Semiconductor device, display device, and electronic appliance
    21.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor device, display device, and electronic appliance 有权
    半导体装置,显示装置和电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US09406808B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-02

    申请号:US13671638

    申请日:2012-11-08

    Abstract: In a channel protected thin film transistor in which a channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor, an oxide semiconductor layer which is dehydrated or dehydrogenated by a heat treatment is used as an active layer, a crystal region including nanocrystals is included in a superficial portion in the channel formation region, and the rest portion is amorphous or is formed of a mixture of amorphousness/non-crystals and microcrystals, where an amorphous region is dotted with microcrystals. By using an oxide semiconductor layer having such a structure, a change to an n-type caused by entry of moisture or elimination of oxygen to or from the superficial portion and generation of a parasitic channel can be prevented and a contact resistance with a source and drain electrodes can be reduced.

    Abstract translation: 在使用氧化物半导体形成沟道形成区域的沟道保护薄膜晶体管中,使用通过热处理脱水或脱氢的氧化物半导体层作为有源层,包括纳米晶体的晶体区域包含在表面 并且其余部分是无定形的或由非晶/非晶体和微晶体的混合物形成,其中非晶区域用微晶点缀。 通过使用具有这种结构的氧化物半导体层,可以防止由于进入水分或从表面部分去除氧气或从表面部分排出而引起的n型变化和产生寄生通道,并且与源极接触电阻 可以减少漏电极。

    Thin film transistor
    22.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09306075B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-05

    申请号:US14621838

    申请日:2015-02-13

    CPC classification number: H01L29/7869 H01L29/10 H01L29/41733

    Abstract: A thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode provided over a substrate, a gate insulating film provided over the gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor film provided over the gate electrode and on the gate insulating film, a metal oxide film provided on the oxide semiconductor film, and a metal film provided on the metal oxide film. The oxide semiconductor film is in contact with the metal oxide film, and includes a region whose concentration of metal is higher than that of any other region in the oxide semiconductor film (a high metal concentration region). In the high metal concentration region, the metal contained in the oxide semiconductor film may be present as a crystal grain or a microcrystal.

    Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
    23.
    发明授权
    Method for manufacturing semiconductor device 有权
    制造半导体器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09275875B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US14529525

    申请日:2014-10-31

    Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, which has stable electrical characteristics and high reliability. In a manufacturing process of a bottom-gate transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment in an atmosphere containing oxygen and heat treatment in vacuum are sequentially performed for dehydration or dehydrogenation of the oxide semiconductor layer. In addition, irradiation with light having a short wavelength is performed concurrently with the heat treatment, whereby elimination of hydrogen, OH, or the like is promoted. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer on which dehydration or dehydrogenation treatment is performed through such heat treatment has improved stability, so that variation in electrical characteristics of the transistor due to light irradiation or a bias-temperature stress (BT) test is suppressed.

    Abstract translation: 目的在于提供一种具有稳定的电气特性和高可靠性的氧化物半导体的半导体装置。 在包括氧化物半导体层的底栅晶体管的制造工艺中,在氧化物气氛中进行热处理,在真空中进行热处理,依次进行氧化物半导体层的脱水或脱氢。 此外,与热处理同时进行具有短波长的光的照射,由此促进氢,OH等的消除。 包括通过这种热处理进行脱水或脱氢处理的氧化物半导体层的晶体管具有改善的稳定性,从而抑制了由于光照射或偏压温度应力(BT)测试而导致的晶体管的电特性的变化。

    Method for manufacturing oxide semiconductor film and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
    25.
    发明授权
    Method for manufacturing oxide semiconductor film and method for manufacturing semiconductor device 有权
    氧化物半导体膜的制造方法及半导体装置的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US09224838B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US14260461

    申请日:2014-04-24

    Abstract: An object is to provide an oxide semiconductor having stable electric characteristics and a semiconductor device including the oxide semiconductor. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor film by a sputtering method includes the steps of holding a substrate in a treatment chamber which is kept in a reduced-pressure state; heating the substrate at lower than 400° C.; introducing a sputtering gas from which hydrogen and moisture are removed in the state where remaining moisture in the treatment chamber is removed; and forming an oxide semiconductor film over the substrate with use of a metal oxide which is provided in the treatment chamber as a target. When the oxide semiconductor film is formed, remaining moisture in a reaction atmosphere is removed; thus, the concentration of hydrogen and the concentration of hydride in the oxide semiconductor film can be reduced. Thus, the oxide semiconductor film can be stabilized.

    Abstract translation: 目的是提供具有稳定电特性的氧化物半导体和包括氧化物半导体的半导体器件。 通过溅射法制造半导体膜的方法包括将基板保持在保持在减压状态的处理室中的步骤; 在低于400℃下加热基材。 在去除处理室中的剩余水分的状态下引入除去氢气和水分的溅射气体; 以及使用设置在处理室中的金属氧化物作为目标,在基板上形成氧化物半导体膜。 当形成氧化物半导体膜时,除去反应气氛中的剩余水分; 因此,可以降低氧化物半导体膜中的氢浓度和氢化物浓度。 因此,可以使氧化物半导体膜稳定。

    Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
    26.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device 有权
    半导体装置及半导体装置的制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US09202851B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-01

    申请号:US14097749

    申请日:2013-12-05

    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a driver circuit including a first thin film transistor and a pixel including a second thin film transistor over one substrate. The first thin film transistor includes a first gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer, a first oxide semiconductor layer, a first oxide conductive layer, a second oxide conductive layer, an oxide insulating layer which is in contact with part of the first oxide semiconductor layer and which is in contact with peripheries and side surfaces of the first and second oxide conductive layers, a first source electrode layer, and a first drain electrode layer. The second thin film transistor includes a second gate electrode layer, a second oxide semiconductor layer, and a second source electrode layer and a second drain electrode layer each formed using a light-transmitting material.

    Abstract translation: 半导体器件包括驱动电路,该驱动电路包括第一薄膜晶体管和在一个衬底上包括第二薄膜晶体管的像素。 第一薄膜晶体管包括第一栅极电极层,栅极绝缘层,第一氧化物半导体层,第一氧化物导电层,第二氧化物导电层,与第一氧化物半导体的一部分接触的氧化物绝缘层 并且与第一和第二氧化物导电层的周边和侧表面接触,第一源极电极层和第一漏极电极层。 第二薄膜晶体管包括使用透光材料形成的第二栅极电极层,第二氧化物半导体层以及第二源电极层和第二漏极电极层。

    Semiconductor device
    29.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor device 有权
    半导体器件

    公开(公告)号:US09024313B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-05

    申请号:US13860812

    申请日:2013-04-11

    Abstract: One object is to provide a semiconductor device with a structure which enables reduction in parasitic capacitance sufficiently between wirings. In a bottom-gate type thin film transistor including a stacked layer of a first layer which is a metal thin film oxidized partly or entirely and an oxide semiconductor layer, the following oxide insulating layers are formed together: an oxide insulating layer serving as a channel protective layer which is over and in contact with a part of the oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer; and an oxide insulating layer which covers a peripheral portion and a side surface of the stacked oxide semiconductor layer.

    Abstract translation: 一个目的是提供具有能够在布线之间充分降低寄生电容的结构的半导体器件。 在包括作为部分或全部氧化的金属薄膜的第一层的堆叠层和氧化物半导体层的底栅型薄膜晶体管中,形成以下氧化物绝缘层:作为沟道的氧化物绝缘层 与氧化物半导体层的与栅电极层重叠的部分结合并接触的保护层; 以及覆盖层叠的氧化物半导体层的周边部分和侧面的氧化物绝缘层。

    Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
    30.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same 有权
    半导体装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US08980665B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-17

    申请号:US13731546

    申请日:2012-12-31

    Abstract: It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device including a thin film transistor whose electric characteristics are stable. In addition, it is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at low cost with high productivity. In a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor, a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor is formed with an oxide semiconductor layer to which a metal element is added. As the metal element, at least one of metal elements of iron, nickel, cobalt, copper, gold, manganese, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and tantalum is used. In addition, the oxide semiconductor layer contains indium, gallium, and zinc.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种包括电特性稳定的薄膜晶体管的高度可靠的半导体器件。 此外,另一个目的是以低成本,高生产率制造高度可靠的半导体器件。 在包括薄膜晶体管的半导体器件中,薄膜晶体管的半导体层形成有添加了金属元素的氧化物半导体层。 作为金属元素,使用铁,镍,钴,铜,金,锰,钼,钨,铌和钽中的至少一种金属元素。 此外,氧化物半导体层含有铟,镓和锌。

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