A method of fabricating a single crystal thin film includes forming a
non-single crystal thin film on an insulating base; subjecting the
non-single crystal thin film to a first heat-treatment, thereby forming a
polycrystalline thin film in which polycrystalline grains are aligned in
an approximately regular pattern; and subjecting the polycrystalline thin
film to a second heat-treatment, thereby forming a single crystal thin
film in which the polycrystalline grains are bonded to each other. In
this method, either the first heat-treatment or the second heat-treatment
may be performed by irradiation of laser beams, preferably, emitted from
an excimer laser. A single crystal thin film formed by this fabrication
method has a performance higher than a related art polycrystalline thin
film and is suitable for fabricating a device having stable
characteristics. The single crystal thin film can be fabricated for a
short-time by using laser irradiation as the heat-treatments.