Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd.

Tae Sik Song

Se Aug Jang

Jong Choul Kim

Byung Jin Cho

Young Bog Kim

A method for forming an element isolating film of a semiconductor device, which is capable of achieving a reduction in topology and a reduction in the occurrence of a bird's beak phenomenon, so that subsequent processes can be easily carried out to fabricate highly integrated semiconductor devices. The method includes the steps of sequentially forming a pad oxide film and a first nitride film over a semiconductor substrate, over-etching the first nitride film and the pad oxide film by use of an element isolating mask, thereby forming a first hole in the semiconductor substrate, cleaning the entire upper surface of the resulting structure by use of an etch solution, forming second-nitride film spacers on side walls of the selectively etched first nitride film, pad oxide film and first hole, forming a second hole in the first hole of the semiconductor substrate by use of the first nitride film and second-nitride film spacers as a mask, thermally oxidizing the surface of the second hole, thereby forming a thermal oxide film, and removing the first nitride film, pad oxide film and second-nitride film spacers, thereby forming an element isolating film.

Method for forming element isolating film of semiconductor device

A simple and accurate measurement of leakage current in the junction region of a semiconductor device involves a simple processing step carried out after element-isolating oxide films are formed. A method of measuring the junction leakage current involves providing a first-conduction-type silicon substrate, forming a first-conduction-type well in the substrate, forming element-isolating oxide films on the substrate, implanting second-conduction-type impurity ions in the substrate to form impurity diffusion regions, forming a conductive layer for an electrode over a resulting structure. Then, the method involves patterning the conductive layer to define plural dies that each have plural cells that each include the impurity diffusion regions and the conductive layer. Finally, reverse voltage is applied to the impurity diffusion regions and the substrate so as to measure the junction leakage current.

Method for measuring leakage current in junction region of semiconductor

A method for forming an element isolation insulating film of semiconductor devices, by which junction leakage current can be greatly reduced, comprising the steps of: forming a pad oxide film and a first insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, in sequence; patterning the pad oxide film and the first insulating film to expose an inactive region of the semiconductor device; constructing a spacer with a second insulating film at the side wall of the patterned first insulating film; etching the semiconductor substrate at a certain depth, to form a trench, the patterned first insulating film and the second insulating film spacer serving as a mask; implanting germanium impurities in the trench at a predetermined dose under a predetermined energy, to form an amorphous region to remove the lattice defective occurring upon forming the trench, the patterned first insulating film and the second insulating film spacer serving as a mask; crystallizing the amorphous region by a solid phase epitaxy process; and constructing an element isolation insulating film in the trench by thermal oxidation.

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