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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Masanobu Tsuchitani, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Shinohara, Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Kawamura, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming an insulating film on a semiconductor body to cover a termination area surrounding a cell area; forming a mask material film to cover the cell area and the insulating film; forming a resist film to cover the mask material film; patterning the resist film to have an opening serving as a gate-use resist pattern above the cell area and another opening serving as a dummy resist pattern above the insulating film; selectively etching the mask material film by use of the patterned resist film as a mask so that the insulating film is remained under the dummy resist pattern; selectively etching the semiconductor body by use of the patterned mask material film as another mask to form a trench in the cell area as corresponding to the gate-use resist pattern; and burying gate material in the trench to form the trench gate.