IP Library Granted Patent US 9,318,618
Granted Patent B2
US 9,318,618 · App. 14/580,590 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Yuta Endo (Kanagawa, JP); Kosei Noda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869H01L27/088H01L29/16
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Patent No.
US 9,318,618
App. No.
14/580,590
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a transistor with stable electric characteristics, provide a transistor having a small current in a non-conductive state, provide a transistor having a large current in a conductive state, provide a semiconductor device including the transistor, or provide a durable semiconductor device, a semiconductor device includes a first insulator containing excess oxygen, a semiconductor over the first insulator, a second insulator over the semiconductor, and a conductor having a region overlapping with the semiconductor with the second insulator provided therebetween. A region containing boron or phosphorus is located between the first insulator and the semiconductor.

Claims (60)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and

a first conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the second insulating film provided therebetween,

wherein the first insulating film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film includes boron or phosphorus,

wherein the second region of the first insulating film is in contact with the second region of the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first conductive film overlaps with the first region of the first insulating film and the first region of the oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein the first conductive film does not overlap with the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film contains oxygen.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the boron or the phosphorus in each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film is higher than or equal to 5×10 19 atoms/cm 3 .

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains indium.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a third insulating film over the first conductive film,

wherein the third insulating film contains aluminum oxide, and

wherein a concentration of hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film is lower than or equal to 5×10 19 atoms/cm 3 .

7. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

a first conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the second insulating film provided therebetween; and

a second conductive film electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first insulating film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film includes boron or phosphorus,

wherein the second region of the first insulating film is in contact with the second region of the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first conductive film overlaps with the first region of the first insulating film and the first region of the oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein the first conductive film does not overlap with the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductive film is in contact with the second region of the oxide semiconductor film.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductive film is not in contact with the second region of the oxide semiconductor film.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductive film penetrates the oxide semiconductor film to be in contact with the first insulating film.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , further comprising a third conductive film,

wherein the first conductive film and the third conductive film overlap with each other, and

wherein the first insulating film is over the third conductive film.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the first insulating film contains oxygen.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein a concentration of the boron or the phosphorus in each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film is higher than or equal to 5×10 19 atoms/cm 3 .

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains indium.

16. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first insulating film having a projection;

an oxide semiconductor film over the projection;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

a first conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the second insulating film provided therebetween; and

a second conductive film electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film

wherein the first insulating film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film includes a first region and a second region,

wherein each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film includes boron or phosphorus,

wherein the second region of the first insulating film is in contact with the second region of the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first conductive film overlaps with the first region of the first insulating film and the first region of the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first conductive film does not overlap with the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein the first conductive film covers a side surface of the projection.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , further comprising a third conductive film,

wherein the first conductive film and the third conductive film overlap with each other, and

wherein the first insulating film is over the third conductive film.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the first insulating film contains oxygen.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein a concentration of the boron or the phosphorus in each of the second region of the first insulating film and the second region of the oxide semiconductor film is higher than or equal to 5×10 19 atoms/cm 3 .

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the first insulating film is a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains indium.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2014
From: ENDO, YUTA; NODA, KOSEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034598/0294 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-271934 · Dec 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150187951A1 · Jul 2, 2015