IP Library Granted Patent US 10,204,798
Granted Patent B2
US 10,204,798 · App. 15/431,002 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, display device, and electronic device

Inventors: Masami Jintyou (Tochigi, JP); Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Takashi Hamochi (Tochigi, JP); Yasuharu Hosaka (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L21/385H01L21/022H01L21/0214H01L21/0217H01L21/0234H01L21/02274H01L21/02323H01L21/02326H01L21/44H01L21/443H01L21/4757H01L29/045H01L29/4908H01L29/66969H01L29/7869H01L29/78648H01L29/518
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Patent No.
US 10,204,798
App. No.
15/431,002
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The field-effect mobility and reliability of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film are improved. Provided is a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film, an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, a second insulating film and a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, and a gate electrode over the second insulating film. The second insulating film comprises a silicon oxynitride film. When excess oxygen is added to the second insulating film by oxygen plasma treatment, oxygen can be efficiently supplied to the oxide semiconductor film.

Claims (45)

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over a substrate;

forming a gate insulating layer comprising at least a silicon oxynitride film over the first oxide semiconductor film using a plasma CVD apparatus;

performing oxygen plasma treatment after forming the gate insulating layer using the plasma CVD apparatus;

forming a gate electrode over the gate insulating layer; and

performing heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 450° C. after forming the gate electrode, thereby decreasing conductivity of the first oxide semiconductor film.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon oxynitride film is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen plasma treatment is performed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode comprises a second oxide semiconductor film.

5. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 4 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

6. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

forming a conductive layer on the substrate; and

forming an insulating film over the conductive layer before forming the first oxide semiconductor film.

7. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein when analyzing the gate insulating layer by thermal desorption spectroscopy, the highest peak of an amount of released gas with a mass-to-charge ratio M/z of 32 is observed at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 350° C.

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode is formed using a sputtering apparatus.

9. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over a substrate;

forming a gate insulating layer comprising at least a silicon oxynitride film over the first oxide semiconductor film using a plasma CVD apparatus;

performing oxygen plasma treatment after forming the gate insulating layer using the plasma CVD apparatus;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film on the gate insulating layer in an atmosphere comprising oxygen by sputtering;

forming a gate electrode by etching the second oxide semiconductor film; and

performing heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 450° C., thereby decreasing conductivity of the first oxide semiconductor film.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 10 , wherein the silicon oxynitride film is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

12. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 10 , further comprising the steps of:

forming a conductive layer on the substrate; and

forming an insulating film over the conductive layer before forming the first oxide semiconductor film.

13. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 10 , wherein when analyzing the gate insulating layer by thermal desorption spectroscopy, the highest peak of an amount of released gas with a mass-to-charge ratio M/z of 32 is observed at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 350° C.

14. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 10 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

15. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 10 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

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

forming a first gate electrode over a substrate;

forming a first gate insulating layer over the first gate electrode;

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over the first gate insulating layer;

forming a second gate insulating layer comprising at least a silicon oxynitride film over the first oxide semiconductor film using a plasma CVD apparatus;

performing oxygen plasma treatment after forming the second gate insulating layer using the plasma CVD apparatus;

forming a second gate electrode over the second gate insulating layer; and

performing heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 450° C. after forming the second gate electrode.

17. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 16 , wherein the silicon oxynitride film is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

18. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 16 , wherein the second gate electrode comprises a second oxide semiconductor film.

19. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 18 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

20. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second gate electrode is formed using a sputtering apparatus.

21. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 16 , wherein when analyzing the second gate insulating layer by thermal desorption spectroscopy, the highest peak of an amount of released gas with a mass-to-charge ratio M/z of 32 is observed at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 350° C.

22. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 16 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2017
From: JINTYOU, MASAMI; KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; HAMOCHI, TAKASHI; HOSAKA, YASUHARU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041926/0861 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-028586 · Feb 18, 2016 · national
JP 2016-193217 · Sep 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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