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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Yong-hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dae-hyun Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-soo Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyoung-sub Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yong-Hyun Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dae-Hyun Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-Soo Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyoung-Sub Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
According to example embodiments of inventive concepts, a method includes forming cell patterns and insulating interlayers between the cell patterns on the substrate. An upper insulating interlayer including initial and preliminary contact holes is formed on an uppermost cell pattern. A first reflection limiting layer pattern and a first photoresist layer pattern are formed for exposing a first preliminary contact hole while covering inlet portion of the initial and preliminary contact holes. A first etching process is performed on layers under the first preliminary contact hole to expose the cell pattern at a lower position than a bottom of the first preliminary contact hole. A partial removing process of sidewall portions of the first reflection limiting layer pattern and the first photoresist layer pattern and an etching process on exposed layers through bottom portions of the preliminary contact holes are repeated for forming contact holes having different depths.