IP Library Granted Patent US 10,164,075
Granted Patent B2
US 10,164,075 · App. 15/825,153 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Manufacturing method of semiconductor device including transistor

Inventors: Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Daisuke Kurosaki (Tochigi, JP); Yukinori Shima (Gunma, JP); Yasuharu Hosaka (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/66969H01L21/022H01L21/0214H01L21/0217H01L21/02164H01L21/02274H01L21/02472H01L21/02483H01L21/02554H01L21/02565H01L21/02631H01L27/1225H01L27/1259H01L29/7869H01L29/78606H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 10,164,075
App. No.
15/825,153
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first oxide semiconductor film on the gate electrode side and a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film includes a first region in which an atomic proportion of In is larger than that of M (M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf). The second oxide semiconductor film includes a second region in which an atomic proportion of In is smaller than that of the first oxide semiconductor film. The second region includes a portion thinner than the first region.

Claims (39)

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over a substrate;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film;

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film; and

removing the oxide conductive film, and

wherein the step of forming the oxide insulating film is performed at a temperature higher than or equal to 180° C. and lower than or equal to 350° C. in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

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

wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

5. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising a transistor, comprising:

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over a substrate;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film;

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film; and

removing the oxide conductive film.

6. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 5 , wherein the temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

7. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 5 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

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

wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

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

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over a substrate;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film; and

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 9 , wherein the temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 9 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

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

wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2018
From: KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; OKAZAKI, KENICHI; KUROSAKI, DAISUKE; SHIMA, YUKINORI; HOSAKA, YASUHARU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044760/0156 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-144659 · Jul 15, 2014 · national
JP 2015-010055 · Jan 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15340031 · Nov 1, 2016
Division 14796403 · Jul 10, 2015
Related Publication 20180090602A1 · Mar 29, 2018
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