公开(公告)号：US20180308989A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US16021490

申请日：2018-06-28

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Tatsuya HONDA ,  Takatsugu OMATA ,  Yusuke NONAKA ,  Masahiro TAKAHASHI ,  Akiharu MIYANAGA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/24

CPC classification number: H01L29/78696 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/1033 ,  H01L29/247 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78693

Abstract: An oxide semiconductor film which has more stable electric conductivity is provided. The oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystalline region. The oxide semiconductor film has a first peak of electron diffraction intensity with a full width at half maximum of greater than or equal to 0.4 nm−1 and less than or equal to 0.7 nm−1 in a region where a magnitude of a scattering vector is greater than or equal to 3.3 nm−1 and less than or equal to 4.1 nm−1. The oxide semiconductor film has a second peak of electron diffraction intensity with a full width at half maximum of greater than or equal to 0.45 nm−1 and less than or equal to 1.4 nm−1 in a region where a magnitude of a scattering vector is greater than or equal to 5.5 nm−1 and less than or equal to 7.1 nm−1.

公开(公告)号：US20170005204A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15265936

申请日：2016-09-15

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Miyuki HOSOBA ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/67 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/78696 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/134336 ,  G02F1/136286 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2001/133531 ,  G02F2201/121 ,  G02F2201/123 ,  G09G3/3677 ,  G09G2310/0286 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  H01L21/02107 ,  H01L21/02554 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L21/02672 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/67115 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/127 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics in which an oxide semiconductor is used. An oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation treatment in a nitrogen gas or an inert gas atmosphere such as a rare gas (e.g., argon or helium) or under reduced pressure and to a cooling step for treatment for supplying oxygen in an atmosphere of oxygen, an atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen, or the air (having a dew point of preferably lower than or equal to −40° C., still preferably lower than or equal to −50° C.) atmosphere. The oxide semiconductor layer is thus highly purified, whereby an i-type oxide semiconductor layer is formed. A semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having the oxide semiconductor layer is manufactured.

Abstract translation: 目的在于提供一种使用氧化物半导体的具有稳定电特性的半导体器件。 在氮气或惰性气体气氛（例如氩气或氦气）或减压下对氧化物半导体层进行脱水或脱氢处理的热处理，并进行用于在 氧气和氮气气氛或空气（露点优选低于或等于-40℃，更优选低于或等于-50℃）气氛。 因此，氧化物半导体层被高度纯化，从而形成i型氧化物半导体层。 制造包括具有氧化物半导体层的薄膜晶体管的半导体器件。

公开(公告)号：US20160020330A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14805599

申请日：2015-07-22

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Miyuki HOSOBA ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/78696 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/134336 ,  G02F1/136286 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2001/133531 ,  G02F2201/121 ,  G02F2201/123 ,  G09G3/3677 ,  G09G2310/0286 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  H01L21/02107 ,  H01L21/02554 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L21/02672 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L21/67115 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L27/127 ,  H01L27/3262 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/7869

Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics in which an oxide semiconductor is used. An oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation treatment in a nitrogen gas or an inert gas atmosphere such as a rare gas (e.g., argon or helium) or under reduced pressure and to a cooling step for treatment for supplying oxygen in an atmosphere of oxygen, an atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen, or the air (having a dew point of preferably lower than or equal to −40° C., still preferably lower than or equal to −50° C.) atmosphere. The oxide semiconductor layer is thus highly purified, whereby an i-type oxide semiconductor layer is formed. A semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having the oxide semiconductor layer is manufactured.

Abstract translation: 目的在于提供一种使用氧化物半导体的具有稳定电特性的半导体器件。 在氮气或惰性气体气氛（例如氩气或氦气）或减压下对氧化物半导体层进行脱水或脱氢处理的热处理，并进行用于在 氧气和氮气气氛或空气（露点优选低于或等于-40℃，更优选低于或等于-50℃）气氛。 因此，氧化物半导体层被高度纯化，从而形成i型氧化物半导体层。 制造包括具有氧化物半导体层的薄膜晶体管的半导体器件。

公开(公告)号：US20150179805A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14635199

申请日：2015-03-02

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Masashi TSUBUKU ,  Kengo AKIMOTO ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Tatsuya HONDA ,  Takatsugu OMATA ,  Yusuke NONAKA ,  Masahiro TAKAHASHI ,  Akiharu MIYANAGA

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/04

CPC classification number: H01L29/78696 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/1033 ,  H01L29/247 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78693

Abstract: An oxide semiconductor film which has more stable electric conductivity is provided. The oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystalline region. The oxide semiconductor film has a first peak of electron diffraction intensity with a full width at half maximum of greater than or equal to 0.4 nm−1 and less than or equal to 0.7 nm−1 in a region where a magnitude of a scattering vector is greater than or equal to 3.3 nm−1 and less than or equal to 4.1 nm−1. The oxide semiconductor film has a second peak of electron diffraction intensity with a full width at half maximum of greater than or equal to 0.45 nm−1 and less than or equal to 1.4 nm−1 in a region where a magnitude of a scattering vector is greater than or equal to 5.5 nm−1 and less than or equal to 7.1 nm−1.

Abstract translation: 提供了具有更稳定的导电性的氧化物半导体膜。 氧化物半导体膜包含结晶区域。 氧化物半导体膜具有在散射矢量的大小为散射矢量的大小的区域中具有大于或等于0.4nm -1且小于或等于0.7nm -1的半高全宽的电子衍射强度的第一峰值 大于或等于3.3nm -1且小于或等于4.1nm -1。 氧化物半导体膜具有第二峰电子衍射强度，半导体全宽度大于或等于0.45nm-1且小于或等于1.4nm-1，其中散射矢量的大小为 大于或等于5.5nm -1且小于或等于7.1nm -1。

公开(公告)号：US20140113687A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-24

申请号：US14139892

申请日：2013-12-24

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Junichiro SAKATA ,  Takashi SHIMAZU ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Toshinari SASAKI ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/786 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H01L29/78696 ,  C23C14/086 ,  H01L21/02554 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/02573 ,  H01L21/02592 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78693 ,  H04M1/0266

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a thin film transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor layer and has high electric characteristics and reliability. Film deposition is performed using an oxide semiconductor target containing an insulator (an insulating oxide, an insulating nitride, silicon oxynitride, aluminum oxynitride, or the like), typically SiO2, so that the semiconductor device in which the Si-element concentration in the thickness direction of the oxide semiconductor layer has a gradient which increases in accordance with an increase in a distance from a gate electrode is realized.

Abstract translation: 一种包括具有氧化物半导体层并具有高电特性和可靠性的薄膜晶体管的半导体器件。 通常使用包含绝缘体（绝缘氧化物，绝缘氮化物，氮氧化硅，氮氧化铝等）（通常为SiO 2）的氧化物半导体靶进行膜沉积，使得其中Si元素浓度在厚度 氧化物半导体层的方向具有根据与栅电极的距离的增加而增加的梯度。

公开(公告)号：US20140011320A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-09

申请号：US14022392

申请日：2013-09-10

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Toshinari SASAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/66

CPC classification number: H01L21/02664 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L29/66765 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: An object is to provide a high reliable semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having stable electric characteristics. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film is used for a semiconductor layer including a channel formation region, heat treatment (which is for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed so as to improve the purity of the oxide semiconductor film and reduce impurities such as moisture. Besides impurities such as moisture existing in the oxide semiconductor film, heat treatment causes reduction of impurities such as moisture existing in the gate insulating layer and those in interfaces between the oxide semiconductor film and films which are provided over and below the oxide semiconductor film and are in contact with the oxide semiconductor film.

公开(公告)号：US20240258119A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18436395

申请日：2024-02-08

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA

IPC: H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786

CPC classification number: H01L21/465 ,  H01L21/02565 ,  H01L21/28176 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/477 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/045 ,  H01L29/66742 ,  H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78603 ,  H01L29/78606 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L29/78642 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high mass productivity is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed, and then, first heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film in order to reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film. Next, in order to further reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film, oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor film by an ion implantation method, an ion doping method, or the like, and after that, second heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film.

公开(公告)号：US20230387276A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18214623

申请日：2023-06-27

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Toshinari SASAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA ,  Shunpei YAMAZAKI

IPC: H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/24

CPC classification number: H01L29/66969 ,  H01L29/78696 ,  H01L27/1225 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/42384 ,  H01L29/66742 ,  H01L29/78606 ,  H01L29/42356 ,  H01L29/24 ,  H01L29/78618 ,  H01L27/124

Abstract: It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor having stable electric characteristics. It is another object to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device at lower cost with high productivity. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes a thin film transistor where a semiconductor layer having a channel formation region, a source region, and a drain region are formed using an oxide semiconductor layer, heat treatment (heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed so as to improve the purity of the oxide semiconductor layer and reduce impurities such as moisture. Moreover, the oxide semiconductor layer subjected to the heat treatment is slowly cooled under an oxygen atmosphere.

公开(公告)号：US20200090950A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16690924

申请日：2019-11-21

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA

IPC: H01L21/465 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/477

Abstract: A semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high mass productivity is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed, and then, first heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film in order to reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film. Next, in order to further reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film, oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor film by an ion implantation method, an ion doping method, or the like, and after that, second heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film.

公开(公告)号：US20190027377A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16130546

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Junichiro SAKATA ,  Hiroki OHARA

IPC: H01L21/465 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L29/04 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L21/02 ,  H01L21/477

Abstract: A semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high mass productivity is provided. An oxide semiconductor film is formed, and then, first heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film in order to reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film. Next, in order to further reduce impurities such as moisture or hydrogen in the oxide semiconductor film, oxygen is added to the oxide semiconductor film by an ion implantation method, an ion doping method, or the like, and after that, second heat treatment is performed on the exposed oxide semiconductor film.