours and a half to make one TFT array.
- FIG. 4 shows details of the manufacturing process time of FIG.
- Preliminary heating of the substrate film, heat treatment for modifying the ink necessary for each printing layer, recovery of the properties of the substrate film (natural recovery at atmospheric pressure and room temperature), etc. are the main reasons for the long-time process. Since the plastic film to be used begins to soften the material after the glass transition point is exceeded, the ink modification must be performed at a temperature below the transition point. In the case of a combination of a polycarbonate film and nano silver ink, heating in an oven at 180 ° C. for 30 minutes is required.
- the third problem is that the relative position of each pattern printed in each process is shifted. This is due to the shrinkage of the substrate due to the heat treatment during fabrication.
- the ink can be modified in a shorter time without causing deformation deformation in the film substrate, and the unevenness of the surface of the laminated material can be suppressed as much as possible, compared to the above-described printed electronics device production, It is possible to manufacture a device with high accuracy and high quality in a short time.
- a manufacturing process that improves the above three problems, can suppress the deformation of the substrate and improve the alignment accuracy, can reduce the manufacturing time, and can planarize the printed laminated surface.
- the manufacturing process of the organic TFT array which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.
- FIG. 5 shows three layers of the TFT fabrication process flow shown in FIG. 1, that is, a gate layer, a gate insulating layer, and a source-drain layer to which the pattern forming method according to this embodiment can be applied.
- the film substrate is first heated in advance at the equivalent to the maximum maturity load (180 ° C., 60 minutes) applied to the substrate in the post-process firing to release the initial strain of the substrate ( S20).
- the substrate is cleaned, that is, neutralized to remove particles (S21).
- the pattern of the gate layer is printed using nano silver ink with a reverse printing machine (S22).
- Step S22 is an example of a first pattern forming process for printing a first ink material pattern for forming a metal layer.
- Step S23 is an example of an application process for applying an insulating material after the first pattern formation process.
- the substrate after the PVP application is sent to a drying furnace and dried at a low temperature for a short time until the surface of the PVP is not sticky (S24).
- Step S25 is an example of a second pattern forming process for printing a second ink material pattern for forming a metal layer at a position corresponding to the position of the printed first ink material pattern after the coating process. It is.
- Step S26 is an example of a reforming process for integrally reforming the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the second ink material pattern after the second pattern forming process.
- the three layers may be integrally fired based on the modification condition of the material that is most difficult to modify among the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the second ink material pattern.
- the heating conditions are desirably set to the highest temperature and the longest time among the heating conditions required when the three layers are fired. In the case of this embodiment, it is set to 180 ° C. and 60 minutes. Thereby, each layer can be modified and each layer can have desired electrical characteristics. Then, the produced
- the ink material of the first ink material pattern and the second ink material pattern may be composed of a material containing nanomaterials of 1 micron or less than 1 micron.
- the first ink material pattern, the gate insulating material, and the second ink material pattern may not be heated and dried.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the time required for forming three layers of a gate layer, an insulating layer, and a source-drain layer in an example of a TFT manufacturing process.
- the time required to form the three-layer structure was 702 minutes.
- the time required to produce the same structure was 286 minutes as shown in FIG.
- the reason why the manufacturing time can be greatly shortened by the pattern forming method according to the present embodiment is that three or more layers are formed and then the three layers are integrally fired after the plurality of firing steps for modifying each layer are omitted. .
- the TFT was manufactured by an example of the TFT manufacturing process and by the process of this embodiment. As a result, the film quality characteristics of the organic TFT array were not changed.
- the TFT manufactured by the manufacturing process based on the present embodiment is to manufacture a three-layer structure having the same film quality as that of the TFT manufactured by the conventional manufacturing process in less than half the time of the conventional process. It has been found that it has an extremely great effect of significantly increasing productivity.
- FIG. 8 shows the result of examining the misalignment between the gate layer with a gate insulating film produced in the conventional process example and the source-drain layer printed over it.
- the alignment marks on the gate layer are arranged in an ideal lattice pattern, it shows how much the alignment marks on the source-drain layer are displaced. Since the plastic substrate is shrunk by firing, the alignment marks of the source-drain layer arranged with the dimensions as designed are enlarged. As can be seen, the pattern does not overlap as desired, no matter how much the alignment mark on the plate is aligned with the alignment mark already printed and present on the film substrate.
- the baking it is not necessary to perform the baking so that the substrate contracts before the alignment between the gate layer and the source-drain layer that need to be overlaid. If the alignment marks on the substrate and the substrate are aligned, the front pattern will overlap well.
- FIG. 9 shows the result of measuring the overlay accuracy of the gate layer and the source-drain layer performed based on the present embodiment. It can be seen that the overlay accuracy is greatly improved as compared with the conventional process example of FIG.
- the fabrication process based on this embodiment can achieve much higher overlay accuracy than the overlay accuracy of the gate layer and the source-drain layer in the TFT structure fabricated in the conventional process example. , It was found to have a very large effect.
- the reverse printing method can print a pattern of several ⁇ m with high resolution. However, it is said that when the surface of the base is uneven, the printability is deteriorated and generally good printing cannot be performed if there is a step similar to the film thickness of the printing layer.
- the ink is baked, and after the ink is modified, the insulating film is applied with a target thickness of 1 ⁇ m, as shown in “a” of FIG.
- the surface is provided with irregularities reflecting the presence or absence of the gate layer. In the case of “a” in FIG. 10, undulations of about 60 to 70 nm are formed.
- the film thickness of the printed pattern is about 100 nm, the thickness of the printed pattern becomes the same as the unevenness value of the surface of the insulating film, There is a concern that the source-drain layer printed on the surface of the insulating film breaks (FIG. 3).
- “B” in FIG. 10 is a measurement result of the surface unevenness of the insulating film after coating the insulating film performed based on the process of the present embodiment (FIG. 5).
- the unevenness value at each measurement point in the plane is about 2/3 as compared with the process shown in FIG. 1, and is smaller than 50 nm.
- the insulating film is applied without firing the gate layer, so that the difference in hydrophilicity between the ink surface (A in FIG. 3) and the substrate surface (B in FIG. 3) is shown. It is estimated that the surface roughness of the insulating film is smaller than that of the process example shown in FIG.
- the TFT manufactured by the manufacturing process according to the present embodiment has a smaller concavo-convex value than the insulating film surface of the TFT manufactured by the conventional manufacturing process example, and greatly improves the reliability of pattern formation of the source-drain layer. It has been found that it has a very large effect that it can be. Further, a manufacturing process in which conduction between layers is sufficiently ensured can be provided.
- the alignment accuracy can be improved by suppressing the deformation of the substrate, the manufacturing time of the TFT can be shortened, and the printed laminated surface can be planarized. It is possible to provide a manufacturing process having a much higher effect than a printed electronics device manufacturing process.
- the first ink material pattern and the second ink material pattern are printed by the reverse printing method in the gate layer and the source-drain layer.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the reverse printing machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the reverse printing machine 1 includes a single roller transfer cylinder 3. Connected tables 4 and 5 are movably installed in the main body 9 of the reverse printing machine 1.
- a master plate 25 (plate-shaped plate) 25 is placed on the table 4.
- a work plate (a plate-like film) 11 is placed on the table 5.
- the master plate 25 is a relief plate on which a reverse pattern of a pattern printed on the workpiece plate 11 is formed.
- the master plate 25 is held in a state of being fixed on the table 4.
- the master plate 25 comes into contact with the convex portion of the master plate 25 and the roller transfer cylinder 3 in accordance with the rotation of the roller transfer cylinder 3, so that the reverse pattern of the convex portion from above the roller transfer cylinder 3 on which ink has been applied. Is removed and transferred to the master plate 25.
- the work plate 11 is a flat plate-like printed material made of a glass substrate or a film substrate, and ink corresponding to the printing pattern remaining on the roller transfer cylinder 3 is transferred to the work plate 11.
- the work plate 11 is held in a state of being fixed on the table 5.
- the roller transfer cylinder 3 may be a blanket cylinder in which a water-repellent blanket 16 made of, for example, silicone is wound around the outer periphery.
- the roller transfer cylinder 3 is supported by a bearing whose rotation axis RC is fixed to the bracket 13.
- Pinions 12 are attached to both sides of the roller transfer cylinder 3 between the brackets 13 and moved by the clutch 7 in conjunction or non-linkage with the rotation axis RC.
- the main body 9 is provided with a rack 2 that can mesh with the pinion 12.
- the entire bracket 13 is moved up and down by a vertical mechanism 14. Thereby, the rack 2 and the pinion 12 can select three states of meshing, separation, and separation.
- the rack 2 and the pinion 12 may be installed on both sides of the roller transfer cylinder 3. Thereby, the rattling of the rack 2 and the pinion 12 can be reduced, and the alignment accuracy when aligning the master plate 25 or the work plate 11 and the roller transfer cylinder 3 can be improved.
- One end of the roller transfer cylinder 3 is connected to a drive unit 6 for rotational driving fixed to the bracket 13, and a clutch 7 is attached to the other end of the roller transfer cylinder 3.
- the clutch 7 is connected, the roller transfer cylinder 3 and the pinion 12 rotate in conjunction with each other, and when the clutch 7 is disconnected, only the roller transfer cylinder 3 rotates.
- An ink coater 8 for applying ink to the surface of the roller transfer cylinder 3 is also fixed to the bracket 13.
- the linear guide 15 of the linear bearing parallel to the rack 2 is fixed on the main body 9, and the tables 4 and 5 connected on the linear guide 15 are fixed movably.
- a linear sliding bearing is installed under the pinion 12 so that the rigidity of the table is not lowered.
- the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 respectively placed on the 6 axes are movable in the X, Y and Z directions and in the rotation ⁇ , ⁇ and ⁇ directions around the X, Y and Z axes.
- Drive mechanisms 4a and 5a are incorporated.
- adjustment of the Z-direction distance, the X-direction deviation, the ⁇ -direction inclination between the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 with respect to the roll transfer cylinder 3, and the adjustment between the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 are performed.
- the distance in the Y direction can be adjusted.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the reverse printing machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the connected tables 4 and 5 are returned to the origin (the table position in FIG. 11), and the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 are placed and fixed at predetermined positions of the tables 4 and 5 respectively.
- Fixing can be performed by, for example, a vacuum chuck or a mechanical fixing method.
- the 6-axis drive mechanisms 4a and 5a incorporated in the tables 4 and 5 are operated, and the Z direction between the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 with respect to the roll transfer cylinder 3, the X direction deviation, and the ⁇ direction inclination.
- the distance in the Y direction between the master plate 25 and the work plate 11 is adjusted.
- the tables 4, 5 are moved in the X direction in synchronization with the rotation of the roller transfer cylinder 3, and when the roller transfer cylinder 3 rolls on the tables 4, 5, the master plate 25 on the tables 4, 5; Ink transfer (printing) can be performed between the work plate 11 and the roller transfer cylinder 3.
- the bracket 13 is lifted by operating the vertical mechanism 14 and completely separated so that the teeth of the pinion 12 and the rack 2 do not mesh.
- the roller transfer cylinder 3 is rotated by the drive unit 6 with the clutch 7 disengaged, and the roller transfer cylinder 3 is returned to the origin position.
- the ink coater 8 is brought close to the roller transfer cylinder 3 at a predetermined position, and the interval between the tip of the ink coater 8 and the surface of the roller transfer cylinder 3 is set to a set value.
- the roller transfer cylinder 3 is rotated, and the ink 17 having a constant film thickness is formed in a necessary region on the surface of the roller transfer cylinder 3 by the meniscus method.
- the ink coater 8 is returned to a predetermined position.
- the rotor transfer cylinder 3 is further rotated, the clutch 7 is connected at a predetermined position, the vertical mechanism 14 is operated, the bracket 13 is lowered, and the rack 2 and the pinion 12 are engaged.
- the roller transfer cylinder 3 is moved in conjunction with the table 4 by operating the driving unit 6. Since the rack 2 and the pinion 12 mesh with each other, and the radius of the roller transfer cylinder 3 and the radius of the pinion 12 are matched, the outer peripheral speed of the roller transfer cylinder 3 matches the moving speed of the table 4.
- the master plate 25 on the table 4 is rotated while stripping off the ink contacted from the ink 17 applied to the roller transfer cylinder 3 by the convex portion 25b in the region where the master plate 25 is linearly contacted along the rotation axis RC. Move.
- a pattern reverse to the pattern formed on the master plate 25 remains, and a printing pattern is formed.
- the bracket 13 is raised by the vertical mechanism 14, the meshing between the rack 2 and the pinion 12 is released, the roller transfer cylinder 3 is rotated to a predetermined position, and then the bracket 13 is lowered again by the vertical mechanism 14, and the rack 2 and the pinion 12 are meshed. Then, by operating the driving unit 6, the roller transfer cylinder 3 is moved in conjunction with the table 5, and the ink on the water-repellent blanket 16 is transferred onto the work plate 11, as shown in ST3 of FIG.
- the pattern of the gate layer and the source-drain layer can be overprinted on the work plate 11 to produce a desired structure.
- the pattern is overprinted on the work board 11, alignment is performed on the previously printed pattern.
- An alignment mark is formed on the master plate 25, and the alignment mark is transferred to the roller transfer cylinder 3 in the same manner as other patterns.
- the alignment mark transferred to the roller transfer cylinder 3 is further transferred to the work plate 11. If the alignment mark transferred to the work plate 11 and the alignment mark transferred to the roller transfer cylinder 3 are controlled so as to coincide with each other, the pattern can be printed accurately.
- BGBC structure TFT The first row in FIG. 13 shows a TFT having a BGBC (Bottom Gate, Bottom Contact) structure.
- the gate layer 10 is located below (on the substrate), and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are located below the semiconductor layer 50.
- the gate layer 10 is formed on the substrate S, and the gate insulating layer 20 is formed so as to cover the gate layer 10.
- Source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed on the gate insulating layer 20.
- the gate insulating layer 20 is provided between the gate layer 10 and the source-drain layers 30, 40 and electrically insulates the gate layer 10 and the source-drain layers 30, 40.
- a semiconductor layer 50 is formed between and above the source-drain layers 30 and 40.
- the semiconductor layer 50 is at least partially in contact with the source-drain layers 30 and 40.
- BGTC structure TFT The second row in FIG. 13 shows a TFT having a BGTC (Bottom Gate, Top Contact) structure.
- the gate layer 10 is positioned below, and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are positioned above the semiconductor layer 50.
- the gate layer 10 is formed on the substrate S, and the gate insulating layer 20 is formed so as to cover the gate layer 10.
- a semiconductor layer 50 is formed on the gate insulating layer 20.
- source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed on the semiconductor layer 50. At least part of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is in contact with the semiconductor layer 50.
- TGBC structure TFT The third row in FIG. 13 shows a TFT having a TGBC (Top Gate, Bottom Contact) structure.
- the gate layer 10 is located at the uppermost part, and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are located at the lower part of the semiconductor layer 50.
- a TFT having a TGBC structure source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed on a substrate S.
- a semiconductor layer 50 is formed between and above the source-drain layers 30 and 40.
- a gate insulating layer 20 is formed on the semiconductor layer 50.
- a gate layer 10 is formed on the gate insulating layer 20.
- TGTC structure TFT The fourth row in FIG. 13 shows a TFT having a TGTC (Top Gate, Top Contact) structure.
- the gate layer 10 is positioned at the uppermost position, and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are electrically connected to the upper portion of the semiconductor layer 50.
- the semiconductor layer 50 is formed on the substrate S.
- source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed so as to be in contact with at least a part of the semiconductor layer 50.
- a gate insulating layer 20 is formed between and above the source-drain layers 30 and 40.
- a gate layer 10 is formed on the gate insulating layer 20.
- the four-structure TFT has been described.
- a TFT having a BGBC structure in an example of a conventional printing process, as shown in process P1, formation of a gate layer 10 (S1), baking (S2), gate insulating layer 20 steps (S3), firing (S4), formation of source-drain layers 30 and 40 (S5), firing (S6), formation of semiconductor layer 50 (S7), and firing (S8) are required.
- S1 gate layer 10
- S2 baking
- S3 gate insulating layer 20 steps
- S4 firing
- formation of source-drain layers 30 and 40 S5
- firing firing
- formation of semiconductor layer 50 S7
- firing formation of semiconductor layer 50
- Second Embodiment Process for Fabricating Organic TFT Array According to Second Embodiment
- FIG. 15 in addition to the TFT manufacturing process flow shown in FIG. 1, a bottom gate type TFT manufacturing process flow in which a through via is provided in the passivation film and a pixel electrode is formed through the via is shown.
- 16 to 18 show what structures are formed on the blanket and the substrate in each printing step of the process flow of FIG.
- the structure on the blanket is originally formed on a curved surface, but in this figure, it is simplified and shown as a structure on a plane.
- BGBC structure TFT First, a glass substrate or a film substrate (hereinafter referred to as substrate S) is washed and discharged to remove particles and organic matter (S30). The pattern of the gate layer is printed using the reverse printer 1 (S31). The ink used is, for example, nano silver ink.
- the gate layer ink 17a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P10 in FIG. 16).
- the ink 17a in contact with the convex portion (not shown) of the master plate on which the reverse pattern of the gate layer is formed is stripped to form a gate layer pattern 17a1 (P11 in FIG. 16) on the substrate S. Transfer is performed (P12 in FIG. 16). Thereby, the gate layer 10 is formed on the substrate S.
- the gate insulating layer is printed using the reverse printing machine 1 (S32 in FIG. 15).
- the ink used is, for example, PVP ink.
- the gate insulating layer ink 17b is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P13 in FIG. 16).
- the ink 17b is printed on the substrate S (P14 in FIG. 16). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is printed using the reverse printing machine 1 (S33 in FIG. 15).
- the ink used is, for example, the same nano silver ink as that of the gate layer 10.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P15 in FIG. 16).
- the ink 17c in contact with the master plate on which the inverted pattern of the source-drain layer is formed is peeled off to form the pattern 17c1 of the source-drain layer (P16 in FIG. 16).
- alignment between the alignment mark attached to the substrate S side and the alignment mark attached to the pattern 17c1 side is performed, and the pattern 17c1 is printed on the substrate S (P17 in FIG. 16). Thereby, the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are overprinted.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 is aligned using the reversal printing machine 1 by the alignment method described above and printed (S34 in FIG. 15).
- the semiconductor ink to be used is, for example, P3HT ink or IGZO ink.
- the ink 18a for the semiconductor layer 50 is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P18 in FIG. 17).
- the ink 18a that has come into contact with the master plate on which the reverse pattern of the semiconductor layer is formed is stripped to form the pattern 18a1 of the semiconductor layer 50 (P19 in FIG. 17).
- the pattern 18a1 is printed on the substrate S (P20 in FIG. 17). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above using the reverse printing machine 1 and printed (S35 in FIG. 15).
- the semiconductor ink used is, for example, a fluorine resin ink such as CYTOP.
- CYTOP ink 19a for the passivation layer 60 is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P21 in FIG. 17).
- the CYTOP ink 19a in contact with the master plate on which the inversion pattern of the passivation layer is formed is stripped to form a pattern 19a1 of the passivation layer 60 (P22 in FIG. 17).
- the pattern 19a1 is printed on the substrate S (P23 in FIG. 17).
- the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are integrally formed (S36 in FIG. 15).
- Reverse printing is inferior to gravure reverse printing in printing on a stepped film and printing a thick film.
- the via and pixel electrode layers are thick films of about 1 to 2 ⁇ m. For this reason, the via and the pixel electrode are formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the gravure reversal printing method is shown in FIGS.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P24 in FIG. 18). More specifically, as shown in ST10 of FIG. 19, the ink 21a is filled into the concave portion 31a of the gravure plate 31 using the squeegee 22.
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P25 in FIG. 18). More specifically, as shown in ST11 and ST12 of FIG. 19, the roller transfer cylinder 3 around which the blanket 16 is wound is used to rotate and move the roller transfer cylinder 3 on the gravure plate 31. 21a is pulled out to the blanket 16 side.
- the ink 21a of the integrated pattern of the via and the pixel electrode is overprinted in the same manner as the printing of the passivation layer 60. Thereby, the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are formed (P26 in FIG. 18).
- the blanket 16 is crushed and the ink 21a of the integrated pattern of the via and the pixel electrode is transferred onto the substrate S.
- the via hole 60a of the lower passivation layer 60 is closed by the blanket 16, and the escape space of the air entering the bottom of the via hole 60a is eliminated.
- the ink 21a may not come into contact with the pattern 17c1 of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 on the surface Q of the source-drain layers 30 and 40.
- the printing atmosphere when forming the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 may be purged with He or CO 2 .
- He or CO 2 has a higher ability to pass through a polymer material such as the ink 21a or the blanket 16 (air permeability coefficient is higher) than air. For this reason, even if the outlet of the via hole 60a is blocked by the blanket 16, air does not accumulate in the via hole 60a but passes through the material and escapes to the outside.
- the ink 21a easily reaches the source-drain layers 30 and 40, and electrical connection between the image electrode and the pattern 17c1 of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 can be ensured.
- the contact portion between the blanket 16 and the substrate S only needs to be filled with a gas having a permeability coefficient higher than that of air.
- a gas having a permeability coefficient higher than that of air can be realized by surrounding the contact portion with an air shower. If comprised in this way, a running cost can be made lower than filling the whole inside of an apparatus with the gas with a high permeability coefficient.
- gravure inversion printing you may form using normal gravure printing. Further, reverse printing may be used if the step coverage is not considered.
- the substrate S is sent to a drying furnace, and the six layers on the substrate S are integrally fired (S37 in FIG. 15).
- firing is performed in an oven at 180 ° C. for 60 minutes in accordance with firing conditions that require the highest temperature and a long time among the firing conditions of the six layers.
- BGTC structure TFT Next, a manufacturing process of a TFT having a BGTC structure will be described with reference to FIGS. First, after cleaning the substrate S, the pattern of the gate layer 10 is printed as shown in P10 to P12 of FIG. Next, as shown in P13 and P14 of FIG. 16, the gate insulating layer 20 is printed.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the ink 18a for the semiconductor layer 50 is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P30 in FIG. 20).
- the pattern 18a1 of the semiconductor layer is formed (P31 in FIG. 20), and the pattern 18a1 is printed on the substrate S (P32 in FIG. 20). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is overprinted on the substrate S.
- the patterns of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P33 in FIG. 20).
- a source-drain layer pattern 17c1 is formed (P34 in FIG. 20), and the pattern 17c1 is printed on the substrate S (P35 in FIG. 20). Thereby, the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are overprinted.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P36 in FIG. 21).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P37 in FIG. 21), and the pattern 19a1 is printed on the substrate S (P38 in FIG. 21). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P39 in FIG. 21).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P40 in FIG. 21).
- veer and pixel electrode layer pattern is printed on the board
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- TGBC structure TFT Next, a manufacturing process of a TFT having a TGBC structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P50 in FIG. 22).
- the pattern 17c1 for the source-drain layer is formed (P51 in FIG. 22), and the pattern 17c1 is printed on the substrate S (P52 in FIG. 22).
- source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed on the substrate S.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the semiconductor layer ink 18a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P53 in FIG. 22).
- a semiconductor layer pattern 18a1 is formed (P54 in FIG. 22) and printed on the substrate S (P55 in FIG. 22). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the gate insulating layer is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the gate insulating layer ink 17b is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P56 in FIG. 23).
- a pattern 17b1 of the gate insulating layer is formed (P57 in FIG. 23), and the pattern 17b1 is printed on the substrate S (P58 in FIG. 23). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the gate layer 10 is printed by being aligned by the alignment method described above.
- the gate layer ink 17a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P59 in FIG. 23).
- a gate layer pattern 17a1 is formed (P60 in FIG. 23), and the pattern 17a1 is printed on the substrate S (P61 in FIG. 23). Thereby, the gate layer 10 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P62 in FIG. 24).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P63 in FIG. 24), and the pattern 19a1 is printed on the substrate S (P64 in FIG. 24). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are integrally formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P65 in FIG. 24).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P66 in FIG. 24).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P67 in FIG. 24). Thereby, the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted.
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- TGTC structure TFT Next, a manufacturing process of a TFT having a TGTC structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 is printed.
- the semiconductor layer ink 18a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P70 in FIG. 25).
- a pattern 18a1 of the semiconductor layer is formed (P71 in FIG. 25), and the pattern 18a1 is printed on the substrate S (P72 in FIG. 25). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is formed on the substrate S.
- the pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P73 in FIG. 25).
- the pattern 17c1 for the source-drain layer is formed (P74 in FIG. 25), and the pattern 17c1 is printed on the substrate S (P75 in FIG. 25). Thereby, the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are overprinted.
- the pattern of the gate insulating layer is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the gate insulating layer ink 17b is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P76 in FIG. 26).
- the gate insulating layer pattern 17b1 is formed (P77 in FIG. 26), and the ink 17b1 is printed on the substrate S (P78 in FIG. 26). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the gate layer 10 is printed by being aligned by the alignment method described above.
- the gate layer ink 17a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P79 in FIG. 26).
- the gate layer pattern 17a1 is formed (P80 in FIG. 26), and the pattern 17a1 is printed on the substrate S (P81 in FIG. 26). Thereby, the gate layer 10 is overprinted.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P82 in FIG. 27).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P83 in FIG. 27), and the pattern 19a1 is printed on the substrate S (P84 in FIG. 27). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P85 in FIG. 27).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P86 in FIG. 27).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P87 in FIG. 27). Thereby, the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted.
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- the six layers are integrally fired after all the six layers of patterns are overprinted. That is, since the heat treatment is not performed during the overprinting of the 6-layer pattern, the substrate S is not contracted while the 6-layer pattern is formed. Even when a plastic film is used for the substrate S, the ink of each layer is not thermally baked, so that deformation of the substrate S such as heat shrinkage does not occur during the pattern formation of 6 layers. Therefore, accurate overprinting with reference to the alignment mark can be performed. Thereby, a TFT structure with high overlay accuracy can be manufactured.
- the baking process and the drying process are not performed between the layers by integrally baking the pattern of 6 layers, the process time can be shortened. Furthermore, since all the six-layer patterns are overprinted without causing shrinkage of the substrate S due to heat treatment and then integrally fired, pattern disconnection and conduction failure are reduced, and printing reliability can be improved. From the above, according to the pattern forming method according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a manufacturing process having a significantly higher effect than the conventional printed electronics device manufacturing process.
- the semiconductor layer 50 deteriorates in performance due to moisture absorption, better performance can be obtained by firing the structure in a nitrogen atmosphere. Further, since the printing atmosphere of the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is purged with He or CO 2 , air can pass through the material and escape to the outside without accumulating in the via opening. For this reason, the ink easily reaches the source / drain layers 30 and 40, and electrical connection between the image electrode and the pattern of the source / drain layers 30 and 40 can be ensured. The above effect can be obtained as an effect of a manufacturing process of a TFT having four structures.
- the second embodiment in the manufacturing process of the TFT having the four structures described above, the second embodiment is that two layers are stacked on the blanket 16 and two layers are printed on the substrate S by one transfer. Different from form.
- steps for manufacturing the TFTs having the four structures will be described in order.
- FIGS. 29 to FIG. 31 show what structures are formed on the blanket 16 and the substrate in each printing step of the process flow of FIG.
- the structure on the blanket is originally formed on a curved surface, but in this figure, it is simplified and shown as a structure on a plane.
- the substrate S is cleaned and neutralized to remove particles and organic substances (S40 in FIG. 28).
- the pattern of the gate layer is printed using the reverse printing machine 1 (S41).
- the gate layer ink 17a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P90 in FIG. 29), the gate layer pattern 17a1 is formed (P91 in FIG. 29), and transferred onto the substrate S (FIG. 29). P92).
- the gate layer 10 is formed on the substrate S.
- the gate insulating layer 20 and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are integrally printed (S42 in FIG. 28).
- nano silver ink 17c to be the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is coated on the blanket 16 (P93 in FIG. 29).
- unnecessary ink is removed with a source / drain layer master plate to form a source / drain layer pattern 17c1 (P94 in FIG. 29).
- the PVP ink 17b for the gate insulating layer is applied over the entire surface (P95 in FIG. 29). Two layers (a pattern of a source-drain layer and a gate insulating layer) superimposed on the blanket 16 are integrally printed on the substrate S.
- the gate insulating layer 20 and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are integrally formed on the substrate S. Since the plastic film, which is the base substrate S, is not thermally baked, substrate deformation such as heat shrinkage does not occur. For this reason, it is possible to perform overlay printing with reference to the alignment mark with high accuracy.
- the semiconductor layer 50 is aligned and printed by the reverse printing machine 1 (S43 in FIG. 28).
- the semiconductor ink used is, for example, P3HT ink.
- the ink 18a for the semiconductor layer 50 is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P97 in FIG. 30).
- the pattern 18a1 of the semiconductor layer 50 is formed (P98 in FIG. 30).
- the pattern 18a1 is printed on the substrate S (P99 in FIG. 30). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is overprinted.
- the passivation layer 60 is reversely printed (S44 in FIG. 28).
- CYTOP insulating film
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the blanket surface (P100 in FIG. 30), unnecessary ink is removed with a master plate for passivation layer (P101 in FIG. 30), and a hole pattern 19a1 for embedding vias is formed on the substrate S.
- the lower layer pattern is overprinted (P102 in FIG. 30). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 are integrally formed by gravure inversion printing (S45 in FIG. 28).
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P103 in FIG. 31).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P104 in FIG. 31).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P105 in FIG. 31).
- the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted on the substrate S.
- the printing atmosphere when forming the via and pixel electrode layer 70 may be He or CO 2 .
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven firing furnace (S46 in FIG. 28), and after firing, the substrate S is cooled (S47).
- the pattern forming method according to the third embodiment in the manufacturing process of the TFT having the BGBC structure, two layers are stacked on the blanket 16, two layers are printed on the substrate S by one transfer, and six layers are integrally fired. As a result, the same effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained, and the process time can be shortened by reducing the number of steps.
- BGTC structure TFT Transfer by stacking two layers
- the gate insulating layer 20 and the semiconductor layer 50 integral printing of the gate insulating layer 20 and the semiconductor layer 50 is performed.
- the ink 18a of the semiconductor layer 50 is applied on the blanket 16 (P110 in FIG. 32).
- unnecessary ink is removed with a master plate for the semiconductor layer, and a pattern 18a1 of the semiconductor layer is formed (P111 in FIG. 32).
- the gate insulating layer PVP ink 17b is overlaid and applied over the entire surface (P112 in FIG. 32).
- Two layers (a pattern of a semiconductor layer and a gate insulating layer) superimposed on the blanket 16 are integrally printed on the substrate S. (P113 in FIG. 32). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 and the semiconductor layer 50 are integrally formed on the substrate S.
- the patterns of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P114 in FIG. 32).
- a pattern 17c1 for the source-drain layer is formed (P115 in FIG. 32) and printed on the substrate S (P116 in FIG. 32). Thereby, the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are overprinted.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P117 in FIG. 33).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P118 in FIG. 33) and printed on the substrate S (P119 in FIG. 33). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P120 in FIG. 33).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P121 in FIG. 33).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P122 in FIG. 33). Thereby, the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted.
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- TGBC structure TFT Transfer by stacking two layers
- a manufacturing process of a TFT having a TGBC structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
- the pattern of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 is printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P130 in FIG. 34).
- a source-drain layer pattern 17c1 is formed (P131 in FIG. 34) and printed on the substrate S (P132 in FIG. 34).
- source-drain layers 30 and 40 are formed on the substrate S.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the semiconductor layer ink 18a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P133 in FIG. 34).
- a semiconductor layer pattern 18a1 is formed (P134 in FIG. 34) and printed on the substrate S (P135 in FIG. 34). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is overprinted on the substrate S.
- the gate layer ink 17a is applied on the blanket 16 (P136 in FIG. 35).
- a gate layer pattern 17a1 is formed (P137 in FIG. 35).
- the gate insulating layer ink 17b is applied over the entire surface (P138 in FIG. 35).
- a gate insulating layer pattern 17b1 is formed (P139 in FIG. 35).
- two layers (a pattern of a gate layer and a gate insulating layer) superimposed on the blanket 16 are integrally printed on the substrate S (P140 in FIG. 35). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 and the gate layer 10 are integrally formed on the substrate S.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P141 in FIG. 36).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P142 in FIG. 36) and printed on the substrate S (P143 in FIG. 36). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P144 in FIG. 36).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P145 in FIG. 36).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P146 in FIG. 36). Thereby, the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted.
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- TGTC structure TFT two layers stacked
- a manufacturing process of a TFT having a TGTC structure will be described with reference to FIGS.
- a semiconductor layer pattern is printed.
- the semiconductor layer ink 18a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P150 in FIG. 37).
- a semiconductor layer pattern 18a1 is formed (P151 in FIG. 37) and printed on the substrate S (P152 in FIG. 37). Thereby, the semiconductor layer 50 is formed on the substrate S.
- the patterns of the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- the source-drain layer ink 17c is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P153 in FIG. 37).
- a source-drain layer pattern 17c1 is formed (P154 in FIG. 37) and printed on the substrate S (P155 in FIG. 37). Thereby, the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are overprinted.
- integral printing of the gate insulating layer 20 and the gate layer 10 is performed.
- the ink 17a for the gate layer is applied on the blanket 16 (P156 in FIG. 38).
- a gate layer pattern 17a1 is formed (P157 in FIG. 38).
- the gate insulating layer ink 17b is applied over the entire surface (P158 in FIG. 38).
- a pattern 17b1 of the gate insulating layer is formed (P159 in FIG. 38).
- two layers (a pattern of a gate layer and a gate insulating layer) superimposed on the blanket 16 are integrally printed on the substrate S (P160 in FIG. 38). Thereby, the gate insulating layer 20 and the gate layer 10 are integrally formed on the substrate S.
- the pattern of the passivation layer 60 is aligned by the alignment method described above and printed.
- CYTOP ink 19a is applied to the surface of the blanket 16 (P161 in FIG. 39).
- a passivation layer pattern 19a1 is formed (P162 in FIG. 39) and printed on the substrate S (P163 in FIG. 39). Thereby, the passivation layer 60 is overprinted.
- the via and pixel electrode layer 70 is formed by gravure inversion printing.
- the ink 21a is filled in the concave portion of the gravure plate 31 (P164 in FIG. 39).
- the ink 21a is extracted from the gravure plate 31 onto the blanket 16 (P165 in FIG. 39).
- the pattern ink 21a is printed on the substrate S (P166 in FIG. 39).
- the via and the pixel electrode layer 70 are overprinted on the substrate S.
- the substrate S on which the six-layer electronic device pattern using the ink material is formed is heated in an oven baking furnace. After the integral firing, the substrate S is cooled.
- the number of steps can be reduced by overlapping two layers on the blanket 16, and the process time can be further increased. It can be shortened. Further, by overlapping two layers on the blanket 16, it can be embedded in the other layer of one layer. Thereby, the plurality of layers formed on the substrate S can be further flattened, and the performance of the device can be improved.
- FIG. 40 shows the result of characteristic evaluation of the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method according to the second or third embodiment.
- the horizontal axis indicates the gate voltage, and the vertical axis indicates the drain current.
- a BGBC structure TFT (embodiment) and a TGBC structure TFT (embodiment) produced by the pattern formation method of the present embodiment are compared to a BGBC structure TFT (comparative example) produced by a conventional pattern formation method.
- the characteristics of the form that is, the shape of each graph in the figure
- did not change from this result, it can be seen that the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method of this embodiment operates normally.
- the performance of the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method of this embodiment is inferior to that of the comparative example at present.
- This can be improved by improving the process and ink material.
- a drying step may be inserted between printing of each layer.
- the drying process there is a method of incorporating a dryer or the like around the roller transfer cylinder 3 of the reverse printing machine 1.
- the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method of the present embodiment can suppress a design error due to the distortion of the substrate and can obtain a highly accurate TFT.
- the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method of this embodiment has a shorter manufacturing time than the TFT manufactured by the conventional pattern forming method and can suppress errors between products due to substrate distortion. Are better.
- the TFT manufactured by the pattern forming method of the present embodiment can be applied to TFTs having four structures of BGBC, BGTC, TGBC, and TGTC, it is excellent from the viewpoint of device design flexibility.
- FIG. 41 is a diagram schematically showing a pattern forming process in the reverse printing method.
- the ink 8 is a mixture of a low boiling point solvent that evaporates at a low temperature and a high boiling point solvent that evaporates at a high temperature.
- the blanket 16 is also made of a material that absorbs a high boiling point solvent.
- the low boiling point solvent gradually evaporates from the surface layer of the coating film. Further, the high boiling point solvent soaks into the blanket 16 at the interface with the surface of the blanket 16.
- the state after the time when the low boiling point solvent evaporates is the state before contact with the master plate. In this state, most of the ink 8 is dried and integrated, and only the interface with the blanket 16 is wet. In FIG. 41, the ink wet layer on the surface of the blanket 16 is drawn so as to be relatively thick, but the wet area is extremely thin, and only the interface is wet.
- the ink 8 remaining on the surface of the blanket 16 is brought into contact with the substrate S (work plate 11), the ink 8 is separated at the interface and transferred to the substrate S side.
- the ink 8 does not remain on the blanket 16 and 100% transfer can be performed.
- the surface of the ink 8 transferred to the substrate side that has been in contact with the blanket 16 becomes the front, and the remaining solvent gradually evaporates. Therefore, when printing is completed, that is, when the ink 8 is transferred to the substrate S, the ink 8 is considered to be in a semi-dry state.
- the inks 8 are continuously laminated, the inks are not mixed between the laminated layers, the structure is completed, and the TFT operates normally. It is because it is piled up in.
- the step of forming the gate layer is an example of a first pattern formation step of forming the first ink material pattern for the gate layer on the substrate.
- the step of forming the source-drain layer is an example of a second pattern formation step of forming the second ink material pattern for the source-drain layer on the substrate.
- the step of forming the semiconductor layer is an example of a third pattern formation step of forming a third ink material pattern for the semiconductor layer on the substrate.
- the step of forming the gate insulating layer is an example of an insulating layer forming step of forming an insulating layer that insulates the first and second ink material patterns on the substrate.
- step of integrally firing a plurality of layers is an example of a reforming step for integrally reforming each formed layer.
- the step of forming the passivation layer is an example of a fourth pattern forming step of forming the fourth ink material pattern for the passivation layer on the substrate.
- the step of forming the via and the pixel electrode layer is an example of a fifth pattern forming step of forming the fifth ink material pattern for the via and the pixel electrode layer on the substrate.
- the step of printing on the substrate with two layers on the blanket includes any one of the first to third pattern forming steps and the insulating layer forming step as one step.
- FIG. 42 shows how the performance of the ink film is lowered by the mixing layer formed between the ink layers when overprinting is performed, “interface between nano silver ink and PVP ink” and “interface between nano silver ink and glass substrate”. It is the result of comparing and examining.
- the mixing layer is a layer in which the ink of each layer generated at the interface between adjacent layers is mixed.
- the thickness of each adjacent layer refers to the thickness of each layer of the adjacent layer (not including the thickness of the portion that has become the mixing layer).
- the volume resistance after firing becomes a constant value (about 0.00001 ⁇ cm at a thickness of 100 nm or more) as the film thickness of the nano silver ink increases.
- the volume resistance after firing is about 0.00004 ⁇ cm when the thickness is 150 nm or more. It was.
- SEM scanning electron microscope
- the thickness of the ink layer may be larger than the mixing layer thickness generated at the ink interface. I found it important. What is necessary is just to determine how much thickness is based on a requirement specification.
- the mixing layer can be selected by reducing the amount of residual solvent in each semi-dry state of each ink as small as possible, or by selecting a combination of ink materials so that adjacent ink layer components do not dissolve in the residual solvent of the ink layer in the semi-dry state.
- the thickness can be reduced.
- a mixing layer is generated between the inks generated at the interface between layers when overprinting is performed
- printing is performed so that the first ink layer and the second ink layer are thicker than the thickness of the mixing layer.
- the thickness of the mixing layer generated when the inks to be used are stacked is measured in advance, and the ink exceeding the thickness is printed, so that the performance degradation due to the mixing layer does not lower the required performance.
- the thickness of each printing layer is made larger than the mixing layer thickness to ensure a film thickness that meets the required specifications, a manufacturing process that guarantees the film performance of each layer can be provided.
- two layers are targeted.
- the present embodiment it is possible to prevent deterioration of the film quality due to the mixing layer that occurs when ink is overprinted without the modifying step, and the material of each layer can exhibit stable performance.
- the gate layer is first reverse printed on the substrate, and after the gate insulating film is applied, the source-drain layer is reverse printed on the gate insulating film.
- the arrangement of the source-drain layers may be reversed. That is, a TFT may be manufactured by first performing reverse printing of the source-drain layer on the substrate and then reverse printing of the gate layer on the gate insulating film.
- the pattern forming method for an electronic device according to the present invention is not only for producing a TFT, but also for example, a metal layer as the first ink material pattern, such as a wiring layer, the insulating material, and the second ink. It can be generally used for producing a pattern for an electronic device having a laminated structure of metal layers as a material pattern.
- the electronic device manufactured by using the pattern forming method of the present invention is not limited to the organic TFT, but the metal layer as the first ink material pattern, the insulating material, and the metal as the second ink material pattern. All electronic devices having a layered structure of layers are included, and the pattern forming method of the present invention can be applied to all such electronic devices.
- the gate layer 10, the gate insulating layer 20, the source-drain layers 30, 40, the semiconductor layer 50, the passivation layer 60, the via, and the pixel electrode layer 70 are integrally fired.
- the pattern forming method according to the present invention is not limited to this.
- three layers of the gate layer 10, the gate insulating layer 20, and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 may be integrally fired, and the semiconductor layer 50 is added to the three layers.
- the layers may be integrally fired, or five layers obtained by adding the passivation layer 60 to the four layers may be fired integrally. In either case, the number of processes can be reduced.
- the pattern of the semiconductor layer 50 can be formed while removing moisture in the pattern, and the performance of the semiconductor layer 50 is degraded due to moisture absorption. It can effectively avoid what happens.
- the integral firing is performed under the firing conditions of the ink that requires the highest temperature and the longest time among the firing conditions of the plurality of layers.
- the gate layer 10 the gate insulating layer 20, and the source-drain layers 30 and 40 are integrally fired, they are fired in an oven at 180 ° C. for 60 minutes in accordance with the PVP ink for forming the gate insulating layer. Thereafter, another layer is printed on the substrate S, and further baked to produce a TFT.
- the drying process in the TFT manufacturing process as in step S24 in FIG. 5 may be omitted. Thereby, the process time can be further shortened. Whether or not to omit the drying step is preferably determined depending on the material.
- the integral firing is the firing condition of the ink that requires the highest temperature and the longest time among the firing conditions of the plurality of layers, but is not limited thereto. If there are conditions to consider other than temperature and time, it is desirable to set the most demanding conditions among the firing conditions of the plurality of layers. In addition, when other ink materials deteriorate under the above baking conditions, it is possible to make changes such as lowering the baking conditions. For example, if the semiconductor ink layer deteriorates after baking at 180 ° C. for 60 minutes, the maximum temperature is set to 150 ° C. and the baking time is extended to 75 minutes to reduce the thermal load on the semiconductor ink. In addition to suppressing deterioration, the insulating film ink can be completely modified.
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インク材料を用いた複数層の電子デバイス用パターンを、基板上に形成する方法であって、
ゲート層用の第1のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第1のパターン形成工程と、
ソース-ドレイン層用の第2のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第2のパターン形成工程と、
半導体層用の第3のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第3のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のインク材料パターンと前記第2のインク材料パターンとの間を絶縁する絶縁層を基板上に形成する絶縁層形成工程と、
前記形成された各層を一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を有することを特徴とするパターン形成方法が提供される。
インク材料の印刷を用いて電子デバイス用パターンを形成する方法であって、
メタル層を形成するための第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のパターン形成工程後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布工程と、
前記塗布工程後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成工程と、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を含むことを特徴とするパターン形成方法が提供される。
メタル層を形成するために第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のパターン形成工程後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布工程と、
前記塗布工程後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成工程と、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を含むパターン形成方法を用いて作製された電子デバイスが提供される。
インク材料の印刷を用いて電子デバイス用パターンを形成するパターン形成装置であって、
メタル層を形成するための第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成ステップと、
前記第1のパターン形成ステップ後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布ステップと、
前記塗布ステップ後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成ステップと、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質ステップと、
を含むステップにより電子デバイス用パターンを形成することを特徴とするパターン形成装置が提供される。
[電子デバイスの製造工程]
はじめに、有機TFT(thin film transistor)アレイを作製するための印刷プロセスの一例について説明する。ここでは、印刷法として反転印刷法を使用する。反転印刷とは、一様にインクを塗った、例えばPDMSからなるブランケット板から印刷したいパターンの反転パターンを持つ凸版で不要インクを除き、被転写基板(フィルム)を上記平面基板に接触させインクを転写して印刷する手法である。
[第1実施形態に係る有機TFTアレイの作製工程]
まず、第1実施形態に係るパターン形成方法を用いた有機TFTアレイの作製工程について、図5のフローチャートを参照しながら説明する。図5では、図1に示したTFT作製プロセスフローのうち、本実施形態に係るパターン形成方法を適用可能なゲート層、ゲート絶縁層、ソース-ドレイン層の3層について記載している。
次に、本実施形態のパターン形成方法を用いた電子デバイスの製造の効果について説明する。
(1)作製時間に係る効果
本実施形態では、加熱工程を最低、ステップS26の一回とすることができる。このため、電子デバイスの製造時間を短縮でき、生産性を高めることができる。
ゲート層のパターンを印刷後、ゲート層を焼成すると、下地のプラスチック基板は冷却されて室温に戻ると焼成前に比べて収縮する。これにより、ゲート層と、その後に印刷するソース層及びドレイン層のパターンとの位置ずれが生じる。しかし、本実施形態では、ゲート層のパターンを印刷後(図5のS22)、ゲート層を焼成せずにソース層及びドレイン層のパターン印刷までを実行することが可能である。これにより、上記位置ずれを回避することができる。
例えば、ゲート層のパターンを印刷後、ゲート層を焼成すると、図3に示したゲート層のインク表面Aと基板表面Bとの親水性の差がより顕著になり、より凹凸が大きくなる。よって、その上に印刷する、あるいは塗布する材料の表面SUに生じる凹凸がより顕著になる。この凹凸は作製するデバイスの性能を低下させるため印刷表面はできる限り平坦な方がよい。そこで、本実施形態では、ゲート層のパターンを印刷後(図5のS22)、ゲート層を焼成せずに次工程以降を実行することが可能である。これにより、ゲート層上部のゲート絶縁膜を平坦化し、デバイスの性能低下を抑制することができる。
上記実施形態に係るパターン形成方法では、ゲート層及びソース-ドレイン層において、反転印刷法により第1のインク材料パターン及び第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する。
[BGBC構造TFT]
図13の1段目は、BGBC(Bottom Gate, Bottom Contact)構造のTFTを示す。BGBC構造のTFTでは、ゲート層10が下部(基板上)に位置し、ソース-ドレイン層30、40が半導体層50の下部に位置する。
[BGTC構造TFT]
図13の2段目は、BGTC(Bottom Gate, Top Contact)構造のTFTを示す。BGTC構造のTFTでは、ゲート層10が下部に位置し、ソース-ドレイン層30、40が半導体層50の上部に位置する。
[TGBC構造TFT]
図13の3段目は、は、TGBC(Top Gate, Bottom Contact)構造のTFTを示す。TGBC構造のTFTでは、ゲート層10が最も上部に位置し、ソース-ドレイン層30、40が半導体層50の下部に位置する。
[TGTC構造TFT]
図13の4段目は、TGTC(Top Gate, Top Contact)構造のTFTを示す。TGTC構造のTFTでは、ゲート層10が最も上部に位置し、ソース-ドレイン層30、40が半導体層50の上部で電気的に接続されている。
[第2実施形態に係る有機TFTアレイの作製工程]
次に、第2実施形態に係るパターン形成方法を用いた有機TFTアレイの作製工程について、図15のフローチャートを参照しながら説明する。図15では、図1に示したTFT作製プロセスフローに加え、パシベーション膜に貫通ビアを設け、それを介して画素電極を形成するボトムゲート型のTFT作製プロセスフローまで示している。
まず、ガラス基板、または、フィルム基板(以下、基板Sという。)を洗浄および除電してパーティクルや有機物を除去する(S30)。反転印刷機1を用いてゲート層のパターンを印刷する(S31)。使用するインクは、例えばナノ銀インクである。この工程では、ゲート層用のインク17aをブランケット16の表面に塗布する(図16のP10)。次に、ゲート層の反転パターンが形成されたマスター板の凸部(図示せず)と接触したインク17aをはぎ取り、ゲート層用のパターン17a1を形成し(図16のP11)、基板S上に転写する(図16のP12)。これにより、基板S上にゲート層10が形成される。
次に、BGTC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図20及び図21を参照しながら説明する。まず、基板Sを洗浄後、図16のP10~P12に示したように、ゲート層10のパターンを印刷する。次に、図16のP13、P14に示したように、ゲート絶縁層20を印刷する。
次に、TGBC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図22~図24を参照しながら説明する。まず、ソース-ドレイン層30,40のパターンを印刷する。この工程では、ソース-ドレイン層用のインク17cをブランケット16の表面に塗布する(図22のP50)。次に、ソース-ドレイン層用のパターン17c1を形成し(図22のP51)、基板Sにパターン17c1を印刷する(図22のP52)。これにより、基板S上にソース-ドレイン層30,40が形成される。
次に、TGTC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図25~図27を参照しながら説明する。まず、半導体層50のパターンを印刷する。この工程では、半導体層用のインク18aをブランケット16の表面に塗布する(図25のP70)。次に、半導体層のパターン18a1を形成し(図25のP71)、基板Sにパターン18a1を印刷する(図25のP72)。これにより、基板S上に半導体層50が形成される。
第2実施形態に係るパターン形成方法では、BGBC、BGTC、TGBC、TGTCの4つの構造のTFTの作製工程の一例を説明した。第3実施形態に係るパターン形成方法では、上記4つの構造のTFTの作製工程の他の例を説明する。
最初に、BGBC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図28~図31を参照しながら説明する。図29~図31には、図28のプロセスフローの各印刷工程でブランケット16上と基板上にどのような構造体が作られているかを示している。ブランケット上の構造体は本来なら曲面上に形成されるが、この図では簡略化して平面上の構造体として示している。
次に、BGTC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図32及び図33を参照しながら説明する。まず、基板Sを洗浄後、図29のP90~P92に示したように、基板S上にゲート層10のパターンを印刷する。
次に、TGBC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図34~図36を参照しながら説明する。まず、ソース-ドレイン層30,40のパターンを印刷する。この工程では、ソース-ドレイン層用のインク17cをブランケット16の表面に塗布する(図34のP130)。次に、ソース-ドレイン層用のパターン17c1を形成し(図34のP131)、基板Sに印刷する(図34のP132)。これにより、基板S上にソース-ドレイン層30,40が形成される。
次に、TGTC構造のTFTの作製工程について、図37~図39を参照しながら説明する。まず、半導体層のパターンを印刷する。この工程では、半導体層用のインク18aをブランケット16の表面に塗布する(図37のP150)。次に、半導体層用のパターン18a1を形成し(図37のP151)、基板Sに印刷する(図37のP152)。これにより、基板S上に半導体層50が形成される。
図40は、上記第2又は第3実施形態に係るパターン形成方法により作製したTFTの特性評価結果である。横軸がゲート電圧を示し、縦軸がドレイン電流を示す。これによれば、従来のパターン形成方法で作製したBGBC構造のTFT(比較例)に対して、本実施形態のパターン形成方法で作製したBGBC構造のTFT(実施形態)及びTGBC構造のTFT(実施形態)の特性(つまり、図中の各グラフの形状)は変わらなかった。この結果から本実施形態のパターン形成方法で作製したTFTが正常に動作することがわかる。
最後に、第1~第3実施形態で使用した反転印刷法でのパターン形成過程を、図41を参照しながら考察する。図41は、反転印刷法でのパターン形成過程を模式的に示した図である。インク8は、低い温度で蒸発する低沸点溶媒と高い温度で蒸発する高沸点溶媒とが混合されたものを使用する。また、ブランケット16も高い沸点の溶媒を吸い込む材料を使用する。
図42は、重ね印刷した際のインク層間にできるミキシング層によりインク膜の性能がどのように低下するかを「ナノ銀インクとPVPインクの界面」と「ナノ銀インクとガラス基板の界面」とを比較して調べた結果である。ミキシング層は、隣接する層の界面に生じる各層のインクが混ざり合った層である。隣接する層のそれぞれの膜厚は、隣接する層の各層の厚さ(ミキシング層となった部分の厚さを含まない)をいう。
ガラス基板上のナノ銀インクの場合、ナノ銀インクの膜厚が増えるにつれて焼成後の体積抵抗は一定値(100nm厚以上で約0.00001Ωcm)になる。
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- インク材料を用いた複数層の電子デバイス用パターンを、基板上に形成する方法であって、
ゲート層用の第1のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第1のパターン形成工程と、
ソース-ドレイン層用の第2のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第2のパターン形成工程と、
半導体層用の第3のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第3のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のインク材料パターンと前記第2のインク材料パターンとの間を絶縁する絶縁層を基板上に形成する絶縁層形成工程と、
前記形成された各層を一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を有することを特徴とするパターン形成方法。 - パシベーション層用の第4のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第4のパターン形成工程を更に有し、
前記改質工程は、
前記形成された各層を一体的に改質する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法。 - ビア及び画素電極層用の第5のインク材料パターンを基板上に形成する第5のパターン形成工程を更に有し、
前記改質工程は、
前記形成された各層を一体的に改質する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法。 - 前記第5のパターン形成工程は、
前記第5のインク材料パターンを、空気より透過係数の大きなガス雰囲気中で基板上に形成する、
ことを特徴とする請求項3に記載のパターン形成方法。 - 前記第1~第3のパターン形成工程のいずれかと前記絶縁層形成工程とを1つの工程として、前記第1~第3のインク材料パターンのいずれかと前記絶縁層とを積層した積層膜を基板に一体形成する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法。 - 前記形成された各層のうち、隣接する2層間に生じるミキシング層の厚さよりも前記隣接する層のそれぞれの厚さを大きくする、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法。 - インク材料の印刷を用いて電子デバイス用パターンを形成する方法であって、
メタル層を形成するための第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のパターン形成工程後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布工程と、
前記塗布工程後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成工程と、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を含むことを特徴とするパターン形成方法。 - 前記塗布工程後であって前記第2のパターン形成工程前に、前記塗布された絶縁材料を熱乾燥手段、自然乾燥手段、光乾燥手段又は荷電粒子乾燥手段の少なくともいずれかの手段により乾燥させる乾燥工程を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンは、
基板上に形成されることを特徴とする請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。 - 前記第1のパターン形成工程及び前記第2のパターン形成工程では、反転印刷法により前記第1のインク材料パターン及び前記第2のインク材料パターンが印刷されることを特徴とする請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記改質工程は、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンのうち最も改質しにくい材料の改質条件に基づき、一体的に焼成する請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記第1のインク材料パターン及び前記第2のインク材料パターンのインク材料は、1ミクロン又は1ミクロン未満のナノ材料を含む材料から構成される請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記塗布工程は、スピンコート法あるいはスリットノズルコート法により絶縁材料を塗布し、絶縁層を形成する請求項7に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記改質工程は、熱平衡加熱法により前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを焼成する請求項11に記載のパターン形成方法。
- 前記改質工程及び前記乾燥工程以外の工程では、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを加熱及び乾燥しない請求項8に記載のパターン形成方法。
- メタル層を形成するために第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成工程と、
前記第1のパターン形成工程後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布工程と、
前記塗布工程後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成工程と、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質工程と、
を含むパターン形成方法を用いて作製された電子デバイス。 - インク材料の印刷を用いて電子デバイス用パターンを形成するパターン形成装置であって、
メタル層を形成するための第1のインク材料パターンを印刷する第1のパターン形成ステップと、
前記第1のパターン形成ステップ後、絶縁材料を塗布する塗布ステップと、
前記塗布ステップ後、前記印刷された第1のインク材料パターンの位置に応じた位置に、メタル層を形成するための第2のインク材料パターンを印刷する第2のパターン形成ステップと、
前記第2のパターン形成工程後、前記第1のインク材料パターン、前記絶縁材料及び前記第2のインク材料パターンを一体的に改質する改質ステップと、
を含むステップにより電子デバイス用パターンを形成することを特徴とするパターン形成装置。 - 請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法を用いて形成されたTFTアレイ。
- 前記基板は、可撓性フィルム基板であること特徴とする請求項1に記載のパターン形成方法。
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