Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof, delamination method, and transferring method

US9543337B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9543337-B2
Application numberUS-201514961043-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 7, 2015
Priority dateDec 27, 2002
Publication dateJan 10, 2017
Grant dateJan 10, 2017

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

A substrate and a delamination film are separated by a physical means, or a mechanical means in a state where a metal film formed over a substrate, and a delamination layer comprising an oxide film including the metal and a film comprising silicon, which is formed over the metal film, are provided. Specifically, a TFT obtained by forming an oxide layer including the metal over a metal film; crystallizing the oxide layer by heat treatment; and performing delamination in a layer of the oxide layer or at both of the interface of the oxide layer is formed.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A method for manufacturing a display device comprising the steps of: forming a metal film comprising a metal over a first substrate; forming a first insulating film comprising oxygen over the metal film, wherein an oxide layer comprising the metal is formed by oxidation at an interface between the metal film and the first insulating film; forming a semiconductor element over the first insulating film; forming a second substrate over the semiconductor element; and separating the semiconductor element adhered to the second substrate from the first substrate. 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal film comprises one material selected from Ti, Ta, Mo, Nd, Ni, Co, Zr, Zn, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, and Ir. 3. The method according to claim 1 , further performing a heat treatment at 400° C. or more after forming the oxide layer. 4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the separation occurs in the oxide layer. 5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the separation occurs between the oxide layer and the metal film. 6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising steps of: transferring the semiconductor element onto a third substrate; separating the second substrate from the semiconductor element; and forming a fourth substrate over the semiconductor element after the separation of the second substrate, wherein the third substrate and the fourth substrate are flexible substrates. 7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a film thickness of the oxide layer is 0.1 nm to 5 nm. 8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide layer includes crystals arranged in one direction. 9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor element comprises a semiconductor film. 10. The method according to claim 1 , further forming a second insulating film comprising nitrogen over the first insulating film. 11. A method for manufacturing a display device comprising the steps of: forming a metal film comprising tungsten over a first substrate; forming a first insulating film comprising oxygen over the metal film, wherein an oxide layer comprising the tungsten is formed by oxidation at an interface between the metal film and the first insulating film; forming a semiconductor element over the first insulating film; forming a second substrate over the semiconductor element; and separating the semiconductor element adhered to the second substrate from the first substrate. 12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the separation occurs in the oxide layer. 13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the separation occurs between the oxide layer and the metal film. 14. A method for manufacturing a display device comprising the steps of: forming a metal film comprising tungsten over a first substrate; performing a plasma treatment to form an oxide layer over the metal film; forming a first insulating film comprising oxygen over the metal film; forming a semiconductor element over the first insulating film; forming a second substrate over the semiconductor element; and separating the semiconductor element adhered to the second substrate from the first substrate. 15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the separation occurs in the oxide layer. 16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the separation occurs between the oxide layer and the metal film. 17. A method for manufacturing a display device comprising the steps of: forming a metal film comprising tungsten over a first substrate; forming a first insulating film comprising oxygen over the metal film, wherein an oxide layer comprising the tungsten is formed by oxidation at an interface between the metal film and the first insulating film; performing a heat treatment to increase a proportion of WO 2 in the oxide layer; forming a semiconductor element over the first insulating film; forming a second substrate over the semiconductor element; and separating the semiconductor element adhered to the second substrate from the first substrate. 18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the separation occurs in the oxide layer. 19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the separation occurs between the oxide layer and the metal film.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • used in a transfer process involving at least two transfer steps, i.e. including an intermediate handle substrate · CPC title

  • Semiconductor-on-insulator [SOI] isolation regions, e.g. buried oxide regions of SOI wafers · CPC title

  • using bonding · CPC title

  • Electricity · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9543337B2 cover?
A substrate and a delamination film are separated by a physical means, or a mechanical means in a state where a metal film formed over a substrate, and a delamination layer comprising an oxide film including the metal and a film comprising silicon, which is formed over the metal film, are provided. Specifically, a TFT obtained by forming an oxide layer including the metal over a metal film; cry…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Semiconductor Energy Lab
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P90/1914. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 10 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).