Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate;
a source electrode layer over the substrate;
a drain electrode layer over the substrate;
an oxide semiconductor layer over the substrate, and in contact with the source electrode layer on one of side surfaces in a channel length direction and in contact with the drain electrode layer on the other of the side surfaces in the channel length direction;
a gate insulating layer in contact with an entire upper surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, at least a part of an upper surface of the source electrode layer, and at least a part of an upper surface of the drain electrode layer;
a gate electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween;
a first sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with one of side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction; and
a second sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with the other of the side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction,wherein at least part of the first sidewall layer is provided over the source electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween,wherein at least part of the second sidewall layer is provided over the drain electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, andwherein the one of side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the source electrode layer or the other of side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the drain electrode layer includes a tapered shape with a taper angle of greater than or equal to 20° and
less than or equal to 50°
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Abstract
A miniaturized transistor having favorable electric characteristics is provided. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer which is in contact with a source electrode layer on one of side surfaces in a channel length direction and in contact with a drain electrode layer on the other of the side surfaces in the channel length direction. With this structure, an electric field between the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer is relaxed and a short-channel effect is suppressed. Further, a sidewall layer having conductivity is provided on a side surface of a gate electrode layer in the channel length direction, so that the sidewall layer having conductivity overlaps with the source electrode layer or the drain electrode layer with a gate insulating layer provided therebetween, which enables the transistor to substantially have an Lov region.
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14 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a substrate; a source electrode layer over the substrate; a drain electrode layer over the substrate; an oxide semiconductor layer over the substrate, and in contact with the source electrode layer on one of side surfaces in a channel length direction and in contact with the drain electrode layer on the other of the side surfaces in the channel length direction; a gate insulating layer in contact with an entire upper surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, at least a part of an upper surface of the source electrode layer, and at least a part of an upper surface of the drain electrode layer; a gate electrode layer over the oxide semiconductor layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween; a first sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with one of side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction; and a second sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with the other of the side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction, wherein at least part of the first sidewall layer is provided over the source electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, wherein at least part of the second sidewall layer is provided over the drain electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, and wherein the one of side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the source electrode layer or the other of side surfaces of the oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the drain electrode layer includes a tapered shape with a taper angle of greater than or equal to 20° and
less than or equal to 50°
. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12)
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3. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a substrate; a source electrode layer over the substrate; a drain electrode layer over the substrate; an oxide semiconductor layer including a first impurity region, a second impurity region, and a channel formation region sandwiched between the first impurity region and the second impurity region, the oxide semiconductor layer being over the substrate and in contact with the source electrode layer on a side surface of the first impurity region in a channel length direction and in contact with the drain electrode layer on a side surface of the second impurity region in the channel length direction; a gate insulating layer in contact with an entire upper surface of the oxide semiconductor layer, at least a part of an upper surface of the source electrode layer, and at least a part of an upper surface of the drain electrode layer; a gate electrode layer over the channel formation region with the gate insulating layer therebetween; a first sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with one of side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction; and a second sidewall layer having conductivity in contact with the other of the side surfaces of the gate electrode layer in the channel length direction, wherein at least part of the first sidewall layer is provided over the source electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, wherein at least part of the second sidewall layer is provided over the drain electrode layer with the gate insulating layer therebetween, and wherein the side surface of the first impurity region in contact with the source electrode layer or the side surface of the second impurity region in contact with the drain electrode layer includes a tapered shape with a taper angle of greater than or equal to 20° and
less than or equal to 50°
. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14)
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