Manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
View Patent ↗The semiconductor device is manufactured through the following steps: after first heat treatment is performed on an oxide semiconductor film, the oxide semiconductor film is processed to form an oxide semiconductor layer; immediately after that, side walls of the oxide semiconductor layer are covered with an insulating oxide; and in second heat treatment, the side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer are prevented from being exposed to a vacuum and defects (oxygen deficiency) in the oxide semiconductor layer are reduced.
1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
forming a first insulating film over a substrate;
forming a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first insulating film;
forming a first oxide semiconductor film over and in contact with the first insulating film, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer;
performing a first heat treatment on the substrate so that the first oxide semiconductor film is processed into a second oxide semiconductor film;
patterning the second oxide semiconductor film to form an oxide semiconductor layer;
forming a second insulating film covering the oxide semiconductor layer;
forming a third conductive layer over the second insulating film; and
performing a second heat treatment on the substrate after forming the second insulating film,
wherein the first insulating film is formed using an insulating oxide containing more oxygen than oxygen in a stoichiometric proportion.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of forming a protective insulating film covering the second insulating film and the third conductive layer before the second heat treatment.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a metal film having a thickness ranging from 100 nm to 300 nm.
4. The method according to claim 3 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the first insulating film is desorbed during the first heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the first oxide semiconductor film.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of hydrogen in the first oxide semiconductor film is higher than that of hydrogen in the second oxide semiconductor film.
6. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the second insulating film is desorbed during the second heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the oxide semiconductor layer.
7. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
forming a first insulating film over a substrate;
forming a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer over the first insulating film;
forming a first oxide semiconductor film over and in contact with the first insulating film, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer;
performing a first heat treatment on the substrate so that the first oxide semiconductor film is processed into a second oxide semiconductor film;
forming an etching mask over the second oxide semiconductor film;
forming an oxide semiconductor layer by patterning the second oxide semiconductor film using the etching mask;
removing the etching mask;
forming a second insulating film covering the oxide semiconductor layer;
forming a third conductive layer over the second insulating film; and
performing a second heat treatment on the substrate after forming the second insulating film,
wherein the first insulating film is formed using an insulating oxide containing more oxygen than oxygen in a stoichiometric proportion.
8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising a step of forming a protective insulating film covering the second insulating film and the third conductive layer before the second heat treatment.
9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is a metal film having a thickness ranging from 100 nm to 300 nm.
10. The method according to claim 9 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the first insulating film is desorbed during the first heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the first oxide semiconductor film.
11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a concentration of hydrogen in the first oxide semiconductor film is higher than that of hydrogen in the second oxide semiconductor film.
12. The method according to claim 7 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the second insulating film is desorbed during the second heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the oxide semiconductor layer.
13. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
forming a first insulating film over a substrate, the first insulating film containing more oxygen than oxygen in a stoichiometric proportion;
forming a first conductive film over the first insulating film;
forming a first etching mask over the first conductive film;
forming a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer by patterning the first conductive film using the first etching mask;
removing the first etching mask;
forming a first oxide semiconductor film over and in contact with the first insulating film, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer;
performing a first heat treatment on the substrate so that the first oxide semiconductor film is processed into a second oxide semiconductor film;
forming a second etching mask over the second oxide semiconductor film;
forming an oxide semiconductor layer by patterning the second oxide semiconductor film using the second etching mask;
removing the second etching mask;
forming a second insulating film covering the oxide semiconductor layer;
forming a third conductive film over the second insulating film;
forming a third etching mask over the third conductive film;
forming a third conductive layer by patterning the third conductive film using the third etching mask;
removing the third etching mask;
performing ion implantation on the oxide semiconductor layer using the third conductive layer as a mask; and
performing a second heat treatment on the substrate after forming the second insulating film.
14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising a step of forming a protective insulating film covering the second insulating film and the third conductive layer before the second heat treatment.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer each have a metal film having a thickness ranging from 100 nm to 300 nm.
16. The method according to claim 15 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the first insulating film is desorbed during the first heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the first oxide semiconductor film.
17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein a concentration of hydrogen in the first oxide semiconductor film is higher than that of hydrogen in the second oxide semiconductor film.
18. The method according to claim 13 ,
wherein a part of the oxygen in the second insulating film is desorbed during the second heat treatment, and
wherein a part of the desorbed oxygen is supplied to the oxide semiconductor layer.
19. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the metal film comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.
20. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the metal film is a stack of a plurality of films each of which comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.
21. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the metal film comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.
22. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the metal film is a stack of a plurality of films each of which comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.
23. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the metal film comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.
24. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the metal film is a stack of a plurality of films each of which comprises a material selected from aluminum, chromium, copper, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, and zirconium.