GB2326025A - Method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A first thermal oxide and photoresist is formed upon the silicon substrate 13 and then the Si substrate is etched to form a protruding portion. After removing the photoresist and the first thermal oxide a second thermal oxide 70 and a first nitride 80 film are formed. A portion of the first nitride film 80 is then removed, a channel stopper 90 is implanted and nitride sidewall spacers 100 are formed. A trench 110 is the etched into the protruding portion of the Si substrate, preferably the trench is less deep than the protruding portion. The field oxide 120 is formed by a thermal oxidation process. A wet etch may then be performed to remove the nitride spacers 100, the first nitride film 80 and the second thermal oxide film 70.
Description
METHOD OF FORbIING A FIELD OXIDE FILM
IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconcucror device, and particularly, to a method of forming a field oxide film of semiconductor device which can increase an active region by removing a bird's beak produced by a selective tr.ertnal oxidization process.
Information Disclosure St~.ement In general, a field oxide film is formed to isolate semiconductor devices frcm each other. A prior art method of forming a field oxide film is described below with reference to
FIG. 1.
A field oxide film 4 composed of a thermal oxide film is formed by sequentially forming a pad oxide film 2 and a nitride film 3 on a silicon substrate 1, thereafter etching a se~ectea part of the pad oxide film 2 and che nitride film 3, and thereafter performing a thermal oxidization process. The prior art technology has a disadvantage in that the active region is decreased by the occurence of a bird's beak 8At as the thermal oxide film penetrates below the nitride film 3.
SUMMAPsY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device comprises the steps of: forming a first thermal oxide film on a silicon substrate; forming a photoresist pattern thereon; removing a portion of exposed first thermal oxide film and silicon substrate thereby forming a projecting portion; sequentially removing the photoresist pattern and first thermal oxide film; sequentially forming a second thermal oxide film, and a first nitride film; exposing the second thermal oxide film by removing a portion of the first nitride film; forming a channel stopper on the silicon substrate; forming a trench by forming a nitride spacer on a side wall of the first nitride film, and by removing a portion of the second thermal oxide film and silicon substrate; forming a field oxide film by a thermal oxidation process; and etching the nitride spacer, first nitride film and second thermal oxide film.
Such a method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device can improve the topology between the field oxide film and the silicon substrate by minimising the bird's beak at the time of forming the field oxide film.
To better understand the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a semiconductor device illustrating a prior art method of forming a field oxide film; and
FIGS. 2A through 2F are sectional views of a semiconductor device illustrating a method of forming a field oxide film according to the present invention
Referring to FIG. 2A, a first thermal oxide film 53 is formed with the thickness of 100 to 300A on the silicon substrate 13, and thereafter, a photoresist pattern 60 is formed thereon.
Then the first thermal oxide film 50 and silicon substrate 13 exposed by the photoresist pattern 60 are etched to a predetermined depth by an anisotropic etching process, thereby forming a projecting part.
FIG. 2B is a sectional view showing the semiconductor device following removal of the photoresist pattern 60 and the first thermal oxide film 50, with a second thermal oxide film 70 and a first nitride film 80 having been sequentially formed with a predetermined thickness.
Referring to FIG. 2C, a portion of the first nitride film 80 is removed by photolithography, thereby exposing a portion of the second thermal oxide film 70.
Thereafter, a channel stopper 90 is formed by implanting impurity ions on the silicon substrate 13. The impurity ions forming the channel stopper are preferably on the projecting portion of the silicon substrate 13.
Next, a second nitride film is deposited and a nitride film spacer 100 is formed on a side wall of the first nitride film 80 by anisotropically etching the second nitride film.
The second thermal oxide film 70 and the silicon substrate 13 thus exposed are etched, with the first nitride film 80 and the nitride spacer 100 acting as an etching stop layer, to form a trench of desired depth, as shown in FIG. 2D.
The depth of the trench 110 is preferably smaller than the height of the projecting portion of the silicon substrate 13.
FIG. 2E is a sectional view showing a field oxide film 120, formed without a bird's beak by performing a thermal oxidation process on the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 2D.
FIG. 2F is a sectional view showing a complete field oxide film 130, formed by removing the nitride spacer 100, the first nitride film 80 and the second thermal oxide film 70 by a wet etching process, to expose the silicon substrate.
As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect, in that the electrical characteristics and reliability of a semiconductor device can be improved by increasing the active region, by minimising a bird's beak at the time of forming a field oxide film.
Although the invention has been described in its preferred form with a certain degree of particularity, it is appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure of the preferred form has been made only as an example, and that numerous changes in the details of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
Claims (7)
1.
A method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first thermal oxide film (50) on a silicon substrate (13); forming a photoresist pattern (60) thereon; removing a portion of exposed first thermal oxide film and silicon substrate thereby forming a projecting portion; sequentially removing the photoresist pattern and first thermal oxide film; sequentially forming a second thermal oxide film (70), and a first nitride film (80); exposing the second thermal oxide film by removing a portion of the first nitride film; forming a channel stopper (90) on the silicon substrate; forming a trench (110) by forming a nitride spacer (100) on a side wall of the first nitride film, and by removing a portion of the second thermal oxide film and silicon substrate; forming a field oxide film (120) by a thermal oxidation process; and etching the nitride spacer, first nitride film and second thermal oxide film.
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The method as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the first thermal oxide film and the silicon substrate exposed by the photoresist pattern are etched to a predetermined depth by an anisotropic etching process.
3.
The method as claimed in either of the preceding claims, wherein the portion of the first nitride film is removed by a photolithographic etching process.
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The method as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the channel stopper is formed by implanting impurity ions, in the projecting portion of the silicon substrate.
5.
The method as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the depth of the trench is smaller than the height of the projecting portion of the silicon substrate.
6.
The method as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the nitride film spacer, first nitride film and second thermal oxide film are removed by a wet etching process.
7.
A method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to, and as shown in, the accompanying drawings.
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| KR1019940016088A KR0125312B1 (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1994-07-06 | Field oxide film formation method of semiconductor device |
| KR1019940016110A KR100187676B1 (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1994-07-06 | Field oxide film formation method of semiconductor device |
| GB9513227A GB2291261B (en) | 1994-07-06 | 1995-06-29 | Method of forming a field oxide film in a semiconductor device |
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| GB9818286D0 GB9818286D0 (en) | 1998-10-14 |
| GB2326025A true GB2326025A (en) | 1998-12-09 |
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| US6772125B2 (en) | 2000-04-05 | 2004-08-03 | Sony United Kingdom Limited | Audio/video reproducing apparatus and method |
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| US4580330A (en) * | 1984-06-15 | 1986-04-08 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Integrated circuit isolation |
| US5252511A (en) * | 1991-03-04 | 1993-10-12 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Isolation method in a semiconductor device |
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| US4580330A (en) * | 1984-06-15 | 1986-04-08 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Integrated circuit isolation |
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| US6772125B2 (en) | 2000-04-05 | 2004-08-03 | Sony United Kingdom Limited | Audio/video reproducing apparatus and method |
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