Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130099232 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, in a semiconductor device including a staggered transistor having a bottom-gate structure provided over a glass substrate, a gate insulating film in which a first gate insulating film and a second gate insulating film, whose compositions are different from each other, are stacked in this order is provided over a gate electrode layer. Alternatively, in a staggered transistor having a bottom-gate structure, a protective insulating film is provided between a glass substrate and a gate electrode layer. A metal element contained in the glass substrate has a concentration lower than or equal to 5×10 | 04-25-2013 |
20130302938 | METHOD FOR FORMING WIRING, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A wiring which is formed using a conductive film containing copper and whose shape is controlled is provided. A transistor including an electrode which is formed in the same layer as the wiring is provided. Further, a semiconductor device including the transistor and the wiring is provided. A resist mask is formed over a second conductive film stacked over a first conductive film; part of the second conductive film and part of the first conductive film are removed with use of the resist mask as a mask so that the first conductive film has a taper angle greater than or equal to 15° and less than or equal to 45°; and the resist mask is removed. The first conductive film contains copper. | 11-14-2013 |
20140021466 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode; a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor film in contact with the gate insulating film and including a channel formation region which overlaps with the gate electrode; a source electrode and a drain electrode over the oxide semiconductor film; and an oxide insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode each include a first metal film having an end portion at the end of the channel formation region, a second metal film over the first metal film and containing copper, and a third metal film over the second metal film. The second metal film is formed on the inner side than the end portion of the first metal film. | 01-23-2014 |
20140138674 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A transistor includes a multilayer film in which an oxide semiconductor film and an oxide film are stacked, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating film. The multilayer film overlaps with the gate electrode with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween. The multilayer film has a shape having a first angle between a bottom surface of the oxide semiconductor film and a side surface of the oxide semiconductor film and a second angle between a bottom surface of the oxide film and a side surface of the oxide film. The first angle is acute and smaller than the second angle. Further, a semiconductor device including such a transistor is manufactured. | 05-22-2014 |
20150108473 | Semiconductor Device, Method for Manufacturing the Same, and Etchant Used for the Same - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first conductive film over a substrate; forming an insulating film over the first conductive film; forming an oxide semiconductor film over the insulating film to overlap with the first conductive film; forming a second conductive film including a metal film containing molybdenum as its main component and a metal film containing copper as its main component over the oxide semiconductor film; and etching the second conductive film by an etchant. At the time of etching the second conductive film by the etchant, the oxide semiconductor film is used as an etching stopper film. In addition, the etchant which can be used for a transistor including the oxide semiconductor film is provided. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111340 | METHOD FOR FORMING WIRING, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A wiring which is formed using a conductive film containing copper and whose shape is controlled is provided. A transistor including an electrode which is formed in the same layer as the wiring is provided. Further, a semiconductor device including the transistor and the wiring is provided. A resist mask is formed over a second conductive film stacked over a first conductive film; part of the second conductive film and part of the first conductive film are removed with use of the resist mask as a mask so that the first conductive film has a taper angle greater than or equal to 15° and less than or equal to 45′; and the resist mask is removed. The first conductive film contains copper. | 04-23-2015 |
20150140734 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which includes a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, in a semiconductor device including a staggered transistor having a bottom-gate structure provided over a glass substrate, a gate insulating film in which a first gate insulating film and a second gate insulating film, whose compositions are different from each other, are stacked in this order is provided over a gate electrode layer. Alternatively, in a staggered transistor having a bottom-gate structure, a protective insulating film is provided between a glass substrate and a gate electrode layer. A metal element contained in the glass substrate has a concentration lower than or equal to 5×10 | 05-21-2015 |
20150155362 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor; a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide semiconductor; a gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; and a gate electrode overlapping the oxide semiconductor, part of the source electrode, and part of the drain electrode with the gate insulating film positioned therebetween. The source electrode and the drain electrode each include a Cu—X alloy film (X is Mn, Ni, Cr, Fe, Co, Mo, Ta, or Ti), and the thickness of a region of the oxide semiconductor over which neither the source electrode nor the drain electrode is provided is smaller than the thicknesses of regions of the oxide semiconductor over which the source electrode and the drain electrode are provided. | 06-04-2015 |
20150155363 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A new semiconductor device in which a metal film containing Cu is used for a transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a transistor including a first gate electrode layer, a first gate insulating film over the first gate electrode layer, an oxide semiconductor film that is provided over the first gate insulating film to overlap the first gate electrode layer, a pair of electrode layers electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film, a second gate insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film and the pair of electrode layers, and a second gate electrode layer that is over the second gate insulating film to overlap the oxide semiconductor film. The pair of electrode layers includes a Cu—X alloy film (X is Mn, Ni, Cr, Fe, Co, Mo, Ta, or Ti). | 06-04-2015 |