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Granted Patent B2
US 12,191,313 · App. 18/142,206 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki (Setagaya, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L27/1229H01L21/02565H01L21/02672H01L27/1225H01L27/14632H01L27/14687H01L29/04H01L29/0847H01L29/24H01L29/41733H01L29/66742H01L29/66969H01L29/7869H01L29/78693H10B41/70
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Patent No.
US 12,191,313
App. No.
18/142,206
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A region containing a high proportion of crystal components and a region containing a high proportion of amorphous components are formed separately in one oxide semiconductor film. The region containing a high proportion of crystal components is formed so as to serve as a channel formation region and the other region is formed so as to contain a high proportion of amorphous components. It is preferable that an oxide semiconductor film in which a region containing a high proportion of crystal components and a region containing a high proportion of amorphous components are mixed in a self-aligned manner be formed. To separately form the regions which differ in crystallinity in the oxide semiconductor film, first, an oxide semiconductor film containing a high proportion of crystal components is formed and then process for performing amorphization on part of the oxide semiconductor film is conducted.

Claims (66)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a silicon layer comprising a first channel formation region of a first transistor;

a first insulating film over the silicon layer;

a first conductive layer over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film in contact with a side surface of the first conductive layer;

a third insulating film in contact with an upper surface of the second insulating film;

a second conductive layer in contact with an upper surface of the third insulating film;

a third conductive layer in contact with the upper surface of the third insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer, the oxide semiconductor layer comprising a second channel formation region of a second transistor;

a fourth insulating film over the second channel formation region;

a fourth conductive layer over the fourth insulating film;

a fifth insulating film in contact with an upper surface of the fourth conductive layer; and

a fifth conductive layer in contact with an upper surface of the fifth insulating film, the fifth conductive layer overlapping with the third conductive layer,

wherein the second conductive layer is configured to serve as one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein the third conductive layer is configured to serve as the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein an upper surface of the first conductive layer is in contact with the third conductive layer,

wherein the fifth conductive layer overlaps with the first channel formation region, and

wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the second transistor.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium and zinc.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the first transistor.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth conductive layer does not overlap with the second channel formation region.

6. A semiconductor device comprising:

a silicon layer comprising a first channel formation region of a first transistor;

a first insulating film over the silicon layer;

a first conductive layer over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film in direct contact with a side surface of the first conductive layer;

a third insulating film in direct contact with an upper surface of the second insulating film;

a second conductive layer in direct contact with an upper surface of the third insulating film;

a third conductive layer in direct contact with the upper surface of the third insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor layer in direct contact with the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer, the oxide semiconductor layer comprising a second channel formation region of a second transistor;

a fourth insulating film over the second channel formation region;

a fourth conductive layer over the fourth insulating film;

a fifth insulating film in direct contact with an upper surface of the fourth conductive layer; and

a fifth conductive layer in direct contact with an upper surface of the fifth insulating film, the fifth conductive layer overlapping with the third conductive layer,

wherein the second conductive layer is configured to serve as one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein the third conductive layer is configured to serve as the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein an upper surface of the first conductive layer is in direct contact with the third conductive layer,

wherein the fifth conductive layer overlaps with the first channel formation region, and

wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the second transistor.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium and zinc.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the first transistor.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the fifth conductive layer does not overlap with the second channel formation region.

11. A semiconductor device comprising:

a silicon layer comprising a first channel formation region of a first transistor;

a first insulating film over the silicon layer;

a first conductive layer over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film in direct contact with a side surface of the first conductive layer;

a third insulating film in direct contact with an upper surface of the second insulating film;

a second conductive layer in direct contact with an upper surface of the third insulating film;

a third conductive layer in direct contact with the upper surface of the third insulating film;

an oxide semiconductor layer in direct contact with the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer, the oxide semiconductor layer comprising a second channel formation region of a second transistor;

a fourth insulating film over the second channel formation region;

a fourth conductive layer over the fourth insulating film;

a fifth insulating film in direct contact with an upper surface of the fourth conductive layer; and

a fifth conductive layer in direct contact with an upper surface of the fifth insulating film, the fifth conductive layer overlapping with the third conductive layer,

wherein the second conductive layer is configured to serve as one of a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein the third conductive layer is configured to serve as the other of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the second transistor,

wherein an upper surface of the first conductive layer is in direct contact with the third conductive layer,

wherein the fifth conductive layer overlaps with the first channel formation region and the first conductive layer, and

wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the second transistor.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium and zinc.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the oxide semiconductor layer comprises indium, gallium, and zinc.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the fifth conductive layer comprises a region extending in a direction intersecting with a channel length direction of the first transistor.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the fifth conductive layer does not overlap with the second channel formation region.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-013730 · Jan 26, 2012 · national
JP 2012-014507 · Jan 26, 2012 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17371450 · Jul 9, 2021
Continuation 16676641 · Nov 7, 2019
Continuation 15235642 · Aug 12, 2016
Division 13746793 · Jan 22, 2013
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