IP Library Granted Patent US 10,529,864
Granted Patent B2
US 10,529,864 · App. 15/606,044 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Semiconductor device and display device including the same

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Masami Jintyou (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869H01L21/0234H01L21/0262H01L21/02323H01L21/02337H01L21/02554H01L21/02565H01L21/02631H01L21/425H01L27/1225H01L29/41733H01L29/42384H01L29/4908H01L29/66742H01L29/66969H01L29/78696H01L21/473H01L21/76826H01L21/76832
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Patent No.
US 10,529,864
App. No.
15/606,044
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A change in electrical characteristics in a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film is inhibited, and the reliability is improved. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a first insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, a source electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film, a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode, a first metal oxide film over the second insulating film, and a second metal oxide film over the first metal oxide film. The first metal oxide film contains at least one metal element that is the same as a metal element contained in the oxide semiconductor film. The second metal oxide film includes a region where the second metal oxide film and the first metal oxide film are mixed.

Claims (50)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a first insulating film over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film including indium over the first insulating film;

a source electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film;

a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode;

a first metal oxide film over the second insulating film; and

a second metal oxide film over the first metal oxide film,

wherein the first metal oxide film includes indium,

wherein the second metal oxide film includes a metal element which is aluminum, gallium, yttrium or hafnium, and

wherein the first metal oxide film includes a region which is in contact with the second metal oxide film and includes indium and the metal element.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a conductive film over the second metal oxide film.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises In, Zn, and M and

wherein M is Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, Sn, or Hf.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film includes a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part has c-axis alignment.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein oxygen molecules of more than or equal to 8.0×10 14 /cm 2 are detected from the second insulating film by thermal desorption spectroscopy.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second metal oxide film includes aluminum.

7. A display device comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; and

a display element.

8. A display module comprising:

the display device according to claim 7 ; and

a touch sensor.

9. An electronic device comprising:

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of an operation key and a battery.

10. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a first insulating film over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film including indium over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film;

a first metal oxide film over the second insulating film;

a second metal oxide film over the first metal oxide film;

a source electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film, over the second metal oxide film; and

a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film, over the second metal oxide film,

wherein the first metal oxide film includes indium,

wherein the second metal oxide film includes a metal element which is aluminum, gallium, yttrium or hafnium, and

wherein the first metal oxide film includes a region which is in contact with the second metal oxide film and includes indium and the metal element.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises In, Zn, and M and

wherein M is Ti, Ga, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, Sn, or Hf.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film includes a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part has c-axis alignment.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein oxygen molecules of more than or equal to 8.0×10 14 /cm 2 are detected from the second insulating film by thermal desorption spectroscopy.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein the second metal oxide film includes aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2017
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; OKAZAKI, KENICHI; JINTYOU, MASAMI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043315/0147 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-218938 · Oct 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 14921141 · Oct 23, 2015
Related Publication 20170263776A1 · Sep 14, 2017
Cited By (1)
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