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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1996
Jengping Lin, Taoyuan Hsien, TW;
Sun-Chieh Chien, Hsinchu, TW;
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A method of forming WSi.sub.x sidewall spacers as an etching stop in the fabrication process of a buried contact. After a gate dielectric layer and a first conducting layer are formed over a substrate, an opening is formed by etching through the gate dielectric layer and first conducting layer. WSi.sub.x sidewall spacers are thereafter formed on the sidewalls of the opening. Then, a second conducting layer is deposited onto the overall surface as well as being connected to the substrate via the opening. When the second and first conducting layers are patterned and etched to form a gate electrode and an interconnect layer, the WSi.sub.x acts as the etching stop to prevent the formation of ditches in the substrate.