IP Library Granted Patent US 10,580,662
Granted Patent B2
US 10,580,662 · App. 16/270,624 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

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.
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Patent No.
US 10,580,662
App. No.
16/270,624
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
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 (35)

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 silicon oxynitride 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; and

forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer after preforming the oxygen plasma treatment.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of 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.

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

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate insulating layer is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

5. 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.

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

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

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

9. 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 silicon oxynitride 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 after performing the oxygen plasma treatment; and

forming a gate electrode by etching the second oxide semiconductor film.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , further comprising the step of performing heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 150° C. and lower than or equal to 450° C.

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

12. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating layer is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

13. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the oxygen plasma treatment is performed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

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

15. 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 silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen 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; and

forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer after performing the oxygen plasma treatment.

16. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , further comprising the step of 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.

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

18. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the gate insulating layer is formed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

19. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the oxygen plasma treatment is performed at a substrate temperature lower than or equal to 350° C.

20. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the gate electrode is formed using a sputtering apparatus.

21. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the gate electrode comprises a second oxide semiconductor film.

22. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 21 , wherein the second oxide semiconductor film comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2019
From: JINTYOU, MASAMI; KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; HAMOCHI, TAKASHI; HOSAKA, YASUHARU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048280/0334 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-028586 · Feb 18, 2016 · national
JP 2016-193217 · Sep 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15431002 · Feb 13, 2017
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