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US 10,263,120 · App. 15/882,139 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display panel

Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/7869H01L21/02554H01L21/02565H01L21/02631H01L29/04H01L29/045H01L29/221H01L29/2206H01L29/24H01L29/263H01L29/42356H01L29/45H01L29/4908H01L29/66969H01L29/78693H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 10,263,120
App. No.
15/882,139
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment is a semiconductor device which includes a first oxide semiconductor layer over a substrate having an insulating surface and including a crystalline region formed by growth from a surface of the first oxide semiconductor layer toward an inside; a second oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide semiconductor layer; a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are in contact with the second oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating layer covering the second oxide semiconductor layer, the source electrode layer, and the drain electrode layer; and a gate electrode layer over the gate insulating layer and in a region overlapping with the second oxide semiconductor layer. The second oxide semiconductor layer is a layer including a crystal formed by growth from the crystalline region.

Claims (18)

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

a first step of forming a gate electrode layer over a substrate;

a second step of forming a first insulating layer over the gate electrode layer;

a third step of forming an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, the oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer and containing In, Ga, and Zn;

a fourth step of performing a first heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 450° C. and lower than or equal to 850° C. in a dry air atmosphere at a dew point lower than or equal to −40° C.;

a fifth step of forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which overlap with the oxide semiconductor layer;

a sixth step of forming a second insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, the second insulating layer being in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer; and

a seventh step of performing a second heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C.,

wherein the second insulating layer is an oxide film.

2. A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel including a transistor comprising the steps of:

a first step of forming a gate electrode layer over a substrate;

a second step of forming a first insulating layer over the gate electrode layer;

a third step of forming an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer, the oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer and containing In, Ga, and Zn;

a fourth step of performing a first heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 450° C. and lower than or equal to 850° C. in a dry air atmosphere at a dew point lower than or equal to −40° C.;

a fifth step of forming a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which overlap with the oxide semiconductor layer;

a sixth step of forming a second insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, the second insulating layer being in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer; and

a seventh step of performing a second heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C.,

wherein the second insulating layer is an oxide film.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-270857 · Nov 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 14964950 · Dec 10, 2015
Continuation 14330597 · Jul 14, 2014
Continuation 13684290 · Nov 23, 2012
Continuation 12951249 · Nov 22, 2010
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