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Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with impurity doped oxide semiconductor

US8481377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2011
Grant dateJul 9, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D99/00

Abstract

It is an object to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, in which miniaturization of a transistor is achieved and the concentration of an electric field is relieved. The width of a gate electrode is reduced and a space between a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer is shortened. By adding a rare gas in a self-alignment manner with the use of a gate electrode as a mask, a low-resistance region in contact with a channel formation region can be provided in an oxide semiconductor layer. Accordingly, even when the width of the gate electrode, that is, the line width of a gate wiring is small, the low-resistance region can be provided with high positional accuracy, so that miniaturization of a transistor can be realized.

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