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Semiconductor device having oxide semiconductor transistor

Granted 1 Apr 2014 · 6 office actions

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Abstract

It is an object to provide a semiconductor device having a new productive semiconductor material and a new structure. The semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer over a substrate, a first insulating layer which covers the first conductive layer, an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer that overlaps with part of the first conductive layer and has a crystal region in a surface part, second and third conductive layers formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer which covers the oxide semiconductor layer and the second and third conductive layers, and a fourth conductive layer over the insulating layer that overlaps with part of the oxide semiconductor layer.

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7 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H01L29/12
  • H01L31/036
  • H01L29/04
USPC · US Patent Classification
257/43257/E29.068257/64257/66

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Shouxiang Hu
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related publicationUS 20110084263 A114 Apr 2011

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