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US5506168A
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Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-11
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Granted: 1996-04-09
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Expires: 2014-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention has the step of forming an insulation material on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate. A groove is formed to extend from the surface of the material film to the substrate. The groove is buried with a first insulation film. By use of the first insulation film as an etching mask, the material film is removed, so that a projecting portion projecting to the first insulation film from the main surface can be obtained. A second insulation film is formed on a side surface or the projecting portion in a slope shape, which is from the top portion of the projecting portion to the main surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Morita
- 👤 Fumitomo Matsuoka
- 👤 Hisao Yoshimura
- 👤 Takeo Maeda
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 08:32
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/014; H10W10/0148; H10W10/10; H10W10/17; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/978
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first material film over a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a second material film on said first material film; forming a third material film on said second material film; etching said first, second, and third material films sequentially so as to form an opening; forming a first insulating film on said third material film including said opening; etching said substrate while etching said first insulation film by anisotropic etching so as to form a groove in said substrate and to form a side wall, formed of said first insulation film, on the substrate surface adjacent the groove; burying at least said groove with a second insulation film; etching said second insulation film, said second material film, and said first material film using a polishing process in which the etching rate of said second material film is larger than the etching rate of the second insulation film and the etching rate of the second insulation film is larger than the etching rate of the first material film; and removing said first material film by use of said first and second insulation films as an etching mask.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
200 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first material film over a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a second material film on said first material film; forming a third material film on said second material film; etching said first, second, and third material films sequentially so as to form an opening; forming a first insulating film on said third material film including said opening; etching said substrate while etching said first insulation film by anisotropic etching so as to form a groove in said substrate and to form a side wall, formed of said first insulation film, on the substrate surface adjacent the groove; burying at least said groove with a second insulation film; etching said second insulation film, said second material film, and said first material film using a polishing process in which the etching rate of said second material film is larger than the etching rate of the second insulation film and the etching rate of the second insulation film is larger than the etching rate of the first material film; and removing said first material film by use of said first and second insulation films as an etching mask.
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