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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ho Kyun An, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Su Min Cho, Seoul, KR;
Bum Soo Kim, Gwacheon-si, KR;
Ha Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device comprises providing a substrate, etching a portion of the substrate that forms a trench therein, forming an element isolation film that fills the trench and defines an active area, herein the element isolation film includes a first liner that covers an inner sidewall and a bottom surface of the trench, wherein the first liner is recessed and exposes a corner portion of the substrate, doping nitrogen into the substrate, and forming a pre-gate insulating film that extends along and on the exposed corner portion of the substrate and an upper surface of the substrate. The pre-gate insulating film includes a first portion on the upper surface of the substrate, and a second portion on the corner portion of the substrate. A thickness of the first portion is less than a thickness of the second portion.