IP Library Granted Patent US 10,083,823
Granted Patent B2
US 10,083,823 · App. 14/578,603 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Sputtering target and manufacturing method thereof, and transistor

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Toru Takayama (Kanagawa, JP); Keiji Sato (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,083,823
App. No.
14/578,603
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

One object is to provide a deposition technique for forming an oxide semiconductor film. By forming an oxide semiconductor film using a sputtering target including a sintered body of a metal oxide whose concentration of hydrogen contained is low, for example, lower than 1×10 16 atoms/cm 3 , the oxide semiconductor film contains a small amount of impurities such as a compound containing hydrogen typified by H 2 O or a hydrogen atom. In addition, this oxide semiconductor film is used as an active layer of a transistor.

Claims (12)

1. A sputtering target comprising:

a sintered body of at least one metal oxide selected from magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, gallium oxide, indium oxide, and tin oxide,

wherein a concentration of hydrogen atoms contained in the sintered body is lower than 1×10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

2. The sputtering target according to claim 1 , wherein the sintered body is a sintered body of indium oxide, gallium oxide, and zinc oxide.

3. The sputtering target according to claim 1 , further comprising a silicon oxide, wherein the silicon oxide is added to the sputtering target at 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % inclusive.

4. The sputtering target according to claim 1 , wherein the sputtering target has a filling rate of 95% to 99.9% inclusive.

5. A sputtering target comprising:

a sintered body of at least one metal oxide selected from magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, gallium oxide, indium oxide, and tin oxide,

wherein a concentration of hydrogen atoms contained in the sintered body is 5 ×10 17 atoms/cm 3 or less.

6. The sputtering target according to claim 5 , wherein the sintered body is a sintered body of indium oxide, gallium oxide, and zinc oxide.

7. The sputtering target according to claim 5 , further comprising a silicon oxide, wherein the silicon oxide is added to the sputtering target at 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % inclusive.

8. The sputtering target according to claim 5 , wherein the sputtering target has a filling rate of 95% to 99.9% inclusive.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2015
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; TAKAYAMA, TORU; SATO, KEIJI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035082/0584 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-260224 · Nov 13, 2009 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13922323 · Jun 20, 2013
Division 12945421 · Nov 12, 2010
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