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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd., Atsugi, JP;

Inventors:

Rai Sato, Tochigi, JP;

Masami Jintyou, Shimotsuga, JP;

Masayoshi Dobashi, Shimotsuga, JP;

Takashi Shiraishi, Tochigi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1362 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 27/12 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7869 (2013.01); G02F 1/136277 (2013.01); H01L 27/127 (2013.01); H01L 27/1225 (2013.01); H01L 29/66742 (2013.01); H01L 29/66969 (2013.01); H01L 29/78651 (2013.01); H01L 29/78696 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transistor in which shape defects are unlikely to occur is provided. A transistor with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a transistor. The transistor includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, a metal oxide layer, a functional layer, and a conductive layer. The first insulating layer is positioned over the semiconductor layer. The metal oxide layer is positioned over the first insulating layer. The functional layer is positioned over the metal oxide layer. The conductive layer is positioned over the functional layer. The semiconductor layer, the first insulating layer, the metal oxide layer, the functional layer, and the conductive layer have regions overlapping with each other. In the channel length direction of the transistor, end portions of the first insulating layer, the metal oxide layer, the functional layer, and the conductive layer are positioned inward from an end portion of the semiconductor layer. An etching rate of the functional layer with an etchant containing one or more of phosphoric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid is lower than an etching rate of the conductive layer.


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