IP Library Granted Patent US 7,358,183
Granted Patent B2
US 7,358,183 · App. 11/732,008 · Granted Apr 15, 2008

Method for manufacturing wiring and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,358,183
App. No.
11/732,008
Granted
Apr 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a wiring and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, which do not require a photolithography step in connecting a pattern of an upper layer and a pattern of a lower layer. According to the present invention, a composition including a conductive material is discharged locally and an electric conductor to function as a pillar is formed on a first pattern over a substrate, an insulator is formed to cover the electric conductor, the insulator is etched to expose a top surface of the electric conductor, and a second pattern is formed on the top surface of electric conductor that is exposed.

Claims (54)

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

forming a first pattern over a substrate;

forming a pillar on a portion of the first pattern by ink-jetting a material in which an electric conductor is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent;

forming an insulator to cover the pillar;

etching the insulator to expose at least a top surface of the pillar; and

forming a second pattern on the exposed top surface of the pillar.

2. The method for manufacturing a wiring according to claim 1 , wherein the electric conductor is selected from a group consisting of silver, gold, copper and indium tin oxide.

3. The method for manufacturing a wiring according to claim 1 , wherein the insulator is etched by an etchback method or a CMP method.

4. The method for manufacturing a wiring according to claim 1 , wherein the insulator is formed by ink-jetting a composition including resin.

5. The method for manufacturing a wiring according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second patterns are formed by ink-jetting a composition including a conductive material.

6. The method for manufacturing a wiring according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second patterns are formed by a photolithography step.

7. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including the wiring according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is used for an electronic apparatus selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal television, a monitor, a laptop personal computer, a portable terminal, a goggle type display, a portable game machine, and a digital video camera.

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

forming a pillar on a portion of an impurity region included in a semiconductor film by ink-jetting a material in which an electric conductor is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent;

forming an insulator to cover the pillar;

etching the insulator to expose at least a top surface of the pillar; and

forming a pattern on the exposed top surface of the pillar.

9. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the electric conductor is selected from a group consisting of silver, gold, copper and indium tin oxide.

10. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the insulator is etched by an etchback method or a CMP method.

11. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the insulator is formed by ink-jetting a composition including resin.

12. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the semiconductor device is used for an electronic apparatus selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal television, a monitor, a laptop personal computer, a portable terminal, a goggle type display, a portable game machine, and a digital video camera.

13. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the pattern includes a conductive material.

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

forming a first semiconductor film including one conductivity type impurity over a first pattern;

forming a second semiconductor film over the first semiconductor film including one conductivity type impurity;

forming a first insulator over the second semiconductor film;

forming a second pattern by ink-jetting over the first insulator;

patterning the first semiconductor film including one conductivity type impurity, the second semiconductor film and the first insulator by using the second pattern as a mask;

removing the second pattern;

forming a pillar on a portion of the first pattern by ink-jetting a material in which an electric conductor is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent;

forming a second insulator to cover the pillar;

etching the second insulator to expose at least a top surface of the pillar; and

forming a third pattern on the exposed top surface of the pillar.

15. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the electric conductor is selected from a group consisting of silver, gold, copper and indium tin oxide.

16. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the second insulator is etched by an etchback method or a CMP method.

17. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the second insulator is formed by ink-jetting a composition including resin.

18. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor device is used for an electronic apparatus selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal television, a monitor, a laptop personal computer, a portable terminal, a goggle type display, a portable game machine, and a digital video camera.

19. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the first pattern includes a conductive material.

20. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the second pattern includes an organic insulator.

21. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the third pattern includes a conductive material.

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

forming a first insulator over a semiconductor film;

forming a first pattern over the first insulator;

adding an impurity into the semiconductor film by using the first pattern as a mask;

forming a pillar on a portion of an impurity region included in the semiconductor film by ink-jetting a material in which an electric conductor is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent;

forming a second insulator to cover the pillar;

etching the second insulator to expose at least a top surface of the pillar; and

forming a second pattern on the exposed top surface of the pillar.

23. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the electric conductor is selected from a group consisting of silver, gold, copper and indium tin oxide.

24. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the second insulator is etched by an etchback method or a CMP method.

25. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the second insulator is formed by ink-jetting a composition including resin.

26. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the semiconductor device is used for an electronic apparatus selected from the group consisting of a liquid crystal television, a monitor, a laptop personal computer, a portable terminal, a goggle type display, a portable game machine, and a digital video camera.

27. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the first pattern includes a conductive material.

28. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 22 , wherein the second pattern includes a conductive material.

Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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