IP Library Granted Patent US 10,411,039
Granted Patent B2
US 10,411,039 · App. 16/016,819 · Granted Sep 10, 2019

Semiconductor device, display device, and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 10,411,039
App. No.
16/016,819
Granted
Sep 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor device including: a first transistor over a substrate, the first transistor having a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film, and a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film; an insulating film over the first transistor, the insulating film having a first film and a second film over the first film; and a terminal electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through an opening portion in the insulating film. The insulating film has a first region in contact with the terminal, and the first region has an oxygen composition larger than that in another region of the insulating film.

Claims (53)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate having an insulating surface;

a first transistor on the insulating surface, the first transistor having an oxide semiconductor film;

an insulating film over the first transistor; and

a terminal electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through an opening portion in the insulating film, wherein

the insulating film has a first region in contact with the terminal, and

an oxygen composition of the first region is larger than that of another region of the insulating film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the insulating film comprises a first film and a second film over the first film, and

the first region is located in the second film.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the oxygen composition of the first region decreases with increasing distance from an interface with the terminal.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein

the distance is in a direction parallel to the insulating surface of the substrate.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein

the first film includes silicon and oxygen, and

the second film includes silicon and nitrogen.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein

the insulating film further comprises a third film over the second film.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprises a second transistor having a semiconductor film, wherein

the insulating film extends over the second transistor, and

a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor are located in the same layer.

8. A display device comprising:

a substrate having an insulating surface;

a first transistor on the insulating surface, the first transistor having an oxide semiconductor film;

an insulating film over the first transistor;

a first terminal electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through a first opening portion in the insulating film;

a leveling layer over the first terminal; and

a display element over the leveling layer, wherein

the insulating film has a first region in contact with the first terminal, and

an oxygen composition of the first region is larger than that of another region of the insulating film.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the insulating film comprises a first film and a second film over the first film, and

the first region is located in the second film.

10. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the oxygen composition of the first region decreases with increasing distance from an interface with the first terminal.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein

the distance is in a direction parallel to the insulating surface of the substrate.

12. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the first film includes silicon and oxygen, and

the second film includes silicon and nitrogen.

13. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the insulating film further comprises a third film over the second film.

14. The display device according to claim 8 , further comprises a second transistor having a semiconductor film, wherein

the insulating film extends over the second transistor,

a second terminal is electrically connected to the semiconductor film through a second opening portion in the insulating film, and

a gate electrode of the first transistor and a gate electrode of the second transistor are located in the same layer.

15. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein

the display element has two electrodes, and

one of the two electrodes of the display element is electrically connected to the first terminal through a third opening portion in the leveling layer.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein

the display element has two electrodes, and

one of the two electrodes of the display element is electrically connected to the second terminal through a fourth opening portion in the leveling layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
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