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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chi-Chun Chen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Wen Chang, Taipei, TW;
Michael Chang, Hsin Chu, TW;
Shih-Chang Chen, Tao-Yung, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Hsin Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
Abstract
A method of forming a highly uniform ultra-thin insulating gate oxide layer on a silicon wafer is presented where an oxide layer non-uniformity introduced at a processing temperature is compensated during a cooling step during which oxygen is added to give additional oxide layer growth thereby producing a substantially uniform oxide layer.