Fujitsu Corporation

Tetsu Fukano

Takashi Ito

Hiroshi Horie

Toshihiro Sugii

A bipolar or MOS semiconductor device is produced by self-alignment by (a) forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, (b) forming a first conductive film, on the semiconductor substrate and (c) forming a first masking film having a window. The conductive film is then (d) anisotropically etched to form an opening and then, (e) transversely etched to form a protruding portion of the first masking film. A second masking film is (f) forming a second masking film on the insulating film through the window, (g) an uncovered portion of the insulating film under the protruding portion, is etched and (h) a second conductive film connecting the first conductive film and the exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate is formed.

Method of producing semiconductor device

A method for forming an isolation region having a submicron width thereof in a semiconductor substrate includes the steps of forming a metal or a metal silicide layer on the semiconductor substrate then forming a resist layer on the metal or metal silicide layer and patterning the resist layer. The method further includes selectively etching the metal or metal silicide layer and the semiconductor substrate by the reactive ion etching process using a mixture of chlorine-containing gas and oxygen gas to form a groove in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate located around the edge of the resist layer and forming an insulating layer in the groove.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tetsu Fukano