IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,659,025
Granted Patent B2
US 8,659,025 · App. 13/613,215 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same

Inventors: Etsuko Fujimoto (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Murakami (Kanagawa, JP); Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Shingo Eguchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,659,025
App. No.
13/613,215
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device with high reliability and operation performance is manufactured without increasing the number of manufacture steps. A gate electrode has a laminate structure. A TFT having a low concentration impurity region that overlaps the gate electrode or a TFT having a low concentration impurity region that does not overlap the gate electrode is chosen for a circuit in accordance with the function of the circuit.

Claims (35)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer over a substrate;

a gate insulating film over the semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode over the gate insulating film; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer,

wherein the gate electrode includes a first conductive film and a second conductive film over and in contact with the first conductive film,

wherein one end of the first conductive film extends longer than the other end of the first conductive film beyond the second conductive film, and

wherein each of the first conductive film and the second conductive film has an inclined side surface.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate insulating film is not in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate insulating film does not extend beyond the one end of the first conductive film.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is incorporated into one selected from the group consisting of a computer, a camera, a goggle type display, a projector, a telephone, and an electronic book.

5. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer over a substrate;

a gate insulating film over the semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode over the gate insulating film; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer,

wherein the gate electrode includes a first conductive film and a second conductive film over and in contact with the first conductive film,

wherein one end of the first conductive film extends beyond one end of the second conductive film, and the other end of the first conductive film is in contact with the other end of the second conductive film, and

wherein each of the first conductive film and the second conductive film has an inclined side surface.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the gate insulating film is not in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the gate insulating film does not extend beyond the one end of the first conductive film.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein the semiconductor device is incorporated into one selected from the group consisting of a computer, a camera, a goggle type display, a projector, a telephone, and an electronic book.

9. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor layer over a substrate;

a gate insulating film over the semiconductor layer;

a gate electrode over the gate insulating film; and

a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer,

wherein the gate electrode includes a first conductive film and a second conductive film over and in contact with the first conductive film,

wherein one end of the first conductive film extends beyond one end of the second conductive film, and the other end of the first conductive film is in contact with the other end of the second conductive film,

wherein the gate insulating film extends beyond the other end of the first conductive film, and

wherein each of the first conductive film and the second conductive film has an inclined side surface.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating film extending beyond the other end of the first conductive film is thinner than the gate insulating film overlapped with the first conductive film.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating film is not in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating film does not extend beyond the one end of the first conductive film.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor device is incorporated into one selected from the group consisting of a computer, a camera, a goggle type display, a projector, a telephone, and an electronic book.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2000-230401 · Jul 31, 2000 · national
JP 2000-301389 · Sep 29, 2000 · national
JP 2000-301390 · Sep 29, 2000 · national
Continuity (9)
Continuation 13396751 · Feb 15, 2012
Continuation 12878221 · Sep 9, 2010
Continuation 12406140 · Mar 18, 2009
Continuation 11670460 · Feb 2, 2007
Continuation 10981608 · Nov 5, 2004
Continuation 10793031 · Mar 5, 2004
Division 10456608 · Jun 9, 2003
Division 09916329 · Jul 30, 2001
Related Publication 20130001561A1 · Jan 3, 2013