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Insulated gate field effect semiconductor device
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-04-25
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2015-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A high quality semiconductor device comprising at least a semiconductor film having a microcrystal structure is disclosed, wherein said semiconductor film has a lattice distortion therein and comprises crystal grains at an average diameter of 30 ANGSTROM to 4 mu m as viewed from the upper surface of said semiconductor film and contains oxygen impurity and concentration of said oxygen impurity is not higher than 7x1019 atomsxcm-3 at an inside position of said semiconductor film. Also is disclosed a method for fabricating semiconductor devices mentioned hereinbefore, which comprises depositing an amorphous semiconductor film containing oxygen impurity at a concentration not higher than 7x1019 atomsxcm-3 by sputtering from a semiconductor target containing oxygen impurity at a concentration not higher than 5x1018 atomsxcm-3 in an atmosphere comprising hydrogen at not less than 10% in terms of partial pressure; and crystallizing said amorphous semiconductor film at a temperature of from 450 DEG C. to 700 DEG C.
Inventors
- 👤 Shunpei Yamazaki
- 👤 Hongyong Zhang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:44
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/673; H10D30/6731; H10D30/674; H10D30/6741; H10D30/6743; H10D30/6745
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
An insulated gate field effect semiconductor device comprising: at least a semiconductor island formed on a glass substrate with a buffer layer interposed between the glass substrate and the semiconductor island, said semiconductor island comprising an active region of said device and a gate electrode provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween, wherein said semiconductor island comprises silicon having source, drain and channel regions and having a grain structure with crystal grains at an average diameter of 30 Å to 4 μm as calculated from a half band width of one of a Raman Spectrum and an X-ray diffraction of said film, an electron mobility of from 5 to 300 cm 2 /V·sec and contains an oxygen concentration not higher than 7×10 19 atoms cm 3 within said semiconductor film, wherein a Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor film shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 , and wherein said insulating film extends beyond side edges of said semiconductor island.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
An insulated gate field effect semiconductor device comprising: at least a semiconductor island formed on a glass substrate with a buffer layer interposed between the glass substrate and the semiconductor island, said semiconductor island comprising an active region of said device and a gate electrode provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween, wherein said semiconductor island comprises silicon having source, drain and channel regions and having a grain structure with crystal grains at an average diameter of 30 Å to 4 μm as calculated from a half band width of one of a Raman Spectrum and an X-ray diffraction of said film, an electron mobility of from 5 to 300 cm 2 /V·sec and contains an oxygen concentration not higher than 7×10 19 atoms cm 3 within said semiconductor film, wherein a Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor film shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 , and wherein said insulating film extends beyond side edges of said semiconductor island.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said semiconductor film contains hydrogen at not more than 5 atom %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein said semiconductor island comprises a semiconductor selected from the group consisting of a p-type semiconductor, an n-type semiconductor, and an intrinsic semiconductor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said insulating film constitutes a gate insulator of said device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said insulating film extends on a portion of said insulating surface other than that on which said semiconductor island is formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising said gate electrode formed on said insulating film, said gate electrode comprising aluminum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconductor island comprises an element selected from the group consisting of silicon and germanium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconductor island comprises a compound semiconductor Si x Ge 1-x (0<x<1).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The insulated gate field effect semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said semiconductor island includes substantially no barriers therein since crystals within said island include lattice distortion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
An insulated gate field effect transistor comprising: a glass substrate; a semiconductor island provided on said glass substrate, said semiconductor island having source, drain and channel regions and comprising silicon and germanium and an electron mobility of from 5 to 300 cm 2 /V·sec; a buffer layer interposed between said glass substrate and said semiconductor island; and a gate electrode provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween; wherein the Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor island shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 ; and wherein said insulating film extends beyond side edges of said semiconductor island, and wherein the entirety of said buffer layer is covered by said semiconductor island and said insulating film at least in an area of the substrate surrounding the semiconductor island.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
An insulated gate field effect transistor comprising: a glass substrate; a semiconductor island provided on said glass substrate, said semiconductor island having source, drain and channel regions and comprising silicon and germanium and an electron mobility of from 5 to 300 cm 2 /V·sec; a buffer layer interposed between said glass substrate and said semiconductor island; and a gate electrode provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween; wherein the Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor island shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 ; and wherein said insulating film extends beyond side edges of said semiconductor island, and wherein the entirety of said buffer layer is covered by said semiconductor island and said insulating film at least in an area of the substrate surrounding the semiconductor island.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
An insulated gate field effect transistor according to claim 10, wherein a source electrode and a drain electrode are connected to the semiconductor island through at least one opening in the insulating film and wherein said insulating film directly covers the entire surface of the semiconductor island except at the connection of the source and drain electrodes to the semiconductor island.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The insulated gate field effect semiconductor device of claim 10, wherein said semiconductor island includes substantially no barriers therein since crystals within said island include lattice distortion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
127 words
An insulated gate field effect transistor comprising: a glass substrate; a semiconductor island provided on said glass substrate, said semiconductor island having source, drain and channel regions and comprising silicon and germanium; a buffer layer interposed between said glass substrate and said semiconductor island, and a gate electrode comprising aluminum, said gate electrode being provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween; wherein the Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor island shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 ; and wherein said insulating film extends outwardly beyond side edges of said semiconductor island and on a region of said buffer layer other than that on which said semiconductor island is provided.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
127 words
An insulated gate field effect transistor comprising: a glass substrate; a semiconductor island provided on said glass substrate, said semiconductor island having source, drain and channel regions and comprising silicon and germanium; a buffer layer interposed between said glass substrate and said semiconductor island, and a gate electrode comprising aluminum, said gate electrode being provided adjacent to said semiconductor island with an insulating film therebetween; wherein the Raman spectrum of at least the channel region of said semiconductor island shows a peak shifted to a lower wavenumber side with respect to 520 cm -1 ; and wherein said insulating film extends outwardly beyond side edges of said semiconductor island and on a region of said buffer layer other than that on which said semiconductor island is provided.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
15 words
The device of claims 1, 10 or 13 wherein said buffer layer comprises silicon oxide.
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