In a crystallization process of an amorphous semiconductor film, a first
polycrystalline semiconductor film, in which amorphous regions are dotted
within the continuous crystal region, is obtained by performing heat
treatment after introducing a metallic element which promotes
crystallization on the amorphous semiconductor film. At this point, the
amorphous regions are kept within a predetermined range. A laser beam
having a wave length region, which can give more energy to the amorphous
region than to the crystal region, is irradiated to the first
polycrystalline semiconductor film, it is possible to crystallize the
amorphous region without destroying the crystal region. If a TFT is
manufactured based on a second polycrystalline semiconductor film, which
is obtained through the above-mentioned crystallization processes, the
TFT with high electric characteristics and less fluctuation can be
obtained.