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US 8,785,258 · App. 13/711,022 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,785,258
App. No.
13/711,022
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor is provided. In the semiconductor device including a bottom-gate transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, a stacked layer of an insulating layer and an aluminum film is provided in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer. Oxygen doping treatment is performed in such a manner that oxygen is introduced to the insulating layer and the aluminum film from a position above the aluminum film, whereby a region containing oxygen in excess of the stoichiometric composition is formed in the insulating layer, and the aluminum film is oxidized to form an aluminum oxide film.

Claims (31)

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

forming a gate electrode layer;

forming a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode layer;

forming an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween;

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer:

forming an insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer;

forming an aluminum film in contact with the insulating layer; and

performing an oxygen doping treatment on the insulating layer and the aluminum film, so that at least a portion of the aluminum film is oxidized to be an aluminum oxide film.

2. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of performing heat treatment on the aluminum film after the step of the performing an oxygen doing treatment.

3. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum film is oxidized to be an aluminum oxide layer.

4. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer comprises an oxygen excess region.

5. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer comprises a layer containing nitrogen.

6. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of performing heat treatment on the insulating layer before the aluminum film is formed.

7. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the gate insulating layer comprises an oxygen excess region.

8. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the oxygen excess region is formed by performing an oxygen doping treatment on the gate insulating layer.

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

forming a gate electrode layer;

forming a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode layer;

performing heat treatment on the gate insulating layer to reduce hydrogen in the gate insulating layer;

forming an oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween;

forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor layer:

forming an insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer;

forming an aluminum film in contact with the insulating layer; and

performing an oxygen doping treatment on the insulating layer and the aluminum film, so that at least a portion of the aluminum film is oxidized to be an aluminum oxide film.

10. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , further comprising a step of performing heat treatment on the aluminum film after the step of the performing an oxygen doing treatment.

11. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the aluminum film is oxidized to be an aluminum oxide layer.

12. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the insulating layer comprises an oxygen excess region.

13. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the insulating layer comprises a layer containing nitrogen.

14. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , further comprising a step of performing heat treatment on the insulating layer before the aluminum film is formed.

15. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the gate insulating layer comprises an oxygen excess region.

16. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the oxygen excess region is formed by performing an oxygen doping treatment on the gate insulating layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2012
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029447/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-278978 · Dec 20, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130157422A1 · Jun 20, 2013