Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; a first oxide over the first insulator; a first conductor and a second conductor that are apart from each other over the first oxide; a second insulator covering the first insulator, the first oxide, the first conductor, and the second conductor; a third insulator over the second insulator; a fourth insulator in contact with a first conductor, a side surface of the second conductor, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the third insulator; a fifth insulator that is over the first oxide and on an inner side of the fourth insulator; a third conductor on an inner side of the fifth insulator; and a sixth insulator that is in contact with a top surface of the fourth insulator and over the third insulator, the fifth insulator, and the third conductor. The fourth insulator is divided to be apart from each other over the first oxide.
Abstract:
First to third insulators are successively formed in this order over a first conductor over a semiconductor substrate; a hard mask with a first opening is formed thereover; a resist mask with a second opening is formed thereover; a third opening is formed in the third insulator; a fourth opening is formed in the second insulator; the resist mask is removed; a fifth opening is formed in the first to third insulators; a second conductor is formed to cover an inner wall and a bottom surface of the fifth opening; a third conductor is formed thereover; polishing treatment is performed so that the hard mask is removed, and that levels of top surfaces of the second and third conductors and the third insulator are substantially equal to each other; and an oxide semiconductor is formed thereover. The second insulator is less permeable to hydrogen than the first and third insulators, the second conductor is less permeable to hydrogen than the third conductor.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device with a large storage capacity per unit area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator including a first opening, a first conductor that is over the first insulator and includes a second opening, a second insulator that is over the first insulator and includes a third opening, and an oxide penetrating the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening. The oxide includes a first region at least in the first opening, a second region at least in the second opening, and a third region at least in the third opening. The resistances of the first region and the third region are lower than the resistance of the second region.
Abstract:
A minute transistor is provided. Alternatively, a transistor with low parasitic capacitance is provided. Alternatively, a transistor having high frequency characteristics is provided. Alternatively, a novel transistor is provided.A transistor including a semiconductor, a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, a first insulator, and a second insulator is manufactured by forming a hard mask layer including a fourth conductor over the second insulator, a third insulator over the fourth conductor, forming an opening portion in the second insulator with the hard mask layer as the mask, eliminating the hard mask layer by forming the opening portion, and forming the first insulator and the first conductor in the opening portion.
Abstract:
A minute transistor is provided. A transistor with low parasitic capacitance is provided. A transistor having high frequency characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device including the transistor is provided. A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor, a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, a first insulator, and a second insulator. The first conductor overlaps with the oxide semiconductor with the first insulator positioned therebetween. The second insulator has an opening and a side surface of the second insulator overlaps with a side surface of the first conductor in the opening with the first insulator positioned therebetween. Part of a surface of the second conductor and part of a surface of the third conductor are in contact with the first insulator in the opening. The oxide semiconductor overlaps with the second conductor and the third conductor.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device which includes a transistor having a miniaturized structure is provided. A first insulator is provided over a stack in which a semiconductor, a first conductor, and a second conductor are stacked in this order. Over the first insulator, an etching mask is formed. Using the etching mask, the first insulator and the second conductor are etched until the first conductor is exposed. After etching the first conductor until the semiconductor is exposed so as to form a groove having a smaller width than the second conductor, a second insulator and a third conductor are formed sequentially.
Abstract:
An object is to provide a semiconductor device with improved reliability in which a defect stemming from an end portion of a semiconductor layer provided in an island shape is prevented, and a manufacturing method thereof. Over a substrate having an insulating surface, an island-shaped semiconductor layer is formed, a first alteration treatment is performed, a first insulating film is formed on a surface of the island-shaped semiconductor layer, the first insulating film is removed, a second alteration treatment is performed on the island-shaped semiconductor from which the first insulating film is removed, a second insulating film is formed on a surface of the island-shaped semiconductor layer, and a conductive layer is formed over the second insulating film. An upper end portion of the island-shaped semiconductor layer has curvature by the first alteration treatment and the second alteration treatment.
Abstract:
A highly reliable memory device is provided. On a side surface of a first conductor extending in a first direction, a first insulator, a first semiconductor, a second insulator, a second semiconductor, and a third insulator are provided in this order when seen from the first conductor side. A first region overlapping with a second conductor with the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, the second semiconductor, and the third insulator therebetween, and a second region overlapping with a third conductor with the first insulator, the first semiconductor, the second insulator, the second semiconductor, and the third insulator therebetween are provided in the first conductor. In the second region, a fourth conductor is provided between the first insulator and the first semiconductor.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device with a large storage capacity per unit area is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator including a first opening, a first conductor that is over the first insulator and includes a second opening, a second insulator that is over the first insulator and includes a third opening, and an oxide penetrating the first opening, the second opening, and the third opening. The oxide includes a first region at least in the first opening, a second region at least in the second opening, and a third region at least in the third opening. The resistances of the first region and the third region are lower than the resistance of the second region.
Abstract:
A minute transistor is provided. A transistor with low parasitic capacitance is provided. A transistor having high frequency characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device including the transistor is provided. A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor, a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, a first insulator, and a second insulator. The first conductor overlaps with the oxide semiconductor with the first insulator positioned therebetween. The second insulator has an opening and a side surface of the second insulator overlaps with a side surface of the first conductor in the opening with the first insulator positioned therebetween. Part of a surface of the second conductor and part of a surface of the third conductor are in contact with the first insulator in the opening. The oxide semiconductor overlaps with the second conductor and the third conductor.