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US 2002/0164857 A1Published application
Method for forming dual gate of a semiconductor device
AssigneeHynix Semiconductor Inc.
InventorJae-hee Ha
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Abstract
A method for forming a dual gate of a semiconductor devices by etching the polysilicon layer as a multi-step, resulting in etching velocities and anisotropic etching profiles for doped polysilicon and undoped polysilicon that are consistent and, since there is no difference in etching selectivity in the following etching step, damage of gate oxide layer by excess etching is prevented.
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A method of forming a dual gate of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- forming a gate oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate having defined active and field regions by a prior formation of a field oxide layer;
- depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the gate oxide layer;
- forming a photoresist mask on one side of a top surface of the undoped polysilicon layer;
- defining an N-doped polysilicon region and an undoped polysilicon region by injecting N+ ion into another side of the top surface of the undoped polysilicon layer not covered by the photoresist mask;
- forming a dual gate mask pattern on top of the N-doped polysilicon and undoped polysilicon regions;
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- forming a dual gate by removing the dual gate mask pattern after etching the N-doped polysilicon and undoped polysilicon with a multi-step etching process.
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A method of forming a dual gate of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- forming a gate oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate having defined active and field regions by a prior formation of a field oxide layer;
- depositing an undoped polysilicon layer on the gate oxide layer;
- forming a photoresist mask on one side of a top surface of the undoped polysilicon layer;
- defining an N-doped polysilicon region and an undoped polysilicon region by injecting N+ ion into another side of the top surface of the undoped polysilicon layer not covered by the photoresist mask;
- forming a dual gate mask pattern on top of the N-doped polysilicon and undoped polysilicon regions;
- first-etching the N-doped and undoped polysilicon regions by performing a photo etching by using the dual gate mask pattern and a plasma comprising fluorine-containing gas and a halogen gas;
- second-etching by etching until the gate oxide layer beneath the N-doped and undoped polysilicon regions is exposed using the dual gate mask pattern and a gas comprising a halogen gas and an inert gas;
- third-etching by etching the N-doped polysilicon and undoped polysilicon regions excessively with an etching condition of high selectivity to the gate oxide layer by using the dual gate mask pattern and a gas comprising a halogen gas and an inert gas;
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- forming a dual gate by removing the dual gate mask pattern.
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