About this title: This is a single-source treatment of developments in TFT production from international specialists. It interweaves overlapping areas in multiple disciplines pertinent to transistor fabrication and explores the killer application of amorphous silicon transistors in active matrix liquid crystal displays. It evaluates the preparation of polycrystalline silicon TFTs for applications in cameras, video recorders, PDAs, and cell phones. The authors provide an introduction to the technology, a historical overview of its development, and a discussion of the characteristics and applications of TFT display technology. This treatment will be useful to students, designers, and engineers who require both the background information and knowledge of the applications of this technology.
Table Of Contents

Preface

       Part I The Development of and Advances in Amorphous and Polycrystalline Si Materials and Devices

             Thin-Film Transistors -- A Historical Perspective

                               Webster E. Howard

             Preparation and Properties of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Transistors

                               Jin Jang

             Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Transistors

                               Jerzy Kanicki

                               Sandrine Martin

             Technology of Polysilicon Thin-Film Transistors

                               A. T. Voutsas

                               M. K. Hatalis

             Thin-Film Transistors in Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Displays (AMLCDs)

                               Frank R. Libsch

       Part II The Emergence of Alternative Organic Semiconductors and Devices

             Organic-Based Thin-Film Transistors

                               Francis Garnier

             Vacuum-Deposited Organic Thin-Film Field-Effect Transistors Based on Small Molecules

                               Christos D. Dimitrakopoulos

             Organic Transistors: Materials, Patterning Techniques and Applications

                               John A. Rogers

                               Zhenan Bao

                               Howard E. Katz

                               Ananth Dodabalapur

             Polymer Transistor Circuits Fabricated by Solution Processing and Direct Printing

                               Henning Sirringhaus

                               Richard Friend

                               Takeo Kawase

                               Lukas Buergi

             Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Thin-Film Transistors

                               David B. Mitzi

                               Cherie R. Kagan

Index