JP5063666B2 - Semiconductor device - Google Patents

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     The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a semiconductor device using a method of forming LDD (Lightly Doped Drain) in a self-aligned manner and a manufacturing method thereof.

     In recent years, in the field of image display devices, development of a system-on-panel in which a logic circuit such as a memory circuit and a clock generation circuit is built on a glass substrate in addition to a pixel and a drive circuit has attracted attention. Driving circuits and logic circuits are required to operate at high speed, and in order to realize this, it is necessary to develop a technique for manufacturing TFTs having a high switching speed on a glass substrate. A TFT having a high switching speed is manufactured by using a semiconductor film with few crystal defects or by miniaturizing an element size.

    Even if the element size is miniaturized according to the proportional reduction law, the drive voltage cannot always be lowered according to the proportional reduction law in order to maintain the signal speed and response speed. For this reason, when the element size of the MOS transistor is reduced, the electric field in the vicinity of the drain is increased. As a result, electrons and holes with high energy called hot carriers are generated, and it is known that degradation phenomenon such as fluctuation of the threshold value occurs due to trapping of the generated hot carriers in the gate insulating film. Yes.

     In order to suppress the generation of such hot carriers, it is effective to make the element structure an LDD (Light Doped Drain) structure. The LDD structure is formed by providing a low concentration impurity region (hereinafter abbreviated as LDD) at the drain end on the side in contact with the channel. As the low concentration impurity, an n-type impurity is used in the case of an n-channel type element, and a p-type impurity is used in the case of a p-channel type element. By providing the impurity concentration gradient in the junction between the channel and the drain in this manner, the electric field in the vicinity of the drain is relaxed and the generation of hot carriers is suppressed (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).

Masayoshi Kishino, “Basics of Modern Semiconductor Devices”, Ohmsha, February 25, 1995, p. 201-207

     The deterioration phenomenon due to hot carriers occurs not only in MOS transistors but also in TFTs. The suppression is possible by making the element structure of the TFT an LDD structure as in the case of the MOS transistor.

     Here, a method of forming an LDD structure generally used in a MOS transistor will be described with reference to FIG. However, here, the steps until the element isolation and the steps after the LDD formation are omitted.

     A gate insulating film 103 is formed over the semiconductor film 102 that has been subjected to element isolation. Further, a polysilicon gate electrode 104 is formed on the gate insulating film 103 and processed into a desired shape, and then low-concentration ions are implanted into the semiconductor film 102. Next, a silicon oxide film 105 having isotropic step coverage is formed on the gate electrode 104. Further, the side wall 106 is formed by anisotropic etching in the vertical direction so that the silicon oxide film 105 remains only on the side wall of the gate electrode. Further, a high concentration of ions is implanted into the semiconductor film 102 so as not to penetrate the sidewall 106, thereby forming a source (or drain) 108. A high concentration of ions is not implanted into the lower portion of the sidewall 106, and becomes an LDD 107.

     As described above, by using a sidewall, an LDD is formed by a self-aligned method without patterning. With the miniaturization of element dimensions, there is a case where processing in a range exceeding the alignment accuracy of patterning is required. In such a case, it may be possible to form with high accuracy by forming in a self-aligned manner without patterning. Also in the formation of LDD, the method as described above is used when the processing accuracy is higher when the self-alignment is formed.

     Even in a TFT, it is possible to form an LDD by a method similar to that of a MOS transistor. However, it is easy to be charged because an insulating material such as glass is used for the substrate on which the TFT is formed. In particular, it is easily damaged by plasma in anisotropic etching for forming a sidewall. An element damaged by plasma generates electric charges in the gate insulating film, a level at the interface between the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating film, and the like, resulting in a defect that the threshold value fluctuates. The damage caused by the plasma during the LDD formation process is mainly caused by the discharge of the charge accumulated in the gate electrode in the gate electrode which has been processed into a desired shape and has a reduced surface area during anisotropic etching. As a result, it is considered that the device characteristics are seriously affected. Accordingly, the smaller the TFT element size, the smaller the gate electrode surface area, and the thinner the gate insulating film thickness, the higher the charge density accumulated in the gate electrode and the greater the plasma damage.

     However, in order to manufacture a TFT having a high switching speed, which is essential as an element for a logic operation circuit, and to achieve high integration, miniaturization of element dimensions is increasingly required. Furthermore, TFTs often use a substrate made of glass having no high temperature resistance for cost reduction, so that it is difficult to recover damage by heat treatment. For this reason, it is required to develop a manufacturing method of an LDD structure TFT that takes advantage of the self-aligned method of high processing accuracy and can reduce damage caused by plasma as much as possible.

     An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which LDD can be formed in a self-aligning manner and damage due to plasma can be reduced as much as possible, and a semiconductor device manufactured using the manufacturing method.

    In this specification, a mask formed using a photoresist as a material is defined as a “resist mask”, and a mask formed using a material other than a photoresist as a material is defined as a “hard mask”. In addition, when there is no description that “a hard mask” is used as a mask, a “resist mask” is used as a mask. The length of the LDD in the same direction as the channel length is referred to as “LDD length”.

    In the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, plasma processing such as anisotropic etching (plasma process) is performed in a state where the entire substrate is covered with a conductive film, and the charge density generated during the plasma process is reduced. It is characterized in that damage caused by plasma generated in the forming process is reduced as much as possible.

    The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a step of forming a conductive film on a gate insulating film, a step of forming a first hard mask on the conductive film, and the first hard mask. Adding a high-concentration impurity to the semiconductor film as a mask, retreating the first hard mask by etching after the addition of the high-concentration impurity, and forming a second hard mask; and the second hard mask Adding a low-concentration impurity to the semiconductor film using a mask as a mask; and forming a gate electrode by processing the conductive film using the second hard mask as a mask after the low-concentration impurity addition. It is characterized by that.

    As shown in FIG. 2, a semiconductor film 202 is formed in an island shape on an insulating substrate 201 and element isolation is performed, and then an insulating film is formed on the semiconductor film 202 to form a gate insulating film 203. A conductive film 204 is formed over the insulating film 203.

Next, a hard mask 205 is formed over the conductive film 204. A hard mask film is formed over the conductive film 204, and the hard mask film is processed using a resist mask to form the hard mask 205. The hard mask is processed into an island shape using a resist mask. The hard mask has a shape in which the side wall has an inclination angle of 90 ° or less, or the side wall has an arcuate shape. Hard as the material of the mask film may be either a conductive material or an insulating material, used as the conductive film 204 to be capable of high selectivity ratio etching.

     Using the hard mask 205 as a mask, a high concentration impurity is added to the semiconductor layer 202 through the insulating film 203 and the conductive film 204 to form a source (or drain) 206.

    Next, the hard mask 205 is selectively etched and receded to form a hard mask 207. The LDD length is determined by the amount of retraction of the hard mask 207 in the horizontal direction.

     Further, using the hard mask 207 as a mask, a low concentration impurity is added to the semiconductor film 202 through the insulating film 203 and the conductive film 204 to form an LDD 208.

     In this manner, the LDD 208 is formed by a self-aligned method that does not involve a patterning process. Further, when the hard mask 205 is retracted by etching, it is not damaged by plasma if a wet method is used. Further, even if the dry method is used, the conductive film 204 is formed on the entire surface of the substrate and has a large surface area. Therefore, the charge density accumulated in the conductive film 204 is reduced during etching, and damage caused by plasma is minimized. Can be reduced.

     After the LDD 208 is formed, the conductive film 204 is processed using the hard mask 207 as a mask to form the gate electrode 209.

     By using the method as described above, an LDD can be formed in a self-aligned manner, and a semiconductor device in which damage caused by plasma is reduced as much as possible can be manufactured.

    The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention includes a step of forming a conductive film on a gate insulating film, a step of forming a first hard mask on the conductive film, and the first hard mask. Adding a high-concentration impurity to the semiconductor film as a mask, retreating the first hard mask by etching after the addition of the high-concentration impurity, and forming a second hard mask; and the second hard mask Processing the conductive film using a mask as a mask to form a gate electrode; and adding a low-concentration impurity to the semiconductor film using the second hard mask as a mask after the gate electrode is formed. It is characterized by.

     The LDD can be formed even if the second impurity is added to the semiconductor film after the conductive film is processed using the second hard mask as a mask. In addition, after the conductive film is processed, the insulating film may be left or removed. When the insulating film is left, the second impurity is added through the insulating film. Even if such a method is used, an LDD can be formed in a self-aligned manner, and a semiconductor device in which damage caused by plasma is reduced as much as possible can be manufactured.

     The semiconductor device of the present invention is characterized in that in a semiconductor device having a gate electrode formed on a gate insulating film, a hard mask is provided on the gate electrode.

     In a semiconductor device manufactured using the method as described above, a hard mask that is indispensable for the manufacturing method remains on the gate electrode. The hard mask remaining on the gate electrode may be removed, but for the purpose of simplifying the process, it is not removed but used as a part of the interlayer film. In the case where the hard mask is formed using a conductive material, the hard mask remaining on the gate electrode may be used as part of the gate electrode.

     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device having a gate electrode formed on a gate insulating film and a hard mask on the gate electrode, a wiring for sending a signal to the gate electrode, or the wiring and the gate electrode. A conductive film serving as a connection layer for connection is formed so as to be in contact with the gate electrode.

     In the semiconductor device of the present invention, since the impurity is added to the semiconductor layer through the conductive film to be the gate electrode, the gate electrode is a very thin film. It is very difficult to open a contact hole on such a gate electrode, and the gate electrode may be etched at the same time as the opening, and the gate electrode may be penetrated. Therefore, a connection layer for connecting a gate electrode and a wiring for sending a signal to the gate electrode or a wiring for sending a signal to the gate electrode and the gate electrode in a region where a hard mask is not formed on the gate electrode A TFT structure provided with a conductive film to solve the above problem. However, the connection layer must be thick enough to prevent the gate electrode from penetrating even if the contact hole is etched.

     By using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, an element having an LDD structure can be manufactured by a method that is self-aligned and suppresses damage caused by plasma. Such a manufacturing method is particularly effective for manufacturing a miniaturized TFT that requires the formation of LDD by a self-aligned method, and that the damage from the plasma is increased by reducing the surface area of the gate electrode. . In addition, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention can be applied not only to a TFT but also to a MOS transistor or an LSI formed by a MOS transistor.

Sectional drawing of the LDD formation process in a prior art. Sectional drawing of the LDD formation process in this invention. Sectional drawing of a LDD structure TFT preparation process. Sectional drawing of a LDD structure TFT preparation process. Sectional drawing of the manufacturing process of a logical operation circuit. Sectional drawing of the manufacturing process of a logical operation circuit. Sectional drawing of a hard mask formation process. Sectional drawing of a contact part connection layer formation process. TFT array substrate manufacturing process sectional drawing which manufactures the TFT for logic operation circuits, TFT for drive circuits of a liquid crystal display device, and pixel TFT on the same board | substrate. TFT array substrate manufacturing process sectional drawing which manufactures the TFT for logic operation circuits, TFT for drive circuits of a liquid crystal display device, and pixel TFT on the same board | substrate. TFT array substrate manufacturing process sectional drawing which manufactures the TFT for logic operation circuits, TFT for drive circuits of a liquid crystal display device, and pixel TFT on the same board | substrate. TFT array substrate manufacturing process sectional drawing which manufactures the TFT for logic operation circuits, TFT for drive circuits of a liquid crystal display device, and pixel TFT on the same board | substrate. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of part of a liquid crystal display device. The top view of the whole liquid crystal display device. An electronic device including a liquid crystal display device using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention.

     An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a manufacturing method of an LDD structure TFT using a method capable of forming an LDD in a self-aligning manner and reducing damage caused by plasma as much as possible will be described.

     FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing process of an LDD structure TFT according to the present invention.

An island-shaped semiconductor film 302 is formed over the glass substrate 301. Next, a silicon oxide film having a thickness of about 20 to 60 nm is formed over the semiconductor film 302 to form a gate insulating film 303. Further by forming a tantalum nitride with a thickness of 20 to 60 nm (TaN) to form a conductive film 304 on the gate insulating film 303.

     After a silicon oxide film having a thickness of 0.6 to 1.5 μm is formed on the conductive film 304, the silicon oxide film is selectively selected so that the side wall has an inclination angle of 35 to 50 ° using the resist mask as a mask. The hard mask 306 is formed on the conductive film 304 by etching. After the hard mask is formed, the resist mask thereon is removed. As a material used for the hard mask, a material other than the silicon oxide film can be used as long as it can be etched with a high selectivity with respect to the material used for the conductive film 304 and can easily control the retraction amount by etching. A thing may be used. Although details will be described later, the thickness of the silicon oxide film used as the material for the hard mask is determined based on the “reverse amount in the vertical direction by etching (ie, the amount of film reduction)” and the “LDD forming impurity-added mask”. The film thickness is determined so as to be equal to or greater than the sum of the “film thicknesses necessary to function as”. For this reason, if necessary, the film thickness may be equal to or less than the above-described film thickness or may be equal to or greater than the film thickness described above.

Then, to mask the region to be the p-channel type TFT with the resist mask 307, the semiconductor film 302 of the region to be the n-channel type TFT, phosphorus 1 × 10 ¹⁹ to 1, which is an n-type impurity using the hard mask 306 as a mask A source (or drain) 308 is formed by adding at a concentration of × 10 ²¹ / cm ³ . Although phosphorus is used here, arsenic or the like may be used in addition to n-type impurities. After the impurity addition, the resist mask 307 is removed.

Further, a region to be an n-channel TFT is masked with a resist mask 309, and boron, which is a p-type impurity, is applied to the semiconductor film 302 in a region to be a p-channel TFT with 1 × 10 ¹⁹ to 1 × using the hard mask 306 as a mask. Add the source at a concentration of 10 ²¹ / cm ³ to form the source (or drain) 310. At this time, a p-type impurity other than boron may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist mask 309 is removed.

Next, the hard mask 306 is retreated in the horizontal direction by 0.4 to 1.0 μm by anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction, and the hard mask 311 is formed.
At this time, since the conductive film 304 is formed on the entire surface of the substrate and has a very large surface area, the charge density accumulated in the conductive film 304 is even when anisotropic etching using a dry method is used. Small and plasma damage is reduced as much as possible. In addition, the hard mask 311 may be formed by receding by isotropic etching. Further, the amount of horizontal retreat of the hard mask 306 at this time becomes the LDD length to be formed later. Here, the LDD length is not necessarily 0.4 to 1.0 μm, and may be determined as appropriate by the practitioner of the invention.

    As an etching method for retracting the hard mask 306, not only the dry method as described above but also a wet method may be used. Unlike the present embodiment, when the side wall of the hard mask 306 has a shape with an inclination angle of 50 to 90 °, isotropic etching or anisotropy mainly in the horizontal direction in order to promote the retreat in the horizontal direction. It is preferable to use reactive etching. When the side wall of the hard mask 306 is in a shape having an inclination angle of 35 to 50 ° or an arc shape as in the present embodiment, isotropic etching or one of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction is mainly used. Any anisotropic etching may be used. Further, unlike the present embodiment, when the side wall of the hard mask 306 is 35 ° or less, it is preferable to use anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction.

Parameters determining the shapes of the hard mask 306 and the hard mask 311 are “hard film thickness”, “side wall inclination angle”, and “retraction amount in the horizontal direction by etching”. That is, even if etching for receding the hard mask 306 is performed under the same conditions, the amount of receding in the horizontal direction, that is, the LDD length changes depending on the inclination angle of the side wall. Both parameters must be adjusted so that the desired LDD length can be obtained from the correlation with the “direction retreat amount”. Further, adjustment must be made so that the “reverse amount in the vertical direction by etching (ie, the amount of film reduction)” does not exceed the “film thickness of the hard mask”. For example, assuming that the cross-sectional shape of the hard mask 306 is a trapezoid, the inclination angle of the side wall of the hard mask 306 is θ, the vertical retraction amount of the hard mask 306 is x, and the horizontal retraction amount of the hard mask 306 is y. Then, the relationship y = x (tan θ) ⁻¹ is established. For each other shape, it is necessary to obtain data in advance for the correlation between the “reverse amount in the horizontal direction due to etching” and the “reverse amount in the vertical direction due to etching (ie, the amount of film reduction)”. .

     Here, regarding the determination of “film thickness of the hard mask”, it is also considered that the film thickness of the hard mask 306 becomes a film thickness necessary for functioning as an LDD forming impurity addition mask to be performed in a later step. Must be put in. In other words, the sum of the “reverse amount in the vertical direction by etching (ie, the amount of film reduction)” and “the film thickness necessary to function as an LDD-forming impurity added mask” is the minimum as the “hard mask film thickness”. Required film thickness.

Next, a region to be a p-channel TFT is masked with a resist mask 312, and phosphorus as an n-type impurity is added to the semiconductor layer 302 in a region to be an n-channel TFT with 1 × 10 ^{16 to} 5 by using the hard mask 311 as a mask. LDD 313 is formed by adding at a concentration of × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ . Although phosphorus is used here, arsenic or the like may be used in addition to n-type impurities. After the impurity addition, the resist mask 312 is removed.

Further, a region to be an n-channel TFT is masked with a resist mask 314, and boron which is a p-type impurity is applied to the semiconductor film 302 in a region to be a p-channel TFT with 1 × 10 ¹⁶ to 1 × using the hard mask 311 as a mask. Add LDD 315 at a concentration of 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ . At this time, a p-type impurity other than boron may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist mask 314 is removed.

     Next, the conductive film 304 is processed using the hard mask 311 as a mask to form a gate electrode 316.

     Further, after forming an interlayer insulating film 317 above the gate electrode 316, a contact hole is formed, and a wiring 318 for applying a voltage to the TFT is formed.

     Through the steps as described above, an n-channel TFT and a p-channel TFT having an LDD structure in which LDD is formed in a self-aligned manner and damage due to plasma is reduced as much as possible can be manufactured. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention is particularly effective for manufacturing a fine TFT having a very small gate electrode surface area and a channel length of 1.5 μm or less.

    By using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, an n-channel TFT and a p-channel TFT having an LDD structure in which LDD is formed in a self-aligned manner and damage due to plasma is reduced as much as possible can be manufactured. Further, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention is particularly effective for manufacturing a fine TFT. In this embodiment, a method for manufacturing a logic operation circuit that requires a fine TFT with a high switching speed will be described with reference to FIGS.

     A base insulating film 402 made of an insulating film such as a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, or a silicon oxynitride film is formed over the glass substrate 401. In this embodiment, a single-layer silicon oxide film having a thickness of 100 nm is used as the base insulating film 402, but a structure in which two or more insulating films are stacked may be used. In addition to the glass substrate, a quartz substrate, a silicon substrate formed with an insulating film, or a plastic substrate that can withstand the processing temperature of this embodiment may be used. The base insulating film 402 is formed in order to suppress impurity diffusion from the glass substrate 401, and is not particularly required when there is no impurity diffusion from the substrate.

     Next, a semiconductor film with a thickness of 30 to 60 nm is formed over the base insulating film 402. As the semiconductor film, any of an amorphous semiconductor film, a polycrystalline semiconductor film, and a microcrystalline semiconductor film may be used. As a material for the amorphous semiconductor film, silicon, silicon germanium (SiGe) alloy, or the like can be used. In this embodiment, an amorphous silicon film having a thickness of 55 nm is formed and then crystallized using a catalytic metal element to form a polycrystalline semiconductor film.

     After adding nickel (Ni) as a catalytic metal element to the surface of the amorphous silicon film 403 (not shown), heat treatment (550 ° C., 4 hours) is performed to form a crystalline silicon film 404 (not shown). . Furthermore, recrystallization is performed by irradiating a pulse laser beam in an atmosphere containing oxygen to improve crystallinity. Here, recrystallization may be performed using continuous wave laser light in addition to pulse laser light. In this embodiment, since the unevenness formed on the surface of the crystalline silicon film is planarized by recrystallization with XeCl excimer laser light in an atmosphere containing oxygen, after recrystallization in an atmosphere containing oxygen, A crystalline silicon film 405 is recrystallized again with XeCl excimer laser light (or continuous wave laser light) in a nitrogen atmosphere. Such planarization of the crystalline silicon film surface is an effective means for forming a fine TFT in which unevenness of the film surface has a great influence on the TFT characteristics.

Next, unnecessary Ni after the crystallization is removed from the crystalline silicon film 405.
The surface of the crystalline silicon film 405 is treated with ozone water to form a thin oxide film with a thickness of 1.5 nm. Further, a silicon film 406 (not shown) containing argon (Ar) is formed on the thin oxide film by sputtering, and heat treatment (550 ° C., 4 hours) is performed. As a result, Ni contained in the crystalline silicon film 405 moves to the silicon film 406, and a crystalline silicon film 407 (not shown) from which Ni has been removed is formed. In this embodiment, the crystalline silicon film 407 thus formed is used as a semiconductor film.

     Furthermore, a p-type impurity for controlling the threshold value of the TFT is added to the crystalline silicon film 407. In this embodiment, boron, which is a p-type impurity, is added, but an n-type impurity may be added as necessary. Further, the impurity for controlling the threshold value may be added in advance to the amorphous silicon film, or may be after the semiconductor film is formed into a desired shape.

     The crystalline silicon film 407 is patterned and processed to form a semiconductor film 408 in an island shape.

     Next, a silicon oxide film with a thickness of 50 nm is formed so as to cover the semiconductor film 408, so that a gate insulating film 409 is formed. As the gate insulating film, an insulating film such as a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film may be used. Further, the film thickness needs to be appropriately determined in consideration of the dielectric constant of each material.

Further, a conductive film 410 is formed by depositing tantalum nitride (TaN) with a thickness of 30 nm on the gate insulating film 409. As a film type of the conductive film, for example, tungsten (W) that can be etched with a high selectivity with a hard mask to be formed later is preferable.

     Attention should be paid here to the film thicknesses of the gate insulating film 409 and the conductive film 410. As will be described later, in this embodiment, an impurity is added to the semiconductor film 408 through the gate insulating film 409 and the conductive film 410. Therefore, the gate oxide film 409 can have a desired TFT characteristic so that the thickness of the gate oxide film 409 can be less than that which allows impurities to penetrate the region where the gate insulating film 409 and the conductive film 410 are stacked. It must be considered to be a thing.

Next, a hard mask is formed over the conductive film 410. A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 1 μm is formed on the conductive film 410 and then patterned and processed to form a hard mask 411. The hard mask 411 is formed so that the side wall has an inclination angle of 45 ° and exists on the conductive film 410 in an island shape. As will be described later, in the present invention, the amount of recession caused by etching of the hard mask becomes the LDD length. Further, the hard mask after the receding is used as an impurity-added mask, and further serves as a gate electrode forming mask. For this reason, the film thickness of the hard mask 411 must be equal to or greater than the sum of the desired LDD dimension and the film thickness necessary as a mask for impurity addition. That is, in the cross section in the channel length direction of the hard mask 411, the length of the base of the trapezoidal cross section with the inclined side wall is a dimension determined by the sum of “channel length” and “twice the LDD length”. To be.

Next, a region to be a p-channel TFT is masked with a resist 412. Then, using the hard mask 411 as a mask, the conductive film 410 and the gate insulating film 409 are penetrated, and phosphorus as an n-type impurity is added to the semiconductor film 408 in a region to be an n-channel TFT at a concentration of 1 × 10 ²⁰ / cm ³ . Then, the source (or drain) 413 is formed. In this embodiment, phosphorus is added as an n-type impurity. However, an n-type impurity other than phosphorus may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist 412 is removed.

Further, a region to be an n-channel TFT is masked with a resist 414. Then, using the hard mask 411 as a mask, the conductive film 410 and the gate insulating film 409 are penetrated, and boron, which is a p-type impurity, has a concentration of 1 × 10 ²⁰ / cm ³ in the semiconductor film 408 in a region to be an n-channel TFT. Then, the source (or drain) 415 is formed. In this embodiment, boron is added as a p-type impurity. However, a p-type impurity other than boron may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist 414 is removed.

     Next, the hard mask 411 is etched back using trifluoromethane (CHF 3) gas to form a hard mask 416. Since the hard mask 411 is formed so that the side wall has an inclination angle of 45 °, in this embodiment, the hard mask 411 is retracted by anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction by a dry method. In this embodiment, since the LDD length is 0.5 μm, the retraction amount is 0.5 μm.

Next, a region to be a p-channel TFT is masked with a resist 417. Then, using the hard mask 416 as a mask, the conductive film 410 and the gate insulating film 409 are penetrated, and phosphorus as an n-type impurity is added to the semiconductor film 408 in a region to be an n-channel TFT at a concentration of 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ . To add LDD418. The n-type impurity concentration added to form the LDD 418 is very low compared to the n-type impurity concentration necessary to form the source (or drain) 413 added earlier. For this reason, there is no particular problem even if the n-type impurity is added again to the source (or drain) 413, and the region where the impurity for forming the source (or drain) 413 has not been added in advance becomes the LDD 418. In this embodiment, phosphorus is added as an n-type impurity. However, an n-type impurity other than phosphorus may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist 417 is removed.

Further, a region to be an n-channel TFT is masked with a resist 419. Then, using the hard mask 416 as a mask, the conductive film 410 and the gate insulating film 409 are penetrated, and boron, which is a p-type impurity, has a concentration of 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ in the semiconductor film 408 in a region to be an n-channel TFT. This is added to form LDD420. The p-type impurity concentration added to form the LDD 420 is very low compared to the p-type impurity concentration necessary to form the source (or drain) 415 added earlier. For this reason, there is no particular problem even if the p-type impurity is added again to the source (or drain) 415, and the region where the impurity for forming the source (or drain) 415 has not been added in advance becomes the LDD 420. In this embodiment, boron is added as a p-type impurity. However, a p-type impurity other than boron may be used. After the impurity addition, the resist 419 is removed.

Next, using the hard mask 416 as a mask, the conductive film 410 is selectively etched using a mixed gas of sulfur hexafluoride (SF ₆ ) gas and chlorine (Cl ₂ ) gas to form the gate electrode 421. Accordingly, the dimension of the hard mask 416 is directly used as the dimension of the gate electrode, and determines the channel length of the TFT. In this embodiment, the channel length is 1 μm according to the shape of the hard mask 416. In this embodiment, the hard mask 411 is patterned in advance so that the horizontal retreat amount of the hard mask 411 is taken into consideration so that the horizontal dimension in the cross section in the channel direction of the hard mask 416 is 1 μm. Because it is.

     As described above, an n-channel TFT and a p-channel TFT having an LDD structure are formed. However, the order of adding impurities to the n-channel TFT and adding impurities to the p-channel TFT may be mixed.

     In this embodiment, the hard mask 416 is not removed after the gate electrode 421 is formed, and is used as it is as a part of the interlayer insulating film. The thickness of the hard mask 416 after the formation of the gate electrode 421 is such that the gate insulating film 409 is formed so that the contact opening of the source (or drain) portion and the contact opening of the gate electrode portion can be collectively performed in the subsequent contact opening. It is preferable that the film thickness is about the same.

     An interlayer insulating film is formed above the gate electrode 421. As the interlayer insulating film, an insulating film such as a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is used as a single layer film or a laminated film. Further, the surface of the substrate may be flattened using coated glass or the like. In this embodiment, a silicon nitride film with a thickness of 100 nm is formed to form the interlayer insulating film 422.

     In addition, a heat treatment for activating the added impurities is performed. The heat treatment may be performed before or after the formation of the interlayer insulating film. In the case of a laminated film, it may be performed while each interlayer insulating film is formed. In this embodiment, after the formation of the gate electrode 421, heat treatment is performed in a nitrogen atmosphere at 550 ° C. for 4 hours so that the gate electrode is not oxidized. After the heat treatment, hydrogenation treatment is performed at 410 ° C. for 1 hour. The hydrogenation treatment may be performed after the wiring is formed as long as it is performed at a temperature that can be withstood by a wiring material to be formed later.

     Further, a contact hole is formed, and a wiring 423 for electrical connection with a gate electrode or a source (or drain) is formed. In this embodiment, after forming a Ti film with a film thickness of 60 nm, the wiring is formed by stacking a TiN film with a film thickness of 40 nm, and an Al—Si film (Al containing 2 wt% Si) with a film thickness of 350 nm. The wiring 423 is formed by laminating a film and finally forming the Ti film by forming a Ti film into a desired shape by photolithography and etching.

     Further, in the present invention, the interlayer insulating film 424 is formed over the wiring 423, the contact hole is opened, and then the wiring 425 is formed. As a result, the wiring group connected to the gate electrode and the wiring group connected to the source (or drain) can be routed in different layers, and the degree of freedom of wiring routing is increased. Further, a multilayer wiring may be formed by repeatedly forming an interlayer insulating film and a wiring.

    A logic operation circuit can be manufactured through the above steps.

In the first embodiment, a hard mask having a side wall with an inclination angle of 45 ° is used, but a hard mask having a shape in which the side wall has an arc shape can also be used.
In this case, although the number of steps is increased as compared with Example 1, it is an effective means when it is difficult to form a shape as in Example 1. In addition, any of an isotropic etching and an anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction can be applied to the etching for retracting the hard mask. In this embodiment, a method for manufacturing a logical operation circuit manufactured using a hard mask whose side walls have an arc shape will be described with reference to FIGS.

     The circuit fabrication method of this example is different from that of Example 1 only in the formation method of the hard mask, and the other steps are the same as Example 1. Accordingly, only the method for forming the hard mask will be described, and for the other steps, Example 1 will be referred to.

A silicon oxide film having a thickness of 1 μm is formed on a substrate that has been formed up to conductive film formation according to the method of Example 1, and then patterned and processed to form a hard mask 501. At this time, the side surface of the hard mask 501 is substantially perpendicular to the substrate plane.

     Next, after forming a silicon oxide film 502 having a good step coverage so as to cover the hard mask 501 with a film thickness of 500 nm, it is further etched by about 500 nm by anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction. Then, a side wall 503 serving as an arc-shaped wall is formed on the side wall of the hard mask 501. The hard mask 501 and the sidewall 503 are collectively referred to as a hard mask 504. The hard mask 504 formed in this way corresponds to the hard mask 411 in the first embodiment.

     Here, the sidewall 503 is formed by anisotropic etching. At this time, since the conductive film is attached to the entire surface of the substrate and has a very large surface area, it accumulates in the conductive film during the anisotropic etching. It is also a feature of this embodiment that the charge density is small and damage caused by plasma can be minimized.

     Since the process after the formation of the hard mask 504 is the same as the process after the formation of the hard mask 411 in the first embodiment, the description is omitted here.

     A logic operation circuit can be manufactured through the above steps.

     In this embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in the present invention using a method of connecting a wiring to a gate electrode without forming a contact hole in a hard mask over the gate electrode will be described with reference to FIGS. By using this method, it is possible to avoid simultaneously etching the gate electrode when forming the contact hole by opening the interlayer insulating film of the gate electrode.

8A is a top view of each TFT, and FIG. 8B is a channel length direction (AA ′).
FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view in the channel width direction (BB ′).

     In this embodiment, the same process as in Embodiment 1 is performed until the LDD 420 of the p-channel TFT is formed and then the resist 419 is removed. Therefore, the description regarding the detail of the process so far is abbreviate | omitted.

     After forming up to the LDD of each of the n-channel TFT and the p-channel TFT, a contact hole 601 penetrating the gate electrode 604 and the gate insulating film 607 is formed in the source (or drain) portion by patterning and etching.

     Next, tungsten (W) is formed to a thickness of 100 nm so as to cover the substrate surface, and then patterned, W is selectively etched and processed, and a W connection layer for connecting the gate electrode and the wiring A W connection layer 603 for connecting the source 602 and the source (or drain) and the wiring is formed.

     Further, TaN is selectively etched using the hard mask and W connection layers 602 and 603 as a mask to form a gate electrode 604.

     After forming the gate electrode 604, an interlayer insulating film (not shown) is formed, contact holes for connecting wirings (not shown) to the connection layers 602 and 603 are opened, and then wirings (not shown) are formed. To do. Also, activation and hydrogenation are performed as appropriate.

     By using such a method, it is possible to manufacture a semiconductor device that avoids a difficult process of opening a contact on a thin gate electrode.

Further, when the above method is used, the film thickness of the hard mask 416 as described in the first embodiment is set so that the source (or drain) is formed in the subsequent contact opening.
There is also an advantage that it is not necessary to consider the same film thickness as that of the gate insulating film 409 so that the contact opening of the part and the contact opening of the gate electrode part can be performed at once.

     After the connection layers 602 and 603 are formed, the contact portions between the connection layers 602 and 603 and the semiconductor film and the contact portions between the gate electrode 604 and the gate oxide film are locally heated by using RTA (Rapid Thermal Anneal). It is also effective to repair the defects and repair defects in the gate oxide film. In this embodiment, an RTA apparatus using a tungsten halogen lamp as a light source is used. In addition to this, it is preferable to use an apparatus that heats using a light source that emits light in the infrared region, which has a high metal absorption coefficient.

     In addition, regarding the connection layers 602 and 603, tungsten having a thickness of 100 nm is used in this embodiment, but, for example, tungsten having a thickness of 500 nm or more may be used as the connection layers 602 and 603 and used as wiring.

     In this embodiment, a logic operation circuit using a TFT having an LDD structure manufactured by using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, a pixel TFT necessary for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, a TFT for a driving circuit, Will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12. As a result, a system-on-panel or the like in which a peripheral circuit in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is incorporated on the same substrate and a display can be manufactured.

    In this embodiment, an LDD structure TFT having a channel length of 1 μm and an LDD length of 0.5 μm for a logic operation circuit (hereinafter abbreviated as a TFT for a logic operation circuit), and a channel length of 4.5 μm and an LDD length for driving a pixel of a liquid crystal display device. As a driver circuit for a 2 μm LDD structure TFT (hereinafter abbreviated as pixel TFT) and a liquid crystal display device, a TFT having a channel length of 8 μm and a gate overlapped LDD length of 2 μm (hereinafter abbreviated as TFT for driver circuit) is formed on the same substrate. Form.

     In this embodiment, TFTs having different LDD lengths are formed on the same substrate. For this reason, hard masks suitable for respective TFTs having different LDD lengths are prepared. First, according to the method described in Embodiment 1, a base insulating film 702, a semiconductor film 703 having a desired shape, a gate insulating film 704, and a conductive film 705 are formed over a substrate 701, and further, a hard film is formed on the conductive film 705. A silicon nitride film 1001 for forming a mask is formed with a film thickness of 1 μm. In this case, the film thickness is determined in accordance with the hard mask having the larger amount of retreat by etching.

    Next, a logic operation circuit TFT formation 1002 is formed. After the patterning, the silicon nitride film is selectively etched to form a hard mask 706 having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape with a side wall having an inclination angle of 45 ° and a base of 12 μm in the cross section in the channel direction, and a side wall having a 45 ° angle. A hard mask 1002 having an inclination angle and a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape with a base of 2 μm in the cross section in the channel direction is simultaneously formed. At this time, since the hard mask for forming the pixel TFT is formed in the next step, the region to be the pixel TFT is masked with a resist mask.

    Next, a hard mask 706 for forming a driving circuit TFT and a hard mask 1003 for forming a pixel TFT are formed. After patterning, after patterning, the silicon nitride film is selectively etched to form a hard mask 1003 having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape with a side wall having an inclination angle of 30 ° and a bottom in the channel direction of 8.5 μm. Form. At this time, the regions to be the driving circuit TFT and the logic operation circuit TFT are masked with a resist.

    Here, although the hard mask 706 and the hard mask 1003 have the same shape, they can be appropriately formed. Here, in order to simplify the process, the same shape is used. The order of hard mask formation may be changed.

Next, a region to be a p-channel TFT among the driving circuit TFT and the logic operation circuit TFT is masked with a resist. Further, using the hard masks 706, 1002, and 1003 as masks, 1 × 10 ²⁰ / cm ³ of phosphorus is added to the semiconductor film through the gate insulating film 704 and the conductive film 705, and the driving circuit TFT and the logic operation circuit are added. A source (or drain) 707 of an n-channel TFT among the TFT and the pixel TFT is formed. In this embodiment, phosphorus is used, but any other n-type impurity may be used.

Next, a region to be an n-channel TFT among the driver circuit TFT, the pixel TFT, and the logic operation circuit TFT is masked with a resist. Further, using the hard masks 706 and 1002 as a mask, 1 × 10 ²⁰ / cm ³ of boron is added to the semiconductor film through the gate insulating film 704 and the conductive film 705, and the driving circuit TFT and the logic operation circuit TFT are added. Among them, a source (or drain) 709 of a p-channel TFT is formed. In this embodiment, boron is used, but any other p-type impurity may be used.

    Next, the hard mask 1002 is selectively etched by anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction, and a hard mask 711 is formed by receding 0.5 μm in the vertical direction. As a result, the hard mask 1002 moves backward by 0.5 μm in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the LDD length of the TFT formed by LDD using the hard mask 1002 is 0.5 μm. During this time, the driver circuit TFT and the pixel TFT are masked with a resist.

    Next, the hard mask 706 and the hard mask 1003 are selectively etched by anisotropic etching mainly in the vertical direction, and hard masks 1105 and 1004 are formed by receding 0.85 μm in the vertical direction. As a result, the hard masks 706 and 1003 are retracted by 1.5 μm in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the LDD length of a TFT formed by LDD using the hard mask 706 and the hard mask 1003 is 1.5 μm. During this time, the driving circuit TFT and the logic operation circuit TFT are masked with a resist.

     As described above, the TFT can be manufactured by changing the LDD length by skillfully changing the “side wall inclination angle” and the “retreat amount by etching” of the hard mask. Further, if necessary, the LDD length may be adjusted by making recesses by etching after forming the hard mask 1002 and the hard masks 706 and 1003 into different shapes.

Next, a region which becomes a p-channel TFT among the p-channel TFT of the driving circuit TFT and the TFT for the logic operation circuit is masked with a resist. Further, using the hard masks 1105, 1004, and 711 as masks, 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ of phosphorus is added to the semiconductor film through the gate insulating film 704 and the conductive film 705, and the logic operation circuit TFT and the pixel TFT are added. Among them, an n-channel TFT LDD 1005 is formed. In this embodiment, phosphorus is used, but any other n-type impurity may be used.

Next, a region to be an n-channel TFT among the n-channel TFT and pixel TFT of the driving circuit TFT and the TFT for logic operation circuit is masked with a resist. Further, using the hard masks 1105, 1004, and 711 as masks, 1 × 10 ¹⁷ / cm ³ of boron is added to the semiconductor film through the gate insulating film 704 and the conductive film 705, and the logic operation circuit TFT and pixel TFT are added. Of these, a p-channel TFT LDD 1006 is formed. In this embodiment, boron is used, but any other p-type impurity may be used.

    Next, a tungsten connection layer 953 is formed by using the method described in the third embodiment. First, contact holes are formed in the sources (or drains) 707 and 709 by patterning and etching. Next, after a tungsten film having a thickness of 100 nm is formed, patterning and selective etching are further performed to form a tungsten connection layer 953.

    At this time, the connection layer 953 is also formed on the conductive film 705 in a region overlapping with the LDDs 1005 and 1006 of the driver circuit TFT. The connection layer 953 formed in this manner may be formed so as to cover the entire hard mask 1105 of the driver circuit TFT.

    Next, the conductive film 705 is selectively etched using the hard masks 706, 711, and 1004 and the connection layer 953 as a mask to form the gate electrode 720.

    The connection layer 953 formed on the gate electrode 720 of the driver circuit TFT in this manner also functions as a part of the gate electrode of the driver circuit TFT. Further, since the LDDs 1005 and 1006 overlap with the gate electrode 720, they become Gate Overlapped LDDs 1007 and 1008, respectively.

     As described above, the gate overlapped LDD is formed by patterning using a resist mask in the driving circuit TFT. This is based on the premise that a voltage of about 16 V is applied to the driving circuit TFT according to the present invention. In this case, about 1.5 to 2 μm Gate Overlapped is required to ensure reliability against hot carriers. This is because the LDD length is required. The dimension of about 1.5 to 2 μm is much larger than the accuracy of patterning alignment accuracy (typically ± 0.2 μm for stepper and ± 0.5 μm for mirror projection aligner). The effect of is negligible.

     Further, an interlayer insulating film 727 is formed, impurities are activated, hydrogenated, and contact holes are formed. In this embodiment, an interlayer insulating film 727 is formed by laminating a silicon nitride film 727a and a silicon oxide film 727b formed by coating. The reason why the formation is performed by coating is to flatten the unevenness of the substrate surface.

    Next, a wiring 728 is formed, and further a pixel electrode 729 is formed. A transparent conductive film such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) is used for the pixel electrode. The wiring connected to the gate electrode is not shown here.

    In this embodiment, a region where the pixel electrode 729 and the wiring 728 are stacked is provided, and the pixel electrode 729 and the wiring 728 are directly electrically connected without forming a contact hole.

    Through the above process, a TFT array substrate having a logic circuit TFT, a pixel TFT, and a drive circuit TFT on the same substrate is manufactured. Although not described in this embodiment, cleaning and heat treatment steps are added as necessary. Further, as shown in this embodiment, multilayer wiring may be formed by repeatedly forming an interlayer insulating film and wiring.

     By using the TFT array substrate manufactured in Embodiment 4, a liquid crystal display device in which a peripheral circuit in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is incorporated on the same substrate and a display can be manufactured. As a result, the liquid crystal display device can be multifunctional and compact. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS.

     An alignment film 802a is formed on the TFT array substrate 801 manufactured according to Embodiment 4 on the side where the TFT is formed. The alignment film 802a is formed using an offset printing method. A polyimide resin is used as the material of the alignment film 802a, but a polyamic resin or the like may be used. Next, the alignment film 802a is rubbed so that the liquid crystal molecules are aligned with a certain pretilt angle.

Next, the counter substrate 810 is manufactured. A light shielding film 812 is formed over the substrate 811.
The light shielding film 812 is formed by depositing metallic chromium, photolithography and etching. A pixel electrode 813 is formed over the light shielding film 812. The pixel electrode 813 is formed by forming ITO, which is a transparent conductive film, by photolithography and etching. In the case where the color filter 814 is provided between the light-shielding film 812 and the pixel electrode 813, a colored resin of a target color is applied onto the light-shielding film 812 by a spin coat method, and is exposed and developed. The color filter forming process is repeated for each of the red, blue, and green color filters 814a to 814c (not shown here). A protective film 815 is formed to fill and flatten the step between the color filter 814 and the light shielding film 812. The protective film 815 is formed by applying acrylic on the color filter. In addition to acrylic, a flattenable material may be used. When no color filter is provided, the protective film 815 may be omitted.

    An alignment film 802b is formed on the counter substrate thus manufactured. As in the case of forming on the TFT array substrate, the alignment film 802b is formed using an offset printing method. A polyimide resin is used as the material of the alignment film 802b, but a polyamic resin or the like may be used. Next, the alignment film 802b is rubbed so that the liquid crystal molecules are aligned with a certain pretilt angle. Further, in order to bond the counter substrate and the TFT array, a sealant (not shown) is applied to the counter substrate side, and then the counter substrate 810 is heated in an oven to temporarily cure the sealant. After temporary curing, plastic sphere spacers 816 are dispersed on the side of the counter substrate where the pixel electrodes are formed.

    A liquid crystal panel 817 is manufactured by accurately bonding the two substrates so that the TFT forming side of the TFT array substrate 801 faces the side of the counter substrate 810 where the pixel electrodes are formed. A filler (not shown) is mixed in the sealant, and the two substrates can be bonded to each other with a uniform interval by the filler and the spacer.

    Unnecessary portions of the bonded substrates are sheared to form a liquid crystal panel 817 substrate having a desired size. A liquid crystal material 818 is injected into the liquid crystal panel 817. After filling the entire inside of the panel with the liquid crystal material 818, the panel is completely sealed with a sealant (not shown).

    FIG. 14 is a top view of the liquid crystal panel 817. A scanning signal driving circuit 902a and an image signal driving circuit 902b are provided around the pixel portion 901. Further, a logical operation circuit 902c such as a CPU or a memory is provided. The drive circuit is connected to the external input / output terminal group 904 by a connection wiring group 903. In the pixel portion 901, a gate wiring group extending from the scanning signal driving circuit 802a and a data wiring group extending from the image signal driving circuit 902b intersect to form a pixel, and each pixel holds a pixel TFT. A capacitor and a pixel electrode are provided. The sealant 905 is formed outside the pixel portion 901 and the scanning signal driving circuit 902a, the image signal driving circuit 902b, and the logic operation circuit 902c on the TFT array substrate 908 and inside the external input terminal 904. Outside the liquid crystal panel 817, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 909 is connected to an external input / output terminal 904, and is connected to each drive circuit by a connection wiring group 903. The external input / output terminal 904 is formed of the same conductive film as the data wiring group. The flexible printed wiring board 906 has copper wiring formed on an organic resin film such as polyimide, and is connected to the external input / output terminal 904 with an anisotropic conductive adhesive.

    A polarizing plate and a retardation plate are attached so that linearly polarized light in the same direction as the director direction of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer closest to the counter substrate is incident on the counter substrate side of the liquid crystal panel 817. A polarizing plate and a retardation plate are attached to the TFT substrate side of the panel so that light in the same direction as the director direction of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer closest to the TFT substrate is emitted.

    By the above method, a liquid crystal display device in which a peripheral circuit in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) is incorporated on the same substrate and a display are integrated is created. Although not described in this embodiment, cleaning and heat treatment steps are added as necessary.

     By using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention, a system-on-panel in which a display screen (display) and a peripheral circuit incorporating a CPU are integrated can be manufactured. As a result, the production and inspection process of the display can be shortened and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the display can be made multifunctional and compact.

     FIG. 15 illustrates an example of an electronic device on which a system-on-panel manufactured using the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 16 is a diagram of a portable information terminal. A main body 1431 is provided with a system-on-panel (display portion) 1433, an external interface 1435, operation buttons 1434, and the like. There is a stylus 1432 as an accessory for operation.
By mounting the system-on-panel 1433 in the portable information terminal in this way, the information processing function can be further multifunctional while maintaining compact functionality.

     The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the present invention can be applied not only to a TFT manufacturing process but also to a MOS transistor manufacturing process using a bulk silicon wafer or an SOI wafer. This case will be described below.

     A gate oxide film is formed on a bulk silicon wafer (or SOI wafer) that has been element-isolated by LOCOS (Local Oxidation of Silicon), STI (Shallow Trench Isolation), or the like.

     After the gate insulating film is formed, a gate electrode, an LDD, a source (or drain), an interlayer insulating film, a wiring, and the like are formed according to the steps after the formation of the gate insulating film 409 in Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3. Then, a MOS transistor is manufactured.

     However, unlike Example 1, which uses a glass substrate, a heat-resistant bulk silicon wafer (or SOI wafer) is used, so heat treatment at a higher temperature than Example 1 is possible. Therefore, the activation temperature condition and the like are not limited to the conditions described in the first embodiment and may be changed as appropriate.

Claims (7)

A semiconductor device having a transistor formed over a substrate having an insulating surface,
The transistor is
An island-like semiconductor film having a channel, a source, a drain, and a pair of LDDs on the substrate;
A gate insulating film covering the island-shaped semiconductor film;
Anda Gate electrode on the gate insulating film,
A first hard mask having an end coincident with an end of the gate electrode on the gate electrode ;
An interlayer insulating film on the first hard mask;
The pair of LDDs are provided between the channel and between the source and the drain,
Wherein each end of the pair of LDD is self-aligned with the end of said end portion and said gate electrode of said first hard mask,
The top surface and side surface of the first hard mask, the side surface of the gate electrode, and the top surface of the gate insulating film are all in contact with the interlayer insulating film ,
The first hard mask is formed by retreating a second hard mask used as a mask when forming the source and the drain by etching, and the gate is formed after the pair of LDDs are formed during the etching. A semiconductor device , wherein a conductive film serving as an electrode covers the gate insulating film . A semiconductor device having a transistor formed on an SOI wafer,
The transistor is
An island-shaped semiconductor film having a channel, a source, a drain, and a pair of LDDs;
A gate insulating film covering the island-shaped semiconductor film;
Anda Gate electrode on the gate insulating film,
A first hard mask having an end coincident with an end of the gate electrode on the gate electrode ;
An interlayer insulating film on the first hard mask;
The pair of LDDs are provided between the channel and between the source and the drain,
Wherein each end of the pair of LDD is self-aligned with the end of said end portion and said gate electrode of said first hard mask,
The top surface and side surface of the first hard mask, the side surface of the gate electrode, and the top surface of the gate insulating film are all in contact with the interlayer insulating film ,
The first hard mask is formed by retreating a second hard mask used as a mask when forming the source and the drain by etching, and the gate is formed after the pair of LDDs are formed during the etching. A semiconductor device , wherein a conductive film serving as an electrode covers the gate insulating film . A semiconductor device having a transistor formed over a substrate having an insulating surface,
The transistor is
An island-like semiconductor film having a channel, a source, a drain, and a pair of LDDs on the substrate;
A gate insulating film covering the island-shaped semiconductor film;
Anda Gate electrode on the gate insulating film,
A first hard mask having an end coincident with an end of the gate electrode on the gate electrode ;
An interlayer insulating film on the first hard mask;
A first connection layer connected to the source, a second connection layer connected to the drain, and a third connection layer connected to the gate electrode;
The pair of LDDs are provided between the channel and between the source and the drain,
Wherein each end of the pair of LDD is self-aligned with the end of said end portion and said gate electrode of said first hard mask,
The gate electrode and the third connection layer are connected in a region that does not overlap with the island-shaped semiconductor film,
The top surface and side surface of the first hard mask, the side surface of the gate electrode, and the top surface of the gate insulating film are all in contact with the interlayer insulating film ,
The first hard mask is formed by retreating a second hard mask used as a mask when forming the source and the drain by etching, and the gate is formed after the pair of LDDs are formed during the etching. A semiconductor device , wherein a conductive film serving as an electrode covers the gate insulating film . In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The semiconductor device, wherein the first hard mask is formed using a conductive or insulating material. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
A side wall of the first hard mask has a tilt angle greater than 0 degrees and 90 degrees or less, or an arc shape. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The semiconductor device, wherein the gate electrode includes tantalum nitride or tungsten. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6,
The gate insulating film is not exposed to plasma when forming the pair of LDDs.

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