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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Takashi Hirao, Kochi, JP;
Mamoru Furuta, Kochi, JP;
Hiroshi Furuta, Kochi, JP;
Tokiyoshi Matsuda, Kochi, JP;
Takahiro Hiramatsu, Kochi, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Hirao, Kochi, JP;
Mamoru Furuta, Kochi, JP;
Hiroshi Furuta, Kochi, JP;
Tokiyoshi Matsuda, Kochi, JP;
Takahiro Hiramatsu, Kochi, JP;
Assignees:
Kochi Industrial Promotion Center, Kochi-shi, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor thin film layer primarily including zinc oxide having at least one orientation other than (002) orientation. The zinc oxide may have a mixed orientation including (002) orientation and (101) orientation. Alternatively, the zinc oxide may have a mixed orientation including (100) orientation and (101) orientation.