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Granted Patent B2
US 8,642,406 · App. 13/228,885 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventor: Koji Muranaka (Isehara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,642,406
App. No.
13/228,885
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to increase adhesiveness between thin films, particularly a high molecular film formed on an insulating surface, and the present invention provides a semiconductor device with high reliability and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device with high yield. A semiconductor device of the present invention comprises a laminate structure formed in close contact with an organic insulating film on a hydrophobic surface of an inorganic insulating film including silicon and nitrogen. A film having the hydrophobic surface is an insulating film having a contact angle of water of equal to or more than 30°, preferably of equal to or more than 40°.

Claims (63)

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

forming a gate insulating film over a semiconductor film;

forming a gate electrode over the gate insulating film;

forming a first inorganic insulating film containing hydrogen over the gate electrode;

reducing a hydrogen content in the first inorganic insulating film by heat-treating the first inorganic insulating film;

after the step of reducing the hydrogen content in the first inorganic insulating film, forming a second inorganic insulating film including silicon and nitrogen on and in contact with the first inorganic insulating film; and

forming an organic insulating film on and in contact with the second inorganic insulating film,

wherein a hydrogen concentration in the second inorganic insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration in the first inorganic insulating film.

2. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film are a nitride.

3. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film has a larger contact angle of water than the first inorganic insulating film.

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

wherein the organic insulating film is formed of a photosensitive organic insulating film.

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

wherein the second inorganic insulating film is formed to have a contact angle of water of equal to or more than 30° .

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

forming a gate insulating film over a semiconductor film;

forming a gate electrode over the gate insulating film;

forming a first inorganic insulating film over the gate electrode;

heat-treating the first inorganic insulating film;

after the step of heat-treating the first inorganic insulating film, forming a second inorganic insulating film including silicon and nitrogen on and in contact with the first inorganic insulating film; and

forming an organic insulating film on and in contact with the second inorganic insulating film,

wherein a hydrogen concentration in the second inorganic insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration in the first inorganic insulating film,

wherein the first inorganic insulating film and the second inorganic insulating film are a nitride.

7. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film has a larger contact angle of water than the first inorganic insulating film.

8. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film is formed to have a contact angle of water of equal to or more than 40° .

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

wherein the organic insulating film is formed to include one of or a plurality of organic resin materials selected from acrylic resin, polyamide, or polyimide of photosensitive or nonphotosensitive.

10. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode which are connected to the semiconductor film after the formation of the organic insulating film; and

forming an electrode which is connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode and functions as a pixel electrode.

11. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first inorganic insulating film comprises silicon oxide.

12. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first inorganic insulating film comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen where a content of oxygen is larger than a content of nitrogen.

13. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film comprises silicon nitride.

14. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen where a content of nitrogen is larger than a content of oxygen.

15. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-treatment of the first inorganic insulating film is performed at 300 ° C. to 550 ° C.

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

forming a first inorganic insulating film containing hydrogen over a semiconductor layer;

reducing a hydrogen content in the first inorganic insulating film by heat-treating the first inorganic insulating film;

after the step of reducing the hydrogen content in the first inorganic insulating film, forming a second inorganic insulating film including silicon and nitrogen on and in contact with the first inorganic insulating film; and

forming an organic insulating film on and in contact with the second inorganic insulating film,

wherein a hydrogen concentration in the second inorganic insulating film is higher than a hydrogen concentration in the first inorganic insulating film.

17. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 , wherein the heat-treatment of the first inorganic insulating film is performed at 300° C. to 550° C.

18. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film has a larger contact angle of water than the first inorganic insulating film.

19. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the organic insulating film is formed of a photosensitive organic insulating film.

20. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film is formed to have a contact angle of water of equal to or more than 30° .

21. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the first inorganic insulating film comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen where a content of oxygen is larger than a content of nitrogen.

22. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film comprises silicon nitride.

23. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second inorganic insulating film comprises silicon, oxygen and nitrogen where a content of nitrogen is larger than a content of oxygen.

24. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the semiconductor layer comprises silicon.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2003-089660 · Mar 28, 2003 · national
Continuity (3)
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