IP Library Granted Patent US 9,754,816
Granted Patent B2
US 9,754,816 · App. 15/087,427 · Granted Sep 5, 2017

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Yoshihiro Hayashi (Tokyo, JP); Naoya Inoue (Tokyo, JP); Kishou Kaneko (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
H01L21/76807H01L21/28282H01L21/76877H01L27/124H01L27/1225H01L29/24H01L29/41H01L29/42344H01L29/42352H01L29/495H01L29/4908H01L29/4966H01L29/518H01L29/66757H01L29/66969H01L29/7869H01L29/78648H01L29/792H01L29/242
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Patent No.
US 9,754,816
App. No.
15/087,427
Granted
Sep 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including preparing a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulating layer over said semiconductor substrate, forming first grooves in the first insulating film, forming a gate electrode and a first interconnect in the first grooves, respectively, forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, forming a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating, forming a second insulating layer over the semiconductor layer and the first insulating film, forming a via in the second insulating layer, and forming a second interconnect such that the second interconnect is connected to the semiconductor layer through the via. The gate electrode, the first interconnect and the second interconnect are formed by Cu or Cu alloy, respectively.

Claims (74)

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

preparing a semiconductor substrate;

forming a first insulating film over said semiconductor substrate;

after forming the first insulating film, forming first grooves in the first insulating film;

forming a gate electrode and a first interconnect in the first grooves, respectively;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating film;

forming a second insulating layer over the semiconductor layer and the first insulating film;

forming a via in the second insulating layer; and

forming a second interconnect such that the second interconnect is connected to the semiconductor layer through the via,

wherein the gate electrode, the first interconnect and the second interconnect are formed by Cu or Cu alloy, respectively.

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the first interconnects and the gate electrode are filled in the first insulating film by single damascene process or dual damascene process.

3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the gate insulating film is formed by plasma CVD.

4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by sputtering and heated at a temperature of 400° C. or low.

5. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is a polysilicon layer or amorphous silicon; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by plasma CVD.

6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a mask pattern as a mask is formed over the semiconductor layer to form a source-and-drain regions.

7. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the via is formed so as not to extend through the gate insulating film.

8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the via falling outside the semiconductor is forming so as to extend through the gate insulating film.

9. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

preparing a semiconductor substrate;

forming a first insulating film over the semiconductor substrate;

after forming the first insulating film, forming first grooves in the first insulating film;

forming a gate electrode and a first interconnect in the first grooves, respectively;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating film;

forming a second insulating layer over the semiconductor layer and the first insulating film;

forming a via in the second insulating layer; and

forming a second interconnect over the second insulating film such that the second interconnect is connected to the semiconductor layer through the via,

wherein the gate electrode and the first interconnect are formed by Cu or Cu alloy, respectively, and

wherein the second interconnect is formed by Al or Al alloy.

10. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the gate electrode and the first interconnect are filled in the first insulating film by single damascene process or dual damascene process.

11. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating film is formed by plasma CVD.

12. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by sputtering and heated at a temperature of 400° C. or low.

13. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is a polysilicon layer or amorphous silicon; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by plasma CVD.

14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a first insulating film over a semiconductor substrate;

after forming the first insulating film, forming first grooves in the first insulating film;

forming a gate electrode and a first interconnect in the first grooves, respectively;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a semiconductor layer over the gate insulating film;

forming a second insulating layer over the semiconductor layer and the first insulating film;

forming a via in the second insulating layer; and

forming a second interconnect such that the second interconnect is connected to the semiconductor layer through the via,

wherein the gate electrode and the first interconnect are formed by a first type alloy, respectively, and

wherein the second interconnect is formed by a second type alloy different than the first type alloy.

15. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein the first interconnects is filled in the first insulating film by a single damascene process or dual damascene process.

16. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein the gate electrode is filled in the first insulating film by single damascene process or dual damascene process.

17. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by sputtering and heated at a temperature of 400° C. or low.

18. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer is a polysilicon layer or amorphous silicon; and

wherein the semiconductor layer is formed by plasma CVD.

19. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein a mask pattern as a mask is formed over the semiconductor layer to form a source-and-drain regions.

20. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 14 ,

wherein the via is formed so as not to extend through the gate insulating film, and

wherein the via falling outside the semiconductor is formed so as to extend through the gate insulating film.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 18, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045764/0902 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-318098 · Dec 15, 2008 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14744261 · Jun 19, 2015
Continuation 13745291 · Jan 18, 2013
Continuation 12654205 · Dec 14, 2009
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