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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device having a semiconductor region made of polysilicon and a semiconductor region made of a metal oxide semiconductor (hereinafter, oxide semiconductor) and a method for manufacturing the same.
- oxide semiconductor metal oxide semiconductor
- a display device in which a pixel circuit is configured by using a thin film transistor (TFT) on an insulating substrate has been put into practical use.
- the display device include an organic EL display device using an organic electroluminescence (EL) element, a liquid crystal display device, and the like.
- a general TFT has a semiconductor layer made of amorphous silicon, polysilicon, etc.
- LTPS low temperature polysilicon
- IGZO indium gallium oxide zinc
- LTPS-TFT LTPS-TFT
- OS-TFT oxide semiconductor
- the manufacturing process can be complicated for a device in which both TFTs are mounted together, and measures are taken to reduce the process load and cost.
- hydrofluoric acid hereinafter referred to as hydrofluoric acid
- FIG. 8 is a process flow diagram illustrating this conventional process.
- the insulating films 3 to 5 and the gate electrode 6 of the LTPS-TFT are formed on the LTPS layer 2 formed on the insulating substrate 1, and the oxide semiconductor is further formed on the surface thereof.
- Layer 7 is formed.
- a photoresist film 8 is formed on this surface (FIG. 8B), and the insulating films 3 to 5 at the opening 9 of the photoresist film 8 are removed by dry etching or the like to form a contact hole 10 reaching the LPTS layer 2. It is formed (FIG. 8 (c)).
- a signal line made of metal or the like is formed in the contact hole 10 (FIG. 8 (d)).
- FIG. 9 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the oxide semiconductor layer 7 when performing hydrofluoric acid cleaning.
- the photoresist film 8 existed up to the position shown by the dotted line 8b at the time of the state shown in FIG. 8B, that is, when the photoresist film 8 was patterned to form the opening 9, but the contact hole 10 is formed thereafter. It is eroded by processing such as dry etching.
- the coverage of the photoresist film 8 may differ between the flat portion and the stepped portion, and the photoresist film 8 may become thin or pinholes may occur at the stepped portion at the end of the oxide semiconductor layer 7. Combined with this and the above-mentioned erosion, hydrofluoric acid passes through the photoresist film 8 at the step portion, and the oxide semiconductor layer described above is likely to disappear.
- the present invention solves the above problems and makes it possible to suitably manufacture a semiconductor device in which both an element using polysilicon and an element using an oxide semiconductor are included in an electronic circuit.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming a first semiconductor region made of a polysilicon film on an insulating substrate and a step of laminating an insulating film on the first semiconductor region. , A step of forming a contact hole reaching the first semiconductor region in the insulating film, a step of forming an oxide semiconductor film on the surface of the insulating film in which the contact hole is formed, and the oxide semiconductor film. A step of forming an etching mask on the surface of the semiconductor, the oxide semiconductor film is etched using the etching mask, the oxide semiconductor film is removed from the contact hole, and a second semiconductor made of the oxide semiconductor film is formed. It includes an etching step of forming a region and a step of embedding a conductive material in the contact hole to form a contact electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor region.
- the semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a first semiconductor region made of polysilicon formed on the insulating substrate, and an insulating film laminated on the first semiconductor region. From a contact hole formed in the insulating film and reaching the first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region formed of an oxide semiconductor formed on the insulating film, and a conductive material embedded in the contact hole.
- the insulating film has a contact electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor region, and the insulating film contains a metal element constituting the oxide semiconductor at a boundary surface with the contact hole.
- the organic EL display device has a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in an image display area, and each pixel has an OLED (organic light emission radio) as an organic EL element.
- OLED organic light emission radio
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an organic EL display device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the organic EL display device 20 has an array substrate 22 on which a display region 21 in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged is formed.
- the array substrate 22 corresponds to the semiconductor device of the embodiment, and the array substrate 22 has a laminated structure such as a TFT or an OLED on a base material (insulating substrate) made of a glass substrate or a flexible resin film. Has been formed.
- a drive circuit (not shown) for controlling a plurality of pixels may be formed.
- signals and electric power for controlling a plurality of pixels are input via a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 24.
- the FPC 24 is crimped onto a terminal (not shown) formed on the array substrate 22 and electrically connected.
- a display surface protective film 25 or an opposing substrate may be provided.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a schematic configuration of the organic EL display device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of each pixel of the organic EL display device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the organic EL display device 20 controls the light emission of the OLED provided in each pixel by the control device 31, the scanning line drive circuit 32, and the image line drive circuit 33, and displays an image.
- the scanning line drive circuit 32 is connected to scanning signal lines 34 provided for each horizontal arrangement of pixels (pixel rows).
- the video line drive circuit 33 is connected to a video signal line 35 provided for each vertical arrangement (pixel array) of pixels.
- each pixel includes a pixel transistor SST, a drive transistor DRT, and a holding capacitance Cs, is connected to a scanning signal line 34 and a video signal line 35, and emits light from an OLED of the pixel according to a signal supplied from the signal lines. Is controlled.
- the pixel transistor SST and the drive transistor DRT are TFTs formed on the array substrate 22.
- the gate of the pixel transistor SST is electrically connected to the scanning signal line 34.
- the scanning signal line 34 of each pixel row is commonly connected to the gates of a plurality of SSTs arranged in the pixel row.
- One of the source or drain of the SST is electrically connected to the video signal line 35, and the other is electrically connected to the gate of the drive transistor DRT.
- the video signal line 35 of each pixel row is commonly connected to a plurality of SSTs arranged in the pixel row.
- the drive transistor DRT is, for example, an n-type channel field effect transistor in which the source is electrically connected to the anode of the OLED and the drain is electrically connected to the power supply line 36.
- the cathode of the OLED is fixed to a ground potential or a negative potential, and a potential that generates a positive voltage with the cathode potential of the OLED is supplied to the power supply line 36.
- the scanning line drive circuit 32 sequentially selects scanning signal lines 34 according to the timing signal input from the control device 31, and applies a voltage for turning on the pixel transistor SST to the selected scanning signal lines 34.
- the video line drive circuit 33 receives a video signal from the control device 31, and in accordance with the selection of the scan signal line 34 by the scan line drive circuit 32, the voltage corresponding to the video signal of the selected pixel line is applied to each video signal line 35. Output to.
- the voltage is written to the holding capacitance Cs via the pixel transistor SST at the selected pixel row.
- the drive transistor DRT supplies a current corresponding to the written voltage to the OLED, whereby the OLED of the pixel corresponding to the selected scanning signal line 34 emits light.
- the pixel transistor SST and the drive transistor DRT are disclosed as the transistors constituting the pixels, but transistors having other functions may be included.
- scanning line driving circuit 32 and the video line driving circuit 33 are shown as separate blocks in FIG. 2, they may be incorporated in one IC (Integrated Circuit) or divided into three or more locations. May be formed. When incorporated in an IC, it may be mounted on the array board 22 or on the FPC shown in FIG.
- the pixel transistor SST is a transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer.
- the pixel transistor SST is a TFT (OS-TFT) in which the channel layer is made of transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors (TAOS), and for example, IGZO is used as TAOS.
- OS-TFT transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors
- IGZO transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors
- the gate potential of the DRT is kept constant throughout the emission period. Therefore, in order to suppress the leakage of electric charge from the gate of the DRT, an OS-TFT having a small leakage current is used for the transistor connected to the gate of the DRT, that is, the SST.
- the drive transistor DRT is a transistor that controls the continuity between the pixel electrode and the power supply line 36, and this can be an LTPS-TFT.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the organic EL display device 20 according to the present embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the array substrate 22 corresponding to one pixel, showing a pixel transistor SST, a drive transistor DRT, and an OLED.
- the array substrate 22 is manufactured by using the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device, and basically has a laminated structure formed in order from the lower side in FIG.
- the substrate 50 is made of a flexible film such as polyimide or polyethylene terephthalate.
- the substrate 50 may also be made of other resin or glass.
- An undercoat layer 51 that serves as a barrier against impurities contained in the substrate 50 is provided on the upper surface of the substrate 50.
- the undercoat layer 51 is made of a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, or the like, and may have a laminated structure thereof.
- the undercoat layer 51 has a three-layer structure in which a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film are laminated in this order.
- An additional film 52 can be provided on the undercoat layer 51 according to the location where the drive transistor DRT is arranged.
- the additional film 52 suppresses changes in the characteristics of the transistor due to the intrusion of light from the back surface of the channel, or, for example, is formed of a conductive material and is given a predetermined potential to give a back gate effect to the drive transistor. Can be done.
- the additional film 52 can be a film made of molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) and an alloy thereof (MoW).
- the LTPS layer 54 which is the semiconductor region (first semiconductor region) of the drive transistor DRT, is arranged on the additional film 52 with the insulating layer 53 interposed therebetween.
- the LTPS layer 54 constitutes a channel region, a source region, and a drain region of the drive transistor DRT.
- the insulating layer 53 can be, for example, a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxide film, or a laminated film thereof.
- the gate insulating film 55 is formed of silicon oxide or the like, and the metal film laminated on the gate insulating film 55 is patterned to form the gate electrode 56 of the drive transistor DRT, the signal line 57 connected to the additional film 52, and the like. Is formed.
- the metal film is formed with a three-layer structure (Ti / Al / Ti) in which a MoW alloy, titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), and titanium are laminated in this order.
- an inorganic film is laminated as an interlayer insulating film 58 so as to cover the gate electrode 56 and the like.
- the interlayer insulating film 58 has a laminated structure including a silicon nitride film 58a and a silicon oxide film 58b.
- a pixel transistor SST and a signal line are formed on the interlayer insulating film 58.
- the TAOS layer 60 which is the semiconductor region (second semiconductor region) of the pixel transistor SST, is formed on the surface of the silicon oxide film 58b.
- the TAOS layer 60 constitutes a channel region, a source region, and a drain region of the pixel transistor SST.
- a conductive material is formed and patterned to form a signal line serving as a source / drain electrode (S / D electrode) for each of the drive transistor DRT and the pixel transistor SST.
- the conductive material here is, for example, a metal, and in this embodiment, a Ti / Al / Ti film is used.
- the S / D electrode 61 of the pixel transistor SST overlaps the end surface of the TAOS layer 60 and is electrically connected.
- the S / D electrodes 62 (62s, 62d) of the drive transistor are connected to the LTPS layer 54 via a contact hole 63 penetrating the interlayer insulating film 58 and the gate insulating film 55.
- a part of the LTPS layer 54 including the connecting portion with the S / D electrode 62s is used as a source region
- a part of the LTPS layer 54 including the connecting portion with the S / D electrode 62d is used as a drain region.
- the gate electrode 64 of the pixel transistor SST is formed by patterning a metal film laminated on the S / D electrodes 61 and 62 via a gate insulating film 65. That is, the pixel transistor SST is a top gate type TFT having a gate electrode 64 on the channel region (TAOS layer 60).
- the gate insulating film 65 forms a recess in the portion between the S / D electrodes 61 on the TAOS layer 60, and the gate electrode 64 can be arranged in the recess.
- a horizontal gap may be formed between the gate electrode 64 and the S / D electrode 61.
- the region of the TAOS layer 60 corresponding to the gap between the bottom of the S / D electrode 61 and the bottom of the gate electrode 64 is reduced in resistance by performing a process such as ion implantation through the gap.
- a passivation layer 66 and a flattening layer 67 are laminated as a layer above the gate electrode 64, and a pixel electrode 68 serving as an anode electrode of the OLED and a pixel electrode 68 made of an insulating material are separated on the surface of the flattening layer 67.
- Bank 69 is arranged.
- a vertical wiring 71 for connecting the S / D electrode 62s and the pixel electrode 68 is provided in the contact hole 70 reaching the S / D electrode 62s from the surface of the passivation layer 66, and the pixel electrode 68 is formed in the flattening layer 67. It is connected to the vertical wiring 71 via the provided contact hole 72.
- the pixel electrode 68 can have a structure that reflects the light emitted from the OLED toward the display surface, and is transparently conductive, for example, indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO). It can be a laminated structure of a material and a reflective material such as silver (Ag).
- ITO indium tin oxide
- IZO indium zinc oxide
- It can be a laminated structure of a material and a reflective material such as silver (Ag).
- the bank 69 is arranged along the periphery of the pixel, and the region serving as the light emitting surface of the OLED is the opening of the bank 69.
- the bank 69 covers the end portion of the pixel electrode 68, while the upper surface of the pixel electrode 68 is exposed at the bottom of the opening, and the organic material layer 75, which is an organic layer including a light emitting layer, is laminated on the upper surface thereof.
- the bank 69 is made of polyimide, acrylic resin, or the like.
- a common electrode 76 serving as a cathode electrode of the OLED is formed on the organic material layer 75.
- the common electrode 76 is made of a material that transmits light emitted from the organic material layer 75.
- the common electrode 76 is a thin film formed of a metal having a low work function and translucent so that electrons can be efficiently injected into the organic material layer 75, and is formed of, for example, an MgAg alloy. ..
- a sealing film that seals the upper surface of the OLED and prevents deterioration due to moisture of the OLED is provided.
- the structure is not shown.
- FIG. 5 and 6 are process flow diagrams illustrating the features of the present invention in the method of manufacturing the array substrate 22 shown in FIG. 4, and show a schematic vertical cross section of the array substrate 22 at a location corresponding to FIG. Has been done.
- the array substrate 22 in the state shown in FIG. 5A is formed from the substrate 50 to the interlayer insulating film 58 in the laminated structure shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5B shows a state in which the photoresist film 80 is removed after the contact hole 63 is formed.
- An oxide semiconductor is adhered to the surface of the interlayer insulating film 58 in which the contact hole 63 is formed by sputtering to form a TAOS film 82 (FIG. 5 (c)).
- a TAOS film 82 (FIG. 5 (c)).
- IGZO is used as the oxide semiconductor as described above.
- the TAOS film 82 is also formed inside the contact hole 63.
- the TAOS film 82 is patterned to form the TAOS layer 60 which is a semiconductor region of the pixel transistor SST. Specifically, the photoresist applied to the surface of the TAOS film 82 is patterned by a photolithography step to form the photoresist film 84 at the position where the TAOS layer 60 is formed (FIG. 6A).
- the TAOS layer 60 is formed by selectively removing the TAOS film 82 other than the masked region by performing an etching process using the photoresist film 84 as a mask (FIG. 6 (b)).
- the etching process is, for example, wet etching using an acid as an etching solution.
- the TAOS film 82 in the contact hole 63 is also removed. Further, in this process, in preparation for the subsequent formation of the S / D electrode 62, the oxide film that may exist on the surface of the LTPS layer 54 is also removed, and the LTPS layer 54 is exposed on the bottom surface of the contact hole 63.
- the etching of the TAOS film 82 and the etching of the surface oxide film of the LTPS layer 54 may be performed with a common etching solution or separate etching solutions. For example, both the TAOS film 82 and the surface oxide film can be removed by using an etching solution containing hydrofluoric acid.
- the photoresist film 84 used as an etching mask is removed from the surface of the array substrate 22 (FIG. 6 (c)), and a metal film is formed on the surface thereof.
- a film is formed, and the metal film is patterned by a photolithography technique to form S / D electrodes 61 and 62 (FIG. 6 (d)).
- the S / D electrode 62 is a contact electrode to the LTPS layer 54 and comes into contact with the LTPS layer 54 at the bottom surface of the contact hole 63, but since the surface oxide film is removed in advance, the S / D electrode 62 is used.
- the electrode 62 and the LTPS layer 54 are preferably electrically connected.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of the drive transistor DRT on the array substrate 22.
- the component elements of the oxide semiconductor are shot into the surface of the array substrate 22 exposed to sputtering, and as a result, the upper surface of the silicon oxide film 58b and the surface of the silicon oxide film 58b are formed.
- a layer containing a metal element constituting an oxide semiconductor is formed on the interface between the gate insulating film 55 and the interlayer insulating film 58 with the contact hole 63 (that is, the surfaces of the insulating films 55 and 58 exposed on the side surface of the contact hole 63). 90 is formed.
- IGZO is used as the oxide semiconductor as described above, and correspondingly, a layer containing at least one of indium, gallium, and zinc as a metal element is formed on the interface of the insulating film with the contact hole. 90 can exist.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.
- the configurations described in the embodiments can be replaced with substantially the same configurations, configurations that exhibit the same effects, or configurations that can achieve the same objectives.
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ポリシリコンを用いた素子と酸化物半導体を用いた素子との両方を電子回路に含む半導体装置を好適に製造する。 絶縁基板50上にポリシリコン膜54からなる第1の半導体領域を形成し、その上に絶縁膜55,58を積層する。絶縁膜55,58にコンタクトホール63を形成した後、絶縁膜58bの表面に酸化物半導体膜82を形成する。酸化物半導体膜82の表面にエッチングマスク84を形成する。当該エッチングマスク84を用いて酸化物半導体膜82をエッチングし、コンタクトホール63から酸化物半導体膜82を除去すると共に酸化物半導体膜60からなる第2の半導体領域を形成する。コンタクトホール63に導電材を埋め込んで第1の半導体領域に電気的に接続されるコンタクト電極62s、62dを形成する。
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本発明は、ポリシリコンからなる半導体領域と金属酸化物半導体(以下、酸化物半導体)からなる半導体領域とを有する半導体装置及びその製造方法に関する。
近年、絶縁基板上に薄膜トランジスタ(thin film transistor:TFT)を用いて画素回路を構成した表示装置が実用化されている。表示装置の一例として、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス(electroluminescence:EL)素子を用いた有機EL表示装置や、液晶表示装置などが挙げられる。
一般的なTFTは、アモルファスシリコンやポリシリコンなどからなる半導体層を備えている。例えば、半導体層として、低温で形成した低温ポリシリコン(low temperature polycrystalline silicon:LTPS)が用いられている。また、最近では、半導体層として、酸化インジウムガリウム亜鉛(IGZO)を代表例とする酸化物半導体層を備えたTFTも画素回路に用いられる。
例えば、LTPSを用いたTFT(以下、LTPS-TFT)は高信頼性や高電子移動度という特長を有し、一方、酸化物半導体を用いたTFT(以下、OS-TFT)は低リーク電流という特長を有する。このようなそれぞれが有する素子特性や製造プロセスの特長を利用すべく、両TFTを組み合わせたハイブリッド構造の表示装置等のデバイスが提案されている。
両TFTを混載するデバイスでは製造プロセスが複雑になり得、プロセスの負荷やコストの低減のための工夫がなされる。その一つとして、LTPS-TFTのLTPSからなるソース・ドレイン部に信号線を接続する際、LTPSの表面酸化膜をフッ化水素酸(以下、フッ酸)で除去することが行われる。このプロセスをOS-TFTの酸化物半導体領域の形成後に行う場合、フォトレジストによる酸化物半導体領域の保護が必要となる。しかし、フォトレジスト中のピンホールやパターン欠損等により、酸化物半導体層の消失が発生しやすくなり得る。
図8はこの従来のプロセスを説明するプロセスフロー図である。図8(a)に示す状態では、絶縁基板1の上に形成されたLTPS層2の上に、絶縁膜3~5、LTPS-TFTのゲート電極6が形成され、さらにその表面に酸化物半導体層7が形成されている。この表面にフォトレジスト膜8を形成し(図8(b))、ドライエッチング等により、フォトレジスト膜8の開口9の部分の絶縁膜3~5を除去しLPTS層2に達するコンタクトホール10を形成する(図8(c))。そして、フォトレジスト膜8の除去後(図8(c))、コンタクトホール10に金属等からなる信号線が形成される(図8(d))。
この工程において、コンタクトホール10の形成後、フォトレジスト膜8を除去する前に、フッ酸洗浄により上述のLTPSの表面酸化膜の除去が行われる。図9は、フッ酸洗浄を行う際の酸化物半導体層7の近傍を示す模式的な垂直断面図である。フォトレジスト膜8は、図8(b)の状態、つまりフォトレジスト膜8をパターニングして開口9を形成した時点では点線8bで示す位置まで存在していたが、その後のコンタクトホール10を形成するドライエッチング等の処理で浸食されている。フォトレジスト膜8の被覆性は平坦部と段差部とで異なり得、酸化物半導体層7の端部の段差部分ではフォトレジスト膜8が薄くなったり、ピンホールが生じたりし得る。これと上述の浸食も相俟って、当該段差部分ではフッ酸がフォトレジスト膜8を通過し上に述べた酸化物半導体層の消失が発生しやすくなる。
本発明は上記課題を解決し、ポリシリコンを用いた素子と酸化物半導体を用いた素子との両方を電子回路に含む半導体装置を好適に製造することを可能とする。
(1)本発明に係る半導体装置の製造方法は、絶縁基板上にポリシリコン膜からなる第1の半導体領域を形成する工程と、前記第1の半導体領域の上に絶縁膜を積層する工程と、前記絶縁膜に、前記第1の半導体領域に達するコンタクトホールを形成する工程と、前記コンタクトホールが形成された前記絶縁膜の表面に酸化物半導体膜を形成する工程と、前記酸化物半導体膜の表面にエッチングマスクを形成する工程と、前記エッチングマスクを用いて前記酸化物半導体膜をエッチングし、前記コンタクトホールから前記酸化物半導体膜を除去すると共に前記酸化物半導体膜からなる第2の半導体領域を形成するエッチング工程と、前記コンタクトホールに導電材を埋め込んで前記第1の半導体領域に電気的に接続されるコンタクト電極を形成する工程と、を有する。
(2)本発明に係る半導体装置は、絶縁基板と、前記絶縁基板上に形成されたポリシリコンからなる第1の半導体領域と、前記第1の半導体領域の上に積層された絶縁膜と、前記絶縁膜に形成され、前記第1の半導体領域に達するコンタクトホールと、前記絶縁膜の上に形成された酸化物半導体からなる第2の半導体領域と、前記コンタクトホールに埋め込まれた導電材からなり前記第1の半導体領域に電気的に接続されたコンタクト電極と、を有し、前記絶縁膜は、前記コンタクトホールとの境界面に、前記酸化物半導体を組成する金属元素を含有する。
以下、本発明の実施形態について図面を参照して説明する。但し、本発明は、その要旨を逸脱しない範囲において様々な態様で実施することができ、以下に例示する実施形態の記載内容に限定して解釈されるものではない。
図面は、説明をより明確にするため、実際の態様に比べ、各部の幅、厚さ、形状等について模式的に表される場合があるが、あくまで一例であって、本発明の解釈を限定するものではない。本明細書と各図において、既出の図に関して説明したものと同様の機能を備えた要素には、同一の符号を付して、重複する説明を省略することがある。
さらに、本発明の詳細な説明において、ある構成物と他の構成物の位置関係を規定する際、「上に」「下に」とは、ある構成物の直上あるいは直下に位置する場合のみでなく、特に断りの無い限りは、間にさらに他の構成物を介在する場合を含むものとする。
以下、本発明に係る半導体装置の実施形態として、有機EL表示装置における画素回路を説明する。有機EL表示装置は画像表示領域に2次元配列された複数の画素を有し、各画素に、有機EL素子としてOLED(organic light emitting diode)を有する。
図1は、本発明の実施形態に係る有機EL表示装置20を示す模式的な斜視図である。有機EL表示装置20は、複数の画素が2次元配列された表示領域21が形成されたアレイ基板22を有する。ここで、アレイ基板22が実施形態の半導体装置に該当し、アレイ基板22はガラス基板や可撓性を有した樹脂フィルムなどからなる基材(絶縁基板)の上にTFTやOLEDなどの積層構造を形成されている。アレイ基板22には、画素ごとにOLED及び画素回路が形成される他、複数の画素を制御するための駆動回路(図示せず)が形成されていてもよい。また、複数の画素を制御するための信号や電力は、フレキシブルプリント基板(Flexible Print Circuit:FPC)24を介して入力される。FPC24は、アレイ基板22上に形成された端子(図示せず)上に圧着され、電気的に接続される。表示領域21を保護するために、表示面保護膜25、又は対向基板が設けられていてもよい。
図2は、本発明の実施形態に係る有機EL表示装置20の概略の構成を示す模式的な平面図である。また、図3は、本発明の実施形態に係る有機EL表示装置20の各画素の回路図である。有機EL表示装置20は、各画素に設けられるOLEDの発光を制御装置31、走査線駆動回路32及び映像線駆動回路33によって制御し、画像を表示する。
走査線駆動回路32は画素の水平方向の並び(画素行)ごとに設けられた走査信号線34に接続されている。映像線駆動回路33は画素の垂直方向の並び(画素列)ごとに設けられた映像信号線35に接続されている。
各画素の回路は、画素トランジスタSST、駆動トランジスタDRT及び保持容量Csを含み、走査信号線34及び映像信号線35に接続され、それら信号線から供給される信号に応じて当該画素のOLEDの発光が制御される。ちなみに、画素トランジスタSST、駆動トランジスタDRTはアレイ基板22上に形成されるTFTである。
画素トランジスタSSTのゲートは走査信号線34に電気的に接続される。各画素行の走査信号線34は当該画素行に並ぶ複数のSSTのゲートに共通に接続される。SSTのソース又はドレインの一方は映像信号線35に電気的に接続され、他方は駆動トランジスタDRTのゲートに電気的に接続される。各画素列の映像信号線35は当該画素列に並ぶ複数のSSTに共通に接続される。駆動トランジスタDRTは、例えばn型チャネルの電界効果トランジスタであり、ソースがOLEDの陽極(アノード)に電気的に接続され、ドレインが電源線36に電気的に接続される。OLEDの陰極(カソード)は、接地電位又は負電位に固定され、電源線36にはOLEDの陰極電位との間に正電圧を生じる電位が供給される。
走査線駆動回路32は制御装置31から入力されるタイミング信号に応じて走査信号線34を順番に選択し、選択した走査信号線34に、画素トランジスタSSTをオンする電圧を印加する。
映像線駆動回路33は制御装置31から映像信号を入力され、走査線駆動回路32による走査信号線34の選択に合わせて、選択された画素行の映像信号に応じた電圧を各映像信号線35に出力する。当該電圧は、選択された画素行にて画素トランジスタSSTを介して保持容量Csに書き込まれる。駆動トランジスタDRTは書き込まれた電圧に応じた電流をOLEDに供給し、これにより、選択された走査信号線34に対応する画素のOLEDが発光する。
ここでは、画素を構成するトランジスタとして、画素トランジスタSST及び駆動トランジスタDRTを開示しているが、さらに他の機能を有するトランジスタが含まれていても良い。
なお、図2において、走査線駆動回路32及び映像線駆動回路33は、別々のブロックとして図示されているが、1つのIC(Integrated Circuit)に組み込まれていてもよいし、3箇所以上に分かれて形成されてもよい。ICに組み込まれる場合は、アレイ基板22上に実装されてもよいし、図1で示したFPC上に実装されてもよい。
本実施形態において、図3に示した2つのTFTのうち画素トランジスタSSTが酸化物半導体層を有したトランジスタである。具体的には、画素トランジスタSSTはチャネル層が透明アモルファス酸化物半導体(transparent amorphous oxide semiconductors:TAOS)からなるTFT(OS-TFT)であり、例えば、TAOSとしてIGZOが用いられる。前述の通り、OLEDの発光強度は、駆動トランジスタDRTが供給する電流値によって決定されるため、DRTのゲート電位は、発光期間を通じて一定に保持されることが好ましい。そこで、DRTのゲートからの電荷のリークを抑えるため、DRTのゲートに接続されたトランジスタ、すなわちSSTに、リーク電流の小さいOS-TFTを用いる。
一方、2つのTFTのうち駆動トランジスタDRTは、画素電極と電源線36との間の導通を制御するトランジスタであり、これはLTPS-TFTとすることができる。
図4は本実施形態に係る有機EL表示装置20の模式的な垂直断面図である。具体的には、図4はアレイ基板22における1つの画素に対応する部分の断面図であり、画素トランジスタSST、駆動トランジスタDRT及びOLEDが示されている。アレイ基板22は半導体装置の製造プロセスを用いて作られ、基本的に図4における下側から順に形成される積層構造を有する。
基板50は、ポリイミドやポリエチレンテレフタラート等の可撓性を有するフィルムからなる。また基板50はその他の樹脂又はガラスで構成することもできる。基板50の上面には、基板50が含有する不純物に対するバリアとなるアンダーコート層51が設けられる。アンダーコート層51は、シリコン酸化膜、シリコン窒化膜等からなり、それらの積層構造であっても良い。例えば、本実施形態ではアンダーコート層51は、シリコン酸化膜、シリコン窒化膜及びシリコン酸化膜を順に積層した三層構造とする。
アンダーコート層51の上には、駆動トランジスタDRTの配置箇所に合わせて付加膜52を設けることができる。付加膜52はチャネル裏面からの光の侵入等によるトランジスタの特性の変化を抑制したり、例えば、導電材料で形成され、所定の電位を与えられることで駆動トランジスタにバックゲート効果を与えたりすることができる。例えば、付加膜52はモリブデン(Mo)、タングステン(W)及びそれらの合金(MoW)からなる膜とすることができる。
付加膜52上に絶縁層53を介在して、駆動トランジスタDRTの半導体領域(第1の半導体領域)となるLTPS層54が配置される。本実施形態では当該LTPS層54は駆動トランジスタDRTのチャネル領域、ソース領域及びドレイン領域を構成する。なお、絶縁層53は例えば、シリコン窒化膜やシリコン酸化膜、又はそれらの積層膜とすることができる。
LTPS層54の形成後、シリコン酸化物等でゲート絶縁膜55が形成され、その上に積層した金属膜をパターニングして駆動トランジスタDRTのゲート電極56や付加膜52に接続される信号線57などが形成される。当該金属膜は例えば、MoW合金やチタン(Ti)、アルミニウム(Al)、チタンを順に積層した三層構造(Ti/Al/Ti)形成される。
ゲート電極56等を覆って、層間絶縁膜58として無機膜が積層される。本実施形態では、層間絶縁膜58はシリコン窒化膜58a及びシリコン酸化膜58bを含む積層構造である。
層間絶縁膜58の上には、画素トランジスタSSTや信号線が形成される。具体的には、まず、シリコン酸化膜58bの表面に、画素トランジスタSSTの半導体領域(第2の半導体領域)となるTAOS層60が形成される。本実施形態では当該TAOS層60は画素トランジスタSSTのチャネル領域、ソース領域及びドレイン領域を構成する。
TAOS層60の形成後、導電材を成膜しパターニングして、駆動トランジスタDRT及び画素トランジスタSSTそれぞれのソース/ドレイン電極(S/D電極)となる信号線が形成される。なお、ここでの導電材は例えば金属であり、本実施形態ではTi/Al/Ti膜を用いる。
画素トランジスタSSTのS/D電極61はTAOS層60の端部表面に重なり電気的に接続される。駆動トランジスタのS/D電極62(62s,62d)は層間絶縁膜58及びゲート絶縁膜55を貫通するコンタクトホール63を介してLTPS層54に接続される。ここでは、LTPS層54のうちS/D電極62sとの接続部分を含むLTPS層54の一部をソース領域とし、S/D電極62dとの接続部分を含むLTPS層54の一部をドレイン領域とする。
画素トランジスタSSTのゲート電極64は、S/D電極61,62の形成後、その上にゲート絶縁膜65を介して積層した金属膜をパターニングして形成される。つまり、画素トランジスタSSTはチャネル領域(TAOS層60)の上にゲート電極64を有するトップゲート型のTFTである。ちなみに、ゲート絶縁膜65はTAOS層60上のS/D電極61間の部分に凹部を形成し、ゲート電極64は当該凹部内に配置することができる。この場合、ゲート電極64とS/D電極61との間に水平方向の間隙が生じ得る。TAOS層60のうちS/D電極61下とゲート電極64下との間の当該間隙に対応する領域は、当該間隙を介しイオン注入等の処理を行って低抵抗化される。
ゲート電極64の上の層として、パッシベーション層66、平坦化層67が積層され、平坦化層67の表面に、OLEDのアノード電極となる画素電極68、及び絶縁材料からなり画素電極68間を分離するバンク69が配置される。なお、パッシベーション層66の表面からS/D電極62sに達するコンタクトホール70に、S/D電極62sと画素電極68とをつなぐための垂直配線71が設けられ、画素電極68は平坦化層67に設けられたコンタクトホール72を介して垂直配線71に接続される。画素電極68は、OLEDの発光を表示面側に反射する構造とすることができ、例えば、酸化インジウム・スズ(Indium Tin Oxide:ITO)や酸化インジウム亜鉛(Indium Zinc Oxide:IZO)などの透明導電材と、銀(Ag)などの反射材との積層構造とすることができる。
バンク69は画素の周囲に沿って配置され、OLEDの発光面となる領域はバンク69の開口部とされる。バンク69は画素電極68の端部を覆う一方、開口部の底部には画素電極68の上面が露出し、その表面に発光層を含む有機層である有機材料層75が積層される。バンク69はポリイミドやアクリル樹脂等で形成される。
有機材料層75の上にOLEDのカソード電極となる共通電極76が形成される。なお、共通電極76は有機材料層75から出射される光を透過する材料で形成される。具体的には、共通電極76は、有機材料層75へ電子を効率的に注入できるように仕事関数の低い金属で、かつ半透明に形成された薄膜であり、例えば、MgAg合金で形成される。
画素電極68、有機材料層75及び共通電極76からなるOLEDの上には、OLED上面を封止しOLEDの水分による劣化を防止する封止膜などが設けられるが、図4ではOLEDより上の構造は図示を省略している。
図5及び図6は図4に示したアレイ基板22を製造する方法における本願発明の特徴を説明するプロセスフロー図であり、図4に対応する箇所のアレイ基板22の模式的な垂直断面が示されている。
図5(a)に示す状態のアレイ基板22には、図4に示す積層構造のうち基板50から層間絶縁膜58までが形成されている。このアレイ基板22に対し、層間絶縁膜58(シリコン酸化膜58b)の表面にフォトレジストを塗布し、フォトリソグラフィー工程によりパターニングして、コンタクトホール63を形成する位置に開口80hを有するフォトレジスト膜80を形成する。
このフォトレジスト膜80をエッチングマスクとしてドライエッチング等の処理を行って、開口80hの下の絶縁膜、具体的には層間絶縁膜58及びゲート絶縁膜55を除去し、LPTS層54に達するコンタクトホール63を形成する。図5(b)は当該コンタクトホール63を形成後、フォトレジスト膜80を除去した状態を示している。
コンタクトホール63が形成された層間絶縁膜58の表面にスパッタリングで酸化物半導体を被着させTAOS膜82を成膜する(図5(c))。例えば、本実施形態では上述したように酸化物半導体としてIGZOを用いる。ここで、TAOS膜82はコンタクトホール63の内側にも形成される。
このTAOS膜82をパターニングして画素トランジスタSSTの半導体領域となるTAOS層60を形成する。具体的には、TAOS膜82の表面に塗布したフォトレジストをフォトリソグラフィー工程によりパターニングして、TAOS層60を形成する位置にフォトレジスト膜84を形成する(図6(a))。このフォトレジスト膜84をマスクとしてエッチング処理を行って、マスクされた領域以外のTAOS膜82を選択的に除去することでTAOS層60が形成される(図6(b))。当該エッチング処理は例えば、酸をエッチング液に用いたウェットエッチングである。
図6(a)から図6(b)の過程では、コンタクトホール63内のTAOS膜82も除去される。さらに当該過程では、この後のS/D電極62の形成に備えて、LTPS層54の表面に存在し得る酸化膜も除去し、コンタクトホール63の底面にLTPS層54を露出させる。TAOS膜82のエッチングとLTPS層54の表面酸化膜のエッチングとは共通のエッチング液で行ってもよいし、別々のエッチング液で行ってもよい。例えば、フッ酸を含むエッチング液を用いてTAOS膜82と表面酸化膜の両方を除去することができる。
TAOS層60が形成され、さらに表面酸化膜が除去された後、エッチングマスクとして用いたフォトレジスト膜84をアレイ基板22の表面から除去し(図6(c))、その表面に金属膜を成膜し、当該金属膜をフォトリソグラフィー技術によりパターニングしてS/D電極61,62を形成する(図6(d))。ここで、S/D電極62はLTPS層54へのコンタクト電極でありコンタクトホール63の底面にてLTPS層54に接触するが、事前に表面酸化膜の除去を行っていることから、S/D電極62とLTPS層54とは好適に電気的に接続される。この後、図4に示したさらに上の構造が形成されアレイ基板22が完成される。
図7はアレイ基板22における駆動トランジスタDRTの部分の模式的な垂直断面図である。図5(c)に示したTAOS膜82を形成する際、スパッタリングに曝されるアレイ基板22の表面には、酸化物半導体の成分元素が撃ち込まれ、その結果、シリコン酸化膜58bの上面や、ゲート絶縁膜55及び層間絶縁膜58のコンタクトホール63との境界面(つまりコンタクトホール63の側面に露出する絶縁膜55,58の表面)には、酸化物半導体を組成する金属元素を含有する層90が形成される。本実施形態では上述したように酸化物半導体としてIGZOを用い、これに対応して、絶縁膜のコンタクトホールとの境界面には金属元素として、インジウム、ガリウム、亜鉛の少なくともいずれかを含有する層90が存在し得る。
本発明は、上述した実施形態に限定されるものではなく種々の変形が可能である。例えば、実施形態で説明した構成は、実質的に同一の構成、同一の作用効果を奏する構成又は同一の目的を達成することができる構成で置き換えることができる。
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- 絶縁基板上にポリシリコン膜からなる第1の半導体領域を形成する工程と、
前記第1の半導体領域の上に絶縁膜を積層する工程と、
前記絶縁膜に、前記第1の半導体領域に達するコンタクトホールを形成する工程と、
前記コンタクトホールが形成された前記絶縁膜の表面に酸化物半導体膜を形成する工程と、
前記酸化物半導体膜の表面にエッチングマスクを形成する工程と、
前記エッチングマスクを用いて前記酸化物半導体膜をエッチングし、前記コンタクトホールから前記酸化物半導体膜を除去すると共に前記酸化物半導体膜からなる第2の半導体領域を形成するエッチング工程と、
前記コンタクトホールに導電材を埋め込んで前記第1の半導体領域に電気的に接続されるコンタクト電極を形成する工程と、
を有することを特徴とする半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記エッチング工程ではフッ化水素酸を含むエッチング液が用いられること、を特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 前記酸化物半導体膜はインジウムガリウム亜鉛複合酸化物(IGZO)からなること、を特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
- 絶縁基板と、
前記絶縁基板上に形成されたポリシリコンからなる第1の半導体領域と、
前記第1の半導体領域の上に積層された絶縁膜と、
前記絶縁膜に形成され、前記第1の半導体領域に達するコンタクトホールと、
前記絶縁膜の上に形成された酸化物半導体からなる第2の半導体領域と、
前記コンタクトホールに埋め込まれた導電材からなり前記第1の半導体領域に電気的に接続されたコンタクト電極と、
を有し、
前記絶縁膜は、前記コンタクトホールとの境界面に、前記酸化物半導体を組成する金属元素を含有すること、
を特徴とする半導体装置。 - チャネル領域が前記第1の半導体領域で形成された第1のトランジスタと、
チャネル領域が前記第2の半導体領域で形成されたトップゲート型の第2のトランジスタと、
を備えたことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記酸化物半導体は、インジウムガリウム亜鉛複合酸化物(IGZO)であり、
前記絶縁膜の前記コンタクトホールとの前記境界面には前記金属元素として、インジウム、ガリウム、亜鉛の少なくともいずれかを含有する層が存在すること、
を特徴とする請求項4に記載の半導体装置。
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