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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Sun-hwan Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Se-aug Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kee-joon OH, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Soon-young Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sun-Hwan Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Se-Aug Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kee-Joon Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Soon-Young Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method for forming a buried word line in a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a trench by etching a pad layer and a substrate, forming a conductive layer to fill the trench, planarizing the conductive layer until the pad layer is exposed, performing an etch-back process on the planarized conductive layer, and performing an annealing process in an atmosphere of a nitride-based gas after at least one of the forming of the conductive layer, the planarizing of the conductive layer, and the performing of the etch-back process on the planarized conductive layer.