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Granted Patent B2
US 10,373,981 · App. 15/588,085 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, module, and electronic device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Masataka Nakada (Tochigi, JP); Masahiro Katayama (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1225H01L27/1248H01L27/1255H01L27/1259H01L28/60H01L29/24H01L29/42384H01L29/4908H01L29/518H01L29/66969H01L29/7869H01L29/78618
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Patent No.
US 10,373,981
App. No.
15/588,085
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a first conductive film; a first insulating film including a film containing hydrogen; a second insulating film including an oxide insulating film; an oxide semiconductor film including a first region and a pair of second regions; a pair of electrodes; a gate insulating film; and a second conductive film. The capacitor includes a lower electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode contains the same material as the first conductive film. The inter-electrode insulating film includes a third insulating film containing the same material as the first insulating film and a fourth insulating film containing the same material as the gate insulating film. The upper electrode contains the same material as the second conductive film. A fifth insulating film containing hydrogen is provided over the transistor.

Claims (103)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor comprising:

a first conductive film;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

a second insulating film over the first insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film;

a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film;

a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and

a second conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the third insulating film therebetween,

wherein an end portion of the third insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the second conductive film,

a capacitor comprising:

a third conductive film;

the first insulating film over the third conductive film;

a fourth insulating film over the first insulating film; and

a fourth conductive film over the fourth insulating film, and

a fifth insulating film over and in contact with a top surface of the second conductive film and a top surface of the fourth conductive film,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an opening,

wherein the fourth insulating film is in the opening,

wherein the first conductive film and the third conductive film are provided on the same surface, and

wherein an end portion of the fourth insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the fourth conductive film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first insulating film comprises a film containing hydrogen, and

wherein the film containing hydrogen comprises a silicon nitride film.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film comprises a region which contains oxygen in excess of a stoichiometric composition.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises:

a first region overlapping with the first conductive film; and

a pair of second regions between which the first region is interposed,

wherein a concentration of an impurity element in the first region is different from concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein each of the concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions is higher than the concentration of the impurity element in the first region.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the impurity element comprises any one of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and chlorine.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the first region comprises a region thicker than the second regions.

8. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor comprising:

a first conductive film;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

a second insulating film over the first insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film;

a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film;

a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and

a second conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the third insulating film therebetween,

wherein an end portion of the third insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the second conductive film,

a capacitor comprising:

a third conductive film;

the first insulating film over the third conductive film;

a fourth insulating film over the first insulating film; and

a fourth conductive film over the fourth insulating film, and

a fifth insulating film over and in contact with a top surface of the second conductive film and a top surface of the fourth conductive film,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an opening,

wherein the fourth insulating film is in the opening,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises:

a first region overlapping with the first conductive film; and

a pair of second regions between which the first region is interposed,

wherein a first resistivity of the first region is higher than a second resistivity of the second regions,

wherein the first conductive film and the third conductive film are provided on the same surface, and

wherein an end portion of the fourth insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the fourth conductive film.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first insulating film comprises a film containing hydrogen, and

wherein the film containing hydrogen comprises a silicon nitride film.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film comprises a region which contains oxygen in excess of a stoichiometric composition.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a concentration of an impurity element in the first region is different from concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions is higher than the concentration of the impurity element in the first region.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the impurity element comprises any one of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and chlorine.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the first region comprises a region thicker than the second regions.

15. A semiconductor device comprising:

a transistor comprising:

a first conductive film;

a first insulating film over the first conductive film;

a second insulating film over the first insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film;

a pair of electrodes in contact with the oxide semiconductor film;

a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; and

a second conductive film overlapping with the oxide semiconductor film with the third insulating film therebetween,

wherein an end portion of the third insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the second conductive film, and

wherein the end portion of the third insulating film is curved,

a capacitor comprising:

a third conductive film;

the first insulating film over the third conductive film;

a fourth insulating film over the first insulating film; and

a fourth conductive film over the fourth insulating film, and

a fifth insulating film over and in contact with a top surface of the second conductive film and a top surface of the fourth conductive film,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an opening,

wherein the fourth insulating film is in the opening,

wherein the end portion of the fourth insulating film is curved,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises:

a first region overlapping with the first conductive film; and

a pair of second regions between which the first region is interposed,

wherein a first resistivity of the first region is higher than a second resistivity of the second regions,

wherein the first conductive film and the third conductive film are provided on the same surface, and

wherein an end portion of the fourth insulating film is positioned on the outer side than an end portion of the fourth conductive film.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the first insulating film comprises a film containing hydrogen, and

wherein the film containing hydrogen comprises a silicon nitride film.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the second insulating film comprises an oxide insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film comprises a region which contains oxygen in excess of a stoichiometric composition.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein a concentration of an impurity element in the first region is different from concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein each of the concentrations of the impurity element in the second regions is higher than the concentration of the impurity element in the first region.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein the impurity element comprises any one of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and chlorine.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the first region comprises a region thicker than the second regions.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-020620 · Feb 5, 2014 · national
JP 2014-043637 · Mar 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14612817 · Feb 3, 2015
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