Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a multilayer film comprising an oxide semiconductor layer and an oxide layer;
a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide layer; and
a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film therebetween,wherein a thickness of the multilayer film is greater than or equal to 1/50 and less than or equal to 50 times as large as a curvature radius of a side surface of the multilayer film,wherein the oxide semiconductor layer and the oxide layer contain at least indium,wherein the oxide semiconductor layer is wrapped by the oxide layer, andwherein an edge of the multilayer film in a cross section has a curvature.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device formed using an oxide semiconductor layer and having small electrical characteristic variation is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer and exhibiting stable electric characteristics is provided. Further, a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device is provided. In the semiconductor device, an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, a multilayer film which includes an oxide layer in which the oxide semiconductor layer is wrapped is provided, and an edge of the multilayer film has a curvature in a cross section.
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12 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a multilayer film comprising an oxide semiconductor layer and an oxide layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the oxide layer; and a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film therebetween, wherein a thickness of the multilayer film is greater than or equal to 1/50 and less than or equal to 50 times as large as a curvature radius of a side surface of the multilayer film, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer and the oxide layer contain at least indium, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer is wrapped by the oxide layer, and wherein an edge of the multilayer film in a cross section has a curvature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a first oxide layer; an oxide semiconductor layer over the first oxide layer; a second oxide layer over the oxide semiconductor layer; a third oxide layer on a side surface of the oxide semiconductor layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the second oxide layer and the third oxide layer; and a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer with a gate insulating film therebetween, wherein a thickness of the third oxide layer is larger than a thickness of the second oxide layer, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer, the first oxide layer, the second oxide layer and the third oxide layer contain at least indium, and wherein a side surface of the third oxide layer in a cross section has a curvature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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