IP Library Granted Patent US 10,468,536
Granted Patent B2
US 10,468,536 · App. 16/381,479 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Tatsuya Honda (Isehara, JP); Masashi Tsubuku (Atsugi, JP); Yusuke Nonaka (Atsugi, JP); Takashi Shimazu (Nagoya, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869G02F1/1337G02F1/13394G02F1/133345G02F1/134309H01L27/1225H01L29/045H01L29/24H01L29/51H01L29/66969H01L29/78696G02F2202/10H01L21/02565H01L27/3262
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Patent No.
US 10,468,536
App. No.
16/381,479
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film which includes oxidized material containing silicon and covers the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film provided to be in contact with the gate insulating film and overlap with at least the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. In the oxide semiconductor film, a first region which is provided to be in contact with the gate insulating film and have a thickness less than or equal to 5 nm has a silicon concentration lower than or equal to 1.0 at. %, and a region in the oxide semiconductor film other than the first region has lower silicon concentration than the first region. At least the first region includes a crystal portion.

Claims (34)

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

forming an oxide semiconductor film over a substrate; and

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a first region in which a concentration of carbon is lower than or equal to 1.0×10 19 atoms/cm 3 , and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a second region in which a concentration of carbon is lower than the concentration of carbon in the first region.

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

forming a gate electrode;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises an oxide containing silicon, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film is over the gate insulating film.

3. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first region is in contact with the gate insulating film.

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

wherein the first region has crystallinity.

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

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystal portion in which a c-axis is aligned so that an angle between the c-axis and a surface of the oxide semiconductor film is 85° to 95°.

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

forming an oxide semiconductor film over a substrate; and

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a first region in which a concentration of silicon is lower than or equal to 1.0 at. %, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a second region in which a concentration of silicon is lower than the concentration of carbon in the first region.

7. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising the steps of:

forming a gate electrode;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises an oxide containing silicon, and

wherein the oxide semiconductor film is over the gate insulating film.

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

wherein the first region is in contact with the gate insulating film.

9. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first region has crystallinity.

10. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a concentration of carbon in the first region is lower than or equal to 1.0×10 19 atoms/cm 3 .

11. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystal portion in which a c-axis is aligned so that an angle between the c-axis and a surface of the oxide semiconductor film is 85° to 95°.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-215682 · Sep 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15422945 · Feb 2, 2017
Continuation 14682356 · Apr 9, 2015
Continuation 13626261 · Sep 25, 2012
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