Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

Tae Hang Ahn

Heung Jae Cho

Kwan Yong Lim

Seok Kiu Lee

Jun Hee Cho

Sung Eon Park

Il Wook Kim

Disclosed is the method of forming the gate in the semiconductor device. The present method can prevent abnormal oxidization and lifting at the interface of the stack gate consisting of polysilicon and a metal and can be applied to even the single metal gate, by replacing a re-oxidization process for recovering damage of the gate oxide film generated in the gate patterning process with the oxygen plasma treatment.

Method of forming gates in semiconductor devices

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method comprises the steps of: preparing a silicon substrate having a predetermined lower structure including a gate and a bonding area; forming an interlayer dielectric film on the top side of the substrate; forming a photosensitive film pattern, which exposes an area for providing contact, on the interlayer dielectric film; forming a contact hole exposing a bonding area of the substrate by etching the exposed part of the interlayer dielectric film; removing the photosensitive film pattern; performing a dry cleaning on the exposed bonding area of the substrate so that CF based polymer formed in the etching step is removed; and performing a nitrogen-hydrogen plasma processing on the surface of the exposed bonding area of the substrate so that oxygen polymer and remaining CF-based polymer are removed. Therefore, since hydrogen plasma processing is performed after contact etching, ohmic contact characteristics can be secured. In addition, since the hydrogen plasma processing is performed using a conventional photosensitive film strip apparatus, cost required to install and maintain an additional apparatus is not generated.

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

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Tae Hang Ahn