IP Library Granted Patent US 9,947,777
Granted Patent B2
US 9,947,777 · App. 15/492,253 · Granted Apr 17, 2018

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Kazutaka Kuriki (Kanagawa, JP); Yuji Egi (Kanagawa, JP); Hiromi Sawai (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Nonaka (Kanagawa, JP); Noritaka Ishihara (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Matsubayashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/66969H01L21/0228H01L21/0234H01L21/02178H01L21/02266H01L21/02337H01L21/02565H01L27/1225H01L27/1259H01L27/1262H01L29/7869H01L29/78648H01L29/78693H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 9,947,777
App. No.
15/492,253
Granted
Apr 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device having favorable reliability. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first oxide semiconductor having an island shape; forming a first conductor and a second conductor over the first oxide semiconductor; forming an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor; forming a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; forming a conductive film over the first insulating film; removing part of the first insulating film and part of the conductive film to form a first insulator and a third conductor; forming a second insulating film covering the first insulator and the third conductor; removing part of the oxide semiconductor film and part of the second insulating film to form a second oxide semiconductor and a second insulator and to expose a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor; forming a third insulator in contact with the side surface of the first oxide semiconductor and with a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor; forming a fourth insulator in contact with the third insulator; and performing a microwave-excited plasma treatment to the third insulator and the fourth insulator.

Claims (90)

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor having an island shape;

forming a first conductor and a second conductor over the first oxide semiconductor;

forming an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor;

forming a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

forming a conductive film over the first insulating film;

removing part of the first insulating film and part of the conductive film to form a first insulator and a third conductor;

forming a second insulating film covering the first insulator and the third conductor;

removing part of the oxide semiconductor film and part of the second insulating film to form a second oxide semiconductor and a second insulator and to expose a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor;

forming a third insulator in contact with the side surface of the first oxide semiconductor and with a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor;

forming a fourth insulator in contact with the third insulator; and

performing a microwave-excited plasma treatment to the third insulator and the fourth insulator.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by a sputtering method at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 120° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C.

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the step of forming the third insulator, heat treatment is performed in a deposition apparatus at a temperature higher than or equal to 100° C., and then the third insulator is formed in the deposition apparatus without exposure to outside air.

5. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

6. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by an atomic layer deposition method.

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor having an island shape;

forming a first conductor and a second conductor over the first oxide semiconductor;

forming an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor;

forming a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

forming a conductive film over the first insulating film;

removing part of the first insulating film and part of the conductive film to form a first insulator and a third conductor;

forming a second insulating film covering the oxide semiconductor film, the first insulator, and the third conductor;

performing a first microwave-excited plasma treatment to the second insulating film;

removing part of the oxide semiconductor film and part of the second insulating film to form a second oxide semiconductor and a second insulator and to expose a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor;

forming a third insulator in contact with the side surface of the first oxide semiconductor and with a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor;

forming a fourth insulator in contact with the third insulator; and

performing a second microwave-excited plasma treatment to the third insulator and the fourth insulator.

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

9. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by a sputtering method at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 120° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein in the step of forming the third insulator, heat treatment is performed in a deposition apparatus at a temperature higher than or equal to 100° C., and then the third insulator is formed in the deposition apparatus without exposure to outside air.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

12. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 7 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by an atomic layer deposition method.

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor having an island shape;

forming a first conductor and a second conductor over the first oxide semiconductor;

forming an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor;

forming a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

forming a conductive film over the first insulating film;

removing part of the conductive film to form a third conductor;

forming a second insulating film covering the oxide semiconductor film, and the third conductor;

removing part of the oxide semiconductor film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the second insulating film to form a second oxide semiconductor, a first insulator, and a second insulator and to expose a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor;

forming a third insulator in contact with the side surface of the first oxide semiconductor, the first insulator, and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor;

forming a fourth insulator in contact with the third insulator; and

performing a microwave-excited plasma treatment to the third insulator and the fourth insulator.

14. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 13 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

15. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 13 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by a sputtering method at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 120° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C.

16. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 13 ,

wherein in the step of forming the third insulator, heat treatment is performed in a deposition apparatus at a temperature higher than or equal to 100° C., and then the third insulator is formed in the deposition apparatus without exposure to outside air.

17. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 13 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

18. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 13 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by an atomic layer deposition method.

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor having an island shape;

forming a first conductor and a second conductor over the first oxide semiconductor;

forming an oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor, the first conductor, and the second conductor;

forming a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

forming a conductive film over the first insulating film;

removing part of the conductive film to form a third conductor;

forming a second insulating film covering the first insulating film and the third conductor;

performing a first microwave-excited plasma treatment;

removing part of the oxide semiconductor film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the second insulating film to form a second oxide semiconductor, a first insulator, and a second insulator and to expose a side surface of the first oxide semiconductor;

forming a third insulator in contact with the side surface of the first oxide semiconductor, the first insulator, and a side surface of the second oxide semiconductor;

forming a fourth insulator in contact with the third insulator; and

performing a second microwave-excited plasma treatment to the third insulator and the fourth insulator.

20. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 19 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

21. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 19 ,

wherein the third insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by a sputtering method at a substrate temperature higher than or equal to 120° C. and lower than or equal to 150° C.

22. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 19 ,

wherein in the step of forming the third insulator, heat treatment is performed in a deposition apparatus at a temperature higher than or equal to 100° C., and then the third insulator is formed in the deposition apparatus without exposure to outside air.

23. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 19 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide.

24. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 19 ,

wherein the fourth insulator comprises aluminum oxide and is formed by an atomic layer deposition method.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2017
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; KURIKI, KAZUTAKA; EGI, YUJI; SAWAI, HIROMI; NONAKA, YUSUKE; ISHIHARA, NORITAKA; MATSUBAYASHI, DAISUKE
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-086372 · Apr 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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