公开(公告)号：US10290720B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15642400

申请日：2017-07-06

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Hideomi Suzawa ,  Hiroshi Fujiki ,  Hiromichi Godo ,  Yasumasa Yamane

IPC: H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/24

Abstract: The reliability of a semiconductor device is increased by suppression of a variation in electric characteristics of a transistor as much as possible. As a cause of a variation in electric characteristics of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, the concentration of hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor, the density of oxygen vacancies in the oxide semiconductor, or the like can be given. A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed using a conductive material which is easily bonded to oxygen. A channel formation region is formed using an oxide layer formed by a sputtering method or the like under an atmosphere containing oxygen. Thus, the concentration of hydrogen in a stack, in particular, the concentration of hydrogen in a channel formation region can be reduced.

公开(公告)号：US09899535B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15292287

申请日：2016-10-13

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Hideomi Suzawa ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Sachiaki Tezuka

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/16 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/12

CPC classification number: H01L29/7869 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/0886 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L29/16

Abstract: To provide a transistor with stable electrical characteristics, a transistor with a low off-state current, a transistor with a high on-state current, a semiconductor device including the transistor, or a durable semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor using silicon, an aluminum oxide film over the first transistor, and a second transistor using an oxide semiconductor over the aluminum oxide film. The oxide semiconductor has a lower hydrogen concentration than silicon.

公开(公告)号：US09496411B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14719431

申请日：2015-05-22

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Masayuki Sakakura ,  Ryo Tokumaru ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yuhei Sato

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/441 ,  H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/8258 ,  H01L27/06 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/115

CPC classification number: H01L29/66969 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/441 ,  H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/8258 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L27/088 ,  H01L27/1156 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first insulating film over a first gate electrode over a substrate while heated at a temperature higher than or equal to 450° C. and lower than the strain point of the substrate, forming a first oxide semiconductor film over the first insulating film, adding oxygen to the first oxide semiconductor film and then forming a second oxide semiconductor film over the first oxide semiconductor film, and performing heat treatment so that part of oxygen contained in the first oxide semiconductor film is transferred to the second oxide semiconductor film.

Abstract translation: 一种制造半导体器件的方法包括以下步骤：在高于或等于450℃并低于衬底的应变点的温度下加热时，在衬底上方的第一栅电极上形成第一绝缘膜，形成 在所述第一绝缘膜上方的第一氧化物半导体膜，向所述第一氧化物半导体膜添加氧，然后在所述第一氧化物半导体膜上形成第二氧化物半导体膜，进行热处理，使得所述第一氧化物半导体膜中包含的部分氧为 转移到第二氧化物半导体膜。

公开(公告)号：US09478664B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US14575052

申请日：2014-12-18

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Akihisa Shimomura ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Masashi Tsubuku ,  Toshihiko Takeuchi ,  Ryo Tokumaru ,  Mitsuhiro Ichijo ,  Satoshi Toriumi ,  Takashi Ohtsuki ,  Toshiya Endo

IPC: H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/66969 ,  H01L21/02554 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L29/78606 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78693 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A change in electrical characteristics is suppressed and reliability in a semiconductor device using a transistor including an oxide semiconductor is improved. The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor film over an insulating surface, an antioxidant film over the insulating surface and the oxide semiconductor film, a pair of electrodes in contact with the antioxidant film, a gate insulating film over the pair of electrodes, and a gate electrode which is over the gate insulating film and overlaps with the oxide semiconductor film. In the antioxidant film, a width of a region overlapping with the pair of electrodes is longer than a width of a region not overlapping with the pair of electrodes.

Abstract translation: 抑制了电特性的变化，并且提高了使用包括氧化物半导体的晶体管的半导体器件的可靠性。 半导体器件包括绝缘表面上的氧化物半导体膜，绝缘表面上的抗氧化膜和氧化物半导体膜，与抗氧化膜接触的一对电极，一对电极上的栅极绝缘膜，以及栅极 电极，其在栅极绝缘膜上方并与氧化物半导体膜重叠。 在抗氧化剂膜中，与该对电极重叠的区域的宽度比不与该对电极重叠的区域的宽度长。

公开(公告)号：US10944014B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16513826

申请日：2019-07-17

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Akihisa Shimomura ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yoshitaka Yamamoto ,  Hideomi Suzawa ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Yutaka Okazaki ,  Naoki Okuno ,  Takahisa Ishiyama

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/417

Abstract: To provide a transistor having a high on-state current. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator containing excess oxygen, a first oxide semiconductor over the first insulator, a second oxide semiconductor over the first oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor which are over the second oxide semiconductor and are separated from each other, a third oxide semiconductor in contact with side surfaces of the first oxide semiconductor, a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor, a top surface of the first conductor, and a top surface of the second conductor, a second insulator over the third oxide semiconductor, and a third conductor facing a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor with the second insulator and the third oxide semiconductor therebetween. The first oxide semiconductor has a higher oxygen-transmitting property than the third oxide semiconductor.

公开(公告)号：US10672913B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16024967

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Hideomi Suzawa ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Hirokazu Watanabe ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Daisuke Matsubayashi

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/45 ,  H01L29/66

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a reduced amount of oxygen vacancy in a channel formation region of an oxide semiconductor is provided. Further, a semiconductor device which includes an oxide semiconductor and has improved electric characteristics is provided. Furthermore, a methods for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed; a conductive film is formed over the oxide semiconductor film at the same time as forming a low-resistance region between the oxide semiconductor film and the conductive film; the conductive film is processed to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; and oxygen is added to the low-resistance region between the source electrode and the drain electrode, so that a channel formation region having a higher resistance than the low-resistance region is formed and a first low-resistance region and a second low-resistance region between which the channel formation region is positioned are formed.

公开(公告)号：US10439068B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15010045

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Akihisa Shimomura ,  Junichi Koezuka ,  Kenichi Okazaki ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Shunpei Yamazaki

IPC: H01L21/02 ,  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：US10374097B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15865308

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Akihisa Shimomura ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Yoshitaka Yamamoto ,  Hideomi Suzawa ,  Tetsuhiro Tanaka ,  Yutaka Okazaki ,  Naoki Okuno ,  Takahisa Ishiyama

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/417

Abstract: To provide a transistor having a high on-state current. A semiconductor device includes a first insulator containing excess oxygen, a first oxide semiconductor over the first insulator, a second oxide semiconductor over the first oxide semiconductor, a first conductor and a second conductor which are over the second oxide semiconductor and are separated from each other, a third oxide semiconductor in contact with side surfaces of the first oxide semiconductor, a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor, a top surface of the first conductor, and a top surface of the second conductor, a second insulator over the third oxide semiconductor, and a third conductor facing a top surface and side surfaces of the second oxide semiconductor with the second insulator and the third oxide semiconductor therebetween. The first oxide semiconductor has a higher oxygen-transmitting property than the third oxide semiconductor.

公开(公告)号：US10236390B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15652299

申请日：2017-07-18

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yasumasa Yamane ,  Motomu Kurata ,  Ryota Hodo ,  Takahisa Ishiyama

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/105 ,  H01L29/51 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/49 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: A semiconductor device having stable electrical characteristics is provided. Alternatively, a highly reliable semiconductor device suitable for miniaturization or high integration is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, a third barrier layer, a transistor including an oxide, an insulator, and a conductor. The insulator includes an oxygen-excess region. The insulator and the oxide are between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The conductor is in an opening of the first barrier layer, an opening of the second barrier layer, and an opening of the insulator with the third barrier layer positioned therebetween.

公开(公告)号：US10043913B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14660000

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Akihisa Shimomura ,  Yuhei Sato ,  Yasumasa Yamane ,  Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Kenichi Okazaki ,  Chiho Kawanabe

IPC: H01B1/08 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L29/00 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12

Abstract: A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. In an oxide semiconductor film, a plurality of electron diffraction patterns are observed in such a manner that a surface over which the oxide semiconductor film is formed is irradiated with an electron beam having a probe diameter whose half-width is 1 nm while the position of the film and the position of the electron beam are relatively moved. The electron diffraction patterns include 50 or more electron diffraction patterns observed in different areas. The sum of the percentage of first electron diffraction patterns and the percentage of second electron diffraction patterns accounts for 100%. The first electron diffraction patterns account for 50% or more. The first electron diffraction pattern includes observation points that are not symmetry or observation points disposed in a circular pattern. The second electron diffraction pattern includes observation points corresponding to the vertices of a hexagon.