IP Library Granted Patent US 11,024,725
Granted Patent B2
US 11,024,725 · App. 15/215,801 · Granted Jun 1, 2021

Semiconductor device including metal oxide film

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Tomonori Nakayama (Kanagawa, JP); Motoki Nakashima (Kanagawa, JP)
H01L29/66969H01L27/1225H01L29/045H01L29/24H01L29/41733H01L29/4908H01L29/7869H01L29/78618H01L29/78648H01L29/78696H01L29/786H01L29/7849
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Patent No.
US 11,024,725
App. No.
15/215,801
Granted
Jun 1, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, a change in electrical characteristics is suppressed and reliability is improved. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film over a first insulating film; a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; a metal oxide film over the second insulating film; a gate electrode over the metal oxide film; and a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film and the gate electrode. The oxide semiconductor film includes a channel region overlapping with the gate electrode, a source region in contact with the third insulating film, and a drain region in contact with the third insulating film. The source region and the drain region contain one or more of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, titanium, and a rare gas.

Claims (63)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a conductive film;

a first insulating film over the conductive film;

a semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the semiconductor film;

a metal oxide film over the second insulating film;

a gate electrode over the metal oxide film; and

a third insulating film over the semiconductor film and the gate electrode,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a metal oxide,

wherein the metal oxide film is a semiconductor or a conductor containing one or more of In, Zn, Al, Ga, Y, and Sn,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a channel region overlapping with the gate electrode, a source region in contact with the third insulating film, and a drain region in contact with the third insulating film,

wherein the third insulating film is in contact with a top surface of the second insulating film,

wherein the third insulating film is a nitride film containing at least one of hydrogen and fluorine,

wherein the source region and the drain region contain one or more of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, titanium, and a rare gas, and

wherein the gate electrode is in contact with the conductive film through an opening in the first insulating film, the second insulating film and the metal oxide film.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a fourth insulating film over the third insulating film;

a source electrode connected to the source region through an opening in the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film; and

a drain electrode connected to the drain region through an opening in the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the rare gas comprises one or more of helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor film contains In, Zn, and M, and

wherein M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part has c-axis alignment.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second insulating film comprises silicon oxynitride and is configured to release more ammonia than nitrogen oxide in a range from 50° C. to 650° C. in theimal desorption spectroscopy.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gate electrode comprises a metal film.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an upper end portion of the second insulating film is positioned outside a lower end portion of the metal oxide film,

wherein an upper end portion of the metal oxide film is positioned outside a lower end portion of the gate electrode, and

wherein the third insulating film is in contact with a top surface of the metal oxide film.

9. A semiconductor device comprising:

a conductive film;

a first insulating film over the conductive film;

a semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over the semiconductor film;

a metal oxide film over the second insulating film;

a gate electrode over the metal oxide film; and

a third insulating film over the semiconductor film and the gate electrode,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a metal oxide,

wherein the metal oxide film is a semiconductor or a conductor containing one or more of In, Zn, Al, Ga, Y, and Sn,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a channel region overlapping with the gate electrode, a source region in contact with the third insulating film, and a drain region in contact with the third insulating film,

wherein the third insulating film is in contact with a top surface of the second insulating film, and

wherein the gate electrode is in contact with the conductive film through an opening in the first insulating film, the second insulating film and the metal oxide film.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a fourth insulating film over the third insulating film;

a source electrode connected to the source region through an opening in the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film; and

a drain electrode connected to the drain region through an opening in the third insulating film and the fourth insulating film.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the semiconductor film contains In, Zn, and M, and

wherein M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the semiconductor film comprises a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part has c-axis alignment.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the gate electrode comprises a metal film.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein an upper end portion of the second insulating film is positioned outside a lower end portion of the metal oxide film,

wherein an upper end portion of the metal oxide film is positioned outside a lower end portion of the gate electrode, and

wherein the third insulating film is in contact with a top surface of the metal oxide film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2016
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; OKAZAKI, KENICHI; KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; NAKAYAMA, TOMONORI; NAKASHIMA, MOTOKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039209/0434 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-146351 · Jul 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170025544A1 · Jan 26, 2017
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