CdSe: the ideal semiconductor for active matrix displays (Invited Paper)

Thomas Peter Brody

doi:10.1117/12.60344

1 July 1992 CdSe: the ideal semiconductor for active matrix displays (Invited Paper)

Thomas Peter Brody

Proceedings Volume 1664, High-Resolution Displays and Projection Systems; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60344
Event: SPIE/IS&T 1992 Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1992, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

CdSe was the semiconductor used in the pioneering active matrix work of the 70''s. Today''s active matrix industry has chosen to disregard this material and is concentrating almost exclusively on Si films. This paper shows the historical roots of this decision, which in the author''s opinion has put the industry on a false trail, hindered the full development of the original concept of a fully integrated display subsystem and has resulted in excessive manufacturing cost. Important recent contributions to CdSe TFT technology are reviewed in the paper, followed by a comparison of the critical physical and fabrication parameters of CdSe, (alpha) -Si and poly-Si. These sections present an incontrovertible argument for an industry-wide reconsideration of an unjustly neglected material.

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Thomas Peter Brody "CdSe: the ideal semiconductor for active matrix displays (Invited Paper)", Proc. SPIE 1664, High-Resolution Displays and Projection Systems, (1 July 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60344

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