Patent Publication Number: US-7714251-B2

Title: Laser irradiation apparatus

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present invention relates to a laser irradiation apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including a step of crystallizing a semiconductor film with laser or strong light using a laser apparatus of the invention. The semiconductor apparatus refers to all of devices that can function by using semiconductor properties, for example, an electro-optical device such as a liquid crystal display device, an electric apparatus including an electro-optical device as its component, a light emitting device, and a device which receives/transmits data wirelessly, such as a wireless chip, a wireless IC, an RFID chip, an IC chip, or an IC tag. 
   2. Description of the Related Art 
   A technology is widely studied whereby laser irradiation is performed on a semiconductor film formed over an insulating substrate, for the crystallization, the improvement of crystalline characteristics, and/or the activation of a dopant added to the semiconductor film. A silicon film may be often used as the semiconductor film. 
   A glass substrate is often used as the insulating substrate because it can be processed into a large substrate. Other than the glass substrate, a quartz substrate may be used. However, it is significantly difficult to process a quartz substrate into a large substrate. It is very advantageous to use a glass substrate; however, the melting point of a glass substrate is problematic which is lower compared to that of the quartz substrate. Since a relatively high temperature is required for crystallizing a semiconductor film, there is a problem of deformation of a glass substrate at a time of crystallization. Correspondingly, crystallization using laser irradiation of the semiconductor film was devised in order to overcome the problems. By using laser, it is possible to only increase the temperature of the semiconductor film without increasing the temperature of the glass substrate. Accordingly, laser is preferably used for crystallizing a semiconductor film formed on a material having a low melting point such as a glass substrate or a plastic substrate. 
   A semiconductor film can be crystallized and/or the crystalline characteristics can be improved by irradiating a semiconductor film with laser. However, during the treatment, the semiconductor film is melted by laser energy and then returns to a solid state again. When it returns to the solid state, the semiconductor film forms innumerable nuclei. Each of the nuclei grows mainly in a direction parallel with a surface of the semiconductor film to form crystal grains. During the growth of the crystal grains, the adjacent crystal grains collide with each other. Thus, very high projecting portions are formed on the semiconductor film. Especially when the semiconductor film is irradiated with laser in an atmosphere containing oxygen, for example, in the atmospheric air, the projecting portion grows significantly and may reach to substantially the same height as the thickness of the semiconductor film. In this way, projections and depressions are formed on the surface of the semiconductor film having been irradiated with laser. Especially when a top gate TFT is manufactured, the surface having the projections and depressions becomes an interface against a gate insulating film. Therefore, the projections and depressions cause variation in device characteristics and/or increase in off current values. 
   It is known that the growth of the projecting portion can be suppressed significantly if oxygen is removed from the atmosphere for crystallizing the semiconductor film by irradiation with laser. Therefore, laser irradiation for crystallization is often performed in an atmosphere free from oxygen, for example, in a nitrogen atmosphere or in a vacuum. Thus, the projections and depressions of the semiconductor film may be suppressed. However, in order to have the atmosphere of nitrogen or the vacuum for the laser annealing, a rigid vacuum chamber, a vacuum system and/or supply of a large amount of nitrogen are required, which increases the cost. 
   In order to achieve the objects, an invention was disclosed by which only an atmosphere in close proximity to a semiconductor film irradiated with laser is made to be an atmosphere without oxygen, for example, a nitrogen atmosphere, a rare gas atmosphere, or a hydrogen atmosphere without using a expensive vacuum system, thereby forming an atmosphere locally containing small amount of oxygen (Reference 1: Japanese published patent application No. 2003-017411) 
   In the above reference, very strong airflow is formed, and a gas not containing oxygen is blown on an area of the semiconductor film which is irradiated with laser light during the laser irradiation. Alternatively, a flat plate capable of blowing a gas not containing oxygen is provided in close proximity to the semiconductor film and the semiconductor film is irradiated with laser light through the plate. In order to reduce the oxygen level to the minimum in the vicinity of the area of the semiconductor film which is irradiated with laser light, the plate blows a gas, so that the plate may be floated in the air above the semiconductor film. 
   When laser irradiation is performed in the atmosphere without oxygen, the depressions and projections of the surface of the semiconductor film can be reduced. On the other hand, the characteristics of the semiconductor may be deteriorated. In order to solve the problem, a method of irradiating a semiconductor film with first laser light in an atmosphere containing oxygen for crystallization, then removing an oxide film which is formed by the irradiation with the first laser light, and irradiating the semiconductor film with second laser light after that in an atmosphere not containing oxygen thereby reducing depressions and projections of the surface of the semiconductor film, that is, planarizing the surface of the semiconductor film is used. Through those steps, the surface of the semiconductor film can be planarized without large decrease in a current value of a TFT. Accordingly, the problems, especially, increase in an OFF current value can be suppressed. 
   By using a technology of reducing a time required for crystallizing a semiconductor film having an amorphous structure by adding a minute amount of a metal element such as nickel, palladium, or lead, a semiconductor film can be obtained which has a crystalline structure with good characteristics by performing heat treatment in a nitrogen atmosphere at 550° C. for four hours, for example (Reference 2: Japanese Published Patent Application No. 7-183540). The technology can not only reduce the heating temperature required for the crystallization but also increase the uniformity of the crystal orientation in a single direction. Producing a TFT based on the semiconductor film with such a crystal structure can not only enhance the field-effect mobility but also decrease the subthreshold coefficient (S value). Thus, the electrical characteristics can be improved significantly. When laser irradiation is performed in addition to the heat treatment, the characteristics as a semiconductor film can be improved as compared to a case where one of either heat treatment or laser irradiation is performed for the crystallization. The irradiation may be performed as irradiation with the first laser light and an oxide film formed by the irradiation can be removed. Further, after that, irradiation with the second laser light can be performed. Notably, in order to obtain higher performance, conditions for the heat treatment and the laser irradiation must be optimized. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   However, since the size of a plate for issuing gas used for a conventional laser irradiation apparatus is large, when a measuring probe or a measurement apparatus is placed between a substrate and an optical system through which a laser light lastly passes through, the plate needed to be removed while being exposed to the atmosphere. In addition, the measurement system and the plate for issuing gas interfere with each other, and it has been difficult to balance laser light control with control of laser light irradiation atmosphere. In other words, there have been many operations of checking the state of laser light, and further the arrangement conditions of the plate should have been changed, it has not been easy to perform laser irradiation under controlled laser light irradiation atmosphere. In addition, the size of the plate is large, the total amount of gas flown for stabilizing the interior space of the plate before irradiation with laser light has been large. 
   It is an object of the present invention to perform laser irradiation under optimum conditions by making the operations simpler than conventional operations of checking the state of laser light. 
   In order to solve the problems, it is a feature of the present invention to provide means for checking irradiation status of laser between the plate and a lens through which the laser lastly passes through. Further, in order to provide the means for checking irradiation status of laser between the plate and a lens through which the laser lastly passes through, the size of the plate is miniaturized compared to a conventional plate. 
   It is a feature of the invention that a laser oscillator, an optical system shaping laser light produced by the laser oscillator, a plate having an opening for issuing a gas, a stage provided below the blower, means for maintaining a constant distance between the blower and the stage, and means provided between the optical system and the blower for observing the laser light transmitted through the optical system are provided. 
   It is a feature of the invention that a laser oscillator, an optical system shaping laser light produced by the laser oscillator, a plate having an opening for issuing a gas and a window transparent to the laser light shaped by the optical system, a stage provided below the plate, means for maintaining a constant distance between the plate and the stage, and means provided between the optical system and the plate for observing the laser light transmitted through the optical system are provided. 
   It is a feature of the invention that a laser oscillator, an optical system shaping laser light produced by the laser oscillator, a plate having an opening for issuing a gas, a stage provided below the plate, means for maintaining a constant distance between the plate and the stage, and means provided between the optical system and the plate for observing a shape or a focal point of the laser light transmitted through the optical system are provided. 
   It is a feature of the invention that a laser oscillator, an optical system shaping laser light produced by the laser oscillator, a plate having an opening for issuing a gas, a stage provided below the plate, means for maintaining a constant distance between the plate and the stage, and means provided between the optical system and the plate for observing energy of the laser light transmitted through the optical system are provided. 
   It is a feature of the invention that a laser oscillator, an optical system shaping laser light produced by the laser oscillator, a plate having an opening for issuing a gas, a stage provided below the plate, means for maintaining a constant distance between the plate and the stage, means provided between the optical system and the plate for observing a shape or a focal point of the laser light transmitted through the optical system, and means provided between the optical system and the plate for observing energy of the laser light transmitted through the optical system are provided. 
   It is a feature of the invention that in a laser irradiation apparatus having the above structure, the means for observing the shape or the focal point of the laser light includes an ND filter and a CCD camera. 
   It is a feature of the invention that in a laser irradiation apparatus having the above structure, the means for observing the energy of the laser light has a power meter. 
   It is a feature of the invention that in a laser irradiation apparatus having the above structure, the gas is an inert gas. 
   It is a feature of the invention that in a laser irradiation apparatus having the above structure, the plate contains a light-transmitting material. 
   Since a smaller plate is used in a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention as compared to that of a conventional one. Unlike a conventional irradiation apparatus, measurement can be conducted without removing the plate from the irradiation apparatus while being exposed to the atmosphere when a measurement apparatus is arranged under an optical. In other words, measurement of conditions of laser light irradiation can be simplified compared to a conventional laser irradiation apparatus. Therefore, time involved in measurement of laser light can be reduced. Further, since the space occupied by the interior of the plate is made smaller, the total amount of gas flown before laser irradiation can be reduced and the time of flowing gas before laser irradiation can be reduced. In addition, by using the laser irradiation apparatus of the invention, laser irradiation can be performed under a stable laser irradiation atmosphere; accordingly, variations in characteristics of TFTs can be reduced, and the characteristics of the TFTs can be improved. 
   In addition, when a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention is used, an expensive chamber which can withstand high pressure is not necessarily used, so that reduction in cost of an apparatus can be achieved. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
     In the accompanying drawings; 
       FIG. 1  is a figure illustrating an irradiation apparatus of the invention; 
       FIG. 2  is a figure illustrating an irradiation apparatus of the invention; 
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  are figures illustrating irradiation apparatuses of the invention; 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  are figures illustrating an irradiation apparatus of the invention; 
       FIGS. 5A to 5G  are figures illustrating an irradiation method; 
       FIGS. 6A to 6D  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 7A to 7D  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 9A to 9C  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 10A and 10B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 11A and 11B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 12A and 12B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 13A and 13B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 14A and 14B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIG. 15  is a figure illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 16A to 16C  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIG. 17  is a figure illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device of the present invention; 
       FIG. 18  is a figure illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device of the present invention; 
       FIGS. 19A to 19E  are figures illustrating electronic devices; 
       FIGS. 20A to 20C  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 21A and 21B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 22A and 22B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 23A and 23B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 24A and 24B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 25A and 25B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 26A to 26C  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 27A and 27B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIGS. 28A and 28B  are figures illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIG. 29  is a figure illustrating a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device; 
       FIG. 30  is a figure illustrating a semiconductor device of the present invention; and 
       FIGS. 31A to 31E  are figures illustrating semiconductor devices of the invention. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
   Embodiment Modes 
   Embodiment Modes of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following description, and it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that modes and details thereof can be modified in various ways without departing from the sprit and the scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the description of the embodiment modes to be given below. Further, in a structure of the present invention, which will be described below, the same reference numerals are used for the same portions or portions having the same functions in different drawings. 
   Embodiment Mode 1 
   Embodiment Mode 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 . 
     FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  each show an example of a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention. It is a feature that an irradiation apparatus of this embodiment mode includes a laser oscillator (not shown) for oscillating laser; an optical system for shaping a laser light, a plate for issuing gas onto a substrate surface; and a unit making it possible to monitor shape, the focal point, and energy of a laser light, which is provided between the optical system and the plate. 
   As a device making it possible to monitor shape, the focal point, and energy of a laser light, specifically, a power meter  331  measuring energy of laser light focused through an optical system and a beam profiler  330  used for checking the focal point and the shape of the focused laser light. In addition, the power meter  331  and the beam profiler  330  are held by the fixture  336 . Optical systems other than a triplet cylindrical lens  301  that is used as the last lens are omitted here ( FIG. 2 ). Further, the triplet cylindrical lens  301  is fixed with a supporting mechanism (not shown). 
   The beam profiler  330  includes an ND (Neutral Density) filter  337  for dimming focused laser light, a mirror  333  for reflecting laser light passed through the ND filter  337 , ND filters  334  for dimming the laser light reflected by the mirror  333 , and a CCD camera  335  for checking the shape and the focal point of the laser light passed through the ND filters  334 . 
   For the ND filters  334  and  337 , a type of controlling the amount of light by changing reflectance, or another type of controlling the amount of light by absorbing light may be used. In addition, three ND filters  334  are used here; however, the number is not limited thereto, and can be suitably selected. Further, the CCD camera  335  is used to check the shape and the focal point of laser light; however, it is not limited thereto, and any device can be used as long as the shape and the focal point of laser light can be checked by using it. Further, as shown in the drawing, a CCD camera  332  may be provided to monitor the substrate surface. 
   Note that the distance between the lens which laser light lastly passes through and the CCD camera  335  for checking the shape and the focal point of the laser light is made to be equal to the distance between the substrate to be irradiated with light and the lens which laser light lastly passes. 
   In the case of observing energy, shape, or the like of laser light, the fixture  336  may be moved to a place where the laser light passed through the triplet cylindrical lens  301  enters the beam profiler  330  and the power meter  331 . 
   The case of irradiating a substrate  305  with laser light will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . In the case of shining laser light onto the substrate  305 , the fixture  336  is backed to be arranged in a position so that the laser light can be shone through a window  303  ( FIG. 2 ). The substrate  305  is disposed on a stage  306 . Then, nitrogen is, for example, supplied to the plate  304  for supplying gas from a gas supply pipe  302 , and nitrogen is issued. The plate  304  supported by a supporting mechanism  307  is disposed immediately above the substrate  305 , and the distance between the plate  304  and the stage (substrate) is fixed at a certain length. Note that the plate  304  may be floated over the substrate  305  by nitrogen issued from the plate. The supporting mechanism  307  supporting the plate  304  is not completely secured to the plate  304  so that the plate  304  can float. Note that the gas may be supplied when stabilizing the interior space of the plate before shining laser light and when shining light. 
   In a state where the plate  304  is disposed immediately above, laser light is collected in a linear shape, for example by the triplet cylindrical lens  301 , and shone onto the substrate  305  through the window  303  which transmits laser light. The stage  306  is operated in a direction of the arrow in the figure, that is, a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the linear beam to irradiate the whole semiconductor film with the laser light. The window  303  is preferably a quartz window because transmittance of laser light through quartz is high. Through this process, an atmosphere of the vicinity of a part of the substrate  305  that is subjected to the laser light can be made to be substantially nitrogen atmosphere. 
   As to an optical system for collecting laser light, for example, the triplet cylindrical lens  301  shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  is preferably used to collect laser light in a linear shape achieving high laser efficiency. The triplet cylindrical lens is a lens including three lenses for reducing spherical aberration. In the present invention, a singlet cylindrical lens (having one lens), a doublet cylindrical lens (having two lenses), or the like may be used. In order to obtain a beam with more uniform energy distribution at a semiconductor film surface, it is natural that a lens with less spherical aberration is preferably used. 
   Note that after the substrate  305  is disposed, the shape, focal point, and energy of laser light can be checked while gas is issued from the plate  304 . In other words, as to a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention, conditions of the shape, focal point, energy of laser light, or the like can be checked even while a substrate is irradiated with laser. 
   As described above, since a smaller plate is used in a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention as compared to that of a conventional one. Unlike a conventional irradiation apparatus, measurement can be conducted without removing the plate from the irradiation apparatus while being exposed to the atmosphere when a measurement apparatus is arranged under an optical. In other words, measurement of conditions of laser light irradiation can be simplified compared to a conventional laser irradiation apparatus. Therefore, time involved in measurement of laser light can be reduced. Further, since the space occupied by the interior of the plate is made smaller, the total amount of gas flown before laser irradiation can be reduced and the time of flowing gas can be reduced. In addition, by using the laser irradiation apparatus of the invention, laser irradiation can be performed under a stable laser irradiation atmosphere; accordingly, variations in characteristics of TFTs can be reduced, and the characteristics of the TFTs can be improved. 
   Embodiment Mode 2 
   In this embodiment mode, an example of the structure of a plate for issuing gas will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3A and 3B . 
     FIG. 3A  shows an example of a plate for spray gas. A gas is supplied from a gas supply pipe  309  to the plate formed from a quartz window  310  and an aluminum alloy  311 , and the gas is issued from a slit like hole provided at the bottom of the aluminum alloy. In this state, the plate is disposed immediately above a semiconductor film  312 , and the distance between the plate and the semiconductor film is fixed at a certain length. Note that the plate may be floated bay the pressure of the issued gas. Note that although not shown in  FIG. 3A , a supporting mechanism for stabilizing the position of the plate as the supporting mechanism  307  shown in  FIG. 2  is necessarily provided. Using such a mechanism, the distance between the plate and the semiconductor film  312  can be fixed in a stable state. As shown as an example in the figure, a triplet cylindrical lens  308  is used to collect laser light in a linear shape. Thus, higher energy density can be obtained by focusing laser light onto the semiconductor film  312 . 
   The quartz window  310  is provided to transmit laser light. The hole provided at the bottom of the aluminum alloy has functions of an opening used for issuing a gas and of transmitting laser light. Since the aluminum alloy used to obtain a lighter plate, another material may be used for forming the plate. 
     FIG. 3B  shows another example of a plate for issuing gas. An inert gas, for example, nitrogen or the like is supplied as a gas from a gas supply pipe  309  to the plate formed from an aluminum alloy  313 , and the gas is issued from the slit like hole provided at the bottom of the aluminum alloy. Gas supply pipes are preferably arranged on either side of the plate as shown in the figure so as to obtain a symmetrical structure with which a gas can be supplied more stably. Note that this structure may be replaced by the structure shown in  FIG. 3A . In this state, the substrate is disposed immediately above the semiconductor film  312  so as to fix the distance between the semiconductor film and the plate at a certain length. Note that the plate may be floated by the pressure of issuing nitrogen. Since slit like holes are provided at the top and the bottom of the plate, nitrogen is issued from the slit of the top and the bottom of the plate. Nitrogen issued downward from the plate is also used for floating the plate. Nitrogen issued upward from the plate is blown onto an optical element, in this embodiment mode, the triplet cylindrical lens  308 , so that dust can be prevented from attaching the triplet cylindrical lens. Note that the gas may be supplied when stabilizing the interior space of the plate before shining laser light and when shining light. 
   Note that although not shown in  FIG. 3B , a supporting mechanism for stabilizing the position of the plate as the supporting mechanism  307  shown in  FIG. 2  is necessarily provided. Using such a mechanism, the distance between the plate and the semiconductor film  312  can be fixed in a stable state. Thus, in a state where the plate is stabilized over the semiconductor film  102 , the distance between the plate and the semiconductor film can be fixed. In an example of the figure, a triplet cylindrical lens  308  is used to collect laser light in a linear shape. Thus, higher energy density can be obtained by focusing laser light onto the semiconductor film  102 . 
   In the example of  FIG. 3B , the slits are provided at the top and the bottom of the plate, laser light may be transmitted through the both slits. An aluminum alloy is used for the plate in order to reduce weight; accordingly, another material can be used. 
   Note that the case of using an inert gas as a gas used in this embodiment mode for a gas has been described; however, the gas is not limited thereto. Accordingly, oxygen containing gas or a mixed gas of nitrogen and oxygen may be used instead. 
   Embodiment Mode 3 
   In this embodiment mode, an example of implementing the present invention in a mass production process will be described with reference to  FIGS. 4A and 4B . 
   An optical system  315  for forming a linear beam will be explained. The optical system  315  has a homogenizing mechanism for obtaining a linear beam having uniform energy distribution at an irradiated surface. In optical elements  316 , a cylindrical lens arrays and a cylindrical lens are combined to homogenize the widthwise energy distribution of a linear beam. As shown in  FIG. 4A , two cylindrical lens arrays may be used to make the width of the linear beam variable. In order to change the width of the linear beam, the distance from the cylindrical lens arrays may be changed. Further, optical elements  317  homogenize the lengthwise energy distribution of the linear beam by similarly combining the cylindrical lens arrays and the cylindrical lens. 
     FIG. 4B  shows the optical elements  316  and  317 . In the figure, the optical elements  317  have one cylindrical lens array; however, two cylindrical lens arrays may be used to make the length of the linear beam variable. The mirror  318  has a function of bending in a vertical direction laser light traveling in a horizontal direction ( FIG. 4A ). Thus, a linear beam can be formed on a horizontal surface, so that the semiconductor film to be irradiated can be arranged horizontally. The width of the linear beam may be made further shorter using a doublet cylindrical lens  319  to obtain higher energy density at the irradiated surface. Thus, the length of the linear beam can be made longer, so that even a large area substrate can be efficiently irradiated with laser light. The atmosphere around a part of the semiconductor film that is to be irradiated with laser light may be separated from the atmosphere of the optical system  315  by surrounding the optical system  315  with a partition and providing a quartz window  320  for transmitting the laser light. For example, by purging nitrogen from the optical system  315 , the deterioration of the optical system can be suppressed. 
   Next, a process of irradiating the semiconductor film with laser light will be described. The substrate  324  is disposed over a stage  325  using a robotic arm which is not shown or the like. After that, nitrogen is supplied to a plate for issuing gas, by a gas supply device  322  connected to a nitrogen supply source  326 , and nitrogen is issued at a suitable flow rate from the plate  323 . Next, the plate  323  is disposed immediately above the semiconductor film, and the distance between the plate and the stage (semiconductor film) is fixed at a certain length. Note that the plate may be floated above the semiconductor film by issuing of nitrogen. When nitrogen gas is heated by a heating device  327 , lack of laser energy can be complemented. This state is maintained while shining laser light and moving the stage  325  in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the linear beam, thereby irradiating the semiconductor film with the laser light. A laser oscillator  314  is controlled by a controller  321 , and the energy, the frequency, and the like of the oscillation can be inputted. The plate for issuing gas is connected to a suitable operation mechanism, and before the substrate  324  is set on the stage  325 , the plate is preferably held at a suitable position, so that possibility of interference between the substrate and the plate is low. By repeating the series of operations, multiple semiconductor film can be treated with laser light. 
   Embodiment Mode 4 
   An example of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5A to 5G . Here, a method of crystallizing a semiconductor film provided on an insulating substrate will be described in detail. 
   First, a base insulating film  501  is formed over a glass substrate  500  in a manner shown in the above embodiment mode. In this embodiment mode, a two-layer structure is used for the base insulating film  501  provided over the glass substrate. However, a single layer film or a structure in which two or more layers are stacked may be used for the base insulating film. As a first layer of the base insulating film  501 , a first silicon oxynitride film (composition ratio: Si=32%, O=27%, N=24%, and H=17%) is formed to a thickness of 50 nm by plasma CVD using SiH 4 , NH 3 , and N 2 O as a reaction gas. Next, as a second layer of the base insulating film  501 , a second silicon oxynitride film (composition ratio: Si=32%, O=59%, N=7%, and H=2%) is formed to a thickness of 100 nm by plasma CVD using SiH 4  and N 2 O as a reaction gas. 
   Next, an amorphous semiconductor film  502  is formed to a thickness of 50 nm over the base insulating film  501  by plasma CVD. Here, in general, a silicon film, which is formed by plasma CVD, may contain hydrogen to a large extent. The large amount of hydrogen contained extremely decreases the durability of the silicon film against laser. Therefore, thermal processing (at 500° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere for one hour) is performed for dehydrogenation. Notably, the dehydrogenation is performed by thermal processing using a furnace here. Alternatively, the dehydrogenation may be performed by using a lamp annealing device ( FIG. 5A ). 
   Next, the amorphous semiconductor film  502  is irradiated with laser light (XeCl: wave length of 308 nm) in the atmosphere to crystallize the semiconductor film  502 . The laser light may be excimer laser light with a wavelength of 400 nm or less, the second harmonic or the third harmonic of YAG laser. In either case, pulsed laser light with repetition rate of the order of 10 Hz to 1000 Hz may be used. Then, the laser light is focused into a rectangular shape with an energy density of 100 mj/cm 2  to 500 mj/cm 2  using an optical system. The laser light may be shone with an overlap ratio of 90% to 95% and may scan the surface of the semiconductor film. Here, the laser light is shone in the atmosphere with a repetition rate 30 Hz and an energy density of 476 mj/cm 2 . The optical system for focusing laser light may be a triplet cylindrical lens  301 , for example. The laser light is preferably focused into a linear shape because the efficiency of laser treatment is increased. The triplet cylindrical lens is a lens constructed by three lenses in order to suppress spherical aberration. In the present invention, a singlet cylindrical lens (having a single lens), a doublet cylindrical lens, or the like may be used. In order to obtain beams achieving more uniform energy distribution on the surface of the semiconductor film, lens with smaller spherical aberration is preferably used. Through this process, a silicon film  502   a  having a crystalline structure is obtained. Since this process is performed in the atmosphere, an oxide film  505   a  is formed ( FIG. 5B ). The oxide film  505   a  is removed using an etchant such as hydrofluoric acid before the-irradiation with the second laser light ( FIG. 5C ). 
   Next, details of a process of irradiating with the second laser light the silicon film  502   b , from which the oxidized film is removed, will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . First, a substrate  305  (corresponding to the substrate  500  in  FIG. 5A ) over which a silicon film  502   b  is formed is set on a stage  306 . Then, nitrogen, for example, is supplied from a gas supply pipe  302  to a plate  304 , and the nitrogen is issued from the plate  304  to the silicon film. The plate  304  held by a supporting mechanism  307  is disposed immediately above the semiconductor film  102  to maintain a constant distance between the plate and the stage (semiconductor film). The plate  304  may be floated above the semiconductor film by the issued nitrogen. The supporting mechanism  307  is not completely secured to the plate  304 , so that the plate  304  can float. An inert gas such as a rare gas may be used as the gas. The use of hydrogen can suppress the reaction caused between oxygen and the semiconductor film. 
   In a state where a certain distance is maintained between the plate  304  and the semiconductor film, laser light is focused into a linear shape using the triplet cylindrical lens  301 . Then, the silicon film  1102  is irradiated with the laser light through a window  303  which transmits laser light. Then, the stage  306  is moved in the direction indicated by arrows in the figure, namely, in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the length of linear beams. Then, laser light is shone on all over the silicon film  1102 . A quartz window is preferably used for the window  303  because it has high transparency to laser light. Through this process, an atmosphere in the vicinity of a part of the silicon film that is subjected to the laser light can be made to be substantially a nitrogen atmosphere. Thus, the oxidation of the semiconductor film can be prevented, so that depressions and projections generated on the surface of the semiconductor film can be reduced, which is preferable. Through the process, a crystalline silicon film  502   c  can be obtained with extremely small depressions and projections on the surface. 
   This process is preferably used for the irradiation of the second laser light because the semiconductor properties can be raised and the depressions and projections caused on the surface of the semiconductor film can be reduced. However, when a semiconductor film with high quality is not particularly required, the irradiation with the first laser light can be omitted and only the second laser light may be shone in order to reduce the depressions and projections formed on the surface of the semiconductor film. The reduction of the depressions and projections may contribute to the improvement in yield of the semiconductor apparatus. In this embodiment mode, the amorphous silicon film is irradiated with the laser light. However, the laser light can be shone similarly on a crystalline semiconductor film having undergone a crystallization process of the semiconductor film using the above-described metal element. 
   As described above, since a smaller plate is used in a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention as compared to that of a conventional one. Unlike a conventional irradiation apparatus, measurement can be conducted without removing the plate from the irradiation apparatus while being exposed to the atmosphere when a measurement apparatus is arranged under an optical. In other words, measurement of conditions of laser light irradiation can be simplified compared to a conventional laser irradiation apparatus. Therefore, time involved in measurement of laser light can be reduced. Further, since the space occupied by the interior of the plate is made smaller, the total amount of gas flown before laser irradiation can be reduced and the time of flowing gas can be reduced. In addition, by using the laser irradiation apparatus of the invention, laser irradiation can be performed under a stable laser irradiation atmosphere; accordingly, variations in characteristics of TFTs can be reduced, and the characteristics of the TFTs can be improved. 
   Embodiment Mode 5 
   One mode of a semiconductor device of the present invention and a method for manufacturing a light emitting device using the semiconductor device will be explained with reference to  FIGS. 6A to 16C . 
   An insulating layer  101   a  is formed over a substrate  100 . An insulating layer  101   b  is formed over the insulating layer  101   a . The insulating layer  101   a  is preferably provided so as to prevent impurities from diffusing from the substrate. For example, a layer also containing silicon nitride or silicon nitride containing oxygen is preferably used as the insulating layer  101   a . As the insulating layer  101   b , a layer which makes stress difference between the insulating layer and a semiconductor layer which will be formed in the subsequent process be small is preferably used. For example, a layer including silicon oxide or silicon oxide containing a minute amount of nitrogen is preferably used. A method for forming the insulating layers  101   a ,  101   b  is not particularly limited; a plasma CVD method, a low pressure CVD method, a sputtering method, a PVD method, or the like can be used. The substrate  100  is not particularly limited. A substrate made from an insulator such as glass or quartz, or a substrate provided with an insulating layer made from silicon, stainless steel, or the like can be used as the substrate  100 . Alternatively, a substrate made from flexible plastic or the like such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) can be used. Note that when a substrate containing extremely small amount of impurities, such as a substrate made of quartz is used, the insulating layers  101   a  and  101   b  are not necessarily formed ( FIG. 6A ). 
   Then, semiconductor layers (semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  (See  FIG. 8A )) which are used as active layers of transistors are formed over the insulating layer  101   b . The semiconductor layers used as active layers of the transistors are preferably formed of a crystalline semiconductor. The method for manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor will be described below. 
   First, an amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  containing a semiconductor such as silicon, silicon germanium is formed over an insulating layer  101   b . The thickness of the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  is preferably 40 nm to 60 nm. It is to be noted that the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  may be formed continuously after forming the base insulating layers  101   a  and  101   b  using the same film formation apparatus as the base insulating layers  101   a  and  101   b  ; that is, the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  may be formed continuously after forming the base insulating layers  101   a  and  101   b  without exposing the substrate to the atmosphere. Thus, impurities contained in the atmosphere can be prevented from attaching to the insulating layer  101   b.    
   Next, after forming a thin oxide film  103  having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm over the surface of the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a , a metal element which promotes crystallization is held over the oxide film  103 . A method for forming the oxide film is not particularly limited, and the oxide film may be formed by treating the surface of the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  with ozone water or an oxidizing solution such as a hydrogen peroxide solution, or may be formed using a method for generating ozone by ultraviolet irradiation in an oxygen atmosphere, or the like. As the element which promotes crystallization, nickel, palladium, or the like can be used. Alternatively the method of holding the element which promotes crystallization is not particularly limited. A surface of the oxide film  103  may be treated with a solution containing the metal element which promotes crystallization so as to attach the metal element to the oxide film  103  to hold it. Alternatively, a layer or a cluster which contains the metal element promoting crystallization may be formed on the oxide film  103  by sputtering or the like to hold the metal element. Note that as the solution containing the metal element which promotes crystallization, for example, a metal salt solution such as a nickel acetate solution can be used ( FIG. 6B ). 
   Next, the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  is crystallized by heat treatment using rapid thermal annealing (RTA), or an annealing furnace, or the like to form a crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b  which has an amorphous component and a crystalline component ( FIG. 6C ). The RTA may be either a lamp system of heating by light irradiation or a gas system of heating using a hot gas. The heat treatment is preferably performed in an atmosphere of a gas of low reactivity such as nitrogen gas or rare gas. Further, in the case of using an RTA method, heat treatment temperature is preferably 600° C. to 800° C., and heat treatment time is 3 to 9 minutes. Further, in the case of using an RTA method, a heat treatment temperature may be 600° C. to 800° C., and heat treatment time may be 3 to 9 minutes. In a case of carrying out heat treatment by using a furnace, a heat treatment temperature may be 500° C. to 600° C., and beat treatment time may be 3 to 6 hours. It is to be noted that, in a case where hydrogen is contained to a large extent in the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a , hydrogen may be discharged from the amorphous semiconductor layer  102   a  by heat treatment at a temperature of 350° C. to 500° C. so as to obtain a hydrogen concentration of 1×10 20  atoms/cm 3  or lower, and thereafter, heat treatment for crystallization may be carried out. 
   Next, the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b  is irradiated with first laser light in the atmosphere to be recrystallized to form a crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  ( FIG. 6D ). The first laser light is preferably shaped with an optical system to obtain a rectangular beam spot. Intensity of the first laser light to be shone may be 300 mJ/cm 2  to 450 mJ/cm 2 . Further, laser used for the first laser light is preferably pulsed laser having, for example, a repetition rate of 60 Hz to 120 Hz. Irradiation with the laser light is preferably performed by scanning either the substrate  100  over which the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b  is formed or the first laser light so that the first laser light moves relatively to the substrate  100 . A scanning rate of the substrate  100  or the first laser light is not particularly limited and may be adjusted so that 11 or 12 shots of irradiation are performed at an arbitrary point of the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b . It is to be noted that the number of shots (unit: shot) of the first laser light that is shone onto an arbitrary point can be calculated from the Equation 1. 
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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   In addition, a laser medium is not particularly limited, and lasers using various laser mediums such as an excimer laser, an argon laser, a krypton laser, a He—Cd laser, a YAG laser, a YVO 4 , a YLF laser, a YAlO 3  laser, a Y 2 O 3  laser GdVO4, a glass laser, a ruby laser, a Ti:sapphire laser, and the like a copper vapor laser; and a gold vapor laser can be used. Note that the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b  is preferably treated with a solution containing fluoric acid to remove an oxide film formed on a surface of the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   b  before the irradiation with the first laser light. 
   Next, an amorphous semiconductor film  108  containing a semiconductor such as silicon or silicon germanium and a rare gas element such as argon (Ar) is formed over the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c , and heat treatment is carried out after (see  FIG. 7A ). Here, a thin oxide film  105  having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm is preferably formed between the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  and the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a . The oxide film  105  may be an oxide film which is formed when forming the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  by the foregoing laser light irradiation or the oxide film may be formed by treating the surface of the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  with ozone water or the like. A method for forming the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a  is not particularly limited, and plasma CVD, LPCVD, sputtering, PVD, or the like may be used. The thickness of the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a  is preferably 20 nm to 40 nm. Further, in the case of using an RTA method, preferably, a heat treatment temperature may be 600° C. to 800° C., and heat treatment time may be 3 to 9 minutes. In the case of carrying out beat treatment by using a furnace, a heat treatment temperature may be 500° C. to 600° C., and heat treatment time may be 3 to 6 hours. By carrying out heat treatment, the metal which promotes crystallization which is contained in the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  is gettered to the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a  from the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  (The crystalline semiconductor layer  102   c  after the gettering is referred to as a crystalline semiconductor layer  102   d ). The gettering of the metal element which promotes crystallization to the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a  makes the amorphous semiconductor layer  104   a  be a semiconductor layer  104   b  containing a crystal component ( FIG. 7B ). The semiconductor layer  104   b  selectively etched away. A method of etching the semiconductor layer  104   b  is not particularly limited; however, by using a solution such as a solution of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), choline, or the like, etching can be carried out with high selectivity to the oxide film  105 . Thus, the oxide film  105  serves as a stopper for preventing the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   d  from etched away when etching the semiconductor layer  104   b . Note that in the case where an oxide film such as a natural oxide film is formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer  104   b , it is preferable to etching the semiconductor layer  104   b  after removing the oxide film in advance using a solution containing hydrofluoric acid or the like. After removing the semiconductor layer  104   b , the oxide film  105  is removed using a solution containing hydrofluoric acid or the like. 
   Next, the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   d  is recrystallized by shining second laser light while blowing nitrogen gas ( FIG. 7C ) to form a crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  ( FIG. 7D ). The second laser light is preferably shaped to have a rectangular beam spot using an optical system. Further, the intensity of the second laser light to be shone is preferably 340 mJ/cm 2  to 400 mJ/cm 2 . In addition, the second laser light to be used for irradiation is preferably pulsed laser having, for example, a repetition rate of 60 Hz to 120 Hz. Irradiation with the second laser light is preferably performed by scanning either the substrate  100  over which the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  is formed or the second laser light so that the second laser light moves relatively to the substrate  100 . A scanning rate of the substrate  100  or the second laser light is not particularly limited and may be adjusted so that 5 or 6 shots of irradiation are performed at an arbitrary point of the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e . Thus, the number of shots of the second laser light is preferably half the number of shots of the first laser light. It is to be noted that the number of shots (unit: shot) of the second laser light that is shone onto an arbitrary point can be calculated from the above Equation 1. 
   Through the above process, the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  having an extremely small average roughness of the surface can be obtained. 
   Then, the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  is processed into a desired shape to obtain semiconductor layers  106   a ,  106   b , and  106   c  are obtained ( FIG. 8A ). A method for processing the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  is not particularly limited, and for example, a method can be used, by which, after forming a resist mask over the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e , an unnecessary portion is removed by etching. A method for forming a resist mask is not particularly limited either, and in addition to a photolithography method, a method may be used, by which a mask with a desired shape is formed by drawing while controlling a timing and position of discharging a droplet as in an ink jet method. Further, an etching method is not particularly limited, and either a dry etching method or a wet etching method may be used. 
   It is to be noted that the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  may be doped with an impurity to control a threshold voltage of a transistor. An impurity that is added is not particularly limited, and an impurity imparting n-type conductivity such as phosphorus or arsenic, or an impurity imparting p-type conductivity such as boron may be used. Further, a timing of adding an impurity to control the threshold voltage is not particularly limited, and the impurity may be added after forming the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e  and before forming the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c , or after forming the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  and before forming a gate insulating film  107  which is formed in a subsequent step. In addition, in this step, the impurity may be entirely added to the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  (or the crystalline semiconductor layer  102   e ), or partially added by covering part of the semiconductor layers using a resist or the like. 
   Next, the gate insulating layer  107  is formed so as to cover the island-shaped semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  (see  FIG. 8B ). A method for forming the gate insulating layer  107  is not particularly limited, and the gate insulating layer  107  may be formed by a plasma CVD method, a low pressure CVD method, a sputtering method, a PVD method, or the like. In addition, the surfaces of the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  may be oxidized to form the gate insulating layer  107 . The gate insulating film  307  may be formed from silicon oxide, silicone nitride, silicon oxide containing nitrogen, silicon nitride containing oxygen, or the like. Further, the gate insulating layer  107  may be a single layer or have a stacked layer structure including layers formed using different substances. 
   Next, gate electrodes  111   a  to  111   d  and a capacitor electrode  111   e  are formed over the gate insulating layer  107  ( FIG. 9B ). A structure of the gate electrode and a method for forming the gate electrode are not particularly limited. In this embodiment mode, a method for forming the gate electrodes  111   a  to  111   d  and the capacitor electrode  111   e  which are formed by stacking the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer will be described hereinafter. 
   First, the first conductive layer  108  is formed over the gate insulating layer  107 , and the second conductive layer  109  is formed over the first conductive layer  108  (see  FIG. 8B ). Preferably, the first conductive layer  108  and the second conductive layer  109  are respectively formed using different conductive substances. The first conductive layer  108  is preferably formed using a conductive substance having good adhesion to the gate insulating layer  107 , and for example, titanium nitride, tantalum nitride, titanium, tantalum, or the like is preferably used. Further, the second conductive layer  109  is preferably formed using a conductive substance of which resistivity is low, and for example, tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), an alloy or a metal compound which contains these metals as its main component, or the like is preferably used. As the alloy, an alloy of aluminum and silicon, an alloy of aluminum and neodymium, or the like can be given. As the metal compound, tungsten nitride or the like can be given. A method for forming the first conductive layer  108  and the second conductive layer  109  is not particularly limited, and a sputtering method, an evaporation method, or the like can be used. 
   Then, masks  135   a ,  135   b ,  135   c ,  135   d , and  135   e  are formed over the second conductive layer  109 . Then, the first conductive layer  108  and the second conductive layer  109  are etched, and first conductive layers  108   a ,  108   b ,  108   c ,  108   d , and  108   e , and second conductive layers  109   a ,  109   b ,  109   c ,  109   d , and  109   e  are formed so that a sidewall of each conductive layer has an inclination with respect to a horizontal plane of each conductive layer ( FIG. 9A ). 
   Next, with the masks  135   a  to  135   e  provided, the second conductive layers  109   a  to  109   e  are selectively etched, and second conductive layers  110   a ,  110   b ,  110   c ,  110   d , and  110   c  are formed. At this time, it is preferable that etching be carried out under a condition with a high anisotropic property so that a sidewall of each of the second conductive layers  110   a  to  110   e  is perpendicular with respect to a horizontal-plane of each conductive layer. Accordingly, inclined portions on the sidewalls of the second conductive layers  109   a  to  109   e  are removed. In this manner, the second conductive layers  110   a  to  110   e  each having a shorter width than each of the first conductive layers  108   a  to  308   e  are formed over the first conductive layers  108   a  to  108   e  respectively, and thus, the gate electrodes  111   a  to  111   d  and the capacitor electrode  111   e , which are formed by combining the first conductive layers  108   a  to  108   e  with the third conductive layers  110   a  to  110   e  respectively, can be formed. 
   It is to be noted that each of the masks  135   a  to  135   e  may be a mask obtained by being formed into a desired shape and further narrowed by ashing. By using such a mask, an electrode having a more minute shape can be formed, and as a result, a transistor having a shorter channel length can be obtained. When a transistor having a shorter channel length is manufactured, a circuit which operates with higher speed can be obtained. 
   Then, by using the gate electrodes  111   a  to  111   d  and the capacitor electrode  111   e  as masks, an impurity element imparting n-type conductivity is added to provide first n-type impurity regions  112   a ,  112   b , and  112   c . The impurity element imparting n-type conductivity is not particularly limited, and phosphorus, arsenic, or the like can be used. After providing the first n-type impurity regions  112   a  to  112   d , the masks  135   a  to  135   e  are removed ( FIG. 9C ) 
   After removing the masks  135   a  to  135   e , a mask  136   a  covering the semiconductor layer  106   a  and a mask  136   b  covering the semiconductor layer  106   c  are formed. Using the masks  136   a  and  136   b  and the first conductive layer  108   b  and the second conductive layer  110   b  as masks, an impurity element imparting n-type conductivity is further added to the semiconductor layer  106   b ; therefore, second n-type impurity regions  113   a  are each provided in a region overlapped with the first conductive layer  108   b , and third n-type impurity regions  114   a  are each provided in a region overlapped with neither the first conductive layer  108   b  nor the second conductive layer  110   b  ( FIG. 10A ). The thus formed third n-type impurity region  114   a  functions as a source or a drain of a transistor. In other words, the third n-type impurity region  114   a  functions to connect the transistor to a capacitor. Further, by providing the second n-type impurity region  113   a , which is overlapped with the gate electrode  111   b  between the third n-type impurity region  114   a  serving as a source or a drain and a channel formation region  115   a , has the same conductivity type as that of the third n-type impurity region  114   a , and has a lower concentration than that of the third n-type impurity region  114   a ; an n-channel transistor  152  having excellent resistance to hot carrier deterioration can be obtained. It is to be noted that a region interposed between the second n-type impurity regions  113   a  serves as the channel formation region  115   a.    
   As shown in  FIGS. 16A to 16C , when regions in first n-type impurity regions  112   d  which do not overlap with gate electrodes are partially covered with masks, second n-type impurity regions  113   b , which have the same conductivity type as that of third n-type impurity regions  114   b  and  114   c  and a lower concentration than that of the third n-type impurity regions  114   b  and  114   c , are provided between the third n-type impurity regions  114   b  serving as a source or a drain and a channel formation region  115   b , and between the third n-type impurity region  114   b  and the channel formation region  115   c . Accordingly, an n-channel transistor  155  in which off leakage current can be reduced can be obtained. In addition, in the transistor  155 , the gate electrodes  111   f  and  111   g  are electrically connected to each other so that the same voltage is applied at the same timing. The transistor  155  is a double gate transistor having two channel formation regions  115   b  and  115   c.    
   As shown in  FIG. 10B , after removing the masks  136   a  and  136   b , a mask  137  covering the semiconductor layer  106   b  is formed. By using the mask  137  and the third conductive layers  110   a , and  110   b  to  110   e  as masks, an impurity element imparting p-type conductivity is added to the semiconductor layers  106   a  and  106   c ; therefore, first p-type impurity regions  116   a  and  116   b  are provided in regions overlapped with the first conductive layers  108   a , and  108   c  to  108   e  respectively, and second p-type impurity regions  117   a ,  117   b , and  117   c  are provided in regions not overlapped with the first conductive layers  108   a ,  108   c  to  108   e . The thus formed second p-type impurity regions  117   a ,  117   b , and  117   c  each serve as a source or a drain of a transistor, or have a function of connecting a transistor to a capacitor. In such a manner, p-channel transistors  151  and  153 , and a capacitor  154  can be obtained ( FIG. 11A ). It is to be noted that a region interposed between the first p-type impurity regions  116   a  of the transistor  151  serves as a channel forming region  118   a . In addition, in the transistor  153 , the gate electrodes  111   c  and  111   d  are electrically connected to each other so that the same voltage is applied at the same timing. The transistor  153  is a double gate transistor having two channel forming regions  118   b  and  118   c . Further, when an impurity element imparting p-type conductivity is added in this step, an impurity element imparting p-type conductivity is added at a higher concentration than the impurity element contained in the first n-type impurity regions  112   a  and  112   c  which are formed beforehand; therefore, the n-type conductivity is lost. 
   Next, the mask  137  is removed. As described above, a semiconductor device including the transistor  153  and the capacitor  154  used in a pixel area  161 , and the transistors  151  and  152  used in a driver circuit area  162  can be manufactured ( FIG. 11A ). The semiconductor device is provided with a terminal area  163  for inputting a signal from outside through a subsequent step, in addition to the pixel area  161  and the driver circuit area  162 . It is to be noted that a structure of the transistor is not particularly limited. For example, a multi-gate transistor having a structure in which a semiconductor layer is interposed between two gate electrodes, a single drain transistor having a structure in which an impurity region serving as a source or a drain and a channel formation region are adjacent to each other (a region having a lower concentration than that of the impurity region serving as a source or a drain is not provided therebetween), or the like may be employed. 
   Then, first interlayer insulating layers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c  are sequentially formed so as to cover the transistors (see  FIG. 11B ). The first interlayer insulating layer  119   a  can be formed using an insulating substance such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride. Here, each of silicon oxide and silicon nitride may contain nitrogen or oxygen. Further, in addition to an inorganic insulating substance such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride, one or more compounds selected from organic insulating substances such as acrylic or polyimide, a material containing a Si—O—Si bond which is formed from a siloxane based material as a starting material may be used. Siloxane has a skeletal structure including a bond of silicon (Si) and oxygen (O). An organic group (for example, an alkyl group or aromatic hydrocarbon) which at least contains hydrogen is used as a substituent. Alternatively, a fluoro group may be used as a substituent. As a substituent, an organic group at least containing hydrogen and a fluoro group may also be used. Further, a method for forming the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a  to  119   c  is not particularly limited, and a plasma CVD method, a low pressure CVD method, a sputtering method, a PVD method, or the like may be used. In addition, in this embodiment mode, a multilayer film in which three layers of the first interlayer insulating layers  19   a ,  119   b , and  119   c , are stacked, is employed. However, the number of stacked first interlayer insulating layers is not particularly limited, and a single layer or a multilayer including two or more layers may be used. It is preferable that at least one of the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c  be an insulating layer containing hydrogen. As the insulating layer containing hydrogen, for example, an insulating layer formed from silicon nitride, which is formed by using a SiH 4  gas, an NH 3  gas, an N 2 O gas, and an H 2  gas as a raw material gas by a plasma CVD method, can be given. The thus formed silicon nitride contains oxygen as well as hydrogen. When at least one of the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c  is to be an insulating layer containing hydrogen, hydrogenation can be carried out to terminate a dangling bond contained in the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  by utilizing hydrogen contained in the insulating layer. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to carry out hydrogenation in an atmosphere where a furnace is filled with a hydrogen gas, and hydrogenation can be easily carried out. In addition, when silicon nitride containing hydrogen is used as the first interlayer insulating layer, a layer formed from silicon oxide or silicon oxide containing nitrogen is preferably provided between the layer formed from silicon nitride containing hydrogen and a transistor. As in this mode, when the first interlayer insulating film includes three layers,  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c , the first interlayer insulating layer  119   a  may be formed from silicon oxide or silicon oxide containing nitrogen, the first interlayer insulating layer  119   b  may be formed from silicon nitride containing hydrogen (oxygen may be further contained), and the first interlayer insulating layer  119   c  may be formed from silicon oxide or silicon oxide containing nitrogen. In a case where, for example, light from a light-emitting element is extracted to the outside through the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a  to  119   c , the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a  to  119  can be used to adjust the length of a light path through which light passes. 
   It is to be noted that, before or after forming any of the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119 , treatment for activating the impurity element imparting n-type or p-type conductivity, which is added beforehand, is preferably carried out. Treatment for activation is not particularly limited and may be carried out by using a furnace, RTA, laser light irradiation, or the like. 
   Subsequently, openings which reach the semiconductor layers  106   a  to  106   c  are formed in the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a  to  119 . Further, after forming a conductive layer covering the openings and the first interlayer insulating layer  119   c , the conductive layer is processed into a desired shape. Thus, wirings  120   f  and  120   g  are formed in the pixel area  161 , wirings  120   b ,  120   c ,  120   d , and  120   e  are formed in the driver circuit area  162 , and a wiring  120   a  is formed in the terminal area  163 , respectively ( FIG. 12A ). A method for forming the openings is not particularly limited, and the openings may be formed by providing a mask formed of a resist or the like over the first interlayer insulating layer  119   c  and then etching the first interlayer insulating layers  119   a  to  119 . Here, an etching method is not particularly limited, and either a wet etching method or a dry etching method may be used. In addition, the conductive layer may be a single layer or a multilayer, and it is preferable that at least one layer be formed using a metal having high conductivity such as aluminum or copper, or a highly conductive alloy of aluminum and neodymium, or the like. Further, aluminum may contain silicon or the like. In a case of a multilayer, layers formed using metal nitride such as titanium nitride or tantalum nitride are preferably provided so as to interpose the layer containing a metal having high conductivity. It is to be noted that the wirings  120   a  to  120   g  include a conductive layer serving as a connection portion for electrically connecting a wiring or an electrode provided in a different layer. 
   Next, a second interlayer insulating layer  121  is formed so as to cover the wirings  120   a  to  120   g  ( FIG. 12B ). The second interlayer insulating layer  121  can be formed using an insulating substance such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride. Here, each of silicon oxide and silicon nitride may contain nitrogen or oxygen. Further, in addition to an inorganic insulating substance such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride, one or more compounds of organic insulating substances such as acrylic or polyimide and siloxane may be used. In addition, a method for forming the second interlayer insulating layer  121  is not particularly limited, and a plasma CVD method, a low pressure CVD method, a sputtering method, a PVD method, or the like may be used. In addition, in this embodiment mode, the second interlayer insulating layer  121  is a single layer, but a multilayer including two or more layers may be employed without being limited to the single layer. 
   Next, an opening which reaches the wiring  120   f  through the second interlayer insulating layer  121  is formed, and the second interlayer insulating layer  121  is etched so as to expose the wiring  120   a . Etching may be carried out by a wet etching method, a dry etching method, or the like after providing a mask formed of a resist or the like over the second interlayer insulating layer  121 . 
   Then, an electrode  122  of a light-emitting element is formed over the second interlayer insulating layer  121  (see  FIG. 13A ). A material used for forming the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element is not particularly limited, and an oxide semiconductor such as indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide, or a conductive material such as aluminum, gold, or platinum may be used. A method for forming the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element is not particularly limited either, and for example, a layer may be formed using the oxide semiconductor or the conductive material over the second interlayer insulating layer  121 , a mask formed of a resist or the like may be provided over the layer that is formed, and the layer formed using the oxide semiconductor or the conductive material may be etched into a desired shape. 
   Then, an insulating layer  123  covering an end portion of the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element is formed (see  FIG. 13B ). The insulating layer  123  can be formed from an inorganic insulating substance such as silicon oxide or silicon nitride, an organic insulating substance such as acrylic, polyimide, or resist, siloxane, or the like. In particular, a photosensitive resin such as photosensitive acrylic, photosensitive polyimide, or resist is preferably used. When the insulating layer  123  is formed from a photosensitive resin by photolithography so as to have a desired shape, the insulating layer  123  can have an edge of a round shape, and consequently, deterioration of the light-emitting element can be reduced. 
   Subsequently, a light-emitting layer  124  is formed over the electrode  122  and the insulating layer  123  of the light-emitting element. The light-emitting layer  124  may be formed by using either an organic substance or an inorganic substance, or both an organic substance and an inorganic substance. In addition, the light-emitting layer  124  may be a single layer or a multilayer having a hole-transporting layer, an electron transporting layer, a hole-injecting layer, an electron injecting layer, and the like in addition to a layer containing a substance which emits light of a desired wavelength (a light-emitting substance). In the case of a multilayer, over the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element, a layer formed using an organic substance having high conductivity such as PEDOT, a layer formed using a mixture of a substance having a high hole-transporting property and a substance showing an electron accepting property to the substance, or a layer formed using a mixture of a substance having a high electron-transporting property and a substance showing an electron donating property to the substance may be provided, and thereafter, other layers such as a layer containing a light-emitting substance, a hole transporting layer, and an electron transporting layer may be provided. As for the layer formed using an organic substance having high conductivity such as PEDOT, the layer formed using a mixture of a substance having a high hole-transporting property and a substance showing an electron accepting property to the substance, and the layer formed using a mixture of a substance having a high electron-transporting property and a substance showing an electron donating property to the substance, a drive voltage of the light-emitting element is hardly increased even when these layers are thickly made. Therefore, when these layers are thickly made, unevenness formed on the surface of the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element is relieved, thereby preventing a short-circuit or the like between electrodes of the light-emitting element. It is to be noted that the light-emitting substance may be a substance which emits fluorescence or a substance which emits phosphorescence. 
   The light-emitting layer  124  may be formed for each light-emitting element of a different emission color, or may be formed as one layer which emits the same emission color. In the case of the same emission color, the light emitting element may be combined with a color filter or the like, and light emission extracted to outside a light emitting device may have a different color depending on the pixel. 
   Next, an electrode  125  of the light-emitting element is formed over the light-emitting layer  124  ( FIG. 14A ). A material used for forming the electrode  125  of the light-emitting element is not particularly limited, and an oxide semiconductor such as indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or zinc oxide, or a conductive material such as aluminum, gold, or platinum may be used. It is to be noted that at least one of the electrode  122  and the electrode  125  of the light-emitting element is formed using indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide, or the like so that light emission from the light-emitting layer  124  can be transmitted. 
   Then, the substrate  100  and a substrate  126  are attached to each other by using a sealing material  127  so that the transistors and the light-emitting element which are formed beforehand are sealed. As shown in  FIG. 15 , the substrate  126  may be provided with a light-shielding layer  131  and a color filter  132 . Further, a space  128  sealed with the substrate  100  and the substrate  126  may be filled with an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon, or filled with a resin material or the like. The resin material that is used for the filling may contain a drying agent. 
   Then, an FPC (flexible printed circuit)  130  is connected to the wiring  120   a  by using a conductive adhesive  129  or the like ( FIGS. 14B and 15 ). 
   As described above, a light emitting device including a semiconductor device according to the present invention can be manufactured. In this mode, a method for manufacturing a light emitting device is described, but a liquid crystal display device or the like can be manufactured by appropriately changing a step after the step of forming the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element and a circuit configuration. 
   Embodiment Mode 6 
   One mode of a pixel area of a light emitting device which is manufactured in accordance with the manufacturing method described in Embodiment Mode 5 will be described with reference to a top view of  FIG. 17 . 
   A cross-section taken along a dashed line A-A′ in  FIG. 17  corresponds to a cross-sectional view of the pixel area  161  in  FIG. 13B . In  FIG. 17 , the insulating layer  123  covering an end portion of the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element is not shown; however, they are provided in a practice. It is understood from  FIG. 17  that a semiconductor layer  211   a  overlaps with a first conductive layer  212   a  including a region serving as a gate electrode and a capacitor electrode, and a transistor  201  corresponding to the transistor  153  in  FIG. 13B  and a capacitor  202  corresponding to the capacitor  154  are provided. The first conductive layer  212   a  is connected to an electrode  207  of a light-emitting element (corresponding to the electrode  122  of the light-emitting element of  FIG. 13B ) through a second conductive layer  213 . In addition, a gate line  204  is formed in the same layer as the first conductive layer  212   a . Further, a source line  205  and a current supply line  206  are provided so as to intersect with the gate line  204 . The source line  205  is connected to a source of a transistor  203  including a semiconductor layer  211   b  and a third conductive layer  212   b . It is to be noted that the transistor  155  of  FIG. 15C  corresponds to the transistor  203 . The third conductive layer  212   b  is provided in the same layer as the gate line  204  and the first conductive layer  212   a  and connected to the gate line  204 . In addition, a part of the gate line  204  is provided so as to serve as a gate electrode of the transistor  203 . The current supply line  206  is connected to the semiconductor layer  211   a  so that a current is supplied to the light-emitting element when the transistor  201  is turned on. It is to be noted that, in this embodiment mode, components may also be electrically connected to each other through another conductive layer as in a case where the semiconductor layer  211   b  and the first conductive layer  212   a  are connected to each other through another conductive layer (a forth conductive layer  214  in this mode). Further, in this mode, a portion of the first conductive layer  212   a , which serves as an electrode of the capacitor  202 , has an uneven sawtooth-shape. With such a shape, electric charges are easily accumulated in the capacitor  202 . 
   The transistors  201  and  203 , the capacitor  202 , the gate line  204 , the source line  205 , and the current supply line  206  are connected as shown in a circuit diagram of  FIG. 18 . It is to be noted that a light-emitting element  208  includes the electrode  207  of the light-emitting element of  FIG. 17 . The light-emitting element  208  is a diode type element. In a case where the transistor  201  connected in series to the light-emitting element  208  is a p-channel transistor as in this mode, the electrode  207  of the light-emitting element serves as an anode. On the other hand, in a case where the transistor  201  is an n-channel transistor, the electrode  207  of the light-emitting element serves as a cathode. 
   In a pixel area of a light emitting device according to the present invention, a plurality of light-emitting elements, which are driven by a circuit as shown in  FIG. 18 , are provided in matrix. A circuit for driving a light-emitting element is not limited to the circuit shown in  FIG. 18  and for example, a circuit having a configuration provided with an erasing transistor, which is used for an erasing line and erasing operation to forcibly erase an inputted signal, or the like may also be used. 
   Embodiment Mode 7 
   An electronic device manufactured by the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 19A to 19E . 
   A television shown in  FIG. 19A  includes a main body  8001 , a display portion  8002 , and the like. The display portion  8002  has pixels each provided with a TFT manufactured in accordance with a manufacturing method of the invention. Such TFTs can reduce variation in the TFTs; therefore, a television including TFTs having improved characteristics can be provided. 
   An information terminal device shown in  FIG. 19B  includes a main body  8101 , a display portion  8102 , and the like. The display portion  8102  has pixels each provided with a TFT manufactured in accordance with a manufacturing method of the invention. Such TFTs can reduce variation in the TFFs; therefore, an information terminal device including TFTs having improved characteristics can be provided. 
   A video camera shown in  FIG. 19C  includes a main body  8201 , a display portion  8202 , and the like. The display portion  8202  has pixels each provided with a TFT manufactured in accordance with a manufacturing method of the invention. Such TFTs can reduce variation in the TFTs; therefore, a video camera including TFTs having improved characteristics can be provided. 
   A telephone set shown in  FIG. 19D  includes a main body  8301 , a display portion  8302 , and the like. The display portion  8302  has pixels each provided with a TFT manufactured in accordance with a manufacturing method of the invention. Such TFTs can reduce variation in the TFTs; therefore, a telephone set including TFFs having improved characteristics can be provided. 
   A portable television shown in  FIG. 19E  includes a main body  8401 , a display portion  8402 , and the like. The display portion  8402  has pixels each provided with a TFT manufactured in accordance with a manufacturing method of the invention. Such TFTs can reduce variation in the TFTs; therefore, a portable television including TFTs having improved characteristics can be provided. Further, the light emitting device of the present invention can be applied to various televisions such as a small one incorporated in a portable terminal such as a portable phone, a medium-sized one which is portable, and a large one (e.g., 40 inches or more in size). 
   It is to be noted that electronic apparatuses according to the present invention are not limited to those shown in  FIGS. 19A to 19E . An electronic apparatus which has a display device including a TFT in a display portion or the like is included. 
   As described above, the present invention can be applied extremely widely to manufacturing electronic apparatuses in any field. Further, electronic apparatuses of this embodiment mode can have a structure in accordance with any one or any combination of Embodiment Modes 1 to 6. 
   Embodiment Mode 8 
   A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the invention will be described with reference to cross-sectional views of  FIGS. 20A to 20C ,  21 A and  21 B,  22 A and  22 B,  23 A and  23 B, and  24 A and  24 B; and a top view of  FIGS. 25A and 25B . 
   First, an insulating layer  51  is formed over one surface of a substrate  50  (see  FIG. 20A ). Next, a release layer  52  is formed over the insulating layer  51 . Then, an insulating layer  53  is formed over the release layer  52 . 
   The substrate  50  is a substrate having an insulating surface and is, for example, a glass substrate, a plastic substrate, a quartz substrate, or the like. As the substrate  50 , either a glass substrate or a plastic substrate is preferably used. This is because a glass substrate or a plastic substrate having a side of 1 meter or more and/or having a desired shape such as a square can be easily manufactured. Thus, when a glass substrate or a plastic substrate which has a square shape and has a side of 1 meter or more is used for example, productivity can be drastically improved. This is a great advantage compared with the case of using a silicon substrate having a circular shape with a diameter of about 30 centimeters at maximum. 
   The insulating layers  51  and  53  are formed by vapor deposition (CVD) or sputtering by using oxide or nitride of silicon, oxide of silicon containing nitrogen, nitride of silicon containing oxygen, or the like. The insulating layer  51  prevents impurity elements from entering an upper layer from the substrate  50 . The insulating layer  51  is not necessarily formed if not required. 
   The release layer  52  is formed by sputtering or the like with a single layer or a multi-layer of a layer containing an element selected from tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), zirconium (Zr), zinc (Zn), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), silicon (Si), or the like or an alloy material or a compound material containing the above described element as its main component. Note that the layer containing silicon may have any of the amorphous, microcrystalline, or polycrystalline structure. 
   In the case where the release layer  52  has a single-layer structure, a layer containing any one of the following may be preferably formed: tungsten, molybdenum, a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum, oxide of tungsten, oxynitride of tungsten, nitride oxide of tungsten, oxide of molybdenum, oxynitride of molybdenum, nitride oxide of molybdenum, oxide of a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum, oxynitride of a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum, and nitride oxide of a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum. 
   In the case where the release layer  52  has a multi-layer structure, a layer containing tungsten, molybdenum, or a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum may be preferably formed as a first layer. As a second layer, a layer containing oxide of tungsten, oxide of molybdenum, oxide of a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum, oxynitride of tungsten, oxynitride of molybdenum, or oxynitride of a mixture of tungsten and molybdenum may be preferably formed. 
   In the case where a multi-layer structure of tungsten and oxide of tungsten is formed as the release layer  52 , a layer containing tungsten may be formed as the release layer  52  first, and then a layer containing oxide of silicon may be formed as the insulating layer  53  so that a layer containing oxide of tungsten is formed at the interface between the layer containing tungsten and the layer containing oxide of silicon. The same can be applied to the case of forming a layer containing nitride, oxynitride, or nitride oxide of tungsten, or the like; after a layer containing tungsten is formed, a layer containing nitride of silicon, a silicon nitride layer containing oxygen, or a silicon oxide layer containing nitrogen may be formed thereover. 
   Subsequently, a plurality of transistors  54  are formed over the insulating layer  53 . In this step, thin film transistors are formed as the plurality of transistors  54 . 
   Each of the plurality of transistors  54  includes a semiconductor layer  90 , a gate insulating layer (also called merely an insulating layer)  55 , a first conductive layer  91 , and a second conductive layer  92  which is a gate (also called a gate electrode). The semiconductor layer  90  includes impurity regions  93  and  94  functioning as a source or a drain, and a channel formation region  95 . The impurity regions  93  and  94  are doped with an impurity element which imparts n-type (e.g., phosphorus: P or arsenic: As) or an impurity element which imparts p-type (e.g., boron: B). The impurity region  94  is an LDD (Lightly Doped Drain) region. Since an irradiation apparatus of the present invention is used to crystallize the semiconductor layer  09 , cost reduction can be realized. 
   Each of the plurality of transistors  54  may have either a top-gate structure in which the gate insulating layer  55  is provided over the semiconductor layer  90 , the first conductive layer  91  is provided over the gate insulating layer  55 , and the second conductive layer  92  is provided over the first conductive layer  91  or a bottom-gate structure in which the gate insulating layer  55  is provided over the second conductive layer  92  and the semiconductor layer  90  is provided over the gate insulating layer  55 . Further, each of one or more of the plurality of transistors  54  may be a multi-gate transistor in which two or more gate electrodes and two or more channel formation regions are provided. 
   Note that although only the plurality of transistors  54  are formed over the substrate  50  here, the invention is not limited to this structure. An element to be provided over the substrate  50  may be appropriately adjusted in accordance with the use application of the semiconductor device. For example, in the case of forming a semiconductor device having a function of sending and receiving data without contact, only a plurality of transistors, or a plurality of transistors and a conductive layer which functions as an antenna may be formed over the substrate  50 . In addition, in the case of forming a semiconductor device having a function of storing data, a plurality of transistors and a memory element (e.g., a transistor or a memory transistor) may be formed over the substrate  50 . Further, in the case of forming a semiconductor device having a function of controlling a circuit, generating a signal, or the like (e.g., a CPU or a signal generation circuit), a transistor may be formed over the substrate  50 . In addition, another element such as a resistor or a capacitor may be formed if necessary. 
   Then, over the plurality of transistors  54 , insulating layers  56  and  57  are formed. The insulating layers  56  and  57  are formed by vapor deposition, sputtering, SOG (Spin On Glass), a droplet discharge method (e.g., ink jetting), or the like using oxide of silicon, nitride of silicon, polyimide, acrylic, an insulating film comprising a material containing a Si—O—Si bond which is formed using a siloxane based material as a starting material (hereinafter referred to as a siloxane based insulating film), oxazole resin, or the like. Siloxane has a skeletal structure including a bond of silicon (Si) and oxygen (O). An organic group (for example, an alkyl group or aromatic hydrocarbon) which at least contains hydrogen is used as a substituent. Alternatively, a fluoro group may be used as a substituent. As a substituent, an organic group at least containing hydrogen and a fluoro group may also be used. Oxazole resin is, for example, photosensitive polybenzoxazole. The oxazole resin which is lower in the relative permittivity (about 2.9) than the relative permittivity of polyimide or the like (about 3.2 to 3.4) can suppress generation of parasitic capacitance and can perform high-speed operation. 
   In the above-described structure, three insulating layers (the insulating layers  56  and  57 ) are formed over the plurality of transistors  54 ; however, the invention is not limited thereto. The number of insulating layers provided over the plurality of transistors  54  is not particularly limited. 
   Then, openings are formed in the gate insulating layer  55  and the insulating layers  56  and  57 , and conductive layers  59  to  64  each connected to a source (also called a source region or a source electrode) or a drain (also called a drain region or a drain electrode) of each of the plurality of transistors  54  (see  FIG. 20A ) are formed. The conductive layers  59  to  64  are provided in the same layer. In addition, each of the conductive layers  59  to  64  is a source or drain wiring. Signals supplied from external are supplied to the plurality of transistors  54  through the conductive layers  59  to  64 . 
   By sputtering or the like, the conductive layers  59  to  64  are formed with a single layer or a multi-layer of the following: an element selected from titanium, tungsten, chromium, aluminum, tantalum, nickel, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, iridium, niobium, lead, platinum, molybdenum, cobalt, rhodium, or the like; an alloy material containing the element as its main component; or a compound material of oxide or nitride containing the element as its main component. As an example of the multi-layer structure of each of the conductive layers  59  to  64 , there are a three-layer structure of titanium, aluminum, and titanium, a five-layer structure of titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum, titanium, and titanium nitride, a five-layer structure of titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum added with silicon, titanium, and titanium nitride, and the like. 
   Next, a conductive layer  66  is formed over the conductive layer  59  (see  FIG. 20B ). A layer containing gold, silver, or copper is formed by screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like as the conductive layer  66 . Preferably, the conductive layer  66  may be formed using a paste containing fine particles of silver (a material in which fine particles of silver and resin are mixed) by screen printing. This is because screen printing can reduce manufacturing time and cost of an apparatus. In addition, silver has low resistance. 
   Then, laser beam irradiation is performed with a laser beam that can dissolve one or both of the conductive layers  66  and  59 . Although the conductive layers  66  and  59  are partially in contact with each other before performing the laser beam irradiation, the portion where the conductive layers  66  and  59  are in contact with each other can be increased by the laser beam irradiation. Therefore, more secured electrical connection between the conductive layers  66  and  59  can be obtained; thus, reliability can be improved. As the laser beam, there are a gas laser, a liquid laser, and a solid state laser when classified by a medium; and a free electron laser, a semiconductor laser, and an X-ray laser when classified by a characteristic of oscillation; however, any of the lasers may be used in the invention. Preferably, a gas laser or a solid state laser may be used, and more preferably, a solid state laser may be used. Furthermore, either of a continuous wave laser beam or a pulsed laser beam may be used in the invention. 
   Next, an insulating layer  68  is selectively formed over the insulating layer  57  and the conductive layers  59  to  64  (see FIG  20 C). The insulating layer  58  is provided with an opening  69 . The conductive layer  66  is exposed through the opening  69 . 
   Note that the opening  69  preferably does not have such a shape that the surface of the conductive layer  66  is entirely exposed but has such a shape that the surface of the conductive layer  66  is partially exposed. Specifically, the opening  69  preferably has such a shape that a center portion of the conductive layer  66  is exposed. This is in order to carry out transposition accurately in a later step. If the insulating layer  68  is provided so as to entirely expose one surface of the conductive layer  66 , a region where both of the conductive layer  66  and the insulating layer  68  are not provided may be formed. In the later transposition step, transposition is performed by adhesion between the insulating layer  68  and a substrate  88 ; therefore, when there is a region where either one of the conductive layer  66  or the insulating layer  68  is not provided, transposition cannot be performed accurately in some cases. However, in the above-described step, the insulating layer  68  is selectively provided so as to expose the center portion of the conductive layer  66 . Accordingly, there is no region where one of the conductive layer  66  and the insulating layer  68  is not provided; thus, transposition can be performed accurately. 
   The insulating layer  68  is formed of an insulating resin such as an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, or a polyimide resin to have a thickness of 5 μm to 200 μm, preferably 15 μm to 35 μm. In addition, the insulating layer  68  is formed uniformly by using screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like. Preferably, screen printing is used. This is because screen printing can reduce manufacturing time and cost of an apparatus. Then, heat treatment is performed if necessary. 
   Then, an opening  71  is formed so as to expose at least part of the release layer  52  (see  FIG. 21A ). In terms of short processing time, this step may preferably be carried out by laser beam irradiation. A laser beam is shone onto the substrate  50 , the insulating layer  51 , the release layer  52 , and the insulating layer  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 , and  68 ; the surface of the insulating layer  68  is irradiated first with a laser beam. The opening  71  is formed so as to expose at least a part of the release layer  52 . Therefore, the opening  71  is provided at least in the gate insulating layer  55 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 , and  68 . The structure shown in the drawing is the case where a laser beam reaches up to the insulating layer  51 , and the insulating layers  51  and  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 , and  68  are sectioned. Note that the laser beam may reach up to the substrate  50 . 
   In the step of irradiation of the above-described laser beam, ablation processing is used. In the ablation processing, a phenomenon is used in which a molecular bond in a portion irradiated with a laser bean, that is, a portion which has absorbed a laser beam is cut, photolyzed, and vaporized. In other words, a molecular bond in a certain portion of the insulating layer  51 , the release layer  52 , the insulating layer  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , and the insulating layers  56 ,  57 , and  68  is cut by the laser beam irradiation, and photolyzed and vaporized to form the opening  71 . 
   In addition, as a laser, a solid state laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm that is an ultraviolet region is preferably used. More preferably, an Nd: YVO 4  laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm may be used. This is because, as for the Nd: YVO 4  laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm, light is easily absorbed in the substrate compared with other lasers on longer wavelength side, and ablation processing is possible. Moreover, the periphery of a processed portion is not affected and processability is good. 
   Next, the substrate  88  is provided over the insulating layer  68  (see  FIG. 21B ). The substrate  88  is a substrate in which an insulating layer  72  and an adhesive layer  83  are stacked, which is a substrate of a heat-peeling type. The adhesive layer.  83  is a layer the adhesion of which decreases by heat treatment, which is, for example, a layer formed of a material utilizing softening of a thermoplastic adhesive at the time of heating, a layer formed of a material where a microcapsule that expands by heating or a foaming agent is mixed, a layer formed of a material in which thermal fusibility or pyrolytic characteristics is given to a thermosetting resin, or a layer using deterioration of interface intensity because of penetration of moisture or expansion of a water-absorbing resin because of the deterioration. 
   Then, using the substrate  88 , the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  50  (see  FIG. 22A ). The separation of the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  from the substrate  50  is performed either inside the release layer  52  or at the interface between the release layer  52  and the insulating layer  53  as a boundary. The structure shown in the drawing is the case where the separation is performed at the interface between the release layer  52  and the insulating layer  53  as a boundary. In this manner, the separation step can be performed easily in short time by using the substrate  88 . 
   Next, as well as a substrate  89  is provided on the surface of the insulating layer  53 , the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  88  by heat treatment (see  FIG. 22B ). The substrate  89  is a substrate in which an insulating layer  73  and an adhesive layer  84  are stacked. The adhesive layer  84  is a layer the adhesion of which increases by heat treatment, which corresponds to a layer containing a thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin corresponds to polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, or the like. 
   As described above, since the substrate  88  is the substrate of a heat-peeling type, the adhesion between the substrate  88  and the insulating layer  68  decreases by heat treatment; thus, the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  88 . At the same time, the thermoplastic resin on the surface of the substrate  89  is cured by the heat treatment; thus, the adhesion between the insulating layer  53  and the one surface of the substrate  89  increases. In this manner, the step of separating the stack from the substrate  88  and the step of providing the stack over the substrate  89  can be carried out at the same time by using the two substrates  88  and  89  provided with the adhesive layers having different properties. Consequently, manufacturing time can be shortened. 
   Then, the conductive layer  66  is irradiated again with a laser beam if necessary. This is performed in order to improve defective electrical connection between the conductive layer  59  and the conductive layer  66  that may be caused by the above separation step. Thus, the step of laser beam irradiation is not necessarily performed if not necessary. 
   Next, the terminal  12  is formed so as to be in contact with the conductive layer  66 , (see  FIG. 23A ). As the terminal  12 , a layer containing gold, silver, or copper is formed by screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like. Preferably, they may be formed of a paste containing fine particles of silver (a material in which fine particles of silver and resin are mixed) by screen printing. This is because screen printing can reduce manufacturing time and cost of an apparatus thereof is low. In addition, silver has low resistance. Then, heat treatment is performed if necessary. 
   Then, laser beam irradiation is performed to the substrate  49 , and the gate insulating layer  53 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 , and  68  so that an opening  76  is formed (see  FIG. 23B ). 
   Next, the substrate  20  provided with the conductive layer  19  which functions as an antenna is prepared (see  FIG. 24A ). The conductive layer  19  which functions as an antenna has a capacitor  86 , and each of the conductive layer  19  which functions as an antenna and the capacitor  86  is formed by screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like (see  FIGS. 25A and 25B ).  FIG. 24A  shows the conductive layer  19  which functions as an antenna. The resin layer  14  is a material where the conductive particle  10  is provided in an adhesive, which is also called an ACP (Anisotropic Conductive Paste). The resin layer  14  is uniformly formed by screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like. 
   Then, the substrates  89  and  20  are attached to each other using the resin layer  14  (see  FIGS. 24A and 25B ). Then, if necessary, the insulating layer  68  and the resin layer  14  are attached to each other. At this time, one or both of pressure treatment and heat treatment is performed by using a flip-chip bonder, a die bonder, an ACF (Anisotropic Conductive Film) bonder, a pressure bonder, or the like. 
   Further, another substrate may also be provided on a surface of the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  (see  FIG. 24B ). Specifically, another substrate may also be provided over one or both of respective surfaces of the substrates  89  and  20 . In the structure shown in the drawing, a substrate  81  is provided on the surface of the substrate  89 , and a substrate  82  is provided on the surface of the substrate  20 . By providing the substrates  81  and  82 , strength thereof can be further improved. The stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is sealed with the substrates  81  and  82  by melting the layer on each surface of the substrates  81  and  82 , or an adhesive layer on each surface of the substrates  81  and  82  by heat treatment. In addition, pressure treatment is performed if necessary. 
   Although the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  50  in this embodiment mode (see  FIG. 22A ), the invention is not limited to this mode; the substrate  50  may be thinned after forming the conductive layers  59  to  64  (see  FIG. 20A ). 
   In order to thin the substrate  50 , a surface over which the plurality of transistors  54  is not formed, of the substrate  50  is ground by using a grinding apparatus (e.g., a grinder). Preferably, the substrate  50  may be ground so as to have a thickness of 100 μm or less. Next, the surface over which the plurality of transistors  54  is not formed, of the ground substrate  50  is polished by using a polishing apparatus (e.g., a polishing pad or a polishing abrasive grain such as cerium oxide or the like). Preferably, the substrate  50  may be polished so as to have a thickness of 50 μm or less, more preferably 20 μm or less, and further more preferably 5 μm or less. Note that, in order to thin the substrate  50 , one or both of grinding and polishing may be preferably performed. Moreover, before the grinding step and the polishing step, a layer for protection may be provided over the conductive layers  59  to  64  if necessary. Further, after the grinding step and the polishing step, one or both of a cleaning step for removing dust and a drying step may be preferably performed if necessary. 
   The thickness of the thinned substrate  50  may be appropriately determined in consideration of time required for the grinding step and the polishing step, time required for a cutting step which is performed later, use application of a semiconductor device, the strength required for the use application of the semiconductor device, and the like. For example, in the case where productivity is to be improved by shortening the time for the grinding step and the polishing step, the thickness of the substrate  50  after being polished is preferably set to be about 50 μm. In addition, in the case where productivity is to be improved by shortening the time required for the cutting step that is performed later, the thickness of the substrate  50  after being polished may be preferably set to be 20 μm or less, more preferably 5 μm or less. Moreover, in the case where a semiconductor device is to be attached to or embedded in a thin product, the thickness of the substrate  50  after being polished may be preferably set to be 20 μm or less, more preferably 5 μm or less. Further, the lower limit of the thickness of the thinned substrate  50  is not particularly limited; the substrate  50  may be thinned until the substrate  50  is removed (until the thickness of the substrate  50  becomes 0 μm). 
   Next, the conductive layer  66  is formed so as to be in contact with the conductive layer  59  (see  FIG. 20B ). Then, the conductive layer  66  is irradiated with a laser beam (see  FIG. 20B ). Then, the insulating layer  68  is selectively formed (see  FIG. 20C ). By laser beam irradiation, the opening  71  is formed (see  FIG. 21A ). Although the substrate  50  is not cut in forming the opening  71  in the structure shown in the drawing, the substrate  50  is preferably cut in the case where the substrate  50  is thinned. Thus, the step of separating the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  from the substrate  50  is preferably omitted. The subsequent steps are the same as those described above. In the case where the thinned substrate  50  is left without separating the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  from the substrate  50 , penetration of harmful gas, moisture, or an impurity element can be suppressed. Thus, deterioration or destruction can be suppressed and reliability can be improved. Moreover, a barrier property can be improved. 
   Embodiment Mode 9 
   A manufacturing method of the semiconductor device of the invention is described with reference to cross-sectional diagrams of  26 A to  26 C,  27 A and  27 B,  28 A and  28 B, and  29 . Up to the step of forming the transistor and the insulating layer  57 , the same as Embodiment Mode  8  can be applied; therefore, description thereof is omitted here. 
   Then, openings are formed in the insulating layers  55  to  57 , and the conductive layers  59  to  64  each connected to a source (also called a source region or a source electrode) or a drain (also called a drain region or a drain electrode) of each of the plurality of transistors  54  are formed (i.e., which is electrically floating) (see  FIG. 26A ). The conductive layers  59  to  64  are provided in the same layer. In addition, the conductive layers  59  to  64  are source or drain wirings. Signals supplied from external are supplied to the plurality of transistors  54  through the conductive layers  59  to  64 . 
   As the conductive layers  59  to  64 , a single layer or a multi-layer is formed by sputtering or the like, of the following: an element of titanium, tungsten, chromium, aluminum, tantalum, nickel, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, iridium, niobium, lead, platinum, molybdenum, cobalt, rhodium, and the like; an alloy material containing the element as its main component; or a compound material of an oxide or a nitride containing the element as its main component. As an example of the multi-layer structure of the conductive layers  59  to  64 , there are a three-layer structure of titanium, aluminum, and titanium; a five-layer structure of titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum, titanium, and titanium nitride; a five-layer structure of titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum added with silicon, titanium, and titanium nitride; and the like. 
   Next, the insulating layer  32  is formed of a single layer or a multi-layer so as to cover the conductive layers  59  to  64  as shown in  FIG. 26B . Subsequently, a contact hole is formed in the insulating layer  32  covering the conductive layers  59  to  64  and the conductive layer  33  is formed. The conductive layer  33  functions as an antenna. Note that the conductive layer  33  is formed by screen printing, a droplet discharge method, or the like. 
   Then, laser beam irradiation is performed with a laser beam that can dissolve one or both of the conductive layers  59  and  33 . Although the conductive layers  59  and  33  are partially in contact with each other before performing the laser beam irradiation, the portion where the conductive layers  59  and  33  are in contact with each other can be increased by the laser beam irradiation. Thus, more secured electrical connection between the conductive layers  59  and  33  can be obtained; thus reliability can be improved. As the laser beam, there are a gas laser, a liquid laser, and a solid state laser when classified by a medium; and a free electron laser, a semiconductor laser, and an X-ray laser when classified by a characteristic of oscillation; however, any of the lasers may be used in the invention. Preferably, a gas laser or a solid state laser may be used, and more preferably, a solid state laser may be used. Furthermore, either of a continuous oscillation laser beam or a pulsed laser beam may be used in the invention. 
   After that, over the insulating layer  32  and the conductive layer  33  which functions as an antenna, a protective layer, e.g., a layer containing carbon such as Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), a layer containing silicon nitride, or a layer containing silicon nitride oxide may be formed. 
   Next, as shown in  FIG. 17C , the insulating layer  35  is formed over the insulating layer  32  and the conductive layer  33  which functions as an antenna by screen printing or the like. The insulating layer  35  which is provided as a protective layer in a later peeling step may be preferably a planarizing layer. 
   Then, the opening  71  so as to expose at least part of the release layer  52  is formed (see  FIG. 27A ). In terms of short processing time, this step may preferably be carried out by laser beam irradiation: the laser beam irradiation is performed to the substrate  50 , the insulating layer  51 , the release layer  52 , and the insulating layers  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 ,  32  and  35 ; and the surface of the insulating layer  35  is irradiated first with a laser beam. The opening  71  is formed so as to expose at least part of the release layer  52 ; therefore, the opening  71  is provided at least in the insulating layer  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , and the insulating layers  56 ,  57 ,  32  and  35 . The structure shown in the drawing is the case where a laser beam reaches up to the insulating layer  51 , and the insulating layers  51  and  53 , the gate insulating layer  55 , the insulating layers  56 ,  57 ,  32 , and  35  are separated. Note that the laser beam may reach up to the substrate  50 . 
   In addition, as a laser, a solid state laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm that is an ultraviolet region may be preferably used. More preferably, an Nd: YVO 4  laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm may be used. This is because, as for the Nd: YVO 4  laser with a wavelength of 150 μnm to 380 μnm, light is easily absorbed in the substrate compared with other lasers on longer wavelength side, and ablation processing is possible. Moreover, the periphery of a processed portion is not affected and processability is good. 
   Next, the substrate  88  is provided over the insulating layer  68  (see  FIG. 27B ). The substrate  88  is a substrate in which the insulating layer  72  and the adhesive layer  83  are stacked, which is a substrate of a heat-peeling type. The adhesive layer  83  is a layer the adhesion of which decreases by heat treatment, which is, for example, a layer formed of a material utilizing softening of a thermoplastic adhesive at the time of heating, a layer formed of a material where a microcapsule that expands by heating or a foaming agent is mixed, a layer formed of a material in which thermal fusibility or pyrolytic characteristics is given to a thermosetting resin, or a layer using deterioration of interface intensity because of penetration of moisture or expansion of a water-absorbing resin because of the deterioration. 
   Then, using the substrate  88 , the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  50  (see  FIG. 28A ). The separation of the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is performed either inside the release layer  52  or at the interface between the release layer  52  and the insulating layer  53  as a boundary. The structure shown in the drawing is the case where the separation is performed at the interface between the release layer  52  and the insulating layer  53  as a boundary. In this manner, the separation step can be performed easily in short time by using the substrate  88 . 
   Next, as well as a substrate  89  is provided on the surface of the insulating layer  53 , the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  88  by heat treatment (see  FIG. 28B ). The substrate  89  is a substrate in which the insulating layer  73  and the adhesive layer  84  are stacked. The adhesive layer  84  is a layer the adhesion of which increases by heat treatment, which corresponds to a layer containing a thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin corresponds to polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, or the like. 
   As described above, since the substrate  88  is the substrate of a heat-peeling type, the adhesion between the substrate  88  and the insulating layer  35  decreases by heat treatment; thus, the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  88 . At the same time, the thermoplastic resin on the surface of the substrate  89  is cured by the heat treatment; thus, the adhesion between the insulating layer  53  and the one surface of the substrate  89  increases. In this manner, the step of separating the stack from the substrate  88  and the step of providing the stack over the substrate  89  can be carried out at the same time by using the two substrates  88  and  89  provided with the adhesive layers having different properties. Consequently, manufacturing time can be shortened. 
   Further, a substrate may also be provided on a surface of the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  (see  FIG. 29 ). Specifically, a substrate may be further provided over one or both of respective surfaces of the insulating layer  35  and the substrate  89 . In the structure shown in the drawing, the substrate  81  is provided on the surface of the substrate  89 , and the substrate  82  is provided on the surface of the insulating layer  35 . By providing the substrates  81  and  82 , strength thereof can be further improved. The stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is sealed with the substrates  81  and  82  by melting the layer on each surface of the substrates  81  and  82 , or the adhesive layer on each surface of the substrates  81  and  82  by heat treatment. In addition, pressure treatment is performed if necessary. 
   Although the stack including the plurality of transistors  54  is separated from the substrate  50  in this embodiment mode, the invention is not limited to this mode; the substrate  50  may be thinned. The same step as that in Embodiment Mode 8 is applied to a step thereof, thus description thereof is omitted here. 
   Embodiment Mode 10 
   A structure of the semiconductor device of the invention is described with reference to  FIG. 30 . A semiconductor device  1100  of the invention includes an arithmetic processing circuit  1101 , a memory circuit  1103 , an antenna  1104 , a power supply circuit  1109 , a demodulation circuit  1110 , and a modulation circuit  1111 . The semiconductor device  1100  includes the antenna  1104  and the power supply circuit  1109  as mandatory components, and the other components are arbitrarily provided according to use application of the semiconductor device  1100 . 
   The arithmetic processing circuit  1101  analyzes commands, controls the memory circuit  1103 , outputs data which is transmitted to the outside, to the modulation circuit  1111 , or the like, based on a signal inputted from the demodulation circuit  1110 . 
   The memory circuit  1103  includes a circuit including a memory element and a control circuit for controlling writing and reading of data. The memory circuit  1103  has stored at least an identification number of the semiconductor device. The identification number is used for distinguishing the semiconductor device from other semiconductor devices. In addition, the memory circuit  1103  includes one or plural kinds of memories of an organic memory, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), an FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory), a mask ROM (Read Only Memory), a PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), and a flash memory. The organic memory has a structure in which a layer containing an organic compound is interposed between a pair of conductive layers. Since the organic memory has such a simple structure, a manufacturing process can be simplified and cost can be reduced. In addition, because of the simple structure, the area of a stack can be easily reduced and high capacity can be easily achieved. Further, the organic memory is non-volatile, which is advantageous because an internal battery is not required. Accordingly, it is preferable to use an organic memory for the memory circuit  1103 . 
   The antenna  1104  converts a carrier wave supplied from a reader/writer  1112  into an alternating electrical signal. In addition, load modulation is applied by the modulation circuit  1111 . The power supply circuit  1109  generates power supply voltage by using the alternating electrical signal converted by the antenna  1104  and supplies the power supply voltage to each circuit. 
   The demodulation circuit  1110  demodulates the alternating electrical signal converted by the antenna  1104  and supplies the demodulated signal to the arithmetic processing circuit  1101 . The modulation circuit  1111  applies load modulation to the antenna  1104 , based on a signal supplied from the arithmetic processing circuit  1101 . 
   The reader/writer  1112  receives the load modulation applied to the antenna  1104  as a carrier wave. In addition, the reader/writer  1112  transmits the carrier wave to the semiconductor device  1100 . Note that the carrier wave refers to an electromagnetic wave generated by the reader/writer  1112 . 
   The structure of this embodiment mode can be combined with any structure of the other embodiment modes. 
   Embodiment Mode 11 
   The semiconductor device of the invention can be used in various objects and various systems by utilizing a function capable of transmitting and receiving data without contact. The various objects include, for example, keys (see  FIG. 31A ), banknotes, coins, securities, bearer bonds, certificates (a driver&#39;s license, a resident&#39;s card, or the like), books, packing containers (a petri dish or the like; see  FIG. 31B ), personal accessories and ornaments (a bag, glasses, or the like; see  FIG. 31C ), packing and wrapping containers (wrapping paper, a bottle, or the like; see  FIG. 31D ), recording media (a disk, a video tape, or the like), vehicles (a bicycle or the like), foods, clothing, everyday articles, and electronic devices (a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, a television device, a portable terminal, or the like). The semiconductor device  1125  of the invention is fixed by being attached to the surfaces of the objects having various forms as described above, or being embedded into the objects. 
   In addition, the various systems include a physical distribution-inventory management system, a certification system, a distribution system, a production record system, a book management system, and the like. By utilizing a semiconductor device  520  of the invention, high-function, multifunction, and a high-added value of the system can be achieved. For example, the semiconductor device  1125  of the invention is provided inside an identification card, and a reader/writer  1121  is provided at an entrance of a building or the like (see  FIG. 31E ). The reader/writer.  1121  reads an identification number inside the identification card that every person possesses and supplies information related to the identification number that has been read to a computer  1122 . The computer  1122  determines whether to permit the person&#39;s entrance or exit, based on the information supplied from the reader/writer  1121 . In such a manner, by utilizing the semiconductor device of the invention, an entrance-exit management system with improved convenience can be provided. 
   The structure of this embodiment mode can be combined with any structure of the other embodiment modes. 
   Using a laser irradiation apparatus of the invention, the flow rate of a gas blown onto a surface of a substrate can be reduced compared with the case of using a conventional laser irradiation apparatus; thus, cost of manufacturing a semiconductor device can be reduced. 
   This application is based on Japanese Patent Application serial no. 2005-337901 filed in Japan Patent Office on Nov. 23, 2005, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.