Abstract:
자기정렬된 셸로우 트렌치 소자분리 방법 및 이를 이용한 불휘발성 메모리 장치의 제조방법이 개시되어 있다. 반도체 기판 상에 산화막, 제1 도전층 및 저지막을 차례로 형성한다. 하나의 마스크를 사용하여 상기 저지막, 제1 도전층 및 산화막을 식각하여 산화막 패턴, 제1 도전층 패턴 및 저지막 패턴을 형성하고, 계속해서 상기 제1 도전층 패턴에 인접한 기판의 상부를 식각하여 트렌치를 형성한다. 어닐링을 실시하여 상기 제1 도전층 패턴의 측벽을 라운딩시킨 후, 상기 트렌치의 내면을 산화시켜 트렌치 내벽산화막을 형성한다. 상기 트렌치의 내부에 필드 산화막을 형성한다. 제1 도전층 패턴으로 이루어진 플로팅 게이트의 측벽이 포지티브 기울기를 갖는 것을 방지하여 후속하는 게이트 식각시 게이트 잔류물에 의해 소자의 전기적 불량이 유발되는 것을 방지할 수 있다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for forming a polysilicon film of a semiconductor device and a method for forming a gate electrode of the semiconductor device by using the same are provided to form the polysilicon film without the morphology on a surface and to form the gate electrode having no pattern defect without the damage of a gate insulation film and the reduction of the reliability. CONSTITUTION: The polysilicon film(12) is formed on a base layer(10) by a CVD method or the thermal decomposition of a silicon base gas such as an SiH4 gas at the temperature above 660 deg.C. The results forming the polysilicon film is annealed at 600-900 deg.C for 1-2 minutes in order to remove the morphology(m) on the surface of the polysilicon film. Then, the dangling bond of the surface is almost joined or removed and the surface of the polysilicon film becomes smooth. The annealing process is carried out in a hydrogen atmosphere in order to block the generation of a natural oxide film on the surface.
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PURPOSE: A method for forming a gate electrode is provided to prevent the bad gate pattern on a photoresist process by improving the bad surface morphology of a polysilicon film. CONSTITUTION: An insulation film(110) and the polysilicon film are successively formed on a semiconductor substrate(100). The substrate having the insulation film and the polysilicon film is heat-treated in the hydrogen atmosphere. The gate electrode is formed by patterning the heat-treated insulation film and polysilicon film. The heat treatment is carried out under hydrogen atmosphere at 700-900 deg.C. A surface of the polysilicon film having the bad morphology is uniformed by the heat treatment. A photoresist film is formed on the polysilicon film(125) of good morphology. The gate pattern is formed by exposing and developing the photoresist. Because of the good surface morphology of the polysilicon film, the diffused reflection do not occur when exposing the photoresist film.
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PURPOSE: A method for manufacturing a high integrated device is provided to be capable of forming a nitride layer having good step coverage at low temperature by using ALD(Atomic Layer Deposition). CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor substrate(100) is defined to a field region and an active region. A transistor(153) is formed on the substrate. A cobalt silicide layer(180a,180a') is selectively formed on the substrate and the transistor. A nitride layer(190) is formed on the entire surface of the resultant structure by ALD. An insulating layer(190a) is deposited on the nitride layer(190). A contact hole(196) is formed to expose the cobalt silicide layer and the field region by sequentially etching the insulating layer and the nitride layer. A metal contact film(197) is filled into the contact hole.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a floating gate type non-volatile memory device is provided to increase the capacitance between a floating gate electrode and a control gate electrode and enhance a coupling ratio by forming an insulating layer having a high dielectric constant between the floating gate electrode and the control gate electrode. CONSTITUTION: An isolation layer(6) is formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate(1) in order to define an active region. A tunnel oxide layer(2) and a floating gate line are sequentially stacked on an upper portion of the active region. A dielectric layer(9) including an insulating layer is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the floating gate line. A dielectric constant of the insulating layer is higher than the dielectric constant of a silicon nitride layer. A conductive layer of control gate is formed on the dielectric layer. A floating gate electrode(8a), the dielectric layer, and a control gate electrode(12) are formed by patterning sequentially the conductive layer of control gate, the dielectric layer, and the floating gate line.
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PURPOSE: A method for isolating a self-aligned shallow trench and a method for fabricating a non-volatile memory device by using the same are provided to form simultaneously a gate and an active region by using a self-aligned shallow trench isolation method. CONSTITUTION: An oxide layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate(100). The first conductive layer is formed on the oxide layer. A stopping layer is formed on the first conductive layer. A hard mask layer and an anti-reflective layer are formed on the stopping layer. A mask pattern is formed by etching the anti-reflective layer and the hard mask layer. A gate oxide layer(102), the first floating gate pattern(104), and a stopping layer pattern are formed by patterning the stopping layer, the first conductive layer, and the oxide layer. A trench(110) is formed by etching the substrate(100) neighboring to the first floating gate pattern(104). A sidewall of the first floating gate pattern(104) is rounded. A trench oxide layer is formed on an inner face of the trench(110). A field oxide layer is formed in the inside of the trench(110). The second floating gate pattern(118) is formed by removing a conductive layer of the field oxide layer. An ONO dielectric layer(120) is formed on the whole surface of the above structure. A control gate layer(122) is formed on the dielectric layer(120). A stack type gate structure is formed by etching the control gate layer(122), the dielectric layer(120), and the second floating gate pattern(118) and the first floating gate pattern.
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PURPOSE: A method for forming an active region having a rounded upper edge is provided to prevent a concentration phenomenon of electric field by rounding an upper edge portion of the active region. CONSTITUTION: A trench mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate(100). The trench mask layer is formed with a pad oxide layer, a silicon nitride layer, and a hard mask oxide layer. A trench mask pattern is formed by etching the trench mask layer. The trench mask pattern is formed with a hard mask oxide layer pattern, a silicon nitride layer pattern, and a pad oxide layer pattern. The first trench is formed by etching the semiconductor substrate(100). The second trench(150) is formed at a lower portion of the first trench by etching the semiconductor substrate(100). A recessed silicon nitride layer pattern(122) is formed by etching the silicon nitride layer pattern. A recessed pad oxide layer pattern(112) is formed by etching the pad oxide layer pattern. An edge(300) between an upper portion of an active region and a sidewall of the second trench(150) is rounded by performing an annealing process for the semiconductor substrate(100).
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PURPOSE: A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to be capable of preventing junction leakage when forming a contact hole by uniformly forming a capping layer at the upper portion of a transition metal silicide layer. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor substrate(100) including a gate electrode(106) and a junction region(110) formed at both sides of the gate electrode, a transition metal silicide layer(115) selectively formed at the upper portion of the resultant structure, a capping layer(120) used as an etch stop layer, formed at the upper portion of the transition metal silicide layer, an interlayer dielectric(130) formed on the entire surface of the resultant structure, and a contact plug(140) formed in the interlayer dielectric and the capping layer for partially contacting the transition metal silicide layer.
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A semiconductor memory device having a floating gate and a method of manufacturing the same, where a conductive layer for a floating gate is deposited on a semiconductor substrate and etched to form a conductive layer pattern. An annealing of the semiconductor substrate is carried out in an ambient atmosphere of hydrogen gas. Alternatively, an entire surface of the conductive layer pattern is etched by a dry etching method or a wet etching method. As a result, at least one edge of the conductive layer pattern is rounded, which reduces the likelihood that an electric field is concentrated at the edge and reduces a likelihood that the dielectric layer formed on the floating gate is thinner at the edge.
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PURPOSE: A semiconductor memory device having a floating gate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to have a floating gate of which edge is round, and improve its endurance and data retention. CONSTITUTION: A field oxide layer(101) is formed on a semiconductor substrate to divide an active(102) and a field region. A tunnel oxide layer(104) is formed on the substrate. A conductive layer for floating gate is deposited on the tunnel oxide layer. By etching partially the conductive layer, a conductive pattern(106a) is formed. The edge(c) of the conductive pattern is rounded.