IP Library Granted Patent US 9,837,512
Granted Patent B2
US 9,837,512 · App. 15/340,031 · Granted Dec 5, 2017

Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, and display device including the semiconductor device

Inventors: Junichi Koezuka (Tochigi, JP); Kenichi Okazaki (Tochigi, JP); Daisuke Kurosaki (Tochigi, JP); Yukinori Shima (Gunma, JP); Yasuharu Hosaka (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L29/66969H01L21/022H01L21/0214H01L21/0217H01L21/02164H01L21/02274H01L21/02472H01L21/02483H01L21/02554H01L21/02565H01L21/02631H01L27/1225H01L27/1259H01L29/7869H01L29/78606H01L29/78696
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Patent No.
US 9,837,512
App. No.
15/340,031
Granted
Dec 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating film over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a first oxide semiconductor film on the gate electrode side and a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film includes a first region in which an atomic proportion of In is larger than that of M (M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf). The second oxide semiconductor film includes a second region in which an atomic proportion of In is smaller than that of the first oxide semiconductor film. The second region includes a portion thinner than the first region.

Claims (59)

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

forming a gate electrode over a substrate;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film;

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film; and

removing the oxide conductive film,

wherein the step of forming the source electrode and the drain electrode is performed so that a region of the second oxide semiconductor film becomes thinner than the first oxide semiconductor film,

wherein the step of forming the oxide insulating film is performed at a temperature higher than or equal to 180° C. and lower than or equal to 350° C. in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus, and

wherein the temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

2. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the gate electrode is a first gate electrode and the gate insulating film is a first gate insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film functions as a second gate insulating film, and

wherein a second gate electrode is formed over the oxide insulating film.

3. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

4. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

5. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising a transistor, comprising:

forming a gate electrode over a substrate;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film;

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film; and

removing the oxide conductive film,

wherein the step of forming the source electrode and the drain electrode is performed so that a region of the second oxide semiconductor film becomes thinner than the first oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein a temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

6. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 5 ,

wherein the gate electrode is a first gate electrode and the gate insulating film is a first gate insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film functions as a second gate insulating film, and

wherein a second gate electrode is formed over the oxide insulating film.

7. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 5 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

8. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 5 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

9. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising a transistor, comprising:

forming a gate electrode over a substrate;

forming a gate insulating film over the gate electrode;

forming a first oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film;

forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film;

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

forming an oxide insulating film over the second oxide semiconductor film;

forming an oxide conductive film over the oxide insulating film; and

adding oxygen into the oxide insulating film through the oxide conductive film,

wherein the step of forming the source electrode and the drain electrode is performed so that a region of the second oxide semiconductor film becomes thinner than the first oxide semiconductor film, and

wherein a temperature in the step of forming the oxide insulating film is the highest in the manufacturing steps of the transistor.

10. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 9 ,

wherein the gate electrode is a first gate electrode and the gate insulating film is a first gate insulating film,

wherein the oxide insulating film functions as a second gate insulating film, and

wherein a second gate electrode is formed over the oxide insulating film.

11. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 9 , wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise oxygen, In, Zn, and M where M is Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

12. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film each comprise a crystal part, and

wherein the crystal part comprises a portion in which a c-axis of the crystal part is parallel to a normal vector of a surface on which the first oxide semiconductor film is formed or a normal vector of a surface on which the second oxide semiconductor film is formed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2016
From: KOEZUKA, JUNICHI; OKAZAKI, KENICHI; KUROSAKI, DAISUKE; SHIMA, YUKINORI; HOSAKA, YASUHARU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040791/0075 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-144659 · Jul 15, 2014 · national
JP 2015-010055 · Jan 22, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 14796403 · Jul 10, 2015
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