High performance Poly-Si TFTs using an ultra-thin High-κ metal gate stack with a subthreshold swing (SS) of 193 mV/dec when operating at room temperature and its maximum thermal budget around 700℃ are readily compatible with monolithic three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D-ICs) and silicon-on-glass (SOG) applications. Long-channel TFTs have a higher drain current noise spectral density, S(subscript ID), and a smaller exponential frequency factor (γ) due to the influence of numerous grain boundaries on carrier transport, as confirmed by gap state density extraction. These devices may pave the way for high performance circuit designs and applications such as monolithic 3D-ICs, SOG, and AMOLED technology.