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Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a self-aligned contact

US6784097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2003
Grant dateAug 31, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a self-aligned contact includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a self-aligned contact region and a non-self-aligned contact region, forming a first insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, forming a plurality of conductive patterns on the first insulating layer, forming sequentially second, third and fourth insulating layers over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate, etching the fourth insulating layer to form spacers on sidewalls of the conductive patterns, forming sequentially fifth and sixth insulating layers over the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate; and etching the sixth insulating layer using a portion of the fifth insulating layer over the self-aligned contact region as an etch stopper, and etching the fifth insulating lever to form a self-aligned contact.

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