Method of manufacturing a flash memory cell

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a flash memory cell is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an oxide film on a semiconductor substrate in which a device separation film is formed and then patterning the oxide film to expose the semiconductor substrate at a portion in which a floating gate will be formed; sequentially forming a tunnel oxide film and a first polysilicon layer on the entire structure, and then flattening the first polysilicon layer until the tunnel oxide film is exposed to form a floating gate; etching the tunnel oxide film and the oxide film in the exposed portion to a given thickness and the forming a dielectric film on the entire structure; sequentially forming a second polysilicon layer, a tungsten silicide layer and a hard mask and then patterning them to form a control gate; and injecting impurity ions into the semiconductor substrate at the both sides of the floating gate to form a junction region.

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