Thin film transistor having a continuous crystallized layer including the channel and portions of source and drain regions

摘要

A transistor includes an MILC (metal-induced lateral crystallization) region formed on a substrate with a semiconductor material and including a channel region, and a plurality of MIC (metal-induced crystallization) regions formed on the sides of the MILC region with a semiconductor material, wherein at least one boundary between the MILC region and one of the MIC regions is located outside the channel region. A method of fabricating a transistor includes the steps of forming an MILC (metal-induced lateral crystallization) region on a substrate using a semiconductor material, the MILC region including a channel region, and forming a plurality of MIC (metal-induced crystallization) regions formed on sides of the MILC region using a semiconductor material, wherein at least one boundary between the MILC region and one of the MIC regions is located outside the channel region.