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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2005
Sang Woo Nam, Cheongju-si, KR;
Sang Woo Nam, Cheongju-si, KR;
Dongbuanam Semiconductor Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) in a semiconductor device, is presented. In one embodiment, the method includes successively forming a pad oxide and a pad nitride on a silicon substrate, successively etching the pad nitride, the pad oxide, and the silicon substrate to form a trench having a predetermined depth in the silicon substrate, and depositing a trench filling oxide to fill the trench. The method further includes polishing the trench filling oxide until the pad nitride is exposed, depositing a protective nitride to cover surface of the substrate including the pad nitride and the trench filling oxide, and isotropically etching the protective nitride and the pad nitride to form spacers.