Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the forming a first oxide over a substrate; depositing a first insulator over the first oxide; forming an opening reaching the first oxide in the first insulator; depositing a first oxide film in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; depositing a first insulating film over the first oxide film by a PEALD method; depositing a first conductive film over the first insulating film; and removing part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed to form a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor. The deposition of the first insulating film is performed while the substrate is heated to higher than or equal to 300°.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with high reliability is provided. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transistor including an oxide semiconductor. A stacked-layer structure of an oxide semiconductor and an insulator functioning as a gate insulator is subjected to microwave-excited plasma treatment, whereby the carrier concentration of the oxide semiconductor is reduced and the barrier property of the gate insulator is improved. In addition, a conductor functioning as an electrode and the insulator functioning as a gate insulator are formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor and then the microwave-excited plasma treatment is performed, whereby a high-resistance region and a low-resistance region can be formed in the oxide semiconductor in a self-aligned manner. Moreover, the microwave-excited plasma treatment is performed under an atmosphere containing oxygen with a high pressure, whereby a transistor having favorable electrical characteristics can be provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics and can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; an oxide over the first insulator; a second insulator over the oxide; a first conductor over the second insulator; a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the oxide, a top surface of the oxide, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the first conductor; and a fourth insulator over the third insulator. The third insulator includes an opening exposing the first insulator, and the fourth insulator is in contact with the first insulator through the opening.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over the first oxide to be separated from each other; and a second oxide provided over the first oxide and between the first conductor and the second conductor. Each of the first oxide and the second oxide has crystallinity, the first oxide includes a region where a c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a top surface of the first oxide, and the second oxide includes a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to the top surface of the first oxide, a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the first conductor, and a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the second conductor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics and can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; an oxide over the first insulator; a second insulator over the oxide; a first conductor over the second insulator; a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the oxide, a top surface of the oxide, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the first conductor; and a fourth insulator over the third insulator. The third insulator includes an opening exposing the first insulator, and the fourth insulator is in contact with the first insulator through the opening.

Abstract: An oxygen-absorbing film including at least, from an outer layer side, a surface substrate layer having an oxygen barrier property, an oxygen-absorbing resin layer, and an inner surface substrate layer that contains a stretched PET substrate and is heat-sealable. The surface substrate layer, the oxygen-absorbing resin layer, and the inner surface substrate layer are laminated in this order. The oxygen-absorbing film provides an oxygen-absorbing film suitable as a packaging material that excels in oxidation suppression of packaging contents and in non-sorption of aroma components and also exhibits excellent tearability.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the forming a first oxide over a substrate; depositing a first insulator over the first oxide; forming an opening reaching the first oxide in the first insulator; depositing a first oxide film in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; depositing a first insulating film over the first oxide film by a PEALD method; depositing a first conductive film over the first insulating film; and removing part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed to form a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor. The deposition of the first insulating film is performed while the substrate is heated to higher than or equal to 300°.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device with less variations in characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit region and a second circuit region over a substrate, where the first circuit region includes a plurality of first transistors and a first insulator over the plurality of first transistors; the second circuit region includes a plurality of second transistors and a second insulator over the plurality of second transistors; the second insulator includes an opening portion; the first transistors and the second transistors each include an oxide semiconductor; a third insulator is positioned over and in contact with the first insulator and the second insulator; the first insulator, the second insulator, and the third insulator inhibit oxygen diffusion; and the density of the plurality of first transistors arranged in the first circuit region is higher than the density of the plurality of second transistors arranged in the second circuit region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device in which variation of characteristics is small is provided. A second insulator, an oxide, a conductive layer, and an insulating layer are formed over a first insulator; a third insulator and fourth insulator are deposited to be in contact with the first insulator; a first opening reaching the oxide is formed in the conductive layer, the insulating layer, the third insulator, and the fourth insulator; a fifth insulator, a sixth insulator, and a conductor are formed in the first opening; a seventh insulator is deposited over the fourth insulator, the fifth insulator, and the sixth insulator; a mask is formed in a first region over the seventh insulator in a top view; oxygen is implanted into a second region not overlapping the first region in the top view; heat treatment is performed; a second opening reaching the fourth insulator is formed in the seventh insulator; and heat treatment is performed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the forming a first oxide over a substrate; depositing a first insulator over the first oxide; forming an opening reaching the first oxide in the first insulator; depositing a first oxide film in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; depositing a first insulating film over the first oxide film by a PEALD method; depositing a first conductive film over the first insulating film; and removing part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed to form a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor. The deposition of the first insulating film is performed while the substrate is heated to higher than or equal to 300°.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over the first oxide to be separated from each other; and a second oxide provided over the first oxide and between the first conductor and the second conductor. Each of the first oxide and the second oxide has crystallinity, the first oxide includes a region where a c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a top surface of the first oxide, and the second oxide includes a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to the top surface of the first oxide, a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the first conductor, and a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the second conductor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with less variation in transistor characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor film, a pair of blocking films over the semiconductor film, and an insulating film provided over the semiconductor film and between the pair of blocking films. The semiconductor film includes a pair of n-type regions and an i-type region provided between the pair of n-type regions. The n-type regions overlap with the blocking films. The i-type region overlaps with the insulating film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with less variations in transistor characteristics is provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics and can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; an oxide over the first insulator; a second insulator over the oxide; a first conductor over the second insulator; a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the oxide, a top surface of the oxide, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the first conductor; and a fourth insulator over the third insulator. The third insulator includes an opening exposing the first insulator, and the fourth insulator is in contact with the first insulator through the opening.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over the first oxide to be separated from each other; and a second oxide provided over the first oxide and between the first conductor and the second conductor. Each of the first oxide and the second oxide has crystallinity, the first oxide includes a region where a c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a top surface of the first oxide, and the second oxide includes a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to the top surface of the first oxide, a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the first conductor, and a region where the c-axis is aligned substantially perpendicularly to a side surface of the second conductor.

Abstract: Provided is an oxygen-absorbing packaging material which is used for adhesive patches or the like containing an easily oxidizable component and an oily component, and which has improved tearability, while maintaining good heat seal strength. The present invention relates to an easily tearable oxygen-absorbing packaging material which has a multilayer structure comprising an oxygen barrier layer, an oxygen absorption layer and a sealant film, and wherein: the sealant film is a multilayer resin film that comprises at least a core layer and an inner layer having heat sealability; and the core layer contains 20-40% by mass of a cyclic polyolefin resin and/or an acrylic resin and 60-80% by mass of a polyethylene terephthalate resin relative to the total mass of the core layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which has favorable electrical characteristics and can be highly integrated is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator; an oxide over the first insulator; a second insulator over the oxide; a first conductor over the second insulator; a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the first insulator, a side surface of the oxide, a top surface of the oxide, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the first conductor; and a fourth insulator over the third insulator. The third insulator includes an opening exposing the first insulator, and the fourth insulator is in contact with the first insulator through the opening.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with high reliability is provided. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a transistor including an oxide semiconductor. A stacked-layer structure of an oxide semiconductor and an insulator functioning as a gate insulator is subjected to microwave-excited plasma treatment, whereby the carrier concentration of the oxide semiconductor is reduced and the barrier property of the gate insulator is improved. In addition, a conductor functioning as an electrode and the insulator functioning as a gate insulator are formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor and then the microwave-excited plasma treatment is performed, whereby a high-resistance region and a low-resistance region can be formed in the oxide semiconductor in a self-aligned manner. Moreover, the microwave-excited plasma treatment is performed under an atmosphere containing oxygen with a high pressure, whereby a transistor having favorable electrical characteristics can be provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first oxide over a substrate; depositing a first insulator over the first oxide; forming an opening reaching the first oxide in the first insulator; depositing a first oxide film in contact with the first oxide and the first insulator in the opening; depositing a first insulating film over the first oxide film by a PEALD method; depositing a first conductive film over the first insulating film; and removing part of the first oxide film, part of the first insulating film, and part of the first conductive film until a top surface of the first insulator is exposed to form a second oxide, a second insulator, and a first conductor. The deposition of the first insulating film is performed while the substrate is heated to higher than or equal to 300° C.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductor; a first insulator thereover; a first oxide thereover; a second oxide thereover; a second conductor and a third conductor that are separate from each other thereover; a third oxide over the first insulator, the second oxide, the second conductor, and the third conductor; a second insulator thereover; a fourth conductor thereover; and a third insulator over the first insulator, the second insulator, and the fourth conductor. The second oxide includes a region where the energy of the conduction band minimum of an energy band is low and a region where the energy of the conduction band minimum of the energy band is high. The energy of the conduction band minimum of the third oxide is higher than that of the region of the second oxide where the energy of the conduction band minimum is low. Side surfaces of the first oxide and the second oxide are covered with the third oxide.