Patent ID: 6084282
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01J,H01L

Abstract:
In a flat panel display, a multi-layer thin film structure coupled to a backplate of said flat panel display, the multi-layer thin film structure adapted to be used as a bus material for said flat panel display, said multi-layer thin film structure, comprising:a first layer of a thin-film coupled to the substrate, said first layer being made of a metal selected from the group of transition and refractory metals, and said first layer being doped by nitrogen to reduce its stress level; anda second layer of said thin-film, said second layer disposed on said first layer, said second layer being made of the same material as said first layer, but said second layer not being doped by nitrogen;such that:said thin-film has lower stress level than a film made of the same material and having similar thickness as said thin-film, but without doping said film by nitrogen; andsaid thin-film has a lower sheet resistance than said film made of the same material, having similar thickness as said thin-film, and with similar atom percentage of nitrogen as said first layer, said thin-film adapted to be used in a flat panel display as a bus material for said flat panel display.