US 12,628,427 B2 · Semiconductor device

Abstract

A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, a first gate insulating layer, and a first gate electrode. The first semiconductor layer includes a metal oxide. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, a second gate insulating layer, and a second gate electrode. The second semiconductor layer includes crystalline silicon. The first insulating layer includes a region overlapping with the first transistor with the second insulating layer therebetween. The second insulating layer includes a region overlapping with the second transistor with the first insulating layer therebetween. The second insulating layer has higher film density than the first insulating layer.

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A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, and a fourth insulating layer,
wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a metal oxide,
wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises crystalline silicon,
wherein, in a first region, the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor layer overlap with each other with the fourth insulating layer therebetween,
wherein the first insulating layer is positioned over the second semiconductor layer,
wherein the second insulating layer is positioned over the first insulating layer,
wherein the first semiconductor layer is positioned over the second insulating layer,
wherein, in a second region, the first conductive layer and the first semiconductor layer overlap with each other with the third insulating layer therebetween, and
wherein the second insulating layer has a lower hydrogen concentration than the first insulating layer.

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A semiconductor device comprising:

a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a third conductive layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a third insulating layer, and a fourth insulating layer,
wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises a metal oxide,
wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises crystalline silicon,
wherein the second conductive layer is positioned over the second semiconductor layer,
wherein, in a first region, the second conductive layer and the second semiconductor layer overlap with each other with the fourth insulating layer therebetween,
wherein the first semiconductor layer is positioned over the third conductive layer,
wherein the third conductive layer and the first semiconductor layer overlap with each other,
wherein the first insulating layer is positioned over the second semiconductor layer,
wherein the second insulating layer is positioned over the first insulating layer,
wherein the first semiconductor layer is positioned over the second insulating layer,
wherein, in a second region, the first conductive layer and the first semiconductor layer overlap with each other with the third insulating layer therebetween,
wherein the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer are in contact with a top surface of the fourth insulating layer, and
wherein the second insulating layer has a lower hydrogen concentration than the first insulating layer.

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