Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100163855 | METHOD OF FABRICATING POLYSILICON, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor, a method of fabricating the thin film transistor, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device equipped with the thin film transistor of which the thin film transistor includes a substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the gate electrode from the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and partially connected to the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer is disposed on the first semiconductor layer. | 07-01-2010 |
20100224882 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A thin film transistor, a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode display device having the same, the thin film transistor including: a substrate; a silicon layer formed on the substrate; a diffusion layer formed on the silicon layer; a semiconductor layer that is crystallized using a metal catalyst, formed on the diffusion layer; a gate electrode disposed on the diffusion layer, facing a channel region of the semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer disposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer; and source and drain electrodes electrically connected to source and drain regions of the semiconductor layer. | 09-09-2010 |
20100224883 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (TFT) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. The TFT and the OLED display device include a substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a gate electrode insulated from the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and partially connected to the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer is formed from a polycrystalline silicon layer crystallized by a metal catalyst and the metal catalyst is removed by gettering using an etchant. In addition, the OLED display device includes an insulating layer disposed on the entire surface of the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to one of the source and drain electrodes, an organic layer, and a second electrode. | 09-09-2010 |
20100227060 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ATOMIC LAYER USING THE SAME - An atomic layer deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a vacuum pump to control a pressure in the chamber, a gas supply unit to supply a reaction gas into the chamber, a substrate holder disposed between the vacuum pump and the gas supply unit and having a heater, a mask assembly disposed between the substrate holder and the gas supply unit and having a cooling path to move coolant, and a coolant source to supply the coolant into the cooling path. The mask assembly is positioned a first distance from a substrate, and coolant is supplied into the cooling path of the mask assembly. The substrate is heated using the heater of the substrate holder, a pressure of the chamber is controlled using the vacuum pump, and reaction gasses are sequentially supplied through the gas supply unit. | 09-09-2010 |
20100263594 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus that forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and thermally processes the substrates, by uniformly heating the substrates. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a boat in which substrates are stacked, an external heater located outside of the processing chamber, a feeder to move the boat into and out of the processing chamber, a lower heater located below the feeder, and a central heater located in the center of the boat. | 10-21-2010 |
20110008540 | CANISTER FOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A deposition apparatus, and a canister for the deposition apparatus capable of maintaining a predetermined amount of source material contained in a reactive gas supplied to a deposition chamber when the source material is deposited on a substrate by atomic layer deposition includes a main body, a source storage configured to store a source material, a heater disposed outside the main body, and a first feed controller configured to control the source material supplied to the main body from the source storage. | 01-13-2011 |
20110041767 | METAL CAPTURING APPARATUS AND ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A metal capturing apparatus and an atomic layer deposition apparatus, which are capable of discharging an exhaust gas from a process chamber, in which a metal atomic layer is deposited on a substrate using a reaction gas containing a metal catalyst, without a scrubber, and easily reusing the metal catalyst contained in the exhaust gas. The metal capturing apparatus includes a capturing chamber having a capturing space, a capturing plate disposed at one side of the capturing chamber and partially inserted into the capturing chamber, a refrigerant source feeding a refrigerant cooling the capturing plate, and an attachment unit attaching the capturing plate to the capturing chamber. The atomic layer deposition apparatus includes a process chamber, a vacuum pump connected to an exhaust port of the process chamber, and a metal capturing apparatus disposed between the process chamber and the vacuum pump. | 02-24-2011 |
20110083960 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering apparatus that is capable of uniformly depositing an ultra-low concentration metal catalyst on a substrate having an amorphous silicon layer in order to crystallize the amorphous silicon layer. The sputtering apparatus includes a process chamber, a metal target located inside the process chamber, a substrate holder located opposite the metal target, and a vacuum pump connected with an exhaust pipe of the process chamber. An area of the metal target is more than 1.3 times an area of a substrate placed on the substrate holder. | 04-14-2011 |
20110100973 | APPARATUS FOR THERMALLY PROCESSING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for thermally processing a plurality of substrates including a process chamber into which a boat having a plurality of substrates stacked thereon is loaded, and a heater chamber separate from the process chamber and having a plurality of heaters to apply heat to the process chamber. Here, the heaters are installed to correspond to all sides of the plurality of substrates. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a temperature distribution in the process chamber and uniformly supply heat to the entire region of the plurality of substrates. | 05-05-2011 |
20110114961 | METHOD OF FORMING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON LAYER, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer, a thin film transistor (TFT), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device having the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer includes providing a substrate, forming a buffer layer on the substrate, forming an amorphous silicon layer on the buffer layer, forming a groove in the amorphous silicon layer, forming a capping layer on the amorphous silicon layer, forming a metal catalyst layer on the capping layer, and annealing the substrate and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer. | 05-19-2011 |
20110114963 | Thin film transistor, organic light emitting diode display device having the same, and method of fabricating the same - A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, a semiconductor layer including source/drain regions and a channel region on the buffer layer, a gate insulating layer corresponding to the channel region, a gate electrode corresponding to the channel region, and source/drain electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor layer. A polysilicon layer of the channel region may include only a low angle grain boundary, and a high angle grain boundary may be disposed in a region of the semiconductor layer that is apart from the channel region. | 05-19-2011 |
20110120859 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS - Provided is a sputtering apparatus which deposits a metal catalyst on an amorphous silicon layer at an extremely low concentration in order to crystallize amorphous silicon, and particularly minimizes non-uniformity of the metal catalyst caused by a pre-sputtering process without reducing process efficiency. This sputtering apparatus improves the uniformity of the metal catalyst deposited on the amorphous silicon layer at an extremely low concentration. The sputtering apparatus includes a process chamber having first and second regions, a metal target located inside the process chamber, a target transfer unit moving the metal target and having a first shield for controlling a traveling direction of a metal catalyst discharged from the metal target, and a substrate holder disposed in the second region to be capable of facing the metal target. A distance difference between a linear distance, which is a distance between a substrate loaded on the substrate holder and the metal target, and a length of the first shield is less than 3 cm. | 05-26-2011 |
20110220878 | Thin film transistor and method of manufacturing the same - A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a substrate, and an active region on the substrate including source and drain regions at opposing ends of the active region, a lightly doped region adjacent to at least one of the source region and the drain region, a plurality of channel regions, and a highly doped region between two channel regions of the plurality of channel regions. The TFT includes a gate insulation layer on the active region, and a multiple gate electrode having a plurality of gate electrodes on the gate insulation layer, the plurality of channel regions being disposed below corresponding gate electrodes, and the source region and the drain region being disposed adjacent to outermost portions of the multiple gate electrode. The TFT includes a first interlayer insulation layer on the multiple gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes extending through the first interlayer insulation layer and contacting the respective source and drain regions. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227078 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device including: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the first semiconductor layer; a first insulation layer disposed on both the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the first insulation layer including a first opening forming a space between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer and that fills the first opening. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227079 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor including: an active layer formed on a substrate; a gate insulating layer pattern formed on a predetermined region of the active layer; a gate electrode formed on a predetermined region of the gate insulating layer pattern; an etching preventing layer pattern covering the gate insulating layer pattern and the gate electrode; and a source member and a drain member formed on the active layer and the etching preventing layer pattern. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233529 | Substrate including thin film transistor, method of manufacturing the substrate, and organic light emitting display apparatus including the substrate - A substrate including a thin film transistor, the substrate including an active layer disposed on the substrate, the active layer including a channel area and source and drain areas, a gate electrode disposed on the active layer, the channel area corresponding to the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer interposed between the active layer and the gate electrode, an interlayer insulating layer disposed to cover the active layer and the gate electrode, the interlayer insulating layer having first and second contact holes partially exposing the active layer, source and drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer, the source and drain areas corresponding to the source and drain electrodes, and ohmic contact layers, the ohmic contact layers being interposed between the interlayer insulating layer and the source and drain electrodes, and contacting the source and drain areas through the first and second contact holes. | 09-29-2011 |
20110248276 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE LAYERS OF THE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A thin film transistor including a first polycrystalline semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate, a second polycrystalline semiconductor layer disposed on the first polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and metal catalysts configured to adjoin the first polycrystalline semiconductor layer and spaced apart from one another at specific intervals. | 10-13-2011 |
20110248277 | METHOD OF CRYSTALIZING AMORPHOUS SILICON LAYER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR USING THE SAME, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR USING THE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method of crystallizing an amorphous silicon layer, a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor using the same, and a thin film transistor using the manufacturing method, the crystallizing method including: forming an amorphous silicon layer; positioning crystallization catalyst particles on the amorphous silicon layer to be separated from each other; selectively removing the crystallization catalyst particles from a portion of the amorphous silicon layer; and crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer by a heat treatment. | 10-13-2011 |
20110312135 | Method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and method of manufacturing thin film transistor - A method of crystallizing a silicon layer and a method of manufacturing a TFT, the method of crystallizing a silicon layer including forming a catalyst metal layer on a substrate; forming a catalyst metal capping pattern on the catalyst metal layer; forming a second amorphous silicon layer on the catalyst metal capping pattern; and heat-treating the second amorphous silicon layer to form a polycrystalline silicon layer. | 12-22-2011 |
20120000425 | Apparatus for Processing Substrate - A substrate processing apparatus that simultaneously forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and performs heat treatment includes: a plurality of substrate holders, each including a substrate support that supports a substrate and a first gas pipe having one or a plurality of injection holes; a boat where the plurality of substrate holders are stacked and including a second gas pipe connected with the first gas pipe of each of the substrate holders; a process chamber providing a space in which the substrates stacked in the boat are processed; a conveying unit that carries the boat into/out of the process chamber; a first heating unit disposed outside the process chamber; and a gas supply unit including a third gas pipe connected with the second gas pipe and supplying a heated or cooled gas into the second gas pipe. | 01-05-2012 |
20120000986 | CANISTER FOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING SAME - A canister for a deposition apparatus and a deposition apparatus using the same, and more particularly, a canister for a deposition apparatus that can provide a uniform amount of source material contained in a reaction gas supplied into a deposition chamber and improve safety in the supply of the source material, and a deposition apparatus using the canister. The deposition apparatus includes a deposition chamber; a canister supplying a reaction gas into the deposition chamber; and a carrier gas supplier for supplying a carrier gas into the canister, in which the canister includes a main body, a heating unit heating the main body and a temperature measuring unit disposed under the main body. | 01-05-2012 |
20120056187 | METHOD OF FORMING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON LAYER, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON LAYER - A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer includes forming a first amorphous silicon layer and forming a second amorphous silicon layer such that the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer have different film qualities from each other, and crystallizing the first amorphous silicon layer and the second amorphous silicon layer using a metal catalyst to form a first polycrystalline silicon layer and a second polycrystalline silicon layer. A thin film transistor includes the polycrystalline silicon layer formed by the method and an organic light emitting device includes the thin film transistor. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056189 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer provided on the substrate and crystallized by using a metal catalyst, a gate electrode insulated from and disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a getter layer disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode and formed with a metal oxide having a diffusion coefficient that is less than that of the metal catalyst in the semiconductor layer. | 03-08-2012 |
20130122664 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A substrate including a thin film transistor, the substrate including an active layer disposed on the substrate, the active layer including a channel area and source and drain areas, a gate electrode disposed on the active layer, the channel area corresponding to the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer interposed between the active layer and the gate electrode, an interlayer insulating layer disposed to cover the active layer and the gate electrode, the interlayer insulating layer having first and second contact holes partially exposing the active layer, source and drain electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulating layer, the source and drain areas corresponding to the source and drain electrodes, and ohmic contact layers, the ohmic contact layers being interposed between the interlayer insulating layer and the source and drain electrodes, and contacting the source and drain areas through the first and second contact holes. | 05-16-2013 |
20140045305 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device including: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the first semiconductor layer; a first insulation layer disposed on both the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the first insulation layer including a first opening forming a space between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer and that fills the first opening. | 02-13-2014 |
20140284558 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a semiconductor on a substrate; an ohmic contact overlapping at least a portion of the semiconductor; a source electrode and a drain electrode on the ohmic contact; a gate insulating layer covering the semiconductor; and a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor and between the source electrode and the drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, wherein the gate electrode is laterally separated from the drain electrode by a first distance and is laterally separated from the source electrode by a second distance. | 09-25-2014 |
20140308445 | CANISTER FOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A deposition apparatus, and a canister for the deposition apparatus capable of maintaining a predetermined amount of source material contained in a reactive gas supplied to a deposition chamber when the source material is deposited on a substrate by atomic layer deposition includes a main body, a source storage configured to store a source material, a heater disposed outside the main body, and a first feed controller configured to control the source material supplied to the main body from the source storage. | 10-16-2014 |
20140363936 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor (TFT) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. The TFT and the OLED display device include a substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a gate electrode insulated from the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and partially connected to the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer is formed from a polycrystalline silicon layer crystallized by a metal catalyst and the metal catalyst is removed by gettering using an etchant. In addition, the OLED display device includes an insulating layer disposed on the entire surface of the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to one of the source and drain electrodes, an organic layer, and a second electrode. | 12-11-2014 |