Patent Publication Number: US-8987068-B2

Title: Method for manufacturing display device

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a display device to which an active element such as a transistor formed over a glass substrate is applied and to a method for manufacturing the same. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, a display panel of a so-called active matrix driving method constituted by a thin film transistor (hereinafter also referred to as a “TFT”) over a glass substrate is known. As well as a manufacturing technique of a semiconductor integrated circuit, this display panel needs a step of patterning a thin film such as a conductor, a semiconductor, or an insulator by a light-exposure step using a photomask. 
     A size of a mother glass substrate used for manufacturing a display panel is enlarged from 300 mm×400 mm of the first generation in the early 1990s to 680 mm×880 mm or 730 mm×920 mm of the fourth generation in 2000. Furthermore, the manufacturing technique made such a development that a number of display panels can be obtained from one substrate. 
     When a size of a glass substrate or a display panel is small, patterning can be carried out comparatively easily by using a photolithography machine. However, as a substrate size is enlarged, an entire surface of a display panel cannot be simultaneously treated by carrying out light-exposure treatment once. Consequently, it is necessary to divide a region where a photoresist is applied into a plurality of block regions and to carry out light-exposure treatment on every predetermined block regions. As for light-exposure treatment, a method for exposing an entire surface of a substrate to light by sequentially repeating the treatment has been developed (for example, see Reference 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 11-326951 and 2: U.S. Pat. No. 6,291,136 B1). 
     DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION 
     Problem to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, a glass substrate is further enlarged to a size of 1000 mm×1200 mm or 1100 mm×1300 mm in the fifth generation, and a size of 1500 mm×1800 mm or more is assumed in the next generation. A large sized glass substrate is effective in enlarging a size of display panel and increasing the number of a display panel to be obtained; however, it is difficult to manufacture a display panel at good productivity with low cost by a conventional patterning method. In other words, when a plurality of times of light-exposure is carried out by consecutive light exposure, a processing time is increased and tremendous investment is required for developing a photolithography machine that can treat a large-sized glass substrate. 
     Moreover, in a method for forming various types of thin films over an entire surface of a substrate and for removing the thin films to leave a slight region by etching, there is a problem that a material cost is wasted and disposal of a large quantity of effluent is forced. 
     In view of the above situation, the object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device capable of improving utilizing efficiency of a material and of simplifying a manufacturing step and a manufacturing technique thereof. 
     Means to Solve the Problem 
     According to one aspect of the present invention, at least one or more of a conductive layer which forms a wiring or an electrode and a pattern such as a mask for forming a predetermined pattern which is necessary for manufacturing a display panel is formed by a method capable of selectively forming a pattern to manufacture a liquid crystal display device. A droplet discharge method (also referred to as a ink-jet method depending on a system to be applied) capable of forming a predetermined pattern by selectively discharging a droplet of a composition in accordance with a particular object is used as a method capable of selectively forming a pattern. 
     According to another aspect of the invention, a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprises the steps of: forming a gate electrode over a substrate having an insulating surface with a droplet discharge method; laminating a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer over the gate electrode; forming a first mask in a position overlapping with the gate electrode with a droplet discharge method; forming a channel protective layer by etching the insulating layer by using the first mask; forming a semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity; forming a second mask in a region including the gate electrode with a droplet discharge method; etching the semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity and the semiconductor layer, forming source and drain wirings with a droplet discharge method; and etching the semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity on the channel protective layer by using the source and drain wirings as masks. 
     According to another aspect of the invention, a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprises the steps of: forming a gate electrode and a connection wiring over a substrate having an insulating surface with a droplet discharge method; laminating a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer over the gate electrode; forming a first mask in a position overlapping with the gate electrode with a droplet discharge method; forming a channel protective layer by etching the insulating layer by using the first mask; forming a semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity; forming a second mask in a region including the gate electrode with a droplet discharge method; etching the semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity and the semiconductor layer, partially exposing the connection wiring by selectively etching the gate insulating layer, forming source and drain wirings and connecting at least one of the wirings to the connection wiring; and etching the semiconductor layer containing one conductivity type impurity on the channel protective layer by using the source and drain wirings as masks. 
     In the above-mentioned step of laminating a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer over the gate electrode, it is preferable to successively form each layer of the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer, and the insulating layer without exposing to the atmosphere by a vapor phase growth method using plasma (refer to as plasma CVD) or a sputtering method. 
     By sequentially laminating a first silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, and a second silicon nitride film to form a gate insulating layer, the gate electrode can be prevented from being oxidized and a satisfactory interface between the semiconductor layer formed over the upper layer side of the gate insulating layer can be formed. 
     As mentioned above, according to the other aspect of the invention, the gate electrode, the wiring, and the mask used during patterning are formed by a droplet discharge method. However, at least one or more patterns necessary for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device are formed by a method capable of selectively forming a pattern to manufacture a liquid crystal display device, thereby achieving the object. In the invention, a screen printing method capable of selectively forming a pattern or other printing methods can be also applied instead of a droplet discharge method. 
     According to the other aspect of the invention, a liquid crystal display device, over one of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal, comprises: a thin film transistor including a lamination of a gate electrode formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles, a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed to be in contact with the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer at least containing a silicon oxide layer, and a semiconductor layer from a substrate side; and a pixel electrode connecting to the thin film transistor. 
     According to the other aspect of the invention, a liquid crystal display device, over one of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal, comprises: a thin film transistor including a lamination of a gate electrode formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles, a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed to be in contact with the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer at least containing a silicon oxide layer, a semiconductor layer, and a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed to be in contact with a wiring connected to a source and a drain and formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles from a substrate side; and a pixel electrode connecting to the thin film transistor. 
     According to the other aspect of the invention, a liquid crystal display device, over one of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal, comprises: a first thin film transistor having, from a substrate side, a lamination of a gate electrode formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles, a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed by being contact with the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer at least containing a silicon oxide layer, and a semiconductor layer; a pixel electrode connecting to the first thin film transistor; a driver circuit including a second thin film transistor formed by having the same layer structure as the first thin film transistor; and a wiring extending from the driver circuit and connecting to the gate electrode of the first thin film transistor. 
     According to the other aspect of the invention, a liquid crystal display device, over one of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal, comprises: a driver circuit including a first thin film transistor having a lamination of a gate electrode formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles, a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed to be in contact with the gate electrode, a gate insulating layer at least containing a silicon nitride layer or silicon oxynitride layer and a silicon oxide layer, a semiconductor layer, and a silicon nitride layer or a silicon nitride oxide layer formed to be in contact with wirings connected to a source and a drain and formed by making fusion and/or welding of (by fusing) conductive nanoparticles from a substrate side; a pixel electrode connecting to the first thin film transistor, a driver circuit including a second thin film transistor formed by having the same layer structure as the first thin film transistor; and a wiring extending from the driver circuit and connecting to the gate electrode of the first thin film transistor. 
     According to the invention, the gate electrode or the wiring is formed with a droplet discharge method, and a conductive substance can be formed from silver or an alloy containing silver. In addition, a silicon nitride film or a silicon nitride oxide film is provided over an upper layer of the gate electrode or the wiring to be in contact; therefore, the gate electrode can be prevented from being deteriorated due to oxidization. 
     In the invention, it is also possible that the semiconductor layer, which is a main portion of a thin film transistor, contains hydrogen and halogen, and is formed from a semi-amorphous semiconductor containing a crystal structure. Accordingly, a driver circuit only including an n-channel type thin film transistor can be provided. In other words, the semiconductor layer contains hydrogen and halogen and is a semiconductor having a crystal structure, thereby realizing the driver circuit over one substrate by the thin film transistor which is capable of being operated with electric field effect mobility of from 1 cm 2 /V·sec to 15 cm 2 /V·sec cm 2 . 
     Advantageous Effect 
     According to the present invention, patterning of a wiring or a mask can be carried out directly by a droplet discharge method; therefore, a thin film transistor in which utilization efficiency of a material is improved and a manufacturing step is simplified, and a liquid crystal display device using the thin film transistor can be obtained. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a top view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 2  shows a top view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 3  shows a top view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 4A to 4C  each show cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 5A to 5C  each show cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 6A to 6C  each show cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 7  shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  each show cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 9  shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 10A to 10C  each show cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 11  shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 12  shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 13  shows a top view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 14  shows a top view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 15  shows a top view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 16  shows a top view illustrating a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 17A and 17B  each show a mounting method (a COG method) of a driver circuit of a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIGS. 18A and 18B  each show a mounting method (a TAB method) of a driver circuit of a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 19  shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 20  shows a diagram illustrating a circuit structure in the case of forming a scanning line driver circuit with a TFT in a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 21  shows a diagram illustrating a circuit structure in the case of forming a scanning line driver circuit with a TFT in a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention (a shift register circuit); 
         FIG. 22  shows a diagram illustrating a circuit structure in the case of forming a scanning line driver circuit with a TFT in a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention (a buffer circuit); 
         FIG. 23  shows a block diagram of a main structure of a liquid crystal television receiver according to the invention; 
         FIG. 24  shows a view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display module according to the invention; 
         FIG. 25  shows a view illustrating a structure of a television receiver to be completed according to the invention; 
         FIG. 26  shows a top view illustrating a liquid crystal display panel according to the invention; 
         FIG. 27  shows an equivalent circuit diagram of a liquid crystal display panel illustrated in  FIG. 26 ; and 
         FIG. 28  shows a view illustrating a structure of a droplet discharge device applicable to the invention. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Embodiment mode of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the same reference numerals denote the same parts among each drawing, and the explanation will not be repeated in the following explanations. In addition, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art, unless such changes and modifications depart from content and the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not interpreted with limiting to the description in this embodiment mode. 
       FIG. 1  shows a top view of a structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention. A pixel portion  101  in which pixels  102  are arranged in a matrix, a scanning line input terminal  103 , and a signal line input terminal  104  are formed over a substrate  100  having an insulating surface. The number of pixels may be provided according to various standards. The number of pixels of XGA may be 1024×768×3 (RGB), that of UXGA may be 1600×1200×3 (RGB), and that of a full-speck high vision to correspond thereto may be 1920×1080×3 (RGB). 
     The pixels  102  are arranged in a matrix by intersecting a scanning line extended from the scanning line input terminal  103  with a signal line extended from the signal line input terminal  104 . Each pixel  102  is provided with a switching element and a pixel electrode connected thereto. A typical example of the switching element is a TFT A gate electrode side of a TFT is connected to the scanning line, and a source or drain side thereof is connected to the signal line; therefore, each pixel can be controlled independently by a signal inputted from outside. 
     A TFT includes a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode as main components. A wiring connected to one of a source region and a drain region which are formed in the semiconductor layer is concomitant thereof. A top gate type in which a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode are sequentially arranged from the substrate side, a bottom gate type in which a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor layer are sequentially arranged from the substrate side, or the like is known as a structure of a TFT. However, any one of structures may be applied to the invention. 
     An amorphous semiconductor (hereinafter also referred to as an “AS”) manufactured by a vapor phase growth method using a semiconductor material gas typified by silane or germane or a sputtering method; a polycrystalline semiconductor that is formed by crystallizing the amorphous semiconductor by utilizing light energy or thermal energy; a semi-amorphous (also referred to as microcrystallite or microcrystalline, and hereinafter also referred to as an “SAS”) semiconductor, or the like can be used for a material which forms a semiconductor layer. 
     An SAS is a semiconductor with an intermediate structure between an amorphous structure and a crystal structure (including a single crystal and a polycrystal). This is a semiconductor having a third condition that is stable in regard to a free energy, and a crystalline region having a short distance order and lattice distortion is included therein. A crystalline region of from 0.5 nm to 20 nm can be observed at least in a part of region in the film. When silicon is contained as the main component, Raman spectrum is shifted to a lower frequency side less than 520 cm −1 . Diffraction peak of (111) or (220) to be caused from a crystal lattice of silicon is observed in X-ray diffraction. At least 1 atomic % or more of hydrogen or halogen is contained to terminate of a dangling bond. An SAS is formed by carrying out grow discharge decomposition (plasma CVD) on a silicide gas. In addition to SiH 4 , Si 2 H 6 , SiH 2 Cl 2 , SiHCl 3 , SiCl 4 , SiF 4 , or the like can be used for the silicide gas. In addition, GeF 4  may be mixed. This silicide gas may be diluted with H 2  or H 2  and one or more of the rare gas element of He, Ar, Kr, and Ne. A dilution ratio ranges from 2 times to 1000 times. A pressure ranges approximately from 0.1 Pa to 133 Pa, and a power frequency ranges from 1 MHz to 120 MHz, preferably from 13 MHz to 60 MHz. A substrate heating temperature may be 300° C. or less. It is desirable that an atmospheric constituent impurity such as oxygen, nitrogen, or carbon is 1×10 20  cm −1  or less as an impurity element in the film, specifically an oxygen concentration is 5×10 19 /cm 3  or less, preferably 1×10 19 /cm 3  or less. 
       FIG. 1  shows a structure of a liquid crystal display panel that controls a signal inputting into a scanning line and a signal line by an external driver circuit. Furthermore, a driver IC may be mounted on a substrate  100  by a COG (Chip on Glass) as shown in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  shows a mode in which a scanning line driver IC  105  and a signal line driver IC  106  are mounted on the substrate  100 . The scanning line driver IC  105  is provided between a scanning line input terminal  103  and a pixel portion  101 . 
     In addition, a TFT provided for a pixel can be formed from an SAS. Since a TFT using an SAS has an electric field effect mobility of from 1 cm 2 /V·sec to 15 cm 2 /V·sec, a driver circuit can be formed.  FIG. 3  shows an example of forming a scanning line driver circuit  107 . Furthermore, a protective circuit  108  can be also provided between the scanning line driver circuit  107  and a pixel portion  101 . The number of input terminals can be reduced by forming the scanning line driver circuit  107  with a TFT over the substrate  100 . 
       FIG. 28  shows one mode of a droplet discharge device used for forming patterns. Each head  1403  of a droplet discharge means  1401  is individually connected to a control means  1404 . The control means  1404  controls droplet discharge from the head  1403 . The timing of discharging droplet is controlled based on the program inputted into a computer  1407 . A position of discharging a droplet may be decided based on a marker  1408  formed over a substrate  100  for example. In addition, a reference point may be fixed with an edge of the substrate  100  as a reference. A reference point is detected by an imaging means  1402  such as a CCD, and the computer  1407  recognizes a digital signal to which the reference point is converted by an image processing means  1406  to generate a control signal. Of course, information of a pattern to be formed over the substrate  100  is placed in a recording medium  1405 . Based on this information, the control signal can be transmitted to the control means  1404  and each head  1403  of the droplet discharge means  1401  can be controlled individually. 
     Next, a step of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel using such a droplet discharge device is explained hereinafter. 
     (Embodiment Mode 1) 
     A method for manufacturing a channel protective type thin film transistor and a liquid crystal display device with the use thereof are explained in Embodiment mode 1. 
       FIG. 4A  shows a step of forming a gate electrode and a gate wiring connected to the gate electrode with a droplet discharge method over a substrate  100 . Note that  FIG. 4A  shows a longitudinal sectional structure, and  FIG. 13  shows a planar structure corresponding to A-B and C-D thereof. 
     In addition to a non-alkaline glass substrate such as barium borosilicate glass, alumino borosilicate glass, and aluminosilicate glass manufactured with a fusion method or a floating method, and a ceramic substrate, a plastic substrate having the heat resistance that can withstand processing temperature or the like can be used for the substrate  100 . In addition, a semiconductor substrate such as single crystal silicon, a substrate in which a surface of a metal substrate such as stainless is provided with an insulating layer may be applied too. 
     A conductive layer  201  containing a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti (titanium), W (tungsten), Cr (chromium), Al (aluminum), Ta (tantalum), Ni (nickel), Zr (zirconium), Hf (hafnium), V (vanadium), Ir (iridium), Nb (niobium), Pd (palladium), Pt (platinum), Mo (molybdenum), Co (cobalt), and Rh (rhodium) is preferably formed over the substrate  100  by a method such as a sputtering method or a vapor deposition method. The conductive layer  201  may be formed to have a film thickness of from 0.01 nm to 10 nm; however, a film structure is not necessarily needed since it may be formed extremely thin. Note that this conductive layer  201  is provided to form the gate electrode with good adhesiveness. When adequate adhesiveness is obtained, the gate electrode may be directly formed on the substrate  100  without forming the conductive layer  201 . 
     A wiring  202 , a gate electrode  203 , and a capacitor wiring  204  are formed over the conductive layer  201  by discharging a composition containing a conductive substance with a droplet discharge method. The composition containing a metal such as silver, gold, copper, tungsten, or aluminum as the main component can be used as the conductive substance which forms these layers. In addition, indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide (TLSO) which have a light transmitting property may be combined. Specifically, the gate wiring is preferable to be low resistance. Therefore, a material in which any one of gold, silver, or copper dissolved or dispersed in a solvent is preferably used, and more preferably silver or copper with low resistance is used in consideration of a specific resistance value. However, in the case of using silver or copper, a barrier film may be additionally provided to protect from an impurity. A solvent corresponds to an organic solvent such as esters like butyl acetate, alcohols like isopropyl alcohol, or acetone. Surface tension and viscosity are appropriately adjusted by adjusting concentration of solution and adding a surface activator or the like. 
     Since the gate electrode needs to be formed minutely, a nano paste containing particles of which average particle size is from 5 nm to 10 nm is preferably used. In addition, the gate electrode may be formed by discharging a composition containing particles covered the circumference of a conductive material with other conductive materials. For example, as for particles covered the circumference of copper with silver, a conductive particle provided with a buffer layer made from Ni or NiB (nickel boron) between copper and silver may be used. A solvent corresponds to an organic solvent such as esters like butyl acetate, alcohols like isopropyl alcohol, and acetone. Surface tension and viscosity are appropriately adjusted by adjusting concentration of solution and adding a surface activator or the like. 
     A diameter of a nozzle used in a droplet discharge method is set to be from 0.02 μm to 100 μm (preferably, 30 μm or less), and a discharging amount of a composition discharged from the nozzle is preferably set to be from 0.001 pl to 100 pl (preferably, 10 pl or less). There are two types of an on-demand type and a continuous type for a droplet discharge method, both of which may be used. Furthermore, there is a piezoelectric system using properties that a piezoelectric material is deformable by applying voltage and a heating system that boils a composition by a heater provided in a nozzle and discharges the composition for a nozzle to be used in a droplet discharge method, both of which may be used. A distance between a subject and a discharge opening of a nozzle is preferable to be made as close as possible to drop a droplet at a desired place, which is preferably set to be from 0.1 mm to 3 mm (preferably, 1 mm or less). While keeping the relative distance, one of the nozzle and the subject moves and a desired pattern is drawn. In addition, plasma treatment may be carried out on a surface of the subject before discharging a composition. This is to take advantage of a surface of the subject becoming hydrophilic and lyophobic when plasma treatment is carried out. For example, it becomes hydrophilic to deionized water and it becomes lyophobic to a paste dissolved with alcohol. 
     A step of discharging a composition may be carried out under low pressure so that a solvent of the composition can be volatilized while the composition is discharged and hit on a subject and later steps of drying and baking can be skipped or shortened. In a baking step of a composition containing a conductive material, resistivity of a conductive film constructing the gate electrode can be decreased and the conductive film can be made thin and smoothed by actively using a gas mixed with oxygen of which division ratio is from 10% to 30%. 
     After discharging a composition, either or both steps of drying and baking is carried out by irradiation of laser light, rapid thermal annealing, heating furnace, or the like under the atmospheric pressure or the reduced pressure. Both the steps of drying and baking are steps of heat treatment. For example, drying is carried out at 100° C. for 3 minutes and baking is carried out at temperatures from 200° C. to 350° C. for from 15 minutes to 120 minutes. In order to carry out the steps of drying and baking well, a substrate may be heated, of which temperatures are set to be from 100° C. to 800° C. (preferably, temperatures from 200° C. to 350° C.), though depending on a material of a substrate or the like. Through this step, a solvent in a composition is volatilized or dispersant is removed chemically, and a peripheral resin cures and shrinks, thereby accelerating fusion and welding. It is carried out under the oxygen atmosphere, the nitrogen atmosphere, or the atmospheric air. However, this step is preferable to be carried out under an oxygen atmosphere in which a solvent decomposing or dispersing a metal element is easily removed. 
     A continuous-wave or a pulsed gas laser or a solid state laser may be used for irradiation of laser light. There is an excimer laser, an Ar laser, or the like as the gas laser, and there is a laser using a crystal such as YAG or YVO 4  doped with Cr, Nd, or the like as the solid state laser. In the case of rapid thermal annealing, temperature is rapidly raised by using a halogen lamp or the like under the atmosphere of inert gas to carry out heat treatment that can be finished within a short time of from some microseconds to some minutes. By carrying out heat treatment in a short time, only the most upper-surface of a thin film can be substantially heated; therefore, there is advantageous that the base side is not affected. 
     A nano paste used for forming the conductive layer  201  is a matter dispersed or dissolved a conductive particle of which particle size is from 5 nm to 10 nm in an organic solvent, and also contains a dispersant or a thermosetting resin referred to as a binder. The binder has a function of preventing generation of crack or uneven baked state during baking. According to the drying and baking steps, evaporation of the organic solvent, degradation and removal of the dispersant, and hardening and shrinkage of the binder are carried out simultaneously; therefore, nanoparticles makes fusion and/or welding with each other to be hardened. In this case, the nanoparticles is grown from several tens nm to several hundreds nm. The grown particles close to each other makes fusion and/or welding to connect in chain with each other to form a chained metal body. On the other hand, almost all remaining organic component (approximately from 80% to 90%) is pushed to outside of the metal chain body. As a result, a conductive film containing the chained metal body and a film made from an organic component covering the outside of the conductive film are formed. Then, when a nano paste is baked under the atmosphere containing nitrogen and oxygen, oxygen contained in a gas is reacted with carbon, hydrogen, or the like contained in the film made from an organic component; therefore, the film made from an organic component can be removed. 
     In addition, when oxygen is not contained in the baking atmosphere, the film made from an organic component can be removed by additionally carrying out oxygen plasma treatment or the like. In this manner, the film made from an organic component is removed by baking a nano paste under the atmosphere containing nitrogen and oxygen or by carrying out oxygen plasma treatment after drying. Therefore, the conductive film containing the remaining metal chain body can be made smoothed, thin, or reduced in resistance. A solvent in a composition containing a conductive material volatilizes by discharging the composition under the low pressure; therefore, the time for subsequent heat treatment (drying or baking) can be shortened. 
     After forming the wiring  202 , the gate electrode  203 , and the capacitor wiring  204 , it is desirable to carry out one of the following two steps as treatment of the conductive layer  201  of which surface is exposed. 
     A first method is a step of forming an insulating layer  205  by insulating the conductive layer  201  not overlapping with the wiring  202 , the gate electrode  203 , and the capacitor wiring  204  (see  FIG. 4B ). In other words, the conductive layer  201  not overlapping with the wiring  202 , the gate electrode  203 , and the capacitor wiring  204  are oxidized to be insulated. In the case of insulating the conductive layer  201  in this manner, the conductive layer  201  is preferably formed to have a film thickness of from 0.01 nm to 10 nm, so that it becomes an insulating layer by being oxidized. Note that either an exposing method to the oxygen atmosphere or a method for carrying out heat treatment may be used as an oxidizing method. 
     A second method is a step of etching and removing the conductive layer  201 , using the wiring  202 , the gate electrode  203 , and the capacitor wiring  204  as the masks. In the case of using this step, there is no restriction on a film thickness of the conductive layer  201 . 
     Next, a gate insulating layer  207  is formed in a single layer or a lamination by using a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method (see  FIG. 4C ). As a specifically preferable mode, a lamination body of three layers of a first insulating layer  208  made from silicon nitride, a second insulating layer  209  made from silicon oxide, and a third insulating layer  210  made from silicon nitride corresponds to the gate insulating layer. Note that a rare gas such as argon may be contained in a reactive gas and mixed into an insulating film to be formed in order to form a dense insulating film with little gate leak current at a low deposition temperature. Forming the first insulating layer  208  in contact with the wiring  202 , the gate electrode  203 , and the capacitor wiring  204  by silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride can prevent from deterioration by oxidation. 
     Next, a semiconductor layer  211  is formed. The semiconductor layer  211  is formed by an AS or an SAS with a vapor phase growth method using a semiconductor material gas typified by silane or germane or a sputtering method. 
     In the case of using a plasma CVD method, an AS is formed by SiH 4  which is a semiconductor material gas or a mixed gas of SiH 4  and H 2 . When SiH 4  is diluted with H 2  by from 3 times to 1000 times to make a mixed gas or when Si 2 H 6  is diluted with GeF 4  so that a gas flow rate of Si 2 H 6  to GeF 4  is from 20:0.9 to 40:0.9, an SAS of which Si composition ratio is 80% or more can be obtained. Specifically, the latter case is preferable since the semiconductor layer  211  can have crystallinity from an interface with the third insulating layer  210 . 
     An insulating layer  212  is formed over the semiconductor layer  211  by a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. As shown in the following steps, this insulating layer  212  is left over the semiconductor layer  211  corresponding to the gate electrode  203  and serves as a channel protective layer. Therefore, it is preferable that the insulating layer  212  is formed of a dense film to obtain an advantageous effect of preventing the semiconductor layer  211  from being contaminated with impurities such as an organic substance, a metallic substance, or water vapor to ensure cleanliness of the interface. In a glow discharge decomposition method also, a silicon nitride film which is formed by diluting a silicide gas by from 100 times to 500 times with a noble gas such as argon is preferable since the dense film can be formed even at a deposition temperature of 100° C. or less. Furthermore, insulating films may be laminated to be formed, if necessary. 
     It is possible to continuously form the gate insulating layer  207  to the insulating layer  212  without exposing to the atmosphere. In other words, each interface between laminated layers can be formed without being contaminated by an atmospheric constituent and an airborne contaminated impurity element; therefore, variations in properties of a TFT can be reduced. 
     Next, a mask  213  is formed by selectively discharging a composition over the insulating layer  212  at a position that is corresponding to the gate electrode  203  (see  FIG. 4C ). A resin material such as an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a phenolic resin, a novolac resin, a melamine resin, or a urethane resin is used for the mask  213 . In addition, the mask  213  is formed with a droplet discharge method by using an organic material such as benzocyclobutene, parylene, flare, or light-transmitting polyimide; a compound material made from polymerization such as siloxane-based polymer; a composition material containing water-soluble homopolymer and water-soluble copolymer; or the like. Alternatively, a commercial resist material containing a photosensitizer may be used. For example, a typical positive type resist comprising a novolac resin and naphthoquinonedi azide compound that is a photosensitizer, and a negative type resist comprising a base resin, diphenylsilane diol, and an acid generation agent may be used. In using any one of materials, surface tension and viscosity are appropriately adjusted by diluting a solution or adding a surface activator or the like. 
     The insulating layer  212  is etched by using the mask  213  in  FIG. 4C , and an insulating layer  214  which functions as a channel protective layer is formed (see  FIG. 5A ). The mask  213  is removed, and an n-type semiconductor layer  215  is formed over the semiconductor layer  211  and the insulating layer  214 . The n-type semiconductor layer  215  may be formed by using a silane gas and a phosphine gas and can be formed by an AS or an SAS. 
     Thereafter, a mask  216  is formed with a droplet discharge method on the n-type semiconductor layer  215 . By using this mask  216 , the n-type semiconductor layer  215  and the semiconductor layer  211  are etched. Thus, a semiconductor layer  217  and an n-type semiconductor layer  218  are formed (see  FIG. 5B ). Note that  FIG. 5A  shows a longitudinal sectional structure, and  FIG. 14  shows a planar structure corresponding to A-B and C-D thereof. 
     Subsequently, after removing the mask  216 , wirings  219  and  220  connected to a source and a drain are formed with a droplet discharge method by selectively discharging a composition containing a conductive substance (see  FIG. 5B ).  FIG. 15  shows a planar structure corresponding to A-B and C-D shown in a longitudinal sectional structure of  FIG. 5B . As shown in  FIG. 15 , a wiring  221  extending from one end of the substrate  100  is also formed. The wiring  221  is provided to electrically connect to the wiring  219  connected to the source and the drain. A composition containing particles of a metal such as silver, gold, copper, tungsten, or aluminum as the main component can be used as a conductive substance which forms this wiring. In addition, light-transmitting indium tin oxide (hereinafter also referred to as “ITO”), indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide (hereinafter also referred to as “ITSO”), organic indium, organotin, zinc oxide, titanium nitride, and the like may be combined. 
     Next, using the wirings  219  and  220  connected to at least one of the source and the drain as masks, n-type semiconductor layers  222  and  223  functioning as source and drain regions are formed by etching the n-type semiconductor layer  218  over the insulating layer  214  (see  FIG. 5C ). 
     Subsequently, a first electrode  224  corresponding to a pixel electrode is formed by selectively discharging a composition containing a conductive substance to be electrically connected to the wiring  220  connected to at least one of the source and the drain. In the case of manufacturing a transmission type liquid crystal display panel, the first electrode  224  may be formed a predetermined pattern by a composition containing indium tin oxide (ITO), indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide (ITSO), zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO X ), or the like, and baked to form a pixel electrode. In addition, in the case of manufacturing a reflection type liquid crystal display panel, a composition containing particles of a metal such as silver, gold, copper, tungsten, or aluminum as the main component can be used. As another method, a pixel electrode layer may be formed by transparent conductive film or a light reflective conductive film by a sputtering method, forming a mask pattern with a droplet discharge method, and combining an etching process (see  FIG. 6A ). Thus, switching TFT  233  and a capacitor element  234  is completed. Note that  FIG. 6A  shows a longitudinal sectional structure, and  FIG. 16  shows a planar structure corresponding to A-B and C-D thereof. 
     Through the above-mentioned steps, a TFT substrate  200  for a liquid crystal display panel in which a bottom gate type (also referred to as a inversely staggered type) TFT and a pixel electrode are connected over the substrate  100  is completed. 
     Next, an insulating layer  225  referred to as an alignment film is formed to cover the first electrode  224  by a printing method or a spin coating method. Note that the insulating layer  225  can be selectively formed as shown in the drawing by using a screen printing method or an offset printing method. Rubbing treatment is carried out on the surface of the insulating layer  225  so that orientation of a liquid crystal can be controlled. Subsequently, a sealant  226  is formed by a droplet discharge method in the peripheral region where a pixel is formed (see  FIG. 6B ). 
     Thereafter, an opposite substrate  229  in which an insulating layer  227  functioning as an alignment film and a second electrode  228  functioning as an opposite electrode are provided is attached to the TFT substrate  200  by providing a spacer therebetween, and a liquid crystal display panel can be manufactured by providing the space with a liquid crystal layer  230  (see  FIG. 6C ). The sealant  226  may be mixed with a filler, and further, a color filter, a shielding film (a black matrix), or the like may be formed over the opposite substrate  229 . Note that a dispenser type (a dropping type) or a dip type (a pumping type) that is a method of injecting a liquid crystal by using a capillary phenomenon after attaching the opposite substrate  229  can be used as a method for forming the liquid crystal layer  230 . 
     A closed loop is formed with the sealant  226  in a liquid crystal drip injection method to which a dispenser type is applied, and a liquid crystal is dropped once or several times therein. Subsequently, the substrates are attached in vacuum, and then cured by UV irradiation to make a state filled with liquid crystals after carrying out ultraviolet curing. 
     Next, the insulating layer formed in the same layer as that of the gate insulating layer  207  over the wiring  202  are removed by carrying out ashing treatment using an oxygen gas under the atmospheric pressure or pressure near to the atmospheric pressure (see  FIG. 7 ). This treatment is carried out by using an oxygen gas and one or more gas of hydrogen, CF 4 , NF 3 , H 2 O, and CHF 3 . In this step, ashing treatment is carried out after sealing by using the opposite substrate to prevent damage or breakdown due to static electricity; however, when there are few effects of static, ashing treatment may be carried out at any timing. 
     Subsequently, a wiring board  232  for connecting to an external circuit and the wiring  202  are electrically connected. Through the above steps, a liquid crystal display panel including a channel protective type switching TFT  233  and a capacitor element  234  is completed. The capacitor element  234  is formed of the capacitor wiring  204 , the gate insulating layer, and the first electrode  224 . 
     As mentioned above, in this embodiment mode, a liquid crystal display device can be manufactured by manufacturing a TFT without a light-exposure step using a photomask. A part or all of the treatment such as application of a resist, light-exposure, or development according to the light-exposure step can be skipped. In addition, a liquid crystal display device can be easily manufactured by forming each kind of patterns directly over a substrate with a droplet discharged method even when a glass substrate after fifth generation, one side of which exceeds 1000 mm. 
     (Embodiment Mode 2) 
     Embodiment mode 1 shows a structure in which a first electrode  224  and a wiring  220  connected to at least one of a source or a drain are connected directly; however, an insulating layer may be provided therebetween as another mode. 
     In this case, an insulating layer  240  functioning as a protective film is formed when the steps up to  FIG. 5C  is finished (see  FIG. 8A ). A film to be formed of silicon nitride or silicon oxide formed by a sputtering method or a plasma CVD method may be applied to this protective film. It is necessary to form an opening  241  in the insulating layer  240 , and the wiring  220  connected to at least one of the source and the drain is electrically connected to the first electrode  224  through the opening  241  (see  FIG. 8B ). At the time of forming the opening  241 , an opening  242  necessary for attaching a connection terminal later may be simultaneously formed. A TFT substrate  200  is thus completed. 
     A method for forming the openings  241  and  242  is not specifically limited; however, an opening can be selectively opened by, for example, plasma etching under the atmospheric pressure. After forming a mask with a droplet discharge method, wet etching treatment may be carried out. In addition, the insulating layer  240  having the openings  241  and  242  can be also directly formed by selectively forming an inorganic siloxane or organic siloxane-based film to be formed by a droplet discharge method. 
     An alignment film  244  is formed as shown in  FIG. 8B . Then, as well as in Embodiment Mode 1, an opposite substrate is fixed to the TFT substrate  200  by using the sealant, and a liquid crystal is injected. Thus, a liquid crystal display panel shown in  FIG. 9  is completed. 
     (Embodiment Mode 3) 
     A method for manufacturing a channel etched type thin film transistor and a liquid crystal display device with the use thereof are explained in Embodiment Mode 3. 
     A wiring  202 , a gate electrode  203 , and a capacitor wiring  204  are formed over a substrate  100 . These are formed by directly drawing a composition containing conductive substance over the substrate  100  with a droplet discharge method. Next, a gate insulating layer  207  is formed to have a single layer structure or a laminated structure by a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. A specifically preferable mode is a lamination body of three layers of a first insulating layer  208  including silicon nitride, a second insulating layer  209  including silicon oxide, and a third insulating layer  210  including silicon nitride. Furthermore, a semiconductor layer  211  functioning as an active layer is formed. The above-mentioned steps are the same as those in Embodiment Mode 1. 
     An n-type semiconductor layer  301  is formed over the semiconductor layer  211  (see  FIG. 10A ). Next, a mask  302  is formed by selectively discharging a composition over the n-type semiconductor layer  301 . Subsequently, the semiconductor layer  211  and the n-type semiconductor layer  301  are simultaneously etched by using the mask  302 , and a semiconductor layer  303  and an n-type semiconductor layer  304  are formed. Thereafter, wirings  305  and  306  connected to at least one of a source and a drain are formed over the n-type semiconductor layer  304  by a droplet discharge method (see  FIG. 10B ). 
     Next, using the wirings  305  and  306  connected to at least one of the source and the drain as the masks, the n-type semiconductor layer  304  is etched, and n-type semiconductor layers  307  and  308  are formed. The semiconductor layer  303  is slightly etched too, and a semiconductor layer  309  partly etched in an opening is formed. Subsequently, a first electrode  310  is formed to electrically connect to the wiring  306  connected to at least one of the source or the drain (see  FIG. 10C ). 
     Next, an insulating layer  311  functioning as an alignment film is formed. Subsequently, a sealant  312  is formed, and the substrate  100  and a substrate  315  in which an opposite electrode  314  and an alignment film  313  are formed are attached by using the sealant  312 . Thereafter, a liquid crystal layer  316  is formed between the substrate  100  and the substrate  315 . Next, a region to be attached a connection terminal  317  is exposed by etching under the atmospheric pressure or pressure near to the atmospheric pressure, and the connection terminal  317  is attached. Accordingly, a liquid crystal display device can be manufactured (see  FIG. 11 ). 
     In this embodiment mode, a liquid crystal display device can be manufactured by manufacturing a TFT without a light-exposure step using a photomask. A part or all of the treatment such as application of a resist, light-exposure, or development according to the light-exposure step can be skipped. In addition, a liquid crystal display device can be easily manufactured by forming each kind of patterns directly over a substrate with a droplet discharged method even when a glass substrate after fifth generation, one side of which exceeds 1000 mm. 
     (Embodiment Mode 4) 
     A top gate type TFT manufactured by a droplet discharge method and a liquid crystal display device with the use thereof are explained in Embodiment Mode 4 with reference to  FIG. 19 . 
     A switching TFT  291  and a capacitor portion  293  are formed over a TFT substrate  200 . The switching TFT  291  and the capacitor portion  293  can be manufactured in the following step. 
     First, a capacitor wiring  270 , wirings  271  and  272  connected to at least one of a source and a drain, and wiring  273  are formed by a droplet discharge method. A composition containing particles of a metal such as silver, gold, copper, tungsten, or aluminum is used for the conductive substance which forms these layers. Specifically, the wirings connected to at least one of the source and the drain are preferable to be low resistance. Therefore, a material in which any one of gold, silver, or copper dissolved or dispersed in a solvent is preferably used, and more preferably silver or copper with low resistance is used in consideration of a specific resistance value. Nanoparticles of which particle size is from 5 nm to 10 nm is preferable to be used to form this wiring. A solvent corresponds to organic solvent such as esters like butyl acetate, alcohols like isopropyl alcohol, or acetone. Surface tension and viscosity may be appropriately adjusted by adjusting concentration of a solution and adding a surface activator or the like. 
     N-type semiconductor layers  276  and  277  are formed to be in contact with the wirings  272  and  273  connected to at least one of the source and the drain. Then, a semiconductor layer  278  is formed by an AS or an SAS. An AS or an SAS is formed with a vapor phase growth method or a sputtering method. When a plasma CVD method, a kind of the vapor phase growth method, is used, an AS is formed by using SiH 4  which is a semiconductor material gas or a mixed gas of SiH 4  and H 2 . In addition, an SAS is formed by the mixed gas by diluting SiH 4  with H 2  by from 3 times to 1000 times. In the SAS formed by diluting SiH 4  with H 2 , a crystal is much more developed on a developed surface of an SAS film than on a substrate interface. Therefore, a combination with a top gate type TFT in which a gate insulating layer  207  is formed over the semiconductor layer  278  is suitable. 
     The semiconductor layer  278  is formed by an AS or an SAS film over the entire surface of the substrate  100 , and processed into a predetermined shape using a mask formed by a droplet discharged method. The position of the semiconductor layer  278  is given corresponding to the wirings  272  and  273  connected to at least one of the source and the drain. In other words, the semiconductor layer  278  is formed to overlap with the wirings  272  and  273  connected to at least one of the source and the drain. At this time, the n-type semiconductor layers  276  and  277  are sandwiched between the semiconductor layer  278  and the wirings  272  and  273  connected to at least one of the source and the drain, respectively. 
     Then, the gate insulating layer  207  is formed to have a single layer structure or a laminated structure by using a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. As a specifically preferable mode, the gate insulating layer has a structure of a lamination body of three layers including a first insulating layer  208  made from silicon nitride, a second insulating layer  209  made from silicon oxide, and a third insulating layer  210  made from silicon nitride. In addition, the gate insulating layer  207  is also used as an insulating layer which forms a storage capacitor by covering the capacitor wiring  270 . 
     A gate electrode  279  is formed over the gate insulating layer  207  with a droplet discharge method. A composition containing particles of a metal such as silver, gold, copper, tungsten, or aluminum can be used for a conductive substance which forms the gate electrode  279 . After drawing the gate electrode  279  and a pattern of the wirings connected thereto, the gate electrode  279  is completed by baking. 
     The gate insulating layer  207  is etched so that the wirings  271  and  273  are at least partially exposed. Then, a first electrode  274  is formed by selectively discharging a composition containing a conductive substance to be electrically connected to the wiring  273 . This first electrode  274  serves as a pixel electrode in a liquid crystal display device. In the case of manufacturing a transmission type liquid crystal display device, the first electrode  274  includes a composition containing indium tin oxide (ITO), indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide (ITSO), zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO X ), or the like. In addition, the first electrode  274  includes indium tin oxide (ITO), indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide (ITSO), zinc oxide (ZnO), or the like with a sputtering method. More preferably, indium tin oxide containing silicon oxide which is formed with a sputtering method by using a target in which 2 wt. % to 10 wt. % of silicon oxide is contained in ITO may be used. Furthermore, in the case of manufacturing a reflection type liquid crystal display device, the first electrode  274  includes a composition containing particles of a metal such as silver, copper, or aluminum in a predetermined pattern. 
     As mentioned above, the TFT substrate  200  over which the top gate type (also referred to as a stagger type) switching TFT  291  and the capacitor portion  293  are provided can be obtained. An insulating layer  225  referred to as an alignment film is formed over the first electrode  274 . The insulating layer  225  can be formed in accordance with a shape of the first electrode  274  by using a screen printing method or an offset printing method. Thereafter, an opposite substrate  229  over which an insulating layer  227  functioning as an alignment film and a second electrode  228  functioning as an opposite electrode are provided is attached to the TFT substrate  200  with a spacer therebetween, and a liquid crystal layer  230  is provided in the space. A filler may be contained in a sealant  226 , and further, a color filter, a shielding film (black matrix), or the like may be formed over the opposite substrate  229 . Note that a dispenser type (a dropping type) or a dip type (a pumping up type) that is a method of injecting a liquid crystal by using a capillary phenomenon after attaching the opposite substrate  229  can be used as a method for forming the liquid crystal layer  230 . 
     A closed loop is formed with the sealant  226  in a liquid crystal drip injection method to which a dispenser type is applied, and a liquid crystal is dropped once or several times therein. Subsequently, the substrates are attached in vacuum, and then cured by UV irradiation to make a state filled with liquid crystals after carrying out ultraviolet curing. A wiring board  232  for connection is provided so as to be electrically connected the wiring  271 . The wiring board  232  provides a signal or power from outside. 
     According to this embodiment mode, a liquid crystal display device can be manufactured by manufacturing a TFT without a light-exposure step using a photomask. In this embodiment mode, a part or all of the treatment such as application of a resist, light-exposure, or development according to the light-exposure step can be skipped. In addition, a liquid crystal display device can be easily manufactured by forming each kind of patterns directly over a substrate with a droplet discharged method even when a glass substrate after fifth generation, one side of which exceeds 1000 mm. 
     (Embodiment Mode 5) 
     In liquid crystal display panels manufactured by Embodiment Mode 1, Embodiment Mode 2, and Embodiment Mode 3, as explained in  FIG. 3 , a scanning line driver circuit can be formed over a substrate  100  by forming a semiconductor layer from SAS. 
       FIG. 20  shows a block diagram of the scanning line driver circuit composed of n-channel type TFTs using the SAS in which electric field effect mobility of from 1 cm 2 /V·sec to 15 cm 2 /V·sec can be obtained. 
     A block shown in reference numeral  500  corresponds to a pulse output circuit outputting a sampling pulse for one step in  FIG. 20 , and a shift register is composed of n pieces of pulse output circuit. Reference numeral  501  denotes a buffer circuit, and a pixel  502  is connected at the ends thereof. 
       FIG. 21  shows a specific structure of the pulse output circuit  500 , and the circuit is composed of n-channel type TFTs  601  to  613 . At this time, the size of the TFTs may be decided in consideration of an operating characteristic of the n-channel type TFTs using SAS. For example, when a channel length is set to be 8 μm, the channel width can be set ranging from 10 μm to 80 μm. 
     In addition,  FIG. 22  shows a specific structure of the buffer circuit  501 . The buffer circuit is composed of n-channel type TFTs  620  to  635  in the same manner. At this time, the size of the TFTs may be decided in consideration of an operating characteristic of the n-channel type TFTs using SAS. For example, when a channel length is set to be 10 μm, the channel width can be set ranging from 10 μm to 1800 μm. 
     It is necessary to connect the TFTs with each other by wirings to realize such a circuit, and  FIG. 12  shows a structure example of wirings in the case thereof.  FIG. 12  shows a state in which a gate electrode  203 , a gate insulating layer  207 , a semiconductor layer  217  formed from an SAS, an insulating layer  214  which forms a channel protective layer, n-type semiconductor layers  222  and  223  which forms a source and a drain, and wirings  219  and  220  connected to at least one of the source and the drain are formed. In this case, connection wirings  235 ,  236 , and  237  and gate electrode  203  are formed over the substrate  100  in the same step. Openings are provided in the gate insulating layer  207  so that the connection wirings  235 ,  236 , and  237  are exposed. Various kinds of circuits can be realized by connecting the TFTs appropriately by the wirings  219  and  220  connected to the source and the drain and a connection wiring  238  formed in the same step. 
     (Embodiment Mode 6) 
     One mode in which a protective diode is provided for a scanning line input terminal portion and a signal line input terminal portion is explained with reference to  FIG. 26 . A TFT  260  and a capacitor element  265  are provided for a pixel  102  in  FIG. 26 . The TFT  260  and the capacitor element  265  have the same structure as the switching TFT 233  and the capacitor element  234  in Embodiment Mode 1, respectively. 
     Protective diodes  261  and  262  are provided for the signal line input terminal portion. These protective diodes are manufactured in the same step as that of the TFT  260  and being operated as a diode by being each connected to a gate and one of a drain or a source.  FIG. 27  shows an equivalent circuit diagram of a top view shown in  FIG. 26 . 
     The protective diode  261  includes a gate electrode  250 , a semiconductor layer  251 , an insulating layer for channel protection  252 , and a wiring  253 . The protective diode  262  has the same structure. Common potential lines  254  and  255  connecting to this protective diode are formed in the same layer as that of the gate electrode. Therefore, it is necessary to form a contact hole in a gate insulating layer to electrically connect to the wiring  253 . 
     A mask may be formed by a droplet discharge method and etching process may be carried out to form a contact hole in the gate insulating layer. In this case, when etching process by atmospheric pressure discharge is applied, local discharge process is also possible, and it does not need to form a mask over an entire surface of a substrate. 
     The protective diode  261  or  262  is formed in the same layer as that of a wiring  219  connected to the source and the drain in the TFT  260  and has a structure in which a wiring  256  connected thereto is connected to a source side or a drain side. 
     The input terminal portion of the scanning signal line side also has the same structure. Protective diodes  263  and  264  are provided for the scanning line input terminal portion. These protective diodes are manufactured in the same step as that of the TFT  260  and operated as a diode by being each connected to the gate and one of the drain or the source. According to the present invention, the protective diodes provided in an input stage can be formed at the same time. Note that the position of depositing a protective diode is not limited to this embodiment mode and can be also provided between a driver circuit and a pixel as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     (Embodiment Mode 7) 
     First, a liquid crystal display device to which a COG method is applied is explained with reference to  FIGS. 17A and 17B .  FIGS. 17A and 17B  each show a liquid crystal display device in which a pixel portion  1002  displaying information such as a character or an image and scanning line driver circuits  1003  and  1004  are provided over a substrate  1001 . 
     In  FIG. 17A , individual driver circuit (hereinafter referred to as a driver IC) is taken out by separating a mother substrate  1005  over which a plurality of driver circuits is formed. The same glass substrate used for a liquid crystal display device can be used for the mother substrate  1005 . For example, driver ICs  1007  can be obtained by forming a plurality of driver ICs on a rectangular glass substrate of which one side is, for example, from 300 mm to 1000 mm or more and by separating it. The driver ICs  1007  are separated by forming it in a rectangular shape of which major axis is from 15 mm to 80 mm and minor axis is from 1 mm to 6 mm in consideration of a length of one side of the pixel portion or a pixel pitch. A cost of part can be reduced by forming the driver ICs over the mother substrate  1005  with a TFT using a crystalline semiconductor film. 
       FIG. 17A  shows a mode in which a plurality of the driver ICs  1007  is mounted on the substrate  1001  and has a structure in which a signal is inputted from an external circuit by connecting a flexible wiring  1006  at the end of the driver ICs  1007 .  FIG. 17B  shows a structure in which a long driver IC  1010  cut from a large-sized substrate  1008  is mounted on the substrate  1001 . A mode in which a flexible wiring  1009  is mounted on at the end of the long driver IC  1010  is shown. The number of parts can be reduced and the number of steps can be reduced by using such a long driver IC. 
     Next, a liquid crystal display device to which a TAB method is adopted is explained with reference to  FIGS. 18A and 18B . A pixel portion  1002  and scanning line driver circuits  1003  and  1004  are provided over a substrate  1001 . In  FIG. 18A , a plurality of flexible wirings  1006  is attached to the substrate  1001 . Driver ICs  1007  are mounted on the flexible wirings  1006 .  FIG. 18B  shows a mode in which a flexible wiring  1009  is attached to the substrate  1001  and a driver IC  1010  is mounted on the flexible wiring  1009 . In the case of applying the latter, metal pieces or the like that fixes the driver IC  1010  may be attached together in respect of intensity. The number of parts can be reduced and the number of steps can be reduced by using such a long driver IC. 
     The restriction specifically on a length of a major axis is relieved by forming the driver IC over the glass substrate as in  FIGS. 17A and 17B  and  FIGS. 18A and 18B , and less number necessary for mounting corresponding to the pixel region  1002  is needed. In other words, a long driver IC formed to include single crystal silicon cannot be realized due to mechanical strength or restriction of a substrate. When a driver IC is formed over a glass substrate, the driver IC does not lose productivity since it is not limited to a shape of a substrate used as a mother body. This is a large predominant respect as compared with the case of taking out IC chips from a circular silicon wafer. 
     The driver ICs  1007  and  1010  shown in  FIGS. 17A and 17B  and  FIGS. 18A and 18B  are signal line driver circuits. In order to form a pixel region corresponding to a RGB full color, 3072 signal lines in a XGA class and 4800 signal lines in a UXGA class are necessary. The signal lines of such a number forms a leading out line by dividing into several blocks at an edge of the pixel region  1002  and is gathered in accordance with a pitch of an output terminal of the driver IC  1007 . 
     The driver IC is preferably formed to include a crystalline semiconductor over a substrate. The crystalline semiconductor formed by being irradiated with a continuous-wave laser is superior. Therefore, a continuous-wave solid state laser or a gas laser is used as an oscillator in which the laser light is generated. A transistor can be formed using a polycrystalline semiconductor layer with a large grain size having less crystal defect. In addition, high-speed driving is possible since mobility or a response speed is favorable, and it is possible to further improve an operating frequency of an element than that of the conventional element. Further, high reliability can be obtained since there are few properties variations. Note that a channel-length direction of a transistor and a scanning direction of laser light may be accorded with each other to further improve an operating frequency. This is because the highest mobility can be obtained when a channel length direction of a transistor and a scanning direction of laser light with respect to a substrate are almost parallel (preferably, from −30° to 30°) in a step of laser crystallization by a continuous-wave laser. A channel length direction coincides with a direction of current floating in a channel formation region, in other words, a direction in which an electric charge moves. The transistor thus manufactured has an active layer composed of a polycrystalline semiconductor layer in which a crystal grain is extended in a channel direction, and this means that a crystal grain boundary is formed almost along a channel direction. 
     In carrying out laser crystallization, it is preferable to narrow down the laser light considerably, and a beam spot thereof preferably has a width of approximately from 1 mm to 3 mm as same as that of a minor axis of the driver ICs. In addition, in order to ensure an enough and effective energy density to an object to be irradiated, an irradiated region of the laser light is preferably a linear shape. However, a linear shape here does not refer to a line in a proper sense, but refers to a rectangle or an oblong with a large aspect ratio. For example, the linear shape refers to a rectangle or an oblong with an aspect ratio of 2 or more (preferably from 10 to 10000). Accordingly, productivity can be improved by conforming a width of a beam spot of the laser light to that of a minor axis of the driver ICs. 
     In  FIGS. 17A and 17B  and  FIGS. 18A and 18B , the scanning line driver circuit is integrally formed with the pixel portion and the driver IC is mounted as a signal line driver circuit. However, this embodiment mode is not limited thereto, and the driver IC may be mounted as both a scanning line driver circuit and a signal line driver circuit. In that case, it is preferable to differentiate a specification of the driver ICs to be used between the scanning line side and signal line side. For example, a withstand pressure of around 30 V is required for the transistor composing the scanning line driver ICs; however, a drive frequency is 100 kHz or less and a high speed operation is comparatively not required. Therefore, it is preferable to set a sufficiently long channel-length (L) of the transistor composing the scanning line driver. On the other hand, a withstand pressure of around 12 V is enough for the transistor of the signal line driver ICs; however, a drive frequency is around 65 MHz at 3 V and a high speed operation is required. Therefore, it is preferable to set a channel-length or the like of the transistor composing a driver with a micron rule. 
     In the pixel region  1002 , the signal line and the scanning line are intersected to form a matrix and a transistor is arranged in accordance with each intersection. A TFT having a structure in which a channel is formed to include amorphous semiconductor or a semi-amorphous semiconductor can be used as the transistor arranged in the pixel portion  1002  in this embodiment mode. An amorphous semiconductor is formed by a method such as a plasma CVD method or a sputtering method. It is possible to form a semi-amorphous semiconductor at a temperature of 300° C. or less with plasma CVD. Therefore, a film thickness necessary to form a transistor is formed in a short time even in the case of a non-alkaline glass substrate of an external size of, for example, 550 mm×650 mm. The feature of such a manufacturing technique is effective in manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of a large-sized screen. In addition, a semi-amorphous TFT can obtain electron field-effect mobility of 1 cm 2 /V·sec to 15 cm 2 /V·sec by forming a channel formation region to include SAS. Therefore, this TFT can be used as a switching element of pixels and as an element which composes the scanning line driver circuit. 
     As mentioned above, the driver circuit can be incorporated into a liquid crystal display panel. According to this embodiment mode, a liquid crystal display device can be easily manufactured even by using a glass substrate after fifth generation, one side of which exceeds 1000 mm. 
     (Embodiment Mode 8) 
     A liquid crystal display television receiver can be completed by a liquid crystal display panel manufactured by Embodiment Mode 7.  FIG. 23  shows a block diagram of a main structure of the liquid crystal display receiver. A liquid crystal display panel can be formed in any manners as follows: in case where only the pixel portion  401  is formed, and then the scanning line driver circuit  403  and the signal line driver circuit  402  are mounted by a TAB method as shown in  FIG. 1 ; the pixel portion  401  and the scanning line driver circuit  403  and the signal line driver circuit  402  which are peripheral thereof are formed by COG method as shown  FIG. 2 ; and in the case where a TFT is formed to include SAS, the pixel portion  401  and the scanning line driver circuit  403  is integrally formed over the substrate, and the signal line driver circuit  402  is separately mounted as a driver IC. 
     Another structure of an external circuit comprises a video wave amplifier circuit  405  which amplifies a video signal received by a tuner  404 ; a video signal processing circuit  406  which converts the video signal outputted therefrom into a color signal corresponding to each color of red, green, and blue; a control circuit  407  which converts the video signal into an input specification of a driver IC; and the like. The control circuit  407  outputs the signal into the scanning line side and the signal line side, respectively. In the case of digital driving, a signal division circuit  408  is provided on the signal line side so as to have a structure in which an input digital signal is provided by dividing into m-pieces. 
     Among a signal received from the tuner  404 , an audio signal is transmitted to an audio wave amplifier circuit  409 , and the output thereof is provided for a speaker  413  through an audio signal processing circuit  410 . A control circuit  411  receives control information of a receiving station (a receiving frequency) or sound volume from an input portion  412  and transmits the signal to the tuner  404  or the audio signal processing circuit  410 . 
       FIG. 24  is an example of a liquid crystal display module. A TFT substrate  200  and an opposite substrate  229  are fixed by a sealant  226 , and a pixel portion  101  and a liquid crystal layer  230  are provided therebetween to form a display region. A colored layer  268  is needed in carrying out color display. In the case of RGB system, the colored layer  268  corresponding to each color of red, green, and blue is provided corresponding to each pixel. Polarizing plates  266  and  267  are provided outside of the TFT substrate  200  and the opposite substrate  229 . Light source is composed of a cold cathode tube  258  and a light conducting plate  259 , and a circuit board  257  is connected to the TFT substrate  200  by a wiring board  232  and an external circuit such as a control circuit or a power supply circuit are incorporated. 
       FIG. 25  shows the television receiver completed by incorporating this liquid crystal display module into a casing  801 . A display screen  802  is formed by the liquid crystal display module and provided a speaker  803 , operation switches  804 , and the like as other attached equipment. Accordingly, the television receiver can be completed according to the present invention. 
     Of course, the invention is not limited to the television receiver and is applicable to a display medium with a large-sized area such as an information display board at a station, an airport, or the like, or an advertisement display board on the street as well as a monitor of a personal computer. 
     This application is based on Japanese Patent Application serial no. 2003-368166 filed in Japan Patent Office on 28 Oct. 2003, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     Although the invention has been fully described by way of Embodiment Modes and with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, unless such changes and modifications depart from the scope of the invention hereinafter defined, they should be constructed as being included therein.