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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Suk-hun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-ki Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-hyoung Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yoon-ho Son, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-young Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-suk Tak, Seoul, KR;
Suk-Hun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-Ki Hong, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-Hyoung Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yoon-Ho Son, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-Young Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong-Suk Tak, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes depositing tungsten on an insulating layer in which a contact hole is formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), performing chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) on the tungsten to expose the insulating layer and form a tungsten contact plug, and performing rapid thermal oxidation (RTO) on the tungsten contact plug in an oxygen atmosphere such that the tungsten expands volumetrically into tungsten oxide (WO).