The present invention relates to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly to a complementary thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof.
Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) which is a design of integrated circuit process can make components of n-type MOSFET (NMOS) and p-type MOSFET (PMOS) from a silicon wafer template. CMOS means that physical characteristics of NMOS and PMOS are complementarity. SRAM, microcontrollers, microprocessors, CMOS image sensing devices, or other digital logic circuitry can be made from a process of CMOS. CMOS is formed from NMOS and PMOS, and CMOS is a basic circuit construction of an integrated circuit.
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However, a drive chip and a glass substrate of the traditional liquid crystal display is not made by the design of an integrated separation. In the technology of low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS), the semiconductor of the p-type thin film transistor 11 and the n-type thin film transistor 12 in the CTFT circuit are made by different types of doping. The preparation process of the CTFT circuit has a complex process of laser annealing and ion implantation with a high manufacturing cost.
An object of the present invention is to provide a complementary thin film transistor, wherein an n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region and a p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region to form a double-gate structure for improving the device characteristics.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method of a complementary thin film transistor, wherein an n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region and a p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region to simplify the process and reduce the manufacturing cost.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a complementary thin film transistor, the complementary thin film transistor comprises a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer. The substrate defines as an n-type transistor region and a p-type transistor region adjacent to the n-type transistor region. The n-type semiconductor layer is disposed above the substrate and within the n-type transistor region, wherein the n-type semiconductor layer comprises a metal oxide material. The p-type semiconductor layer is disposed above the substrate and within the p-type transistor region, wherein the p-type semiconductor layer comprises an organic semiconductor material.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the complementary thin film transistor further includes a first gate layer and an insulation layer, the first gate layer is formed on the substrate and disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region, the insulation layer is formed on the first gate layer and the substrate, and wherein the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer are formed on the insulation layer and spaced apart from each other.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the complementary thin film transistor further includes an etched barrier layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer and the insulation layer, and disposed within the n-type transistor region.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the complementary thin film transistor further includes an electrode metal layer formed on the insulation layer and disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region, the electrode metal layer is formed on the n-type semiconductor layer, and the p-type semiconductor layer is formed on the electrode metal layer.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the complementary thin film transistor further includes a passivation layer and a second gate layer, the passivation layer is formed on the electrode metal layer and the insulation layer and disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region, and the second gate layer is formed on the passivation layer and disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the metal oxide material of the n-type semiconductor layer is selected from an indium gallium zinc oxide, an indium zinc oxide, or a zinc tin oxide.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the organic semiconductor material of the p-type semiconductor layer is selected from pentacene, triphenylamine, fullerene, phthalocyanine, perylene derivative, or cyanine.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a manufacturing method of a complementary thin film transistor, the method comprises steps of: a first gate layer formation step for defining an n-type transistor region and a p-type transistor region adjacent to the n-type transistor region on a substrate, and forming a first gate layer on the substrate, wherein the first gate layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region; an insulation layer formation step for forming an insulation layer on the first gate layer and the substrate; an n-type semiconductor layer formation step for forming an n-type semiconductor layer on the insulation layer, wherein the n-type semiconductor layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region and comprises a metal oxide material; an electrode metal layer formation step for forming an electrode metal layer on the n-type transistor region and the insulation layer, wherein the electrode metal layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region; and a p-type semiconductor layer formation step for forming a p-type semiconductor layer on the insulation layer and the electrode metal layer, wherein the p-type semiconductor layer is disposed within the p-type transistor region and comprises an organic semiconductor material, and the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer are spaced apart from each other.
In one embodiment of the present invention, after the n-type semiconductor layer formation step, the manufacturing method further comprises an etched barrier layer formation step for forming an etched barrier layer on the n-type semiconductor layer and the insulation layer, wherein the etched barrier layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region.
In one embodiment of the present invention, after the p-type semiconductor layer formation step, the manufacturing method further comprises a second gate layer formation step for forming a passivation layer on the electrode metal layer and the insulation layer, and forming a second gate layer on the passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region, and the second gate layer is disposed within the n-type transistor region and the p-type transistor region.
As described above, in the complementary thin film transistor of the present invention, an n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region and a p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region to simplify the process and reduce the manufacturing cost. The n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for improving the device characteristics.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, directional terms described by the present invention, such as upper, lower, front, back, left, right, inner, outer, side, longitudinal/vertical, transverse/horizontal, and etc., are only directions by referring to the accompanying drawings, and thus the used directional terms are used to describe and understand the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
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According to a structure of the present invention, the n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region 101 and the p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region 102 through disposing the n-type semiconductor layer 31 and the p-type semiconductor layer 32 above the substrate 2, so that the organic TFT can be made to be the area structure of the p-type thin film transistor, and the oxide TFT can be made to be the area structure of the n-type thin film transistor. In addition, the n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for simplifying the process and improving the device characteristics, such as increasing a on-state current (Ion), reducing off-state current (Ioff), and improving the shift of voltage Vth without additional cost.
As described above, the n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region 101 and the p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region 102, the process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low, and the n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for simplifying the process and improving the device characteristics, such as increasing a on-state current (Ion), reducing off-state current (Ioff), and improving the shift of voltage Vth without additional cost.
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As described above, the n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region 101 and the p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region 102, the process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low, and the n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for simplifying the process and improving the device characteristics. In addition, the etched barrier layer 8 is formed on the n-type semiconductor layer 31 to protect the n-type semiconductor layer 31 which is an n-type channel.
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As described above, the n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region 101 and the p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region 102, the process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low, and the n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for simplifying the process and improving the device characteristics, such as increasing a on-state current (Ion), reducing off-state current (Ioff), and improving the shift of voltage Vth without additional cost. The p-type semiconductor layer formation step S205 is implemented after the n-type semiconductor layer formation step S203, so that the semiconductor characteristics of the n-type thin film transistor cannot be influenced by the process.
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As described above, the n-type thin film transistor is formed within the n-type transistor region 101 and the p-type thin film transistor is formed within the p-type transistor region 102, the process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low, and the n-type thin film transistor and the p-type thin film transistor are also made to form a double-gate structure for simplifying the process and improving the device characteristics. In addition, the etched barrier layer 8 is formed on the n-type semiconductor layer 31 to protect the n-type semiconductor layer 31 which is an n-type channel.
The present invention has been described with preferred embodiments thereof and it is understood that many changes and modifications to the described embodiments can be carried out without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention that is intended to be limited only by the appended claims.
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201610112863.7 | Feb 2016 | CN | national |
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PCT/CN2016/078749 | 4/8/2016 | WO | 00 |