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Granted Patent B2
US 10,749,015 · App. 16/429,176 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Yukinori Shima (Gunma, JP); Hajime Tokunaga (Kanagawa, JP); Toshinari Sasaki (Tokyo, JP); Keisuke Murayama (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Matsubayashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/66969H01L21/022H01L21/02263H01L27/1225H01L29/513H01L29/7869H01L29/78609
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Patent No.
US 10,749,015
App. No.
16/429,176
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

To reduce defects in an oxide semiconductor film in a semiconductor device. To improve the electrical characteristics and the reliability of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film. In a semiconductor device including a transistor including a gate electrode formed over a substrate, a gate insulating film covering the gate electrode, a multilayer film overlapping with the gate electrode with the gate insulating film provided therebetween, and a pair of electrodes in contact with the multilayer film, a first oxide insulating film covering the transistor, and a second oxide insulating film formed over the first oxide insulating film, the multilayer film includes an oxide semiconductor film and an oxide film containing In or Ga, the first oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film through which oxygen is permeated, and the second oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film containing more oxygen than that in the stoichiometric composition.

Claims (37)

1. A semiconductor device comprising a transistor, the transistor comprising:

a gate electrode over a substrate;

a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;

an oxide film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film;

a pair of electrodes over and in contact with the oxide film;

a first oxide insulating film over the pair of electrodes; and

a second oxide insulating film over the first oxide insulating film,

wherein each of the oxide semiconductor film and the oxide film comprise In, Ga and Zn,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film has an atomic ratio of In:Ga:Zn=x 2 :y 2 :z 2 ,

wherein the oxide film has an atomic ratio of In:Ga:Zn=x 1 :y 1 :z 1 ,

wherein y 1 /x 1 is higher than y 2 /x 2 , and

wherein a threshold voltage of the transistor changes in a negative direction or a positive direction, and an amount of change is less than or equal to 1.0 V.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film through which oxygen is permeated.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film containing more oxygen than that in a stoichiometric composition.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein y 1 /x 1 is three or more times as high as y 2 /x 2 .

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a conduction band bottom of the oxide film is closer to a vacuum level than a conduction band bottom of the oxide semiconductor film is.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein an energy difference between the conduction band bottom of the oxide film and the conduction band bottom of the oxide semiconductor film is greater than or equal to 0.05 eV and less than or equal to 2 eV.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of silicon between the oxide semiconductor film and the oxide film is lower than 2×10 18 atoms/cm 3 .

8. A semiconductor device comprising a transistor, the transistor comprising:

a gate electrode over a substrate;

a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;

an oxide film over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film;

a pair of electrodes over and in contact with the oxide film;

a first oxide insulating film over the pair of electrodes; and

a second oxide insulating film over the first oxide insulating film,

wherein each of the oxide semiconductor film and the oxide film comprise In, Ga and Zn,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film has an atomic ratio of In:Ga:Zn=x 2 :y 2 :z 2 ,

wherein the oxide film has an atomic ratio of In:Ga:Zn=x 1 :y 1 :z 1 , and

wherein y 1 /x 1 is higher than y 2 /x 2 .

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the first oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film through which oxygen is permeated.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the second oxide insulating film is an oxide insulating film containing more oxygen than that in a stoichiometric composition.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein y 1 /x 1 is three or more times as high as y 2 /x 2 .

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a conduction band bottom of the oxide film is closer to a vacuum level than a conduction band bottom of the oxide semiconductor film is.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein an energy difference between the conduction band bottom of the oxide film and the conduction band bottom of the oxide semiconductor film is greater than or equal to 0.05 eV and less than or equal to 2 eV.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a concentration of silicon between the oxide semiconductor film and the oxide film is lower than 2×10 18 atoms/cm 3 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2019
From: KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; SHIMA, YUKINORI; TOKUNAGA, HAJIME; SASAKI, TOSHINARI; MURAYAMA, KEISUKE; MATSUBAYASHI, DAISUKE
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049355/0116 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2012-234602 · Oct 24, 2012 · national
JP 2012-234606 · Oct 24, 2012 · national
JP 2012-286826 · Dec 28, 2012 · national
JP 2013-051659 · Mar 14, 2013 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15150587 · May 10, 2016
Division 14060925 · Oct 23, 2013
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