IP Library Granted Patent US 9,691,905
Granted Patent B2
US 9,691,905 · App. 15/182,812 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device

Inventors: Daigo Ito (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Matsubayashi (Kanagawa, JP); Masaharu Nagai (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshiaki Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Hamada (Kanagawa, JP); Yutaka Okazaki (Kanagawa, JP); Shinya Sasagawa (Kanagawa, JP); Motomu Kurata (Kanagawa, JP); Naoto Yamade (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/78693H01L21/425H01L21/46H01L27/1262H01L29/66969H01L29/7869
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Patent No.
US 9,691,905
App. No.
15/182,812
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer over a substrate, a first metal oxide layer over the first insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer over the first metal oxide layer, a second metal oxide layer over the oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer over the second metal oxide layer, a second insulating layer over the second metal oxide layer, and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer. The gate insulating layer includes a region in contact with a side surface of the gate electrode layer. The second insulating layer includes a region in contact with the gate insulating layer. The oxide semiconductor layer includes first to third regions. The first region includes a region overlapping with the gate electrode layer. The second region, which is between the first and third regions, includes a region overlapping with the gate insulating layer or the second insulating layer. The second and third regions each include a region containing an element N (N is phosphorus, argon, or xenon).

Claims (59)

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

forming a first insulating layer over a substrate;

forming a stack including a first metal oxide layer and a first oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer;

etching the stack including the first metal oxide layer and the first oxide semiconductor layer into an island shape using a first mask to form a second metal oxide layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer;

forming a third metal oxide layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer;

forming a second insulating layer over the third metal oxide layer;

forming a third insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the second insulating layer;

etching part of the third insulating layer using a second mask to form a fourth insulating layer with a groove portion that reaches the third metal oxide layer;

forming a fifth insulating layer over the fourth insulating layer and the third metal oxide layer;

forming a first conductive layer over the fifth insulating layer;

forming a gate electrode layer and a sixth insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the first conductive layer and the fifth insulating layer until the fourth insulating layer is exposed;

etching the fourth insulating layer and the sixth insulating layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to form a gate insulating layer; and

adding an ion to the second oxide semiconductor layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to form a source region and a drain region.

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

forming a first insulating layer over a substrate;

forming a stack including a first metal oxide layer and a first oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer;

etching the stack including the first metal oxide layer and the first oxide semiconductor layer into an island shape using a first mask to form a second metal oxide layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer;

forming a third metal oxide layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer;

forming a first gate insulating layer over the third metal oxide layer;

forming a second insulating layer over the first gate insulating layer;

forming a third insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the second insulating layer;

etching part of the third insulating layer using a second mask to form a fourth insulating layer with a groove portion that reaches the first gate insulating layer;

forming a first conductive layer over the fourth insulating layer and the first gate insulating layer;

forming a gate electrode layer by performing planarization treatment on the first conductive layer until the fourth insulating layer is exposed;

etching the fourth insulating layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to provide a region where the first gate insulating layer is exposed;

etching the first gate insulating layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to form a second gate insulating layer; and

adding an ion to the second oxide semiconductor layer to form a source region and a drain region.

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

forming a first insulating layer over a substrate;

forming a stack including a first metal oxide layer and a first oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer;

etching the stack including the first metal oxide layer and the first oxide semiconductor layer into an island shape using a first mask to form a second metal oxide layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer;

forming a third metal oxide layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer;

forming a first gate insulating layer over the third metal oxide layer;

forming a second insulating layer over the first gate insulating layer;

forming a third insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the second insulating layer;

etching part of the third insulating layer using a second mask to form a fourth insulating layer with a groove portion that reaches the first gate insulating layer;

forming a fifth insulating layer over the fourth insulating layer and the first gate insulating layer;

forming a first conductive layer over the fifth insulating layer;

forming a gate electrode layer and a sixth insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the first conductive layer and the fifth insulating layer until the fourth insulating layer is exposed;

etching the fourth insulating layer and the sixth insulating layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to provide a region where the first gate insulating layer is exposed; and

adding an ion to the second oxide semiconductor layer to form a source region and a drain region.

4. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein phosphorus, argon, or xenon is added as the ion.

5. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein a dose of the ion added is greater than or equal to 1×10 14 ions/cm 2 and less than or equal to 5×10 16 ions/cm 2 .

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

forming a first insulating layer over a substrate;

forming a stack including a first metal oxide layer and a first oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer;

etching the stack including the first metal oxide layer and the first oxide semiconductor layer into an island shape using a first mask to form a second metal oxide layer and a second oxide semiconductor layer;

forming a third metal oxide layer over the second oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer;

forming a second insulating layer over the third metal oxide layer;

forming a third insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the second insulating layer;

etching part of the third insulating layer using a second mask to form a fourth insulating layer with a groove portion that reaches the third metal oxide layer;

forming a fifth insulating layer over the fourth insulating layer and the third metal oxide layer;

forming a first conductive layer over the fifth insulating layer;

forming a gate electrode layer and a sixth insulating layer by performing planarization treatment on the first conductive layer and the fifth insulating layer until the fourth insulating layer is exposed;

etching the fourth insulating layer and the sixth insulating layer using the gate electrode layer as a mask to form a gate insulating layer including a region in contact with a side surface of the gate electrode layer and a seventh insulating layer including a region in contact with the gate insulating layer; and

adding an ion to the second oxide semiconductor layer to form a source region and a drain region.

7. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, according to claim 6 , wherein phosphorus, argon, or xenon is added as the ion.

8. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, according to claim 6 , wherein a dose of the ion added is greater than or equal to 1×10 14 ions/cm 2 and less than or equal to 5×10 16 ions/cm 2 .

9. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, according to claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor device comprises a region where an angle between a tangent of the side surface of the gate electrode layer and a bottom surface of the substrate is greater than or equal to 60° and less than or equal to 85°.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2016
From: ITO, DAIGO; MATSUBAYASHI, DAISUKE; NAGAI, MASAHARU; YAMAMOTO, YOSHIAKI; HAMADA, TAKASHI; OKAZAKI, YUTAKA; SASAGAWA, SHINYA; KURATA, MOTOMU; YAMADE, NAOTO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2015-123865 · Jun 19, 2015 · national
JP 2015-124067 · Jun 19, 2015 · national
JP 2016-101672 · May 20, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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