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Granted Patent B2
US 11,424,246 · App. 17/061,920 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Memory device and semiconductor device

Inventors: Yutaka Shionoiri (Isehara, JP); Hiroyuki Miyake (Atsugi, JP); Kiyoshi Kato (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1052H01L27/115H01L27/1156H01L27/124H01L27/1225H01L27/1251H01L27/1255H01L27/13H01L29/7869H01L29/78648G11C16/0433
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Patent No.
US 11,424,246
App. No.
17/061,920
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object to provide a memory device whose power consumption can be suppressed and a semiconductor device including the memory device. As a switching element for holding electric charge accumulated in a transistor which functions as a memory element, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film as an active layer is provided for each memory cell in the memory device. The transistor which is used as a memory element has a first gate electrode, a second gate electrode, a semiconductor film located between the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, a first insulating film located between the first gate electrode and the semiconductor film, a second insulating film located between the second gate electrode and the semiconductor film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the semiconductor film.

Claims (12)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a gate electrode;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, the oxide semiconductor film comprising indium, gallium, and zinc;

performing a first heat treatment after the oxide semiconductor film is formed at a temperature higher than or equal to 350° C. and lower than or equal to 850° C.;

forming a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film;

forming a first insulating film which comprises oxygen over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; and

performing a second heat treatment after the first insulating film is formed at a temperature higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C.,

wherein the oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystal whose c-axis is aligned perpendicular to an upper surface of the oxide semiconductor film.

2. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film is reduced by the first heat treatment.

3. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein oxygen is supplied to the oxide semiconductor film by the second heat treatment.

4. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film is an intrinsic type (i-type) oxide semiconductor film or substantially i-type oxide semiconductor film after the second heat treatment is performed.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-297140 · Dec 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15292362 · Oct 13, 2016
Continuation 12976340 · Dec 22, 2010
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