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Patent US8053837 - Semiconductor device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThere is provided a method of removing trap levels and defects, which are caused by stress, from a single crystal silicon thin film formed by an SOI technique. First, a single crystal silicon film is formed by using a typical bonding SOI technique such as Smart-Cut or ELTRAN. Next, the single crystal...http://www.google.com/patents/US8053837?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8053837 - Semiconductor deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8053837 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/978,612Publication dateNov 8, 2011Filing dateOct 30, 2007Priority dateJun 22, 1998Also published asUS6380046, US7199024, US7790570, US7816736, US7834398, US8187926, US8241997, US8288248, US8314010, US8575741, US20020109144, US20040147095, US20070173000, US20080061301, US20080067529, US20080067597, US20080083953, US20080213953, US20080286941, US20080286942, US20080286956, US20130143387Publication number11978612, 978612, US 8053837 B2, US 8053837B2, US-B2-8053837, US8053837 B2, US8053837B2InventorsShunpei YamazakiOriginal AssigneeSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (107), Non-Patent Citations (73), Referenced by (5), Classifications (30), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSemiconductor device
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