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US 8,268,194 · App. 12/071,097 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Oxide semiconductor target

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,268,194
App. No.
12/071,097
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming an oxide semiconductor layer includes: mounting an oxide semiconductor target in a chamber; loading a substrate into the chamber; vacuuming the chamber; applying a direct current power to the oxide semiconductor target while injecting oxygen and a sputtering gas into the chamber; and forming an oxide semiconductor layer on a surface of the substrate by applying plasma of the sputtering gas onto the oxide semiconductor target. Here, the oxide semiconductor target has a resistance of 1 kΩ or less.

Claims (8)

1. An oxide semiconductor target having a resistance that is less than or equal to 1 kΩ, wherein the oxide semiconductor target has a composition of x(HfO 2 ).y(In 2 O 3 ).z(ZnO), wherein x, y, z are molar ratios, and wherein 0<x<1, y≧0.15, and z≧0.15.

2. The target of claim 1 , wherein a molar ratio of HfO 2 : In 2 O 3 : ZnO is 0.1:1:2, 0.2:1:2, 0.3:1:2 or 0.4:1:2.

3. An oxide semiconductor target having a resistance that is less than or equal to 1 kΩ, wherein the oxide semiconductor target has a composition of x(HfO 2 ).y(In 2 O 3 ).z(ZnO), wherein x, y, z are molar ratios, and,

wherein x, y, and z meet one of the following three sets of conditions:

x+y= 1, 0.15 ≦x ≦0.85 , z= 0;

y+z= 1, 0.15 ≦y ≦0.85 , x= 0; and

x+z= 1, 0.15 ≦z, y= 0.

4. The oxide semiconductor of claim 3 , wherein a molar ratio of HfO 2 : In 2 O 3 : ZnO is 0.1:1:2, 0.2:1:2, 0.3:1:2 or 0.4:1:2.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2012
From: KIM, CHANG-JUNG; LEE, JE-HUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027653/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2007-0016779 · Feb 16, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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