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Granted Patent B2
US 8,981,370 · App. 13/780,325 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Tetsuhiro Tanaka (Isehara, JP); Erika Takahashi (Chigasaki, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/786H01L29/7869
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Patent No.
US 8,981,370
App. No.
13/780,325
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device which has stable electrical characteristics and high reliability is provided. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode over an insulating surface, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, a semiconductor film which is over the gate insulating film and overlaps with the gate electrode, and a protective insulating film over the semiconductor film; and the protective insulating film includes a crystalline insulating film and an aluminum oxide film over the crystalline insulating film.

Claims (42)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first insulating film;

a semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over part of the semiconductor film;

a gate electrode over the second insulating film;

a source electrode and a drain electrode over the semiconductor film, and

a third insulating film over the semiconductor film and the source electrode and the drain electrode,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the gate electrode and, the source electrode and the drain electrode are exposed from the third insulating film,

wherein the third insulating film comprises a crystalline insulating film and an aluminum oxide film with crystallinity over the crystalline insulating film, and

wherein the crystalline insulating film is an oxide film containing one or more kinds of Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, and Ta.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall insulating layer in contact with a side surface of the gate electrode.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the crystalline insulating film contains Y and Zr.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum oxide film has a density greater than or equal to 3.2 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 4.1 g/cm 3 .

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains at least In.

6. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor film;

a gate insulating film in contact with the semiconductor film; and

a gate electrode overlapping with the semiconductor film with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the gate insulating film comprises a crystalline insulating film and an aluminum oxide film with crystallinity over the crystalline insulating film, and

wherein the crystalline insulating film is an oxide film containing one or more kinds of Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, and Ta.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the crystalline insulating film contains Y and Zr.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the aluminum oxide film has a density greater than or equal to 3.2 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 4.1 g/cm 3 .

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains at least In.

10. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate;

a first insulating film over the substrate;

a semiconductor film over the first insulating film;

a second insulating film over part of the semiconductor film;

a gate electrode over the second insulating film;

a source electrode and a drain electrode over the semiconductor film, and

a third insulating film over the semiconductor film and the source electrode and the drain electrode,

wherein the semiconductor film is an oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the first insulating film comprises a first crystalline insulating film and a first aluminum oxide film with crystallinity over the first crystalline insulating film, and

wherein the first crystalline insulating film is an oxide film containing one or more kinds of Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, and Ta.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the third insulating film comprises a second crystalline insulating film and a second aluminum oxide film with crystallinity over the second crystalline insulating film, and

wherein the second crystalline insulating film is an oxide film containing one or more kinds of Mg, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, and Ta.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the first crystalline insulating film and the second crystalline insulating film contain Y and Zr.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein the first aluminum oxide film and the second aluminum oxide film has a density greater than or equal to 3.2 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 4.1 g/cm 3 .

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein the oxide semiconductor film contains at least In.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2013
From: TANAKA, TETSUHIRO; TAKAHASHI, ERIKA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029896/0411 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-051261 · Mar 8, 2012 · national
JP 2012-051263 · Mar 8, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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