Patent ID: 8420442
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a thin-film device, including: forming an oxide-semiconductor film on a first electrical insulator; forming a second electrical insulator on said oxide-semiconductor film, said oxide-semiconductor film defining an active layer, said oxide-semiconductor film being comprised of a first interface layer located at an interface with said first electrical insulating insulator, a second interface layer located at an interface with said second electrical insulator, and a bulk layer other than said first and second interface layers; and oxidizing said oxide-semiconductor film to render a density of oxygen holes in at least one of said first and second interlayer layers smaller than a density of oxygen holes in said bulk layer, wherein said first electrical insulator, said oxide-semiconductor film, and said second electrical insulator are formed by forming, in sequence, a gate metal film, a gate insulating film as said first electrical insulator, said oxide-semiconductor film, a source/drain metal film, and a protection insulating film as said second electrical insulator, and wherein said oxidizing and the formation of said protection insulating film are carried out in this order without exposing said oxide-semiconductor film and said protection insulating film to atmosphere after said source/drain metal film was patterned.