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Method of fabricating semiconductor device

US6383853B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2001
Grant dateMay 7, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/28581
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, capable of forming a pattern more finely and more variously without depending on the performance of an exposing device. Aluminum is vapor deposited on a spacer film from an oblique direction to form a metal film etching guard. Specifically, Al is vapor deposited from a direction inclined from the direction of the normal line of the surface of the spacer film by 85° (angle of vapor deposition). For example, when the depth of a recess is 0.10 &mgr;m and the opening width is 0.4 &mgr;m, Al is not vapor deposited on the bottom surface of the recess. After performing anisotropic etching on the spacer film by using the metal film etching guard as a mask, the metal film etching guard is removed. A gate electrode is formed in the recess.

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