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Granted Patent B2
US 9,054,200 · App. 13/856,452 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Toshiyuki Miyamoto (Kanuma, JP); Masafumi Nomura (Tochigi, JP); Takashi Hamochi (Shimotsuga, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869H01L29/66742H01L27/1248H01L27/1225
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Patent No.
US 9,054,200
App. No.
13/856,452
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Electric characteristics of a semiconductor device using an oxide semiconductor are improved. Further, a highly reliable semiconductor device in which a variation in electric characteristics with time or a variation in electric characteristics due to a gate BT stress test with light irradiation is small is manufactured. A transistor includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film overlapping with part of the gate electrode with a gate insulating film therebetween, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film. The gate insulating film is an insulating film whose film density is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 and whose spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance.

Claims (45)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film;

a gate insulating film between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor film; and

a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein a film density of the gate insulating film is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 , and

wherein, in the gate insulating film, a spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising an insulating film between the gate electrode and the gate insulating film.

4. A semiconductor device comprising:

a gate electrode;

a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film; and

a first insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein a film density of the gate insulating film is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 ,

wherein, in the gate insulating film, a spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance,

wherein a film density of the first insulating film is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 , and

wherein, in the first insulating film, a spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the first insulating film comprises silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 further comprising a second insulating film between the gate electrode and the gate insulating film.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 further comprising a second insulating film over the first insulating film.

9. A semiconductor device comprising:

an insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the insulating film;

a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and

a gate electrode,

wherein a film density of the gate insulating film is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 ,

wherein, in the gate insulating film, a spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance,

wherein a film density of the insulating film is higher than or equal to 2.26 g/cm 3 and lower than or equal to 2.63 g/cm 3 , and

wherein, in the insulating film, a spin density of a signal with a g value of 2.001 is 2×10 15 spins/cm 3 or less in electron spin resonance.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the insulating film comprises silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 further comprising a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the pair of electrodes overlaps with the gate electrode.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein one surface of the oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the gate insulating film, and

wherein another surface of the oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the first insulating film.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 further comprising a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 further comprising a pair of electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2013
From: OKAZAKI, KENICHI; MIYAMOTO, TOSHIYUKI; NOMURA, MASAFUMI; HAMOCHI, TAKASHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030148/0108 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-092323 · Apr 13, 2012 · national
JP 2013-051819 · Mar 14, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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