Now, a specific embodiment according to the disclosure is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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After the amorphous-carbon layer 105 is formed, a portion to be recessed is etched using a dry etch process, thereby forming a recess hole 200. The recess hole 200 preferably has a depth ranging from −300 Angstroms to 300 Angstroms relative to the active top of the semiconductor substrate 101 and also preferably has a width ranging from 100 Angstroms to 500 Angstroms. The active top of the semiconductor substrate is located at the interface between the semiconductor substrate 101 and the tunnel oxide layer 102. A negative value for the depth of the recess hole 200 indicates that the bottom of the recess hole 200 is located above the substrate-tunnel oxide interface (i.e., in a direction away from the bottom of the trench 200). A positive value for the depth of the recess hole 200 indicates that the bottom of the recess hole 200 is located below the substrate-tunnel oxide interface (i.e., in a direction toward the bottom of the trench 200). The thickness of the recess hole 200 (i.e., the distance A between the sidewall of the recess hole 200, and the active top of the semiconductor substrate 101; see
In the dry etch process, preferably one of SF6, NF3, a fluorocarbon-based CxFy (e.g., CF4), a fluoro-hydrocarbon-based CxHyFz, Cl2, BCl3, HBr, HI, or a combination thereof is used as an etch gas. Further, one of O2, N2, CO, H2, or a combination thereof is preferably added to the etch gas to control the etch rate and the resulting etch shape of the dry etch process.
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As described above, according to the invention, because a spacer layer is used as a spacer for a first polysilicon layer, the number of etch process steps can be reduced and a recess process can be performed to a desired depth. Accordingly, production costs can be reduced while yield and reliability can be increased.
Although the foregoing description has been made with reference to the illustrated embodiment, it is to be understood that changes and modifications may be made by the ordinarily skilled artisan without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure and appended claims.
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10-2006-75201 | Aug 2006 | KR | national |