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Manufacturing method of semiconductor device

US7833845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 2008
Grant dateNov 16, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/6743
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An object is to provide a manufacturing method of a microcrystalline semiconductor film with favorable quality over a large-area substrate. After forming a gate insulating film over a gate electrode, in order to improve quality of a microcrystalline semiconductor film formed in an initial stage, glow discharge plasma is generated by supplying high-frequency powers with different frequencies, and a lower part of the film near an interface with the gate insulating film is formed under a first film formation condition, which is low in film formation rate but results in a good quality film. Thereafter, an upper part of the film is deposited under a second film formation condition with higher film formation rate, and further, a buffer layer is stacked on the microcrystalline semiconductor film.

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