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本发明涉及半导体制造技术领域,特别涉及一种浅沟槽隔离(ShallowTrench Isolation,STI)的制造方法。The invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, in particular to a method for manufacturing shallow trench isolation (Shallow Trench Isolation, STI).
背景技术 Background technique
随着半导体制造技术向高技术节点发展,半导体集成电路中器件与器件的隔离技术也由原来的硅局部氧化隔离(Local Oxidation of Silicon,LOCOS)发展为浅沟槽隔离。浅沟槽隔离通过在半导体衬底上形成沟槽,并向沟槽中填充介质材料的工艺形成。公开号为CN 1649122A的中国专利申请文件公开了一种浅沟槽隔离的制造方法。图1至图5为所述中国专利申请文件公开的浅沟槽隔离的制造方法各步骤相应的结构剖面示意图。With the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology to high-tech nodes, the device-to-device isolation technology in semiconductor integrated circuits has also evolved from the original Local Oxidation of Silicon (LOCOS) to shallow trench isolation. Shallow trench isolation is formed by forming a trench on a semiconductor substrate and filling the trench with a dielectric material. The Chinese patent application document with publication number CN 1649122A discloses a manufacturing method for shallow trench isolation. FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 are schematic cross-sectional views of structures corresponding to each step of the manufacturing method of shallow trench isolation disclosed in the Chinese patent application documents.
如图1所示,提供半导体衬底12,在所述半导体衬底12上形成垫氧化层12A,接着在所述垫氧化层12A上形成氮化硅层作为第一硬掩膜层14,在所述第一硬掩膜层14上形成第二硬掩膜层14B,在所述第二硬掩膜层14B上形成光刻胶层16A,并图案化所述光刻胶层16A形成底部露出所述第二硬掩膜层14B的开口16B。As shown in FIG. 1 , a
如图2所示,刻蚀所述开口16B底部的第二硬掩膜层14B、第一硬掩膜层14以及垫氧化层12A,形成开口16C,所述开口16C的底部露出所述半导体衬底12的表面。As shown in FIG. 2, the second
如图3所示,去除所述光刻胶层16A,刻蚀所述开口16C底部的半导体衬底12,在所述半导体衬底12中形成沟槽18,并在所述沟槽18表面形成衬垫氧化层20。As shown in FIG. 3, the
如图4所示,在所述沟槽18中填充氧化层22,然后通过化学机械研磨去除所述第二硬掩膜层14B上多余的氧化层22以及所述第二硬掩膜层14B。As shown in FIG. 4 , the
如图5所示,通过湿法刻蚀(如磷酸)去除所述第一硬掩膜层14,并通过氢氟酸溶液去除所述垫氧化层12A。As shown in FIG. 5 , the first
然而,上述浅沟槽隔离的制造方法中通过氢氟酸溶液去除所述垫氧化层12A时,所述氢氟酸溶液也会对所述氧化层22进行腐蚀,从而会在浅沟槽隔离的顶部边缘形成凹槽,如图6所示的凹槽21,导致靠近所述凹槽21的器件在亚阈值区域工作时漏电流增大,阈值电压下降,影响器件的性能。However, when the
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本发明提供一种浅沟槽隔离的制造方法,该方法能够减小形成的浅沟槽隔离顶部边缘凹槽的深度。The invention provides a manufacturing method of the shallow trench isolation, which can reduce the depth of the top edge groove of the formed shallow trench isolation.
本发明提供的一种浅沟槽隔离的制造方法,包括:A method for manufacturing shallow trench isolation provided by the present invention includes:
提供半导体衬底,在所述半导体衬底上具有依次形成的垫氧化层和硬掩膜层,在所述半导体衬底中形成有沟槽,在所述垫氧化层和所述硬掩膜层中与沟槽相应的位置具有开口;在所述沟槽中和所述硬掩膜层上形成介质层,并通过平坦化工艺去除所述硬掩膜层上的介质层材料;刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层,使所述沟槽中的介质层表面与所述半导体衬底表面之间的高度差减小,并使所述介质层边缘形成突起。A semiconductor substrate is provided having a pad oxide layer and a hard mask layer sequentially formed thereon, a trench is formed in the semiconductor substrate, a pad oxide layer and a hard mask layer are formed There is an opening at a position corresponding to the trench; a dielectric layer is formed in the trench and on the hard mask layer, and the dielectric layer material on the hard mask layer is removed through a planarization process; the etching the The dielectric layer in the groove reduces the height difference between the surface of the dielectric layer in the groove and the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and makes the edge of the dielectric layer form a protrusion.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层步骤中的刻蚀方法为湿法刻蚀或干法刻蚀。Optionally, the etching method in the step of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching or dry etching.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层步骤中的刻蚀方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层的刻蚀速率比对所述硬掩膜层的刻蚀速率大。Optionally, the etching method in the step of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, and the etching rate of the etching solution for the wet etching on the dielectric layer is higher than that on the hard The etch rate of the mask layer is high.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀的步骤如下:用第一浓度的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层进行刻蚀;然后,用第二浓度的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层进行刻蚀。Optionally, the method for etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, and the steps of the wet etching are as follows: etching the dielectric layer with an etching solution of a first concentration; and then and etching the dielectric layer with an etching solution of a second concentration.
可选的,所述第二浓度小于第一浓度。Optionally, the second concentration is less than the first concentration.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀分为多次进行,且所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液浓度随着次数增加而减小。Optionally, the method of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, the wet etching is divided into multiple times, and the concentration of the etching solution of the wet etching increases with the number of times And reduce.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层步骤中的刻蚀方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液为氢氟酸溶液。Optionally, the etching method in the step of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, and the etching solution of the wet etching is hydrofluoric acid solution.
可选的,所述氢氟酸溶液中氢氟酸与水的容积比为1:200至1:50。Optionally, the volume ratio of hydrofluoric acid to water in the hydrofluoric acid solution is 1:200 to 1:50.
可选的,所述湿法刻蚀的时间为10至50秒。Optionally, the wet etching time is 10 to 50 seconds.
可选的,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法为干法刻蚀;在所述干法刻蚀之前,在所述硬掩膜层上形成保护层;并在完成所述干法刻蚀之后,去除所述保护层。Optionally, the method for etching the dielectric layer in the trench is dry etching; before the dry etching, a protective layer is formed on the hard mask layer; and after the dry etching is completed, After etching, the protection layer is removed.
可选的,所述保护层为光刻胶。Optionally, the protective layer is photoresist.
可选的,所述介质层为氧化硅、氮氧化硅中的一种或组合。Optionally, the dielectric layer is one or a combination of silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride.
可选的,该方法进一步包括:完成刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层步骤后,去除所述硬掩膜层和垫氧化层。Optionally, the method further includes: after the step of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is completed, removing the hard mask layer and the pad oxide layer.
可选的,去除所述硬掩膜层的方法为磷酸溶液湿法刻蚀;去除所述垫氧化层的方法为氢氟酸溶液的湿法刻蚀。Optionally, the method for removing the hard mask layer is wet etching with a phosphoric acid solution; the method for removing the pad oxide layer is wet etching with a hydrofluoric acid solution.
与现有技术相比,本发明具有以下优点:Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:
本发明通过刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的步骤,一方面所述刻蚀工艺在所述介质层表面的边缘成突起,所述突起可以使得在后续工艺中去除垫氧化层时减缓在浅沟槽隔离边缘形成凹槽或不形成凹槽,可以减小由于所述凹槽引起的在有源区形成的器件的漏电流,并阻止由于所述凹槽引起的有源区的器件的阈值电压的下降;另外,所述刻蚀工艺使得所述沟槽中的介质层表面与所述半导体衬底表面之间的高度差减小,使后续工艺中横跨在半导体衬底和所述介质层上的多晶硅栅极由于所述高度差而形成的台阶减小,有利用形成阈值电压较为稳定且满足器件性能要求的半导体器件。The present invention uses the step of etching the dielectric layer in the trench. On the one hand, the etching process forms a protrusion on the edge of the dielectric layer surface, and the protrusion can slow down the process of removing the pad oxide layer in the subsequent process. Forming a groove or not forming a groove on the edge of the shallow trench isolation can reduce the leakage current of the device formed in the active region caused by the groove, and prevent the leakage of the device in the active region caused by the groove. Threshold voltage drop; In addition, the etching process reduces the height difference between the surface of the dielectric layer in the trench and the surface of the semiconductor substrate, so that in subsequent processes across the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor substrate The steps formed by the polysilicon gate on the dielectric layer are reduced due to the height difference, which can be used to form a semiconductor device with a relatively stable threshold voltage and meet the performance requirements of the device.
所述刻蚀的方法可以是湿法刻蚀,通过湿法刻蚀可以去除硬掩膜层表面的残留的氧化物,保证去除所述硬掩膜层的顺利进行。The etching method may be wet etching, through which the residual oxide on the surface of the hard mask layer can be removed to ensure smooth removal of the hard mask layer.
所述刻蚀的方法可以是湿法刻蚀,将所述湿法刻蚀工艺分为两次或多次进行,减小每一次刻蚀的时间,并随着刻蚀次数的增加减少刻蚀溶液的浓度,可便于控制刻蚀去除所述介质层的厚度,以避免所述介质层的表面低于所述半导体衬底的表面。The etching method can be wet etching, divide the wet etching process into two or more times, reduce the time of each etching, and reduce the etching time as the number of etching times increases. The concentration of the solution can facilitate the control of etching to remove the thickness of the dielectric layer, so as to prevent the surface of the dielectric layer from being lower than the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
所述刻蚀可以是等离子体干法刻蚀,在干法刻蚀过程中形成的聚合物可聚集在所述介质层表面的边缘,阻止了等离子体对该边缘的介质层材料的进一步刻蚀,从而形成突起,该所述突起可以使得在后续工艺中去除垫氧化层时减缓在浅沟槽隔离边缘形成凹槽或不形成凹槽,可以减小由于所述凹槽引起的在有源区形成的器件的漏电流,并阻止由于所述凹槽引起的有源区器件的阈值电压的下降。另外,所述等离子体干法刻蚀可减小所述介质层表面和所述半导体衬底表面的高度差,这使得后续工艺中横跨在半导体衬底和所述介质层上的多晶硅栅极由于所述高度差而形成的台阶减小,有利用形成阈值电压较为稳定且满足器件性能要求的半导体器件;The etching can be plasma dry etching, and the polymer formed during the dry etching process can gather at the edge of the surface of the dielectric layer, preventing further etching of the dielectric layer material at the edge by the plasma , thereby forming a protrusion, which can slow down the formation of a groove or not form a groove at the edge of the shallow trench isolation when the pad oxide layer is removed in the subsequent process, and can reduce the damage caused by the groove in the active region. The leakage current of the formed device is prevented, and the decrease of the threshold voltage of the device in the active region caused by the groove is prevented. In addition, the plasma dry etching can reduce the height difference between the surface of the dielectric layer and the surface of the semiconductor substrate, which makes the polysilicon gate across the semiconductor substrate and the dielectric layer in the subsequent process Due to the reduction of the steps formed by the height difference, it is useful to form a semiconductor device with a relatively stable threshold voltage and meet the performance requirements of the device;
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图1至图5为现有技术一种浅沟槽隔离的制造方法各步骤相应的结构的剖面示意图;1 to 5 are schematic cross-sectional views of structures corresponding to each step of a manufacturing method of shallow trench isolation in the prior art;
图6为所述现有技术公开的浅沟槽隔离的制造方法引起的凹槽缺陷的示意图;6 is a schematic diagram of groove defects caused by the manufacturing method of shallow trench isolation disclosed in the prior art;
图7为本发明浅沟槽隔离的制造方法的实施例的流程图;7 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the manufacturing method of shallow trench isolation of the present invention;
图8至图17为本发明浅沟槽隔离制造方法的实施例各步骤相应结构的剖面示意图。8 to 17 are schematic cross-sectional views of structures corresponding to each step of the embodiment of the shallow trench isolation manufacturing method of the present invention.
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下面结合附图对本发明的具体实施方式做详细的说明。The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
图7为本发明浅沟槽隔离的制造方法的实施例的流程图。FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the manufacturing method of the shallow trench isolation of the present invention.
如图7所示,步骤一,提供半导体衬底(S100);在所述半导体衬底上具有依次形成的垫氧化层和硬掩膜层,在所述半导体衬底中形成有沟槽,在所述垫氧化层和所述硬掩膜层中与沟槽相应的位置具有开口。As shown in FIG. 7, step 1, providing a semiconductor substrate (S100); a pad oxide layer and a hard mask layer are sequentially formed on the semiconductor substrate, a trench is formed in the semiconductor substrate, and There are openings in the pad oxide layer and the hard mask layer at positions corresponding to the trenches.
如图8所示的剖面示意图,半导体衬底100可以是单晶硅、多晶硅、非晶硅中的一种,所述半导体衬底100也可以是硅锗化合物、硅镓化合物中的一种,所述半导体衬底100可以包括外延层或绝缘层上硅(SiliconOn Insulator,SOI)结构。As shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of FIG. 8, the
对所述半导体衬底100表面进行清洗,去除所述半导体衬底100表面的杂质颗粒或其它污染物。在所述半导体衬底100上形成垫氧化层110,形成所述垫氧化层110的方法可以是高温炉管氧化、快速热氧化、原位水蒸气产生氧化法中的一种,所述垫氧化层110的厚度约为5至40nm。所述垫氧化层110作为后续工艺中形成的硬掩膜层和半导体衬底100表面之间的粘和层,用于增大所述硬掩膜层和半导体衬底100表面之间的粘结性,并平衡所述硬掩膜层和所述半导体衬底100表面之间的应力。在另外的实施例中,所述垫氧化层110也可以通过化学气相沉积的方法形成。The surface of the
接着,在所述垫氧化层110上形成硬掩膜层120,本实施例中所述硬掩膜层120为氮化硅,其厚度为50至300nm;形成所述硬掩膜层120的方法可以是化学气相沉积。所述硬掩膜层120一方面作为在所述半导体衬底100中刻蚀沟槽的硬掩膜,另一方面作为在沟槽中填充的介质材料的化学机械研磨平坦化的停止层。在其它的实施例中,所述硬掩膜层可以是多层。Next, a
如图9所示的剖面示意图,在所述硬掩膜层120上旋涂光刻胶层130,并通过曝光显影工艺形成第一开口140,所述第一开口140的底部露出所述硬掩膜层120的表面。在其它的实施例中,在旋涂所述光刻胶层130之前,可在所述硬掩膜层120上形成抗反射层(未示出),所述抗反射层可以是无机材料,例如氮氧化硅,或有机材料;然后再在所述抗反射层上形成光刻胶层130,并曝光显影形成第一开口140。As shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of FIG. 9, a
如图10所示的剖面示意图,刻蚀所述第一开口140底部的硬掩膜层120和垫氧化层110,形成第二开口150,所述第二开口150的底部露出所述半导体衬底100的表面。所述刻蚀为非等向性刻蚀,例如为等离子体干法刻蚀,该等离子体干法刻蚀的刻蚀气体可以是CF4。As shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of FIG. 10, the
如图11所示的剖面示意图,刻蚀所述第二开口150底部的半导体衬底100,在所述半导体衬底100中形成沟槽160。刻蚀所述沟槽160的方法为等离子体干法刻蚀,所述等离子体干法刻蚀选用的刻蚀气体要使所述沟槽160的侧壁较为光滑,具有较少的硅晶格缺陷,且使所述沟槽160的底部边角较为平滑,所述刻蚀气体还要使所述沟槽160侧壁具有较为倾斜的轮廓,例如可以是70至90度。所述刻蚀的刻蚀气体可以是Cl2或HBr或HBr与其它气体的混合气体,例如可以是HBr与O2和Cl2的混合气体,或HBr与NF3和He的混合气体。刻蚀形成的沟槽160的深度通过刻蚀的时间控制。As shown in a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 11 , the
刻蚀形成所述沟槽160的工艺与刻蚀形成所述第二开口150的工艺可以在不同的刻蚀设备中分别进行,也可以在同一刻蚀设备中原位进行,若原位进行,两次刻蚀的刻蚀气体及工艺参数不同;原位进行可以提高产率。若刻蚀形成所述沟槽160的工艺与刻蚀形成所述第二开口150的工艺在不同的刻蚀设备中分别进行,可以在刻蚀形成所述沟槽160之前通过氧气等离子体灰化去除所述光刻胶层130,也可以在完成所述沟槽160的刻蚀之后去除所述光刻胶层130;若是原位进行,在完成所述沟槽160的刻蚀之后去除所述光刻胶层130。The etching process to form the
如图12所示的剖面示意图,用氢氟酸溶液清洗所述沟槽160的表面,然后用热氧化法在所述沟槽160表面生成衬垫层180。通过所述氢氟酸溶液的清洗,可以去除所述沟槽160表面生成的自然氧化层,有利于形成的衬垫层180具有较为均匀的致密度,使得所述衬垫层180作为半导体衬底100和在所述沟槽160中填充的介质材料之间特性较为稳定的交界层,并增大两者之间的粘附性,减小器件在工作时半导体衬底100中的漏电流。另外所述氢氟酸溶液清洗也可以去除所述沟槽160顶部边缘的部分垫氧化层110,使所述的垫氧化层侧壁170向所述硬掩膜层120底部有少许收缩,从而使所述沟槽160顶部边缘的边角露出,在进行热氧化生成所述衬底层180时,可使所述沟槽160的顶部的边角具有较为平滑的轮廓。所述平滑的轮廓一方面可以减少应力聚集,另一方面可以减少在器件工作时载流子积聚对开启特性的影响。热氧化法生成所述衬垫层180的工艺可以在温度为900至1200度的干氧环境中进行,形成的衬垫层180的厚度约为30至60nm。As shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of FIG. 12 , the surface of the
步骤二,如图7所示的流程图,在所述沟槽中和所述硬掩膜层上形成介质层,并通过平坦化工艺去除所述硬掩膜层上介质层材料(S110)。Step 2, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7 , a dielectric layer is formed in the trench and on the hard mask layer, and the material of the dielectric layer on the hard mask layer is removed through a planarization process ( S110 ).
如图13所示的剖面示意图,在所述沟槽160中和所述硬掩膜层120上形成介质层,所述介质层材料可以是氧化硅或氮氧化硅。本实施例中所述介质层为氧化硅材料。形成所述介质层材料的方法可以是低压化学气相沉积、常压化学气相沉积、高密度等离子体化学气相沉积中的一种。所述平坦化工艺为化学机械研磨,通过所述化学机械研磨工艺去除所述硬掩膜层120表面上多余的介质层材料,在所述沟槽160中形成介质层190。As shown in the cross-sectional diagram of FIG. 13 , a dielectric layer is formed in the
由于所述介质层190的密度及硬度小于所述硬掩膜层120的密度及硬度,完成平坦化工艺后,所述介质层190的表面190a可能会略低于所述硬掩膜层120的表面(未示出),或所述介质层190的表面190a的部分区域可能会略低于所述硬掩膜层120的表面,即在所述介质层190的表面190a中可能有凹陷(未示出)。Since the density and hardness of the
步骤三,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层,使所述沟槽中的介质层表面与所述半导体衬底表面之间的高度差减小,并使所述介质层边缘形成突起(S120)。刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法可以是湿法刻蚀或干法刻蚀。Step 3, etching the dielectric layer in the trench, reducing the height difference between the surface of the dielectric layer in the trench and the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a protrusion on the edge of the dielectric layer (S120 ). The method of etching the dielectric layer in the trench may be wet etching or dry etching.
在其中的一个实施例中,刻蚀所述沟槽中介质层的方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层刻蚀速率比对对所述硬掩膜层的刻蚀速率大。In one of the embodiments, the method of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, and the etching rate of the etching solution of the wet etching is higher than that of the hard mask. The etch rate of the film layer is high.
在其中的一个实施例中,所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液为氢氟酸溶液,所述氢氟酸溶液中氢氟酸与水的容积比为1:200至1:50,所述湿法刻蚀的时间为10至50秒。如图14所示的剖面示意图,通过氢氟酸溶液湿法刻蚀所述沟槽160中的介质层190,使所述沟槽160中的介质层190的表面190a低于所述硬掩膜层120的表面120a,但要高于所述半导体衬底100的表面,即,通过湿法刻蚀使所述沟槽160中的介质层190的表面190a与所述半导体衬底100的表面之间的高度差减小,通过所述湿法刻蚀也使所述沟槽160中的介质层190的表面190a的边缘形成突起190b。In one of the embodiments, the etching solution for wet etching is a hydrofluoric acid solution, and the volume ratio of hydrofluoric acid to water in the hydrofluoric acid solution is 1:200 to 1:50, and the The wet etching time is 10 to 50 seconds. As shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of Figure 14, the
通过湿法刻蚀,一方面使得所述沟槽160中的介质层190的表面190a与所述半导体衬底100的表面之间的高度差减小,这使得后续工艺中横跨在半导体衬底100和所述介质层190上的多晶硅栅极由于所述高度差而形成的台阶减小,有利用形成阈值电压较为稳定且性能满足要求的半导体器件;另外所述湿法刻蚀工艺可在所述介质层190的表面190a的边缘成突起190b,所述突起190b可以使得在后续工艺中去除垫氧化层110时减缓在浅沟槽隔离边缘形成凹槽或不形成凹槽,可以减小由于所述凹槽引起的在有源区形成的器件漏电流,并阻止由于所述凹槽引起的有源区器件的阈值电压的下降。另外,所述湿法刻蚀也可以去除所述硬掩膜层120表面120a残留的氧化物,该残留的氧化物来源有两个方面,一是来源于在平坦化去除所述硬掩膜层120表面上的介质层材料时的残留;另一方面在通过热氧化形成所述衬垫层180时,所述热氧化工艺可能使所述硬掩膜层120表面120a被氧化。该残留物的存在会阻止后续通过磷酸腐蚀去除所述硬掩膜层120的工艺,本实施例的湿法刻蚀工艺可以去除所述硬掩膜层120a表面的所述氧化物残留,保证去除所述硬掩膜层120的顺利进行。Through wet etching, on the one hand, the height difference between the
在另外的实施例中,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法为湿法刻蚀,该湿法刻蚀的步骤如下:用第一浓度的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层进行刻蚀;然后,用第二浓度的刻蚀溶液对所述介质层进行刻蚀;所述第二浓度小于第一浓度。将刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的湿法刻蚀工艺分为两步,并减小每一步刻蚀的时间,所述两步用同种刻蚀溶液,且第二步的刻蚀溶液具有较小的浓度,可便于控制刻蚀去除所述介质层的厚度,以避免所述介质层的表面低于所述半导体衬底的表面。In another embodiment, the method for etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, and the steps of the wet etching are as follows: etching the dielectric layer with an etching solution of a first concentration ; Then, etching the dielectric layer with an etching solution of a second concentration; the second concentration is less than the first concentration. Divide the wet etching process for etching the dielectric layer in the trench into two steps, and reduce the etching time of each step. The two steps use the same etching solution, and the second step of etching The solution has a small concentration, which is convenient for controlling the etching to remove the thickness of the dielectric layer, so as to prevent the surface of the dielectric layer from being lower than the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
在另外的实施例中,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法为湿法刻蚀,所述湿法刻蚀分为多次进行,且所述湿法刻蚀的刻蚀溶液的浓度随着次数增加而减小,将湿法刻蚀分为多次进行,且随着次数增加,湿法刻蚀溶液的浓度减小,可便于控制刻蚀去除所述介质层的厚度,以避免所述介质层的表面低于所述半导体衬底的表面。In another embodiment, the method of etching the dielectric layer in the trench is wet etching, the wet etching is divided into multiple times, and the concentration of the etching solution for the wet etching is As the number of times increases and decreases, the wet etching is divided into multiple times, and as the number of times increases, the concentration of the wet etching solution decreases, which can facilitate the control of etching to remove the thickness of the dielectric layer, to avoid The surface of the dielectric layer is lower than the surface of the semiconductor substrate.
在另外的实施例中,刻蚀所述沟槽中的介质层的方法也可以为干法刻蚀。如图15所示,在进行干法刻蚀之前,在所述硬掩膜层120上形成保护层200,以避免所述干法刻蚀所述介质层190时刻蚀所述硬掩膜层120。在完成所述干法刻蚀之后,需要去除所述保护层。In another embodiment, the method of etching the dielectric layer in the trench may also be dry etching. As shown in FIG. 15 , before performing dry etching, a
在其中的一个实施例中,所述保护层可以是光刻胶,光刻胶可以采用旋涂的方法形成,并通过曝光显影去除所述介质层190上方的光刻胶材料,使所述介质层190的表面190a露出,曝光工艺中可以用与形成所述开口140时同样的掩模板。所述干法刻蚀采用等离子体刻蚀,所述等离子体刻蚀可减小所述介质层190的表面190a和所述半导体衬底100表面的高度差,这使得后续工艺中横跨在半导体衬底100和所述介质层190上的多晶硅栅极由于所述高度差而形成的台阶减小,有利用形成阈值电压较为稳定且性能满足要求的半导体器件;另外在干法刻蚀过程中形成的聚合物聚集在所述介质层190表面190a的边缘,阻止了等离子体对该边缘的介质层190的材料的进一步刻蚀,从而可形成突起190b,所述突起190b可以使得在后续工艺中去除垫氧化层110时减缓在浅沟槽隔离边缘形成凹槽或不形成凹槽,从而可以减小由于所述凹槽引起的在有源区形成的器件的漏电流,且阻止由于所述凹槽引起的有源区的器件的阈值电压的下降。In one of the embodiments, the protective layer can be photoresist, and the photoresist can be formed by spin coating, and the photoresist material above the
如图16和17所示,完成所述刻蚀所述沟槽160中的介质层190的步骤后,去除所述硬掩膜层120和垫氧化层110。As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 , after the step of etching the
去除所述硬掩膜层120的方法为磷酸溶液的湿法刻蚀;去除所述垫氧化层110的方法为氢氟酸溶液的湿法刻蚀。在采用氢氟酸溶液去除所述垫氧化层110时,该氢氟酸溶液也同时对所述介质层190进行腐蚀,由于所述介质层190表面190a边缘的凸起的190b的存在,可缓解所述氢氟酸对所述介质层190表面190a的边缘的过度刻蚀,使得所述介质层190表面边缘不会形成凹槽或形成的凹槽较浅,从而可以减小由于所述凹槽引起的在有源区形成的器件的漏电流,且阻止由于所述凹槽引起的有源区的器件的阈值电压的下降。The method for removing the
本发明虽然以较佳实施例公开如上,但其并不是用来限定本发明,任何本领域技术人员在不脱离本发明的精神和范围内,都可以做出可能的变动和修改,因此本发明的保护范围应当以本发明权利要求所界定的范围为准。Although the present invention is disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make possible changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection should be based on the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.
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