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US 5,496,742 AGranted
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device enabling gettering effect
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorManabu Yamada
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Abstract
A gate insulating layer and a gate electrode are formed on a semiconductor substrate. An oxidation stopper made of silicon nitride is formed on a sidewall of the gate electrode and a sidewall of the gate insulating layer. Then, a diffusion and oxidation process is carried out for gettering impurities from the semiconductor substrate.
Claims5
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
- forming an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, said semiconductor substrate serving as a drain region;
- forming a conductive layer on said insulating layer;
- patterning said conductive layer and said insulating layer to form a gate electrode and a gate insulating layer;
- forming a base region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type within said semiconductor substrate with a mask of said gate electrode;
- forming a source region of the first conductivity type within said base region;
- forming an oxidation stopper on a sidewall of said gate electrode and a sidewall of said gate insulating layer, wherein said oxidation stopper forming step further comprises the steps of:
- forming a silicon nitride layer;
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- etching back said silicon nitride layer using an anisotropic etching process, so that said silicon nitride layer remains only on the sidewall of said gate electrode and the sidewall of said gate insulating layer;
- and
- carrying out a diffusion and oxidation process for gettering impurities from said semiconductor substrate.
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A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:
- forming an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, said semiconductor substrate serving as a drain region;
- forming a conductive layer on said insulating layer;
- patterning said conductive layer and said insulating layer to form a gate electrode and a gate insulating layer;
- forming a base region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type within said semiconductor substrate with a mask of said gate electrode;
- forming a source region of the first conductivity type within said base region;
- forming an oxidation stopper of silicon nitride on a sidewall of said gate electrode and a sidewall of said gate insulating layer;
- carrying out a diffusion and oxidation process for gettering impurities from said semiconductor substrate;
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- forming a drain electrode connected to a rear face of said semiconductor substrate.
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