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Method for forming damage-free buried contact

US5629235A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 1995
Grant dateMay 13, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76895
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is related to a method for forming a damage-free buried contact. The method according to the present invention includes steps of a) providing a silicon substrate; b) forming an oxide layer on the silicon substrate; c) forming a first conductive layer on the oxide layer; d) defining a buried contact region on the first conductive layer on the first conductive layer; e) removing a portion of the first conductive layer according to a shape of the buried contact region; f) implanting ions in the buried contact region to form an ion-implantation region under the oxide layer; and f) removing a portion of the oxide layer to obtain the buried contact. The step f) can be executed either before or after the step f). The present invention provides a method for forming a buried contact by which trench will not be occurred on the silicon substrate during the etching process thereof, so that a damage-free buried contact can be obtained.

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