Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A semiconductor device is manufactured by a method in which the number of heat treatments at a high temperature (600° C. or higher) is reduced to thereby achieve a process at a low temperature (600° C. or lower), and a simplified process and improvement in throughput are realized. An impurity region to which a rare gas element (also called a rare gas) is added is formed on a semiconductor film of a crystalline structure by using a mask. Gettering is performed in such a manner that a metallic element contained in the semiconductor film is caused to segregate in the impurity region by heat treatment. The impurity region is thereafter used as a source or drain region.