In a crystalline silicon film fabricated by a related art method, the
orientation planes of its crystal randomly exist and the orientation rate
relative to a particular crystal orientation is low. A semiconductor
material which contains silicon as its main component and 0.1-10 atomic %
of germanium is used as a first layer, and an amorphous silicon film is
used as a second layer. Laser light is irradiated to crystallize the
amorphous semiconductor films, whereby a good semiconductor film is
obtained. In addition, TFTs are fabricated by using such a semiconductor
film.