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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Jung-Jui Li, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/762 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/0206 (2013.01); H01L 21/76224 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. A substrate having an oxide layer is provided. At least a portion of the oxide layer is removed and forms a nitride layer. The nitride layer is removed, leaving nitride precipitates. The nitride precipitates are removed using phosphoric acid.