摘要 |
A 1:1 laser projection system and method are provided for laser irradiating a semiconductor film. The method comprises: exposing a mask to a beam of laser light; projecting laser light passed through the mask by a factor of one; exposing the area of a semiconductor film to the projected laser light having a first energy density; exposing an area of semiconductor film to a lamp light having a second energy density; and, summing the first and second energy densities to heat the area of film. When the semiconductor film is silicon, the film heating typically entails melting, and then, crystallizing the film. In some aspects of the method, the lamp is an excimer lamp having a wavelength of less than 550 nanometers (nm), and the laser is an excimer laser having a wavelength of less than 550 nm. In some aspects, the lamp is mounted to expose the bottom surface of the film including an area underlying the area being laser irradiated. Alternately, the lamp is mounted above the substrate with the laser optics system, to directly expose the top surface of the substrate to light.
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