Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
Granted 8 Apr 2014 · 6 office actions
Current assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. · originally Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
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Inventors: Norihito Sone, Tatsuya Honda, Kengo Akimoto · Examiner: Caridad Everhart · AU 2895 · TC 2800
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An object is to provide a semiconductor device of which a manufacturing process is not complicated and by which cost can be suppressed, by forming a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor film typified by zinc oxide, and a manufacturing method thereof. For the semiconductor device, a gate electrode is formed over a substrate; a gate insulating film is formed covering the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor film is formed over the gate insulating film; and a first conductive film and a second conductive film are formed over the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film has at least a crystallized region in a channel region.
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| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| related publication | US 20100136743 A1 | 3 Jun 2010 |
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