IP Library Granted Patent US 9,490,368
Granted Patent B2
US 9,490,368 · App. 13/099,613 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same

Inventors: Kunio Kimura (Ebina, JP); Mitsuhiro Ichijo (Zama, JP); Toshiya Endo (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
H01L29/7869H01L21/3003H01L21/31629H01L29/42384H01L29/4908H01L29/66969H01L27/1225
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Patent No.
US 9,490,368
App. No.
13/099,613
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

One object is to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, which has stable electric characteristics and high reliability. Another object is to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device in a high yield. In a top-gate staggered transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, as a first gate insulating film in contact with the oxide semiconductor film, a silicon oxide film is formed by a plasma CVD method with use of a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen; and as a second gate insulating film stacked over the first gate insulating film, a silicon oxide film is formed by a plasma CVD method with use of a deposition gas containing silicon hydride and oxygen.

Claims (81)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming an insulating film;

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer over the insulating film;

forming an oxide semiconductor film covering the insulating film, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer;

forming a first gate insulating film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen;

processing the oxide semiconductor film and the first gate insulating film into an island-shaped oxide semiconductor film and an island-shaped first gate insulating film;

forming a second gate insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas comprising silicon hydride and oxygen over the insulating film, the source electrode layer, the drain electrode layer, the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film, and the island-shaped first gate insulating film; and

forming a gate electrode layer over the second gate insulating film,

wherein the island-shaped first gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing fluorine,

wherein the second gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing hydrogen, and

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration of the island-shaped first gate insulating film.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the island-shaped first gate insulating film is formed by using a deposition gas containing the silicon fluoride and dinitrogen monoxide by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second gate insulating film is formed by using a deposition gas containing the silicon hydride and dinitrogen monoxide by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film is formed by a sputtering method.

5. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first gate insulating film is processed into the island-shaped first gate insulating film by dry etching, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film is processed into the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film by wet etching with use of the island-shaped first gate insulating film as a mask.

6. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming an insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method with use of a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen;

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer over the insulating film;

forming an oxide semiconductor film covering the insulating film, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer;

forming a first gate insulating film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen;

processing the oxide semiconductor film and the first gate insulating film into an island-shaped oxide semiconductor film and an island-shaped first gate insulating film;

forming a second gate insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method with use of a deposition gas comprising silicon hydride and oxygen over the insulating film, the source electrode layer, the drain electrode layer, the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film, and the island-shaped first gate insulating film; and

forming a gate electrode layer over the second gate insulating film,

wherein the island-shaped first gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing fluorine,

wherein the second gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing hydrogen, and

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration of the island-shaped first gate insulating film.

7. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the insulating film is formed by using a deposition gas containing the silicon fluoride and dinitrogen monoxide by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the island-shaped first gate insulating film is formed by using a deposition gas containing the silicon fluoride and dinitrogen monoxide by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.

9. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the second gate insulating film is formed by using a deposition gas containing the silicon hydride and dinitrogen monoxide by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film is formed by a sputtering method.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first gate insulating film is processed into the island-shaped first gate insulating film by dry etching, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film is processed into the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film by wet etching with use of the island-shaped first gate insulating film as a mask.

12. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming an insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method with use of a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen;

forming an oxide semiconductor film comprising a channel over and in contact with the insulating film;

forming a first gate insulating film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen; and

forming a second gate insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas comprising silicon hydride and oxygen over the insulating film, the oxide semiconductor film, and the first gate insulating film,

wherein the first gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing fluorine,

wherein the second gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing hydrogen, and

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration of the first gate insulating film.

13. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising a step of:

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.

14. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film is over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer.

15. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising a step of:

forming a gate electrode layer overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film.

16. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the gate electrode layer is over the oxide semiconductor film.

17. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to ciaim 12 , further comprising a step of:

heating the oxide semiconductor film, so that the oxide semiconductor film is dehydrated or dehydrogenated.

18. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising a step of:

heating the insulating film, so that the insulating film is dehydrated or dehydrogenated.

19. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein a temperature of the step of heating is higher than or equal to 250° C. and lower than or equal to 750° C.

20. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming an insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method with use of a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen;

forming an oxide semiconductor film comprising a channel over and in contact with the insulating film;

processing the oxide semiconductor film into an island-shaped oxide semiconductor film;

forming a first gate insulating film over and in contact with the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen; and

forming a second gate insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas comprising silicon hydride and oxygen over the insulating film, the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film, and the first gate insulating film,

wherein the first gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing fluorine,

wherein the second gate insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing hydrogen, and

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the second gate insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration of the first gate insulating film.

21. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 20 , further comprising a step of:

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer electrically connected to the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film.

22. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film is over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer.

23. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 20 , further comprising a step of:

forming a gate electrode layer overlapping with the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film.

24. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 23 , wherein the gate electrode layer is over the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film.

25. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 20 , further comprising a step of:

heating the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film, so that the island-shaped oxide semiconductor film is dehydrated or dehydrogenated.

26. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 25 , wherein a temperature of the step of heating is higher than or equal to 250° C. and lower than or equal to 750° C.

27. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming an oxide semiconductor film;

forming a first insulating film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas containing silicon fluoride and oxygen; and

forming a second insulating film by a plasma chemical vapor deposition method by using a deposition gas comprising silicon hydride and oxygen over the first insulating film and the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing fluorine,

wherein the second insulating film includes a silicon oxide film containing hydrogen, and

wherein a hydrogen concentration of the second insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration of the first insulating film, wherein processing the oxide semiconductor film and the first insulating film into an island-shaped oxide semiconductor film and an island-shaped first insulating film are conducting before forming the second insulating film.

28. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 27 , further comprising a step of:

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2011
From: KIMURA, KUNIO; ICHIJO, MITSUHIRO; ENDO, TOSHIYA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026215/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-116016 · May 20, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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