公开(公告)号：US20210343869A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17367677

申请日：2021-07-06

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Masami JINTYOU ,  Yasutaka NAKAZAWA ,  Toshimitsu OBONAI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics, a semiconductor device with stable electrical characteristics, or a highly reliable semiconductor device or display device is provided. A first insulating layer and a first conductive layer are stacked over a first region of a first metal oxide layer. A first layer is formed in contact with a second metal oxide layer and a second region of the first metal oxide layer that is not overlapped by the first insulating layer. Heat treatment is performed to lower the resistance of the second region and the second metal oxide layer. A second insulating layer is formed. A second conductive layer electrically connected to the second region is formed over the second insulating layer. Here, the first layer is formed to contain at least one of aluminum, titanium, tantalum, and tungsten.

公开(公告)号：US20210305433A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17346359

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasutaka NAKAZAWA ,  Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Takashi HAMOCHI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/108 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L29/417

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor film that includes a transistor with excellent electrical characteristics is provided. It is a semiconductor device including a transistor. The transistor includes a gate electrode, a first insulating film, an oxide semiconductor film, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second insulating film. The source electrode and the drain electrode each include a first conductive film, a second conductive film over and in contact with the first conductive film, and a third conductive film over and in contact with the second conductive film. The second conductive film contains copper, the first conductive film and the third conductive film include a material that inhibits diffusion of copper, and an end portion of the second conductive film includes a region containing copper and silicon.

公开(公告)号：US20210273112A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17320557

申请日：2021-05-14

Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Masami JINTYOU ,  Yukinori SHIMA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electric characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, and first to third conductive layers. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a region in contact with the first insulating layer, the first conductive layer is connected to the oxide semiconductor layer, and the second conductive layer is connected to the oxide semiconductor layer. The second insulating layer includes a region in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, and the third conductive layer includes a region in contact with the second insulating layer. The oxide semiconductor layer includes first to third regions. The first region and the second region are separated from each other, and the third region is located between the first region and the second region. The third region and the third conductive layer overlap with each other with the second insulating layer located therebetween. The first region and the second region include a region having a higher carbon concentration than the third region.

公开(公告)号：US20210202745A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17180968

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasutaka NAKAZAWA ,  Yukinori SHIMA ,  Kenichi OKAZAKI ,  Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H05B33/14 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H05B33/10

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with high productivity is provided. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a high yield is provided.
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a first step of forming a first insulating layer containing silicon and nitrogen, a second step of adding oxygen in a vicinity of a surface of the first insulating layer, a third step of forming a semiconductor layer containing a metal oxide over and in contact with the first insulating layer, a fourth step of forming a second insulating layer containing oxygen over and in contact with the semiconductor layer, a fifth step of performing plasma treatment in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a first temperature, a sixth step of performing plasma treatment in an atmosphere containing oxygen at a second temperature lower than the first temperature, and a seventh step of forming a third insulating layer containing silicon and nitrogen over the second insulating layer.

公开(公告)号：US20210057582A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16897586

申请日：2020-06-10

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Toshinari SASAKI ,  Katsuaki TOCHIBAYASHI ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/146

Abstract: A change in electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating film over a transistor including an oxide semiconductor as a semiconductor film is suppressed. The structure includes a first insulating film which includes a void portion in a step region formed by a source electrode and a drain electrode over the semiconductor film and contains silicon oxide as a component, and a second insulating film containing silicon nitride, which is provided in contact with the first insulating film to cover the void portion in the first insulating film. The structure can prevent the void portion generated in the first insulating film from expanding outward.

公开(公告)号：US20200013893A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16571769

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Akihisa SHIMOMURA ,  Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Kenichi OKAZAKI ,  Yasumasa YAMANE ,  Yuhei SATO ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/04

Abstract: To provide a novel oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film includes In, M, and Zn. The M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn. In the case where the proportion of In in the oxide semiconductor film is 4, the proportion of M is greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 2.5 and the proportion of Zn is greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4.

公开(公告)号：US20190317624A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16452615

申请日：2019-06-26

Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Hajime KIMURA ,  Masami JINTYOU ,  Yasuharu HOSAKA ,  Naoto GOTO ,  Takahiro IGUCHI ,  Daisuke KUROSAKI ,  Junichi KOEZUKA

IPC: G06F3/044 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/786

Abstract: A touch panel including an oxide semiconductor film having conductivity is provided. The touch panel includes a transistor, a second insulating film, and a touch sensor. The transistor includes a gate electrode; a gate insulating film; a first oxide semiconductor film; a source electrode and a drain electrode; a first insulating film; and a second oxide semiconductor film. The second insulating film is over the second oxide semiconductor film so that the second oxide semiconductor film is positioned between the first insulating film and the second insulating film. The touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. One of the first and second electrodes includes the second oxide semiconductor film.

公开(公告)号：US20180158956A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15872154

申请日：2018-01-16

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Toshinari SASAKI ,  Katsuaki TOCHIBAYASHI ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L27/32 ,  H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H01L29/78606 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/133345 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F1/136227 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2201/121 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/1248 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14616 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L27/3258 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/66742 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: A change in electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating film over a transistor including an oxide semiconductor as a semiconductor film is suppressed. The structure includes a first insulating film which includes a void portion in a step region formed by a source electrode and a drain electrode over the semiconductor film and contains silicon oxide as a component, and a second insulating film containing silicon nitride, which is provided in contact with the first insulating film to cover the void portion in the first insulating film. The structure can prevent the void portion generated in the first insulating film from expanding outward.

公开(公告)号：US20180076333A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15819008

申请日：2017-11-21

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Masami JINTYOU ,  Yukinori SHIMA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/4757 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L29/7869 ,  H01L21/0214 ,  H01L21/02164 ,  H01L21/0217 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/02554 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/47573 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/1259 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/41733 ,  H01L29/42384 ,  H01L29/4908 ,  H01L29/4966 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L2227/323

Abstract: The reliability of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor can be improved by suppressing a change in electrical characteristics. A transistor included in a semiconductor device includes a first oxide semiconductor film over a first insulating film, a gate insulating film over the first oxide semiconductor film, a second oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, and a second insulating film over the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film includes a channel region in contact with the gate insulating film, a source region in contact with the second insulating film, and a drain region in contact with the second insulating film. The second oxide semiconductor film has a higher carrier density than the first oxide semiconductor film.

公开(公告)号：US20170373196A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15683845

申请日：2017-08-23

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junichi KOEZUKA ,  Masami JINTYOU ,  Yukinori SHIMA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/04

CPC classification number: H01L29/7869 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/66742 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/78693 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: The reliability of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor is improved. The transistor in a semiconductor device includes a first oxide semiconductor film over a first insulating film, a gate insulating film over the first oxide semiconductor film, a second oxide semiconductor film over the gate insulating film, and a second insulating film over the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film. The first oxide semiconductor film includes a channel region overlapping with the second oxide semiconductor film, a source region and a drain region each in contact with the second insulating film. The channel region includes a first layer and a second layer in contact with a top surface of the first layer and covering a side surface of the first layer in the channel width direction. The second oxide semiconductor film has a higher carrier density than the first oxide semiconductor film.