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US 8,465,908 B2Granted
Method for forming fine patterns of semiconductor device
AssigneeHynix Semiconductor Inc.
InventorJae Seung Choi
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Abstract
A method for forming fine patterns of a semiconductor device employs a double patterning characteristic using a mask for forming a first pattern including a line pattern and a mask for separating the line pattern, and a reflow characteristic of a photoresist pattern.
Claims11
A method for forming fine patterns of a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- forming a first pattern having a line type over an underlying layer in a cell region;
- forming first spacers on the sidewalls of the first pattern in the cell region and forming a spacer insulating film over the underlying layer in the peripheral circuit region;
- forming a gap-fill insulating film between the first spacers in the cell region and over the spacer insulating film in the peripheral circuit region;
- removing the first spacers to form a second pattern between the first pattern;
- forming a first photoresist pattern that defines a contact hole in the cell region and defines an active region in a peripheral circuit region;
- etching the first pattern and the second pattern of the cell region, and the spacer insulating film and the gap-fill insulating film of the peripheral circuit region using the first photoresist pattern as a mask to divide each of the first pattern and the second pattern in the cell region and form island pattern in the peripheral circuit region;
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- etching the underlying layer using the divided first pattern, the divided second pattern and the island pattern.
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